Interior Ministry

PFLP-linked NGO closes Palestinian branch, citing Israel's red tape

Defense for Children International-Palestine announces closure, citing Israeli restrictions, while Israel has long designated the group as linked to the PFLP.

APRIL 9, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

A person wearing the headband of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) attends a march to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil on March 11, 2025 in New York City; illustrative.

Coastal cliffs collapse between Hefer Valley and Netanya, December 28, 2025.

Coastal cliffs between Hefer Valley, Netanya collapse due to heavy rainfall from Storm Byron

No injuries were reported, but local officials warned of an ongoing national safety risk and accused the state of failing to allocate funding for coastal protection.

DECEMBER 28, 2025|ByMOSHE COHEN

Recognized by the rabbinate, Orthodox converts trapped in legal limbo over Israeli citizenship

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: “Why do I have to keep proving myself? Am I a second-class Jew?” said an Orthodox converted Jewish woman in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

DECEMBER 27, 2025|ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

Israel’s Supreme Court blocks automatic citizenship for non-Jewish children of immigrants

The 6-1 decision by the Supreme Court overturns a precedent set only months earlier, and restores the Interior Ministry’s longstanding interpretation of the law.

DECEMBER 7, 2025|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Parents of pregnant women, brides, others denied entry to Israel

First-degree family members of Israeli citizens, many olim, are being denied entry to Israel.

APRIL 1, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON

A view of the empty departure hall at Ben-Gurion Airport in November.

Israel begins reopening some beaches damaged by ecological disaster

Regarding the rest of the country's beaches, the statement said that cleaning operations are still underway, and that the public should beware of going to polluted beaches.

MARCH 7, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

SOLDIERS CLEAN tar off Palmahim beach on Monday, following an offshore oil spill that drenched most of the Israeli coastline.

Colel Chabad combats COVID-induced food insecurity for families

Some 200,000 Israeli families will be assisted through this program, which will include cards with which to purchase food, in addition to food boxes.

FEBRUARY 22, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The envelope containing the 'food debit cards' that families in need will receive to address the economic crisis they have been dealing with due to the coronavirus pandemic, February 22, 2021.

Jewish leaders condemn Israel’s rejection of Ugandan Jews from immigrating

The ultimate ruling in his case could have far-ranging ramifications for Jews living outside of Israel.

JANUARY 28, 2021BySHIRA HANAU/JTA

Women and children carry Torah scrolls from an old synagogue building to a new building in Nabagoye, Ugandaz

Utah online newlyweds to petition High Court against Interior Ministry

Deri’s office has said that the Interior Ministry is conducting “an in-depth examination” of the wedding and registration process which he said the state has not encountered before.

JANUARY 5, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON

Convert’s nightmarish three-year quest for citizenship continues

From Baltimore’s notorious drug gangs to the Jewish State, David Ben Moshe continues to hope for Israeli citizenship.

DECEMBER 7, 2020ByJEREMY SHARON

David Ben Moshe together with his wife and child

500 members of the Falash Mura community set to come to Israel

The Interior Ministry and Jewish Agency officials are processing the Falash Mura immigration requests.

NOVEMBER 30, 2020ByJEREMY SHARON

Members of the Falash Mura community in Ethiopia

Knesset panel tells Deri to wipe fingerprints from biometric database

Although cyber experts have said that there is no need for fingerprints to be retained as a countermeasure against fraud, Deri tried to convince the committee to keep them.

OCTOBER 15, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB