Israeli Fathers Can Double Paternity Leave and Receive Extra Pay Through National Insurance Benefit
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by N12 · 2 hours ago
What happened
Israel offers a little-known "parallel leave" benefit allowing fathers to extend paternity leave by one week alongside the mother without reducing her leave, often increasing family income. Despite its advantages, only about 350 fathers use this option annually out of 180,000 births. The National Insurance Institute encourages more fathers to apply to strengthen family bonds and financial support.
- 01Israeli fathers have only five days of paternity leave, among the shortest in developed countries.
- 02A "parallel leave" option lets fathers take an extra week off simultaneously with the mother without reducing her leave.
- 03This benefit transfers one week of maternity pay to the father, often increasing family income by about 1,500 shekels.
- 04Only around 350 fathers use the parallel leave annually out of approximately 180,000 births in Israel.
- 05National Insurance officials admit the benefit is underutilized and encourage more fathers to apply.
- 06The leave helps mothers recover and strengthens the father-child-family relationship.
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