Israel on Thursday night, the eve of 7 Nissan, will change to daylight savings time, moving clocks one hour ahead at 2:00AM. As a result, the time difference between Jerusalem and New York City will once again be seven hours.

Interior Minister Aryeh Deri commented, “Spring has arrived and beginning this coming week, we will move to daylight savings time, an additional hour of daylight which will assist the economy and bring a large savings of energy – a good move for the tzibur at large”.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)