“Now the whole world knows we made history today, fur is no longer in fashion,” she tweeted. However, the new law appears to be largely symbolic. The authority to issue permits for the import and export of wild animal fur lies with the director of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. The amendment to 1976 regulations passed within the framework of the Wildlife Protection Law, which Gamliel signed Wednesday, limits the INPA director’s room for maneuver but allows him to continue issuing permits if the pelts are to be used for “religion, religious tradition, scientific research, education or teaching.” This loophole exempts ultra-Orthodox Jews, who often wear cake-shaped sable hats known as shtreimels on Shabbat and holidays, although importers will now need to apply for special permits.