The ISA (Israel Security Agency – Shin Bet) has made the decision to dismiss 150 agents, the result of a government decision to stop providing bodyguards for all cabinet ministers. On the day the current cabinet took the oath of office, the ISA was informed that it was no longer responsible to provide bodyguards for […]
New York’s Assembly is set to begin final legislative approval of the $135 billion state budget. The Assembly plans an early start Thursday and could finish voting by evening, although
A Cyprus court sentenced a member of Lebanon’s Shi’ite Muslim Hezbollah movement to four years in jail on Thursday on charges of plotting to attack Israeli interests on the island.
MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Moshe Gafne refers to Minister of Finance (Yesh Atid) Yair Lapid as a megalomaniac who mindlessly repeats whatever is fed to him. Gafne did not hold back in a scathing criticism of the newly-appointed senior minister. “He does not have minimum experience, not even as a MK. He has no experience but […]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has lashed out at New York lawmakers for blocking a proposal for speed-tracking cameras in New York City. Bloomberg on Wednesday called them “reckless and negligent.” He
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to visit Hamas-occupied Gaza towards assessing if Israel has made good on promises made to Ankara. Part of the deal leading to
Misaskim has just released the latest edition of Misaskim Cares (formerly Gates of Chesed) on Erev Pesach. The magazine was distributed throughout the tri-state area and can also be viewed
Israel on Friday morning 18 Nissan 5773 moves to daylight savings time. That means during the night (Thursday to Friday) at 02:00, clocks are moved one hour forward to 03:00
According to a report appearing in the weekly Mishpacha Magazine, the realities of the new Israeli administration will deliver a significant financial blow to chareidi families in Eretz Yisrael. The
Following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s apology to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan the question remains how much the deal will cost Israel. Jerusalem has agreed to compensate the families of nine Turkish nationals killed in the commando raid on the Marvi Marmara. Israel is willing to allocate a total of $1 million for the […]
Elchanan Ostrowitz, the chareidi Jerusalem resident known for his graffiti vandalism attack at Yad Vashem in the summer of 2012 is now challenging the use of the siren on Memorial
Police in and around the Old City of Yerushalayim are out in large numbers this morning, the second day chol hamoed Pesach 5773 for the annual birchas kohanim. Shachris begins
Working to usurp Israeli sovereignty of predominately Arab areas of the capital, primarily the eastern capital, the Arab League has set up a fund to the tune of $1 billion
Israeli Arab citizen Amir Omer Hassan, 23, who was abducted by Sinai Bedouins last week, has been released and has returned home to Israel. Hassan was held in captivity for
While the issue of Ben Zygier no longer receives front page coverage in Israel, the Government of Australia has not put the matter to rest and state officials are continuing to demand the release of information on the case by Israel. Israel has already admitted that he was an “agent” without actually confirming reports he […]
Finance Minister Yair Lapid has been holding meetings with senior ministry officials as well as experts from the Bank of Israel as he works to obtain an understanding of his new duties and responsibilities, which include an understanding of the nation’s economic realities. Among the senior officials with whom he met was outgoing Governor of […]
An Israeli male was taken into custody for questioning in Ben-Gurion International Airport on Wednesday morning; the first day of chol hamoed Pesach 5773 after a pistol was detected in
The NYPD’s highest-ranking officer and third in command retired today from the force after more than 40 years. Chief Joseph Esposito has won praise and respect for his leadership style and ability to defuse heated situations. He’s also credited with reducing crime and introducing new policing strategies. Esposito has been chief for more than 12 […]
Israel police on Wednesday morning the first day of chol hamoed Pesach 5773, prevented Likud MK Moshe Feiglin from visiting Har Habayis. Feiglin, who heads the Manhigut Yehudit faction of
Rav Mordechai Nosson Miller Z”L was niftar on erev Pesach while in Italy at the age of 87. He was the founder and director of Miller Publishing. Family members explain that even at his advanced age he remained actively involved in the operation of Miller Publishing. He was a survivor of the Holocaust, a known […]
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