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Central Election Committee Chairman Justice Elyakim Rubinstein has ruled that musical performances that took place in campaign rallies held by Labor and Meretz respectively are a violation of the Election Law. (Ynetnews)

(Hebrew – News1)

A study done by the Center for International Immigration and Integration of the JDC, said that migrant laborers in Israel had paid far more brokerage fees than currently allowed by the law.

(Hebrew)

Jews distributed pamphlets encouraging the employment of Jewish laborers over Arabs in the settlement Alon Shvut in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank.

(Hebrew)

A new report prepared for the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption concludes that Israeli-born college graduates earn twice as much as their Ethiopian-born counterparts.

MK Anastassia Michaeli (Yisrael Beitenu) poured a glass of water on MK Raleb Majadele (Labor) during a session of the Knesset’s Education, Culture and Sport Committee.

Residents of the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem have started a campaign for the removal of Palestinian job seekers from the neighborhood.

(Hebrew)

Secular employees in Jerusalem restaurants are required to wear skullcaps during their shifts in order to meet conditions of kashrut certification.

A report by the state comptroller and ombudsman on party funding found that parties are using state money meant for political activities for personal use, spending it on gala dinners, presents and bonuses for their accounting firms. According to the report, Kadima and Likud parties paid high sums for gala dinners; Shas party paid over $5,500 for a party in honor of the daughter of Minister Eli Yishai after her wedding; Yisrael Beiteinu spent over $12,000 on trips abroad for Minister Avigdor Lieberman and other party members; Ta’al spent over $6,000 on trips to Egypt and Jordan; the Arab Democratic Party spent over $8,000 on wedding presents; Ra’am awarded 6 copper plaques to activists who sailed on the Mavi Marmara; Likud, Kadima and Labor paid tens of thousands of dollars to their accounting firms as bonuses for giving them clean financial bills of health.

Dozens of refugees were dismissed from their jobs after new regulations were published, prohibiting the employment of asylum-seekers in Israel. The regulations have not yet come into force. (Hebrew)