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>JN Feb. 24, 2000, Vol. 8, No. 35
David's Victory Over Goliath
Israel Faxx Staff Report
Prof. Vladimir Berginer, a senior neurologist at Ben-Gurion University's faculty of health sciences in Beersheva, says that Goliath the Philistine may have suffered from an ophthalmological condition commonly known as "tunnel vision." Patients with this condition can't see well what's happening in the direction of the sides of their head.
Singer Ofra Chaza Dead at 41
By IsraelWire
Internationally acclaimed Israeli singer Ofra Chaza died Wednesday night at the age of 41. In a prepared statement, it was learned that the star was pronounced dead by physicians at the Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer Hospital at 7:40 p.m. On Wednesday, it was announced that her condition took a sudden turn for the worse, explaining she was suffering from hepatic failure and her major biological systems had ceased functioning. Medical experts also explained that Chaza's body had succumbed to a systemic blood infection and her major organs were beginning to breakdown.
The star was hospitalized for 13 days but a detailed explanation of her condition was never released, with the family refusing to permit doctors to release information. Over the 13-day hospital stay it was stated that Chaza was suffering from complication stemming from the flu. During her stay, Chaza was admitted to the hospital's respiratory intensive care unit and was on life-support systems, including dialysis.
Chaza, one of eight children from a Yemenite family began her career in 1979. In the 1980s, she began topping European charts where she was admired for her talents and songs in several languages. In 1998, she was married to businessman Doron Ashkenazi.
Israelis Enter Country Without Passport Control
By IsraelWire
In the midst of confusion caused by new construction in the Ben Gurion Airport, an Israeli couple managed to enter the country without going through passport control.
On Sunday afternoon, many passengers arriving in Israel had to wait hours outside the main terminal to go through passport control. Two young Israelis, returning from a vacation in Turkey, got tired of the lengthy wait, and began walking around the building. They arrived at a control point manned by security personnel and intended for use by airport employees only. Despite the fact that security rules dictate that everyone passing the control point has to show authorization, the two were let through without being checked. They continued on until they arrived at a point in the main terminal from which they could leave the airport.
The couple, realizing that they had managed to circumvent passport control, went to the information desk and told of how they had gotten into the country "freely." The two were questioned by security personnel and then were allowed to leave. The Airport Authority stated that no security breach had occurred, since all passengers undergo a security check before embarkation.
Sabbath Observant Crosswalk
By IsraelWire
Several "smart" crosswalks have been installed recently in Israel so that Sabbath observers can cross the street in safety. According to Rabbi Levi Yitzhak Halpern, head of the Institute of Technology and Jewish Law, the new crosswalks are permissible for Sabbath use.
The new crosswalks are equipped with sensors, and have signs stating: "This system was designed to permit Sabbath use." All the Sabbath-observant pedestrian needs to do is wait for a red light to turn on in the sensor, once every two minutes. In that way the sensor operates automatically, and does not need to be activated by human hands. All that is necessary is patience to wait two minutes, instead of risking life and limb by crossing against the red light.
Arab Stabs Jew in Jerusalem
By IsraelWire
An Arab from a northern Jerusalem neighborhood is suspected of stabbing a young Hareidi (ultra-Orthodox) man in the Bet Yisrael neighborhood of Jerusalem Wednesday morning and of attempting to stab another person in the area. The young man was lightly injured, and has already given his testimony to the police.
Four years ago, the same Arab tried to stab an IDF soldier at an army checkpoint, and was apprehended. Minister of Internal Security, Shlomo Ben Ami, stated that the Arabs have lately escalated organizing terror activities, due to their increased anxiety over what the PLO Authority (PA) calls "the state of the negotiations."
Father Beats Son for Making a Bad Cup of Coffee
By IsraelWire
A father has been charged with attacking, beating, and abusing his children, aged 16, 14, 11 and 5. The 11-year-old was once beaten by the father for getting a grade of 90 in school. A different son was beaten for a grade of 60.
The indictment, brought before the Tel Aviv District Court, claims that the 41-year-old father, from central Israel, has, for the past nine years, abused his children physically and emotionally. He once hit one of them hard in the head after he asked him to prepare him a cup of coffee, and the coffee wasn't to his liking.
The prosecution is charging the father with abuse of a minor by a guardian, and attacking a family member under severe circumstances.
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