[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] MEMRI, the Middle East Research Institute brings a video from Dubai in which Mrs. Suha Arafat, the widow of former PA (Palestinian Authority) leader and arch terrorist Yasser Arafat YSVZ planned the so-called first intifada, which began in 1987. She explains Yasser Arafat made the decision to launch the intifada immediately […]
HaGaon HaRav Dovid Cohen, Rosh Yeshivas Chevron was among the prominent rabbonim who addressed the Yahadut Hatorah election asifa in Ohr Yehuda on Sunday night, the eve of 18 Teves 5773. Rav Cohen focused on the disagreement between the Agudas Yisrael and Degel Hatorah factions regarding the rotation agreement, stating this dispute mustnt be hidden […]
City Council members want lowlifes who took advantage of the devastation from Hurricane Sandy to commit crimes to pay a high price for their deeds. In a sharply worded letter to citys district attorneys and judges, Council Speaker Christine Quinn and members who represent storm-racked areas called for looters and other scammers to face the […]
The Hiddush organization is opposed to Shas use of Kameyos and amulets promising brachos to supporters of Shas in the upcoming general elections. Hiddush also opposes the ??? ????”? (Maran Shlita) android app which shows videos of the Gadol Hador, permits one to submit ones name for a bracha, and provides a daily Halacha. Hiddush […]
The following information was published by the Prime Ministers Office. Thirty-six illegal work infiltrators crossed the border from Egypt into Israel in December. All were detained and none reached Israel’s cities. Additionally, last week, not one infiltrator crossed the border, for the first time since 2006. 9,207 illegals including 3,920 from Africa left […]
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor (HaBayit HaYehudi) David Hadari announced on Sunday, 17 Teves 5773 that he is rejecting the draft agreement received from the national government and City Hall professional level.
Good news for visitors and residents of Tel Aviv seeking connectivity as the city is embarking on a 6 million NIS project to provide WiFi citywide. The project is being
El Al has announced that it is offering a new Preferred Tourist Class for travelers, described as a service similar to the Tourism Plus section services. This new service will
Legislation to block the “fiscal cliff” is headed to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature. The bill will avoid, for now, the major tax increases and government spending
A bill to avert the U.S. “fiscal cliff” by canceling most scheduled tax hikes and delaying spending cuts cleared a procedural vote in the U.S. House of Representatives by an
When students of the Ohr Etzion Bnei Akiva affiliated High School arrived in Meah Shearim earlier in the week, they received a most unpleasant welcome, dirty diapers and insults. The
Addressing a Herzliya election event, Bayit HaYehudi leader Naftali Bennett apologized and issued yet another clarification. Bennett came under fire for stating if an order given in the IDF is
Authorities in a suburban county north of New York City said on Tuesday they will refuse to release names of local gun permit holders to a newspaper that has been
After receiving overwhelming support from his fellow committee members, Isaac Akerman was sworn in to serve as Lakewood’s mayor for 2013. Steven Langert was installed as deputy mayor. Akerman replaces
As the city grapples with rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy, developers are pressing ahead with plans for an ambitious addition to the shoreline of storm-torn Staten Island: the worlds largest Ferris wheel. Sandys flooding spurred some changes to the nearly $500 million project, which includes an outlet mall and hotel. But developers havent slowed it or […]
Turkish police report four men are under arrest after they tried selling a stolen Sefer Torah to an antiquities merchant, telling the merchant the Torah is ancient, dating back 2,000 years. The merchant suspected something wasnt kosher since he feels the oldest Sefer Torah available is 500 years old, and such a find would be […]
Israel, for the first time since its establishment in 1948 boasts over 8 million citizens. 170,000 babies were born in 2012, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports as the Gregorian year comes to an end. 41,938 citizens were niftar in the outgoing year and the nations population grew by 1.8%, an additional 145,000 people. 75.4% […]
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to split a $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy disaster aid bill into two parts, staging votes on $27 billion to fund immediate recovery needs
A New York City man arrested after authorities found an explosive compound, bomb-making manuals, a gun and ammunition in a Greenwich Village apartment he shared with his girlfriend will appear
The No. 2 Republican in the House leadership says he opposes a Senate-passed measure to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor told reporters after a two-hour closed-door
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