White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has arrived in Israel as planned, to celebrate the bar mitzvah of his son. The event was originally set to be held at

The plan to build a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero may have hit a snag, due to an over 20-year pending landmark status. The American Society for Muslim Advancement purchased the 152-year-old building at 45 Park Place last year for $4.8 million.� Their controversial plan to tear down the building and construct a 13-story […]

More than 30,000 angry New Jersey residents including union employees and community activists, marched to the state capitol Saturday, delivering a blistering message to the governor in an effort to

When Mayor Bloomberg wants something, he has plenty of tools to help him get it – friends in high places, a bully pulpit, six-figure donations to political parties and money

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo formally announced Saturday that he’s running for governor. “My campaign is this simple: I represent the people of the great state of New

A new poll shows Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed budget cuts are hurting his approval rating. Bloomberg’s approval rating hit a five-year low today, according to a new poll by Quinnipiac

As the summer months approach, bringing yet another anniversary of the painful and shameful 2005 expulsion of Jews from their homes in Gush Katif and N. Shomron, many are asking the obvious, including Rabbi Bentzion Grossman Shlita, of Migdal HaEmek, who is quoted in an �SOS-Israel� publication questioning �Where was the chareidi community during Gush […]

Hooligans in Meah Shearim on Thursday night targeted a vehicle belonging to the Shomrim patrol, which protects homes N�vei Yaakov and other Jerusalem border communities, often called upon to assist in chareidi areas. It appears the work of the Shomrim is meaningless for the hooligans of Meah Shearim, who earlier in the day smashed the […]

Two eastern Jerusalem Arab residents, minors, were arrested by police on Thursday. They are suspected of recently smashing and damaging 25 tombstones on Har HaZeisim. They explained they smashed the marble to extract copper, which they sell for its value by weight. The magistrate�s court extended their remand for only one day, explaining they do […]

Deputy IDF Chief of Staff Major-General Benny Gantz feels in the coming decade, the government must work towards implementing a system in which everyone is compelled to take part in a compulsory service, whether in the form of military service of another arrangement � but no one can be exempt from serving the country in […]

When the Churva Shul in Jerusalem�s Old City was being rededicated in March of this year, there was a bit of a political storm from the PA (Palestinian Authority), accusing Israel of trying to undermine the status quo in the Old City. Now that the ancient shul is operating, restored to its former glory, a […]

Washington – On Mother’s Day, Chuck Schumer delivered two commencement speeches upstate, flew back to Brooklyn to eat dinner with his wife, mother and daughters and at 7:38 p.m. toted

Jerusalem Councilman Yosef Deutsch is addressing reports that repeated calls from residents of Adonaiyhu HaCohen Street, reporting garbage receptacles on fire were ignored for at least 20 minutes, adding the

The Wall Street Journal reports: Al Pacino, preparing for the role of Shylock in the Public Theater’s upcoming production of “The Merchant of Venice,” took his research into Brooklyn this

Gov. David A. Paterson is considering a new strategy in his effort to pass a soda tax, hoping to win over reluctant lawmakers and the beverage industry by pairing the