Since his petira in 1994, there has been a battle for and against naming a Jerusalem street after Professor Yeshayahu Leibowitz. Barring any last minute surprises, the battle has finally
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations nuclear watchdog walked out of an agency meeting on Wednesday in protest when Iran’s representative accused Washington’s ally Israel of “genocide”, diplomats said.
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Councilman David G. Greenfield attended last week’s 70th Precinct Community Council meeting to formally congratulate and honor NYPD Inspector Eric Rodriguez on his recent promotion to full Inspector. In recognition of his commitment to the community and his years of service to the people of New York City, Councilman Greenfield presented […]
In talks preparing for the March 20, 2013 visit to Jerusalem by US President Barak Obama, Israel has agreed to PA (Palestinian Authority) demands for additional confidence building measures which
In his capacity as acting chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee, MK Avigdor Lieberman has changed a long-standing rule. The new chairman has decided that the appearance of the IDF chief of staff before the committee may no longer be reported on in the media. In the past, the commander’s appearance was […]
According to a report in the Wednesday edition of HaPeles, hundreds of arrest warrants were issued against bnei yeshivos who failed to report after receiving draft notices. The letters sent
The daily Yated Neeman quotes Lakewood Mashgiach HaGaon HaRav Matisyahu Solomon Shlita telling talmidim that one who believes lomdei Torah are not actively ‘sharing the burden’ is speaking apikorsus. The Mashgiach explained that there are those who believe “we simply take from others without contributing. They believe that we do not share in the burden. […]
Council Member Michael C. Nelson announced that he has learned of ongoing negotiations for the sale of three lots located on Ocean Avenue between Avenues L and M to the
After pummeling the nation’s midsection with heavy snow, a late-winter storm made its way Wednesday to the nation’s capital, where residents braced for the possibility of power outages. As the
The U.S. Census Bureau is reporting that New Jersey commuters have some of the toughest commutes in the nation. According to the report, New Jersey residents work out of state
For Yair Lapid and his Yesh Atid party, it is not just about drafting bnei yeshivos, but he has a greater vision, one that includes public buses running on Shabbos
The Dow roared to a record Tuesday. Yet the market’s run-up feels worlds away from the lives of many Americans. Wages have only recently started to recover after months of declines that stretched family budgets thin. Unemployment is stuck near 8 percent, high enough that most Americans still know people who are out of work. […]
PA (Palestinian Authority) officials are calling for additional confidence building measures by Israel as a prerequisite to the resumption of diplomatic negotiations. These measures include the release of terrorists serving
The United States warned Iran on Wednesday that it faces further international isolation if it fails to address the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s concerns about its atomic activities, which the West
The Brooklyn Navy Yard, a major hub of biomedical, technology and small manufacturing companies, plans to begin renovating the site’s largest structure. The Wall Street Journal reports that the 1
The U.S. capital shut down on Wednesday ahead of a fierce snowstorm that had blanketed the Midwest, leaving thousands without power and forcing hundreds of flights to be canceled. Washington
Flyers reacted with shrugs but largely agreed with a new policy announced by the Transportation Security Administration that airline passengers will be able to carry small knives and previously forbidden
Police worked through the night searching for a man suspected of driving the car that killed a pregnant woman, her husband and ultimately their child in a wreckage-strewn crash as members of their community offered a $15,000 reward. Police on Tuesday said they’d had no contact with Julio Acevedo, 44, and early Wednesday he’d still […]
In the Tuesday Hamodia, affiliated with Agudas Yisrael, senior columnist Yisrael Hershkowitz under his nom deplume of Meir Gold addresses the split between the dati leumi and chareidi communities. He feels that cannot be any doubt that Bayit HaYehudi leader Naftali Bennett’s move of making his entry into the coalition conditional on leaving the chareidim […]
Israel’s Channel 10 News reports that al-Qaeda forces have taken up position several tens of meters from Israel’s northern border, for the time being, just monitoring military activity on the Israeli side. Videos released by the terrorists clearly show how they monitor the actions of Golani Brigade patrols along the border, as well as IDF […]
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