In a humorous but pointed piece of political theater, a critic of Andrew M. Cuomo who called himself “King Cuomo II” and who wore a gold plastic crown and a full-length red velvet robe with white trim, made an unexpected appearance at the New York State Democratic convention here. Underneath the costume, the man mocking […]
MKs Moshe Gafne and Uri Maklev on Thursday visited the Jaffa archeological site, the subject of stormy protests accusing Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) officials of chilul kevarim. Protests continued on
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The Israeli Arab community is calling it a political witch hunt after the gag order has been lifted and a serious criminal indictment has been filed against Amir Makhoul, 52, a father of five, who allegedly worked with Hizbullah agents, facing charges of espionage and treason – cooperating with the enemy in a time of […]
Tnuva, Israel’s largest dairy cooperative, which produces a sizable mehadrin line, insists the allegations are baseless but Yad L’Achim’s Rabbi Sholom Dov Lifshitz insists his organization’s information has been confirmed. This story begins in Kibbutz Herdoff in the Lower Galil, a community located in the Jezreel Valley Region. The community, which was founded about 30 […]
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) is calling upon California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to take immediate action to address a seemingly growing anti-Semitic trend among teens in La Quinta, California. High school seniors have been engaging in a chase game called “Beat the Jew,” which involves a runner called “a Jew” being chased by “Nazis” in cars. […]
The Gulf of Mexico undersea gusher has already spilled more oil than the Exxon Valdez disaster — possibly more than twice as much, making it the largest oil spill in
The following is an Asbury Park Press report: In April, the state Department of Environmental Protection sent a sternly worded letter to a local rabbi, ordering him to remove thousands
The recall of children’s Tylenol products and other Johnson & Johnson medicines were precautionary measures taken against “remote” health risks, a company executive told lawmakers Thursday. Drugmaker McNeil Consumer Healthcare,
[Written for Calligraphy By Basie Goldman, as told to Azriela Jaffe] My husband, Nachman and I were zocher to bring into the world our sixth boy, Tuvia, on Purim, 2007.
A Sullivan County grand jury Wednesday indicted Monticello Mayor Gordon Jenkins, 50, and his friend, Rochelle Massey, 49, both of Monticello, for felony trademark counterfeiting in the second degree and
New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie told a disgruntled teacher that if she doesn’t like the pay, she doesn’t “have to do it.” Christie was speaking to a small crowd in a church gymnasium in Rutherford on Tuesday when the Bergen County Record caught the exchange between Kearny teacher Rita Wilson and the governor. Wilson […]
Remarks by PM Netanyahu and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel The following statements were made on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who is visiting Jerusalem. PM Netanyahu: I’m very pleased to welcome Rahm Emanuel to this office and to Israel. I […]
Hosam Maher Husein Smadi pleaded guilty Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn to a felony offense related to his attempted bombing of a downtown Dallas skyscraper in September 2009, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. “Today’s guilty plea underscores the continuing threat we face from lone […]
HaRav Tuvia Blau, a prominent mashpia in the Yerushalayim Chabad community and menahel of the Beis Chana School in the city has been called upon to assist in the deadlocked
The delinquent youths appear eager to continue using the excavations in Jaffa to justify their socially and legally unacceptable behavior, as they did again on Wednesday night. Violence continued until
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has become the 28th airport in the country to install new security machines that screen passengers for dangerous objects concealed under their clothes. The new machines
Pre-paid cellphones are a favorite of drug dealers, crooks, and even terrorists, and New York Sen. Charles Schumer said it’s time to make it harder for such suspects to hide behind a cheap piece of modern technology. Citing the Times Square attempted bombing, in which the suspect allegedly used a pre-paid phone in the weeks […]
State parks will get an 11th hour reprieve after all, Gov. Paterson announced this morning. The Democratic executive said legislative staff had worked through the night and “appear” to have forged a compromise to save 55 state parks and historic sites the from budget ax in time for the Memorial Day weekend. “If the legislators […]
The condition of Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Mordechai [Tzemach ben Mazel] Eliyahu Shlita took a turn for the worse on Wednesday, and he underwent a number of unspecified invasive procedures. The Rav’s recovery has been labeled nothing less than a ‘medical miracle’ by the medical team at Shaare Zedek Medical Center. He was discharged in […]
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