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the former Soviet Union and Iran rely
on the money for food and other neces-
sities.
The program, which provides cash for
basic needs to the aged or disabled, is
available to U.S. citizens. But as a result
of welfare reform enacted in 1996, refu-
gees are eligible only on a temporary
basis. Most refugees are able to natural-
ize; some cannot due to age or disability.
If SSI is not extended, refugees who
have received funding for years will no
longer be eligible unless they have a
naturalization application pending.
Clean Water Grant
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- An Israeli and a
Palestinian researcher are sharing a U.S.
grant to increase the supply of clean
water in Israel and the Middle East.
Dr. Moshe Herzberg of Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev and Professor
Mohammed Saleem Ali-Shtayeh of
the Biodiversity and Environmental
Research Center in Nablus will share a
grant of $659,410 from the U.S. Agency
for International Development's MERC
program funding Israeli-Arab collab-
orative projects.
Herzberg and Ali-Shtayeh will lead
a study bringing together Israelis and
Palestinians to address clean water
issues in the West Bank area of Nablus
over a five-year period.
The study will focus on bio-fouling
problems that occur during second-
ary wastewater reclamation processes.
Israel and the Palestinian areas depend
on wastewater reclamation for much of
their usable water.
Teen Faces Murder Charge
TORONTO (JTA) -- A Montreal teen-
ager pleaded not guilty to first-degree
murder in connection with the stabbing
death of his 14-year-old sister.
Maor Attar, 18, a graduate of
Montreal's Hebrew Academy, an
Orthodox day school, entered the plea
on Aug. 10 from the hospital in the
death of his sister, Shirel.
Attar had been taken to the hospital
the previous night after he was found
wandering a block from his home. The
mother of the teens had discovered
Shirel's body in a bathtub hours earlier.
According to the Montreal Gazette,
the girl had been beaten and stabbed
several times.
Ground Zero Imam In Mideast
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The U.S. State
Department is sending the imam at
the center of plans for a mosque near
Ground Zero on an outreach trip to the
Middle East.
Palestinian
Sympathizers
Throw Pie at
Senator Levin
U.S. Senator Carl
Levin, D-Mich., was
hit in the face with a
Carl Levin
pie after he allowed
Palestinian advo-
cates to speak at a meeting Monday of
IVIecosta County Democrats in a Big
Rapids restaurant.
Levin had asked the audience to
permit Max Kantar, 23, of Big Rapids to
have his say on Levin's defense of Israel
and other foreign policy stances. While
Levin was speaking, Ahlam Mohsen of
Coldwater went behind Levin and hit the
Feisal Abdul Rauf will visit Qatar,
Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates
to promote religious tolerance and
discuss Muslim life in America. Rauf is
behind the controversial plan to build a
Muslim center near the site of the 9-11
attacks.
State Department spokesman P.J.
Crowley said it is Rauf's third such
trip, and that it was planned before the
imam developed plans for the mosque.
"We have a long-term relationship
with him;' Crowley told reporters at
the State Department. "His work on
tolerance and religious diversity is well
known and he brings a moderate per-
spective to foreign audiences on what
it's like to be a practicing Muslim in the
United States:'
Crowley said the trip is one of about
1,200 similar programs.
Israel Eases Rules At
Ramadan
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel's military
is allowing Palestinian and Israeli rela-
tives to meet during the Muslim holy
month of Ramadan, and soldiers have
been briefed on how to show respect
during the fast.
The fast of Ramadan began Aug. 11.
Civil Administration officials met
with Palestinian religious authorities to
discuss prayer times and upcoming reli-
gious events, and to tell them about the
relaxation of the rules.
Soldiers operating in the West Bank
were asked to avoid eating, drinking and
smoking in public, especially at border
crossings. The soldiers also were given
pamphlets explaining the laws and sig-
nificance of the holiday.
Palestinian families will be permit-
ted to visit relatives in Israel during
Ramadan, and Israeli Arabs will be per-
senator with the pie. Mohsen and Kantar
left the restaurant, but were arrested out-
side. Levin's office is considering assault
charges. According to press reports,
the 76-year-old Levin joked with the
audience after the incident that he
preferred blueberry over the apple pie
that hit him. He also continued to take
questions after the incident.
Michigan State University's State
News reported in January 2009 that
Mohsen, an MSU student at the time,
and Kantar, a Ferris State University
student, were arrested for conducting a
sit-in outside Levin's office. They were
demanding to speak to Levin about his
support of Israel.
Alan Hitsky, associate editor
mitted to enter West Bank areas under
the control of the Palestinian Authority
during the holy month. The hours of
several crossings between Israel and
the Palestinian Authority also will be
extended.
Travel Alert Removes Eilat
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The U.S. State
Department has removed references to
Eilat in a travel advisory that had been
issued in the wake of rocket attacks on
Israel and Jordan.
The new advisory, issued Aug. 10,
states that Americans visiting south-
ern Israel "should be aware of the
risks and should follow the advice of
the Government of Israel's Office of
Homefront Command."
An Aug. 5 advisory had warned U.S.
citizens "in Eilat and Southern Israel to
learn the location of the nearest air-raid
shelter."
Israeli Tourism Minister Stas
Meseznikov said the original advisory
unfairly singled out Eilat, even though
Aqaba also was struck by a rocket attack
from the Sinai Peninsula on Aug. 2. One
man was killed in the Aqaba attack.
Egypt and Israel have blamed Hamas for
the attack.
Rare Coin In Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- A 2,200-year-old
coin discovered near Israel's border with
Lebanon is the heaviest gold coin ever
found in Israel.
The coin was discovered in late June
at the Tel Kedesh archeological dig site
near the border with Lebanon by arche-
ologists from the University of Michigan
and the University of Minnesota.
At one ounce, the coin weighs six
times more than previous coins found
from the same era.