The White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to strike militant targets from Libya to Mali — if investigators can find the al-Qaida-linked group responsible for the death of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Libya. But officials say the administration, […]
The Knesset on Monday, 29 Tishrei 5773 opened the winter session and as was expected, voted to disband in preparation for general elections. Speakers included President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister
The mainstream Israeli media and the chareidi media are one when it comes to the ongoing police investigation against Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto and his wife, alleged to have bribed a
The following is via the NY Times: The Police Department and the Brooklyn district attorney’s office have begun separate investigations into allegations of police brutality after reviewing video that shows
Two more drugs from a specialty pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak are now being investigated, U.S. health officials said, as they urged doctors to contact patients who got any
Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov: “The new records and the consistent and continuing increase in incoming tourism are the result of the intensive and focused marketing work of the ministry and
There were no rants this time, no ignoring the judge or getting out of their seats to pray — just one scornful remark from the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks as a weeklong pretrial hearing began for five Guantanamo Bay detainees. It was a sharply different atmosphere as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his […]
Former Shas MK Rabbi Chaim Amsellem is confident regarding the outcome of the general election for his new ?? ??? party. During an interview Sunday with Kol Chai Radio’s Noam Zeigman, the rav predicted he will receive 7 mandates in the next Knesset. When asked if Aryeh Deri’s return to the political arena will have […]
There they go again. Or do they? Will Mitt Romney miscount the number of unemployed, as he has before? Will President Barack Obama’s dubious claim of a peace dividend, bopped
Health Ministry officials announce that the old statistic that 1 in every 9 women in Israel will contract breast cancer is a thing of the past, and sadly, today that
Ichud Hatzalah responders are widening the scope of their first-response assistance and from now on, when a member of the ambu-cycle team arrives on the scene, if the situation warrants,
The following is via the Teaneck Patch: A two-vehicle crash on Route 4 westbound near the Teaneck-Englewood border sent eight people to area hospitals late Sunday, authorities said. None of
The man who led authorities to the remains of missing IDF soldiers Majdy Halabi a number of weeks ago is now stepping forward seeing the $10 million reward that was
Tobacco companies are urging a federal judge to reject the government’s proposed industry-financed corrective statements, calling them “forced public confessions.” The Justice Department countered that the statements need to be
While former Shas leader Aryeh Deri’s political comeback enjoys widespread media coverage, senior Agudas Yisrael official R’ Meir Porush on Monday, 29 Tishrei 5773 launched his anti-Deri campaign. According to Porush “Deri undermines and destroys”, well aware that Deri did not assist him in his bid for the Jerusalem mayoral slot, a race that he […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] With the economy showing some signs of improvement three weeks before Election Day, President Barack Obama on Monday laid down a full embrace of the economic
Israel Police Traffic Division Commander Bruno Stein has decided to crack down on repeat offenders, drivers who simply refuse to get the message, those who endanger the lives of others by their reckless driving habits. Stein is adjusting the nation’s traffic cameras to single out drivers apprehended driving twice the permitted speed or faster, as […]
In a move that cannot be described as anything short of a political bombshell, Minister of Communications and Social Welfare (Likud) Moshe Kahlon announced he will not be seeking a
Americans stepped up their spending at retail businesses in September, reflecting higher consumer confidence. The increase was driven by another strong month of auto sales and the release of the iPhone5. Retail sales rose 1.1 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted $412.9 billion, the Commerce Department said Monday. That followed a 1.2 percent increase […]
Kadima MK Yochanan Plesner, who headed the state committee assigned to research a new arrangement to replace the Tal Law, on Monday morning 29 Tishrei 5773 called on the government
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