The following is from an email sent out by Rep King. Dear Colleague, As you know, The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution calling for an investigation into Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla. Member countries have continually attacked Israel’s right to defend itself and they have now approved a resolution that […]
A heated meeting ended in chaos on Staten Island on Wednesday night. The subject: a Muslim group looking to open a mosque at the site of a former convent. It
NYC Mayor Bloomberg didn’t just spend more money on politics last year than anyone else in New York – he spent more than everyone else in New York. Hizzoner spent $109.9 million to get re-elected, while all other New Yorkers combined donated just $90.7 million to candidates and parties. $107.6 million of Bloomberg’s cash went […]
Krakow, Poland – A Swedish millionaire with connections to the neo- Nazi movement has been implicated in last year’s theft of the historic “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign from the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, a Polish newspaper reported Thursday. The daily Rzeczpospolita said that Anders Hogstrom, the alleged mastermind behind the theft, pointed to millionaire Lars […]
The Chinuch Atzmai system and the Emanuel Beis Yaakov are under enormous pressure as the 3 Tammuz High Court of Justice appearance date approaches. All efforts to reach an agreement have failed, despite the involvement of many prominent rabbonim, including Rav Tuvia Blau and even Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Shlomo Amar Shlita, who has been approached […]
It also revealed genetic ties between globally dispersed Jews and non-Jewish populations in the Middle East. This fits with the idea that most contemporary Jews descended from ancient Hebrew and
There’s a new show in Albany, but the same old ring leader. Like he did a year ago when he created chaos in the state capital, Senate Majority Leader Pedro
AT&T Inc. acknowledged Wednesday that a security hole had exposed its iPad customers’ email addresses, a breach that highlights how corporations still have problems protecting private information. A small group of computer experts that calls itself Goatse Security claimed responsibility for the breach, saying they exploited an opening in AT&T’s website to find numbers that […]
A mosque in the northern community of Ibtin, located in the Zevulun Regional Council, was targeted in a vandal attack on Tuesday night. Several Magen Davids were painted on the structure along with the graffiti “price tag” and “slated for demoltion”. A mosque official told reporters that three youths wearing kipot were spotted in the […]
The young Karov couple became an international news item during Operation Cast Lead, when the newly-married junior officer left for Gaza instead of having sheva brachos, only to become the most seriously wounded soldier in the counter-terrorism offensive. When Aaron’s wife and parents were summoned to the hospital, they understood they were coming to say […]
[Hamodia Staff] Brooklyn – In a wide-ranging interview with Hamodia, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) gave a stark assessment of the deterioration of relations between the U.S. and Turkey, its long-time NATO ally. Commenting on Turkey’s relations with Israel and the U.S., Mr. Nadler said, “Turkey has not been an ally [of Israel] for some time; […]
The New York rabbi who videotaped veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas telling Jews to “get the hell out of Palestine” says he has received numerous death threats and thousands
[By Getzy Markowitz] There was a time that I figured everyone to be mortal except for Helen Thomas. However, the 89 year old “Queen of the Press,” has proven her
Good afternoon, everybody. Today, the United Nations Security Council voted overwhelmingly to sanction Iran for its continued failure to live up to its obligations. This resolution will put in place the toughest sanctions ever faced by the Iranian government, and it sends an unmistakable message about the international community’s commitment to stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. […]
No one was absent from Tuesday’s meeting of Agudas Yisrael leaders as the forum discussed a number of pressing issues, with the petition filed with the High Court of Justice by Prof. Uriel Reichman leading the list. Reichman and his co-petitioners are calling on the nation’s highest court to compel the chareidi schools to include […]
Two weeks ago, the Ohr Meir Foundation embarked on a brand new Disney adventure. The group of girls, ages 8-19, who have been in remission from cancer for at least six months, were spirited away for a spectacular Disney cruise. For four days they tasted the sweetness of a carefree childhood that had been taken from […]
Scott Rothstein, South Florida Ponzi schemer extraordinaire, received a 50-year prison sentence Wednesday after a hearing in federal court in Fort Lauderdale. U.S. District Judge James Cohn, an Alabama native
12 of the 15 nations of the United Nations Security Council voted to approve a fourth round of sanctions against Iran in today’s (Wednesday, June 9th) UN Security Council session. The session began at 10:00am local time. Turkey and Brazil opposed another round of sanctions, and Lebanon abstained. While Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told […]
There is no doubt that the international community remains focused on pressuring Israel into making major concessions to the PA (Palestinian Authority) in the hope of filing away yet another ‘peace agreement’. Such concessions include in no small part PA demands that the eastern capital serve as the capital of the State of Palestine, demanding […]
Pikesville, Md. – Baltimore County Police searched a home with connections to a cultlike religious organization. It started late Tuesday night. Officers investigated a first degree assault of an 18-year-old girl. She was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. Officers thought something wasn’t right, so they went back to the home on […]
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