Democratic support for Chuck Hagel’s nomination for defense secretary grew on Thursday as the former Republican senator allayed concerns about his past statements on Israel and Iran. Sens. Frank Lautenberg
“Netanyahu called and congratulated us on the election and said I want you in the coalition” Shas’ Eli Yishai stated after hanging up the phone with the prime minister. According to the ‘Hashavua Yerushalayim’ report, Yishai told his colleagues “it is not going to be easy but we must find a way as we did […]
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned on Thursday that a major cyber attack is a looming threat and could have the same sort of impact as last year’s Superstorm
According to a Dahaf Institute poll conducted by Dr. Mina Tzemach, 58% of respondents are opposed to a right-wing/chareidi coalition government. The poll commissioned for the Knesset Channel shows only
The U.S. mental health system has huge gaps that prevent millions of people with psychological problems, including children and teens, from receiving effective treatment that could prevent tragic consequences, experts
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] As the week came to a close, the the participants of Agudath Israel of America’s thirteenth annual Yerushalayim Yarchei Kallah delved even deeper into
The Central Election Committee has released the final results of this week’s general election for the 19th Knesset. That mean all the votes have been counted, including diplomatic corps, IDF, prisons and hospitals. An additional 217,000 votes have been counted, and the result brings good news for some, including MK Shaul Mofaz, who has officially […]
A French court has sided with a Jewish group seeking to identify authors of anti-Semitic messages that circulated the social network Twitter last autumn. The Paris court ordered Twitter to
Speaking with Israel Radio’s Reshet Bet on Thursday morning 13 Shevat 5773, MK-elect (Yesh Atid) Yaakov Peri stated “one thing is for certain. We will not be entering into any coalition government that does not place the ‘sharing the burden’ issue atop its agenda”. Peri, a former ISA (Israel Security Agency – Shin Bet) director […]
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is calling on the Republican Party to, quote, “recalibrate the compass of conservatism.” The Republican governor will deliver the keynote address at the Republican National Committee’s
Speaking to Israel Radio on Thursday, 13 Shevat 5773, Deputy Finance Minister (Shas) Yitzchak Cohen stated that “Maran will not permit anyone to compromise the status of Bnei Yeshivot” in response to questions surrounding the new administration. Members of the larger parties likely to form the new administration are in agreement regarding the ‘share the […]
In light of the ongoing school bus drivers strike that has forced 152,000 public and private school children to find alternate routes to and from school, Councilman David G. Greenfield
Speaking to the media on Wednesday, 12 Shevat 5773, The Movement leader Tzipi Livni did not express disappointment over their six seats, but preferred to look ahead at the future
An American drug dealer who had faced life in prison was sentenced instead to 35 years Thursday for helping plan the deadly 2008 attacks on Mumbai, India — a punishment prosecutors said reflected his broad cooperation with U.S. investigators but that a victim’s family member called “an appalling dishonor.” It was David Coleman Headley’s meticulous […]
250,000 votes for 20 parties that did not earn a spot in Knesset were simply thrown away. 12 of the 32 parties competing in the general elections will enter the
A top Democratic lawmaker tried on Thursday to revive a U.S. assault-weapons ban, riding a wave of support for gun control after the killing of 20 children and six adults
An Israeli delegation headed by MK (Shas) Nissim Ze’ev and Professor Shimon Sheetrit traveled to Turkey earlier in the week for a meeting with senior officials. The delegation arrived in Istanbul on Sunday morning 9 Shevat 5773 and left to return home later in the day. The meeting was at the behest of interested parties […]
In a move to protect taxpayers from unscrupulous tax return preparers, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has asked a federal judge to reconsider his earlier order that shut down the
Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of state, said Thursday that the United States will “do what we must” to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon
Seeking to bring Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid on board to lead a left-wing bloc of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Labor Party leader Shelly Yacimovich is thinking of recommending that
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