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Ministers, soldiers welcome Ukrainians at airport
Inside Israel
March 16, 2022
Ministers, soldiers welcome Ukrainians at airport
Tuesday saw Ukrainian immigrants welcomed at Ben Gurion Airport by Immigration and Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata and Defense Minister Benny…
Ministers defend hardline refugee policy at meeting marred by offensive jokes
Inside Israel
March 15, 2022
Ministers defend hardline refugee policy at meeting marred by offensive jokes
A number of Israeli ministers defended on Monday the country’s hardline stance against taking in large numbers of Ukrainian refugees…
Man gets 6 months in prison for threatening minister’s life over religious reforms
Inside Israel
March 8, 2022
Man gets 6 months in prison for threatening minister’s life over religious reforms
A man from southern Israel was sentenced to prison Tuesday for making a death threat against Religious Services Minister Matan…
After over two years, ministers agree to end COVID-19 state of emergency
Inside Israel
February 23, 2022
After over two years, ministers agree to end COVID-19 state of emergency
Ministers on Wednesday approved Israel’s transition to a “special health situation” on March 1, ending the over two-year-long pandemic-induced state…
Amid criticism from some ministers, cabinet okays law changes for minimum wage hike
Inside Israel
February 20, 2022
Amid criticism from some ministers, cabinet okays law changes for minimum wage hike
The cabinet on Sunday approved changes in law needed for an economic aid package that would raise the minimum wage,…
Ministers agree to scrap Green Pass from March, as PM says virus wave ‘breaking’
Inside Israel
February 17, 2022
Ministers agree to scrap Green Pass from March, as PM says virus wave ‘breaking’
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett agreed with officials on Thursday that the Green Pass certification system will end next month amid…
Bennett to huddle with ministers to weigh state commission on police NSO scandal
Inside Israel
February 8, 2022
Bennett to huddle with ministers to weigh state commission on police NSO scandal
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will hold a meeting with senior government officials on Tuesday evening to discuss the ongoing NSO…
Ministers back calls for state commission to probe police spyware allegations
Inside Israel
February 7, 2022
Ministers back calls for state commission to probe police spyware allegations
Ministers and lawmakers on Monday called for the establishment of a state inquiry to look into explosive claims that the…
Ministers unanimously approve Gali Baharav-Miara as new attorney general
Inside Israel
February 7, 2022
Ministers unanimously approve Gali Baharav-Miara as new attorney general
Ministers on Monday unanimously approved Gali Baharav-Miara as the next attorney general to replace Avichai Mandelblit. The relatively unknown former…
Ministers’ trips abroad cost nearly NIS 16 million — report
Inside Israel
January 25, 2022
Ministers’ trips abroad cost nearly NIS 16 million — report
In the seven months since the government’s establishment, ministers have conducted at least 46 flights and trips abroad, at a…