In response to the boycott against the chareidi parties in the coalition negotiations that led to the establishment of the current government, MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Rabbi Yaakov Litzman is sponsoring
Israel’s air strikes on Syria could add pressure on the Obama administration to intervene in Syria, a key Republican said on Sunday, but the U.S. government faces tough questions on
The cabinet on Sunday, 25 Iyar 5773 approved a deficit target of 4.65% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of 2013 and 3% for 2014 as submitted by Minister of Finance
High taxes have emerged as the No. 1 weapon in the war on smoking. The more cigarettes cost, research has shown, the fewer people buy them. That is one of
Taking part in an education assembly in Tel Aviv last week, Minister of Education (Yesh Atid) Rabbi Shai Piron reiterated that in line with his vision, there is an absolute
Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours — an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war. Syria and its patron Iran hinted at possible retribution, though the rhetoric in official statements […]
The uncle of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect killed in a gun battle with police arrived at a funeral home Sunday to arrange for his burial. Ruslan Tsarni of Montgomery
The price of a gallon of gasoline rose for the first time in eight weeks in the United States as crude oil prices climbed and profit margins at refiners and
After a Sunday morning 25 Iyar 5773 meeting between Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita, Aryeh Deri and Eli Yishai, it is being announced the Yishai will be taking a short vacation. Persons close to Yishai add that his appointment as the new director of the party’s ailing Mayan HaChinuch education network is a difficult […]
The second round of talks towards the normalized resumption of relations between Israel and Turkey is set to take place in Israel on Monday, 26 Iyar 5773. In round one
Arkia Airline announced on Sunday 25 Iyar 5773 that it was suspending flights between Eilat and Haifa until Thursday 29 Iyar after the IDF announced it was closing the skies over Haifa to all civil aviation until that time. The will impact the airline’s two daily flights which carry a total of 300 passengers. The […]
Healthcare reform should be the signature Democratic achievement of President Barack Obama’s presidency. But with “Obamacare” five months from show time, Democrats are worried about whether enough Americans will sign
On Thursday, 22 Iyar 5773, about 24 hours after the fatal Shomron stabbing attack that claimed the life of Evyatar Borovsky HY”D, a rock-throwing attack south of Tapuach Junction ended without fatalities or major injuries, only B’chasdei Hashem. The attack, which resulted in a vehicle smashing out of control took place north of Ofra near […]
Investigators believe Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother, Dzhokhar, likely made the bombs they are suspected of setting off at last month’s Boston Marathon in Tamerlan’s home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, law enforcement officials said on Friday. FBI agents have been questioning Tamerlan’s wife, Katherine Russell, and other witnesses for days to try to piece together […]
According to a report appearing in The Marker, Bayit Yehudi has appointed party Deputy Minister Avi Wortzman and MK Ayelet Shaked to act as go-betweens between the treasury and chareidi
In his Sunday 25 Iyar 5773 column, Yated Neeman columnist Chaim Waldar addresses the anti-chareidi atmosphere existing in Israel today. He points a finger for the incitement against the chareidi tzibur at Finance Minister Yair Lapid, the head of the Yesh Atid party, comparing the senior minister’s address to one given by Adolph Hitler YS”VZ. […]
The delinquents known as ‘shababnikim’ have struck again, this time attacking bnei torah in Bnei Brak, on Friday night. An attack occurred last Shabbos morning at 1am, when a chassidish bochur attack attacked on Rabbi Akiva Street by a number of youths. A number of other bnei yeshiva who attempted to halt the violence were […]
London’s chareidi kehilla will be gathering on Monday evening 26 Iyar 5773 at an assembly opposing Israeli government efforts to draft bnei yeshivos into the military and national service. Adverts for the event speak of the Eida Chareidis’ call for assistance, to speak out against the “gezeira” faced by bnei Torah in Eretz Yisrael today. […]
It appears that the battle against the drafting of bnei yeshivos is not only directed at the government but at chareidi inductees referred to as the “chardakim” (????? ??? ??? ). Of late, a letter sent to the new inductees anonymously threatens those chareidim willing to serve, apparently by fanatics who are unwilling to tolerate […]
The following is a NY Daily News exclusive: A prominent Brooklyn state senator is the latest politician snared in a long-running federal corruption probe, with charges expected against him this week, the Daily News has learned. Sen. John Sampson (D-Brooklyn), once among Albany’s most powerful politicians, is the senator identified in court papers as asking […]
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