For Immediate Release
Contact:
Ronn Torossian / Miles Ehrenkranz
(212)-999-5585 Ronn@5wpr.com

NEW EMAIL/FAX SERVICE FOR MESSAGES TO BE

PLACED IN THE WESTERN WALL

NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2004 - Anyone who wants to send a note to be placed at
the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, can now do so, thanks to a new
service recently launched by Bezeq, Israel's telephone company. All you
need to do is send your request by email to kotel@onemail.bezeq.com
and your request will reach Bezeq's Onemail service. Twice a week, Bezeq
employees will take the messages and place
them between the stones of the Western Wall.

The Western Wall is the only remaining wall from the Second Temple, which
stood for over 400 years in Jerusalem. The Wall was destroyed by the Roman
Empire approximately 2000 years ago. Jews from all over the world come to
pray at the Western Walls. It is customary to place notes containing
personal requests and prayers between the stones.

Bezeq's email service is designed to assist those who cannot physically
visit the Wall but wish to place their personal note among its stones.
Bezeq also offers a popular fax service to the Western Wall, which receives
more than 200 faxes per week, from all over the world. Most of these faxes
are from the United States, Israel, and Europe.

With the inauguration of the Bezeq offered Onemail service, it was decided
that email would be added to the fax service at the Western Wall, on the
assumption that there are more computers and email addresses than fax
machines, especially in private homes, where the greatest demand for this
service lies. You can fax your requests to the Western Wall by dialing
011-972-2-561-2222.

For further information, contact Ronn Torossian at 212-999-5585, or via
email at ronn@5wpr.com.

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