New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Barack Obama “has kept every promise he’s made” about helping the state recover from Superstorm Sandy. Speaking on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program on the 6-month anniversary of the deadly storm, the Republican governor said presidential politics were the last thing on his mind as he toured […]
A bit of good news for Israeli motorists as gasoline prices are set to drop a bit on Tuesday night the eve of 21 Iyar 5773. The price of a
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack that targeted his convoy in central Damascus on Monday, according to a television channel run by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah,
An avreich in Betar Illit, 30, was niftar during his sleep. Ichud Hatzalah was summoned early Monday morning, 19 Iyar 5773. The niftar usually got up at 6am and when
The hit-and-run ex-con charged with mowing down a young Orthodox Jewish couple in New York last month, killing them and their unborn child, said “accidents happen,” in his first remarks about that death-filled day. Julio Acevedo, 44, told WABC in a jailhouse interview he was deeply sorry, but insisted he was not speeding down a […]
A French court ruled that Israel did not violate international law by building a portion of the Jerusalem light rail in the eastern capital. The ruling on March 22 by
Haifa Mayor Yonah Yahav sent an invitation to many national leaders to take part in the city’s photo competition, which calls for pictures of Haifa or addressing Israel’s history. Yahav rejected the photo entry sent to the city’s photo competition by US President Barak Obama. Mr. Yahav explained the problem is not the photo of […]
After Officer Pedro Serrano decided to testify in federal court about what he sees as wrongdoing within the New York Police Department, a rat sticker appeared on his locker. That
In his weekly email address to supporters, Finance Minister Yair Lapid explained that he will not give his planned in-depth address on the proposed budget in Knesset because he will
Thieves last Thursday night targeted the home of Rabbi Chaim Druckman Shlita. No one was at home because his wife at the time was sitting shiva for a brother. The rav lives in Merkaz Shapira. The rav says “they were professionals and they used gloves.” Thieves made off with jewelry, the rav’s wallet and other […]
Congressional intelligence leaders said on Sunday that authorities are pursuing “persons of interest” in the United States in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings, and asked for more help from Russian spy agencies. Congressman Mike Rogers, the Republican chairman of the House Of Representatives intelligence committee said better cooperation from Russia was needed in Washington’s […]
According to Israel Foreign Ministry officials, Jordan has imposed a number of new rules and restrictions on visiting Israelis. This includes a request that Israeli groups are escorted by Jordanian
The FBI was too slow to inform the New York Police Department that the Boston Marathon bombing suspects had spoken of attacking Times Square, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said. Federal
Working with the Council for a Beautiful Israel, the Ministry of Religious Services has launched a campaign to determine the most beautiful mikve in the county. The ministry hopes the
Russian authorities secretly recorded a telephone conversation in 2011 in which one of the Boston bombing suspects vaguely discussed jihad with his mother, officials said Saturday, days after the U.S.
MK (Yesh Atid) Dr. Aliza Lavie questions who there are no women’s names among the candidates that are being considered for the next presidential race. President Shimon Peres’ term will end in July 2014 and the campaigning for his successor is underway. Some of the names already mentioned are former Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, former […]
Bayit Yehudi leader Minister Naftali Bennett is working to enlist support for a bill that would demand a national referendum to approve a peace agreement between Israel and the PA
The vote to change the makeup of the body that will elect the next chief rabbis scheduled for Sunday 18 Iyar 5773 has been pushed off. The bill presented by
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Sunday that the FBI is investigating in the United States and overseas to determine whether the suspects in the Boston Marathon
It is known that the international community views the Golan Heights, which was liberated in the June 1967 Six Day War as “occupied” but that does not change the fact that in 1981, Israel passed the Golan Law which extended Israeli law and sovereignty to the Golan. Today, with the international community increasing its pressure […]
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