“Cyber security is not information security, said Mr. Avi Hasson, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor speaking on the topic of “Cyber security in a borderless global arena” at the 13th annual Herzliya Conference. Hasson noted that the topic of cyber security involves challenges in four different areas: technology, procedures, education and regulations […]
The International Committee for the Preservation of Har HaZeisim made public a letter sent to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu focused on the state of the Har HaZeisim Beis HaChayim, imploring him to further secure access to the ancient cemetery. The burial site is the oldest and largest Jewish cemetery in the world – consisting of […]
Temperatures are soaring around Israel this week as the season’s first sharav heat wave is upon us. Temperatures in Yerushalayim on Tuesday reached 93F at 3:20PM. The hot and dry sharav conditions are with us for the coming days, but there will be a slight drop in temperatures on Wednesday, 2 Nissan 5773 when the […]
Google Inc will pay $7 million to 38 states and the District of Columbia to settle an investigation into a controversial incident in which its Street View mapping cars collected
Senior defense officials said on Tuesday they were doing their best to offset the worst impacts of $46 billion in budget cuts that began this month, but they will have
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] On Tuesday morning Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5773 Women of the Wall were at the Kosel as they are every Rosh Chodesh, and this time, supported by female MKs. Among the MKs showing solidarity with the women’s demands for equality at the Kosel were Stav Shafir (Labor), Tamar Zandberg (Meretz) and Michal […]
Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes. The government’s draft application is now on the Internet. It runs 15
The new coalition has agreed to a drastic cut in funding for monthly child allowance payments, the daily Yated Neeman reports. The annual child allowance budget will be 7 billion
The first lady and the vice president are among the latest public figures to have their private information posted on a mysterious website, and the Secret Service has joined the
According to reports the final plan being adopted into the new coalition government for ‘sharing the burden’ is a harsher version than expected by many, one that will include personal sanctions against chareidim failing to enlist. This despite statements to the contrary by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who indicated he was not in favor of […]
Judy Nir Moses, a popular radio host and wife of Likud Minister Silvan Shalom is not a fan of Yesh Atid MK Rabbi Shai Piron to put it mildly. The
Following is the address delivered to the European Parliament by President Shimon Peres on Tuesday afternoon 1 Nissan 5773. I stand here before you, burning memories in my heart, great
For a real Betari, those who remember the days of Ze’ev Jabotinsky and Menachem Begin, MK Reuven Rivlin represents that generation, the revisionists, statesman and visionary, the Likud/Herut of yesteryear. Later this week the Likud/Beitenu faction is likely to meet to select the next Knesset Speaker, and even if there is a secret ballot, Rivlin […]
An unpredictable North Korea, with its nuclear weapons and missile programs, stands as a serious threat to the United States and East Asia nations, the director of National Intelligence warned
Shas co-leader Eli Yishai is reportedly expressing support for the party backing Aryeh Deri in the Jerusalem mayoral race. It appears Yishai is less concerned with how good a mayor
The question being posed by Tel Aviv Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau Shlita is “If you can speak with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), why can’t you speak with chareidim?” Rabbi Lau spoke out today, Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5773 against the disqualification of the chareidi parties in coalition talks. Speaking with Galei Tzahal (Army […]
As the chareidi MKs begin digesting what appears to be a reality of remaining in opposition in the new Knesset, the parties are beginning to pick up the pace in
Foreign leaders are deterred from launching a major electronic attack on vital infrastructure in the United States because they know such a strike could be traced to its source and
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday approved the merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS Communications Inc., the No. 4 and No. 5 cellphone carriers in the country. The Justice Department
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Speaking to the Knesset TV Channel Yahadut Hatorah MK Rav Moshe Gafne explained “Yesh Atid did not want us in the coalition because I have a beard, peyos and a kippa. HOST: That sounds quite anti-Semitic. GAFNE: Bad, bad, bad. If I removed my beard, kippa and peyos and ran the […]
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