Attorney General:
Daycare subsidy is an illegitimate benefit to draft dodgers
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara wrote to the Minister of Justice to oppose a bill to continue subsidies to families where the father does not serve in the army.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara wrote to the Minister of Justice to oppose a bill to continue subsidies to families where the father does not serve in the army.


The former Prime Minister issues a scathing denunciation of the law to continue funding daycare for families of Yeshiva students who do not enlist.

The war caused a significant decrease in sense of security and academic achievement throughout Israel.

IDF dismisses MK from Otzma Yehudit after he was photographed in a home in southern Lebanon with graffiti behind him reading "MK Kroizer's office".
'Disturbing increase in deliberate leaks from secret cabinet meetings since the outbreak of the war,' PM's Office notes. Several suspects have already been arrested in the matter.

Family and friends gather Saturday night in the Goldberg family's mourning tent, marking the end of the seven-day mourning period following the fall of Rabbi Avi Goldberg in Lebanon.

Maya Regev, kidnapped on October 7 together with her brother and boyfriend, and released last year in a prisoner swap deal, speaks at central rally.

Former PM Ehud Olmert said that the government has no justification for continuing the war in Gaza.

The government has approved a state budget for 2025 of approximately 605 billion shekels, an important step in avoiding early elections.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, agree National Insurance Institute premiums will rise, but stipends won't be frozen.

'Chief Rabbinate is not just for haredim or religious people, it's for everyone,' new Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber says.

The Israel Dog Unit held an exercise simulating finding victims in extreme circumstances such as under rubble, in trees, and on a roof.

Families of hostages met with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich who told them: I will not decide in advance and I will not say in advance that I am against the deal until I know exactly what is on the table.

Hamas captivity survivor Erez Kalderon celebrates his Bar Mitzvah without his father Ofer, who remains held by Hamas. Meanwhile, the family of Omer Shem Tov marks his 22nd birthday - his second birthday in captivity.

After the two tied in the first round of elections, Netanya Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber bested his opponent, Petah Tikva Chief Rabbi Micha Halevi.

About 24,500 cranes flew over Agamon Hula this morning. 'The wonderful sounds of the cranes manage to silence even the sounds of war.'

Head of the Samaria Council, Yossi Dagan, hosted former ambassador David Friedman, who chose to launch his new book in Hebrew 'One Jewish State' specifically in Samaria.

Border Police officers in Tel Aviv arrested three infiltrators and a business owner who allegedly employed and harbored them.

MK Gideon Sa'ar slams left-wing MKs, notes, 'offensive in Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah's elimination, strikes in Iran, and Yahya Sinwar's elimination - all happened only after Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot quit.'

Israel Press Council informs MK Ofer Cassif that his complaint against news anchor, Danny Kushmaro, after the latter blew up a building in Gaza, has been shelved.

Running parallel to the Gaza-Egypt border, the new Philadelphi Corridor has two lanes and traffic signs, and is still patrolled by the IDF.

Director General of the Ministry of the Interior Ronen Peretz ordered a halt to all advertising and agreements with Haaretz after publisher Amos Schocken's brazen statement.

Roi Levy, mayor of Nesher, halted advertising in Haaretz, after publisher Amos Shoken called for sanctions to be imposed on PM and ministers, saying 'Palestinians are freedom fighters.'

According to poll, Bennett cannot form a coalition from center-left bloc without the Arabs; he will need the opposition parties.

Likud MK Galit Distel Atbaryan explains why she understands the haredi community's opposition to the Draft Law, hopes Supreme Court won't torpedo anti-terrorist law.

At a special memorial event for fallen soldiers in Bnei Barak, Rabbi Meir Mazuz said that those who went to war will be remembered in their world and reimbursed in the next.

Dr. Michael Ben Ari, at the opening of his trial: 'The concept of October 7th started in the State Attorney's office.'

MK Moshe Saada slams decision to end daycare subsidies for yeshiva students' children, insists 'you don't fix one injustice with another injustice.'

PM suggests postponing son Avner's wedding, planned for November 25th in central location, due to security situation and risk of UAVs.

Varda Ben Baruch, grandmother of Idan, held hostage in Gaza: 'After the elimination of terrorist leaders, it is time for Israel to initiate a deal for the release of all the hostages.'

First sergeant Nisim Meytal of Hadera was killed, 57 years after his grandfather, along with four other IDF soldiers from the multi-dimensional unit in northern Gaza.

Eliezer, brother of Rabbi Avi Goldberg, who fell in Lebanon, says: 'He was a fighter-Rabbi, a Rabbi-fighter. Avi believed that you can learn Torah, and do it in the army.'

Rachel Goldberg, widow of Rabbi Avi Goldberg z"l, who fell in Lebanon, speaks to Jerusalem Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Shlomo Amar, about the draft law, when he came to pay a shiva call.

MK Ofer Cassif caused significant controversy in the Knesset today by denouncing a fallen IDF soldier.

Students from Midrashiat Noam Ort in Kfar Saba wear shirts honoring their fallen teacher, Shaul Moyal, with the slogan, 'I love teaching you,' as he would sing it.

National Cyber Directorate receives update of tech issue preventing credit card transactions, experts suspect DDoS attack.

The Defense Ministry has published figures regarding the number of new cases in the rehabilitation department.

The mother of fallen soldier Gilad Nitzan shares her way to honor her son's legacy.

Newly-discovered 5,000-year-old site - one of the earliest ever found in Israel - played a central role in the Judean Lowlands Early Bronze Age settlement network.

Police arrest truck driver and another passenger who were driving a vehicle with a rocket launcher that was taken as loot from Lebanon.

New poll finds that Prime Minister Netanyahu leads on the question of suitability for the role of Prime Minister, but the coalition he leads does not reach 61 seats.

Nine suspects arrested during protest outside the Prime Minister's residence on Azza Street in Jerusalem.

A new survey shows that Trump holds a popularity rating almost four times that of Harris in Israel as election day looms.

Emergency responders bring joy to a young boy with muscular dystrophy and a dream.

Binyamin Regional Council Governor and Yesha Council Chair Israel Ganz met on Sunday with former US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, who gave Ganz a copy of “One Jewish State,” Friedman’s new book outlining his solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas speaks to Russia's Margarita Simonyan, claiming Israel is a US 'colonial project.' 'If not for America, Israel would not exist.'

Minister Bezalel Smotrich cried while talking about members of the religious Zionist community who fell in battle. 'The religious Zionist sector has paid a price disproportionate to its percentage of the population.'

Esther Tzdok and Rachel Moyal, the daughters of Shaul Moyal who fell in Lebanon: 'One of our siblings said that they asked him if he was afraid to leave us, and he answered: 'I'm going to save the residents of the north.'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich responds to Housing Minister's demand that the Draft Law pass before the State budget.

The family of fallen IDF officer Rabbi Avi Goldberg asks that politicians visit with a member of the opposing side. 'At a time when the rifts in Israeli society are growing, it is important for us to underline the value of unity.'

Michal Gabay, mother of the late Shani, who was killed in the October 7 massacre, thanks ZAKA volunteers: 'Thanks to your efforts, she is buried with the honor she deserves!'

The Cabinet meeting was moved to a more secure location in the capital due to security concerns. However, the location was reveled in official announcements by the the Cabinet Secretariat, which later stated that 'it was a mishap.'

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef instructs all non-Torah study activity canceled due to war, calls on yeshiva students to pray for protection for Israel's security forces and healing for the injured.

Egypt expects progress in ceasefire-prisoner swap deal to lower tensions in region, report says.

Moshe, whose son Aner was killed while protecting others near the site of the Supernova Music Festival, tells Arutz Sheva that there were many heroes, and 'and we need to come together and think about them, even those whose stories were not told.'

Friends share children's reactions, as numbers of orphans climb.

Rabbi Avraham Goldberg, the rabbi of the Himmelfarb High School in Jerusalem who fell in battle in Lebanon, was laid to rest and no eye remained dry when his children recited the Kaddish prayer in his memory.

Shai Glick, CEO of B'Tzalmo, appealed to the Knesset's Ethics Committee to immediately suspend MK Ofer Cassif and order him to pay a fine of NIS 100,000.

Rabbi Yitzhak Dor, Dean of the Horev Yeshiva High School in Jerusalem: 'Out of this great pain will sprout a great redemption.'

The volunteers read the Kaddish prayer at the home of the Siman Tov family, where Tamar and Johnny were murdered together with their three children, five-year-olds Arbel and Shahar, and two and a half-year-old Omer.
