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>JN April 26, 1999, Vol. 7, No. 78
Arab Admits He Was Sent to Carry Out a Terror Attack
By IsraelWire
The 17-year-old Arab who was placed under arrest in Afula last week admitted to police that he was sent to carry out a terrorist attack. The suspect was apprehended at a pre-Independence Day celebration of kindergarten children. The suspect had a large chef's knife in his possession. Security officials found it peculiar that on a particularly warm day, the man was wearing a long coat.
Palestinian Unrest is Threatened
By David Gollust (VOA-Jerusalem)
The senior Palestinian official in Jerusalem warns that the Israeli
decision to close offices in the PLO's unofficial headquarters in
the disputed city could provoke Palestinian unrest.
Faisal Husseini says the move to close Palestinian offices at the
Orient House in east Jerusalem has upset the status quo in the
city and could lead to unrest. He told reporters the closure order
was a ploy by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to shore up
right-wing support in advance of Israel's May 17 election. But he
said the result could be street clashes that threaten final-status
peace talks and a possible year-2000 tourism boom.
"Mr. Netanyahu is making a big mistake." As Husseini spoke, Israeli
police padlocked an office near the Orient House of a Palestinian
group that supports Arab prisoners in Israeli jails.
Former Yeshiva Dean Indicted for Indecency
By IsraelWire
Rabbi Ze'ev Kopelowitz, the former dean of the Nativ Meir Yeshiva
in Jerusalem, was indicted last week for alleged indecent acts
committed against as many of 19 students between 1991-1997.
The case became a high profile matter when it was learned that
former Chief Rabbi Avraham Shapira and former Knesset member Rabbi
Haim Druckman knew of the alleged activities of the defendant, but
made the decision not to report the incidents to police. Police
have recommended the two prominent rabbis face criminal charges for
not having taken action against the suspect and to protect the
students.
The investigation revealed that some of the students did come
forward, reporting the incidents to school officials, but no
actions were taken. Instead, police indicate that school officials
attempted to bury the reports to protect the school and the rabbi.
Kopelowitz allegedly told his students, whom he would tutor
privately, that he had to make physical contact with them as part
of their relationship. The alleged incidents took place in the
school, the rabbi's home, and other location during which time the
students received tutorial assistance from Kopelowitz.
The Love of Ashkelon
By IsraelWire
In biblical times Ashkelon was one of the five most important Philistine cities. Here is where the mighty Samson slew 30 Philistines and used their outfits to pay off the wager which he lost to their countrymen through their trickery. (Shoftim 14:19)
The city's prominence as a stronghold of anti-Israel feeling is
evident from King David's eulogy on Saul who was slain in battle by
the Philistines: "Publicize it not in the streets of Ashkelon lest
the daughters of the Philistines rejoice." (Shmuel II 1:20) The
Prophets Yirmiyahu (47:6), Amos (1:8) and Tzefania (2:4) all
prophesied the destruction of this perpetual thorn in the side of
the Jewish community in Eretz Yisrael.
The word scallion is derived from the Latin name Ascalonia given to
a kind of onion extensively cultivated at Ashkelon. Modern Ashkelon
was established in 1953 by the Jewish South African development
company Afridar as a major development town in the southern part of
Israel.
8,700 Families Left Jerusalem in the Past Four Years
By IsraelWire
According to the Ministry of Housing, there has been, during the past few years, an increase in the number of families leaving the capital, both in the secular and orthodox sectors of the population. According to the study, since 1994, 8,700 families have left Jerusalem, mostly young couples and of those couples, 47 percent are members of the ultra-Orthodox community.
67 percent of the total number of families are said to be
financially sound according to the report. Senior officials in the
ministry have suggested a NIS 30,000 grant be offered to young
couples as an added incentive for them to remain in the city.
The suburban areas that seem to be attracting the young couples
include; Bet Shemesh, Betar Elite, Maale Adumim, Modi'in, Givat
Ze'ev and Kiryat Sefer.
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