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The Victims of Arab Terror International (VAT) organization held a demonstration today outside Ministry of the Interior offices in Jerusalem, urging the easing of licensing regulations for weapons of self-defense. While Interior Minister Eli Yeshai enacted some changes this past December making it easier for some residents to obtain a weapon, these changes have not yet come into effect. VAT President Shifra Hoffman noted that just four days ago, \"the life of a woman in Hevron was saved because when a would-be attacker came at her with a knife, she pulled out her gun and the Arab fled... Every area in Israel is now dangerous, and all of Israel’s citizens should be given the right to defend themselves - without having to prove that their area is dangerous and without waiting three months...\"
For the second day in a row, the shekel rose in value compared with the dollar, putting the brakes on the downward slide of the past weeks. The representative rate was set today at 4.648 shekels to the dollar, compared with 4.72 yesterday...
The Victims of Arab Terror International (VAT) organization held a demonstration today outside Ministry of the Interior offices in Jerusalem, urging the easing of licensing regulations for weapons of self-defense. While Interior Minister Eli Yeshai enacted some changes this past December making it easier for some residents to obtain a weapon, these changes have not yet come into effect. VAT President Shifra Hoffman noted that just four days ago, \"the life of a woman in Hevron was saved because when a would-be attacker came at her with a knife, she pulled out her gun and the Arab fled... Every area in Israel is now dangerous, and all of Israel’s citizens should be given the right to defend themselves - without having to prove that their area is dangerous and without waiting three months...\"
For the second day in a row, the shekel rose in value compared with the dollar, putting the brakes on the downward slide of the past weeks. The representative rate was set today at 4.648 shekels to the dollar, compared with 4.72 yesterday...