Interior Ministry

High Court dismisses petition by expatriates seeking to vote in upcoming election

The petition was filed by some 100 expatriate Israelis challenging their exclusion from the voter rolls under an Interior Ministry classification known as “Code 51.”

Chief Justice Esther Hayut and fellow Israeli Supreme Court judges at the High Court in Jerusalem
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (R) speaks to the media during a news conference at Leipzig/Halle Airport on August 5, 2026 near Leipzig, Germany.

Germany faces daily 'hybrid warfare' attacks, minister warns after explosive drone found at airport

Tel Aviv city hall

Israel: Deficit in 38% of authorities, 16% in "critical" financial condition

Money bills

Interior Ministry changes the rules: Are you eligible for the new property tax discount?


Members of US-targeted Antifa group face trial in Germany over violent attacks

Seven Members of the left-wing group Antifa Ost face trial in Germany for violence, including attempted murder. The group was recently designated as a terrorist organization by the US.

Demonstrators protest prior to the start of a trial of seven accused left extremists for membership in a criminal organisation on November 25, 2025 at the Higher Regional Court of Dresden, Germany. The seven defendants are alleged members of the 'Antifa East' gang suspected of attacks.

Labor, Religious Services Ministries, to be transferred to Levin post-haredi party withdrawal

Justice Minister Levin will be temporarily appointed as minister of labor, religious services, and Jerusalem and Israel heritage, while Prime Minister Netanyahu will also become minister of interior

 Justice Minister Yariv Levin at a Knesset committee meeting in Jerusalem. January 21, 2025.

Some conclude Israel is closing its gates towards diaspora Jews, especially from NY - opinion

The Interior Ministry is run by a handful of overzealous bureaucrats who take their orders from the country’s religious parties and leaders who are not keen on accepting all Jews.

DIASPORA AFFAIRS and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli: He believes that ‘New York will never be the same again, especially not for its Jewish community.’

Decades-long bureaucratic battle ends: 30-year-old man receives recognition of his Jewish identity

The case originated approximately 15 years ago when the man's mother, residing in Eilat, separated from her Arab partner and decided to leave Islam and return to her Jewish roots.

 THE POPULATION and Immigration Authority office in Jerusalem yesterday.

Bureaucratic battles: The struggles of new Israeli olim at the Interior Ministry

Daily bureaucratic obstacles can really take a toll on new immigrants who are trying to find their footing in a new country.

 THE EXPECTATION that citizens should roam the length and breadth of the country in order to find an appointment slot somewhere to renew a passport is preposterous.

Reflections on almost 48 years of aliyah: An American family arrives and grows

Living here is so meaningful, knowing that our children and their families are thriving and building a better Israel.

 THE ‘ASIMON’ is the telephone token that was used for public phones until the early 1990s.

'Partnership and responsibility': Planning committee for Druze, Circassian towns approved

Arbel confirmed that the recommendation for the committee came from the National Council for Planning and Building, and he fully endorsed the plan.

 Interior Minister Moshe Arbel meets with Sheikh Muafak Tarif, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel.

Five Thai nationals released from Gaza captivity given permanent resident status

At least one living Thai hostage, Pinta Nattapong, 35, remains in captivity.

 Released Thai hostages stand for a picture with Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa, in Beer Yaakov, Israel

We need to warmly welcome our immigrants - opinion

It’s true that so many immigrants have greatly enhanced this nation. Isn’t it time to welcome them the way we would embrace a long-lost friend who has finally come home?

 ALIYAH AND INTEGRATION Minister Ofir Sofer welcomes immigrants from France at Ben-Gurion Airport in August. The writer asks: Isn’t it time to welcome immigrants the way we would embrace a long-lost friend who has finally come home?

Should Israel loosen immigration rules amid rising antisemitism? – opinion

Why Israel should expand its Law of Return for other Jews amid increasing antisemitism.

 YOUNG OLIM who made aliyah with Youth Aliya Israel 1951