[FLASHBACK: Florida Governor Christ received 50,000 emails and phone calls in the weeks before the execution of Martin Grossman, and decided to respond to their requests less than 30 minutes before the execution – in an automated response.] The following article is from The Hill: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says it is very lonely running […]
Washington, DC With historic Jewish cemeteries across Europe being desecrated, vandalized, or redeveloped, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to encourage embassies and local governments abroad to preserve these burial sites, which represent thousands of years of Jewish tradition and are […]
The New York State Republican Party has named former Congressman Rick Lazio the party’s sole candidate for governor, beating out three other nominees. The Long Island politician appeared to have
The heated dispute in Knesset on Wednesday almost led to a physical confrontation after MK Hanin Zuabi tried speaking while many lawmakers felt she should not be permitted to speak
It appears the United Nations is about to order the Goldstone II investigation after its Human Rights Council announced it will order a probe into Israels actions concerning the Gaza flotilla. The vote which took place in Geneva received overwhelming support, passing by a 32-3 margin. Voting against it were the United States, Norway and […]
After warning of widespread teacher layoffs for months, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced Wednesday morning that the city would eliminate planned raises for all of its public-school teachers for the next two years, which he said would save the jobs of some 4,400 teachers. In a statement released to reporters, Mr. Bloomberg said he had […]
Take that, BP! An angry vandal has given BP a piece of his – or her – mind, smearing what looks to be black paint over a Manhattan BP gas station sign. The oil giant’s green and yellow sun logo was dripping with black grunge Tuesday, ticking off the station’s owner, but impressing New Yorkers […]
AT&T Inc. is lowering prices on some of its wireless-calling plans for a second time in six months and moving to a model of charging users based on the amount
[PHOTO LINK BELOW] New Jersey – A tour bus full of Frum passengers heading to Lakewood, overturned on the Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County Wednesday morning injuring several passengers.
9:00AM EST: Lakewood Hatzolah is currently on the scene on Buchanan Street near VanBuren Street for a worker at a construction site who fell off a roof. The patient is
Interestingly, the international diplomatic assault against Israel following the Gaza flotilla operation continues to dominate the news, and chareidi media sources point at that one wanted result of the unfortunate
As Israel is heavily engaged in damage control following the Gaza flotilla, the next vessel is heading to the shores of Gaza, announcing to the world it too will be
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank had harsh words yesterday for the Israeli Navy after a bloody raid on a pro-Palestinian flotilla outside of Gaza, describing nine activists killed in the conflict as innocent and calling for an independent inquiry into the showdown. Frank, in a wide-ranging interview with the Herald, went on to say that as […]
The story is making the news once again, an old one that repeats itself from time-to-time, but unfortunately, it does not correct itself. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel continues to
Knock-offs of Apple’s iPad are starting to hit the Chinese market, including a model called — no fooling — the iPed. According to a report on the Japan News Network
A fake cop is creating some real fears on Long Island. Police are trying to find a man who they say flashed a phony badge to at least two drivers
American cigarettes could pack a more toxic punch than foreign brands, say researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In one of the first studies of its
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Gabi Ashkenazi and Israeli Navy Commander Admiral Eliezer Marom visited three wounded soldiers from the Naval Special Operation Unit (Shayetet 13) hospitalized in Haifas Rambam Hospital On Tuesday morning (June 1) Ashkenazi and Marom visited three wounded soldiers from Shayetet, all admitted to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa after violence […]
New technology may eventually make Metro-Cards obsolete. The MTA was rolling out a new smart card pilot program Tuesday that allows riders to pass a key chain, credit card or
As many as 80 children from a Queens elementary school complained of stomach pain after drinking from water fountains apparently contaminated with a chemical accidentally dumped from an air conditioning
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