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27 Kislev 5762 - December 12, 2001 | Mordecai Plaut, director

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Arafat: I Have Declared Many Cease Fires!
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

In a rambling television interview that was stranger than fiction, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat said that the PA had complete control over the situation in the territories and that he had given explicit orders for upholding a cease-fire. "Not only did we declare a cease- fire, we stood by it and declared a state of emergency," he said. He said he would jail any Palestinian who says otherwise.

EU, for the First Time, Says Arafat Must Combat Terror
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The European Union (EU) changed its previous approach and told Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat on Sunday to dismantle "the terrorist networks" of Hamas and Islamic Jihad and declare an end to the violent uprising, as it toughened its line on Palestinian attacks. The statement from the 15-member bloc was unprecedented, as the EU is has been very supportive of the Palestinians. The EU also insisted on "a public appeal in Arabic for an end to the armed intifadah."

The Courts Are Active on Chanukah
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The High Court refused to postpone a hearing on the interim Knesset law passed nine months ago to extend current draft deferral arrangements for yeshiva students.

UN Selects Zaka as Israel Volunteer Organization of the Year
by Betzalel Kahn

Zaka (zihui korbonos ossone), the organization for the identification of victims of tragedies and care of their remains, has been chosen by the United Nations as the top Israel volunteer organization for the year 2001.

Cutting Down on Wedding Expenses
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The rabbonim of Agudas Yisroel will soon issue guidelines setting limits on various aspects of marrying off children, including the engagement and the wedding, according to reports in the press. Aspects covered are said to include the number of people who are to be invited to the wedding, the number of musicians hired to play, and even the type and amount of food that should be served.

Melbourne Kollel Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The Kollel Beis HaTalmud Yehudah Fishman Institute in Melbourne, Australia, recently celebrated the twentieth anniversary of its founding. The Kollel was founded in 1981 by a core-group from Lakewood, NJ, of ten yungerleit and their families led by the roshei hakollel, HaRav Dovid Nojowitz and HaRav Binyomin Ze'ev Wurtzburger.

Rabbonim Can't Be Sued For Revealing Congregant's Confidences
by B. Isaac

In a unanimous decision, the highest court in New York State has ruled that two Lawrence/Far Rockaway rabbonim cannot be held legally liable for having, as a matter of religious conscience, disclosed information given them in confidence.

HaRav Yitzchok HaKohen Halberstadt, zt"l
by S. Bruchi

The sheloshim of HaRav Halberstadt was recently marked by gatherings of his'orerus. HaRav Halberstadt's levaya was on 13 Cheshvan.

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