According to the Jerusalem Post, the owners of Israel’s only crematorium, whose premises near Chadera were burned down by arsonists in late August – as reported HERE on YW, expect to complete the construction of a new site this week and resume operation. The new location will remain a secret.

At the time his business was attacked, Aley Shalechet CEO Alon Nativ said he was very satisfied with his cremation business and quoted a 2002 survey that found 10% of Jewish Israelis would be interested in cremation if they had the choice.

ZAKA Chairman Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, who reportedly played a key role in discovering and publicizing the location of the first site said that�he hoped the new crematorium would “fulfill its purpose, and burn down…….like the previous one.”

The ZAKA head said that the crematorium violated Israel law, and further alleged that�the owners had set fire to their own facility to profit from insurance.

The owner called Meshi-Zahav’s claims “ridiculous” and “not worthy of a response.”