NYPD officers did a full building security sweep of Park East Synagogue, including its nursery through eighth-grade school, after the synagogue received a threatening letter in the mail on Wednesday
For the first time in its 68 year history, the annual siyum Mishnayos took place in Germany on Sunday. Boys from across German-speaking Europe travelled to the capital for a
Crown Height, Brooklyn – A man attacked two young girls in broad daylight Wednesday afternoon, and in a relatively central area. The victims, an 11 year-old black girl and a 9 year-old Jewish girl, were both attacked within a span of 10 minutes. Video surveillance shows the suspect casually walking away from the scene. Crown Heights Shomrim […]
In a show of solidarity, support and gratitude to the IDF, 30 boats from the ZAKA Divers Unit will lead a flotilla of tens of private boats along the Tel Aviv coastline on Friday, 4 June from 09:00 – 13:00. The professional and amateur divers who make up the ZAKA volunteer diving unit will hold […]
In a special meeting of the Security Cabinet it was disclosed that a group of 40 people on board the Mavi Marmara with no identification papers belong to Al Qaeda.
Thousands of Bnei Torah from all corners of Lakewood converged on a massive tent in the Southern part of town on Wednesday night, for the annual BMG Evening of Chizuk. Due to the hard work of many people, the event was a tremendous Kiddush Hashem – from the amount of parking, to the amount of […]
The Carter Center, founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to advance human rights and alleviate suffering, condemned Israel’s attack on a ship carrying humanitarian supplies to Gaza as “unprovoked
For once, the FBI got it right, according to its arch-nemesis, Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine. Typically, the FBI is on the receiving end of Fine’s blistering critiques, but on the issue of responding to a potential terrorist weapons of mass destruction attack in the U.S., the G-men fared unusually well. Not so with […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday defended his military’s deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip, saying the international community condemning his country is rushing
Just after hearing the anti-Semitic remarks by NYC Councilman Charles Barron, in which he compared the IDF Navy blockade on the Gaza Strip to Holocaust concentration camps, NYC Councilman David
[By Chaskel Bennett] As millions of gallons of oil continue to leak into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the impatience and helplessness of Americans continue to grow. Never before has such a significant issue relating to our country’s environmental health been at the mercy of a faulty valve. This unprecedented experience has humbled […]
The NY Daily News reports: Brooklyn City Councilman Charles Barron is denouncing the Israeli commando raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla “a clear act of piracy and terrorism.” Commenting to City Hall reporter Frank Lombardi yesterday, Barron also assailed the long-running blockade by Israel (and Egypt) of the Gaza Strip, likening it to setting up “a […]
Dead fish and waterfowl were found covered in oil in New York, but it’s not from the BP mess in the Gulf of Mexico. Hundreds of gallons of heating oil
One, brave L.A. high-school student stands-up for his right to publicly support Israel – in the face of a rally of hundreds of Muslim and far-leftist, pro-Palestine demonstrators. Outside of
[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 Israel’s 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 […]
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