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In an apparent response to the two recent bus bombings in
Jerusalem, the IDF has increased the pressure on the terror
groups, including the targeted killing of a senior Islamic
Jihad terrorist and two terrorist companions. The attack came
almost exactly a week after a suicide bomber murdered eight
people on a bus in Jerusalem. Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom launched a full-blown defense
of the security fence and of unilateral separation when he
met senior members of the British media in London this
week.
Betzedek has filed a High Court petition challenging the
legality of the strict new regulations for pubic institutions
submitting requests for state funding, as well as another
petition against monetary sanctions imposed against
institutions where administrative defects were found, asking
for their cancellation and an interim order to block their
immediate implementation.
Police are investigating an incident in which a pig's head
was laid on the stairs of Beis Knesses Bnei Torah on
Arlozorov Street in Haifa. Evidence has been collected from
the scene but so far there are no suspects and the case has
been turned over to police investigations, MK Yaakov Edri
(Likud) reported to a Knesset plenum in response to a
parliamentary question by MK David Azoulai (Shas). He
denounced the incident, saying the perpetrator deserves to be
severely censured.
Tests conducted in Bnei Brak schools found measured radiation
levels far below even the strict Israeli standards. These
were on a list of 33 schools that were said to be "at risk"
to exposure from radiation from power lines. Hague Trial: French Professor Defends Suicide
Bombings The three days of hearings in the Hague on Israel's security
barrier closed after the 15 judges in black robes heard a
professor from France defend suicide bombings and question
Israel's right to exist. The judges did not react to her
testimony.
Experimental System to Keep Suicide Bombers off
Buses Five buses equipped with a protection system against suicide
bombers were brought into use after being officially unveiled
by the Transportation Minister and the heads of Egged and
Dan. Three were handed over to Dan and two to Egged of
Jerusalem. Contractors Not Submitting Bids in Elad All of the contractors that showed any interest in a Housing
Ministry tender for the construction of 72 single-family
housing units in Elad decided not to submit bids, apparently
because of the high entry-level price the ministry set. Youths Urged Not to Smoke on Purim
"Many people started smoking on Purim under the excuse of
simchah, but later they were unable to quit," notes
the City of Bnei Brak's Education Department in a letter to
parents of talmidim throughout the city as part of a
comprehensive campaign to discourage smoking among youths. Hating Evil Leads to Pure Spiritual Simchah
The mitzvah of remembering Amolek is not just to recall
historical incidents, but to remind us to hate all evil.
According to the Rambam: "The 189th [Mitzvas Asei] is
that He has commanded us to remember what Amolek did to us
when hastening to do evil to us. Yerusholayim of Yesteryear
Certainly rain, and even snow are not uncommon Purim weather.
They say this is because of R' Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld's
prayer that Purim not become a street carnival in Jerusalem,
but remain somewhat restrained and subdued. HaRav Sholom Goldstein -- a Torah Pioneer Who Turned His
City Yeshivas Mordechai Hatzaddik -- The Biggest Yeshiva in the
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