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NEWS One Israel's Ehud Barak trounced Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, 56.5% to 43.5%, in this week's national elections. Just half an hour after the polls closed, Netanyahu conceded defeat and told stunned supporters that he is withdrawing from politics, at least for a while.
A Terrible Scandal at the Polls -- Violence During the
Campaign Throughout the entire election day, reports streamed into UTJ's election headquarters -- and to those of other religious parties -- of Leftists who manned the polls in various capacities who were disrupting the voting procedures and causing the voters to wait for long hours, apparently in order to discourage them from voting, and thus to cut the number of voters in the chareidi and religious polls. Unprecedented Activity on Behalf of UTJ Throughout the Countryby Arye Zisman On Monday, election day for the 15h Knesset, masses of Torah Jews throughout the country were mekadesh sheim Shomayim by voting for United Torah Judaism (UTJ) and by participating in all of the varied activities on behalf of the slate. The vast mobilization, in light of the call of maranan verabonon, swept up all of the chareidi centers and all of the smaller communities. Thoughts on the Morning Afterby Mordecai Plaut The results of the elections certainly arouse mixed feelings in the chareidi community. Our Knesset representation went up, but so did that of those who ran on a platform of hatred for us. Meretz Fabrication FizzlesIn the heyday of the election campaign, Meretz released a scoop about a born and bred chareidi who went off the track and "confessed" that in the previous elections, while still chareidi, he had cast several ballots in one day. Lessons from the Election Campaignby Yated Ne'eman staff A large rally was held in Bnei Brak towards the end of the last election campaign by the United Torah Judaism party. The rally was attended by many important women, including Rebbetzin Steinman and others. Use Holocaust Reparations to Compensate Palestiniansby Arnon Yaffeh Yated Ne'eman Paris Correspondent In an article in the Herald Tribune, Clinton Bailey, a researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, proposes that some reparations received for Jewish assets expropriated by the Nazis be transferred to the Palestinians. Political Campaigning and Reaching Outby Y. Ariel United Torah Judaism deliberately included the phrase "for the sake of Shabbos" in its official title, to stress that the values that it promotes and defends against the hostile herd are general Jewish values of which Shabbos is the prime example. The election effort included various attempts to get the message across to broad sections of Israeli society. Commentary: Netanyahu Resignsby Arye Zisman Prime Minister Netanyahu seemed totally at peace with his resignation announcement. Netanyahu acted according to a dignified code of public behavior that is rarely seen in Israel. News AnalysisMordechai: The Media Made Him -- the Media Broke Him by Y. Roth Yitzchak Mordechai is a victim of the media. First he was applauded and pounded on the back by the entire media when he betrayed the party which had placed him on his political feet and advanced him to the center of the political map. HaRav Aharon Leib Steinman and HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Visit Reb Aharon Kornblit in Prisonby Betzalel Kahn A moving encounter took place last week in the Sharon prison, when HaRav Aharon Leib Steinman and HaRav Chaim Kanievsky visited Reb Aharon Kornblit. Reb Kornblit has been detained in prison for more than six months under the false accusation that he was one of the organizers of the torching of a missionary apartment in Meah Shearim. This is a full report of the visit which was mentioned briefly in our last edition. Unprecedented Reelectionby Yated Ne'eman Staff In an unpredcedented development, Councilor Joe Lobenstein MBE was elected Mayor of the London Borough of Hackney for a third consecutive year. First Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Moshe Sherer zt'lby A Sapir Almost exactly a year to the day since shock and sadness permeated Agudas Yisroel of America's 76th Anniversary Dinner, more than 1,500 who gathered at the New York Hilton last week for the organization's 77th fete were overwhelmed with fond memories and deep appreciation for Rabbi Moshe Sherer zt'l. 5000 Jews Celebrate Lag BaOmer in Djerbaby S. Fried Nearly 5000 Jews participated in the annual excursion to El-Ghariba, the oldest synagogue in Africa, which is situated on the island of Djerba off the north African coast of Tunisia. Torah Umesorah's CounterForce Outreach Programby Yated Ne'eman Staff Having a child thrown out of a yeshiva or Bais Yaakov is the
ultimate shock and wake-up call for many parents. What then?
Where do embarrassed and frightened parents turn?
by Yated Ne'eman Staff A new sefer, Orchos Chasidecho, was recently
published with the recommendations of HaRav Aharon Yehuda
Leib Steinman, HaRav Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz, HaRav Chaim
Kanievsky and HaRav Meir Tzvi Bergman. It was compiled and
edited by HaRav Osher Bergman.
by N. Safran A hitherto unknown letter, written by R' Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk to R' Dovid of Karlin has recently been discovered. It contains the following story: All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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