Israel’s security cabinet meets on Syria

Published on April 29, 2013

Israel's security cabinet met to discuss the situation in Syria.

Tens of millions of hackers target Israel government Web sites

Published on November 18, 2012

More than 44 million hacking attempts have been made on Israeli government web sites since Wednesday when Israel began its Gaza air strikes, the government said on Sunday.

Support for Ariel school as university comes before vote

Published on July 16, 2012

Israel's Education Minister expressed public support for turning the university center at Ariel into a full university, and the Finance Ministry announced extra funding in advance of a committee vote on the issue.

Israeli leaders criticized over deadly 2010 Carmel forest fire

Published on June 20, 2012

Israeli leaders were sharply criticized in a government watchdog's report on Wednesday into emergency services' lack of preparedness for a 2010 forest fire that killed 44 people, but there were no calls for dismissal.

Israeli minister brushes off reports of his ouster

Published on July 25, 2011

Israel's finance minister, Yuval Steinitz, denied that there was any plan to oust him.

Financing approved for huge desalination plant in Israel

Published on May 24, 2011

Israel's Finance Ministry has approved funding for the construction of one of the largest water desalination plants in the world. The plant, which is being constructed in Sorek in central Israel, is scheduled to be completed in 2013 at a cost of $400 million. It will desalinate about 150 cubic meters of water per year, or about 20 percent of the water used for household use in Israel, and is expected to be the second largest water desalination plant in the world.

Israel will transfer collected tax money to PA

Published on May 16, 2011

Israel will resume the transfer of collected tax funds to the Palestinian Authority, its finance minister said. Yuval Steinitz, saying he was satisfied that none of the tax transfers would be given to the government's new partner Hamas or any other terrorist group, confirmed on Sunday night to reporters that his ministry would begin transferring the approximately $88 million in customs and other taxes that it collects for the Palestinians.