Haim Katz
High Court cancels Land Authority head's appointment due to connection to Smotrich
The ruling came after all parties, including the government and Eliyahu, accepted a framework proposed by Justices Yael Willner, Ofer Grosskopf, and Khaled Kabub during a hearing earlier this month.
Israel unveils NIS 1.3 million budget for 34 new West Bank settlements in 'historic' move
High Court proposes canceling Eliyahu’s Israel Land Authority appointment
Likud postpones primaries to August amid debate over Netanyahu’s influence on party list
Disability allotments to increase by NIS 2 billion in 2018
People with disabilities receive an allotment of some NIS 2,343 per month - while the minimum wage stands at NIS 5,300.
Israeli Police uncover new cases of elderly abuse in nursing homes
Video footage of abuse of elderly residents, some in their 90s, at two nursing homes in Petah Tikvah and in Rehovot, was released by police.
![An elderly woman. [illustrative]](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/253823 "An elderly woman. [illustrative]")
Ministers to vote on bill to raise disability benefits
Currently, people with severe disabilities receive an allotment of NIS 2,343 per month – less than half the minimum wage.
‘PM, Katz have conflict of interest on police bill’
The bill in question stops police officers from making recommendations to the attorney- general as to whether to indict or not at the end of the highest-profile investigations.
Litzman tells Netanyahu he will resign Sunday over Shabbat construction
Netanyahu has been negotiating with Litzman to find a compromise, as has Labor Minister Haim Katz, with Israel railways.
Netanyahu coalition under threat over railway repairs on Shabbat
Israel Railways said that, unlike last week when a similar crisis was averted by using non-Jewish workers, this weekend more than 100 engineers and technicians who are Jewish are essential.
Netanyahu turns to non-Jews to solve Haredi-sparked coalition crisis
Health Minister Ya’acov Litzman [United Torah Judaism] announced on Friday that he will quit should work continue during the Shabbat.
Beduin dig in against government’s intention to crack down on polygamy
Polygamy has been illegal in Israel since 1977, but in practice, authorities have looked the other way. Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked has spearheaded a cabinet plan against it.
Labor minister questioned for the third time in IAI corruption probe
Yair Katz was arrested on March 22, on suspicion of granting benefits to IAI employees in exchange for their joining the Likud party.
