Category: deterred
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Israelis more deterred by canceling flights than travel warnings
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The Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates are countries that are popular with Israelis and considered safe, but have recently been hit with travel warnings by the government. To make matters worse, earlier this week, Chabad’s representative in the Emirates, Rabbi Zvi Kogan, was kidnapped and murdered,…
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Haifa drivers deterred by high Carmel Tunnels tolls
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Since the Carmel Tunnels opened to traffic in December 2010, hundreds of millions of shekels have been transferred to the concessionaire to support toll reductions granted to vehicles. But despite these reductions, toll fees rose by 65%, as many Haifa commuters preferred to forego the shortcut through the tunnels, in…