[PHOTO LINK IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita hosted sheva brochos on Sunday night in his home for a daughter of Shas leader Minister Eli Yishai. Among the
Baruch Hashem, less than a week after being found not guilty by a local court, Yoel Zev Goldstein received his passport and is making final preparations to head home, to
Police believe that right-wing activists are behind a vandalism attack against a mosque in the Shomron district, part of the �Price Tag� retribution campaign associated with a small number of residents of Yehuda and Shomron. The two-story mosque targeted in the attack is located in or near the village of Luban el-Sharqiya. Local Arab officials […]
There can be no doubt that Turkish officials are determined to create a total breakdown in diplomatic ties with Israel as is illustrated in the latest action against Israelis. A
Eliyahu Naim z�l, 79, who was seriously injured as he ran to a safe room during an Ashkelon rocket attack two weeks ago, was niftar, succumbing to a serious head injury. When the Red Alert siren sounded on August 22nd, Eliyahu made his way to their safe room, together with his wife. It appears he […]
The United States Postal Service has long lived on the financial edge, but it has never been as close to the precipice as it is today: the agency is so
A prominent Democratic campaign treasurer who works for federal, state and O.C. lawmakers including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Loretta Sanchez and state legislators Lou Correa and Jose Solorio has
A Turkish hacking group defaced the homepage of Sandy Springs-based UPS Sunday, declaring it “World Hackers Day.” The group, TurkGuvenligi, replaced the company’s webpage with its name over the image
The new school year is underway in Israel, and with it is a new program, one designed to bridge the gap between religious and secular students. The pilot program will
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that Hillary Clinton might have been better at building bridges with Republicans if she were in the White House than the current president,
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg acknowledged on Sunday that he concealed the arrest of a deputy mayor, but refused to apologize for his actions. Speaking outside a church in Brooklyn, the mayor rejected the notion that he had an obligation to tell the public of the arrest, saying, �I always assumed it would come out, but […]
As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the federal government is warning of a new potential terror threat. The FBI and Homeland Security have issued a nationwide alert about al-Qaeda
Details are being tightly guarded about where President Obama will go Sunday when he visits Paterson to see the damage wrought by Hurricane Irene. Only Obama�s arrival at Newark Liberty International Airport is open to the press. The rest of his travels Sunday afternoon will be watched by a small group of pool reporters. Obama […]
Sometime in the next few months, the number of smart phones across the country will overtake the number of traditional cell phones, marking a monumental tipping point for the wireless industry. “We�re pretty much on track,” said telecom analyst Roger Entner, who first predicted the timing of the takeover in a Nielsen report 18 months […]
The following is a Ynet report: The defense establishment will hold a special emergency drill this week, simulating an enemy strike on Israel’s nuclear facility, Ynet has learned on Sunday. According to a Yedioth Ahronoth report, “Operation Fernando” will aim to test the defense establishment’s readiness for the worst case scenario � a missile strike […]
After days of public pressure, Mayor Bloomberg is expected to finally break his silence today on the scandalous exit of Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith. The mum mayor didn’t disclose that
It�s no secret that President Barack Obama is a fan of Apple gadgets, and they are all around him: at his fingertips during a Twitter town hall, on his desk at the Oval Office and by his side en route to golf games. Now, due to popular demand by aides, the White House is moving […]
Motorists are seeing sharply higher prices at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of regular gasoline in New Jersey on Friday was $3.56, up 7
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