Jun 21, 2020Jun 21, 2020The Tel Aviv Municipality announced on Sunday that it will allow couples to declare their relationship, and to enjoy all the benefits provided to married couples by the municipality. Couples will be able to go to city hall with a declaration stating that they are living together, and to register as a couple in the municipal registry to be established for this purpose.Any couple will be able to register in the couples registry, including couples; , who cannot marry according to state laws; and secular couples who don’t want to marry in the rabbinate. The couples will...…Jun 21, 2020Jun 21, 2020The Tel Aviv Municipality announced on Sunday that it will allow couples to declare their relationship, and to enjoy all the benefits provided to married couples by the municipality. Couples will be able to go to city hall with a declaration stating that they are living together, and to register as a couple in the municipal registry to be established for this purpose.Any couple will be able to register in the couples registry, including couples; , who cannot marry according to state laws; and secular couples who don’t want to marry in the rabbinate. The couples will...WW…

Jul 20, 2022 Jul 20, 2022Israel's Defense Ministry has decided to add heat waves to Israel's "threat map" and create an emergency plan that would require defense establishment entities to plan for extreme temperatures, as intense heat waves strike Europe this week and Israel faces harsh climate projections. 0:00-- : --15151X Following events in Europe, a number of security bodies have held meetings about Israel’s preparedness for . Representatives at the meetings admitted they lacked a clear plan to help the population and prevent deaths during the harsh heat waves predicted for Israel....…Jul 20, 2022 Jul 20, 2022Israel's Defense Ministry has decided to add heat waves to Israel's "threat map" and create an emergency plan that would require defense establishment entities to plan for extreme temperatures, as intense heat waves strike Europe this week and Israel faces harsh climate projections. 0:00-- : --15151X Following events in Europe, a number of security bodies have held meetings about Israel’s preparedness for . Representatives at the meetings admitted they lacked a clear plan to help the population and prevent deaths during the harsh heat waves predicted for Israel....WW…

Nov 4, 2020 Nov 4, 2020The justice and social services ministries announced on Tuesday that they will present within the next month legislation to end discrimination against same-sex couples in adoption rights.Some three years ago, the government had promised the High Court of Justice to amend the law by mid-2018.The Knesset's State Control Committee, chaired by Yesh Atid lawmaker Ofer Shelah, will also require the state comptroller to investigate discrimination against members of the community seeking to adopt a child.Currently, same-sex couples are allowed to adopt only special needs...…Nov 4, 2020 Nov 4, 2020The justice and social services ministries announced on Tuesday that they will present within the next month legislation to end discrimination against same-sex couples in adoption rights.Some three years ago, the government had promised the High Court of Justice to amend the law by mid-2018.The Knesset's State Control Committee, chaired by Yesh Atid lawmaker Ofer Shelah, will also require the state comptroller to investigate discrimination against members of the community seeking to adopt a child.Currently, same-sex couples are allowed to adopt only special needs...WW…

Jun 6, 2020Jun 6, 2020A joint Jewish-Arab rally against Israeli plans to annex West Bank settlements took place Saturday in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square with thousands of participants.The protest was originally forbidden by the police due to fears over the coronavirus, but police relented and issued a permit on Friday night. Organizers appointed some 50 supervisors to ensure that coronavirus regulations are maintained.Vermont Senator addressed the rally via video conference, expressing his support for the protesters and condemnation of Israel’s annexation plans. that he was “heartened” to see...…Jun 6, 2020Jun 6, 2020A joint Jewish-Arab rally against Israeli plans to annex West Bank settlements took place Saturday in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square with thousands of participants.The protest was originally forbidden by the police due to fears over the coronavirus, but police relented and issued a permit on Friday night. Organizers appointed some 50 supervisors to ensure that coronavirus regulations are maintained.Vermont Senator addressed the rally via video conference, expressing his support for the protesters and condemnation of Israel’s annexation plans. that he was “heartened” to see...WW…

Jun 7, 2020 Jun 7, 2020Police clashed with protesters on Saturday at the end of a demonstration against plans to annex parts of the West Bank, with a Haaretz photographer being violently tackled to the ground by officers as he documented the scene. Five protesters were arrested and taken in for questioning. Police said the officers had mistakenly believed the photographer was a rioting protester. "I tried to film the cops, and then they decided to arrest me," said photographer Tomer Appelbaum after the incident, which was captured on video. "One punched me, one kneed me and one shoved my...…Jun 7, 2020 Jun 7, 2020Police clashed with protesters on Saturday at the end of a demonstration against plans to annex parts of the West Bank, with a Haaretz photographer being violently tackled to the ground by officers as he documented the scene. Five protesters were arrested and taken in for questioning. Police said the officers had mistakenly believed the photographer was a rioting protester. "I tried to film the cops, and then they decided to arrest me," said photographer Tomer Appelbaum after the incident, which was captured on video. "One punched me, one kneed me and one shoved my...WW…