Bituah Leumi

Relief for US olim:

Five-year National Insurance exemption approved

New immigrants paying US Social Security will be exempt from Israeli National Insurance for five years, removing a key financial barrier to aliyah.

860 Israeli civilians, 53 minors, murdered since war began

Of the 860 Israeli civilians murdered since the war began 821 of them were from southern Israel, 27 were between the ages of 14 and 18.