The Bank of Israel raised interest rates from 0.25% to 0.75%.
**US dollar dropped against the NIS, closing at NIS 1/$3.804.
**Dozens protest outside the Swedish Embassy in Tel Aviv on Monday evening in response to the Swedish government�s refusal to condemn the reports alleging the IDF kills Arabs to harvest their organs.
**FM Lieberman wishes to disqualify anyone not serving in the IDF or national service from applying for diplomatic training course to become a member of the Foreign Ministry diplomatic staff.
**Former Education Minister MK Prof. Yuli Tamir calls on FM Lieberman to resign in line of his �racist policy� as per the previous post, banning citizens who lack public service from the Foreign Ministry service.
**One of the terrorists fired upon near Gaza border fence earlier was killed. Two other terrorists fled back into Gaza. A soldier was lightly injured in the mortar shell attack.
(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
