He has a website and makes many promises, but in reality, we don’t know if he registered as a party with the Central Election Committee, and if he did, who is on his list. Nevertheless, Oleg Petroshka, born in the Former Soviet Union, writes in his website bio that he was a former senior officer […]

Perhaps signaling the continued decline in PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ (Abu Mazen) rule over PA (Palestinian Authority) autonomous areas, the PA in a precedent setting move on Monday announced its approval for Hamas to hold 25th anniversary parades throughout PA areas. This was not the case in past years since Hamas took over Gaza. One […]

Shas secretary Rav Rafael Pinchasi announced on Monday 26 Kislev 5773, that it would be preferable to see Labor Party leader Shelly Yacimovich get elected over Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Speaking with Ladaat.info, Pinchasi is quoted as saying “I believe the response to my words from party officials will be outrage, but I speak the […]

If the Monday, 26 Kislev 5773 poll is any indicator of the general elections in Shevat, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu can sit back and relax, for his enjoys a large

The government is investigating whether software companies that make cellphone apps violated the privacy rights of children by quietly collecting personal information from mobile devices and sharing it with advertisers

The Yesh Atid Party headed by Yair Lapid did not waste time, filing a petition with the High Court of Justice, challenging the cabinet decision of Sunday, 25 Kislev 5773

The video showing IDF soldiers fleeing Arabs, who are pelting them with rocks, has sparked a response. Some soldiers, who spoke on condition of anonymity explain they are in a “no win” situation, for the operational orders one receives before going into the field are “intentionally vague” to the point “whatever you do, you lose”. […]

With his newly acquired observer nation status in the United Nations, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) told Arab League members meeting in Qatar on Sunday 25 Kislev 5773 that

HSBC, the British banking giant, will pay $1.9 billion to settle a money-laundering probe by federal and state authorities in the United States, a law enforcement official said Monday. The probe of the bank — Europe’s largest by market value — has focused on the transfer of billions of dollars on behalf of nations like […]

Israel’s nurses are still out on strike, insisting the treasury is going to have to make a respectable offer to end the strike. Strike leaders are also calling for the hiring of more nurses as the patients in the nation’s hospitals find themselves in a most unacceptable situation. Some Facts & Figures: The number of […]

A Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) report that has been confirmed explains the real reason behind Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s decision to oust Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon from the party’s election list. It was first believed that Ayalon was ousted as a result of the embarrassing incident in which he seated Turkish Ambassador to Israel […]

It is an unlikely tale: Orthodox Jew from New York City comes to Bolivia to rescue a rice-growing venture, gets thrown in jail on suspicion of money laundering and, aided

Coastal areas of New Jersey and New York that lost their boardwalks to Superstorm Sandy’s surge are racing to rebuild them in time for tourist season — in some places, without the boards. For reasons both practical and environmental, some communities are proposing to replace their wooden boardwalks with more durable synthetic materials or even […]

The machlokes that existed has kept Aryeh Deri from speaking or meeting with HaGaon HaRav Meir Mazuz, Rosh Yeshivat Kisei Rachamim Bnei Brak for many years but that changed on Sunday, 25 Kislev 5773, as the Shas co-leader visited the rav’s home. The rav reportedly told Deri he is waiting a number of years for […]

The Republican National Committee is launching an independent inquiry into what worked in 2012’s elections — and, perhaps more importantly, what did not. RNC chairman Reince Priebus on Monday rolled out his effort, called the Growth and Opportunity Project, to look at how GOP nominee Mitt Romney came up short against President Barack Obama and […]

In an interview with Channel 10’s Guy Lehrer, Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak explains that politicians that are genuinely interested in joining his ‘Power to Influence’ (?? ??????) Party have been threatened to prevent them from doing so. In one case, he explains a messenger was sent to him to explain “If you will be a good […]

When he was first told in 2008 about Bernard Madoff’s epic Ponzi scheme, attorney David Sheehan had a response that now sounds inconceivable. “Who,” he wondered, “is Bernie Madoff?” Four

Your medical plan is facing an unexpected expense, so you probably are, too. It’s a new, $63-per-head fee to cushion the cost of covering people with pre-existing conditions under President

The Central Election Committee will discuss a request made by Likud MK Ofir Akonis to disqualify Arab MK Hanin Zuabi along with the Balad and United Arab List (Ta’al) parties from running in the upcoming general elections. While it is unlikely the committee will disqualify the Arab parties, there does appear to be a majority […]

The second winner of the $587.5 million Powerball jackpot is a 37-year-old electronics industry professional who grew up in a modest home in Pennsylvania and moved to an affluent Phoenix