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After several days of direct talks in Washington, capped by a
three-hour one-on-one session, Prime Minister Barak of Israel
and President Clinton issued a joint statement indicating
broad cooperation in many areas and significant specific
agreements on important issues that span virtually the entire
gamut of Israel-U.S. relations. A number of anti-religious bills put forward by MKs from One
Israel have drawn fire from chareidi and religious MKs, who
denounced the bills as being a total contradiction to the
coalition agreement. U.S. House Passes Religious Protection Bill Jewish boys wearing yarmulkes in public schools would be better
protected from government restrictions under legislation approved
by the House of Representatives. Soldiers Participate in Missionary Programs in the
Galil Last Monday, Rabbi Avrohom Ravitz demanded of Ehud Barak, who
is both Prime Minster and Security Minister, that all
missionary activity in the IDF be halted immediately. Rabbi
Ravitz made this demand in the wake of a document he received
which contained a report of missionary activity among the IDF
soldiers, as part of an "informative educational" program for
them. Only Left Can Undermine the Rule of Law By Changing Basic
Law At deliberations over the change in the Basic Law of
Government which enabled the broadening of the Government to
allow more Cabinet Ministers (to 24 from the original 18),
UTJ representatives did not hide their opposition to the Law
nor the fact that they have been compelled to support it
because of their obligation under the Coalition agreement. With Egged to Vosikin at the Kosel Bus service to the Kosel with Egged buses #1 and #2 will now
begin at 4:45 A.M., to enable people to reach the Kosel for
the early summer vosikin minyan. Egged has taken this
step as part of its policy of facilitating transportation for
Jews who seek to pour out their hearts to Hashem at the
Kosel. Already Violating the Coalition
Agreement It has only been a matter of days since the chareidi
representatives in the Knesset, under the direction of the
gedolim, raised their hands in support of the current
government, in the expectation that the new Prime Minister
and all the partners of the coalition would keep their part
of the agreement that they just signed with United Torah
Judaism (UTJ) to make legal arrangements for yeshiva students
to continue their studies uninterrupted, and to maintain the
religious status quo. But days is all it took for these
agreements to be violated, both in letter and in spirit. Resurrection You won't believe this. But then again, maybe you
will.
I walk home from the old city of Zefat down the staircase.
The yellow daffodils breathe rhythmically throughout the
hilldside. The fresh spring grasses wave their overgrown tips
all the way down to the cemetery. The graves are surrounded
by dry, hot earth with an occasional large bourgeoning tree
guarding the holy site... Chassidus Ashkenaz Restored: HaRav
Yechiel Schlesinger zt'l -- 9th Adar 5759, His
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