Labor MK Shelly Yacimovitz says reports Histadrut labor leader Ofir Eini will run for the party leadership slot are untrue.
**Two stabbing victims, one serious and one light, were brought to the English Hospital in Nazareth. Police are investigating.
**Miep Gies, the woman who hid Anne Frank, marks her 100th birthday.
**Ichud HaLeumi MK Uri Ariel told Kol Chai Radio he trusts Binyamin Netanyahu infinitely more than Kadima leader Tzipi Livni as far as standing at the helm of the country.
**Public Security Minister Dichter and Police Chief Dudi Cohen remain adamant in the decision to dismiss Southern District Commander Uri Bar-Lev. The two made their position clear in their response to the Supreme Court on Sunday, in the petition challenging the senior commander’s dismissal. (Unrelated but Bar Lev was the Israel Police commander who oversaw the expulsion from Gush Katif in 2005).
**Tel Aviv beaches are ordered closed due to major sewer leakage in the area.
**A 4-month-old Siberian husky was found to be rabid. The puppy, which was put to sleep, was found in the village of Bukata in the N. Golan Heights. Health officials announce that anyone who may have been in contact with the animal to contact health officials immediately.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)