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Lower Inflation Expected
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Inflation in 2003 is now expected to be no more than 0.1-0.5 percent. This is so low as to be insignificant. The new, lower estimates follow the unexpectedly sharp drop in prices in July of 0.7 percent.

Mount of Olives in Dire Condition
by E. Rauchberger

"The Mount of Olives security staff confronts drug addicts and criminal elements almost every night and summons the police, who come to remove them from the premises only to return," reported Minister Gidon Ezra.

Fifth Anniversary of the Mikveh of East Denver
by Rabbi Hillel Goldberg and Yated Ne'eman Staff

Most people do not think of a mikveh as a kiruv tool, but the Mikveh of East Denver (MOED) has proven to be just that in its five years of existence. It is to its credit also that no michsholim have come out of its operation.

Bali Bomber Meant to Murder "Americans and Jews"
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

A court sentenced a grinning motorcycle mechanic to death for plotting the Bali nightclub terror attack that killed 202 people last October. The man, 41, is a suspected member of the Islamic militant group Jemaah Islamiyah.

Checking out Abu Kabir
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Private Daniel Hiller was found dead at his Israel Defense Forces base on May 30, 2001. An autopsy performed on his body at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine (NIFM) at Abu Kabir in Tel Aviv by Dr. Bertold Levy, showed that he had committed suicide.

Efforts to Stop Construction of Pork Distribution Center in Petach Tikva
by A. Cohen

The Tuv Taam Company, known for supplying non-kosher meat nationwide, has begun construction on a large pork distribution center in Petach Tikva, drawing harsh reactions from local bnei Torah.

Cornerstone-Laying Ceremony for Beis Medrash Elyon in Bnei Brak
by A. Cohen

Neveh Achiezer, a neighborhood located on the edge of Bnei Brak, drew hundreds of visitors last week who came to take part in the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the building slated to house the Beis Medrash Elyon yeshiva and beis knesses of Mishkenos Achiezer Kehillas Avreichim.

Wall Around Sadigora Cemetery Finally Completed
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Sadigora and Ruzhin Chassidim around the world were delighted over recent reports that after years of efforts a wall around the cemetery in the city of Sadigora has finally reached completion, the refuse that accumulated over the years has been removed and the area is being renovated and improved.


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