A passenger on board an El Al flight from France to Tel Aviv last week was asked to step off the “Green Line” at Ben-Gurion International Airport for a random
In a live media event aired by Israel Radio and TV, Tzipi Livni, the ousted leader of the Kadima Party and a former foreign minister announced her return to the political arena, to head a new party. The announcement was made on Tuesday 13 Kislev 5773, shortly after noon. Livni’s new party will receive 14-16 […]
The British Sunday Times reports that Israel successfully detected a cargo ship docked in the Iranian port Bandar Abbas about a week ago being loaded with missiles, weapons and ammunition intended for Hamas in Gaza. Experts believe the vessel is heading towards Gaza via Sudan and Egypt. The report quotes an “Israeli defense source” anonymously […]
A high-ranking Bolivian official was arrested Monday for alleged illegal enrichment from the sale of rice seized from a U.S. businessman who has been jailed for 18 months without charge.
The central committee of Agudas Yisrael plans to convene next week at which time the party’s lineup for the upcoming general election is to be determined. The meeting is set for Sunday, 18 Kislev 5773. The next step is to receive the list prepared by Degel HaTorah and the two must then merge towards creating […]
The High Court of Justice ruled on Monday that the committee that appoints dayanim will not convene until a new government is formed. That means the committee will not convene
In a move that may elicit a response from rabbonim of the mehadrin buses committee, the Ministry of Transportation is setting up a new ethnically separate line to serve PA
Eggs were hurled at Israeli Ambassador to Ireland Boaz Modai during an Israel support rally in that country by Arabs who came to disrupt the event. A few hundred supports
Tens of pulse-oximeter units were distributed to responders affiliated with Ichud Hatzalah (United Hatzalah) in Bnei Brak in the presence of Av Beis Din HaGaon HaRav Nissim Karelitz Shlita. Thirty units were given out to the city’s volunteers towards increasing their diagnostic abilities of patients in the field. Ichud officials report the av beis din […]
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican star who has enjoying record-high popularity for his hands-on approach to Superstorm Sandy, on Monday filed papers announcing his intention to seek a
A woman was stabbed and lightly injured on Monday morning when an intruder entered a home in Sdei Avraham in the Eshkol Regional Council district of southern Israel, close to
A Ynet-Gesher poll reveals most Israelis favor nullifying religious laws and favors drafting chareidim. The poll shows majority support for operating public buses on shabbos and recognizing civil marriage as well. The survey was conducted by the Panels research institute through the Panel4all Internet panel among 508 respondents – a representative sample of Israel’s adult […]
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz and Air Froce Commander Maj.-Gen. Amir Eshel visited the Palmachim Air Force Base, Sunday afternoon. The Prime Minister met with pilots who took part in the attacks in Gaza and said, “You carried out the missions that were defined for you […]
Following Operation Pillar of Defense the French Consulate in Jerusalem invited many guests to attend a ceremony between Ile de France Region which includes Paris and the PA (Palestinian Authority).
To say that Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is having trouble settling in would be a mild understatement and his most recent statement that his decisions cannot face legal challenge, granting himself ultimate authority, was met with widespread condemnation – so much so that a Million Man Protest is planned for Tuesday, in Tahrir Square. Such […]
The Egyptian-born Coptic Christian who made the anti-Islam film that sparked protests across the Muslim world has no regrets about his insulting portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad, according to an
It’s now official and Beit Shemesh political activist Rabbi Dov Lipman is on the Yesh Atid ticket, the new party headed by Yair Lapid. On his Facebook page Lipman posted a message addressing his decision to officially come onboard the Yesh Atid list, writing “I am proud and excited to share with you that Yair […]
The following letter appeared in The Montreal Gazette: On Friday, Nov. 16, I was walking along the sidewalk during my break at work, at about 9:30 a.m., near the corner of Paré St. and Victoria Ave. There was a patch of ice, and, as you might have guessed, I slipped and broke my ankle. There […]
When polls opened on Sunday 11 Kislev 5773 for the Likud Party’s primary elections, there were reports of “minor computer glitches” in the new computerized polling system. Seeking to facilitate the process and eliminate foul play, Likud hired the services of the Aman Company, which set up the nationwide polling system for the election. As […]
Suburban authorities are investigating how shredded police documents got tossed as confetti to spectators at last week’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Manhattan attorney Saul Finkelstein says he and his college-age son, Ethan, noticed that some of the confetti included Social Security and license plate numbers. Some information appeared to have come from […]
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