News
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Mount of Olives in Neglect
Eitan Fried 03/11/2009 17:39The decision about the neglect of the Mount of Olives was transferred to the Prime Minister, who is expected to decide on the establishment of a governmental authority to deal with the complex situation.
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Chareidi Cities the Poorest
Eitan Fried 03/11/2009 17:00Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics puts the chareidi towns in a marked economic decline together with the Arab and Druze towns, and determines that the chareidi cities are among the poorest cities in Israel. Alongside Rahat and Kesifa, stands Betar Ilit and Modiin Ilit in the lowest cluster in the country. And who’s on top? Of course, the secular cities.
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Lower Fee for Lost Passport
Eitan Fried 03/11/2009 16:00After raising the fee to replace a lost or stolen passport, the Ministry of Interior is considering lowering the fee by 25%.
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Tel Aviv Within Hamas Range
Avi Moshe 03/11/2009 14:15After sending kassam rockets last winter to Be'er Sheva and Ashdod, the Hamas has re-outfitted its weapons arsenal with a new rocket that has a range of 60 kilometers, and which could reach many cities in the Gush Dan and Tel Aviv region. The Head of "Aman": Iran continues to supply the Hezbollah with weapons, via Syria and Turkey.
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Rabbi Steinman Rules
Yosef Feffer - New York 03/11/2009 11:37A fierce debate has been going on within the Jewish community of Lakewood, over who to vote for in today's elections for Governor of New Jersey. The community Vaad decided to support the Democratic candidate, who is in favor of laws permitting toeivah. Maran, the gaon Rabbi Aryeh Leib Steinman ruled: Vote for the Democratic candidate, as he supports yeshivas.
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Egged Fined for Radio
Avi Moshe 03/11/2009 11:25The Supreme Court rejected Egged’s appeal on the conviction for not lowering the radio’s volume on the Jerusalem-Elad bus-line.
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"Met Mitzvah" Identified
Eitan Fried 03/11/2009 09:24
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After a comparison of the DNA of the niftar and the man believed to be his brother, the police positively identified the individual who died alone in the hospital on Rosh Hashana: Reb Moshe Dimant, from Jerusalem.
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Child Hurt by Falling Brick
Eitan Fried 03/11/2009 00:30A boy was transported to the hospital in serious condition, after being hit on the head with a brick that dislodged and fell from the fifth floor of a building. The building has been cordoned off, out of fear that additional bricks will fall.
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Death Penalty in Israel?
Eitan Fried 02/11/2009 23:29Following the murder of an entire family in Rishon Lezion a bill has been presented that will give the death penalty to a child murderer, despite the absence of such punishment in Israel today. The law’s proponents argue: “There is no escaping the death penalty for extreme cases of wild beasts in human form.”
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Jewish Spy Shot in Russia
Eitan Fried 02/11/2009 21:52Shabtai Kalmanovich, a Jewish businessman who was convicted of espionage in Israel for the KGB, and was punished in Israel, was murdered this evening in a drive-by shooting at his car in Moscow. Russian Police suspect: The murder was over business affairs, which also included Israeli elements.
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