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The London-based Arabic satellite channel Middle East
Broadcasting Corp. reported that followers of bin Laden,
based in Afghanistan, were planning an attack on American
and Israeli "interests" within the next few weeks. Bashar Assad, president of Syria, arrived in France on
Monday for an official visit, as many protests were
organized against his recent expressions of extreme
antisemitism. The protests were barely mentioned in the
press.
Rescue Digs in Tiveria Cemetery Postponed "Rescue" excavations slated for 3 Tammuz in the ancient
cemetery in Tiveria were postponed. Following a meeting by
Deputy Education Minister Rabbi Avrohom Ravitz and Chairman
of the Knesset Interior Affairs Committee Rabbi Moshe Gafni
with the Education Minister, under whose auspices the
Antiquities Authority operates, it was decided to postpone
excavations for a week. During this time, attempts will be
made to reach a compromise acceptable to all parties. Anonymous neurologists in Meir Hospital detached a terminal
patient from a respirator a week after the president of the
Tel Aviv District Court, Uri Goren, issued an order
permitting the patient's removal from her life support
machines.
Nachlas Shraga Project in Elad Receives Blessings of
Gedolei Yisroel Maranan verabonon, the gedolei Yisroel have
issued a special memorandum requesting community support for
the new Nachlas Shraga project in the city of Elad. Vaad HaRabbonim Concerned that Beis Din for Conversion
Appeals Could be Undermined The new beis din recently established by Chief Rabbi
Lau for conversion appeals could be torpedoed by top
officials in the existing beis din system says the
Vaad HaRabbonim Haolami LeInyonei Giyur headed by HaRav
Chaim Kreiswirth. Procacia Appointment to High Court Provocation Against
Religious Sector
Two new justices will be appointed to the High Court: Tel
Aviv Regional Court Justice Edmond Levi and Jerusalem
Regional Court Justice Ayala Procacia. The appointments were
made last week by Justice Minister Meir Shetreet and Chief
Justice of the High Court, Aharon Barak. IAI Wins Award for Arrow Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) has won first place in the
prestigious Flight International award for its Arrow anti-
ballistic missile system. Eastern European Authorities Show Interest in Restoration
of Jewish Cemeteries Reports of the upcoming visit by delegations from all over
the Jewish world to former Torah sites and aged Lithuanian
cemeteries are generating considerable interest.
NYS Rights Bill Opposed by Agudath Israel The Orthodox Jewish mother and father are gratified to have
received an offer to rent the vacant apartment in their
three-family house. Kikar Shabbos Kidnapping Ends Well The kidnapping of a two-year-old girl from Meah Shearim by
two mentally unbalanced women on Shabbos night ended
bechasdei Hashem with the child being found unharmed
on Shabbos morning in the Givat Shaul neighborhood. Hundreds
of policemen, volunteers, scouts and search dogs had joined
all-night Shabbos search efforts with the guidance of
halachic authorities. Church of Scotland Building on a Jewish Cemetery in
Tiveria
Tiveria is again the site of a struggle over the sanctity
and dignity of ancient graves. Once again the cry goes out
to leave the bones of our ancestors in peace. PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE Many of the roots of this problem have become enmeshed so in
our society that even if we know what to do, it is very
difficult to put it into effect. IN-DEPTH FEATURES Legalized Murder |
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