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Rav Doron Perez
Executive Chairman of Mizrachi World Movement
The lawlessness, disobedience, hooliganism, and anarchy that we have seen in the streets of many cities and college campuses in the Unites States and around the world have been incredibly alarming. People totally undermine authority, don't listen to lawful behavior, act with civil disobedience, taking over swathes of campuses – the rise of anarchy and disobedience is alarming.
We also saw in Israel the debates over judicial reform led some leaders call for citizens to bring society down to make change. This thinking is a cogent political philosophy is known as anarchy – that authority is inherently flawed and has to self-justify all the time, and if it doesn't you have to dismantle it, according to Noam Chomsky. How can governments run like this? Rabbi Chanina Deputy High Priest says in Pirkei Avot that if we don't have respect and fear of authorities, people will swallow each other up.
Nowhere is this ideology and its destructive elements clearer than in this week's parasha with the first anarchist, none other than Korach himself. Korach says we don't need leaders or authority. But lawlessness, civil disobedience and defiance can destroy society, and that is what happened. Korach brought destruction on himself because of this overreaching and built on this destructive anarchist ideology.
So many societies are going to the extremes – some to the hard left and some to the hard right – and we must be very careful of these extremes. May we follow Moshe Rabbeinu's example to follow and respect authority, the rule of law, as only that way can life exist the way that it should. | | Korach 5784 Rabbi Jesse Horn,
Senior Ra"m at Yeshivat Hakotel and Program Director of Mizrachi Mechanchim | | | Stand in their Shoes Rabbi Stewart Weiss
 "Is it not enough that you took us out of a land of Milk and Honey, and did not bring us into a land of Milk and Honey?!
If a prize was given out for Chutzpa, we Jews would certainly, hands-down win it every single year. How could Korach's rebels dare to insinuate that Egypt was a virtual paradise, where nourishment flowed like milk and day-to-day life was sweet as honey?! Did Am Yisrael not suffer dreadful losses during the more than a century of slavery? Did we not endure horrible degradation - our rabbis say that as many as 80% of the nation did not make it out alive from Mitzrayim!
There are several ways of looking at Korach's hysterical hyperbole. We know there is indeed a tendency of people to look back upon their past with romantic nostalgia, imagining that life was so much better "then" and "back there" – even when they know that it's really not true. Consider the people who reminisce about life back in shtet'l Europe, waxing poetically about its warmth and its wondrous Yiddishkeit. But, as my Bubbie z"l (who hailed from Zamosc, Poland) used to say, "these are 'Bubbie-Mayses!'" Most Jews were, at best, wary of their non-Jewish neighbors, and their life was a day-to-day struggle simply to survive. And, in the end, that story almost always had an unhappy ending.
Or this may have been Korach's attempt at fomenting mass hysteria by creating a false narrative, despite the people's recent exit from Egypt. Hard to believe the nation would swallow it? Just look at what's happening all over the world, as seemingly intelligent, decent people fall for the pernicious lies spread about us, denying our moral excellence while creating fanciful fiction about the "good people of Gaza."
But here's another idea: Korach, let us remember, was among the richest people ever to have lived (the Midrash says Korach had free access to Paro's treasury). Perhaps, for him, Egypt was a honey-pot, so he likely did miss the standard of living he had enjoyed (in addition to being a member of Shevet Levi, which was not enslaved).
But that prevented him from relating to those who suffered in bondage and were grossly mistreated; so it's fitting that he should precipitously fall (pun intended) from power and end up with nothing at all.
It's not easy to identify with the plight of others; we strive to live within comfortable physical and mental surroundings. But now, as our soldiers and hostages battle to stay alive, it would be a fitting exercise to "stand in their shoes" for a bit. To experience complete darkness, as if in a tunnel; to postpone or limit luxurious vacations; to imagine - as we sit in our homes periodically with the A/C off - what it must be like for those who wear layers and layers of heavy clothes in stifling heat. Connecting to others' reality can bind us to them and fill us with hakarat ha-tov - appreciation for their sacrifice on our behalf.
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Conflict Resolution Rabbi Binny Freedman 
This week's portion of Korach, contains a valuable lesson in overcoming and resolving conflict.
Korach, a cousin of Moshe with leadership qualities, has a penchant for cynical politics. He mounts a rebellion that nearly results in the destruction of the Jewish people. Moshe proposes a solution: let all those who would desire the priestly leadership offer up incense in the morning, and allow G-d to make clear who is indeed chosen. Although this proposal seems a healthy way to resolve the conflict, something goes wrong. Korach spends the night (see Rashi, Bamidbar 16:19) recruiting the people to his cause, subsequently gathering the entire congregation against Moshe and Aharon.
At this point G-d intervenes and in fulfillment of Moshe's prediction brings an earthquake causing the earth to open up and swallow Korach and those closest to him entirely. Then, the rest of the followers from the tribe of Reuven who offered up incense that morning were consumed by a heavenly fire (Bamidbar 16:1–35).
With the rebels completely annihilated by the hand of G-d this story should be over, right?
Yet the story does not end here. The next morning, the people are still upset, and are still challenging Moshe and Aharon's leadership! How could they still harbor any doubts after seeing G-d's hand weigh in so obviously? At this point one might have expected G-d to open up the earth again or bring down the same all-consuming heavenly fire, yet this time, G-d's offers a completely different path to resolve this rebellion:
G-d tells Moshe to gather the leaders of the shevatim all of whom will bring their staffs and place them before the Tent of Meeting and in the morning a miracle occurred and the staff of Aharon flowered with almond blossoms, thus demonstrating that Aharon was chosen by G-d as the High Priest which finally quelled the rebellion and resolved the conflict (Bamidbar 17:1–28).
And one wonders: why wasn't an earthquake enough to make the point?
Perhaps the Torah is sharing with us a fundamental lesson regarding conflict resolution: Conflicts are never resolved by force alone; it is only with dialogue and inclusion that we really move past our battles and struggles.
This is not to say that force and even war have no place; sometimes they are necessary. But we should never delude ourselves into thinking we have resolved the issue simply by winning the day.
As an example, peace has reigned in Europe for the past seventy-five years because the Allies not only won World War II but also resolved the conflict which needed mediation and dialogue.
In this writer's opinion, Anwar Sadat finally realized we had won the war, so he brought Egypt to the table and we have had peace with Egypt for almost fifty years. King Hussein of Jordan came to the same conclusion and we have had peace with Jordan for thirty years. And while there is much room for improvement in both those peace treaties, there is much to be thankful for as well.
This is not to say such conflict resolution is impossible without force; if both sides want to find peace it is possible, but I can't think of a conflict where that was accomplished without force first prevailing.
And it goes without saying that this is equally true on a personal level. No conflict will ever be resolved, much less end up with a healthy outcome by force alone. Beating up a bully never solves the issue; nor does kicking a child out of class, or imposing a solution on a child without any discussion. But force can get the parties to the table for that healthy discussion if employed in the right fashion.
Something to think about… Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem.
Rabbi Binny Freedman is Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Orayta. He is a member of the Mizrachi Speakers Bureau (www.mizrachi.org/speakers). | |  | | Chicago Mizrachi Pina Chama in Itamar
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CLICK HERE | | | Slain soldier eliminated Karmiel mall attacker before collapsing IDF identifies fallen servicemember as Sergeant Aleksandr (Sasha) Iakiminskyi; surveillance footage shows assailant sneaking up on him from behind; Iakiminskyi manages to fire repeatedly at attacker, neutralizing him  The IDF reported Wednesday evening that Sergeant Aleksandr (Sasha) Iakiminskyi, 19, from Nahariya, a driver in the 188th Brigade's 71st Battalion, was killed in a terrorist stabbing attack at a shopping mall in the northern city of Karmiel earlier. Another soldier was seriously wounded in the attack.
Surveillance footage from the mall shows the assailant—identified as Jawad Rabia, 20, an Arab Israeli citizen from the nearby town of Nahf—sneaking up on the two soldiers from behind and lunging at them with a knife.
Within seconds, Iakiminskyi and his comrade managed to draw their weapons. Initially, Iakiminskyi fell to the ground from the stab wounds. As the assailant turned to stab his comrade, Iakiminskyi managed to cock his weapon and fire. Rabia was hit and retreated slightly, allowing the comrade to distance himself and ready his weapon. Iakiminskyi, undeterred, fired repeatedly at the assailant until he was neutralized. Moments later, Iakiminskyi collapsed and was rushed to the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya in critical condition, where doctors later pronounced him dead.
Northern District Police Chief Shuki Tahauko, praised Iakiminskyi for his swift action in neutralizing the attacker.
The slain soldier is survived by his parents Olga and Nikolai, and his 11-year-old brother Ilya.
'I am very proud of him'
 "There are no children like him," said Iakiminskyi's mother Olga. "I am very proud of what he did. He was always loved, even from a young age. It was tough for him in the army at first, but recently he felt truly accepted there, loved the people around him, and got used to the structure and the sense that he was contributing something. He was supposed to come home tomorrow."
Last night, he sent me a message saying he had a vehicle appointment in Karmiel," she recounted. "When the attack happened, I didn't immediately make the connection. I texted him, 'Sasha, how are you?' He didn't reply, which I thought was because he was driving, so I called him. He didn't pick up. I called again and again, and after several attempts, I felt someone was disconnecting the calls. Then I received a message from the ER at the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, saying he was there. I put two and two together and rushed over. When I arrived, the doctors informed me that he was in very critical condition before he arrived at the hospital and that all efforts to save him had failed."
The mother saw the distressing videos from the scene, showing resuscitation attempts on her son. "I kept thinking it wasn't him," she said. "I couldn't believe it was him. I tried to look at the legs, but I couldn't identify him."
"It's important to me that people remember he was a wonderful and kind person, loved by many," she said. "I love him. He was always on the move, so I always worried. But whenever I sent him a message, he would always reply that everything was okay."
'The attacker was looking for someone to stab'
Following the attack, four family members of the assailant – his mother, father, brother and sister – arrived at the mall and were detained by the police. The arrests aim to determine if they had prior knowledge of the attacker's intentions.
Meanwhile, large police forces entered the attacker's hometown of Nahf, confiscating computers and equipment as part of an effort to understand the motives behind the attacker's actions.
Prof. Masad Barhoum, director of the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, said that doctors fought for a long time to save Iakiminskyi's life. "We administered him several blood transfusions, but despite all efforts, unfortunately, he was pronounced dead," he said.
He updated that the condition of the second soldier had stabilized and, although serious, his life was not in danger. "He was conscious, we calmed him down and treated him immediately," Barhoum added.
According to the police, the attack at the Hutzot Karmiel Mall began around 11:30 a.m. Gal Amar, who works at the mall, recounted that she was on the first floor during the attack and had come down from the second floor just minutes earlier. She said that according to others, the assailant appeared to be lurking for his victims and was looking for someone to attack.
"No one thought it would happen here. He simply walked into the mall, passed by our booth, and then came back. From what I understand, he was just waiting and searching, pacing back and forth," she said.
After the attacker was shot, panic erupted throughout the mall. "I was downstairs. People were running and screaming, 'Shots! Shots!' They took us into a bakery. I just froze in place, trembling," Amar recounted.
She emphasized the good relations between Jews and Arabs in the area. "Not everyone is like this. Not everyone. I work with people from the villages, good friends," she said. She added that she is now afraid to return to work at the mall.
Following the attack, the Northern District Police heightened their alert level. Deputy Commissioner Ran Ofir, operations officer for the Northern District, said that to ensure a sense of security, officers were redirected from other tasks to areas with high pedestrian traffic. ynetnews.com | | | 'Vile' Turkey refuses to refuel Israeli plane after emergency landing Human rights lawyer calls incident "outrageous, gross violation" of international law.  Turkish authorities refused to allow an Israeli plane to refuel in order to reach its final destination after it made an emergency landing in Antalya, likely violating international aviation law and effectively trapping the plane on Turkish soil for hours.
The drama began when a passenger suffered a medical emergency aboard an El Al flight bound for Tel Aviv, which had departed from Warsaw, Poland on Sunday morning.
"After consulting with the doctor who treated the passenger on the plane, it was decided that it should land urgently in order to evacuate the passenger to the hospital as soon as possible," El Al said in a statement.
Because the passenger needed immediate medical attention, the plane was forced to divert and make a landing at the nearest airport, Antalya Airport in southwest Turkey.
But despite receiving permission for the landing, it was clear that Turkish authorities saw the arrival of the El Al plane as an opportunity to lash out against Israel.
Turkish airport authorities refused to allow the plane to refuel, when it needed to do so in order to continue to Tel Aviv.
Passengers were not given permission to leave the plane, and were forced to sit for hours on the tarmac while the El Al captain and crew attempted to obtain fuel for the flight.
Following a wait of several hours, the plane departed without refueling for nearby Rhodes, Greece. There, the plane refueled, departed, and finally landed safely in Israel.
After media reports emerged about Turkey's refusal to allow the plane to continue its journey, officials claimed that the El Al captain "decided to leave" shortly before "fuel was to be provided."
Notably, the statement was a tacit admission that Turkey had delayed refueling for hours. The claim that the authorities had agreed to provide fuel is dubious, and appeared to be an attempt to save face by the Turkish government.
"This is outrageous, and gross violation of international law," wrote human rights lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky on social media platform X.
Ostrovsky noted that in 2023, "after massive earthquake in Turkey, Israel was one of first to provide aid. And now Erdogan's regime, a NATO ally by the way, does this? Vile and unconscionable!"
Since the October 7th massacres, the Turkish government has banned all direct flights between Israel and Turkey and repeatedly expressed support for the Hamas terror group.
worldisraelnews.com | | 'You made me the strong person I am,' says ex-hostage Noa Argamani at mother's funeral Liora Argamani laid to rest 3.5 weeks after daughter's rescue from Gaza; Noa thanks her for holding on so they could be reunited one last time 'against all odds' Liora Argamani, mother of rescued hostage Noa Argamani, was laid to rest in Beersheba on Tuesday afternoon after she died following a lengthy battle with brain cancer during, which she nevertheless campaigned tirelessly to see her only child again before it was too late.
Speaking at her mother's funeral, Noa, who was rescued from Hamas captivity in Gaza during a daring daylight operation three-and-a-half weeks ago, said she was grateful to have been by her mother's side during her last moments and to ensure that her father wouldn't be left alone.
"My mother, the best friend there is, the strongest and most beautiful person I've ever known. I'm standing here today and it's still hard for me to accept it," Noa said in front of a packed room. "Against all odds, I was privileged to be with you in your last moments and to hear your last words.
"Thank you for being strong and holding on so that I could see you at least one more time, and so that Dad wouldn't be left alone," she said. "Thank you for the 26 years I was privileged to spend by your side. I learned so much from you. You took me to travel around the world with you and made me the strong person I am today.
"The tools that you gave me as a child are tools I couldn't have acquired anywhere else," Noa continued. "Every time things were difficult, you pushed me forward. I promise you that I will continue to follow your path. I promise you that I will take care of Dad. I promise you that I will be strong just like you."
Noa was kidnap ped from the Supernova music festival on October 7, along with her partner Avinatan Or, who remains in captivity. She was rescued from central Gaza on June 8, along with three other hostages, by Israeli special forces.
Footage of her abduction, in which she was seen screaming as her Hamas captor drove her away on the back of a motorcycle while Or was held back, became some of the most well-known footage of the October 7 terror onslaught, in which some 1,200 people were massacred and 251 were taken as hostages.
Liora, 61, had publicly appealed in November for her daughter's release, saying she did not have long to live and wanted to see Noa before she died. She also gave media interviews and wrote letters to world leaders in which she asked for their help.
She passed away at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, where she had been undergoing treatment, early on Tuesday morning. In a statement, the hospital said that she had spent her final days alongside her daughter.
 "Mom, you will always be with me, no matter where I go and no matter who I meet," Noa eulogized. "Like you taught me when I was a little girl — I love you to the sky and back."
Liora's sister Yu, who came to Israel from China to be by her sister's side and then to pay her final farewell, recalled her as "a younger sister who was always an inspiring figure. She was smart and full of energy for life and for her work… myself, my mother and my brothers hope she will have a beautiful life in heaven."
Yaakov Argamani, Noa's father, who celebrated his birthday on the same day in which his daughter was rescued, thanked his wife for "our shared life, love and friendship." "Thank you for your wise advice. Thank you for always being there for me. Thank you, Liora, for making me a much better person," he said. "I thank God for the time I spent by your side — three decades together during the most difficult of times. "Now that the gates of heaven are open, I have two requests," he added. "Please keep her for me. Take care of her up there, and make sure it's nothing but good. And go, my beloved Liora, wait for me to arrive — and we will continue to be together forever." timesofisrael.com | | Maldives bans Israelis over war in Gaza Islam is the state religion of the Maldives, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean.  Israel's Foreign Ministry on Sunday issued a travel warning for the Maldives after the country declared it would bar entry to Israelis in protest against the war against Hamas in Gaza.
"In light of the Maldives government's decision to ban the entry of citizens with Israeli passports, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Israeli citizens avoid any travel to the Maldives," said the ministry. "The recommendation is also valid for Israeli citizens holding a foreign passport, in addition to the Israeli passport. For Israeli citizens staying in the country, it is recommended to consider leaving, since if they fall into distress for any reason, we will have a hard time helping," the statement added. Islam is the state religion of the Maldives, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The population is nearly 100% Sunni Muslim. According to its constitution, non-Muslims may not become citizens.
The country is also known for its luxury resorts. According to AP, roughly 11,000 Israelis visited Maldives in 2023, comprising some 0.6% of total tourist arrivals.
Due to public anger at the war in Gaza, Maldives President Mohamed Muizu will establish a subcommittee to oversee the process of banning Israelis and appoint a special envoy to help Arabs affected by the conflict, including with the launch of a fundraising campaign, the newswire reported. worldisraelnews.com | | Senior Hezbollah commander killed in UAV airstrike Abu Ali Nasser, the commander of the Hezbollah terrorist organization's Aziz unit, was killed in an airstrike on a vehicle in Tyre.  Arabic media reported on Wednesday afternoon that two people were killed in an airstrike on a vehicle in Tyre, Lebanon by an Israeli UAV.
The Arabic language Sky News channel reported that Abu Ali Nasser, the commander of the Hezbollah terrorist organization's Aziz unit, was killed in the airstrike. The Aziz unit is one of three regional units Hezbollah operates in southern Lebanon and is responsible for the terrorist group's activities along the eastern portion of the Israel-Lebanon border.
Hezbollah later confirmed that Ali Nasser was assassinated. The IDF also confirmed the airstrike.
"Earlier today (Wednesday), the IDF eliminated the terrorist Muhammad Neamah Naser, the commander of the Hezbollah terrorist organization's Aziz Unit which is responsible for firing from southwestern Lebanon at Israeli territory," the IDF stated.
"Muhammad Neamah Naser entered his position in 2016 and led the firing of rockets and anti-tank missiles from southwestern Lebanon toward Israeli civilians, communities, and security forces. Furthermore, Naser directed a large number of terror attacks toward Israel both during and before the war, and he previously held several central roles within the Hezbollah terrorist organization."
Naser was the counterpart of Sami Taleb Abdullah, the commander of the Nasser Unit, who was eliminated last month. Together, they served as two of the most significant Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon.
Lebanese media reported that following the assassination, Hezbollah fired about 50 rockets at northern Israel in retaliation.
Ali Nasser was involved in the murder and kidnapping of two IDF soldiers in a cross-border raid in 2006. The murder and kidnapping sparked the Second Lebanon War.
Overnight, the IAF struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure sites in the areas of Blida, Yaroun, and Tayr Harfa in southern Lebanon. Moreover, the IAF struck a Hezbollah military structure in the area of Aitaroun. Additionally, IDF artillery struck to remove threats in the areas of Labbouneh and Chihine.
israelnationalnews.com | | How volunteer medics risked life and limb on October 7th Some 1,700 rushed south despite the danger from Hamas terrorists, reaching victims well before the army arrived. Batya Jerenberg  For the first time since October 7th, United Hatzalah (UH) medics told The New York Post in a report published Saturday of how they rushed south during the Hamas invasion to save wounded Israelis even while coming under fire, and often before the army arrived on the scene.
Religious Hatzalah head Eli Beer was running the dispatch center on the day, which was the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, since the saving of lives takes precedence over preserving the sanctity of the day and being in the synagogue for prayers.
"On a normal day, we have 2,000 calls," Beer told the New York daily. "On October 7th we had 12,500…. The command center looked like chaos," with people "screaming, not talking" into the phones, begging for help.
Along with some 1,700 of their volunteers, Beer's wife Gitty, a trained paramedic, could not refuse to respond to the emergency. Before forcing her ambulette to its maximum of 100 mph, she called Beer to say goodbye, telling him, "I may not come back."
This was a real fear, as one volunteer who didn't want his real name used, recounted having a pickup truck filled with ten Hamas terrorists firing at his ambulance as he zoomed down the road.
Weaving his way between the bullets, he reached the Nova dance site, which was filled with dead bodies and burning cars. When he yelled out that anyone who was still alive should come immediately or he'd drive on, dozens fled towards him from their hiding spots, he said.
He stuffed as many people as he could in his vehicle and screamed off down Route 232, which became known as the "Highway of Death" because of all the Hamas terrorists gunning down people there that day.
They again fired on his ambulance as he drove, and he shot back blindly out the window with his own pistol. The courageous man drove up and down this road for 16 hours, and estimated that he saved 100 people in his vehicle.
"If United Hatzalah wasn't there you would have had another thousand people dead," he said.
Gitty Beer went to Kfar Aza, one of the hardest hit kibbutzim, describing the scene as "insane," saying, "We were driving straight into the fire zone, we had no idea what was going on."
There were so many wounded she knew she couldn't save them all, and started doing triage on the spot, even while the bullets flew. She and the doctor with her did treat one soldier, though, even though he had "half his skull missing," because he wore a wedding band and she thought he may have children at home. She intubated and treated him in an ambulance, and a UH helicopter arrived to get him to a hospital just in time to save his life.
The use of all helicopters in the area had actually been forbidden by the IDF, fearing they'd be struck by Hamas missiles, which rained down in their thousands to begin their offensive.
Because it was the safest way to evacuate the wounded, Eli Beer braved the possible legal consequences and decided to send his tiny fleet of medevac choppers anyway.
He knew there were dozens of lives on the line, with 50 at least a UH field hospital they had established in the woods outside Sderot, a town that had been invaded by the terrorists.
"All the pilots were like, 'Why did you wait so long?' We're a chutzpah (defiant) organization," he told The Post.
"We were afraid [the IDF] were gonna shoot us down, but our pilots were ex-IDF who knew how to communicate with the army," he added.
After UH took to the sky, the police also began using their helicopters, the report noted.
Three United Hatzalah volunteers were killed that day, and 25 were wounded, as they tried to save their fellow Israelis.
The organization was honored on Israel Independence Day along with other rescue services, whose representatives lit the Rescue Forces Torch during the official state ceremony that focused on the heroism that has been on stark display by both citizens and soldiers starting on October 7 and all through the ongoing war against Hamas.
worldisraelnews.com | | From the ashes: Nir Oz paint company Nirlat rebuilds after factory fire on October 7 As they rebuild their business, Nirlat plans to bring additional products from the coating series back to the shelves soon. Margaux Jubin  The Nir Oz-based paint company Nirlat halted business for six-months following their factory fire on October 7th, but have recently resumed operations and sales of their best-selling product: Colorful Plaster EXTRA.
Nirlat produces acrylic paints alongside infrastructure products, wood, metal, and wet industrial paints and powders.
The environment-friendly Colorful Plaster EXTRA Classic carries the Israeli Standard Institute's Standard 1731, indicating that the material has passed the most rigorous and comprehensive tests and meets the required standards. The plaster product has a green label from the Israeli Standards Institute, certifying that the coating is composed of non-toxic materials to the environment and user, and that the material and its production process do not harm the environment.
The rebuilding process
As they rebuild their business, Nirlat plans to bring additional products from the coating series back to the shelves soon.
 The company's employees have suffered as a result of the attack; one employee and her family, and family members of other employees, were kidnapped by Hamas.
The plaster is now being produced on production lines set up at a Beersheva logistics center temporarily rented by Nirlat. The powders are being manufactured at a production site in Netanya.
Many of Nirlat's favorite and leading products such as the Aquanir series, Hyperside, Wonderkrill, Rock Bond and more have returned to shelves.
Milestone in Nir Oz's recovery
Tami Markowitz, Nirlat's VP of Marketing, says the return of plaster to the shelves marks a milestone in Nirlat's recovery from the October 7 attacks.
"There is great excitement to bring back Nirlat's sought-after products, and in the case of the plaster, it was important for us to meet our consumers' needs ahead of the summer season when the demand for colorful plaster rises with home renovations," said Markowitz.
"Nirlat continues to move forward and is working full steam ahead to rebuild its factory in Nir Oz because Nir Oz is our home!"
Full restoration of the factory is expected to take several years. In the meantime, Nirlat has found alternatives to manufacture the company's goods and to continue providing their products to customers. Nirlat's website ensures that the new facility will be equipped with modern infrastructure and new technology that will exceed production requirements and bring the highest quality products to consumers.
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