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diff --git a/timezone/asia b/timezone/asia index bb25738707..aec8348bf6 100644 --- a/timezone/asia +++ b/timezone/asia @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)asia 7.67 +# @(#)asia 7.68 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to @@ -727,6 +727,46 @@ Zone Asia/Jerusalem 2:20:56 - LMT 1880 2:20:40 - JMT 1918 # Jerusalem Mean Time? 2:00 Zion I%sT +# From Ephraim Silverberg (2002-07-07): +# +# The Israeli government today adopted a proposal by Minister of Interior +# Eli Yishai to shorten the period of Daylight Savings Time for the year +# 2002 (only -- the dates for 2003 and 2004 are, so far, unaffected). +# +# The proposed date to Daylight Savings Time is September 13, 2002 instead +# of the current date: October 7, 2002. The hour of changeover has not +# yet been decided. +# +# (2002-07-10): +# While today the Knesset passed the initial proposal to reduce DST by +# some three weeks, a new compromise is being worked out between +# Minister of Justice Meir Sheetrit and Minister of Interior Eli +# Yishai to revert to standard time for a period of 48-96 _hours_ +# (sic) around the Yom Kippur fast day (September 15-16) and then go +# *back* to DST until the end of October. The details of the proposal +# have yet to be worked out, but the second and final readings of the +# bill have until July 24 to pass. +# +# (2002-07-25): +# Thanks go to Yitschak Goldberg from E&M for bringing this (Hebrew) article +# to my attention: +# +# http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2019315,00.html +# +# Hence, the proposal to shorten DST was withdrawn yesterday and the timezone +# files that have been in effect since July 2000 are still valid for all of +# 2002. +# +# Please note that the article mentions that the Shas MK's intend to +# bring up their amendment for future years (2003 and beyond). What this +# means exactly is anyone's guess since there are no set dates yet beyond +# 2004 and the end day set for 2003 and 2004 is already the 7th of Tishrei +# (i.e. before the fast of Yom Kippur). The only thing they may want to +# change is the start date of DST in 2003 from Mar.28.03 (24th of Adar II) +# to Apr.18.03 (16th of Nisan) so that the Passover Seder will take place +# during Standard Time. The start date for 2004 is already Nisan 16th. + + ############################################################################### |