The IDF censor permits publishing there another prisoner being held in Israel similar to the Prisoner X case, referring to Ben Zygier, the Australian national who reportedly joined the Mossad.
The United States is considering pulling out all its troops from Afghanistan next year, U.S. officials said, amid tension between the President Barack Obama’s administration and Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s government. Obama is committed to wrapping up U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan by the end of 2014, but the United States has been talking with […]
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] On the yahrzeit of Aaron HaKohen, Rosh Chodesh Av, many Israelis made their way to be mispallel at the kever in Jordan. One person collapsed during
Sometimes it pays to be a family member or a relative of an elected official. In this case, it really pays, well the taxpayers money does, to be theson or
Less than a week after an East Ramapo school district attorney’s profanity-laced outburst went viral, the school board decided Monday night to split from his controversial law firm and transition to a new one. The board, meeting at district headquarters Monday, made the move in response to the outburst from Christopher Kirby, an attorney with […]
The NYPD and Long Island’s Brookhaven National Laboratory will begin installing air sampling equipment to study how chemical weapons could be dispersed through the city’s subway system. The three-day study,
While there was a mending of relations between Israel and Turkey, 85% of Israelis asked said they no longer view Turkey as a viable vacation option. This is despite the
The Brazilian government began an investigation Monday into whether telecommunications firms operating in the country cooperated with the U.S. as part of a spying program that has collected data on
The Chaveirim L’Refuah non-profit, which assists those who cannot afford their prescriptions to buy their medications, reports a waiting list of 5,000 people. The organization’s director, Yechiel Landman says they have never had so many people waiting for assistance, which at present, the organization cannot supply. Landman explains two years ago, his organization was able […]
Robert Post misses his phone line. Post, 85, has a pacemaker that needs to be checked once a month by phone. But the copper wiring that once connected his home
Proponents of the new biometric identification cards insist the system is a necessity towards preventing identity theft. Opponents cite the unacceptable intrusion into the private domain as well as fears
Investigators trying to understand why Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash-landed focused Monday on the actions of an experienced pilot learning his way around a new aircraft, fellow pilots who were
Former National Religious Party MK Gila Finkelstein, who was appointed to the Chief Rabbinate voting body of 150 people was asked to step down by Naftali Bennett. Bayit Yehudi party
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A fire broke out on Monday morning, Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av 5773 in a yeshiva on Shammai Street in Bnei Brak. A male jumped from a first story window as a result. Ichud Hatzalah reports the victim was in light-to-moderate condition when he was transported to the hospital. Bnei Brak’s Ichud […]
Officials report that in July 2013, a total of 12,368 private cars were imported into Israel as compared to 19,684 in June 2012, representing a 37% decline. According to Customs Authority officials’, there was an increase in car imports in May as consumers waited for an announced increase in value added tax. It appears the […]
Americans increased their borrowing in May at the fastest pace in a year. Borrowing in the category that includes credit cards reached its highest point since the fall of 2010.
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] MK (Likud) Moshe Feiglin in a Knesset address decided to focus on nationwide hospital overcrowding. He speaks of his own personal experience, the treatment of a
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D- Far Rockaway) is urging every resident and family affected by Superstorm Sandy to register for NYC Build it Back, a new City program to assist homeowners,
In a good will gesture to Muslim during the month of Ramadan, which is underway, the IDF has relaxed security restrictions in a number of areas. This includes open passage
Republican mayoral hopeful Jospeh Lhota became the second mayoral canididate, but from the other side of the aisle , to call for an overhaul of the discretionary funds called “member items.” Joining Public Advccate Bill de Blasio, Mr. Lhota charged that the City Council’s member item process is corrupted, promising “a complete overhaul of the […]
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