PM Netanyahu Interviewed on American Networks Following Iranian Deal
As Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu seeks to persuade US lawmakers to vote against the Iranian deal, he is hitting the networks, speaking with ABC and CBS to name a few. Mr. Netanyahu is aware the US State Department has submitted the Iranian deal to Congress, which now has 60 days to decide to approve or reject the deal signed between Iran and the P5+1. The deal is lauded by US President Barak Obama, who disagrees with Israel’s assessment, calling it a “bad deal”, one that will permit ...
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Jeb Bush: Arrogance and Incompetence Accepted in DC
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is pledging that if elected president he will take on the "arrogance" and "sheer incompetence" that he says permeates Washington.
Bush plans to lay out some of his domestic priorities Monday in a speech that will begin to outline how he will change the culture of what he calls "Mount Washington." When he was Florida's governor, Bush referred to state government as "Mount Tallahassee" because he said it was remote from the state's residents and ...
Police Complete Setting Up for Yahrzeit of the Arizal
Tzfas region police announced they have completed setting up for the yahrzeit on the Arizal, which is on 5 Menachem Av.
Police will be out in large numbers in the area of the tziyun in southern Tzfas beginning on Monday afternoon. Police will maintain a presence throughout the night, and officials report that unlike previous years, there will be parking available in the area for people visiting the tziyun.
Police announce to motorists that traffic will begin getting heavy in S. Tzfas ...
To Understand our Loss -- and Anticipate Redemption: Books For The Three Weeks and Tisha B'Av
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The Laws of Daily Living: The Three Weeks, Tishah B’Av, and Other Fasts: ...
Power Reduced To Some NYC Areas For Repairs Amid Heat Blast
Consolidated Edison is reducing power to several New York City neighborhoods and asking residents to conserve electricity on one of the summer's hottest days while the utility repairs cables.
Con Edison made the appeal Monday. It applies to 138,000 homes and businesses in the Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Kew Gardens Howard Beach and Broad Channel areas in Queens and the Lindenwood section of Brooklyn.
The utility says it has reduced voltage in those areas by 8 ...
Trump: McCain Has Made America Less Safe
Ratcheting up his attack on Sen. John McCain, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said McCain has abandoned the nation's veterans and made America "less safe" through his votes in Congress.
In an opinion pieced published Monday in USA Today, Trump also lashed out at his fellow GOP presidential hopefuls who have criticized his remarks, calling them "failed politicians." Trump said he did not need "to be lectured by any of them."
The op-ed comes as Trump is on the defensive for ...
Pollard Attorneys Slam 'Poorly-Researched And Deeply Inaccurate News Reports'
The following is a statement released by Justice For Pollard following reports that Jonathan Pollard is scheduled for release:
A spate of hastily-written, poorly-researched and deeply inaccurate news reports about the status of Jonathan Pollard which have been published lately do a disservice to Jonathan Pollard and to readers. Judicious readers should be cautious not to allow their understanding of the Pollard case to be tainted by unfounded speculation and utter nonsense.
A case in ...
NJ Attorney General: Community Leaders Are Key Factor in Law Enforcement's Success
Over 150 people gathered on Thursday at the New Jersey State Police Headquarters in Totowa to discuss the crucial bond between members of law enforcement and faith-based community leaders, particularly in light of recent violent events that have raised serious security concerns throughout the United States.
New Jersey Attorney General John J. Hoffman gave a riveting speech stressing the importance of strong partnerships between law enforcement and interfaith leaders, a need highlighted by ...
Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael of Agudas Yisrael to Discuss Cuts in Monthly Child Allowances
In light of the treasury calling on coalition partners to accept an across-the-board cut in funding, the Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael of Agudas Yisrael will be convening. The meeting follows an urgent motzei Shabbos meeting in the Prime Minister’s Office attended by Yaakov Litzman (Agudas Yisrael) and Moshe Gafne (Degel Hatorah).
Last week the chareidim told PM Netanyahu that any cuts in the child allowance payments and yeshiva funding, both agreed upon in the coalition agreement, would not be ...
UN Endorses Iran Nuclear Deal With 6 World Powers
The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously endorsed the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers and authorized a series of measures leading to the end of U.N. sanctions that have hurt Iran's economy.
But the measure also provides a mechanism for U.N. sanctions to "snap back" in place if Iran fails to meet its obligations.
The resolution had been agreed to by the five veto-wielding council members, who along with Germany negotiated the nuclear deal with Iran. It was ...
Nationwide Strike Threatens to Shut Down Israel on Wednesday Morning
Airlines operating in Israel have asked the Ministry of Transportation and Civil Air Administration to permit flights to takeoff at night on Tuesday and Wednesday in an effort to beat out the announced nationwide labor strike, which it going to begin on Wednesday morning, 6 Menachem Av. The Histadrut National Labor federation has announced it is shutting down the nation on Wednesday.
Transportation Ministry regulations do not permit takeoffs between the hours of 01:00 and 05:00 during the ...
Levaya of Mekubal HaRav Eliyahu Leon Levy ZTL
Baruch Dayan Emmes: Mekubal HaRav Eliyahu Leon Levy ZT”L (Baba Leon) was niftar on Monday morning 3 Menachem Av in Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak at the age of 75. The levaya is set for 4:00PM, beginning at Yeshivas Tikunei Eliyahu in Bnei Brak.
Baba Leon was a well-known mekubal in Bnei Brak. He was hospitalized during recent weeks and his condition continued to deteriorate.
The rav and his talmidim during a period of 45 years would arrive at the Kosel on motzei Shabbos to ...
In An ISIS Training Camp, Children Told: Behead The Doll
The children had all been shown videos of beheadings and told by their trainers with the Islamic State group that they would perform one someday. First, they had to practice technique. The more than 120 boys were each given a doll and a sword and told, cut off its head.
A 14-year-old who was among the boys, all abducted from Iraq's Yazidi religious minority, said he couldn't cut it right. He chopped once, twice, three times.
"Then they taught me how to hold the sword, and they told me how ...
Timeline Of Key Dates In US Relations With Cuba
— THE START: Fidel Castro's rebels take power as dictator Fulgencio Batista flees Cuba on Jan 1, 1959. The United States soon recognizes the new government. But relations begin to sour as Americans criticize summary trials and executions of Batista loyalists. In 1960 Cuba nationalizes U.S.-owned oil refineries after they refuse to process Soviet oil. Nearly all other U.S. businesses are expropriated soon afterward.
—STANDOFF: The U.S. declares an embargo on most exports to Cuba in ...
A Kashrus Victory for the Chief Rabbinate in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel after the latter refused to give hashgacha to a meat factory that was documented packaging treif as kosher.
The meat company/slaughterhouse turned to the Supreme Court seeking a ruling to compel the Chief Rabbinate to grant the company a hechsher. Chief Rabbi HaRav Dovid Lau Shlita refused to give a hashgacha after the company was caught defrauding kosher consumers. The company in point is a slaughterhouse that was used in the ...
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