The owner of an Israeli banquet hall hanged himself several hours after his operating license was revoked for failure to meet safety regulations. The incident comes against a backdrop of stepped-up activities by local authorities to enforce building codes and regulations following a Jerusalem wedding hall collapse in which 23 people were killed.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
