1. Advertisement The plaintiffs say that the farmlands in Zichron Yaakov, Binyamina, Pardes Hannah, Givat Ada and Karkur have been recognized for potential rezoning for construction, and that before the master plans were published, the lands were selling for an average of NIS 30,000 per dunam (quarter acre) – significantly more than their value as agricultural land.

2. The grandfather went into the kitchen, at which point the girl managed to climb on a sofa and from there to the window. (Yuval Azoulay) Advertisement Merged local councils to get budget boost Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Interior Minister Ophir Paz–Pines announced yesterday the addition of NIS 20 million to the budgets of the local authorities that merged, amounting to 15 percent of the budget of the yearly "balancing grants." Among the beneficiary authorities are Jordan Valley–Kinneret, Yehud–Neveh Monoson, Binyamina–Givat Ada and "Carmel City" (the union of Daliat al–Carmel and Isfiya). Adi Eldar, chairman of the Union of Local Authorities, said the decision to increase the budget came too late, and the delay harmed the functioning of the merged municipalities. (Relly Sa‘ar) Yekke‘ center dedicated in Tefen A center for the study of the heritage of the "Yekkes" (Jews of German origin) has been dedicated in Tefen in the north.