The Federal Reserve stopped short of signaling any timetable Wednesday for slowing its bond buying. Instead, it dropped hints that it might need to maintain its $85 billion a month in bond purchases, which have helped keep long-term borrowing rates ultra-low. In a statement after a two-day policy meeting the Fed: Slightly downgraded its […]
It will cost a bit more to fill ones vehicle in Israel as a hike is set for Thursday at midnight, 25 Menachem Av 5773. The price of a liter of 95 octane fuel at the self service pump will be 7.60 NIS/liter, which is the equivalent of $8.53/ US gallon based on the Bank […]
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced legislation which will close the foreign sovereign immunity loophole through which Societ Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais (SNCF) has evaded responsibility to victims of their collaboration with the Nazis during the Holocaust. SNCF, a French rail company, retained control of deportation trains during the Holocaust and delivered […]
Addressing a Knesset lobby meeting MK (Yisrael Beitenu) Avigdor Lieberman process the renewed diplomatic process between Israel and the PA (Palestinian Authority). For Lieberman, the euphoria and media blitz surrounding
Microsoft is bringing a pared-down version of its Office software to Android phones, but it won’t work on Android tablets just as it doesn’t on iPads. The software will be
A religious soldier who davened Maariv on Tuesday night the eve of 24 Menachem Av 5773 in the Ohr HaTzafon shteiblach in Yerushalayim was met with Chardak Get Out! by a number of extremists in the minyan. The soldier decided to ignore their shouts and he davened Maariv with the minyan. After the minyan the […]
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Wednesday that the Pentagon may have to mothball up to three Navy aircraft carriers and order additional sharp reductions in the size of the Army
The head of Yad LBanim Eli Ben-Shem released a statement condemning chareidi youths who desecrated a memorial to 73 IDF soldiers and officers who perished over Shar Yashuv in the 1997 midair military helicopter crash. I cannot believe that there are people capable of such actions he added. A number of people who visited the […]
The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with diabetes about the recall of 62 million glucose test strips used to measure blood sugar levels. Nova Diabetes Care announced the
It does not take much to sway national opinion in Israel, especially when a story depicts chareidim in a disparaging light. The incident that occurred on Wednesday morning 24 Menachem
Councilman David G. Greenfield is pleased to announce that at his request, the New York City Department of Transportation has included a number of streets throughout Boro Park, Midwood and Bensonhurst in this summers resurfacing program, including several that have been the constant source of complaints from local drivers since falling into disrepair over the […]
Two men were injured in another rock attack against an Egged bus in the capital. The attack occurred on Tuesday night, the eve of 24 Menachem Av 5773 as the bus was traveling from Nvei Yaakov to the city center. It was targeted at the Uzi Narkiss Bridge. One of the victims sustained light injuries […]
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says a state appeals court ruling today is just a temporary setback in his effort to impose a 16-ounce size limit on high-calorie soft drinks served in restaurants, theaters and many other places. In a unanimous opinion today, the mid-level appeals court said the citys Board of Health had exceeded […]
The funny thing about being wrong in Israel is that the concept is not applicable unless the act is perpetrated by others. There does not seem to be a standard
New York City police have arrested a man they say defaced religious sites in Brooklyn with red paint. Police say a crucifix and statue of Mary at the Church of
The bein hazmanim death toll continues to rise rl as two chareidim were killed on Tuesday, 23 Menachem Av 5773, when a passenger van they were in collided head-on with a truck at Migdal Junction in northern Israel. Magen David Adom reported that 14 people were moderately injured in motor vehicle accidents nationwide on Tuesday. […]
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Chabad shaliach to Russia Rabbi Ovadia Isakov is continuing to show improvement. Baruch Hashem he was moved out of an intensive care unit. The rav was targeted in an anti-Semitic
At time, what is omitted from the mainstream media is in itself a story and this appears to be the case regarding the fire in a shul on Nordau Street
Iran’s outgoing president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said 5,000 new centrifuges are ready to start operating at the country’s nuclear facilities. These are in addition to the 12,000 centrifuges already in
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