Education Minister Limor Livnat has banned the controversial 9th-grade history textbook, \"World of Changes.\" This was the first time such a ban was imposed, but Livnat was backed by a decision by the Knesset Education Committee of last November which unanimously declared that the book, in the words of Committee Chairman Zevulun Orlev (NRP), \"did not attain the goal of fulfilling the country\'s educational and values goals. It is missing entire sections on Zionism, Diaspora Jewry, the entire story of Soviet Jewry, no mention of Ethiopian Jewry\'s aliyah [immigration], the struggle with the British before the War of Independence, the background to the Six-Day War - even the Holocaust was presented in a distorted way.\" The book has no picture of David Ben-Gurion, Israel\'s first Prime Minister, nor any mention of other Zionist leaders, the Warsaw Ghetto, or the many terrorist attacks that Israel suffered over the years...
Israel has banned Jordanian trucks from entering the country, for reasons of security. Goods from Jordan will now be transferred to Israeli vehicles at the Sha\'ar HaYarden [Jordan River Gate] crossing. Trade between Israel and Jordan rose by 80 percent in 2000 to $75 million...
The Orr Commission, investigating the deaths of 13 Israeli-Arabs during Arab rioting and clashes with the police, heard testimony of a different sort today: from radio journalists covering the riots. At least one of them, Army Radio\'s Hadas Shteif, described herself as a \"leftist,\" and said that she felt \"betrayed\" by the Arab violence she witnessed during the September riots in Um el-Fahm. Yoel Krakovsky of Voice of Israel recounted that after the police left the scene, the Arabs began fighting among themselves. He said that he felt such great fear at the time that he did not dare to pass that way again for three months, \"even though it was my regular route twice a week…\"
The Israel Electric Company has decided to buy half of its gas supply for the coming years from the Israeli consortium Yam Tetis. The decision complements an earlier decision to purchase the other half from the Egyptian-Israeli partnership EGM. Gideon Tadmor, Director-General of Delek Energy, one of the beneficiaries of yesterday\'s decision, expressed his satisfaction, but said that Israeli suppliers could have supplied all of the Electric Company\'s gas needs. He admitted, however, that he and the other Israeli companies had been forced to lower their prices in order to compete with the Egyptian offer. Electric Company Chairman Eli Landau said that in the end, \"the winner has turned out to be the Israeli consumer, who will benefit from cheaper prices...\"
Israel has banned Jordanian trucks from entering the country, for reasons of security. Goods from Jordan will now be transferred to Israeli vehicles at the Sha\'ar HaYarden [Jordan River Gate] crossing. Trade between Israel and Jordan rose by 80 percent in 2000 to $75 million...
The Orr Commission, investigating the deaths of 13 Israeli-Arabs during Arab rioting and clashes with the police, heard testimony of a different sort today: from radio journalists covering the riots. At least one of them, Army Radio\'s Hadas Shteif, described herself as a \"leftist,\" and said that she felt \"betrayed\" by the Arab violence she witnessed during the September riots in Um el-Fahm. Yoel Krakovsky of Voice of Israel recounted that after the police left the scene, the Arabs began fighting among themselves. He said that he felt such great fear at the time that he did not dare to pass that way again for three months, \"even though it was my regular route twice a week…\"
The Israel Electric Company has decided to buy half of its gas supply for the coming years from the Israeli consortium Yam Tetis. The decision complements an earlier decision to purchase the other half from the Egyptian-Israeli partnership EGM. Gideon Tadmor, Director-General of Delek Energy, one of the beneficiaries of yesterday\'s decision, expressed his satisfaction, but said that Israeli suppliers could have supplied all of the Electric Company\'s gas needs. He admitted, however, that he and the other Israeli companies had been forced to lower their prices in order to compete with the Egyptian offer. Electric Company Chairman Eli Landau said that in the end, \"the winner has turned out to be the Israeli consumer, who will benefit from cheaper prices...\"