According to the Jerusalem Post, the owners of Israel’s only crematorium, whose premises near Chadera were burned down by arsonists in late August – as reported HERE on YW, expect to complete the construction of a new site this week and resume operation. The new location will remain a secret.

At the time his business was attacked, Aley Shalechet CEO Alon Nativ said he was very satisfied with his cremation business and quoted a 2002 survey that found 10% of Jewish Israelis would be interested in cremation if they had the choice.

ZAKA Chairman Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, who reportedly played a key role in discovering and publicizing the location of the first site said that he hoped the new crematorium would “fulfill its purpose, and burn down…….like the previous one.”

The ZAKA head said that the crematorium violated Israel law, and further alleged that the owners had set fire to their own facility to profit from insurance.

The owner called Meshi-Zahav’s claims “ridiculous” and “not worthy of a response.”