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Policemen Beating Passersby and Damaging Homes in Meah Shearim and Beit Yisrael
By Betzalel Kahn

Policemen in Jerusalem, under direct orders from District Commander Commissioner Ilan Franco, have been seeding violence and wreaking destruction aimed at thousands of Meah Shearim and Beit Yisrael residents, ruthlessly beating and trampling passersby, destroying private homes based on a cruel desire for revenge and illegal collective punishment, all supposedly in the name of law and order.

Chareidi Jewry Protests Abominable Event Scheduled to Take Place in Jerusalem
By Betzalel Kahn

Throughout the Jewish world strident protests are being seen and heard against an abominable parade scheduled to take place in Jerusalem on 5 Tammuz, and a last-minute request is being presented, asking the police and other officials to cancel the offensive event, which threatens to undermine the sanctity of the holy city of Jerusalem.

Gedolei Yisroel Are The Only Ones With Authority To Determine How Converts Are Accepted
By Betzalel Kahn

"If we don't wake up in time we will find ourselves in a situation where conversion certificates will be worthless. Nobody has authority to change the procedures for conversion. Gedolei Yisroel are the only ones with authority to determine the procedures that allow converts to be accepted into the Jewish people."


Terror Cell Uncovered in Advance of Planned Bombing of Beis Knesses in Modi'in
By Yechiel Sever

This week the press ban was lifted regarding the arrest a few months ago of 12 members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine from Gaza who planned to carry out a bombing attack on a beis knesses in Modi'in to exact revenge for Jewish activity at Har Habayis.

Tel Aviv-Modiin Train Line Nearing Completion
By S. Fried

Modi'in residents will be able to take the train to Tel Aviv starting in mid-Elul (September 1), Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz announced. The ride from Modi'in to Tel Aviv will take just 20 minutes, including the stop at Ben Gurion Airport. Modi'in is a short drive from Modi'in Illit.

Jewish Community of Rome Furious Over Light Sentence for Nazi Criminal
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The Jewish community of Rome is irate over the light sentence given to former SS officer Erich Priebke, who has been under house arrest since receiving a life sentence. In 1998 an Italian court tried Priebke, now 93, for his part in the murder of 335 men and boys, including 75 Jews, at the Ardeatine caves outside of Rome in 1944.

Ban Against Ramot Swimming Pool Still in Effect
By Betzalel Kahn

Rabbonim in Jerusalem's Ramot Beit neighborhood issued a notice clearly stating that the ban gedolei Yisroel issued two decades ago against using the swimming pool in Ramot Beit, which allows mixed swimming and is open on Shabbos, remains in effect, and warned the public not to patronize the pool even during separate swimming hours.

Chareidi Schools Win Jerusalem Road Safety Awards
By Betzalel Kahn

The Bais Yaakov School in Neveh Yaakov and another chareidi school in Jerusalem, Mesilah Naaleh, were selected to receive this year's Mayor's Award for road safety.


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