March 17, 2019 – The Israeli Supreme Court ruled 8-1 to disqualify Michael Ben Ari from running for the 21st Knesset. Ben Ari was running as part of the far-right party Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power). The Supreme Court’s ruling overturned the previous decision made by the Israel Central Elections Commission on March 12 to allow […]
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Israel: Radio Station “Kol Barama” Will Pay 1 Million NIS in Damages for Excluding Women
JERUSALEM, Sept. 21, 2018 – On Thursday, September 20, the Jerusalem District Court made its final ruling in the class action suit against “Kol Barama,” an ultra-Orthodox radio station, will pay women for excluding them from the air. The radio station will pay 1 million NIS in damages, plus legal fees, for excluding women from […]
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Israel’s Supreme Court Rules Against the Deportation of a Foreign Victim of Domestic Abuse
Jerusalem, Israel, Sept. 14, 2018 – Yesterday, Thursday, September 13, 2018, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that the Population and Immigration Authority must reexamine the petition for residency status in the case of a foreign citizen who was the victim of domestic abuse by her Israeli husband. The couple were married for 2.5 years and had […]