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NEWS
Kosher Lemehadrin Meals for Prisoners upon Request
by Eliezer Rauchberger
Internal Security Minister Tzachi Hanegbi issued a directive
to find a solution to allow any prisoner who submits a
special request to receive kosher lemehadrin meals.
Hanegbi's instructions follow a request by MK David Azoulai
(Shas), who claimed many prisoners have complained to him
that their applications for kosher lemehadrin food
were denied.
Azoulai told Hanegbi that recently prison officials have been
tightening the criteria for kosher lemehadrin meals
and many prisoners who became ineligible claim their
religious freedom is being restricted unjustifiably.
In response, Hanegbi said he ordered the issue of eligibility
for kosher lemehadrin food to be reexamined in depth
and instructed the Prisons Service Commissioner to find a
suitable solution for every prisoner whose world view
obligates him to eat kosher lemehadrin food.
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