13:56: Al-Jazeera is reporting that a UNIFIL soldier from Spain has been killed by IDF artillery fire into S. Lebanon. There is no Israeli confirmation of this report.
13:50: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has a most difficult strategic decision ahead. On the one hand, if Israel does not respond with firm hand, it will fail to maintain its deterrence achieved with Hizbullah in the Second Lebanon War. On the other hand, elections are less than 50 days away and the prime minister would not like to enter into an armed conflict at this ...
Gov. Chris Christie plans to meet with president Reuven Rivlin of Israel later this week.
The Republican governor's office announced Tuesday night that the pair will meet Thursday in Manhattan. But Christie's press office did not respond to a request for comment about what the men would discuss.
Rivlin is in New York for his first official visit as president.
He's also ...
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Lingering snow and subfreezing temperatures mean that travel delays in the Northeast will extend through Wednesday, even if the storm wasn't as bad as expected.
Airlines have already cancelled more than 500 flights for Wednesday, according to FlightAware.com. But that's a reprieve after more than 7,500 U.S. flights got scrubbed and another 3,100 ran late on Monday and Tuesday, mostly ...
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Ayelet Shaked tried to explain to the public how and why party leader Naftali Bennett selected former soccer star Eli Ochana for the 11th position on the lineup. She said “Naftali wanted a Sephardi who grew up in difficult conditions”. These words angered Shas party officials. Shaked made her remarks to Galei Tzahal (Army Radio), adding “I am told he is intelligent. I am the only ...
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The IDF sent letters to the 43 signatories of the letter sent to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz.
In their letter, the ...
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New York City lost about $200 million in economic activity in the fizzled snow storm and decision to shut down the transit system, but it wasn't a crippling loss, according to a preliminary estimate from Moody's Analytics.
Consumers who would have otherwise bought cars or made other major purchases will likely do so a day or two later, Moody's economist Adam Kamins said. And he noted ...
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"The Chiddushei Harim explained that the plague of darkness wasn't confined to Egypt. Rather it is a recurring plague of V'lo Rau Ish es Achiv - when Yidden fail to see, acknowledge or recognize their brothers who need their assistance. During the plague of darkness, the Jewish people had light in their dwellings. R' Yisroel of Ruzhin, Zt"l, says that every Jew ...
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Yair Lapid on Monday evening 6 Shevat announced his lineup for the upcoming elections for the 20th Knesset. The first five people remain the same, albeit the order has changed. The first five all served as ministers in the outgoing administration.
There are some other changes as well and it appears, based on polls, that some of the current MKs will not be in the next Knesset. This ...
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House Speaker John Boehner acknowledges that there've been "a couple of stumbles" in the opening weeks of the new Republican-run Congress.
Boehner says House Republicans wanted to get off to a fast start this year and so they moved bills quickly. Last week GOP leaders were forced to water down an abortion bill after criticism from Republican women and others, and this week leaders ...
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New York Assembly Democrats have announced that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will vacate his position as of this coming Monday.
After many hours of deliberation, Democrats in Albany settled on Joseph Morelle, the Democratic majority leader - who is a popular Rochester lawmaker, to temporarily lead the Assembly until February 10 when the 150-member body will vote on a new speaker, ...
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After talks with the Yachad party broke down, Otzma Yisrael party leader Dr. Michael Ben-Ari decided to run in the elections alone despite election polls showing he will not pass the minimum threshold.
The main stumbling blocks to signing an agreement with Eli Yishai’s party included the issue of Har Habayis and Ben-Ari’s insistence in receiving one of the first slots, when ...
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The Obama administration says 9.5 million people are already signed up for 2015 coverage under the president's health care law. That's on track to surpass the goal set last year.
The Health and Human Services department Tuesday reported enrollment numbers through the middle of January.
More than 7.1 million people signed up in the 37 states where the federal government is running ...
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President Rivlin on Monday 6 Shevat held a working meeting in New York, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, upon whose invitation President Rivlin will address the UN special session for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The two leaders spoke about the cooperation between the State of Israel and the UN.
At the beginning of the meeting, President Rivlin thanked the ...
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The IDF Spokesperson's Unit says that the Israeli Air Force was striking multiple artillery positions belonging to the Syrian army, and that direct hits were identified.
The air strikes came minutes after residents in the northern Golan Heights reported hearing air raid sirens around 12:30AM (Wednesday).
No casualties or damages have been reported in Northern Israel.
On ...
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The U.S. surgeon general says officials are "in desperate need of clarity" on electronic cigarettes to help guide public health policies.
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the country's senior public health official, addressed the battery-powered devices that heat liquid nicotine during a stop Tuesday in Richmond.
The newly-appointed Murthy says the technology should be embraced if evidence shows ...
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A Jewish Swedish couple is left fighting for their right to educate their children according to their religious belief, as the international community marks International Holocaust Memorial Day Tuesday.
Rav Alexander and Leah Namdar, Chabad shluchim in Sweden, are standing trial in Gothenburg because they choose to homeschool their children to ensure they receive a traditional Jewish ...
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A group of Senate Democrats told the White House on Tuesday that they won't support passage of an Iran sanctions bill until at least the end of March.
The decision could halt the march of legislation that would levy more sanctions on Iran if no diplomatic agreement can be reached to prevent Tehran from being able to develop a nuclear weapon. Republicans could still push sanctions ...
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Vishnitz officials on Tuesday 7 Shevat gave their bracha to MK Menachem Eliezer Moses to continue in his capacity as the chassidus’ representative in Yahadut Hatorah in Knesset. Moses was praised for his efforts to date as a shaliach of his tzibur and the chareidi tzibur at large.
The announcement comes at a time when rumors have been circulating that there were plans to replace ...
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Russia has accused the United States of having no evidence against three Russian citizens charged with spying, and says the Americans are using the charges for political purposes.
U.S. prosecutors said the defendants were directed by Russia to gather sensitive economic intelligence on potential U.S. sanctions against Russian banks and U.S. efforts to develop alternative energy ...
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The Central Election Committee on Monday 6 Shevat disqualified the Kulanu party’s number 3 person, journalist Tsega Melaku on a technicality.
Committee Chair Justice Salim Jubran explained that she did not leave her position in the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) early enough and since the IBA is a government post, it must comply with the minimum hiatus period before entering ...
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Less than five days after Pro-Palestine protesters heckled the New York City Council's commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Councilman David G. Greenfield's impassioned response to their "naked, blind anti-Semitism" has gone viral and was viewed well over one million times across the globe.
Last Thursday ...
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Parnassah Network has released Part Two of its video series, offering us a live taste of Parnassah Expo’s business conference section.
This short clip of the 2014 Expo’s CEO panel with audience Q & A’s, keynote addresses, The Accelerator investors panel, Women in the Workforce panel and business seminars includes business world giants Howie (Tzvi) Friedman, ...
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The latest poll commissioned by Channel 2 News, carried out by Midgam, was released on Monday evening the eve of 7 Shevat, with 50 days remaining until elections for the 20th Knesset. The poll was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Mina Tzemach.
Labor/The Movement: 26
Likud: 23
Bayit Yehudi: 14
Arab bloc: 12
Yesh Atid: 9
Kahlon 8
Yisrael Beitenu: 7
Shas: ...
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President Barack Obama defended the U.S. government's willingness to cooperate closely with Saudi Arabia on national security despite deep concerns over human rights abuses, as he led an array of current and former American statesmen in paying respects Tuesday following the death of King Abdullah.
Saudi Arabia's status as one of Washington's most important Arab allies has at times ...
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Israel Police Shai (Shomron-Yehuda) District Chief Kobi Cohen announced he is stepping down from his senior command post just a few short days ago
amid allegations he abused his high-ranking post to compel female ...
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In the wild world of winter weather, location is everything. So small last minute changes in the air morphed what was supposed to be crippling feet of snow into a handful of inches. Fearful forecasts turned into apologies.
The not-so-great blizzard of 2015 did wallop the Northeast. Long Island and Massachusetts got hammered with more than two feet of snow, and it's still ...
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Do you live in Brooklyn, Monsey, or Lakewood? Lucky you. Then chances are you’ve seen the ads for Irgun Shiurai Torah’s lecture series for married women called “The Essence of a Jewish Home.” If there’s only one event series you will attend over the course of the year, this has to be it!
Just ask Devoirie from Boro Park. She’s already hired a babysitter for these ...
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Facebook said the outage that made its social media sites inaccessible worldwide for about an hour Tuesday was self-inflicted.
Users of PCs and Facebook's mobile app reported they lost access in Asia, Canada, the United States, Australia and the U.K. Facebook-owned Instagram was also inaccessible.
Facebook said the disruption was caused by a technical change and wasn't a ...
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The United States has fallen behind technological advancements that have made small drones readily available and must update its laws to ensure safety, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, in his first public comments about a drone that crashed on the White House grounds.
Obama said drones, properly used, have the potential to empower people in ways unimaginable just a decade ago. He ...
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A look at some snowfall totals across the Northeast as of Tuesday morning after a massive winter storm:
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CONNECTICUT
Waterford, 23 inches
Hampton, 22.5 inches
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MAINE
Portland, 12.4 inches
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MASSACHUSETTS
Worcester, 26 inches
Chelmsford, 22.5 inches
Boston, 18.2 inches
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
Windham, 22.1 inches
Hudson, 21.5 ...
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A Rishon L'tzion court has extended the remand of public relations professional Ronen Moshe, who was arrested in the ongoing Israel Police high-level government corruption investigation. Police believe he and others are involved in the bribery, corruption & money laundering that has already connected to dozens of suspects including former cabinet ministers and high-ranking civil ...
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To the editors of Yeshiva World News,
I would like to thank you for your wonderful, informative and clean website. As an upstanding member of Klal Yisroel, I would like to applaud you for the wonderful reporting which you do for – as you call yourself- The Yeshiva World. I would like to thank you for the years of honest, responsible reporting, done Al Pi Derech Hatorah and with ...
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15 years ago the Yidden of Eretz Yisroel encountered the vicious assault of the second intifada. The askonim of Agudas Yisroel wanted to show support for their brethren by organizing a solidarity mission to Eretz Yisroel. They asked the advice of the Gedolei HaTorah of Eretz Yisroel as how to proceed.Their answer was unequivocal. Come to Eretz Yisroel and ...
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The Dow Jones industrial average has dropped nearly 400 points in late morning trading after disappointing earnings reports and a surprise drop in orders for long-lasting goods.
The Dow was off 357 points, or 2 percent, to 17,321 as of 10:42 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday and at one point slid as much as 390 points. Caterpillar and Microsoft, which are members of the Dow, reported weaker ...
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A petition that was filed with the Supreme Court seeking to compel chareidi parties to include women in their lists was rejected by the court. The women filing with the court wished to compel the parties to include women in their lists for the upcoming elections, for the 20th Knesset. Some of the women signed to the petition to the nation’s highest court include Rutie Yehoshua, Emunah ...
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Air travel is expected to slowly resume at Newark Liberty International Airport after hundreds of flights were canceled due to Monday night's snowstorm.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says flights will be operating from Newark on a limited basis Tuesday. Travelers are urged to check with their carrier for possible cancellations.
A few planes were seen departing ...
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On the tenth International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the American people pay tribute to the six million Jews and millions of others murdered by the Nazi regime. We also honor those who survived the Shoah, while recognizing the scars and burdens that many have carried ever since.
Honoring the victims and survivors ...
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A howling blizzard heaped snow on Boston, the rest of eastern Massachusetts and parts of Long Island on Tuesday, delivering wind gusts topping 75 mph, but it failed to live up to the hype farther south in Philadelphia and New York City, which canceled its travel ban amid better-than-expected weather conditions.
Total accumulation was expected to reach or exceed 2 feet in most of ...
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Democrats in New York’s state Assembly are debating whether to call for the ouster of their longtime leader, Speaker Sheldon Silver, following federal corruption charges.
The lawmakers plan to continue closed-door talks Tuesday on whether they want to retain Silver as their leader. Lawmakers left the Capitol late Monday after several hours of deliberations.
An increasing number ...
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