On Sept. 11, 2012, just two hours after the State Department first began notifying government agencies back in Washington–including the White House–that the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was under attack

Criminal justice experts and legal scholars are exploring whether an independent inspector general should monitor the New York Police Department. A panel discussion is set for Wednesday at New York’s

Barnes & Noble Inc. said Tuesday that devices used by customers to swipe credit and debit cards have been tampered with in 63 of its stores in nine states. The

The U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria said the government in Damascus and some rebel leaders have agreed to a temporary cease-fire during a four-day Muslim holiday that starts Friday. The

Two people have been injured, one in critical condition as a result of the early morning rocket fire that began during the predawn hours. Sirens have been sounding throughout the

The Rochel Imeinu Foundation and Center for Development of Holy Sites are working in concert with Egged, the IDF, Israel Police, and other emergency agencies to prepare for the yahrzeit

It was an emotional reunion on Tuesday in the Jerusalem Family Court between a mother and her 19-year-old daughter after the two were apart for several months. The mother claims the �Shawl Women� abducted her daughter. She petitioned the court asking that a guardian be appointed to ensure the welfare of her child. The daughter […]

In keeping with campaign tradition in which candidates visit Jerusalem�s Machane Yehuda to meet with the masses, �Amcha� as it is referred to in Eretz Yisrael, Am Shalem leader Rabbi Chaim Amsellem on Tuesday did just that. The MK was received warmly by the owners and operators of the shuk stalls. There was a great […]

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Tuesday, visited Jerusalem�s southern Gilo neighborhood in light of the recent announcement that 800 new homes will be constructed. Mr. Netanyahu told reporters “United Jerusalem is Israel’s eternal capital. We have full rights to build in it. We have built in Jerusalem, we are building […]

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday during a visit to Gaza by Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh called the official visit �courageous and historic�. In actuality, it was the first visit of an Arab leader to Gaza since Hamas gained control. The dignitary convoy entered Gaza via […]

Speaking to Israel Radio on Tuesday morning, Minister-without-Portfolio (Likud) Dr. Binyamin Begin announced he has given the matter consideration and has decided to remain on the party ticket in the

One has to wonder why a bandit would risk arrest and imprisonment for a shwarma, but that is exactly what occurred in the Tel Aviv area. A gunman in his 30s entered a shwarma restaurant and brandished a gun demanding the counterman prepare him a shwarma, which we assume was �to go�. According to the […]

It is not clear if U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. will ever return to Congress, a friend and fellow congressman said on Tuesday after meeting Jackson, as the Illinois lawmaker

Over the years, as Kablan Street in Jerusalem�s Har Nof neighborhood became a Shas stronghold as Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita resides there, apartments in the buildings nearby appreciated in value, at least for those wishing to live in proximity to the gadol hador and party cabinet ministers. The owners of the apartment above […]

Speaking with Kol Chai radio host Avraham Furster, Elad Deputy Mayor Yisroel Porush stated that he plans to run in the city�s mayoral race �if things do not change from the current situation�. Porush explained that �the city suffers from serious neglect; problems caused from within and not from outside influence and it is high […]

The number of U.S. cases of meningitis from tainted injections of a steroid medication has reached 304, up 10 from a day earlier, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention