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Jul. 19, 2021 6:04 AM
The Health Ministry is close to adopting a plan to provide health insurance for asylum seekers and other foreign nationals who can’t be deported from Israel.
Although Israel recognizes asylum seekers as “foreigners who can’t be deported,” it doesn’t currently provide them with any social benefits such as National Insurance Institute allowances, health insurance and welfare services. Consequently, some 28,000 adult asylum seekers, mostly from Eritrea and Sudan, receive no assistance, except in extreme cases.
A joint committee of the health and finance ministries considering solutions for asylum seekers is slated to submit its conclusions next week, in advance of the cabinet debate on the new state budget. It was established following a High Court of Justice ruling on a petition by Physicians for Human Rights that sought to require health insurance for minors who can’t be deported.
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May 04, 2021 |
The tragedy on Mt. Meron has once again raised the prospect of the formation of an official commission to investigate the incident. Dr. Dana Blander, a research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, explains the differences between Israel s various types of commissions of inquiry.
A Government Commission of Inquiry is established by virtue of section 8A of the Government Law, 5761 2001, which states that a minister may appoint a committee to examine a particular issue or event that is within his area of responsibility, and determine that such a committee will be headed by a retired judge. Since the Minister who established the committee is the Minister of Defense, the committee will submit the report to him.