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ISRAELBRIEFS Government Promises
Citizenship to Hunger
Striking Convert
A CONVERT OF African-
American descent who began
a hunger strike in an attempt
to be recognized as an Israeli
citizen ended his protest aft er
receiving assurances from the
government that he would
receive full citizenship by
January 2023, Th e Jerusalem
Post reported.

David Ben Moshe received a
letter from Tomer Moskowitz,
head of the Population,
Immigration and Border
Authority on Jan. 11 that he
would receive an immigration
certifi cate on Jan. 1, 2023.

He has lived in Israel for more
than four years, is married to
an Israeli woman and has two
children. He has sought citizen-
ship under the Law of Return. Th e
Interior Ministry’s Population
and Immigration Authority
rejected his request in November
2020; under the Law of Return,
citizenship can be denied if the
applicant has a criminal record,
which Ben Moshe does.

Ben Moshe started the
hunger strike on Jan. 6 in front
of the Interior Ministry.

Five Jewish Israelis Arrested
by Shin Bet Suspected of
Spying for Iran
Th e Shin Bet security service
arrested fi ve Jewish Israelis on
Jan. 12 and accused of them
assisting an Iranian operative
in gathering intelligence and
making connections in Israel,
Th e Times of Israel reported.

Th e suspects told investigators
they knew that Rambod Namdar
may have been an Iranian intel-
ligence operative, but continued
their communications with him,
the Shin Bet said.

Th e suspects — four women
and one man — are Jewish
immigrants from Iran or
the descendants of Iranian
immigrants. A court-ordered
gag barred their names from
publication. Th e Shin Bet said the
suspects took photographs of
strategically signifi cant sites,
including the U.S. Consulate in
Tel Aviv; tied to form relation-
ships with politicians; and
provided information about
security arrangements.

Stolen Torah Scrolls
Recovered Israel Police retrieved and returned
three Torah scrolls that were
stolen over the Jan. 8-9 weekend
from a Jerusalem synagogue, Th e
Jerusalem Post reported.

A gabbai, or synagogue
administrator, reported the
theft aft er a suspect placed the
scrolls in garbage bags and left
the building.

“Aft er an intensive investi-
gation, police investigators were
able to locate the stolen Torah
scrolls in a storage unit in the
city — and this morning the
scrolls were returned to their
owners,” said Lior Ben Shalom,
an offi cer in the Department of
Investigations and Intelligence
at the Lev Habira police station.

Police arrested a suspect on
Jan. 12. Th e scrolls were found in
a suitcase inside the storage unit.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Th e
Times of Israel reported.

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in 2021 Show Highest
Increase in 13 Years
Th e cost of consumer goods in
Israel increased by 2.8% in 2021
— the highest rate in 13 years
— according to Central Bureau
of Statistics data released Jan.

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and footwear (1.1%), home
furnishings (0.7%) and food
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prices for homes across Israel
grew by 10.6%.

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