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Shas head Eli Yishai. (Motti Kimche) Last update - 14:37 27/02/2008 MKs back bill to block porn, gambling sites for Israeli surfers By Zvi Zrahiya, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: religious, Shas, Knesset Israeli internet providers will have to automatically block sex, gambling and violence-oriented Websites, according to a bill passed in its first reading Wednesday at the Knesset plenum. According to the bill, presented by MK Amnon Cohen of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, any customer who does not explicitly ask to be allowed visit said sites will be automatically blocked from accessing them. The coalition took steps to enlist a majority for the bill in an effort to placate Shas, which has been threatening to quit the coalition in recent weeks. Advertisement At the same time, the Economic Affairs Committee legal adviser said that he would find it difficult to defend Cohen's bill in the High Court of Justice in light of the refusal of Communications Minister Ariel Atias (Shas) to provide a list of sites to be blocked for the committee's approval The Economic Affairs Committee meanwhile rejected a bill submitted Tuesday by MK Alex Miller (Yisrael Beiteinu), which aimed to force Internet providers to provide customers with a pamphlet instructing users on how to block Websites. Last week, Shas MK Shlomo Benizri blamed gays for the earthquakes that have shaken the region in recent months, telling a Knesset plenum debate on local authorities' earthquake preparedness that government action on homosexuality would do much to prevent the tremors. Related articles: Shas MK blames gays for recent earthquakes in the region Shas bill takes aim at Web sites geared toward sex and gambling Senior Shas officials: Rabbi Yosef not ready to quit coalition Shas MK: Gays are causing Israeli society to self-destruct Bookmark to del.icio.us   Deadly shelling B'Tselem slams IDF decision not to indict troops over errant strike that left 21 civilians dead. Reaching boiling point Gaza residents are told to boil drinking water as purifying chlorine runs out.   1.   Shas again 02:04  |  Rabbi Yakov Lazaros 27/02/08   2.   Oh Boy! 05:31  |  Mark Lincoln 27/02/08   3.   Maybe Israel should broadcast Sex site to Gaza 06:16  |  Magnify 27/02/08   4.   Ya,Israel Should Broadcast Sex to Gaza ONLY when.... 07:30  |  The Archives 27/02/08   5.   Broadcasting of sex as a Psychological War 07:44  |  The Archives 27/02/08   6.   Psychological War 07:47  |  The Archives 27/02/08   7.   shas and its so called values 08:47  |  SJ 27/02/08   8.   Quite right 09:35  |  Clickfool 27/02/08   9.   Thank you Shas! Well done! 11:24  |  AliciaYasmeen 27/02/08   10.   Shas Bill 11:25  |  Millicent 27/02/08   11.   Amazing, I agree with Clickfool on this! 11:25  |  AliciaYasmeen 27/02/08   12.   To Rabbi Yakov Lazaros # 1 11:43  |  dovale 27/02/08   13.   Israeli democracy in action 14:09  |  Paul Wood 27/02/08   14.   Rabbi dovale from Eilat 14:13  |  Rabbi Fish 27/02/08   15.   cool 14:18  |  fred 27/02/08   16.   Simple silliness. Blocking porn is not possible! 14:28  |  redmike 27/02/08   17.   When did Israel become Pakistan? 14:31  |  Big Sooz 27/02/08   18.   The Question Is Though 14:40  |  Joe Klein 27/02/08   19.   Yeah, and next year we get stoned to death... 15:16  |  Henry 27/02/08   20.   It;s time for a secular revolution 15:19  |  Yonatan 27/02/08   21.   #13 Paul Wood - Look who`s talking! 15:21  |  Yonatan 27/02/08   22.   #21 Yonatan 15:56  |  Paul Wood 27/02/08   23.   Compulsive addicts yes, general public no 16:06  |  Gili 27/02/08   24.   This is great! To Yonathon 16:37  |  JewishHeart 27/02/08   25.   First things first 17:09  |  Nach 27/02/08   26.   Shas again-indeed 17:12  |  TC 27/02/08   27.   Shas Mutaween knocking on your door 18:18  |  W 27/02/08   28.   THEY HAVE IT BACKWARDS!!!!! 18:20  |  B`Galil 27/02/08   29.   Doesn`t Israel claim to be a democracy??? 18:20  |  Deborah 27/02/08   30.   #24 Jewish Heart 18:32  |  Paul Wood 27/02/08   31.   30 18:58  |  Soul Jew N. 27/02/08   32.   #31 Soul Jew N 19:13  |  Paul Wood 27/02/08   33.   You`ll Need Permission To Read My Messages Too 19:20  |  Yosemite 27/02/08   34.   Free Expression 20:49  |  Yaacob 27/02/08   35.   bills 20:53  |  colin 27/02/08   36.   Israel or Iran? 20:58  |  Ulf 27/02/08   37.   We know hypocrisy when we see it Yishai... 21:03  |  bat yam 27/02/08   38.   Democracy should protect people from porn and gambling 21:05  |  Aristotle 27/02/08   39.   Filter sites for religious content 21:06  |  Ovadia 27/02/08   40.   Get out of my life! 21:08  |  Yaron 27/02/08   41.   33---deep message from HolyWood 21:17  |  Yus Semite 27/02/08   42.   Let`s See How This Adds Up 21:32  |  Yosemite 27/02/08   43.   starting to act like a dictaitorship 22:05  |  zionist forever 27/02/08   44.   A Wonderful Jewish `Iranian Style` Theocracy is in Order!!! 02:08  |  Yechiel Cohen 28/02/08

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