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NEWS
Jerusalem Officials to Enforce Law Prohibiting Sale of
Dangerous Toys
by Betzalel Kahn
Jerusalem Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky directed the city
inspectors to immediately begin enforcing the business
licensing law and the inspection order for consumer items and
services, and -- in light of tensions in the city and the
residents' sensitivity to the sound of firecrackers -- to
ensure that stores selling toys and costumes for Purim do not
sell dangerous toys.
Rabbi Lupoliansky said the terrorist attacks in the city
demand "the understanding that every explosion of fireworks
or firecracker which is just a game or toy for children not
only endangers the user but also frightens local residents
who fear terror is striking us again." City officials defined
as dangerous any toy containing gunpowder or explosive
material, such as rockets, firecrackers, caps, fireworks,
etc., toys that closely resemble real guns, snow sprays and
confetti sprays (not approved by the Standards Institute),
various odorous sprays, crossbows, tear gas guns and toy
mortars, machine guns, tommy guns, dart guns, ninjas, paint-
pellet guns and all projectiles coated with gun powder to
make loud noises.
Every year as Purim approaches, the use of dangerous toys
increases. Following the Mayor's directives, city inspectors,
working in cooperation with Jerusalem Police and inspectors
from the Ministry, will conduct an intensive operation to
enforce the prohibition on the sale of dangerous toys in the
city and costumes containing flammable materials will be
confiscated.
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