News 06 Jun 2023 Gov’t bill to force Olim to wait a year before receiving permanent passport Could restrict travel for new immigrants to the country during their first year Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Gov’t bill to force Olim to wait a year before receiving permanent… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jun 2023 Religious leaders discuss faith, peace in Jerusalem Spiritual leaders meet at Jerusalem hotel Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Religious leaders discuss faith, peace in Jerusalem Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jun 2023 New bill proposes broader sanctions on Israeli men refusing to divorce wives Israeli law requires that a man give the divorce papers to his wife for the divorce to become valid. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: New bill proposes broader sanctions on… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jun 2023 Haredi MK accidentally attends LGBTQ Knesset meeting, met with applause Shas MK Yosef Taieb's arrival at the Israeli LGBTQ caucus meeting was met with applause and calls for him to speak, but he was trying to go to a different… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jun 2023 Ben-Gvir easing gun licenses for non-infantry combat soldiers, Hesder, medics Non-infantry combat soldiers and reservists will be given favorable consideration in the firearm license application process. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Ben-Gvir easing gun licenses for non-infantry combat soldiers, Hesder,… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Jun 2023 Israel Police to probe violence at protest at Netanyahu's home in Caesarea Protesters had been demonstrating outside of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in Caesarea which resulted in violent clashes between the protesters and police. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Israel Police… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Jun 2023 FBI says artificial intelligence being used for 'sextortion' and harassment The bureau said it had recently observed an uptick in extortion victims saying they had been targeted using doctored versions of innocent images taken from online posts, private messages, video… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Jun 2023 Bill to promote social cohesion of Israeli towns passes preliminary vote The law allows towns to accept new residents while making sure they fit into the social fabric and structure of the town. Critics say this allows for tacit discrimination. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Jun 2023 Israeli winery earns int'l recognition with gold, silver Decanter medals Decanter said that this broke their record for the most wine submissions with 18,250 wines that were evaluated for the competition from 57 different countries. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Jun 2023 First IDF mixed gender combat unit in W. Bank soon to go operational The Jerusalem Post speaks to the female platoon commander of the Panther mixed female-male combat battalion about readiness for combat in the West Bank. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: First… Meet the Middle East