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Knesset News MKs plan law: One person, one party Advertisement The Knesset passed the first reading of a bill yesterday to prevent people from joining more than one party. The bill, presented by Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann, obliges parties to submit their members' ID numbers to the party registrar twice a year. The registrar will check the party lists to flush out double registrations. Registrar workers will not be allowed to disclose the names on the lists. Every person joining a party will be required to sign a statement that he is not a member of any other party and is aware that double registration is an offense punishable with up to one year in prison. (Shahar Ilan) Slogan: Reelect Safed mayor, bring Messiah A previously unknown religious organization has jumped into the electoral fray in Safed, urging people to vote for incumbent Mayor Yishai Maimon in today's run-off by claiming that he will help bring the Messiah. Maimon is contending against Ilan Shochat, who outpolled him in the first round of voting on November 11. The organization, called Lovers of God in the Holy Community of Safed, published a manifesto saying that voters have the power "to advance the coming of the Messiah" by reelecting Maimon, as his election "will enable us to end all the abominations, desecrations of God's name and sexual immorality." (Haaretz Staff) 3 of 4 Israelis think country is corrupt Some 72 percent of Israelis believe that the level of corruption in Israel is either high or very high, according to a survey presented yesterday at the opening session of the annual Sderot Conference on social issues. The institutions viewed as the most corrupt were the Knesset (44 percent), government ministries (46 percent) and political parties (69 percent). The institutions viewed as least corrupt were the Israel Defense Forces, the courts, the health system, the National Insurance institute and the banks. (Yaniv Yagna) Bookmark to del.icio.us   Spy chain Iran: We smashed espionage network linked to Israel. Poultry dilemma Will U.S. Jews have kosher Turkey this Thanksgiving?

Read & React Yossi Sarid: Is Shas' Rabbi Ovadia Yosef also an ass? Responses: 42 Aide: Ex-IDF chief did not call for Ahmadinejad to be killed Responses: 170 IDF: Retaking Gaza will cost Israel NIS 17 million a day Responses: 127 Report: Gaza militants agree to cease rocket fire if Israel opens crossings Responses: 92 Poll: 70% of Israeli Arab women think slaps are not domestic abuse Responses: 57 More Headlines 22:10 Olmert to Rice: EU, U.S. officials starting to talk with Hamas 02:18 Documents obtained by Haaretz reveal split among Hamas leaders 23:14 Policeman filmed head-butting East Jerusalem residents 01:10 Report: Israel willing to release more prisoners for Shalit 01:09 ANALYSIS / Elections are Gilad Shalit's greatest hope 02:01 Attacks on Israel expected as UN marks Solidarity with Palestinian People Day 02:35 Now you can get the Koran on your cellphone 23:38 Settler leader: Hebron evacuation will be met with force greater than Amona 21:56 Germany pursues arrest of well-known Holocaust denier set free by U.K. court 23:16 Bank of Israel lowers interest rates to record low of 2.5% 16:17 'Scrubs' star Zach Braff falls in love with Tel Aviv 15:42 Iraqi court acquits legislator for making trip to Israel 15:11 Barak: Hezbollah has 42,000 rockets, some can hit Dimona 00:40 Reported cases of domestic abuse among immigrants in Israel at its lowest 23:40 Palestinian meet in Syria highlights refugees' right of return Previous Editions Select Day 24 nov 23 nov 21 nov 20 nov 19 nov 18 nov 17 nov 16 nov 14 nov 13 nov 12 nov 11 nov

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