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Israel no longer has chief rabbis after ministry fails to hold timely elections

The Religious Services Ministry failed to hold elections in time to reinstate the tenure of chief rabbis.

 ASHKENAZI CHIEF Rabbi David Lau (left) and Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: The silence of our two chief rabbis is thunderously indicative of the abject state of these once meaningful and relevant positions, the writer argues.
 Al Jazeera presenter Abdelkader Aiad works during a live newscast at a studio, in Doha, Qatar, May 5, 2024.

Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau chief on shutting site in Israel: 'There are no security reasons'

 Israeli couple tries to smuggle iPhones into country to avoid taxation

Beersheba couple attempts smuggling 173 iPhones into Israel, arrested

 ORN AND raised in Jerusalem, 48-year-old Dana Shemesh has been Israel's top female professional bodybuilder for almost two decades.

Israeli bodybuilder Dana Shemesh back and as good as ever


Husband, ex-husband and brother of Ramle woman arrested over 'honor killing'

The police stated that they had solved the murder of Busaina Abu Ganem, who was gunned down while sitting in her car with her children on HaEshel Street in Ramleh.

Busaina Abu Ganem

Child safety org.: 14 kids electrocuted since 2008

Nine of those fatally injured were Arabs, said Beterem director Orly Silbinger, who noted that for several years, it has been warning of the link between children from poorer families and deaths from accidents.

Electric poles

Israeli 9th graders conduct ground-breaking experiment in space

The 14-year-old pupils -- all girls -- wanted to know how low gravity conditions in space influence the development of brine shrimp eggs compared to the Earth environment.

9th grade girls who made an experiement in space

WearSheva! Hackathon

A marathon took place last week in Beersheba, but probably not the kind you’re imagining.

WearSheva! Hackathon

Early Elections

Early elections could, and should, have been avoided.

Scots vote in independence referendum

Kahlon positions himself as 'doer' ahead of elections

Former Communications Minister Moshe Kahlon refrained from officially announcing his candidacy for expected elections, but made clear signals he would.

Moshe Kahlon

Peres: ‘Whoever hits a woman, hits our children and our society’

The former president called on men to rally to the cause to prevent violence saying repeatedly that domestic violence and abuse was a society wide issue.

Former president Shimon Peres.

Public demands increase in funds for public medical institutions before private hospitals are taxed

The IMA commissioned a survey of 500 adults from the Meida Shivuki polling organization about private medicine and accessibility to healthcare.

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Israel, World Bank ink tech training deal

Having once been a recipient of World Bank loans--most recently from 1975 to 1981--the move to become a contributing country is significant.

Computer keyboard [illustrative].

The dream of curing ‘silent angels’

Rett’s syndrome is a devastating neurological disease that develops spontaneously in the uterus and is not inherited from one’s parents. But there is hope for an eventual cure.

A doctor stands with stethoscope in this undated handout photo.