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2 Shevat 5765 - January 12, 2005 | Mordecai Plaut, director

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Degel HaTorah to Join Government for Three-Month Trial Period
By Betzalel Kahn, M. Plaut and Yated Ne'eman Staff

Only with support from the far Left and abstentions from Arab MKs was Prime Minister Ariel Sharon able to establish a new governing coalition on Monday. The Knesset voted 58-56 to approve the appointment to the cabinet of eight new ministers from the Labor Party and another minister from the Likud.

Tens of Thousands Gather to Support Shabbos Observance in Eretz Hakodesh
By A. Cohen

Tens of thousands of participants including dozens of gedolei Torah, admorim, dayonim, rabbonim and public figures came to Yad Eliyahu in Tel Aviv Monday night erev Rosh Chodesh Shvat to take part in a rally to protest increasing Shabbos desecration throughout Eretz Yisroel.

Budget Discrimination Against Chareidim in Beit Shemesh Continues
By Betzalel Kahn

Degel HaTorah representatives on the Beit Shemesh City Council were demonstrably absent from a council meeting to discuss the city's 2005 budget, claiming that the meeting was illegal and the budget submitted for approval was tainted by severe discrimination against the city's chareidi community.

Renewed Attempt to Block Chareidi Land Auction Winners in Beit Shemesh
By Betzalel Kahn

The Ministry of Construction and Housing, through the State Attorney's Office, submitted an appeal against a Jerusalem District Court decision to require the state to uphold agreements signed with the chareidi purchasers of building lots in the Shachar neighborhood in Ramat Beit Shemesh Gimmel.

Stanley Fischer to be Next Governor of the Bank of Israel
by M Plaut

Stanley Fischer, 61, currently vice chairman of Citigroup the largest bank in the world, has accepted an appointment as the next Governor of the Bank of Israel (BOI). His economic approach is said to be similar to that of outgoing Bank of Israel Governor David Klein and previous Governor Frenkel, so continuity is expected on the job.

Excerpts from the Official Coalition Agreement

The preamble to the coalition agreement signed between United Torah Jewry and the Likud last Thursday in Tel Aviv reads as follows:

General Accountant Delays General Support Payments, Including Kollelim and Torah Institutions
By Eliezer Rauchberger

Finance Ministry General Accountant Yaron Zelicha issued instructions not to transfer general support payments due to the delay in approving the overall state budget. This would delay support payments for yeshivas and other Torah institutions starting January 2005.

Gedolei Yisroel Ban Rabbi Nosson Slifkin's Books
By G. Safran

Gedolei Yisroel have issued an open letter against books by Rabbi Nosson Slifkin (also known as "the Zoo Rabbi") such as The Science of Torah and Mysterious Creatures, which are filled with heretical ideas on the fundamentals of emunoh formed by the former yeshiva student himself.

Decrease in Eligibility for Guaranteed Income in 2004
By G. Kleiman

National Insurance Foundation Director Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom revealed last week that the year 2004 brought a sharp 7 percent decline in eligibility for Guaranteed Income due to the stricter criteria legislated in 2003.

Analysis: Conscientious Objector or Traitor?
By T. Katz

I am a resister and you are a rationalist. You are a daydreaming escapist and I am an idealist. I am a man of conscience and you are a deserter. My conscience should be listened to and yours must be disregarded.

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