Prof. Baruch Pollack, formerly of the Technion, has released statistics showing that though Arabs and other minorities comprise only 12% of the drivers in Israel, they are involved in 27% of the accidents. The information is based on car accidents over the past year...



MKs of Shas and United Torah Judaism presented a letter today to Prime Minister Sharon and Finance Minister Netanyahu, signed by over 50 MKs, requesting a postponement of the scheduled cuts in child allowances. The cuts are scheduled to take effect in August, but the MKs ask that they begin only after the autumn holiday season - at which time family budgets are drained for other reasons...