Over 200,000 people with citizenship of both countries live in Israel; even newborns need separate appointments, which now take around 90 days to get in Israel, down from 360 days

By July 10, Interior Ministry expected to change policy and not issue passports to Law of Return immigrants until they can prove center of life in Israel -- usually after a year

Suspect employed at national laboratory involved in issuing passports believed to have booked hundreds of slots, then sold them for cash

Interior minister calls for patience as authorities begin monthlong project, accepting passport applicants without appointment to tackle backlog

For one month, Israelis will be able to show up to apply for or renew a passport at offices in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Beersheba and Haifa, which will stay open late

Interior Ministry body hopes to provide hundreds more meetings a day to solve issue, as networks of hackers and bots scoop up time slots, sell them for steep prices online

With backlog of a million pending renewals following pandemic, some pay hundreds of dollars as system is overwhelmed by hackers; authorities have thus far failed to solve matter

Document used during late Egyptian president's 1977 visit, during which he addressed the Knesset, sold by a US-based auction house in February without family's knowledge

Shas leader Deri instructs Population Authority to prepare for new rule aimed at dissuading people from obtaining citizenship only to promptly leave

Ambassador Hayek hails 'exciting moment'; mother of newborn, who lives abroad with Belgian husband, says she insisted on getting son's Israeli passport first