According to a Yediot Achronot report, Israelis in 2012 shelled out an impressive 2.25 billion NIS for smartphones. Alternatively, the purchase of computers has dropped significantly. One must realize that
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The Otzma Yisrael Part has begun its campaign, seeking to win over voters by highlighting the threats facing Israel today, threats from outside and within, hoping
MK Nissim Ze’ev is among the most veteran Shas MKs, not to mention among the party’s founders. He is one of the audible voices from within the party who feels Aryeh Deri’s recent ethnicity campaign to attract Sephardi voters has not been successful since Shas hasn’t risen in the polls. Deri has been highlighting how […]
Politicians denounced on Friday a local newspaper that has revealed the names and addresses of thousands of holders of gun permits, and they asked state legislators to make such information
In an address at the College for Academic Studies in Or Yehuda on Wednesday, 20 Teves 5773, Minister of Finance Dr. Yuval Steinitz admitted the outgoing administration did not succeed
The U.S. government has raised the stakes in its crackdown on Swiss banks through a hard-charging prosecution that has forced the closing of a 272-year-old Swiss firm for offering tax-evasion
When the Israel start-up Waze began in 2009, it is unlikely that the founding fathers could have anticipated the success the application enjoys in the international community today. The GPS
A U.S. congressional oversight panel asked regulators to delay a multibillion dollar mortgage settlement with 14 large banks so that the lawmakers could review the deal, according to a letter
Leaders of Yahadut Hatorah met on Wednesday, 20 Teves 5773 to continue mapping out its election strategy, placing an emphasis on efforts in Yerushalayim. It was decided that Yahadut Hatorah
Syrian President Bashar Assad will deliver a speech on Sunday in a rare address to the nation, state media said, as rebels fighting to topple his embattled regime pressed ahead
A 114-year-old South Carolina woman who was the oldest living U.S. citizen has died, two of her daughters said Saturday. Mamie Rearden of Edgefield, who held the title as the
Shas co-leader Aryeh Deri has been summoned to appear before a Yerushalayim beis din in a case filed against him stemming from his support of the Oslo Agreement. Deri joins
Every day, throngs of riders stand on the edge of danger in the nation’s busiest subway system, waiting on platforms with nothing between them and the tracks. Dozens of subway
If you had to flip a coin over whether Congress will raise the debt ceiling, here’s the ultimate one – a freshly minted trillion-dollar platinum coin. A formal petition has
The U.S. Congress that expired this week might have steered the nation away from the “fiscal cliff” of potentially devastating tax hikes and spending cuts, but it did not do
It’s official. A tally of the Electoral College vote affirms President Barack Obama’s re-election. Vice President Joe Biden presided over a Joint Session of Congress Friday as four members of
Health officials say 2012 was the nation’s worst year for whooping cough in nearly six decades. About 42,000 cases were reported last year, the most since 1955. But the Centers
U.S. regulators proposed new food safety rules on Friday that aim to make food processors and farms more accountable for reducing foodborne illnesses that kill or sicken thousands of Americans
The European Union has proposed a time and place for further talks on Iran’s nuclear programme, but Iran has yet to respond, an EU spokesman said on Friday. Iran said
A grand jury indicted a New York man arrested on Saturday after police found an explosive compound, bomb-making manuals and weapons in a Greenwich Village apartment he shares with his
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