The Food Stamp Program Initiated by Former Interior Minister Arye Dery Was Criticized for Its Exclusive Criteria Which Left Out Many Food-insecure Populations, Disproportionately Benefitting the ultra-Orthodox Community
Opposition Leader Benny Gantz Called the Bill to Revoke the Reasonableness Standard, Which Is a Key Part of the Netanyahu-gov't's Judicial Overhaul Plan, 'A Law to Whitewash Corruption' Amidst Tense Scenes in the Knesset Committee Meeting
The Government-sponsored Bill Claims That There Is a Growing Number of Immigrants Who Exploit the Law of Return in Order to Obtain a Passport and Social Benefits, Without Ever Integrating Into Israeli Society
Ultra-orthodox leaders allegedly lobbied to maintain unlimited entry to the site where 45 people were killed a year ago, despite coronavirus restrictions then in force