Interior Ministry turns down appeals against deportation orders issued in April; recipients, some born in Israel, are demanding legal status, plan to take case to court

Unable to deport asylum seekers, Israel has instead left them in limbo with few rights; the new government has signaled it has no plans to change those policies anytime soon

Israel says measure stopping Palestinians from becoming citizens through marriage is key for security, but critics lament toll on family life and ask if justification still holds

After city makes financial comeback, Aryeh Deri says there is no need for planned 2023 unification; Bat Yam Mayor Tzvika Brot: 'We have worked very hard for this achievement'

Spokesman of group says Interior Ministry gave notice to at least 46 families that they must leave country within 60 days despite much of community having permanent residency

While the Jewish Agency recognizes the non-Orthodox conversions of the Abayudaya community, the Interior Ministry refuses, driving a bigger wedge between Israeli and Diaspora Jewry

But after population authority recognizes the certificates, Interior Minister Deri blocks process, demands it be reviewed by senior officials

TV news reporter publishes image showing hundreds of passengers crowded together; Interior Ministry said to send top immigration official to deal with matter

Charities shoulder most of the burden for food insecurity as a lack of government funding, and perhaps of will, leaves no guiding hand for largely helpless social welfare agencies

Some 170,000 babies born since last Jewish New Year, despite slight downturn in population growth