Social security

White House wants to defund independent Social Security board, sources say

Officials in Washington noted that this move is "symbolic of sort of the larger trends in Washington."

 U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025.
 US President Donald Trump talks to the media next to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, with a Tesla car in the background, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 11, 2025.

Elon Musk, Donald Trump want to kill Social Security. Here's how it can be saved from DOGE -opinion

 PRESIDENT Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson shake hands during a House Republican members conference in Miami last month. Johnson may go down as the worst speaker in history, acting more like a White House junior staffer than the second in line to the presidency, the writer charges.

Mike Johnson: The weakest speaker, Trump’s puppet, and Musk’s doormat - opinion

 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee Donald Trump attends a rally in Wisconsin this week.

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The National Insurance Institute established a chat bot

Following the war: Social Security has launched a dedicated chatbot that will answer the public's questions about the various rights for all audiences.

  War rights: The National Insurance Institute established a chat bot relevant to the period /

The bright side of Israel: One girl's mission to save thousands of children

Without support, orphanhood can lead to a difficult life. Young orphans are 4 times more likely to get arrested and convicted of crimes.

 Hadar Kess, CEO of Sunflowers.

For Palestinians, terrorism against Israel pays - opinion

In what they describe as social security payments, the PA hands out monthly rewards to Palestinians (and their families) who carry out terror attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a virtual meeting with Palestinian factions over Israel and the United Arab Emirates' deal to normalise ties, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 3, 2020

Children with autism no longer have to go to board reviews

The National Insurance Institute issued a new circular to branches across Israel. A child with autism should not have to keep attending frequent board reviews.

‘TO BE a parent in Israel is almost obligatory’: Israel’s national health insurance system offers one of the world’s most generous fertility packages.

Bill to exempt US-Israel citizens from paying social security for both countries

A new bill hopes to allow US citizens in Israel to be exempt from paying double social security sums.

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Israeli volunteers in Ukraine will be recognized by National Insurance

So far, Israel's National Insurance has, according to the law, covered volunteers working in Israel and volunteers who have worked outside the country.

Yair Lapid and former Welfare Minister Meir Cohen present Yesh Atid's social welfare platform outside of the National Insurance Institute in Tel Aviv on Wednesday

Trump-era Jewish Social Security boss fired by Biden, refuses to leave

Saul claimed the move was illegal and vowed to stay in the post. However, the government is able to cut off access to computer networks, so it’s not clear what options he has.

Andrew Saul

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Educational companies encourage learning from home during quarantine

Educational companies in Israel and around the world are offering compromised services due to the novel coronavirus.

The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot.

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The problem with the bodyguard sector the world over, is the dramatization and Hollywood movies that have drilled into the minds of people

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New PA law 'disaster' for Palestinian future

“When the new law takes away the right of Palestinian widows to inherit the pensions of their deceased husbands, it asks them indirectly never to ever get married again,” al-Dababseh said.

Public servants of the Palestinian Authority queue to receive their salaries outside a bank in Gaza City May 3, 2018.