Summer vacation will be cut short by ten days this year, ending on August 21 instead of Sept. 1. If school begins on Sep. 1, only six days before Rosh HaShanah, it is felt that there will not be enough time to properly begin the school year. The days will be given back to students and teachers in the form of a January intersession...
Transportation Minister Ephraim Sneh presented a citation to Egged busdriver Tzion Shoval, whose alertness this past Wednesday evening prevented a deadly terrorist attack on the Jerusalem-Ma\'aleh Adumim highway. When he noticed a suspicious-looking Arab passenger, he maintained his composure and stopped the bus at a Border Guard police checkpoint. He signaled the men on duty, who boarded the bus, were able to overcome the terrorist, and in fact found an explosives belt strapped to his body. The bomb was safely detonated, and the terrorist was taken for questioning...
Likud MK Yehoshua Matza has announced his retirement from the Knesset. Matza, who served as Health Minister under Prime Minister Netanyahu, will become the new chairman of Israel Bonds in the United States on March 1. Matza began serving in the Knesset in 1984; his other past positions included Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem. Eli Cohen, the Likud\'s Yesha representative, will replace Matza in the Knesset...
Transportation Minister Ephraim Sneh presented a citation to Egged busdriver Tzion Shoval, whose alertness this past Wednesday evening prevented a deadly terrorist attack on the Jerusalem-Ma\'aleh Adumim highway. When he noticed a suspicious-looking Arab passenger, he maintained his composure and stopped the bus at a Border Guard police checkpoint. He signaled the men on duty, who boarded the bus, were able to overcome the terrorist, and in fact found an explosives belt strapped to his body. The bomb was safely detonated, and the terrorist was taken for questioning...
Likud MK Yehoshua Matza has announced his retirement from the Knesset. Matza, who served as Health Minister under Prime Minister Netanyahu, will become the new chairman of Israel Bonds in the United States on March 1. Matza began serving in the Knesset in 1984; his other past positions included Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem. Eli Cohen, the Likud\'s Yesha representative, will replace Matza in the Knesset...