Purim in Yerushalayim and many chareidi areas is most unique, a day like none other; but for members of Israel’s secular community, it provides an opportunity to gain a look inside the areas which are often off limits to outsiders. Non-frum groups do visit frum areas year round, but some simply are closed to outsiders. […]
New York City school bus drivers who serve more than 150,000 children have returned to work after a month-long strike. Regular bus schedules resumed Wednesday on all 7,700 routes serving
Evidence of an unrelenting campaign of cyberstealing linked to the Chinese government is prompting the Obama administration to develop more aggressive responses to the theft of U.S. government data and
The Eida Chareidis is preparing for its fight against the share the burden momentum, publishing pashkavilim speaking of the “recruitment sword hanging over the heads of the talmidei yeshiva.” The Eida warns of the harsh gezeira, as well as the dangers of the various compromise solutions. The Eida earlier in the week called on its […]
Shas officials have been working over recent months to have the term of Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Moshe Shlomo Amar extended for an additional 10 years, permitting him to continue serving as Israel’s Chief Sephardi Rabbi. The bill amending the law to permit the chief rabbi to serve a second term was addressed by the […]
Following the voting, on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Facebook page, which continued for approximately 48 hours, the logo that combines the Israeli and US flags was chosen. The official logo
For anyone following Israeli politics it is clear that anything can occur, and when it comes to a seat at the cabinet table, everything goes. The Movement MK Amir Peretz,
The following statement was released by the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday 9 Adar 5773 pertaining the continued media reports surrounding the Zygier affair. “The Prime Minister’s Office would like to note that between the Government of Israel and all its agencies, and the Government of Australia and the Australian security agencies, there is excellent […]
Responding to allegations made by Labor Party leader MK Shelly Yacimovich, Teva Pharmaceuticals officials reported the company pays 3 billion NIS annually in direct and indirect taxes, which is estimated at 750 million in 2012, Globes reports. Last week, Yacimovich accused Teva of paying “negligible taxes” and questioned why this is so. Teva officials responded […]
The race for NYC Council in Queens pitting Orthodox-Jewish Pesach Osina against African-American Donovan Richards is too close to call. With 100% of the UNOFFICIAL votes in Mr. Richards leads
It did not take too long for members of the Otzma Yisrael Party that did not get into Knesset to break their post-election silence. Former MK Dr. Michael Ben-Ari and
Relations between the White House and the correspondents who cover it, always edgy and adversarial, have hit a low ebb in a dispute over whether the press should have access
According to a Lebanese media report, an Israel submarine is operating off the southern coast of that country. The report states the discovery was made by French soldiers who are
As public evidence mounts that the Chinese military is responsible for stealing massive amounts of U.S. government data and corporate trade secrets, the Obama administration is poised to spell out
As intelligence officials predict an influx of refugees from Syria, fleeing the stepped-up civil war in that country, it appears the IDF is in the process of establishing a field hospital along the border area. The decision followed the move by soldiers to bring wounded Syrians across the border for treatment and transport to Tzfas’ […]
According to numbers released by Israel Police, over 10.5 million people visited the Kosel during 2012. According to Police Commander Moshe Barkat, the number includes mispallalim throughout the year including
A nut job tried to run away with 75 pounds of almonds in Brooklyn — but he dropped them during his getaway and ended up getting busted by the Williamsburg
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz in an address to Jerusalem students waiting to enter the military that in his opinion, despite concerns focused towards Syria, the chance of
Apple Inc was recently attacked by hackers who infected Macintosh computers of some employees, the company said Tuesday in an unprecedented disclosure describing the widest known cyber attacks targeting Apple
Chaim Ramon, a former senior Labor Party official, former Kadima MK, former cabinet minister, and major architect behind the new The Movement Party surprised the media on Monday 8 Adar with his share the burden vision. Ramon is close to The Movement leader MK Tzipi Livni. Ramon feels the concept of ‘sharing the burden’ is […]
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