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Knesset Economics Affairs Committee, led by chairman MK David Bitan discusses compensation for airlines who suffered losses, and passengers whose flights were cancelled during the US-Israel war with Iran, May 10, 2026. (Courtesy of Knesset Economics Committee)
May 10, 2026, 10:13 pm
Knesset panel demands state help cover losses to passengers and airlines during Iran war
Request comes as major European and US airlines still avoiding Israel after Iran ceasefire came into effect, weighing future flight operations
By Sharon Wrobel
Israelis at the Azrieli shopping mall in Givatayim near Tel Aviv, where stores opened after staying closed for a few days amidst the ongoing Israel-US war with Iran, March 6, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 30, 2026, 12:21 am
Knesset panel advances measure lowering bar to compensate workers furloughed by Iran war
Following pressure from business groups, government set to agree to shorten qualifying period for entitlement to unpaid leave compensation from 10 days to 5
By Sharon Wrobel
A Nio battery-switching station. (Youtube screen shot)
April 26, 2026, 11:50 pm
Chinese EV firm Nio accused of exploiting Better Place patents in $250 million suit
Nio rejects claim it is infringing on intellectual property of Charge Peak, which acquired patents after pioneering Israeli electric car company folded
By Sue Surkes
The scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern city of Dimona, March 22, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
April 12, 2026, 10:54 pm
Iran war cost about NIS 35 billion in budgetary expenses, Finance Ministry says
During the 40-day campaign, Israel incurred an estimated NIS 22 billion in defense costs, according to an initial estimate
By Sharon Wrobel
Israelis at the Azrieli shopping mall in Givatayim near Tel Aviv, where stores reopened after staying closed for a few days following the outbreak of the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, March 6, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
March 30, 2026, 2:04 pm
As Knesset moves to pay workers furloughed by war, some who returned under fire are passed over
Plan offers clarity on partial compensation offered, but is criticized for leaving out earners who clocked in when restrictions were eased, while state workers will all get full wages
By Sharon Wrobel
Officers from the IDF Home Front Command search through the rubble of a damaged apartment building after an Iranian missile strike, in Tel Aviv, early March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
March 18, 2026, 11:38 am
3,500 people evacuated, 10,946 damage claims filed since start of latest Iran war
State comptroller report shows most evacuations from Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Beit Shemesh and Beersheba, with half of damage claims coming from Tel Aviv region
By Sue Surkes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attend a vote at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 13, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 12, 2025, 1:10 pm
Smotrich to resume voting with coalition after compromise on reservist compensation
Deal with Netanyahu will see legislation on tax benefits brought to final votes next week; combat soldiers earning low wages will receive approximately NIS 3,000 ($936)
By Sam Sokol
Illustrative: The empty departure hall at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv after Israel closed its airspace to takeoff and landing following strikes on Iran, June 13, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
August 11, 2025, 7:39 pm
‘It’s a scandal’: Israel refuses to fully compensate passengers stranded by Iran war
Finance Ministry dismisses plan to compensate Israelis whose flights were nixed due to closure of airspace, sparking a dispute over who should bear the cost of damages
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Stranded Israelis wait in a standby queue at Heathrow Airport in London to try and get seats on an El Al flight departing for Tel Aviv, on June 25, 2025. (Courtesy)
July 7, 2025, 5:09 pm
Government agrees it must help pay costs borne by travelers, airlines due to Iran war
Economic Affairs Committee head demands plan within 10 days for compensating passengers stranded when Israeli airspace closed, without putting the whole burden on airlines
By Sharon Wrobel
An El Al flight takes off from Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, June 19, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 1, 2025, 10:59 pm
Foreign, local carriers urge Israel to bear passenger compensation for nixed flights
Request comes as most European and US airlines are still avoiding Israel after Iran ceasefire came into effect, and are weighing future flight operations to the country
By Sharon Wrobel
Marcelle Taljah, seen with her new granddaughter on October 6, a day before she was murdered. (Courtesy)
February 19, 2025, 5:42 pm
Government urged to recognize as orphans those who lost sole living parent on Oct. 7
Law currently grants significant compensation to people of all ages if both parents are victims of hostile act; group says for some 60 people, their only parent was killed by Hamas
By Sue Surkes
Security forces speak to residents inside a cordoned-off area near a house hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Ein Hamifratz near Acre in northern Israel on October 19, 2024. (Jack Guez/AFP)
January 5, 2025, 9:43 pm
Israel lays out NIS 3.4 billion plan to get northerners back home in March
Internally displaced for more than a year, returning residents will be eligible for assistance grants of up to NIS 25,360 per adult and NIS 12,680 per child
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Passengers at Ben Gurion International Airport on October 31, 2024. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
January 2, 2025, 11:20 pm
Israel to cut travelers’ flight cancellation compensation to woo back foreign airlines
MKs advance measure under which passengers will be entitled only to a refund of ticket cost; government also announces plan to assist airlines operating US flights
By Sharon Wrobel
Passengers stand in line at Ben Gurion Airport during a nationwide strike demanding the government reach a hostage release deal, September 2, 2024. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
December 9, 2024, 10:08 pm
Knesset panel delays vote on compensation policy changes to bring back foreign airlines
Committee head demands steadfast commitment that carriers will resume their services; lambastes war profiteering by Israeli airlines
By Sharon Wrobel
Emergency services at the scene of a suicide bombing inside Jerusalem's Sbarro restaurant, Thursday, August 9, 2001. Sixteen people were killed, and 130 injured. (Courtesy)
November 26, 2024, 4:33 pm
Court puts PA on the hook for huge sums in compensation, damages for terror attacks
Jerusalem District Court has ruled PA must pay NIS 46 million to heirs of 3 Sbarro bombing victims due to stipends it pays to terrorists; and hundreds more suits have been filed
By Jeremy Sharon
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