Interior Ministry

NGO seeks ruling on draft-linked tax discounts after Sa’ar appointed interior minister

NGO Israel Hofsheet asks HCJ for November 25 deadline, arguing appointment removes government’s explanation for months of delay.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Building housing the offices of the ministry of interior. Nov 23 2011.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026

Netanyahu to appoint FM Gideon Sa’ar as interior minister, ending 16-month vacancy

Likud MK Ofir Katz was initially offered the role but declined the offer in order to focus on coordinating the Netanyahu-led bloc's "efforts in the Knesset," Likud's statement read.

|ByJAMES GENN, SARAH BEN-NUN
Riot police officers stand guard in front of the TV Pink building in Belgrade, Serbia, October 26, 2026.

Knife attacker killed outside Israel's embassy to Serbia after guard attacked, Serbian police say

"A minor, so far unidentified... shouting Allahu Akbar, attacked the member of Gendarmerie and attacked him with two knives," said Dacic.

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV, REUTERS
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon.

Reservists lose municipal-tax discounts after wartime protection expires, petition says

One medical student, whose ordinary monthly wages were approximately NIS 2,600-3,000, received a full annual bill of roughly NIS 5,878 after previously receiving an 80% discount.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Israel's Interior Ministry must make aliyah for Jews easier - opinion

These bureaucratic overlords do not respect or revere the law and have gone way beyond what they should be permitted to judge as it pertains to one’s family heritage.

APRIL 5, 2023ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
An illustration picture shows a new Israeli passport and an Old Israeli passport with American Visa in Jerusalem, on January 18, 2023.

Antisemitism down in France, but majority of violent cases dismissed

"Antisemitism is not a threat only for French Jews. If antisemitism begins with the Jews, it never stops with the Jews," Yonathan Arfi, President of Crif said.

JANUARY 26, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
A demonstrator holds a sign that reads 'no to antisemitism', during a protest against antisemitism and to commemorate the 2012 Toulouse attack against a Jewish school that left three children and an adult dead, at the Place de la Republique square in Paris, France, March 13, 2022.

Attorney-General to oppose appointment of Deri as minister -report

According to Basic Law: The Knesset, an Israeli citizen who has been given a prison sentence cannot serve as a member of the parliament or as a minister.

JANUARY 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
SHAS LEADER MK Arye Deri, August 2, 2021

Ayelet Shaked to 'Post': Goal isn't to fix global issues but to protect people in fear

The goal isn't to circumvent sovereign states' immigration policies or fix global issues but to focus on the important mission at hand - protect people fearing for their lives

DECEMBER 16, 2022ByAYELET SHAKED
A PROTEST was held in March outside the home of Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked against the government’s policy of deporting some Ukrainian refugees.

Netanyahu requests extension for mandate to form coalition

Deri will take over as finance minister from Religious Zionists head MK Bezalel Smotrich in the second half of the government's term.

DECEMBER 8, 2022ByELIAV BREUER, TZVI JOFFRE
Likud head MK Benjamin Netanyahu is seen receiving the mandate to form Israel's next government from Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

‘Prove you’re a Jew!’ A cautionary tale for all immigrants in Israel

It is important for other Anglos to know about this story. It appears that neither age nor decades as an Israeli citizen ensure that an individual can avoid this irrational situation.

DECEMBER 2, 2022ByALBERT JACOB
The writer celebrating his 90th birthday with friends from ESRA Beersheba. (From left) Estelle Schulgasser, Jeremy Weil, Helen Stohl, Irwin and Ethel Weintraub, Dr. Albert Jacob, Carole Rosenblatt, Dr. John and Ruth Grabinar, Joan Avigur, Ingrid Barzel (chair of ESRA Beersheba) and Judy Levine.

Why does Israel discriminate against elderly olim? - opinion

It hurts me that the country I love can treat elderly immigrants in this manner. Israel was established as a haven for all Jews, irrespective of race, country of origin, or age.

OCTOBER 16, 2022ByLEAH SCHEIER
The writer poses with her husband and children. ‘An agent acknowledged that the roadblocks were intentional, to keep the elderly from making Israel their home, and presumably becoming a drain on resources,’ she says.

Shaked trying to revoke residency of Armon Hanatziv terrorist's relatives

It was expected that the family will appeal to higher courts, which might include a District Court or even the High Court of Justice.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The scene of a where a truck rammed in a group of Israeli soldiers, killing four in a suspected vehicle-ramming attack, in the Armon haNatsiv neighborhood of jerusalem.

Israeli teenagers to be taught about sexual videos law in new tutorial

The tutorial is aimed at preventing situations in which teenagers are severely harmed when their intimate photos and videos are spread online.

AUGUST 30, 2022ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Young women on their phones.

High Court upholds law to revoke citizenship of Israeli terrorists

The court decided to cancel the revocation of the citizenship of two terrorists, but ruled the law, in general, is constitutional.

JULY 21, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
High Court of Justice May 3, 2020