Israel

Director of an Orthodox college to an Ethiopian student: want to stay? Severe conversion • "the rabbis say all the time that in order to allow an Ethopian into the orthodox community, the demand is severe conversion"

Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida reported: bombing in southern Lebanon intended to harm advanced missiles transferred from Syria to Lebanon, which can carry chemical warheads

'Tov' in appeal to court: wants to join as respondent against the petition of 'Yesh Atid' to annul the government's decision to post 1300 hareidim in civil service • "Where did Haredi politicians disappear?"

An avrech looking for a cheap place to live, was sent by the Rebbe to buy an apartment in Kiryat Gat. When he complained to the Rebbe about the spiritual state of the city

Quarreling at the Torah wing of the Ma'asiyahu prison • Former President Moshe Katsav encountered friction with prisoners from the wing - and is complaining about harassment and bullying

The MK who participated in a cruise on the Marmara, was rejected overwhelmingly by members of the Election Committee • However, the Supreme Court is expected to legalize the candidacy

The Jerusalem Municipality has set up a special tent and a Christmas tree for Christmas, at Jaffa Gate – on the way to the Western Wall • Shas party demanded that the city remove the tree • protest rally on Sunday

A menorah was smashed, a mezuzah was burned, but the Akko community are convinced: we will expel the darkness only by spreading light • and the police? Will did not do anything to locate the Arab criminals

Ministry of Housing crossed the government's targets for 2012, and is expected to sell this year nearly 40 thousand units • Among the compounds issued today for marketing: 404 apartments on the Schneller site

Going onto the field • Shas in an unusual election campaign for a hareidi party: publishes in sports site • "Our sector are those who do not have, and that includes religious and traditional voters"

Charges against Muhammad Mafraja, who placed the explosive device on a bus in Tel Aviv at the end of Operation 'Pillar of Cloud' • Mafraja accused of dozens of attempted murders, aiding the enemy and conspiracy

The new anti-haredi campaign from Kadima is screaming: "NIS 3400 for an avrech and only NIS 352 for a soldier" • Moshe Feiglin calculates in response how much a leftist-avrech receives compared to an Orthodox yeshiva student

A kettle full of boiling water spilled on a Mir Yeshiva student Brachfeld, causing him severe burns all over his body • The boy was treated at the scene and evacuated in severe condition by a MICU to Tel Hashomer

Yeshivas Mir decided: a student who wants to be accepted at the Yeshiva will have to sign a document undertaking a variety of conditions

Mystery which thrills Toldos Aharon: an avrech found an envelope at the Western Wall with checks totaling $1,919,500,000 • Yesterday the envelope was transferred to the police fraud unit

Vizhnitz excited: basement under the house of Vizhnitz Rebbes in the city of Vizhnitzer, an elegant Mikvah which has been used by the Rebbes was discovered • alongside the mikveh a pool of rainwater was found

A Hatzalah Gush Dan volunteer, was arrested for operating a siren • his friends - headed by Rabbi Shmuel Eliezer Stern - went out to demonstrate opposite the station • "We are saving lives but a cop harasses us"

Merav Michaeli, fourth on the 'Avodah' list, is not afraid to offer a full exemption for yeshiva students • this is how to "withdraw the Rabbi's power from under their feet" • and what a 'hard and annoying life'?

Workers will meet with Minister of Religious Affairs, in charge of the city on behalf of the movement • "If there are no results – there will be an explosion"

Professor Avi Simchon at the Sderot Conference: "A child who grew up in a neighborhood where the orthodox rabbis has control - has no chance of succeeding"

Palestinians stole 250 sheep from a barn in the Sdeh Bar settlement in Gush Etzion • residents took the initiative, located the stolen sheep in a cave near Bethlehem and returned them to their owners

Religious parties attacking the women's organizations: "Can a political party that wishes to follow the boundaries of Jewish law not be elected in a democratic country?"

Lapid appeared in the Sderot conference and focused on the orthodox: "Anyone who has travelled once to Brooklyn can see that the orthodox there are working for a living"

Difficulties in Channel 2 news company too • The company announced a series of cutbacks and layoffs • Employees: "We did not believe it would come to us too and we hope it stops here"

Naftali Bennett is making history and turns his pary into the third largest party in Israel • Steals votes from both Likud and Shas • Likud weakens but the right-wing bloc grows to 68 seats

Exclusion of women cashiers • Clients of 'Yesh Chessed' network in Bnei Brak were astonished to discover: All cashier positions were occupied by men only • One of the workers admitted: "It's for modesty reasons"

In a radio interview the founder of the party stated that he does not intend to participate in elections • "whoever in any case was going to vote - should vote for himself" • Listen

The Finance Committee was scheduled to discuss the approval of the transverse cuts in the government offices • but no MK came, except the Chairman Gafni • Elkin: "surprised Gafni is trying to create controversy"

Hagaon Hatzaddik Reb Yosef Lieberman, Rosh Yeshivas 'Shomrei Hachomos' and Rabbi of the Sadigura Beis Medrash in Jerusalem, had a stroke. His situation is defined as severe but stable. Reb Yosef ben Rechel for a Refua Shleima

Phenomenon: in a synagogue in Jerusalem an advanced Galaxy device, which was smashed into pieces was hung, and an ad underneath it: "by order of the rabbis this device worth thousands of shekels