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Palestinians are excluded. According to security considerations, the site "shall have one gate only for both entering and exiting the site."
"No exit or entrance to the site shall be allowed during work hours except for supply trucks."Guards will only be Israeli citizens with air force experience. "The collection of information of any type whatsoever related to base activities is prohibited."
Israeli architectural firm Ada Karmi-Melamede is involved. Eventual site employees will be provided amenities.
Mezuzahs are parchments with inscribed Hebrew verses. Usually they're contained in decorative cases.
The facility will have special ones. They'll be "written in inerasable ink on".uncoated leather parchment." They'll be handwritten by a 'scribe' "holding a written authorization according to Jewish law."They'll "be proof-read by a computer at an authorized institution for Mezuzah inspection, as well as manually"for the form of the letters by a proof-reader authorized by the Chief Rabbinate."
Mystery surrounds the site. Pentagon and Israeli Defense Ministry spokesmen said little. Pincus said bids for another secret Israeli project costing about $100 million for starters is scheduled to be awarded next summer.
It will involve "a complex facility with site development challenges." Services required will include "electrical, communication, mechanical/HVAC, and plumbing."
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