Proposal backed by coalition's Ra'am party approved 61-48, will return to committee to be approved for final plenum readings

District Committee orders survey on environmental impact of new Haredi neighborhood near industrial zone, which could be lengthy process; Lapid promises non-controversial solution

PM meets southern mayors, allocates millions to improve law enforcement; mayor of Rahat blasts premier for going to lookout point near Bedouin city, not actually visiting

But parents of unregistered kids born abroad can either register them with the state more easily, or have them enter Israel as foreign tourists

Thousands of Israeli children born overseas have been locked out of country since outbreak of pandemic, following 2020 ruling that barred entry to those with out Israeli passports

Plan aims to complete implementation of 2015 decision to bring over 9,000 Ethiopians waiting for years to come to Israel, after ministers reach deal

Sa'ar says new restrictions will hurt economy and lack sufficient ]basis; Health Ministry chief, interior minister insist Omicron variant must be stopped before it spreads

50 House members pen letter to Biden cabinet members urging them to add Israel to Visa Waiver Program, a move the White House has already vowed to pursue

Interior Minister Shaked reaches understandings with Ra'am MK Taha to resolve spat that had held up legislation; opposition Joint List party said planning to back bill

Political reporter Tal Schneider on Nir Hefetz's bombshell revelations in Case 4000; US correspondent Jacob Magid on the future of the Abraham Accords and the visa waiver program