A mosque in Tuba el-Zangaria, located near Rosh HaNikra was targeted during the predawn hours today (5 Tishrei), police report. The mosque was set ablaze. Damage to the house of
Former Vice President Dick Cheney praised the Obama administration Sunday for using a drone strike to kill American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, but said President Barack Obama should now reverse
Knesset legal advisor Eyal Yinon supports the legitimacy of the so-called Nakba Law, explaining that it does not undermine the state’s Basic Laws, those laws intended to lay the groundwork
Sheikh Raed Salah, a leader of the Israel Islamic Association, was awarded compensatory payment by a British court after he was arrested a number of months ago. Justice Andrew Nicol
Councilman David G. Greenfield praised the efforts of an alert Boro Park resident, who rescued a shul from near certain destruction this morning. Mr. Yitzchok Friedman was picking up his
Tnuva Chairwoman Zehavit Cohen has resigned on Sunday morning (4 Tishrei), stating the move is in no way related to protests and the ongoing Tnuva boycott. Many credit the social-economic
The Prime Minister’s Office has released a message of calm amid reports of a diplomatic fallout between Israel and its staunch ally Germany. Tensions surround Israel’s announcement last week to
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill prohibiting cities and counties from banning male circumcision, his office announced today. Assembly Bill 768 by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, was inspired
The Tel Aviv District Court has complied with a request from author Yoram Kaniuk, who turned to the court after the Interior Ministry refused to erase his Jewish designation on
HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman is experiencing strong pains in a leg, apparently due to an infection, making ambulation most difficult. During the days of Rosh Hashanah the Rosh Yeshiva
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has totally rejected ongoing PA (Palestinian Authority) efforts to achieving statehood and inclusion in the United Nations, joining Hamas-run Gaza in its opposition to
Egypt’s Ambassador to the PA (Palestinian Authority) Yasser Othman told the PA Maan news agency last week that Israel is planning to take over Sinai. He based this statement on
A number of vehicles parked in proximity to shuls were stolen over the three day Rosh Hashanah weekend, the daily HaMevaser reports. Many mispallalim drove to shul on erev yomtov,
12:00AM EST: The FDNY is currently on the scene and investigating a suspicious fire inside the Krasna Bais Medrash located at 1462 38th Street, near 14th Avenue. BoroParkScoop.com has posted
HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita is calling on the tzibur to daven for HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom [ben Chaya Musha] Elyashiv Shlita, whose health continues to decline. The Posek
The Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday afternoon (4 Tishrei) released a message, responding to a Quartet call to Israel and the PA (Palestinian Authority) to return to the negotiating table
With Yom Kippur approaching, the annual debate for and against the minhag of kaporos is underway. This year a newcomer opposing the minhag has appeared on the scene, a chareidi
The Brooklyn-bound lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge were shut down for hours after participants of “Occupy Wall Street” took their demonstration right on to the car lanes Saturday. Police responded
The FDNY computer system that dispatches 911 calls to EMTs had to be resuscitated after it mysteriously crashed for several hours Friday — and again yesterday. Several sources said the
There are growing concerns surrounding the scheduled resignation of the nation’s medical residents serving in hospitals around the country. The residents rejected a recent settlement that ended a strike of
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