Lily 12
A hush falls over the room as the Israeli Ambassador enters the vid.
Uneasy smile, "testing. My friends, today you make history. First public announcement of this; timed to coincide with the USA videoconference. You see, for decades now we have been accused of cherry picking. You know the joke, if you're Orthodox, Master's degree, fit enough for paras."
The audience in Ottawa obligingly laughs, people here don't.
"Well that has to change. Everyone present today has had his or her file checked. You are all qualified, as of now, assuming nothing has happened to you since. If you've acquired a criminal record, forget it. The new medical line is not drawn on IDF standards; but on not being a charge upon the health care system. Anyone here has the option of merely signing the form authorizing another RCMP criminal records check and redoing the medical exam.
"And of course I hear those questions bubbling up. First, where on Earth would I find an apartment, with vacancy rates at 1/10 of 1%?," wicked smile, "as of now, we have vacancies for foreigners. Of late, the IDF and Haredim have negotiated out of court. On the IDF side, there is the very real possibility they'd lose the case, based on precedents going back to Ben Gurion. On the Haredi side, they have cost problems running those yeshivas, with their birth rate shrinking some too.
"Both sides very sensibly compromised. IDF agreed to drop the lawsuit, allow the Haredim draft exemption to stand. Haredi authorities turned over three residential yeshivas, no longer needed with their consolidation ongoing.
"Now let's look at photos. Granted, it's not luxury, but rather good. Yes, we know repainting is needed; and updating of windows. Otherwise, looks pretty good."
It does. You'd easily pay $1,400 for similar bachelor apartments in Toronto.
Uneasy smile, "testing. My friends, today you make history. First public announcement of this; timed to coincide with the USA videoconference. You see, for decades now we have been accused of cherry picking. You know the joke, if you're Orthodox, Master's degree, fit enough for paras."
The audience in Ottawa obligingly laughs, people here don't.
"Well that has to change. Everyone present today has had his or her file checked. You are all qualified, as of now, assuming nothing has happened to you since. If you've acquired a criminal record, forget it. The new medical line is not drawn on IDF standards; but on not being a charge upon the health care system. Anyone here has the option of merely signing the form authorizing another RCMP criminal records check and redoing the medical exam.
"And of course I hear those questions bubbling up. First, where on Earth would I find an apartment, with vacancy rates at 1/10 of 1%?," wicked smile, "as of now, we have vacancies for foreigners. Of late, the IDF and Haredim have negotiated out of court. On the IDF side, there is the very real possibility they'd lose the case, based on precedents going back to Ben Gurion. On the Haredi side, they have cost problems running those yeshivas, with their birth rate shrinking some too.
"Both sides very sensibly compromised. IDF agreed to drop the lawsuit, allow the Haredim draft exemption to stand. Haredi authorities turned over three residential yeshivas, no longer needed with their consolidation ongoing.
"Now let's look at photos. Granted, it's not luxury, but rather good. Yes, we know repainting is needed; and updating of windows. Otherwise, looks pretty good."
It does. You'd easily pay $1,400 for similar bachelor apartments in Toronto.
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