Compensation

Gaza compensation: A controversial idea to free Israel from the war crimes debate - analysis

Ex gratia payments to some Palestinians will not solve Israel’s legitimacy problems - but many smart Israeli legal minds think it could be a start.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Palestinians rally to mark the fifth anniversary of the ‘Mavi Marmara’ flotilla, in Gaza City port, May 31, 2015.
Palestinians live among the ruins of their destroyed homes after returning to the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, February 8, 2026

Israeli officials consider paying some Gazan war victims to rebuild global legitimacy - exclusive

Officials raised a controversial idea to free Israel from the black and white debate of war crimes without admitting criminal fault, starting the painstaking process of rebuilding Israeli legitimacy.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
MEMORIAL CEREMONY for 12 young Druze residents from Majdal Shams, killed in a Hezbollah missile attack in July 2024. Shurat HaDin is representing families of the victims in a lawsuit against Hezbollah.

Families of July 2024 Majdal Shams missile attack victims sue Hezbollah for NIS 80 million

Shurat HaDin filed the NIS 80 million lawsuit on behalf of the Majdal Shams families whose children were killed in a Hezbollah rocket strike.

|ByJAMES GENN
Elazar Rumpler, a senior leader within haredi cult Lev Tahor, appearing in the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing in 2020; illustrative.

Jerusalem court sends senior Lev Tahor cult leader Elazar Rumpler to prison in child abuse case

Elazar Rumpler, a Lev Tahor haredi cult leader, was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay a total of NIS 22,000 in fines and compensation for assaulting a 10-year-old child.

|ByJAMES GENN

Couple hides Holocaust survivor mother's body to maintain compensations

A Karmiel couple buried a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor in her yard to keep receiving her benefits. Police found her remains 3 meters deep a year and a half later.

OCTOBER 20, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Police car at night

Slip and Fall in the Gig Economy: Who Bears Responsibility?

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ByDAVID RABINOWICZ
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‘Shameful’: Smotrich faces uproar from bereaved families amid push for NIS 30b. defense budget rise

Bereaved families slammed Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for skipping a meeting on aid, as he pushed a NIS 30b defense budget increase.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025ByKESHET NEEV
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a committee meeting on September 14, 2025.

Unclear compensation, lack of bomb shelters: 700 complaints filed to comptroller during Iran attack

The comptroller received 700 complaints just between June 13 and July 14, tallying to 303 cases. Of them, 51.7% were resolved.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
The aftermath of an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, central Israel, June 15, 2025

Your Taxes: Unfit homes and other properties due to the war

Israel’s war left thousands homeless as missiles hit homes. New rules offer compensation, tax relief, and landlord aid, but rebuilding will take time.

AUGUST 29, 2025ByLEON HARRIS
Damage caused to a building from a barrage of missiles from Iran, June 14, 2025

Tehran offers minimal compensation for damage caused by Israeli strikes - report

No government official has commented on compensation plans for residents outside of Tehran, Iran International reported.

JULY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE AFTERMATH of an Israeli strike on a building in Tehran, June 2025.

Government, labor associations announce compensation for businesses amid Iran war

The plan had previously applied to specific areas impacted by the Israel-Hamas war.

JUNE 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (center) with Histadrut head Arnon Bar-David (right of center), Presidency of Business Organizations chair Dubi Amitai (left of center), and others announcing compensation for businesses, June 23, 2025.

Israel amends financial support package for guardians of children orphaned in terror attacks

Support packages will be dependent on the number of orphans cared for per household, their ages, as well as the number of guardians caring for them.

MARCH 31, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Abigail Idan, who was released after being taken hostage during the October 7 attack on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas, smiles on the lap of her aunt Liron at Schneider Children's Medical Center, November 27, 2023.

El Al pilots receive nearly NIS 250,000 bonus each

The highest bonus went to the pilots: 6% of the pre-tax profit, or nearly $41 million

MARCH 13, 2025ByNETANEL ARIEL/GLOBES/TNS
Illustrative: An El Al flight crew is seen walking away from a plane.

Betrunkener Southwest-Pilot zwangsweise aus dem Verkehr gezogen

Der Flug verzögerte sich um fast fünf Stunden, weil Southwest Airlines einen Ersatzpiloten suchte.

MARCH 11, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Ein Passagierflugzeug der Southwest Airlines startet vom Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 27. Dezember 2022. (Illustrativ)