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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