Interior Ministry Articles and latest stories | The Jerusalem Post

Please note: This website includes an accessibility system. Press Control-F11 to adjust the website to the visually impaired who are using a screen reader; Press Control-F10 to open an accessibility menu.

Released Thai hostages stand for a picture with Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa, in Beer Yaakov, Israel

Five Thai nationals released from Gaza captivity given permanent resident status

By JOANIE MARGULIES

ALIYAH AND INTEGRATION Minister Ofir Sofer welcomes immigrants from France at Ben-Gurion Airport in August. The writer asks: Isn’t it time to welcome immigrants the way we would embrace a long-lost friend who has finally come home?

We need to warmly welcome our immigrants

By COOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN

YOUNG OLIM who made aliyah with Youth Aliya Israel 1951

Should Israel loosen immigration rules amid rising antisemitism?

By COOKIE SCHWEBER-ISSAN

Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a special plenum session presenting the new emergency government at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on October 12, 2023.

Sa'ar calls on Interior Ministry to grant fallen Hebrew Israelite soldier's family citizenship

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau delivers a speech during a handover ceremony at the Interior Ministry in Paris, France, September 23, 2024.

French Interior Minister says Jewish citizens' security must be protected

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yosef Kibita poses with his new Israeli passport.

After long legal fight, man from Ugandan Jewish community is approved for Israeli citizenship

By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA

Pro Palestinian protesters demonstrate during the UN Climate Change Conference, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Bonn, Germany, June 7, 2024.

Germany bans Islamic Centre Hamburg over radical Islamist ties and extremism

By REUTERS

Women hold signs as they protest for women equality, in Tel Aviv on August 23, 2022.

Comptroller: Not enough female representation in local municipalities

OFIR SOFER takes over as aliyah and integration minister from Pnina Tamano-Shata at a ceremony on January 1, 2023, following the inauguration of the new government. Sofer is correct when he says that aliyah is more crucial than ever, says the writer.

A major change must be made in the administration of the Law of Return

By COOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN

Teudat Zehut, Israeli ID card 370

Knesset allows transgender people to remove 'dead name' from IDs

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

House and calculator [Illustrative].

Israeli municipal tax to jump by 5%, biggest rise in 17 years

By WALLA! FINANCE

Passports

This is how you will issue a biometric passport without leaving your home

By MEITAL SHARABI

Israeli Interior Minister Rabbi Moshe Arbel (Shas).

Population Authority launches new system to request passport extensions online

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Moshe Arbel

Knesset approves first reading of bill to let Israelis get passports, IDs online

Interior Minister Moshe Arbel granting permanent resident status to Hamid Abu Arar for his life-saving actions on October 7, February 21, 2024.

This Gazan risked his life for IDF soldiers on October 7 - and got rewarded

By Yuval Barnea

Influx of foreign construction workers begins

By Yaniv Ram

Thousands take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 1, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

LGBTQ+ Palestinians can request asylum in Israel, court rules

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

New housing for Nachal Oz evacuees: Where will it be established?

By Ofer Petersburg