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Despite objections and protests, Netanyahu announced that the evacuation of Sde Dov will go through, saving the state coffers billions of shekels

Nine people, including two Immigration and Population employees, received tens of thousands of shekels in exchange for extending the visa of foreign workers

The Ministry of Public Security will permit Israel Police to issue a certificate of integrity to foreign citizens under certain conditions. It is also considering amending the law

The fast Jerusalem line to the Ben Gurion Airport will have expanded hours of operation

Flights to Eilat will now take place at the new Ramon International Airport at Timna, 20 kilometers north of Eilat

Foreign citizens with work visas (B / 1) who wish to work in Israel at an institution for minors are not allowed due to a bureaucratic snafu

Since the beginning of this year, domestic water prices have increased by 4.5% and household electricity prices have increased by 2.9%

Beginning this July, a new law will come into force requiring bicycle and electric scooter riders in Israel to carry a license certifying they may ride on them. The new law also applies to foreign residents living in Israel

As of January 2019, a tourist is prohibited to give and a business owner is prohibited to receive cash in excess of NIS 55,000

At the cabinet meeting on Sunday, Minister of Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett presented a picture of Diaspora Jewry and stated his opinion that "relations between Israel and the Diaspora have reached an unprecedented crisis."

Restaurateur Oren Luxenberg decided to answer the question "Why does a vegetable salad in an Israeli restaurant cost NIS 65?” going into the nitty-gritty details

For the first time, a new order allows the personal and family importation of electronic goods, with a limit of up to five devices

The candidates are promising that they will help all sectors, but experience teaches not to put faith in their promises

The Bank of Israel recently requested that Israel bank corporations provide the list of nonresidents' designated branches to Israeli Shortcut

Dear petitioners, and foreign citizens who are living in Israel!

The suspects reserved 1000s of appointment slots months in advance, and when residents needed services, they agreed to sell them the appointments for hundreds of shekels

You Rav-Kav card was empty when you boarded the bus? As of September, your trip will cost double

The Knesset approved the bill requiring all governmental bodies including Kupot Cholim to receive requests and documents by e-mail

The tourist had come from Cyprus to visit his mother in an Israeli hospital when he found himself at the mercy of a dishonest taxi driver

State Comptroller: Government ministries are violating the "Freedom of Information Law" * Violating ministries include the Prime Minister's Office, Culture and Sport, the Environment, Religious Affairs and Finance * Some ministries took years to respond to petitioners

The clarifications will make it easier to bring in larger amounts of personal imports while avoiding the bureaucracy required for commercial imports

You Can Now Change Your Address at the Driver’s License Office

EU attempted to issue a statement condemning the move but was overruled by EU members Hungary, the Czech Republic and Romania

Laws require numerous safety measures including requiring helmets and markings on bikes, stipulates where one can ride, and imposes stiff fines for a dozen infractions

Israel’s Defense Forces will permit all Israeli citizens who did not arrange their military status until now, to enter and leave Israel over a period of 1 1/2 months without risking detention

The new payment arrangement is slated to begin on April 22, 2018

Beginning March 8, new rules concerning buying and recharging one’s personal Rav Kav (bus card) have come into force

The present import limit for consumers will increase from $500 to $1,000

The Transportation Ministry has kept its promise to ease the existing regulations for foreigners and Israelis who have foreign driver’s licenses

New Transportation Ministry drivers’ license regulation s takes in consideration foreigners in Israel

The discount is the Interior Ministry’s Incentive for employees who had lost their property tax discounts because they earned the minimum wage

The step was a result of a comprehensive study of Israeli Electric Company policies which showed excessive consumer fee charges for the development of the electric grid

18% of Israel’s Demographic Increase Due to Immigration

"Israeli Shortcut": Forget the fake concern and photo-ops; we want real results

Chanukah greetings to foreign citizens from "Israeli Shortcut"

Although the US's recognition is welcome, many in Israel view it as a marginal matter.

The IDF letter to us emphasizes: “We intend to anchor the above military policies as soon as possible in the army legal ordinance.”

The new 20 and 100 NIS polymer banknotes come with a number of security measures making it among the hardest currencies to counterfeit in the world, Nevertheless, be prepared for the inevitable forgeries that will come

After learning of the injustice it perpetrated numerous times on returning minors, Bituach Leumi responded with a letter denying it.

Is the State of Israel truly the homeland of the Jewish People?

Bank of Israel says it won’t intervene in the banks’ onerous requirements from a foreign resident residing in Israel who wants to open a bank account because they are based on the bank’s considerations of risk management.

The administration and staff of "Israeli Shortcut" wishes all our clients and website readers:

The Transportation Ministry confirms they will implement major changes in the wake of Israeli Shortcut’s advocacy * After a lengthy correspondence between Israeli Shortcut’s legal department and senior ministry officials, a significant breakthrough was reached for holders of foreign driver’s licenses in Israel

Soon it will be possible to pay all government invoices at post offices with a credit card

Israeli Shortcut has discovered a glitch in Bituach Leumi’s regulations concerning the registration of a "returning minor."

The letter asks Netanyahu to assist in fulfilling the dream of foreign national Jews who want to remain living in Israel by reducing onerous bureaucracy and legal discrimination

Israeli Shortcut’s advocacy with the Ministry of Transport has born fruit and now new immigrants and returning residents with foreign driver's licenses will be able to immediately convert their foreign licenses to Israeli ones.

Foreign citizens who wish to update their residential address in Israel are often denied their legitimate right.

Foreign citizens will now have a lengthy wait due to the new law requiring Israeli citizens to transition to biometric documents.

The Water Authority says that the bureaucracy imposed on a foreign citizen is a “one-time action” and is reasonable and balanced.

Ministry of Transport: True, the law was formulated vaguely and it leaves a gray area, but that’s no reason to correct it.

Why are the water corporations imposing more stringent requirements on foreign citizens than Israelis?

That’s why the Tax Authority believes there is no point in changing the law that gives tax benefits to immigrants to include foreign citizens!

Israeli Shortcut has galvanized the City’s Ombudsman to find a solution for property tax discounts for chutznikim who are not Israeli citizens

In reply to Israeli Shortcut’s request, the Ministry of Transportation gave instructions to public transportation operators to immediately implement regulations that confer eligibility for discounts on foreign passport holders

If you are not an Israeli citizen but you live in Israel 183 days of the year, you have to pay Israeli taxes on your foreign income

The municipality demands far stricter compliance concerning the income tax deduction of the property tax from its residents who are foreign citizens than Israeli residents of the capital * And this despite a whopping 40% of the capital’s residents who are foreign nationals!

If one of your parents is Israeli, you were born and lived abroad and you want to cancel your Israeli citizenship, you may still find yourself being forcibly drafted into the Israeli army

Israeli Shortcut has been in contact with numerous government offices for the sake of improving regulations and ending legal lacuna for the benefit of foreign citizens living in Israel.

Israeli Shortcut is utilizing all possible means to galvanize civil servants to help the population of foreign citizens living in Israel.

The Ministry of Transport has been negligent in amending serious legal lacunae (a gap in the law) prevalent in the drivers’ license laws for immigrants, returning residents and tourists/foreign citizens.

Israeli Shortcut recently petitioned the Bank of Israel’s Supervisor of Banks seeking clarification regarding bank rules that discriminate against foreign citizens living in Israel who want to open bank accounts. Not only the Bank of Israel didn’t respond, we found that bank restrictions had become worse.

In addition to being Israel’s largest city, with a greater population than Tel Aviv and Haifa combined, Jerusalem has the country’s largest foreign national population and attracts millions of tourists and students every year which puts a heavy strain on the city’s finances

Israeli Shortcut has opened talks with heads of parliamentary parties and MKs to promote the establishment of a caucus on behalf of foreign citizens

The terrible tragedy which occurred in Jerusalem this week has focused the public’s attention on the integration difficulties experienced by immigrants in Israel.

The inclement winter has not stopped Israeli Shortcut from working tirelessly with the government and other authorities to promote legislation and regulations on behalf of foreign citizens and immigrants to assist them during their stay in Israel.

The District Director: "Our inspection shows that recipients of your organization’s services are not Jerusalem residents according to the Population Registry records"

Meet the Israeli residents who are unable to collect their bonuses and stipends.

Foreign nationals eligible for the discount include the disabled, elderly (over 60 years), students, and youths

Continuous requests by defendants who explained to the Jerusalem municipality that they don’t speak Hebrew were ignored by the municipality

After numerous complaints and appeals by customers, and after an official request from 'Israeli Shortcut”, Gihon Company now offers invoices in English upon request.

The Defense Ministry said that he would consider anew the issue of the "Torah is his vocation" deferment for yeshiva students from abroad who have Israeli citizenship, following a report written by Israeli Shortcut association that appeared in Bechadrei Chadorim.

It depends on who you ask. According to recent findings it would appear that the Jerusalem Municipality does not consider residents without Israeli Identity Cards to be true residents.

Due to Interior Minister Rabbi Aryeh Deri’s efforts, the discrimination has come to an end. Israeli consulates abroad will now arrange the student status of yeshiva students from abroad before they come to study in the country.

The Law to Establish an Immigrant Day passed a second and third reading in the Knesset.

It has become clear that there are still holes in the draft laws regarding Bnei Yeshiva which leave both Ben Mehagrim and the children of Israelis living abroad vulnerable to the draft.

The proposed bill by MK Itzik Shmueli will allow the elderly, new immigrants and the handicapped to cancel transactions by peddling and remote sales within 4 months - instead of within 14 days as established under the current law

You are foreign residents and your application to get a 2014 property tax discount from the Jerusalem municipality was rejected.

Israeli Shortcut made a party for all the foreign students in the holy city of Jerusalem this past Purim

The Lobby to Promote the Immigration and Absorption of French-speaking Jews Meets at the Knesset