An 18-month-old child sustained serious facial/head injuries on Monday when a large water bottle fell off a mineral water delivery truck near the Skverer Beis Medrash on Giora Street in
A fifth Iron Dome battery is going to be operating in the near future as defense officials are working to upgrade the system. The upgrade will enable the rocket defense
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If the plaintiff has his way an Israeli court will classify Yeshivas Shavu Banim under the leadership of HaRav Eliezer Berland a cult and not a chassidus. Attorney David Helfer is representing the plaintiff, basing the case on expert opinion of Dr. Gabi Zohar, a researcher who has studied Yeshivas Shavu Banim, its followers and […]
Switzerland’s neutrality is being tested as Brussels and Washington raise pressure over gaps in sanctions against Iran, in particular measures against its oil industry. While Switzerland has replicated the western
Yoel Zeev Goldstein, one of the Japan defendants, has become a chosson. The engagement took place on Sunday, 19 Cheshvan 5773 with the Shapira family of Manchester. Friends of Yoel explain the level of simcha is indescribable. Who would have believed five years ago as he was in a Japanese dungeon that this great day […]
El Al announces that flight 007 from Ben-Gurion International Airport to New York has been forced to make an unscheduled landing in Ireland. This was the result of a burning smell about 7 hours into the flight. A plane is leaving Tel Aviv on Monday night the eve of 21 Cheshvan 5773 at 20:00 to […]
The largest party in Knesset today, Kadima, is quickly dissolving and according to pre-election polls, it will have insignificant representation in the 19th Knesset. The party, which was launched by
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Monday launched an investigation into post-Sandy price gouging after receiving hundreds of complaints from consumers across the state. Schneiderman said his office
Employees of Jerusalems Bikur Cholim Hospital are striking and protesting, perhaps a final act before the ailing hospital is closed as they did not receive a salary in September 2012 and only a partial salary in October. Employees are calling on Health Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to become involved to save the hospital before it is […]
According to an exit poll released by iVoteIsrael, an organization seeking to encourage Americans in Israel to vote, 85% of the voters selected Mitt Romney over the incumbent, US President Barak Obama. Not surprisingly, the head of Democrats Abroad Israel Hillel Schenker dismissed the validity of the poll, which he calls unscientific, explaining the exit […]
Some residents in northern New Jersey awoke to a small earthquake early Monday. The temblor, with a magnitude of 2.0, struck at 1:19 a.m. and was centered in Ringwood, a community thats still dealing with downed trees and power outages from Sandy. Geophysicist Jessica Turner at the National Earthquake Information Center says some people reported […]
Forecasters are tracking another coastal storm that threatens cleanup and recovery efforts in New York and New Jersey after the devastation of Superstorm Sandy. The National Weather Service says the noreaster could hit the region on Wednesday into Thursday. The storm could produce strong winds, heavy rain and cause moderate tidal flooding along the coast, […]
According to UK media reports, Britain is planning to place dozens of fighter planes in a military base currently used by the United States and France near Abu Dhabi in
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney make a frantic dash to a series of crucial swing states on Monday, delivering their final arguments to voters on the last
The devastating storm that slammed into the U.S. East Coast last week could send winds of uncertainty through Tuesday’s presidential election, narrowing an already close contest and casting doubt on
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak ordered Israeli defence chiefs in 2010 to prepare for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities but were rebuffed, a television report
Following the motzei shabbos (eve of 19 Cheshvan 5773) Shas event in the Jerusalem Convention Center, party official Yitzchak Sudri told Israel Radio just how Shas is committed to defending
Apple is setting down terms for Israeli cell phone companies interested in selling its new iPhone 5. According to a Yediot Achronot report, each company will have to commit selling
Rabbi Yisrael Rosen, a prominent figure in the dati leumi community in Eretz Yisrael, heading the Zomet Institute has turned to Shas to lead a united religious bloc in the upcoming election. Writing in the weekly Shabbat BShabbato weekly Torah sheet, among the most widely distributed in Israel, Rabbi Rosen calls on Shas as the […]
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