Efrat
“The illegal building that’s taking place by the Arabs has increased so dramatically in the last year that it’s out of control. If we judge according to where these activities are happening, they’re definitely in places which you can see they’re trying to create facts on the ground,” says Efrat Mayor Oded Revivi.
City residents are frustrated by what they say is the municipality’s lack of action regarding repeated instances of gunfire in and from the nearby Palestinian town.
“When Yazan’s uncle spoke, we saw the tears in his eyes, and we were able to truly feel his pain,” said 16-year-old Benyamin Gottlieb.
Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Nachman Shai noted that the event highlights the fact that “Arabs and Jews must live together. There is no other alternative.”
Mirvis will be graduating in June from a five-year course at the Susi Bradfield Women’s Institute of Halakhic Leadership at Ohr Torah Stone’s Midreshet Lindenbaum.
In between the celebrations and press interviews surrounding the exciting news of her appointment, Shira took the time to answer a few questions.
Israel announces plan to build 7,000 homes in Efrat
Efrat Mayor Oded Revivi hailed the move stating, " We are rejoicing in the confidence expressed by the Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Netanyahu, in our ability to expand, to build, and to continue to become a home to new immigrants, young couples and families who seek a quality community near Jerusalem.”
Those who were in contact with infected neighbors were put into mandatory quarantine. One fifth-grade teacher in a local elementary school tested positive, forcing many young children to be quarantined as well.