The Knesset’s Internal Affairs and Environment Committee approved new regulations that will impose administrative fines on illegal construction and violations of demolition orders. Regulations approved on Monday by the Knesset’s Internal Affairs Committee mandate administrative fines ranging from NIS 8,000 to NIS 300,000, to be levied as a first line of defense against illegal construction, according to specific criteria, including size of the structure, location, specific building or utilization infractions, private versus corporate construction, and more. “After years of inaction, the ‘money time’ is finally here. The State of Israel must prove that it is serious about putting an end to what has been called ‘a national scourge,’ ” Regavim, an NGO at the forefront of the legal and legislative battle against illegal construction throughout Israel, said in a statement. Regavim welcomed the Knesset committee’s approval of the new regulations. “In the State of Israel, there are hundreds of thousands of ‘hardcore’ illegal structures, aside from structures that deviate from building code regulations,” says Meir Deutsch, director of policy and parliamentary affairs at Regavim. “The situation is such that the Supreme Court categorized illegal construction in Israel as a ‘national epidemic.’ ” To date, the overwhelming majority of construction offenders spent years in court, in long and exhausting proceedings that generally ended without any enforcement on the ground—a process that diluted any deterrent effect the law might have had. “The new regulations will, for the first time, create an immediate response and present a formidable deterrent against building offenses,” said Deutsch. “Now we must ensure that the new regulations are applied and enforced.”
“The people remember. The people salute. The people are deeply grateful to the sons and daughters, thanks to whom our existence is assured,” the prime minister said.
Simon Karam previously headed the Lebanese team in negotiations regarding the implementation of the 2024 truce.
“The IDF views the use of schools for terrorist activity with the utmost severity,” the military said.
Foreign Minister Sa’ar fires back by recalling Madrid’s support for dictatorships.
“People have every right to protest, but what’s happening here goes beyond that,” Regina Sassoon Friedland, of the American Jewish Committee, told JNS. “The Jewish people will not be intimidated to halt our events and activities.”
“I’m in there as the religious Jewish guy,” Henry Stern told JNS. “There’s got to be room for me, too.”
“I would wager that Jews are overrepresented as NRA members versus our percentage of the population,” Ed Friedman, who edits the NRA’s “Shooting Illustrated magazine,” told JNS.
The state found that the district failed to protect a Jewish football player and in its subsequent investigation.-
Foreign Minister Sa’ar fires back by recalling Madrid’s support for dictatorships.
The spokesman accused Washington of violating the two-week ceasefire.
The plot targeted an oil pipeline and Jewish sites, with drones and explosives smuggled in under IRGC direction, Israeli agencies said.
Case against a dual U.K.-Israeli citizen and IDF veteran was “politically motivated,” judge ruled. -
The state found that the district failed to protect a Jewish football player and in its subsequent investigation.
Nearly half of European Jews and a third of North American Jews experienced antisemitism in the past year.
Two suspects were detained in connection to the latest attempt to set a London synagogue ablaze.
Ambassador Bill White has called out attacks on Jews, Jewish religious practices in the European country. 
Some 1,000 people showed up to the event, organized by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum and UJA-Federation of New York.
“This week we are reminded that with true faith, eternal hope and the power of prayer, nothing can stop the people of God.”
It appears as “a living educational framework—a connection between Jewish communities in Israel and abroad, and a reflection of the strength of these communities across generations.”
Kalman Meir Bar releases special rules for holiday eve, advising evacuees and bomb shelter residents on leaven searches during war.
Widow of Yamam fighter Yorai Cohen, who fell defending Israel on Oct. 7, talks about life before and after his death.
Women serving in the military prepare for Independence Day ceremony blending tradition, identity and national resilience.
The victory of the 45-year-old lawyer is expected to end Hungary’s automatic veto of anti-Israel initiatives in the European Union.
Funded by Jewish National Fund-USA, three organizations leverage their strengths to support Israeli communities.
Senate Democrats haven’t turned on the Jewish state because the Netanyahu government is reckless. It’s because they fear a party base of deluded antisemites.
U.S. military assistance to Jerusalem is governed by agreements and legal frameworks that require much of that funding to be spent on American-made defense systems.
Israel has become a global laboratory for understanding trauma across an entire society. This reality carries responsibility.
Alongside my fellow police leaders, I pledged those words not as ceremony, but as a binding professional and moral commitment: “Never Again on Our Watch.”
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“The people remember. The people salute. The people are deeply grateful to the sons and daughters, thanks to whom our existence is assured,” the prime minister said.
Simon Karam previously headed the Lebanese team in negotiations regarding the implementation of the 2024 truce.
“The IDF views the use of schools for terrorist activity with the utmost severity,” the military said.
Foreign Minister Sa’ar fires back by recalling Madrid’s support for dictatorships.
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“People have every right to protest, but what’s happening here goes beyond that,” Regina Sassoon Friedland, of the American Jewish Committee, told JNS. “The Jewish people will not be intimidated to halt our events and activities.”
“I’m in there as the religious Jewish guy,” Henry Stern told JNS. “There’s got to be room for me, too.”
“I would wager that Jews are overrepresented as NRA members versus our percentage of the population,” Ed Friedman, who edits the NRA’s “Shooting Illustrated magazine,” told JNS.
The state found that the district failed to protect a Jewish football player and in its subsequent investigation.
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Foreign Minister Sa’ar fires back by recalling Madrid’s support for dictatorships.
The spokesman accused Washington of violating the two-week ceasefire.
The plot targeted an oil pipeline and Jewish sites, with drones and explosives smuggled in under IRGC direction, Israeli agencies said.
Case against a dual U.K.-Israeli citizen and IDF veteran was “politically motivated,” judge ruled.
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The state found that the district failed to protect a Jewish football player and in its subsequent investigation.
Nearly half of European Jews and a third of North American Jews experienced antisemitism in the past year.
Two suspects were detained in connection to the latest attempt to set a London synagogue ablaze.
Ambassador Bill White has called out attacks on Jews, Jewish religious practices in the European country.
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Some 1,000 people showed up to the event, organized by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum and UJA-Federation of New York.
“This week we are reminded that with true faith, eternal hope and the power of prayer, nothing can stop the people of God.”
It appears as “a living educational framework—a connection between Jewish communities in Israel and abroad, and a reflection of the strength of these communities across generations.”
Kalman Meir Bar releases special rules for holiday eve, advising evacuees and bomb shelter residents on leaven searches during war.
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Widow of Yamam fighter Yorai Cohen, who fell defending Israel on Oct. 7, talks about life before and after his death.
Women serving in the military prepare for Independence Day ceremony blending tradition, identity and national resilience.
The victory of the 45-year-old lawyer is expected to end Hungary’s automatic veto of anti-Israel initiatives in the European Union.
Funded by Jewish National Fund-USA, three organizations leverage their strengths to support Israeli communities.
-
Senate Democrats haven’t turned on the Jewish state because the Netanyahu government is reckless. It’s because they fear a party base of deluded antisemites.
U.S. military assistance to Jerusalem is governed by agreements and legal frameworks that require much of that funding to be spent on American-made defense systems.
Israel has become a global laboratory for understanding trauma across an entire society. This reality carries responsibility.
Alongside my fellow police leaders, I pledged those words not as ceremony, but as a binding professional and moral commitment: “Never Again on Our Watch.”
