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[Asia, Israel] Smoking in hotel rooms increasingly barred

But, says smoking prevention lawyer Amos Hausner, there is a growing trend in the world to allow only no-smoking hotel rooms, or a majority in which smoking is prohibited. Major American hotel chains like Marriott, Westin and Hyatt today prohibit smokin
Jerusalem Post
added Apr 7, 2013 00:45
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[Israel, Poland] Warsaw ghetto hero, a 'Cigarette Seller,' dies

Hochman, whose story was told in Joseph Zhimian’s 1962 book “The Cigarette Sellers of Three Crosses Square,” was one of a group of youths who escaped the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942, assumed false Aryan identities and survived by peddling cigarettes.
Times of Israel (is)
added Apr 2, 2013 12:32
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Israelis get kosher cigarettes for Passover, despite Chief Rabbinate's disapproval

Observant Jews in Israel craving a smoke during the week-long Passover holiday that started at sundown Monday can now enjoy a rabbi-approved puff. It's the first time cigarettes have joined the long list of goods stringently checked to ensure they comply
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 26, 2013 13:32
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Israel gets kosher cigarettes for Passover

Last month, Beit Yosef approved three local cigarette brands for smoking during Passover. The chief rabbinate in Israel, however, disapproved ... "Poison is not kosher. For all days of the year, not just Passover," said the chief rabbinate's spokesman, Z
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 25, 2013 16:39
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[Israel] Ministry to consult with public on e-cigarette ban

the Health Ministry in Jerusalem is only now asking the public its opinion on the product. While a ministry committee has recommended that the marketing, import and use of e-cigarettes be prohibited for five years, after which the question would be asses
Jerusalem Post
added Mar 4, 2013 11:53
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Israel's Health Ministry mulls five-year ban on electronic cigarettes ($$)

A professional committee of the Health Ministry has recommended a five-year ban on the manufacture, import and sale of electronic cigarettes in Israel. The Health Ministry has invited the public to comment before it renders its final decision.
Ha'aretz Newspaper/Magazine
added Feb 28, 2013 16:04
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National Center's Stier Talks Tobacco Risk Reduction on Israeli Radio

While attending a health policy conference co-sponsored by the National Center and the Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies, Risk Analysis Division director Jeff Stier was interviewed about harm reduction measures related to tobacco by the Israeli Broa
Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog (official blog of the National Center for Public Policy Research
added Feb 19, 2013 19:02
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Israel: Major Raid Leads to Interception of Cigarette Smugglers

The raid took place on Friday morning 5 Adar 5773 at the border of Israel’s territorial waters, far out into the Mediterranean. Two fishing vessels were boarded by police marine units backed up by naval patrol vessels. Acting on intelligence information,
Yeshiva World (blog)
added Feb 18, 2013 07:30
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[Israel] Cigarette duty-free allowance halved

From April, only one packet of duty-free cigarettes will be allowed.
Globes/Israel's Business Arena
added Feb 14, 2013 21:33
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[Israel] Cigarette duty-free allowance halved

Ministry of Finance has halved the duty-free allowance for cigarettes: from April, passengers returning from overseas will be allowed only 125 grams of duty-free tobacco products, equal to one packet of cigarettes.
Globes/Israel's Business Arena
added Jan 29, 2013 13:38
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