To give Web readers some sense of what they are missing the
print edition, this week we are publishing the captions of
all the pictures that appeared. Note that the print edition
also includes nine pages of short items about Israel and the
Jewish world.
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Known in Hebrew as "caravillot" a combination of
"caravan" (prefab housing) and "villot" (normal,
single-family homes), these homes are being set up for those
evacuated from Gush Katif. They are expected to live in them
for two to three years until permanent housing is built.
Visible here are a few of hundreds that are being set up for
the 1,800 families.
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The southbound lanes of Warburg Boulevard in Haifa -- a
sign saying that there is no entry on Shabbatot and Chagim is
clearly visible in the center. These lanes have been closed
for 35 years, since the road was expanded to its current
width. Now, the efforts of a Shinui city council member got
the Ministry of Transport to order them opened on Shabbos in
the summer. He got publicity, the residents (90% religious)
got a Shabbos headache, and contractors seem to be about to
get work to pave a compromise.
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Technology 2005: A new pneumatic device displayed
by UDS makes everyone a porter. It can haul up to 700
kilograms (1,500 pounds) up steps without any physical
effort.
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Technology 2005: The X-bike, developed by two Israeli
industrial designers, has a special unit that includes the
seat and the pedals that can move forwards, backwards, up and
down in accordance with the ground underneath. The inventors
claim that it makes riding in hilly terrain much easier.
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To rescue workers the scene of last week's train
crash looked much like the scene of a terrorist attack.
Nearly 200 victims had to be evacuated. Hatzoloh and Zaka
were there in force. The police is conducting an
investigation, the Ministry of Transportation is conducting
an investigation, the Railway Authority is conducting an
investigation and the media is poking around. The terrible
tragedy cannot be reversed but maybe some lessons can be
learned to prevent the next disaster.
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Shimon Peres and the Egyptian Foreign Minister. The
Labor Party doesn't have a moment of respite. Political
battles are worsening and the internal mudslinging and hatred
are on the rise. Internal primary elections, scheduled for
this week, had to be postponed because of widespread voter
registration fraud.
* Editorial Cartoon by Yoni. "Business as usual." The
umbrella reads, "Flea Market"
and below is a tag reading, "Zionism -- Cheap." Abu Mazzen
carts away as much as he can carry: food, weapons, jobs,
medical care, a deep-water harbor, settlements, control of
more cities, budget funds, additional prisoner releases and
other concessions. What does Sharon get? Terrorist attacks,
snipers, roadside bombs, suicide bombers and a briefcase
filled with "further opportunities." Appearing happy with his
end of the deal Sharon says to himself, "Gotta pay for the
goods."
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Known in Hebrew as "caravillot" a combination of
"caravan" (prefab housing) and "villot" (normal,
single-family homes), these homes are being set up for those
evacuated from Gush Katif. They are expected to live in them
for two to three years until permanent housing is built.
Visible here are a few of hundreds that are being set up for
the 1,800 families.
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HaRav Yehuda Aharon Schwartz, shown here with Maran
HaRav Eliashiv shlita, was appointed rov of the new
neighborhoods in Elad. HaRav Shmuel Auerbach was also present
at HaRav Eliashiv's home as the ksav rabbonus was
given. HaRav Schwartz has been serving on the beis din
of Elad as a Motz (moreh tzedek).
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The southbound lanes of Warburg Boulevard in Haifa -- a
sign saying that there is no entry on Shabbatot and Chagim is
clearly visible in the center. These lanes have been closed
for 35 years, since the road was expanded to its current
width. Now, the efforts of a Shinui city council member got
the Ministry of Transport to order them opened on Shabbos in
the summer. He got publicity, the residents (90% religious)
got a Shabbos headache, and contractors seem to be about to
get work to pave a compromise.
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HaRav Menachem Tzvi Berlin (right) rosh yeshivas
Rabbeinu Chaim Ozer of Bnei Brak, with HaRav Meshullam Dovid
Soloveitchik at a hachnosas sefer Torah at the yeshiva.
HaRav Soloveitchik said that the Torah is like an eitz
chaim, in that one who learns Torah becomes physically a
tashmish dekedushoh, like an eitz chaim of a
sefer Torah.
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Technology 2005 was the 18th annual such
exhibition held in Israel. Israel is known for its hi-tech,
and it was on display there. Shown is a special holographic
kashrus "plumba" (seal) that cannot be forged, claim its
makers, Holopoint. The seals can withstand temperatures from -
50C to +170C, as well as detergents and microwaves. Thus they
can remain attached and functional no matter what processing
the food (or other item) undergoes. The company believes that
its system is far superior in every respect to other
solutions used up until now and projects tens of millions of
dollars in sales.
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Technology 2005: The Baby Air system of A.M.Magal
provides a safe and convenient way to administer medicines
and inhalation therapy to even the smallest infants. The baby
can get his medicine even in his sleep.
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Technology 2005: A new pneumatic device displayed
by UDS makes everyone a porter. It can haul up to 700
kilograms (1,500 pounds) up steps without any physical
effort.
*
Technology 2005: The X-bike, developed by two Israeli
industrial designers, has a special unit that includes the
seat and the pedals that can move forwards, backwards, up and
down in accordance with the ground underneath. The inventors
claim that it makes riding in hilly terrain much easier.
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An Islamic Jihad terrorist walks through a special
passageway built to provide some security against Israeli
attacks from the air.
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The European Union voted to reject a constitution that
had been hammered out over years. Ostensibly, the economic
arrangements are still in force, but everyone is now
wondering if they will hold up over the long term if there is
no political unity. They euro has recently been a success
story insofar as it shot up against the dollar, but Europe's
economy has not been so great, and populations are shrinking.
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The mayor of Teheran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, won the
presidency in the second round of voting. He is considered an
ultra-conservative and his election means that the entire
Iranian government is now in the hands of politicians of his
persuasion. The outgoing president was considered a
"reformer" who was more open to the West. Ahmadinejad has
promised to resist "Western decadence," to build a "powerful
modern Islamic Iran" and to press on with Iran's nuclear
program. Many of the losers complained of voting fraud, but
those complaints are unlikely to produce any results. The
triumph of a conservative was a big disappointment to Western
strategists, who had hoped that Iran was moving towards
openness to the West under the previous president, and had
been hoping that the Arab world generally was getting more
democratic after elections in Iraq and Lebanon.
