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Last update - 23:04 31/03/2008 Law sets 3-year jail penalty for car-owners who go to mechanics in PA By Zvi Zrachin, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: israel, knesset  A penalty of three years' imprisonment will be imposed on Israeli vehicle-owners who take their vehicles to mechanics in the West Bank under a law passed by the Knesset on Monday. The new law, presented by Likud MK Moshe Kahlon, prohibits Israeli-registered vehicles from being repaired by mechanics in territories under Palestinian Authority control, including those that are towed there by another vehicle. The law will empower police officers to confiscate any vehicle in violation of it, as well as the vehicle license from its owner, and the vehicle that towed it to the Palestinian territories. Advertisement Police statistics show that around 50 Israeli vehicles are dismantled by mechanics in Palestinian territories each day after accidents, and their parts are then transferred to Israeli mechanics or used-car dealerships. The police will advise vehicle-owners of the new law through an advertising campaign as well as by placing signs at checkpoints at the entry points to the territories. The law will initially be implemented for two years and Defense Minister Ehud Barak is currently discussing its extension for another two with the Transport Ministry and the Knesset Economic Affairs Committee. Bookmark to del.icio.us   'No good Jewish men' Author David Seidman delves into the dark side of dating, and confesses: 'I am a bad Jew.' Remembrance trail Holocaust memorial steam-drawn train sparks bitter row in Berlin.   1.   huh? 00:06  |  Ethan 01/04/08   2.   WHY DO WE MAKE STUPID LAWS????????????? 00:46  |  B`Galil 01/04/08   3.   Economic Warfare 01:12  |  Pissed Off 01/04/08   4.   Horrific precedent 01:19  |  Naftali Lavie 01/04/08   5.   If this isn`t racist 01:25  |  W 01/04/08   6.   Fascist Law 01:27  |  Joy 01/04/08   7.   Weed smoking day 03:52  |  Baz Mann 01/04/08   8.   Motor car repqairs 04:59  |  Micha 01/04/08   9.   good job 07:00  |  jay 01/04/08   10.   cuban healthcare !!! 07:08  |  Rob of Melbourne 01/04/08   11.   OZON is advising 12:34  |  Rob of melbourne 01/04/08   12.   Wonder why 16:07  |  edisonoside 10/04/08   13.   Simply Rascist 17:58  |  aaron 10/04/08   14.   do it yourself cheap jews 19:24  |  joe 10/04/08   15.   Jews are only 0.22% of humanity, what do . . ? 11:18  |  michael mazur 11/04/08   16.   #2 Why do you ask... 15:03  |  Advocate4Liberty 12/04/08   17.   3 year penalty for going to PA mechanics 17:05  |  Observer 12/04/08   18.   IF. IF 17:38  |  Mark 12/04/08   19.   Can the DM Barak explain the security risk in .... 17:46  |  Khan 12/04/08   20.   #6 Joy" FASHIST LAW", I could not agree more with you. 17:50  |  Becky 12/04/08   21.   7# Baz Mann.In total Agreement with you. 17:55  |  Josh 12/04/08   22.   Do you why................ 18:00  |  Amnon BN 12/04/08   23.   I`m DISGUSTED. 18:04  |  David Stein 12/04/08   24.   #17 Answer 18:14  |  Advocate4Liberty 12/04/08   25.   Car repair 03:02  |  Mike 13/04/08   26.   Let us look at history... 13:47  |  Tadit Kundu 13/04/08

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