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Efforts to Transfer Yeshiva Student Convicted in Japan to Israeli Prison
By Yechiel Sever
The Justice Ministry's International Affairs Department and other organizations are working hard to convince Japanese authorities to allow Yosef ben Ita Rivkoh, who was convicted of drug smuggling and failing to declare taxable items, to serve the sentence handed down to him last week by a Japanese court at a prison in Israel.
10% Increase in Births at Maayanei Hayeshua
By N. Katzin
The number of infants born at Maayanei Hayeshua Medical Center has been rising 10 percent annually for the past several years, according to figures presented during a dedication ceremony for the Weinstock Premature Infants Ward at the hospital.
MK Maklev: Mikveh Vandals in Ramat Beit Hakerem Should Be Fully Prosecuted
By Yechiel Sever
MK Rabbi Uri Maklev submitted a question to the Minister of Internal Security during a Knesset meeting, demanding the police press full charges against the individuals responsible for severe acts of vandalism verging on real antisemitism against the mikveh in Jerusalem's Ramat Beit Hakerem neighborhood.
Christian Missionaries Operate Door-to-Door in Haifa
By L.S. Wasserman
Christian missionaries descended on Haifa's Neve Shaanan neighborhood last week, going door-to-door and asking to discuss matters of "emunoh." Only after they had entered into conversation did the Jewish ladies realize the canvassers were trying to introduce seemingly harmless ideas that were in fact far removed from Yiddishkeit.
UTJ Finalizes Knesset Committee Assignments
By Eliezer Rauchberger
After the Organizing Committee determined the composition of the Knesset committees and how committee posts would be divided among the various parties, UTJ assigned its MKs to various posts.
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