Lod City Hall is not waiting for the passage of the Muezzin Bill to try to silence the loudspeakers’ call to prayer in mosques. The city has begun handing out fines to mosques for noise pollution in its battle to silence the wailing that accompanies the Muslim call to prayer during the day and night. […]
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Magen David Adom presented a certificate of recognition to two El Al cabin attendants who acted promptly and saved a life. The certificates were awarded during a Friends of MDA gala dinner held in Israel. During the multi-day event MDA’s instructors were acknowledged, for their ongoing training efforts as well as […]
It’s a confounding mystery of World War II: What happened to the 136 missing sailors from the explosion and sinking of the USS Turner? After all, the ship did not
The residents of the community of Reut opposed to the construction of a new Chabad house seem to have succeeded in their mission. The battle has been ongoing for some time as they worked to gather signatures on a petition opposing the move. They used Facebook to instill fear in residents, warning that “once the […]
A San Antonio police officer writing out a traffic ticket to a motorist was shot to death in his squad car Sunday outside police headquarters by another driver who pulled
Egypt’s state news agency says nearly 300 suspects linked to the Islamic State group have been referred to a military tribunal over attacks and an alleged plot to assassinate President
A resident of the Beit Haninah neighborhood of Jerusalem was sentenced to six years imprisonment for failing to pay NIS 20 million in income tax. The sentence was handed down
Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency medicine service, broke ground on the world’s first innovative underground blood bank facility on Wednesday, 15 Cheshvan, in Ramle. With the constant security threats faced by Israel on all fronts and rapid growth of its population, there is an urgent necessity for a highly secured and technologically advanced underground […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] In recent weeks, there have been a number of attacks against chareidi IDF soldiers in uniform by chareidim in Beit Shemesh as well as violence directed
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) will honor Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, with its Yehi Or Award on Monday, November 28, at 6:30 PM at The New York Public Library. Edmonds is posthumously being honored for his heroic efforts in protecting 200 American Jewish prisoners of war during World War II at the organization’s […]
Mitt Romney is a key contender to become the nation’s next secretary of state and retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis was an “impressive” prospect for defense secretary, President-elect Donald
Hatem Abu Riziq used to prowl the narrow alleyways of the West Bank’s largest refugee camp battling the Israeli army. But these days he is turning his gun’s barrel toward
President-elect Donald Trump says New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is “a very talented man.” But he is not saying if there is a place for him in his administration. Christie
The Haaretz website carried a headline “Another victim of the trend of kashrus – one of Tel Aviv’s best pizza shops have gone to eternity”. Even Rogel Alpher, the paper’s TV critic referred to the “trend”, adding “Tel Aviv is falling”, adding “I read this and was horrified. I thought some more pizzerias and restaurants […]
President Barack Obama spoke briefly with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Syria and Ukraine on Sunday as an economic summit got under way in Peru, in their first known conversation
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] An earthquake was felt in areas of northern Israel during the predawn hours of Sunday, 19 Cheshvan. According to the Seismological Institute, an earthquake measuring 3.7
Competition to succeed Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in next year’s election is ratcheting up. The race took a turn this week when Democratic Assemblyman John Wisniewski, who carved
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Despite the prohibition on visiting Har Habayis by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and Gedolei Yisrael throughout the generations, the numbers of Jews visiting the holy
The following is via NY1: Mayor de Blasio picks up two high-profile endorsements for his re-election campaign. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and former Mayor David Dinkins announced their support
Shas Jerusalem Councilman Asher Mishali is likely to be removed from his position by party leader Aryeh Deri, Kikar Shabbos News reports. He will be replaced by a new personality
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