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'Refugees should be allowed to live in Central region'
MK Danny Danon, chairman of the Knesset's Committee on the Rights of the Child, called Wednesday morning for the reversal of the policy requiring refugees to settle in the periphery, implying that the strategy has failed.
Last week the massive operation began to evict asylum-seekers from metropolitan Tel Aviv, carried out by the new Oz immigration task force run by the Interior Ministry's Population Authority.
New Immigration Police rounds up 300 refugees, illegal workers
A newly-created task force dealing with illegal immigration carried out its first raid on Wednesday, rounding up 300 foreign laborers in Tel Aviv's southern neighborhoods.
Fires plague north; arson suspected
Israel Fire and Rescue Services firefighters wrestled with dozens of fires in northern Israel Wednesday, and despite the heat wave the country has been experiencing for the past few days, they are believed to be the result of arson.
Mercenary-run checkpoints stop Palestinians carrying a oetoo much fooda
Don't celebrate Israel's minor relaxation of some checkpoints. This is the daily reality of some Palestinians: A West Bank checkpoint managed by a private security company is not allowing Palestinians to pass through with large water bottles and some food items, Haaretz has learned.
Is Seaside Construction Causing Israel's Cliffs To Crumble?
A debate about whether construction along the Israeli coastline is playing a key role in causing more seaside cliffs to collapse has been reignited by the death of a camper whose tent was pitched below a sand pillar that crumbled.
Rattling the Cage: Imagine Palestinian settlers in Israel
People want to know: What is the big deal about the settlements? Houses, neighborhoods, towns - are they hurting anybody? Do they kill anybody? How can anybody compare settlements to Palestinian terror or to Iranian nuclear weapons? How can anybody believe that Jewish families living in Judea and Samaria are an obstacle to peace? It's a legitimate ...
Jewish teen suspected of stabbing Israeli Arab to death
A Jewish man from the northern town of Upper Nazareth has been arrested Sunday for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of an Israeli Arab from a nearby village.
Police officer convicted of fatally shooting Israeli Arab
A Petah Tikva District Court on Sunday convicted police officer Shahar Mizrahi of shooting and killing an Israeli Arab in 2006, after the latter was suspected of breaking into a vehicle in Pardes Hannah.
2 more swine flu cases diagnosed in Israel
Two Israeli men, aged 28 and 22, who recently returned from the US were diagnosed Friday with the H1N1 virus, known as swine flu, bringing the total number of Israelis who have been diagnosed with the disease to 16.
Two additional swine flu cases in Israel
The Health Ministry confirmed two additional cases of swine flu in Israel on Friday, both in men who returned from visits to the US.
The text Protect yourself - right on time! The Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command has improved its alarm systems so that during an emergency, every area in the country will be given a different alarm period ... How to choose a protected space? The protected space should be chosen according to the time it takes to reach it from the moment the ...
Illegal African minors detained alongside criminals
Ten minors in Israel illegally have been held since Wednesday at Ben-Gurion International Airport, at a holding facility with adults and criminals.
"It's all my fault," he boasted. He wore a baseball cap with the logo of the society, which was founded in 1991 in his home community, Kfar Mordechai.
Recovering from Combat Injuries: Four Israeli Soldiers Share their Stories
In Israel, there is a network of injured and disabled soldiers reaching out to the newly wounded.
Israel's schools to strike Wednesday over education cuts
Most municipalities and local councils in Israel will go on strike Wednesday to protest education funding cuts in the proposed state budget, and the anticipated dismissal of thousands of teachers.
Telfed takes on next target: Hadera
The South African Zionist Federation's Israel office has recently initiated a new real estate project on the outskirts of Hadera.
Juliano Mer Khamis-- Is the Freedom Theater Training Children for Jihad?
Is the Freedom Theater Training Children for Jihad? Last summer I attended a screening of the movie "Arna's Children" which was sponsored by a local "peace" group called 14 Friends of Palestine.
Israel's historic development in natural gas
An historic development has marked Israel's energy scene in recent months. In January 2009, a large natural-gas reserve was discovered at the Tamar 1 drilling site , and in late March there was a report of a natural-gas discovery at the Dalit 1 drilling site .
Swastikas drawn on delivery from Lithuania
On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, fresh signs that anti-Semitism is still alive and well in Europe have reached Israel .