The state’s new collective bargaining law was defeated Tuesday after an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the Republican establishment. In a political blow to

Will President Obama lose the Jewish vote after complaining about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu? Probably not. This latest snafu follows Obama’s May 2011 remarks calling for Israel to withdraw to

A the Petah Tikvah Magistrate Court a deliberation took place this morning, 11 Cheshvan, on the request of the National Unit of Serious and International Crime Investigations to release under

Leading Rabbonim affiliated with the dati leumi community have met to discuss what appears to be a government plan to eradicate outposts located in Yehuda and Shomron. HaRav Dov Lior

[PHOTO LINK IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The FDNY & NYPD scrambled to rescue three construction workers after a building under construction in Brighton Beach collapsed. The workers were trapped under the

Former US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton was interviewed by Fox News. The interview comes amid growing expectations surrounding the International Atomic Energy Agency releases its latest report

Occupy Wall Street is going on the road — a two-week walk to Washington. A small group of activists plans to leave Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park at noon Wednesday and arrive

Another federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that President Obama’s healthcare reform law is constitutional. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law’s requirement that almost all Americans buy health

According to Rabbi Shachar Nachman Fireberg, who is overseeing events at Kevel Rachel today, 11 Cheshvan, her yahrzeit, 60,000-70,000 mispallalim have already visited the holy site. Police and other officials

Likud MK Danny Danon has called on US President Barak Obama to apologize to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the State of Israel following his disparaging remarks in what he

Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday morning, 11 Cheshvan, spoke with Israel Radio host Yaron Dekel, addressing a number of current event issues. IR: What is your feeling regarding the

It may not have been the plan of Jerusalem police, but the large number of spectators and participants in the levaya of HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel spilled over onto

Despite the growing popularity among secular couples to seek out a Rabbanei Tzohar rav to perform their wedding, these couple will now be compelled to deal directly with the state’s

Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that derogatory “hot mic” comments from President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are “indicative of the attitude

Last night, Monday, the eve of 11 Cheshvan, the Mir Rosh Yeshiva HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel Zatzal phoned Minister of the Interior Eli Yishai to personally thank him for

The levaya for the Mir Rosh Yeshiva HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel Zatzal is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon at the Mir. Leading roshei yeshiva and admorim are expected