Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is seeking a $1 million grant for Kiryas Joel to build an emergency operations center that she says would “serve the entire region in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.” The funding request — one of four so-called earmarks the Democratic freshman senator is seeking this year on behalf of […]
When Times Square suspect Faisal Shahzad last traveled to Pakistan, he was looking for help from the Pakistani Taliban in carrying out a bomb attack, a senior administration official said
Federal authorities say there does not appear to be any criminal act in Saturday’s Staten Island Ferry crash. After initial interviews with the crew, the National Transportation Safety Board says
Stocks rallied Monday after the EU and IMF agreed to a $1 trillion emergency-bailout package to stem the sovereign-debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average logged a gain of more
The New York Hilton ballroom was packed Sunday night, May 9 with Orthodox Jews of diverse stripes, local and federal government officials, rabbonim and roshei yeshivos, as Agudath Israel of America held its 88th annual dinner. Two issues dominated the evening: the perception that the United States government is unduly pressuring Israel and the deeply […]
It was an emotional day in Knesset as members of Kadima and Labor lashed out at chareidim, their way of life and educational system. One example was Labor MK Daniel
According to reports from France, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been working to actualize a deal that would result in the release of captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, who also holds French citizenship, the daily Yisrael HaYom reports. Mr. Noam Shalit, Gilad’s father, has been maintaining a dialogue with French leaders, with whom he has […]
Angered by Mayor Bloom berg’s “hypocrisy” over the state and city budgets and his repeated recent “insults,” Gov. Paterson is warning that he is ready to fight back. “Mayor Bloomberg
Brooklyn – In a joint hearing of the City Council’s Public Safety and Transportation Committees Thursday, Councilman David G. Greenfield demanded swift action to ensure the safety of the New York City Transit Authority’s nearly 4.3 million daily riders. MTA NYC Transit President Thomas Prendergast testified before members of the Council on a wide range […]
Addressing a conference at the Fisher Institute for Air & Space Strategic Studies, Vice Premier Moshe Ya’alon, a former IDF chief of staff, stated the same technology used to combat terrorists in Gaza by the Israel Air Force may be extended to strike Iran if need be. He explained that over the years, the IAF’s […]
Police investigators have recommended to the state prosecutor to move ahead with a criminal indictment against Modi’in Illit Mayor R’ Yaakov Gutterman and his deputy, Gideon HaCohen, alleging the two threatened candidates in the scheduled 2008 mayoral race resulting in the cancelation of the race when opponents dropped out. According to police, Gutterman used unacceptable […]
Sen. Charles Schumer again criticized the Obama administration’s funding of New York’s anti-terror efforts Sunday, saying President George W. Bush had at times been better for the region than Obama.
12:00PM IL: [UPDATE BELOW] Transportation Ministry officials on Monday will be meeting with officials of the Civil Aviations Authority and the Airport Authority to discuss meteorological reports predicting the volcanic
NYC officials probing Saturday’s ferry crash are zeroing in on the propulsion system that had failed the vessel at least once before — and also revealed that the assistant captain
The guest speaker at the Agudath Israel of America’s 88th Anniversary Dinner, was Guy R. Cook, the Iowa attorney representing former Agriprocessors CEO Sholom Rubashkin. The two part video below
BlackBerry buff President Obama declared war on technology yesterday — singling out Apple’s super-popular iPods and iPads for criticism. Obama — whose election was credited, in part, to his skillful use of modern media, from smart phones to Twitter to Flickr — yesterday told college graduates that high-tech gizmos and apps are straining American democracy. […]
According to reports, officials in the Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday reached a final decision, and they plan to move the bones at the proposed building site of the fortified emergency room at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon. One such report was released by Kol Chai Radio’s Noam Zeigman, who reports Eyal Gabbai, the director-general of […]
Zablon Simintov is always guaranteed the best seat in his local synagogue here, but the privilege comes with a downside: he’s the last Jew in Afghanistan. The country’s 800-year-old Jewish
[Update below] Fox News reports: Speculation is building that President Obama is leaning toward Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his pick to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the
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