— New immigrants living in absorption centers near Haifa observed a one-day strike Sunday. They were protesting the almost doubling of the rent they pay the Jewish Agency for their rooms, from the equivalent of about $18 a month to about $36. They said that while the government was reducing prices of TV sets and cars by reducing purchase tax, they were being asked to pay more for services they got during their first months in Israel.
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