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NEWS
More than 20 percent of Israeli Books Published are
Religious
Dollar Rises 12 Agorot in Three Months
Only 15% of Farm Workers in Israel are Jewish
By Betzalel Kahn While the State of Israel moved numerous roads because of problems with Jewish gravesites the Transportation Ministry and the Trans-Israel Highway Company are refusing to alter the route of Highway 6 despite damage to burial caves forbidden by the leading poskim, said MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni during a meeting of the Knesset Religious Lobby. Modi'in Illit Selected as "Employment Advancement Town" By A. Cohen Modi'in Illit has been granted the status of an Employment Advancement Town in a special Ministry of Industry, Trade and Employment program to promote employment through the local authorities. Organizers say Modi'in Illit meets the criteria due to the heavy involvement by Council Head Rabbi Yaakov Guterman in finding and creating sources of employment in the city. MK Gafni Attacks Likud for Delays in Funding for Torah- Based Culture Organizations By Eliezer Rauchberger "Traitors. You destroyed the country. Where else in the country is there a situation in which money is not transferred because of criteria?" MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni demanded, lashing out at the Likud during a Knesset Finance Committee meeting over the prolonged delay in funding transfers for Torah-based culture organizations for the year 2005 by the Education Ministry, which is headed by Minister Livnat of the Likud Party. Franklin Formally Charged with Passing Secret Data to AIPAC by Yated Ne'eman Staff Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin, who is not Jewish, has been indicted on charges of leaking classified military information to employees of AIPAC, according to court papers made public Monday. Through his attorney, Franklin denied all the charges. Notice Regarding Wigs Originating in IndiaAt the behest of ateres rosheinu Maran HaRav Yosef Sholom Eliashiv shlita, and with the consent of the beis din that issued kashrus certification to readdress the hechsher given to wigs originating in India,... Route to Roots Campaignby Yated Ne'eman Staff Israel has suggested constructing a special rail line linking the Gaza Strip and West Bank to allow Palestinians in the two areas easy. The tracks would run from the Erez checkpoint to the Tarqumiya crossing near Hebron. The idea was approved by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon before it was presented to the PA. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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