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-# @(#)asia 7.51
+# @(#)asia 7.54
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ Rule Zion 1988 only - Apr 9 0:00 1:00 D
Rule Zion 1988 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S
# From Ephraim Silverberg <ephraim@cs.huji.ac.il>
-# (1997-03-04, 1998-03-16 and 1998-12-28):
+# (1997-03-04, 1998-03-16, 1998-12-28, and 2000-01-17):
# According to the Office of the Secretary General of the Ministry of
# Interior, there is NO set rule for Daylight-Savings/Standard time changes.
@@ -540,7 +540,11 @@ Rule Zion 1988 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S
# conflicts with the Jewish New Year. Starting in 1999, the change to
# daylight savings time will still be on a Friday morning but from
# 2 a.m. IST to 3 a.m. IDT; furthermore, the change back to standard time
-# will now also be on a Friday morning from 2 a.m. IDT to 1 a.m. IST.
+# will now also be on a Friday morning from 2 a.m. IDT to 1 a.m. IST for
+# 1999 only. In the years from 2000 to 2002, the change back will be from
+# 2 a.m. IDT to 1 a.m. IST the morning after the Jewish festival of
+# Shmini Atzeret (i.e. the morning of the 23rd of Tishrei in the lunar
+# Hebrew calendar).
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Zion 1989 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 D
@@ -588,18 +592,29 @@ Rule Zion 1998 only - Sep 6 0:00 0 S
Rule Zion 1999 only - Apr 2 2:00 1:00 D
Rule Zion 1999 only - Sep 3 2:00 0 S
-# Due to imminent elections in 1999, there are no dates for the year 2000
-# and beyond. There was a move to legislate the DST rules in Israel, but
-# due to the government's fall, it most likely won't be brought to the Knesset
-# for first reading before the elections and will probably be altered by the
-# newly elected government.
+# Minister of Interior, Natan Sharansky, has announced the dates for
+# the years 2000-2002. However, sources inside the ministry have noted
+# that the end date of 2000 and both dates of 2001-2002 should be regarded
+# as tentative pending final approval.
+#
+# The official announcement for the years 2000-2001 can be viewed at:
+#
+# ftp://ftp.huji.ac.il/pub/tz/announcements/2000-2002.ps.gz
-# From Paul Eggert (1999-01-30):
-# Here are guesses for rules after 1999.
+# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
+Rule Zion 2000 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D
+Rule Zion 2000 only - Oct 22 2:00 0 S
+Rule Zion 2001 only - Apr 6 2:00 1:00 D
+Rule Zion 2001 only - Oct 10 2:00 0 S
+Rule Zion 2002 only - Mar 29 2:00 1:00 D
+Rule Zion 2002 only - Sep 29 2:00 0 S
+
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-01-17):
+# Here are guesses for rules after 2002.
# They are probably wrong, but they are more likely than no DST at all.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule Zion 2000 max - Apr Fri>=1 2:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 2000 max - Sep Fri>=1 2:00 0 S
+Rule Zion 2003 max - Mar Fri>=25 2:00 1:00 D
+Rule Zion 2003 max - Oct 1 2:00 0 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Jerusalem 2:20:56 - LMT 1880