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Friday, December 23, 2005
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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Congress gives Israel defense money
Congress passed $600 million for U.S.-Israel cooperative defense programs. The allocation, $150 million more than the White House request, passed the House of Representatives Thursday as part of the Defense Appropriations Bill. The measure passed the Senate Wednesday. The earmark includes $133 million for the Arrow Anti-Ballistic Missile System, $37.4 million for the LITENING Targeting and Navigation Pod, $22 million for Reactive Armor tiles for Bradley fighting vehicles and $17 million for the ITALD aircraft decoy system.
Churches owe millions to Jerusalem
Churches owe more than $65 million to the city of Jerusalem in overdue property taxes. The churches owe the money for properties that are not used as houses of worship, which are exempt from tax, city officials said, and estimated the amount owed is 300 million shekels. The Latin Patriarchate is considered the largest debtor.
The State of Israel and the Vatican are in negotiations over the repayment of the money.
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