■ MORE THAN 30 rabbis’ wives, as well as female academics, lawyers, physicians, educators, and others, have signed a petition calling for Amiram Ben Uliel to be transferred from solitary confinement to the Torah study sector of the prison. Ben Uliel was convicted of the arson attack on a Palestinian family in 2015 in which three members of the Dawabsha family from Duma – Rihaam, Saad, and their 18-month-old-son, Ali – lost their lives. "} 72:{"position":20,"content":"

Ben Uliel has consistently asked to be transferred to the Torah study sector. The only time his request was granted was for Seder night last Passover. The petition is being led by three well-known women: Rabbanit Kati Mendelevitch, Rivka Donin-Pollard, and Avital Sharansky, who claim that by being kept in solitary confinement, Ben Uliel is being denied his basic religious right to join a minyan (prayer quorum).

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The three women are married to men who, for many years, were imprisoned in solitary confinement – Yosef Mendelevitch, Jonathan Pollard, and Natan Sharansky. This is not the first time that attempts have been made to lighten Ben Uliel’s sentence, and there have even been calls for his release. Ben Uliel is serving three life sentences.

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Happy New Year!

■ LET US hope that the New Year brings about a cooling of tensions and the realization that the people of Israel, despite their differences, have a common destiny, and should strive together to overcome hostilities and restore national unity. A happy, healthy, and peaceful New Year to all."} 75:{"position":23,"content":"

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