The FBI may have to answer more questions about an immigration raid of a kosher meatpacking company, a federal judge ruled. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had arrested nearly 400
Jewish prisoner Gur Hamel, who is serving a life sentence since 2000 after being convicted in the murder of an Arab near Yishuv Itamar, has launched a hunger strike. Hamel
Bill de Blasio’s surge is real. If Democratic primary voters would have to choose today a candidate for mayor, Christine Quinn and Bill de Blasio would come out at the
City officials say theyre about to take the first step in appealing a federal judges ruling imposing reforms on the police departments stop-and-frisk strategy. The citys top lawyer, Michael Cardozo, says in a statement a notice of appeal will be filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Judge Shira Scheindlin issued the decision Monday. […]
The heads of yeshivos gedolos in Eretz Yisrael gathered on Wednesday evening 8 Elul 5773 in Bnei Brak for a kenos led by Gedolei Yisrael Shlita. The kenos addressed the
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] If Bolivias public records are correct, Carmelo Flores Laura is the oldest living person ever documented. They say he turned 123 a month ago. The native Aymara lives in a straw-roofed dirt-floor hut in an isolated hamlet near Lake Titicaca at 13,100 feet (4,000 meters), is illiterate, speaks no Spanish and […]
Chareidi websites have reported that two yeshivos have given in to the pressure and have informed Ministry of Education officials of their willingness to accept the new curriculum, which includes
A year ago, Teresa Hartnett was on the verge of expanding her small business. The company had hit $1 million in sales, and requests from clients were flowing in. She
This morning we reported that Assemblyman Dov Hikind is set to endorse Bill Thompson for mayor next week. Moments later, Mr. Hikind released a blog post denying the rumors yet
On Sunday, 12 Elul 5773 the Health Ministry is expected to announce it is extending the southern Israel polio booster vaccination program nationwide. The ministry plans to give the booster
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] In a secret operation involving the Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Absorption, 17 Yemenite Jews arrived in Eretz Yisrael on
Since Rishon LTzion Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar Shlita endorsed Dayan Boaron in the Chief Rabbinate race there has been much speculation surrounding a reported break in relations between Rav Amar and Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita. In his column in the partys Yom LYom newspaper, Editor-in-Chief Yitzchak Kakone levels an attack against Rav Amar, […]
Egyptian authorities on Thursday authorized police to use deadly force to protect themselves and key state institutions from attacks, after supporters of the deposed Islamist president torched two local government
Days after Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Councilman David Greenfield traded bards at each other in the race for Brooklyn DA, incumbent Charles Hynes faced off against his challenger Ken Thompson in a TV debate, Tuesday night, moderated by Errol Louis. At a press conference last week, Mr. Greenfield warned that Thompson had pledged to target […]
New York City bus drivers are facing a spate of assaults from passengers while on the job. And they are calling for more to be done to protect them. According
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 15,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 320,000, the fewest since October 2007 a sign of dwindling layoffs and steady if modest job growth. The Labor Department said Thursday that the less volatile four-week average fell 4,000 to 332,000, the fewest since November 2007 and the […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] In the ongoing Asra Kadisha protests against the Binyan Shalem construction project in Beit Shemesh, many protesters have been arrested. The protests continued today, with no
Average rates on U.S. long-term fixed mortgages remained steady for a second straight week, giving prospective home buyers more time to lock in historically low levels. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The Asra Kadisha protests against the Binyan Shalem project in Beit Shemesh continued on Thursday, 9 Elul 5773. At least four people were arrested at of
Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind is, reportedly, going to endorse former City comptroller Bill Thompson for mayor of New York City. Mr. Hikind is on a visit to Israel and is
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