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del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 13:42 26/12/2007 Knesset expedites bill to allow smoking in 20% of bars, cafés By Zvi Zrahiya, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Israel, Zvi Hendel, law  The Knesset House Committee decided Wednesday to expedite the legislation of a bill that requires local authorities to allow smoking in a fifth of the public bars and coffee houses. This allows National Union MK Zvi Hendel, who proposed the bill, to begin the legislation proceedings next week and not have to wait 45 days before the preliminary hearing. The bill would permit smoking in public places where the local authority has allowed an exemption to the no smoking law. Advertisement While the original smoking law passed was not effective due to a lack of enforcement, ever since fines on smoking in public places increased to between 1,000 and 5,000 shekels from 310 to 630 shekels last month the law has been observed much more. Related articles: Bill takes on illegal smoking in public Knesset panel approves higher fines for public smokers Bookmark to del.icio.us Aliyah from Iran A group of 40 new immigrants from Iran touched down in Israel on Tuesday. Race to White House Top Republican candidate Mike Huckabee supports dialogue with Iran.   1.   No smoking please 13:50  |  Leon 26/12/07   2.   Smoking in Public 13:53  |  Linda Baharier 26/12/07   3.   Smoking Rockets and All.! 14:09  |  Stephen. 26/12/07   4.   Knesset Cancer Bill 14:14  |  Leor 26/12/07   5.   Silly law. There should be smoking and non smoking places. 14:38  |  redmike 26/12/07   6.   This is pathetic - this country can`t do anything right! 15:13  |  David 26/12/07   7.   why limit to smoking? 15:54  |  Shmuel 26/12/07   8.   why not ban cigarette sales altogether 15:54  |  victor hardman 26/12/07   9.   redmike cannot read 16:06  |  mojo 26/12/07   10.   Private Businesses are NOT "public property" 16:18  |  Yaakov Ish Tam 26/12/07   11.   Proof of Second Hand Smoke Causing Cancer 16:49  |  Tex 26/12/07   12.   answer to TEX 17:19  |  Dr. Bastet 26/12/07   13.   Golda Meir, Churchill, FDR even Stalin all smoked. 17:46  |  Petra 26/12/07   14.   Welcome to Chelm 18:00  |  Ethan 26/12/07   15.   Similar To "No Peeing Section" In Swimming Pool 18:20  |  Bill Foonman 26/12/07   16.   Bar profits down 20% after smoking ban in effect 18:43  |  Jabadini 26/12/07   17.   To # 10: Are you high? 18:56  |  David 26/12/07   18.   Just another tax! 10:32  |  Reuben Josefson 27/12/07

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