“The decision by the Transportation Ministry sentences thousands of people with disabilities to isolation, suffering, and inaccessibility," the petition states.
The runners will dedicate their race to the memory of the late Lt. Col. (res.) Eliav Abitbol, who fell in the Iron Swords War in southern Lebanon.
From facing relentless cyberbullying as a teenager to advocating for anti-bullying legislation in Virginia, Brandon Farbstein’s journey has been defined by resilience, advocacy, and inclusivity.
This recognition is permanent and includes all rights in the mental, medical, employment, education, housing, car, full tax exemption, and other areas.
Their pleas were met with repeated promises from government representatives, which families claim have been "withheld for months."
Repetition of history as Jewish studies are suppressed and Jews are in hiding, once again
The Magazine spoke with disabled olim (new immigrants) and service providers about their experiences and the support available to them.
Family Day and Rare Disease Awareness Day coincide on the calendar, and to me, this is an important reminder: Every family is a family, no matter how they came to be.
Their decade-long captivity speaks volumes about the worst of human nature, of the depth of cruelty of which humans are capable.
The Jerusalem Report contacted leading Israeli organizations to see how the protracted war has impacted their populations and work.