Brooklyn – New York City Council candidate and education advocate, David G. Greenfield is working with NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan to solve the Shabbos parking meter problem that has resulted in the issuance of a flurry of tickets to Boro Park residents. In response to Greenfield’s inquiry to the DOT on […]
[VIDEO & PHOTO LINKS OF PERES AT PONOVEZH BELOW] As reported earlier, most Bnei Brak residents were less than pleased with the pashkavilim appearing on Wednesday morning protesting the day’s visit of President Shimon Peres. In addition to the protest, the harsh language used to express displeasure with the presidential event left many locals embarrassed […]
Despite intense lobbying efforts from Jewish groups and attempts by the Christian-Democrats to prevent a vote, the European Parliament adopted Wednesday in Strasbourg a joint resolution urging “both sides” to follow up the Goldstone Report’s conclusions by conducting “investigations within five months”. The resolution, tabled by the four political groups – the Socialists, Liberals, Greens […]
There can be no argument, Defense Minister Ehud Barak is more than committed to enforcing the 10-month construction freeze throughout Yehuda and Shomron, but the Labor Party leader seems to
In what is a most embarrassing and worrisome case, it is permitted to report that a northern Israel Police weapons storage facility was robbed. Akko Magistrate’s Court Justice Rachamim Tzemach complied with a police request to place a gag order on the details of the theft and ongoing investigation. Deputy Chief of Police Ilan Franco […]
Ten months following his sentencing in a Japanese court, one of the three Bochrim imprisoned in a harsh Japanese prison, Yosef Banda is scheduled to arrive in Eretz Yisrael on
Haifa City Hall appealed the decision of the city’s magistrate’s court, and emerged from the district court with a victory, overturning the lower court’s decision granting the local Belz community rights to the shul in question. In December 2009, YWN-Israel reported (link below) that the court ruled in favor of the chassidic community, invalidating a […]
By now, it should be clear to Israeli leaders that no matter how much flexibility they exhibit in efforts to elicit the approval and support of the international community, Israel
Things went from bad to worse to downright awful for Toyota on Tuesday as yet another of their Prius hybrid vehicles was involved in an accident involving a stuck accelerator
According to Israeli Maccabi Kupat Cholim (HMO) pediatrician Dr. Shlomi Antebi, one in five Israeli children are taking Ritalin or Concerta for attention disorders while a secondary condition is undetected
[AUDIO LINK BELOW] Norwalk, CA – Authorities were hailing a 7-year-old Norwalk boy as a hero Tuesday after he hid in a bathroom and called 911 as three armed attackers
[PHOTO LINK BELOW] Security was heavy for the presidential visit in Bnei Brak on Wednesday, as President Shimon Peres arrived in the community for an official visit, escorted by the
The widespread condemnations from world leaders regarding announced construction plans in Yerushalayim are not unexpected, yet they will impact realities in the capital and the nation. As has become customary,
A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Colleen LaRose, known
New York City – School bus drivers who transport city students voted Tuesday to authorize a strike. Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 say talks with companies that
Upon consultation with its rabbinic leadership, Agudath Israel of America issued the following statement today: The leadership of the Rabbinical Council of America and Rabbi Avi Weiss have apparently reached agreement that Rabbi Weiss would no longer confer the title of “Rabba” upon graduates of his women’s seminary, but rather the title “Maharat.” This superficial […]
The Chicago Tribune reports: In late January, Citibank mailed year-end tax statements to 600,000 Citi customers via the U.S. Postal Service that included the customers’ Social Security numbers … on
A New York-based firm that provided suspects in the assassination of a senior Hamas commander in Dubai with credit cards has ties to former Israeli military officials, according to new
The city’s construction unions are rallying today at the World Trade Center site – hoping to break the stalemate between developer Larry Silverstein and the Port Authority. Union officials are gathering thousands of carpenters, iron workers and laborers, in an effort to demonstrate they are ready to build two more office towers at the site. […]
According to Rabbi Yaakov Rosenstein, who is very close to Maran HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita, immediately after discovering the break-in in the Rav’s home in Bnei Brak about two months ago, it was clear it was not an “inside job” as police feared, discarding all the rumors to that effect. “We knew from […]
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