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Atty. De Hartoch Slaps MK Rabbi Yaakov Cohen of UTJ
By Eliezer Rauchberger

The Knesset and political establishment was shocked by the growing violence against Knesset members, which reached a new peak on Tuesday when Atty. Amnon de Hartoch, a Justice Ministry official in charge of approving support funding criteria, slapped MK Rabbi Yaakov Cohen on the face inside the Knesset building.

CBS Predicts in Five Years Every Third Child Will Be Enrolled in Chareidi Education System
By Betzalel Kahn

A forecast prepared by the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS) reveals that five years from now every third student in Israel will be enrolled in the chareidi education system. The report, which was submitted to the Education Ministry, shows by the year 2012, for the first time ever, less than half of all students will belong to the government (mamlachti) nonreligious school system.

Justice and Education Ministries Makes Unreasonable Demands On Chareidi Schools
By Betzalel Kahn

Just two days after the Central Bureau of Statistics published a report forecasting a continued rise in the number of students at chareidi schools in Eretz Yisroel (see "CBS Predicts in Five Years Every Third Child Will Be Enrolled in Chareidi Education System") the Justice and Education Ministries are doing everything in their power to undermine the chareidi education system in Israel, which teaches hundreds of thousands of students al taharas hakodesh.


Knesset Approves Law Limiting Court Presidents and VPs to One 7-Year Term
By Eliezer Rauchberger

The Knesset plenum approved in second and third readings on Monday a proposal by Justice Minister Daniel Friedman to limit the term of all court presidents and vice presidents, including the offices of the High Court president and vice president, to a single seven-year term.

Public Transportation Discounts for University Students Around the Country
By S. Fried

Students from every university and college in Israel can now purchase semester subscriptions that grant them a 50 percent discount on all urban and intra-urban regional lines, but yeshiva and seminary students remain ineligible.

Celebrating the Goodness of Giving
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

One of the four workshops being offered by Beit Natan one July evening in Jerusalem's Pearl Hotel was entitled, "The Gift Within Us." Beit Natan, Women's Cancer Support & Resource Center, was celebrating its first decade, and inaugurating its second decade of distributing some very special kinds of `gifts' to thousands of women and their families.

Jerusalem Municipality Inaugurates New Approach Road To The Western Wall
By Betzalel Kahn

After two years of planning and construction, the Jerusalem Municipality inaugurated a new approach road to the Western Wall, linking West Jerusalem with the Old City. Access to the new road is either from the Sultan's Pool area by way of the Ben Hinom Valley, or from the crossroads of the Abu Tor neighborhood.

Israel to Mint Two-Shekel Coin
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

A two-shekel coin is slated to go into circulation in the fourth quarter of 2007. The first batch has already been minted and is now under technical review.


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