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June 9, 2025, 6:47 pm
First-of-its-kind government report finds Israeli men earned 54% more than women in 2024
Among 27 municipalities, data shows Ra’anana residents had highest wages in 2023-24 period, while Arab- and ultra-Orthodox-majority cities had lowest average salaries
By
Michael Horovitz
April 25, 2025, 6:07 am
319 soldiers, 79 civilians killed since last Memorial Day
Numbers take total casualties of wars, terror to 30,649; in addition, 61 disabled veterans succumbed to injuries sustained during service; numbers published ahead of next week’s commemorations
By
Emanuel Fabian
April 1, 2025, 10:14 am
In blitz, Knesset passes laws to rebuild the south, revoke benefits for terrorists
Lawmakers end winter parliamentary session with flurry of votes ahead of month-long recess, including forming an anti-poverty authority, banning teachers with Palestinian degrees
By
Sam Sokol
December 18, 2024, 7:40 pm
Nearly 2 million Israelis below poverty line in 2023; 1 in 4 children are poor
National Insurance Institute figures show that 20.7% of the population was living in poverty in 2023, including 872,400 children; Arab and ultra-Orthodox communities are worst off
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ToI Staff
November 5, 2024, 8:32 pm
Lawmakers advance bills cutting welfare benefits for convicted terrorists
Legislation would halt child allowances to parents of minors incarcerated for security offenses, cut off workplace injury compensation for non-resident terror convicts
By
Sam Sokol
July 4, 2024, 6:30 pm
Lawmakers aim to give parents greater control over their children’s savings plans
New legislation would allow funds granted by the government’s ‘Savings Plan for Every Child’ program to be transferred from banks to more profitable deferred savings options
By
Sam Sokol
May 9, 2024, 4:07 pm
A dark year: 766 soldiers, 834 civilians killed since last Memorial Day
Numbers take total casualties of war, terror to 30,140; in addition, 61 disabled veterans succumbed to injuries sustained during service; numbers published ahead of commemorations
By
Emanuel Fabian
April 25, 2023, 10:06 am
National Insurance Institute denies its website was brought down by hacker group
‘Anonymous Sudan’ claims to crash sites of NII and Mossad spy agency, in response to reports that Jerusalem has offered to mediate conflict in African nation
By
ToI Staff
January 17, 2023, 9:08 am
State study finds nearly 1 million Israelis suffered from food insecurity in 2021
Slight improvement seen since last report in 2016, but problem remains severe in Arab community, where insecurity rates hit 42%
By
ToI Staff
July 27, 2022, 10:58 am
Israeli finding may make hard-to-diagnose fibromyalgia easy to confirm
The chronic pain condition can be detected based on analysis of gut microbiome, scientists say in peer-reviewed research, potentially paving way for objective diagnosis, treatment
By
Nathan Jeffay
February 20, 2022, 10:13 pm
Mother suspected of drugging her daughters to collect national insurance benefits
Woman arrested for sedating six- and seven-year-olds before arriving at medical evaluation committees, claiming they have special needs
By
ToI Staff
January 17, 2022, 10:42 pm
Young woman feels blow at West Bank wedding, finds bullet in spine 3 months later
Adi Bloy says she initially thought she pulled a muscle during ceremony at Psagot Winery; police suspect 5.56mm round was fired from nearby Palestinian village
By
Emanuel Fabian
December 29, 2021, 4:44 pm
Despite pandemic, poverty rate dropped in 2020 due to government aid — report
National Insurance Institute says proportion of poor Israelis fell 0.6% to 21%; estimates quality of life rose by 2.4%, whereas without state payouts it would have dropped by 10%
By
ToI Staff
December 9, 2021, 2:05 am
National Insurance website briefly downed in cyberattack; no data accessed
Attack meant to shut down site, not breach databases; agency’s computer personnel respond by blocking all access from abroad
By
ToI Staff
October 29, 2021, 11:17 am
‘Feels like dying’: Israel leads world by recognizing sorrow of chronic pain
Israel now categorizing fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as a disability; patients say it sets an important example to health policymakers internationally
By
Nathan Jeffay
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