The Guardian newspaper said the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats’ phones and emails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as to set
The stars are arriving and the notables will be taking up position to give honor to Israels president, Shimon Peres, on his 90th birthday. The keynote speaker at the gala event will be former US President Bill Clinton. The Presidents Conference will get underway on Tuesday, 10 Tammuz 5773, and special tribute will be paid […]
The Cabinet on Sunday, 8 Tammuz 5773 approved the establishment of an inter-ministerial team on upgrading the level of protection for existing residential buildings. The committee was established in the
Republicans’ hopes to reclaim the White House in the 2016 elections hinge on whether they support or sabotage the immigration overhaul being debated in the Senate, two lawmakers who helped write the proposal warn. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday told conservatives who are trying to block the measure that they will doom […]
According to the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, 60,000 britot were conducted in Israel in 2012. Of this number, there were 38 cases with complications. The study shows that the likelihood
Another chareidi soldier has complained of being singled out for being a soldier in the IDF. He explains that while walking with family members in Bnei Brak, he became the victim of verbal assault for serving in the military. He is quoted by Kikar Shabbat saying I feel uncomfortable walking around in uniform in Bnei […]
A spokeswoman for Quebecs anti-corruption unit says Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum has been arrested. Anne-Frederick Laurence said Monday Applebaum was arrested at his home early Monday. She gave no other details. Anti-corruption officials raided city hall last February. They also targeted offices in various boroughs, including the one Applebaum represented for many years. Applebaum took […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s rating has hot the lowest level since he was elected as Governor in 2010. According to a new Siena research poll released Monday morning, Fifty two percent
Iran’s newly elected president pledged Monday to follow a “path of moderation” and promised greater openness over the country’s nuclear program, emphasizing messages from Western leaders since his victory that
Rehovot Chief Rabbi HaGaon HaRav Simcha HaKohen Kook Shlita addressed a kenos of rabbonim from around Israel, chareidim and dati leumim alike. The rav spoke about the ongoing government effort
An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that
Defense Minister (Likud) Moshe Yaalon announced that if and when Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad crosses Israels three red lines, Israel will act. Yaalon defined these red lines as follows; 1. Providing advanced weapons to Hizbullah or other organization 2. The transfer of chemical weapons 3. Failing to maintain quiet on Israels Golan Heights border Yaalon […]
President Barack Obama’s approval rating dropped eight percentage points over the past month, to 45%, the president’s lowest rating in more than a year and a half, according to a
The Movement for Quality Government (MQG) earlier this month petitioned the Supreme Court to compel the immediate draft of bnei yeshivos YWN-ISRAEL reported. A hearing was set for this Tuesday,
New Yorkers may soon have to separate their food scraps for composting if Mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way. The New York Times says the Bloomberg administration plans to begin
The United States might have been able to avert the deadly Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks had controversial National Security Agency surveillance programs been in place at the time, former
Officials of the Torah VAvodah organization have sent a letter to Bayit Yehudi party officials asking them not to endorse Tzfas Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu in his bid to become the next Rishon LTzion of Israel. In their opposition to Rav Eliyahu they explain a chief rabbi must be acceptable to all, and a […]
Con Edisons chief executive said Friday that the company is installing hundreds of so-called smart switches that can limit the number of electric customers affected when a tree takes down a power line. Chairman and CEO Kevin Burke said the switches are part of a $1 billion program to minimize the kind of power failures […]
Following the presidential elections in Iran, which led to the election of Hasan Rowhani, viewed as a moderate. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday morning, 8 Tammuz 5773 made the
Rabbonim and directors of hesder and dati leumi yeshivot gevoha met in the home of Rabbi Chaim Druckman Shlita to discuss major national government cuts in funding for yeshivos. The
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