sheqel

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sheq·el

also shek·el (shĕk′əl)

n. pl. sheq·al·im (shĕk′ə-lĭm) also shekels

See Table at currency.

[Hebrew šeqel; see shekel.]

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shekel

shekel

sjekel

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By: MENA GAZA CITY -- 26 October 2017: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Wednesday to earmark New Israeli Sheqel (NIS) 800 million in the upcoming budget for bolstering security provisions in the West Bank during a meeting with heads of settler movements, Ynet reported Wednesday.

Netanyahu pledges NIS 800m to bolster W. Bank security

Al-Hayyat Al-Jadida reported that Palestinian police reveal the circumstances of a 2.5 million Sheqel robbery in warehouses in Jenin, in northern West Bank, and Taffuh town, near Hebron.

Injuries in Clashes with Israeli Forces Focus of Dailies

| GAZA, Sept 13 (KUNA) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided on Tuesday night to transfer NIS (New Israeli Sheqel) 250 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA), in light of protests in the West Bank and the difficult economic situation there, it was reported here.