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NEWS
Poraz Declares Orthodox Conversion not a Prerequisite for
Citizenship
by M Plaut and Yated Ne'eman Staff In a dramatic move, the current Israeli government dominated by the Right accepted the basic outlines of the Road Map for solving the conflict with the Palestinians, including the formation of a Palestinian State. The vote was 12 in favor, 7 opposed and 4 abstaining. The abstainers were Likud ministers Limor Livnat, Danny Naveh, Binyamin Netanyahu and Tzachi Hanegbi. Israel's Comments on the Road Mapby Yated Ne'eman Staff Israel has 14 reservations about the road map. In approving the Road Map, the Cabinet approved the reservations as well. An official text of the Israeli reservations was not released, but their content was publicized. The points are: Prayer Rally in Bnei Brak Against the Anti-Religious Decreesby Yated Neeman Staff On Monday May 26-28 Iyar there was a rally in Bnei Brak to pray and protest the efforts of the current government, based on its official coalition agreement, to lessen the presence and influence of Torah and Judaism in Eretz Yisroel. UTJ Launches Final Week of Election Campaignby Betzalel Kahn The United Torah Jewry election staff in Jerusalem has stepped up the campaign drive as next Tuesday's municipal elections draw near. Aguda Convention Held in Bournemouth, Englandby G. Lazer The Eighth Convention of Agudas Yisroel of Europe opened last Friday afternoon in the vacation town of Bournemouth in southern England. It ended on Monday. Attended by hundreds of gedolei Torah, leaders and local Aguda activists from all parts of Europe, the convention focused attention on the bitter struggle of hundreds of thousands of Torah-true Jews in Eretz Hakodesh against the harsh economic blows directed at chareidi Torah and educational institutions. Roads Forbidden to Cohanimby Y. Ariel In light of the heavy traffic to Meron on Lag B'Omer and to the Ramchal's grave in Tiberius on the 26th of Iyar, the Association for the Prevention of Grave Desecration is warning the public to avoid certain roads in the city forbidden to Cohanim due to tumas meis from graves hidden below. Emergency Conference in Netanyaby G. Kleinman Hundreds of principals, roshei yeshivos and yeshiva directors gathered for an emergency one-day conference at the Galei Tzanz Hotel in Netanya on Tuesday 11 Iyar-May 13 to discuss the Sharon government's harsh economic plan, which contains decrees that pose a serious threat to the Torah world in Eretz Yisroel. Yeshiva Expandsby Yated Ne'eman Staff A special celebration took place in Manchester last week when Yeshiva Letzeirim, which has become one of the main Torah Institutions there, acquired dormitory facilities for their talmidim in close proximity to their main yeshiva building. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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