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NEWS
MK Gafni Sends Letter Protesting Shabbos Desecration by
IDF Chief Rabbi
Opposition to Justice Ministry's Intervention in Beis Din
Decision
New Shas MK Assumes Post By Eliezer Rauchberger During a special meeting of the Knesset plenum during its spring recess, Mazor Bayana was officially made a Knesset member in place of Rabbi Shlomo Benizri who had to step down after having legal troubles. For the first time ever the Knesset now has two Ethiopian MKs serving, Bayana and Shlomo Molla (Kadima), who replaced MK Avigdor Yitzchaki following the latter's resignation three months ago. Modi'in Illit and Nearby Communities to Set Up Joint Industrial Park By M. Green The Modi'in Illit City Council unanimous approved an agreement proposed by Mayor Rabbi Yaakov Guterman to set up a joint industrial park with Modi'in District communities and Shilat in the Shilat area near Modi'in Illit. Store Rental in Geula Costs Four Times More Than in Downtown Tel Aviv By M. Green A cost survey conducted by Halperin Optics as part of preparations to expand several stores revealed surprising findings, most notably that the cost of rent for storefront property in Jerusalem's Geula neighborhood is $200 per square meter — four times the cost of renting a store on Tel Aviv's Rechov Ibn Gvirol and comparably to rents charged for stores in the prestigious Ramat Aviv Shopping Mall. NEWS FROM AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA In response to calls from within the Jewish community to boycott the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Agudath Israel issued the following statement: All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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