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NEWS
Gedolei Yisroel Meet To Confirm And To Brief Degel Hatorah's
Candidates In Upcoming Elections
By Betzalel Kahn and Eliezer Rauchberger
Gedolei Yisroel met last week in Yerushalayim to discuss
strategies and to set guidelines for their representatives in
the current period. With spiritual darkness prevailing, the
chareidi community currently faces one of its greatest
challenges. Understandings with previous irreligious
governments are newly being called into question, unbridled
incitement continues and further encroachments are being made
on our nation's spiritual treasures.
Hopeful Legislation Amid Rising Antisemitism in Official
France
By A. Yaffe, Paris
In a unanimous vote apparently indicating that France's
elected representatives foresee a deterioration in the
situation of their country's Jewish population, the French
national assembly approved an amendment that enables harsher
penalties to be imposed for antisemitic and racial attacks.
Israel Bars Arafat from Bethlehem
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
Israeli officials are planning to publicly defend their
decision to keep soldiers in Bethlehem over Xmas and their
decision to bar Yasser Arafat, for the second year running,
from attending midnight church services in the city.
U.S. Aguda Opposes New York State Legislation To Expand
Anti-Discrimination Law
by Yated Neeman Staff
As the New York State Senate considers a bill that would
expand the state's anti-discrimination statute to include
personal "orientation" to the list of protected categories,
Agudath Israel of America has weighed in as strongly opposing
the legislation.
Mrs. Dussia (Daisy) Bradpiece, a'h
by Betzalel Kahn
Mrs. Dussia (Daisy) Bradpiece, a'h, the widow of HaRav
Ben-Tzion of the Gateshead kehilloh, was brought to
rest in Jerusalem last week at the age of 94.
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