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ISRAELBRIEFS Ancient Private Toilet Found in Jerusalem
A 2,700-YEAR-OLD toilet from the days of Jerusalem’s First
Temple was discovered by Israel’s Antiquities Authority, JTA
reported. Built as a private toilet stall at a time when few could afford
such a luxury, the toilet was unveiled to the public on Oct. 6 at an
archaeology conference, though for viewing only.

The toilet, which was carved from limestone, appears similar
to a modern-day fixture with a hole at the center leading to a
septic tank.

“A private toilet cubicle was very rare in antiquity, and only
a few were found to date, most of them in the City of David. In
fact, only the rich could afford toilets,’” said Yaakov Billig, who
directed the dig for the authority on the site of a large estate on
the Armon Hanatziv promenade in Jerusalem.

Archaeologists plan to examine the septic tank to investigate
what people living in the First Temple Period ate and to better
understand diseases of that era.

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Israel’s Fiscal Deficit Continues to Narrow
Israel’s cumulative fiscal deficit for the 12 months ending in
September declined to 7.4% of gross domestic product, or $36.2
billion, down from 8% at the end of August and 9.2% at the end
of July, Globes reported.

The Ministry of Finance Accountant General reported that as
the COVID crisis recedes in Israel, the deficit has narrowed. It
was 11.7% of GDP at the end of 2020.

Due to the few working days in September because of the
holidays, an estimated $2.54 billion in taxes was deferred until
October. That would have created a surplus of $680 million in
September, dropping the budget deficit over the past 12 months
to 6.85% of GDP.

Knesset to Mark Day Against Sexual Violence
The Knesset will mark the War Against Sexual Violence Day
on Oct. 19 to honor the fourth anniversary of the #MeToo
movement. The first-ever day is a joint initiative between Mossi Raz of
the Meretz party and Idit Silman of the Yamina party. Its goal
is to ensure that the topic receives recognition as crucial to the
national agenda.

Knesset committees will debate laws and reforms that are
being completed. An afternoon conference will include victims
of sexual crime.

Ukraine Asks KKL-JNF for Tree-planting Help
The Ukrainian government asked the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-
Jewish National Fund for help in planting 1 billion trees over the
next three years, The Times of Israel reported.

A KKL-JNF spokesperson said the organization’s chief forester
will set up a joint Israeli-Ukrainian team, with Israeli experts
flying to Ukraine to teach their counterparts there how to plant
and maintain trees, while providing tools and technology to
plant and monitor forests.

Roman Abramovsky, Ukraine’s environment and natural
resources minister, told KKL-JNF that tree-planting would center
on former industrial areas and more than 1,500 urban parks as a
way to combat global climate change. New forests would only be
planted where woodlands were damaged by fire or disease or in
areas where forests grew before humans intervened. l
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