Social security

Several wounded after 89-year-old man fires shotgun at Athens courthouse, social security office

A gunman opened fire at a social security office and a courthouse in central Athens, wounding several people. Police have launched a manhunt for the 89-year-old suspect.

Greek riot police mobilize near a courthouse in Athens, April 24, 2026; illustrative.
An Israeli couple walks towards the Arrivals gate in the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 30, 2016

Knesset approves bill preventing double taxation for US olim, exempting National Insurance payments

 Many Jews from abroad view property purchases in Israel as a form of pension plan.

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 View of the National Insurance Institute offices in Jerusalem. January 23, 2017.

Your Taxes: The National Insurance obligations for Israelis overseas - opinion


Bill to exempt US-Israel citizens from paying social security for both countries

A new bill hopes to allow US citizens in Israel to be exempt from paying double social security sums.

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Israeli volunteers in Ukraine will be recognized by National Insurance

So far, Israel's National Insurance has, according to the law, covered volunteers working in Israel and volunteers who have worked outside the country.

Yair Lapid and former Welfare Minister Meir Cohen present Yesh Atid's social welfare platform outside of the National Insurance Institute in Tel Aviv on Wednesday

Trump-era Jewish Social Security boss fired by Biden, refuses to leave

Saul claimed the move was illegal and vowed to stay in the post. However, the government is able to cut off access to computer networks, so it’s not clear what options he has.

Andrew Saul

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Educational companies encourage learning from home during quarantine

Educational companies in Israel and around the world are offering compromised services due to the novel coronavirus.

The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot.

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New PA law 'disaster' for Palestinian future

“When the new law takes away the right of Palestinian widows to inherit the pensions of their deceased husbands, it asks them indirectly never to ever get married again,” al-Dababseh said.

Public servants of the Palestinian Authority queue to receive their salaries outside a bank in Gaza City May 3, 2018.