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Cave of the Patriarchs to Get Wheelchair Access
2 July, 2018 |
7 years ago
The Justice Ministry has instructed the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) to modify the approaches to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron to accommodate wheelchairs.
In a letter to COGAT officials, the Ministry’s Commission for Equal Rights of Persons With Disabilities said it had received “several complaints” in recent months from individuals with physical handicaps who were prevented from entering the holy site because of the large number of steps leading to the building.
“We are well aware of the complicated situation at the site,” the Commission wrote. “At the same time, we ask you to take action to make the site handicap-accessible.”
The Herodian structure, which dates to the Second Temple Era, is considered holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians due to the traditional belief that the Biblical forefathers – Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca and Jacob and Leah are buried at the site.
Israel To Privatize Postal Network
2 July, 2018 |
7 years ago
The ministerial committee on privatization said Monday that 40 percent of the Israel Post would be sold off in two stages. In the first stage, 20% of the company will be sold to a private strategic investor, either local or foreign, and at the second stage a further 20 percent will be sold to the public and the company will be traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The state will retain a share of no less than 60% in the company. The privatization process is due to be completed within a period of two years.
Joint List MK Blasts Draft Bill
2 July, 2018 |
7 years ago
MK Dov Khenin (Joint List) wrote Monday on Twitter that attempts to force ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students to enlist in the IDF are a “competition amongst opposition lawmakers to prove who hates haredim more.”
A bill to provide draft quotas for haredi yeshivas, and financial penalties for seminaries that fail to meet them, is scheduled for a preliminary reading on the Knesset floor this afternoon.
Knife-Carrying Palestinian Arrested Attempting To Enter Police Station
2 July, 2018 |
7 years ago
A Palestinian youth was arrested as he tried to enter the Binyamin police station Monday after arousing the suspicion of a security guard. A search of the 19-year-old from the Palestinian village of Burqa revealed that he was carrying a knife.
