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Ramming home an energy-efficient idea No painting, drywalling or brick PAULA MCCOOEY POSTMEDIA NEWS OTTAWA — There’s a home that blends in perfectly with the natural landscape. The four-bedroom home was constructed using an ancient building technique called rammed earth. That may sound aggressive, but it is passive when it comes to energy efficiency. Rammed-earth building dates back to the Middle Ages. Sections of the Great Wall of China were built this way, as well as many cathedrals, castles and homes around the world. Peter Reinecke, an environmental economist and owner of sustainable building and consultation firm Bautechnik (bautechnik.ca), came across the technique when he was exploring alter native ways to build a new home in the Ottawa area he would share with his wife and two young sons. “The more I learned about it, the more I realized not only is it a fantastic way to build, but it’s both sustainable and beautiful,” says Reinecke, who worked with Clifton Schooley & Associ-
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Peter Reinecke, shown with son Tomas, came across the ancient rammed-earth technique while researching alternative ways to build a new home. ates, a rammed earth design and build firm, to complete the project. “It’s that marriage of both worlds I found very intriguing.” The technique uses a mix of natural raw materials, including sand and gravel, with cement added to act as
a stabilizer. Structures are built in layers, with about 15 centimetres of the damp mixture at a time poured into a mould of weatherresistant plywood and compressed with a tamper to create walls, pillars or individual blocks. Then the pro-
cess is repeated. “It’s time and labour intensive,” he says. “But the thing is when you do a wall section, it’s done. So when you are on the inside, I’m not adding paint, I’m not drywalling, I’m not adding brick.”
The layering effect creates the illusion of natural sedimentary rock, which is part of the charm. Builders can have fun with it by creating waves — like Reinecke did in his living room, turning a long, south-facing span into an “artisanal
wall.” Dye is added to the mixture to create a consistent colour palette. Reinecke used an earthy clay stone, with a separate wall in deep eggplant.
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MARILYN WILSON FOR POSTMEDIA NEWS Your child’s bedroom is their sanctuary, and its design — particularly in a condo — is important for several reasons. Condos tend to be sized down, so think of how to make your child’s bedroom a private space where they can escape the noise and activity of the rest of your home. Sound may travel through your condo more readily than it does in a single-family home, as neighbours are closer and the layout may be more open concept. Condos will also likely get more light through larger windows, so you will want to invest in effective window coverings. And condos are usually one level, so you may be walking by your child’s room more often than in a house. As such, you will want the room to be well-designed as much for your own sake as for your child’s. A few tips on designing the ultimate kid’s condo bedroom:
Baby rooms Depending on the age of your child, consider whether the bedroom door locks or doesn’t. For a baby or toddler, it’s better to forego the lock. After all, you wouldn’t want your child to lock himself in during a wilful moment. Another thing to consider in a baby’s room is how to filter out light. This is especially important if your condo faces south or west because your baby will likely take naps during the bright afternoon. Houses tend to have smaller windows than condos, thereby reducing the available afternoon light. To ensure your baby sleeps well during nap time, install blackout blinds or drapes over floor-to-ceil-
Toddler rooms When your baby becomes mobile you’ll have to rethink the space. For instance, a tiny, cosy nook won’t take up much space in a room and gives your child a place to read or play. One way to create this area is to hang a small bed canopy over some cute cushions. Alternatively, convert a closet — sans doors — into a reading nook with a curtained entry. This is a great, creative way to save space. Other essentials for a toddler’s room are a good lamp for soft lighting during story time, a comfy chair for mom or dad and organizational boxes. Your toddler’s room should not be just a place to sleep, but rather a multi-functional space with a reading corner or cute, esthetic elements that will appeal to a young child.
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During rammed-earth building, walls are constructed in layers using sand, gravel and cement, creating the illusion of natural sedimentary rock. In the living room Reinecke chose a wave effect for an artisanal wall.
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Preteen and teen rooms Preteens and teenagers need a private space. One of the cutest rooms I’ve seen recently featured a loft space accessed by a ladder. While this would be hazardous for a younger child, a preteen or teenager would love it. A space like this also gets you thinking vertically, a great strategy in a condo with high ceilings. Desk space is also essential in a teen’s room. Large desks are sometimes overrated; perhaps a low shelf may be all that’s needed as desktop computers become less popular. And for teens, consider including an ensuite bathroom in your design plan.
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CONTINUED FROM F1 While the result offers a unique look with 61-cm-thick insulated walls and deep window sills, it’s the sustainable element of the build that is his greatest source of pride. “You can build using local materials, you have a tremendous amount of internal thermal mass (or heat storage), which regulates temperature very efficiently, it’s extraordinarily durable,” says Reinecke. He says the Chelsea home is slated for LEED Gold status, but his application is pending approval. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a rating system for the construction and running of buildings in Canada; gold is the second-highest level. Other benefits of this building technique include walls that are maintenance free and non-toxic because there are no synthetic materials used. They also stand up to sound, mould, fire and pests. And, yes, you can hang pictures on them. Because the thick walls are well-insulated, the temperature remains steady inside, even when the weather outside fluctuates. Reinecke estimates he uses less than 10 per cent of the energy of a similar home built to code. Outdoor overhangs enhance the passive element of the build by keeping the
In the master ensuite, a deep Maax soaker tub takes centre stage. summer sun out and drawing in the lower winter rays. The grey tin roof has been outfitted for a future solar installation. The 2,750-square-foot home features high-end finishings and appliances, blond wide-plank maple floors and stair treads, red pine tongue-and-groove panelling on the ceiling, and bold rustic Douglas fir beams. The first floor features an open living plan with 10-foot ceilings and several large triple-glazed windows to optimize solar gain. The highlight is a four-foot southfacing circular window that acts as a portal to the natural surroundings.
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The master bedroom is equipped with a walk-in closet and spacious ensuite with a deep Maax soaker tub and glass-panelled shower. The sense of space continues on the upper floor where a large open room boasts a soaring pitched roofline, skylight and identical bedrooms on either side. Reinecke, who built the home in 2012, says it costs no more to build a rammed-earth house than it does for any high-quality home. What people have to keep in mind, he says, is the return on investment. “If you don’t build and design properly, you end up having to pay extra money over time in energy costs and ... maintenance costs.”
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Marquis Duplex 2949/2953 Rochdale Blvd Ariel Cote 306 522-3216 hawkstone@daytonahomes.ca Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 3-5:30pm; 6:30-9pm Sat. & Sun. 12-5pm
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Q Our new home has a cen-
tre-hall plan, with the foyer measuring approximately nine-by-10 feet. When you enter the house, the dining room is on the left of the foyer and the living room is on the right. The staircase is straight ahead. Do you think I have enough room to properly place a centre table, and what do you like to display on them? A Lucky you. I love a house with a centre-hall plan. Having the luxury of space to anchor your entry with a hall table epitomizes classic elegance to me. You do have enough room for a table in your foyer. Consider that if you use one measuring 91 centimetres in diameter, you’ll still have 91 cm on either side to walk around. With the openings into your dining and living room off the foyer it will visually feel larger than 91 cm on each side. If you want more space, scale down to a 76-cm table. Ch o o s e ro u n d ove r a square table so that people don’t clip a hip every time they pass by. And because
your foyer is essentially square, I recommend placing a square rug under the table, making sure to leave enough room at your front door for an entrance rug to wipe wet shoes. You don’t mention whether you have the actual table you wish to use. Not knowing your style of decor, West Elm (westelm. com) has a well-priced 81cm Turned Pedestal Bistro Table that will work perfectly in an entry your size and still allow plenty of room to navigate. The table is lighttoned mango wood and the bulbous shape of the pedestal will add a sculptural element to your entry. An alternative to a showwood table is to use a decorator’s table covered in a natural jute or linen tablecloth. Decorator’s tables are typically made of pressed board, available in various sizes and are intended to be covered. They have been popular with the English chintz crowd for decades, but covered with natural linen it takes on an entirely different look and feel. Think Veranda magazine. Send your decor question to askjeffreyfisher@gmail.com.
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It’s a new year and people are starting to think about taking on a renovation in 2015 as an investment. Be smart. Focus on renos that help increase value, such as improving the energy efficiency, durability, comfort and performance of your home. Some people think if they invest in a new kitchen or bathroom that will increase value the most. Not always the case. What if you get a leak or moisture intrusion and then mould? To fix it, you might have to tear out your new kitchen or bathroom. That’s a huge waste of money and materials. My top advice is to work from the outside in. Take care of your roof, attic, windows, exterior and foundation first to make sure everything you do on the inside is protected. Some people think that’s pointless, especially when it comes time to sell because people can’t “see” those kinds of improvements. Or you’ll get more bang for your buck by focusing on the lipstick and mascara — the finishes. But that’s like trying to sell a car with a weak battery, blown head gasket and faulty brakes by throwing in some new rims and a paint job. You might get someone to buy it, but only after some serious renegotiating on the selling price. You could even end up losing money on what the rims
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Replacing carpeting with durable low-maintenance flooring, such as engineered hardwood, can help reduce indoor air health issues, as well as increase value. and paint cost you. Instead, if you present a solid package you get your full investment for the selling price you want. A good start is a maintenance inspection to help prioritize what should be done first. For example, if you can see large cracks in your brick exterior, especially along windows, your bricks are spalling, flaking or the mortar is being eaten away. Getting this fixed should be at the top of your list. Otherwise, you risk moisture getting in behind the brick and into structure, rotting the substrate. By investing in your building envelope first — that’s everything that separates the inside of your home from the outside — it will pay off in energy efficiency, durability and protection. Insulation plays a big role when it comes to your building envelope. A properly sealed and insulated home saves money every month. Closed-cell spray foam insulation is a top product for energy efficiency and airtightness, as long as the right professional installs it — that’s key. I like blown-in batt insulation in the attic
with a minimum of R60. A stone wool insulation like Roxul, that is fire-, mouldand moisture-resistant, is also smart. It’s great for basements, plus it can also absorb sound. Once we take care of the outside, we can start having fun with the inside. There are simple upgrades that homeowners should consider. For example, switching carpeting for something that looks good, is durable and low maintenance, such as engineered hardwood. That can also help improve indoor air quality and reduce allergens. We can also start looking at better, smarter interior products that work for any renovation like quality drywall. Given the right environment and the right conditions, regular drywall will get mouldy. Luckily, there are drywall products that have been designed to protect against mould, moisture and mildew. Some drywall even absorbs and locks in VOCs, which helps create safer and healthier indoor environments. We also need to think about subfloor systems that protect flooring. For exam-
ple, there are insulated subfloor panels that have raised drainage and air-circulation channels. That allows air to move freely and dry out any moisture. When these panels are placed below flooring over concrete, like in a basement, not only do they help reduce surface moisture but also temperature fluctuations, which could lead to mould and mildew problems. They also provide a continual thermal break across the entire floor surface. That means warmer floors and less energy used for heating. A smart reno is an investment. It should pay you back. Keep a record of every upgrade you make, especially the ones you can’t see like premium roofing materials, drywall and subflooring products or extra insulation. And keep a copy of all warranties! You never know when they might come in handy, especially if you ever want to sell your home. Watch Mike Holmes on Holmes Makes It Right on HGTV. For more information visit makeitright.ca.
Where their imagination can ‘roar’. Harbour Landing is home to many large parks and playgrounds including Fairchild Park, a prehistoric-themed park that features a rope course where children can dig for dinosaur bones and imagine their own prehistoric adventure! Above all, it’s where you call home.
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Bathroom beauty to be had on a budget KAREN SCHWARTZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT COLLINS, Colo. — I’ve never visited the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel in Denver, but I can pretend. That’s because I have a stainless steel soaking tub in my master bathroom that’s made by the same company that built the custom tub for the Four Seasons spa. It’s not that I have a limitless budget, but I temper my expensive taste in bathrooms with discount shopping. A look around my master bath is a primer on where to find bargains: display models, clearance sales, Craigslist, eBay and architectural thrift stores (also known as repurpose or reuse stores). For instance, I found my Japanese soaking tub for half price on the manufacturer’s website. “It was the luck of the timing,” said Diamond Spas Inc. owner Stephanie Bennett. The company was selling its display models before moving into a new facility in Frederick, Colo. I picked my tub up in person, but many other buyers only saw photos and then paid to have their purchase crated and shipped, Bennett said. While that’s riskier, I’ve done it too. After seeing an ad for the Kohler WaterHaven shower, I searched online and found one in Minnesota on Craigslist. With a $6,300 retail price, it features dual telescoping shower heads, four body-sprays and a hand shower. I paid $1,000, including delivery, since the seller’s brother was moving to Colorado. Research is key to a good deal. Learn if the item will have a manufacturer’s warranty and — especially with plumbing — comes with all the components, or what their replacements will cost. Inspect items carefully for dings and defects, and decide if you can live with them. Since many contractors — including plumbers, electricians and designers — buy items discounted and then charge customers full price, know beforehand if the workers you hire are willing to forgo that markup and use your products. Cathy Ratschowsky of Fort Collins bought granite for her vanity remodel at an auction. Before that, she priced out remnants and compared costs for bullnosing (construction of rounded convex trim, particularly in masonry and ceramic tile). She also asked about charges for picking the piece up from the auction site. That gave her an idea of how much she could spend and still get a bargain. “I had to be flexible,” she said. “I couldn’t fall in love with just one piece.” Discount renovation shopping isn’t for everyone. It
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This $6,300 Kohler WaterHaven shower tower was purchased for a discount on Craigslist for $1,000, including delivery. won’t work for those who have set ideas of what they want, or those on a tight schedule. It takes patience and persistence. When I was working on the bathroom remodel, I’d stop in to a repurpose store every few weeks, and check its website and Twitter feed to monitor new donations. That paid off when I found a 1.5-metre concrete trough sink that was perfect for our space. I wanted to know if it
had been donated because of a defect, so I called the manufacturer. It turned out it was a demo they’d made to try out a new design. I also learned it hadn’t been sealed, so I factored in that expense. Interior designer Carin Atterbury of Surface shops for her clients at the Pratt & Larson Tile Outlet Store in Portland, Ore., where handmade ceramics sell for about 75 per cent off retail. “There needs to be some
design forethought into using their close-out material, because the colours are limited and the quantities are limited and there is no trim,” she said. But “it’s definitely a great resource if you need a small quantity for a pop of colour or a pop of design.” Tile is often available at clearance sales, faucets are sold off floor models when the style is no longer current, and display boards with towel bars and toilet paper holders cost pennies
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■ Check the spec sheets and see if your contractor is willing to inspect the item. A plumber I know found hairline cracks in a clearanceroom bathtub, and my sink faucets required expensive metric connectors. ■ When possible, buy from a business. If there are problems, they’re more likely to help you sort it out. ■ Make sure you buy more tile than you’ll need to allow for breakage. An extra 10 per cent is recommended.
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Kim Seong-baek was reunited with his mother at a police station in Seoul last January after he was rescued from a salt farm where he was forced to work without pay.
‘Living hell’ for disabled on slave islands Little has changed since probe FOSTER KLUG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS S I N U I I S L A N D, S o u t h Korea — He ran the first chance he got. The sun beat down on the shallow, sea-fed fields where Kim Seong-baek was forced to work without pay, day after 18-hour day mining the big salt crystals that blossomed in the mud around him. Half-blind and in rags, Kim grabbed another slave, and the two disabled men headed for the coast. Far from the glittering steel-and-glass capital of Seoul, they were now hunted men on this remote island where the enslavement of disabled salt farm workers is an open secret. “It was a living hell,” Kim said in a recent series of interviews. Lost, they wandered past asphalt-black salt fields sparkling with a patina of thin white crust. They could feel the islanders inspecting them. Everyone knew who belonged and who didn’t. Near a grocery, the store owner’s son rounded them up and called their boss, who beat Kim with a rake and sent him back to the salt fields. Slavery thrives on rural islands off South Korea’s rugged southwest coast, nurtured by a long history of exploitation and the demands of trying to squeeze
a living from the sea. Two-thirds of South Korea’s sea salt is produced at more than 850 salt farms on dozens of islands in Sinan County, including Sinui island, where half the 2,200 residents work in the industry. Workers spend gruelling days managing a complex network of waterways, hoses and storage areas. Five times during the last decade, revelations of slavery involving the disabled have emerged. Kim’s case prompted a nationwide government probe of thousands of farms and disabled facilities that found more than 100 workers who’d received no, or scant, pay. Yet little has changed on the islands, according to a months-long investigation by The Associated Press based on court and police documents and dozens of interviews with freed slaves, salt farmers, villagers and officials. Although 50 island farm owners and regional job brokers were indicted, national police say no local police or officials will face punishment, despite multiple interviews showing some knew about the slaves and even stopped escape attempts. Soon after the national investigation, activists and police found another 63 unpaid or underpaid workers on the islands, three-quarters of whom were mentally disabled. Kim’s former boss, Hong Jeong-gi, didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment through his lawyer. He’s set to appeal a 3½ year prison sentence next week. Other farmers often describe themselves as provid-
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An owner walks around his salt farm on Sinui Island, South Korea. Slavery thrives on this chain of rural islands off South Korea’s rugged southwest coast, nurtured by a long history of exploitation and the demands of trying to squeeze a living from the sea. ing oases for the disabled and homeless. “These are people who are neglected and mistreated,” said Hong Chi-guk, a 64-yearold salt farmer in Sinui. “What alternative does our society have for them?” The night of July 4, 2012, Kim, who had been homeless for a decade, was sleeping in a Seoul train station when a stranger offered him a place to stay and a job in the morning. Hours later, he stood on a Sinui island salt farm. Hong had paid an illegal job agent the equivalent of about $700 US for his new worker, according to court records. The beatings began the first day on the farm for Kim, who is visually disabled and described in court documents as having the social awareness of a 12-year-old.
“Each time I tried to ask him something, his punch came first,” said Kim. Only a week after his first escape was thwarted, Kim began to plan another. He and the other slave, Chae Min-sik, again tried to find their way to a port. But the grocery owner’s son, identified by officials only as Yoon, rounded them up again and called Hong. After another beating, it was back to work. Hong, Kim discovered, was an influential man, a former village head. Despite his fear, Kim ran again at the end of the month. Again, Yoon captured them. Furious, Hong beat Kim so badly he broke Kim’s glasses. He worked Kim so hard the slave was too tired to think about escape. The number of people
enslaved is difficult to determine because of the transient work, the remoteness of the farms and the closeness — and often hostility — of the island communities. Social workers believe many slaves have yet to be found, and that investigations have so far been inadequate. “If the recent investigation was done properly, then pretty much everyone on the island should’ve been taken to the police station and charged,” said activist Kim Kang-won. People familiar with the island confirm that slavery is rampant. “The police chief would tell me that I’d eventually come to understand that this was how things on the island worked,” said Cho Yong-su, a doctor who worked at the Sinui Island public health
centre from 2006 to 2007. Han Bong-cheol, a pastor in Mokpo who lived on Sinui Island for 19 years until June, sympathized with farmers forced to deal with disabled, incompetent workers. “They spend their leisure time eating snacks, drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes. They are taken once or twice a year to Mokpo so they can buy sex. It’s a painful reality, but it’s a pain the island has long shared as a community.” After a year and a half as a slave, Kim made one last bid for freedom. He managed to mail a letter to his mother in Seoul. Kim’s mother brought the letter, which gave directions to the farm, to Seo Je-gong, then a police captain. Because Kim’s letter noted collaboration between local police and salt farm owners, Seo and another Seoul officer went to the island posing as tourists who’d come to fish and buy salt. They visited Hong’s home while he was away and found the slaves sitting on a mattress in a room without heat or hot water. Kim, Seo said, looked like a homeless person. Kim was frightened and baffled, then relieved. “I am going to live,” he said. Chae was freed and now lives in a Seoul shelter. Yoon, who repeatedly captured Kim and Chae, was fined $7,500. Kim, who lives in Seoul and occasionally works construction jobs, settled with Hong for about $35,000 in unpaid wages. He gets flustered when he talks about salt, disgusted when he sees it. “Just thinking about it makes me grind my teeth.”
COMMENT
Pope finds common ground between science, religion CHRIS MOONEY THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON — During the past decade, there has been a resurgence of the idea that science and religion are in fundamental conflict with one another. We see science-religion conflicts all the time: creationists try to disrupt the sole teaching of evolution. Religiously driven antiabortionists come up with dubious scientific arguments for why the procedure is dangerous. Seeing these science and religion conflicts inclines us to believe that science and religion ... conflict. T h e re ’s a d i f f e re n c e, though, between the idea of a necessary conflict between science and religion, and the notion that conflicts merely happen at some times, for
some individuals or religious groups. The latter is obvious and irrefutable — but the former is seemingly contradicted whenever we see a prominent religious believer who also strongly embraces scientific realities. And it looks like we might be seeing the most prominent one of those in a long time: Pope Francis. In October, the new Pope spoke at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and appeared to endorse two major scientific concepts that have given religious believers big trouble: the Big Bang and evolution. Of the Big Bang, he said it is “considered to be the origin of the world” and “does not contradict the creative intervention of God.” And then there’s evolution. “God is not ... a magician, but the Creator who brought everything to life,” Francis
said. “Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve.” In other words, Pope Francis appears to be embracing an idea that had great currency in the Enlightenment — the notion of a God who created a universe that follows laws that can be scientifically discerned. That’s an idea that would have appealed to deeply religious scientists such as Galileo, who argued, in his famous Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina, that the insights of Copernicus could be made compatible with the Bible. More recently, the Guardian reported that the Pope is planning to issue “a rare encyclical on climate change and human ecology” next year. Certainly, Pope Francis has been active on the subject of taking
care of the environment, arguing in May that Catholics must “safeguard Creation. Because if we destroy Creation, Creation will destroy us! Never forget this!” The Pope also declared, during the Lima, Peru climate change conference that the “time to find global solutions is running out.” Indeed, there has been much environment and climate-related activity coming out of the Vatican. The Pontifical Academy of Sciences convened a workshop entitled Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Nature: Our Responsibility, bringing together scientists and experts who then released a statement declaring that, “If current trends continue, this century will witness u n p re c e d e n t e d cl i m at e changes and ecosystem destruction that will severely impact us all.”
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Israeli army recruits Arab Christians
Germany speeds up asylum process
ROBERT TAIT LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH NAZARETH, Israel — Amir Shalayan, dressed in his Israeli military fatigues, was in no doubt about his identity. “When you go back in religion, I consider myself a real Jew,” he said, unabashed by the family Christmas tree behind him in his living room. “Jesus was Jewish and he observed the Sabbath.” S h a l aya n i s a n A r ab Christian, a category he refers to as Aramean. But his strong identification with the Jewish faith is offered as explanation for his keen army service. It also accounts for his vocal support of legislation that would officially declare Israel a Jewish state, a bill that would deny collective national rights to the Arab minority and strip Arabic of its status as one of the country’s official languages. The legislation to designate Israel as “the nationstate of the Jewish people” is supported by Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime min-
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Soldiers gather during the Israeli Christians Recruitment Forum in Nazareth. A number of Christians have joined Israel’s armed forces. i s t e r, d e s p i t e t h e f a c t 1.7 million Arabs — 161,000 of whom are Christians — form more than 20 per cent of the country’s population. Plans to table the bill were delayed after the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, was dissolved last month and a
general election called for March, but it is certain to be a controversial issue in the forthcoming campaign. Critics say it will reduce the Arab population, both Muslim and Christian, to second-class citizens in the land of their birth and an-
cestry. Shalayan has no such qualms, citing the recent fate of Christians at the hands of jihadist extremists in Iraq and Syria to support his case. “I’m supporting the bill,” he said. “I would rather be
a second-class citizen under a Jewish state than a first-class citizen in an Arab state.” Shalayan, 26, is one of a small number of Christians to have volunteered to serve in Israel’s armed forces, from which his coreligionists, such as other Arabs, are exempt. This is in contrast to most Jews, for whom service is compulsory. Shalayan says his motivation is simple: Christians should assimilate in Israeli society and serve the country that protects them. His military service and support for the Jewish nation-state bill is music to the ears of Netanyahu and the Israeli armed forces, which sent out voluntary recruitment notices to young Christians for the first time this year in an attempt to woo them into military service. Yet they are deeply unpopular among his co-religionists in Nazareth, the biblical childhood home of Jesus where Christians account for only about 30 per cent of the population of 80,000.
COAST GUARD
Rescue of migrant ‘ghost ship’ points to change in strategy NICK SQUIRES LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH ROME — The Italian coast guard rescued a second “ghost ship” adrift in the Adriatic Friday as experts warned that people traffickers had adopted a dangerous new tactic to smuggle migrants into Europe. Six coast guard officers were lowered from a helicopter in stormy weather onto the deck of the Ezadeen after the merchant ship was supposedly abandoned by its crew. The 72-metre vessel, originally designed to car ry livestock, was packed with about 450 refugees. The ship was flying the flag of Sierra Leone, but registered to a Lebanese company, when it was discovered about 40
kilometres off the Italian coast. Those on board are believed to be Syrians and the Ezadeen is thought to have begun its voyage in the Syrian port of Tartus. There were dozens of women on board and about 60 children, who were “visibly distressed but overall in good medical condition,” the Italian authorities said. The alar m was raised when one refugee managed to broadcast a message over the ship’s radio saying: “We are alone, there is no one — help us.” The coast guard officers took control of the vessel and steered it toward a port in the southern region of Calabria. The discovery of the ship was similar to the interception on Wednesday of an-
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The Ezadeen, a crewless merchant ship with 450 migrants on board, was found floating about 40 kilometres off Crotone, Italy. other abandoned vessel, the Moldovan-registered Blue Sky M, which had no crew but nearly 1,000 refugees on board. It had been set on autopilot and was at risk of running aground before Italian
coast guards managed to take control, delivering it to Gallipoli. After years of sending tens of thousands of migrants toward Italy and Malta in fishing boats and rubber dinghies, traffickers have hit on
a new and even more cynical way of dispatching their human cargo toward Europe, experts said. “We started to see the arrival of this type of cargo ship packed with refugees in the late autumn and since then there have been about 10 of them,” said Ewa Moncure, from Frontex, the EU’s border control agency. “At first we wondered if it was a one-off, but it now seems to be a trend. The smugglers typically acquire a decommissioned cargo ship, pack it with migrants and then abandon their passengers at sea, telling them to call the rescue services. In the case of the Blue Sky M, some refugees claimed that the crew chose to mingle with the migrants rather than abandon the ship.”
JUSTIN HUGGLER LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH BERLIN — Angela Merkel’s Bavarian coalition partners have urged a radical overhaul of Germany’s asylum system, including the swift deportation of those turned down for refugee status. The proposals coincide with the rise of a new farright protest movement in which thousands have demonstrated against what they say is the “Islamization” of the country by Muslim immigrants. Church authorities in Cologne have announced they will switch off the floodlights at the city’s cathedral as a counter-protest against a planned antiimmigrant march. Bavaria’s ruling Christian Social Union, which is also a member of Chancellor Merkel’s federal coalition, has proposed a new fasttrack asylum process, based on the system used in Switzerland, in which “simple” cases would be decided in just six weeks. A senior CSU figure, Joachim Hermann, the Bavarian interior minister, has called for the deportation of those whose applications are rejected. Asylum applications currently take an average of eight months to be processed in Germany, which has led to hunger strikes by refugees who say they are left in limbo, unable to work or earn a living until their cases are decided. Under the CSU proposal, applicants from a country considered safe — or who have already registered in another European Union country — will have their cases fast-tracked. The move is seen as a response to the anti-immigrant protests, which brought 17,500 people on to the streets of Dresden before Christmas under the banner of Pegida, or Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West.