Tag: National Insurance Institute
Is Israel doing enough to support evacuees?
While Israel’s Finance Ministry and National Insurance Institute agreed upon additional grants to unemployed evacuees just last week, some evacuees say not enough is being done to support those whose lives were uprooted by...
National Insurance Institute proposes compensation for families of Meron victims
Israel’s National Insurance Institute (NII) is proposing compensation in the amount of 100,000 shekels ($30,800) for each of the families who lost loved ones in the Lag B’Omer stampede at Mount Meron. A total of 45...
Israeli NGOs applaud jail term for Bedouin man convicted of polygamy
An Israeli Bedouin resident of the Negev desert was sentenced to seven months in prison this past week by the Beersheva Magistrates Court for practicing polygamy. The sentencing was welcomed by the Israeli NGO...