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People march in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 2, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 20, 2022, 5:49 pm
Israel to allow LGBT Palestinians granted temporary asylum to work
Rights groups have long complained of restrictions on those fleeing violence; some 90 LGBT Palestinians have received temporary permits to seek refuge in Israel
By Aaron Boxerman
Fadi Abu Shkhaydam, the terrorist who killed an Israeli civilian and wounded four others in a shooting attack in East Jerusalem's Old City on November 21, 2021. (Facebook)
May 16, 2022, 2:47 pm
Education Ministry, Shin Bet said cooperating to identify terror-backing teachers
Report of collaboration – said to be revealed at closed-door Knesset panel hearing – prompts Labor MK to demand that PM, education minister explain the new procedure
By ToI Staff
Soldiers place Israeli national flags showing black sashes atop with the Hebrew word "Remembrance" on graves, at the Kiryat Shaul military cemetery in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv on April 13, 2021, as they pay respects to fallen soldiers on Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day). (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
May 3, 2022, 2:12 pm
Some bereaved families tell ‘terror supporting’ cabinet to stay away on Memorial Day
Flyer signed by dozens of people with fallen relatives is criticized by Eli Ben Shem, chairman of Yad Labanim, for mixing the mourning with politics
By Michael Horovitz
Illustrative -- Demonstrator at a protest march against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Tel Aviv, on February 26, 2022 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 24, 2022, 1:08 pm
Israel investigating suspected trafficking of 17-year-old Ukrainian refugee
Lawyer for family says paperwork shows teen arrived with adults who are responsible for her, but authorities are concerned over contradictions in details of alleged adoption
By ToI Staff and Agencies
MK Mansour Abbas at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 26, 2021, 10:13 pm
Ra’am leader expects compromise to be reached on family reunification law
Mansour Abbas refuses to confirm details of reported deal, but says a way will be found to ‘maintain the coalition and solve the issue’; Ra’am no. 2 to reportedly vote against bill
By ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (L) speaks with MK Mansour Abbas, head of the Islamist Ra'am party, in the Knesset plenum on June 21, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 26, 2021, 11:51 am
TV: Compromise emerging to extend Palestinian family reunification law
Report says coalition’s Islamist Ra’am party will abstain rather than vote against extending law, with some Palestinian spouses of Israelis getting residency instead of citizenship
By ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (L) with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (2L) and Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar (2R) in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament on June 21, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)
June 21, 2021, 11:26 pm
Coalition meeting on Palestinian family reunification ends without breakthrough
PM Bennett meets with Interior Minister Shaked, Ra’am chief Abbas, New Hope’s Elkin, after vote to extend law postponed due to impasse
By ToI Staff
Interior Minister, Ayelet Shaked at a ceremony at the Interior Ministry in Jerusalem on June 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 21, 2021, 1:18 am
Lacking a majority, vote to extend Palestinian family reunification ban delayed
Government unable to ensure it can pass law in current form, working to find compromise acceptable to coalition parties; Shaked aiming for vote later this week
By ToI Staff
Israel's new government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, in the Knesset, June 13, 2021. (Noam Moscowitz /Knesset)
June 20, 2021, 12:22 pm
Coalition scrambles for way to extend ban on Palestinian family reunification
Amid crisis, deal with Ra’am said to be proposed on law that bars West Bankers with Israeli spouse from obtaining citizenship; Likud set to oppose move, hoping to split coalition
By ToI Staff
(New faces in the 24th Knesset, from top left) Religious Zionism's Itamar Ben Gvir, Avi Maoz, Simcha Rothman and Michal Woldiger; Yamina's Amichai Chikli, Alon Davidi, Nir Orbach and Abir Kara; Likud's Galit Distal; Yesh Atid's Ron Katz and Nira Shafek; Labor's Efrat Raitman, Gilad Kariv, Emilie Moatti and Ibtisam Mara’ana; and Meretz's Renawi Zoabi (Photo credits: Flash90 / Courtesy)
March 26, 2021, 1:29 pm
Reform rabbi, Kahanist agitator, firebrand writer: The new Knesset’s 16 rookies
Lawmakers from no fewer than 13 different parties have made it into the 24th parliament. This is who the 120 are, with a focus on the fresh faces
By Raoul Wootliff and Jacob Magid
Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben Gvir arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on February 24, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 17, 2021, 6:41 am
Anyone but Ben Gvir: One man’s mission to keep a Kahanist out of the Knesset
Spooked by the thought of the right-wing extremist becoming an MK, Yaniv Carmel is going door-to-door in right-wing strongholds to convince people to vote for anybody else
By Tal Schneider
Labor Party member Ibtisam Mara'ana at a Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem on February 24, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 28, 2021, 9:50 pm
Supreme Court nixes disqualification of Arab Labor candidate Ibtisam Mara’ana
In 8-1 ruling, judges say there is ‘no sufficient evidentiary basis’ to ban Mara’ana from running in March 23 elections over her controversial comments
By ToI Staff
Labor party member Ibtisam Mara'ana arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on February 24, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 24, 2021, 12:40 pm
Defending candidacy in Supreme Court, Arab would-be Labor MK again apologizes
Justices expected to overturn election committee’s decision to bar Ibtisam Mara’ana from running in election over controversial comments about Memorial Day; court to rule next week
By ToI Staff
Otzma Yehudit party member Itamar Ben Gvir (R) speaks with then-National Union faction leader Betzalel Smotrich, during a campaign event in Bat Yam, April 6, 2019. (Flash90)
February 20, 2021, 11:38 pm
Holocaust, Hitler jokes in far-right campaign ad cause rift in alliance
Betzalel Smotrich disavows video put out by partner Itamar Ben Gvir; incident also sparks fight with right-wing rival Naftali Bennett, who is accused of plotting with left
By ToI Staff
Labor party member Ibtisam Mara'ana seen during a first meeting of the Labor party with new elected members in Tel Aviv, on February 2, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
February 17, 2021, 12:23 pm
Knesset panel bans Arab Labor candidate over Memorial Day comments
Decision against Ibtisam Mara’ana widely expected to be overturned by Supreme Court; party chief Michaeli compares her treatment to incitement against Rabin prior to assassination
By ToI Staff and Raoul Wootliff
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