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NEWS
40th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations: How Israel
Liberated Germany
Disengagement Arrangements Stalled
Prayers Around the Country for the Recovery of HaRav Moshe
Shmuel Shapira
By A. Cohen The heads of Lev L'Achim's anti-missionary department are reissuing warnings not to participating in vacation packages held at the Kibbutz Nes Amim Guesthouse in the Galil. Bank Leumi Share Grants Approved By Eliezer Rauchberger The Knesset plenum passed a government proposal Monday to distribute shares of Bank Leumi to the general public. The bill was passed 24 to 6. Notzrei Loshon Binder Available We are pleased to announce to the public at large that as a result of a contribution from an anonymous donor, yeshivas, institutions and public places can receive, free of charge, the new Chofetz Chaim binder recently published by Notzrei Loshon, which is divided into two halochos per page for each day. High Court President Accused of Approving Appointments Without Tenders By G. Kleiman Civil Service Commissioner Shmuel Hollander claims that High Court President Aharon Barak approved the appointment of dozens of employees needed to man Hamerkaz Lenihul Tikim (the Center for File Management, known as the "Manat") without a public tender, as required by the law and Civil Service regulations. Chareidi Seminary Teachers Ruled Eligible for Hour Grants and Reimbursementsby Yated Ne'eman Staff The director-general of the Education Ministry agreed to a demand by Betzedek in a High Court pre-petition against legislation passed in 5764 that entitles only teachers who are members of the Teachers' Union or the Organization of Upper-Grade Teachers to request grants and fee reimbursements for advanced training courses and study programs. Hatzofeh Article Against Gedolei Yisroelby E Rauchberger The brazen remarks against gedolei Yisroel published in Hatzofeh two weeks ago, "are not appropriate for handling in the criminal sphere and do not constitute a criminal violation of the law," Justice Minister Livni told the Knesset plenum, quoting a response by Attorney-General Mani Mazuz to a complaint filed by MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni against Hatzofeh and the writer who penned the highly objectionable article. MKs Protest Use of Electric Shocker Against Grave Desecration ProtestersBy E. Rauchberger "How is it that the person who used an electric shocker to strike demonstrators against grave desecration on Highway 6 is still walking around free and has not been arrested?" MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni asked the police representative during a Knesset Internal Affairs Committee meeting on the issue of the Highway 6 affair. European Rabbis: Shortcut Conversions Threaten Jewish Unityby Yated Ne'eman Staff Europe's senior Orthodox rabbis deeply regret recent moves in Israel to legalize new forms of speeded-up conversions, under that country's Law of Return, which do not confirm to accepted halachic guidelines. Bezeqcard Service RenewedBy Eliezer Rauchberger Following a decision by Bezeq several weeks ago to discontinue its Bezeqcard service MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni contacted Communications Minister D. Itzik and Ministry Director-General Avi Blashnikov to explain to them such a move would strike a blow at the weak economic classes and yeshiva students. Europe Once Again Displays Understanding for TerrorBy Arnon Yaffeh, Paris The European Court for Human Rights is forcing Turkey to retry Abdullah Occalan, the head of Kurdish terror organization PKK allegedly responsible for the murder of thousands. Occalan is thought of in Turkey like Bin Laden is thought of in the West—a terrorist who engineered bloody terrorist activities from bases in Syria. Beitar Illit Hosts Deputy Transportation MinisterBy T. Sofer Deputy Transportation Minister MK Rabbi Shmuel Halpert was
taken on a working tour of Beitar Illit by Mayor Rabbi
Yitzchok Pindrus.
By Eliezer Rauchberger Degel HaTorah met on Monday with the Agudas Yisroel Teachers' Union and the Chinuch Atzmai administration to discuss the planned dismissal by the end of May of nearly 500 Chinuch Atzmai teachers by the Education Ministry. Chinuch Atzmai Meets Aguda Teachers' Union to Discuss FiringsBy A. Cohen Deep concern over the Education Ministry's demand to cut back
6,000 teaching hours per week in the coming school
year— which would mean firing hundreds of Chinuch
Atzmai teachers— was voiced during an emergency meeting
in the Agudas Yisroel Teachers' Union Building with the heads
of Chinuch Atzmai and the Teachers' Union Executive Committee
members in attendance.
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