With an alarming increase in the number of alcohol related violence and deaths, Beersheva has become the first city in Israel to pass a law addressing the situation. Mayor Rubik
In a phone call from Air Force One, the President reportedly told a group of top donors “I can’t do this by myself” and urged them to open their cheque
MK (Yisrael Beitenu) David Rotem spoke with Israel Radio on Monday morning, 11 Tammuz 5772. Rotem was a member of the Plesner Committee but resigned before shabbos over his party’s objections to the direction being taken by the committee. Yisrael Beitenu feels that “all citizens must share the burden” and when the committee decided the […]
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDE ARTICLE] Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were among those who gathered at Mount Herzl for the funeral of Israel’s seventh Prime Minister, Yitzchak Shamir, who passed away over the weekend at an age of 96 years old. Credits: Chaim Schvarcz – Kuvien Images - www.kuvienimages.com YWN PHOTO LINK: Click HERE to […]
More than 2,000 temperature records have been matched or broken in the past week as a brutal heat wave baked much of the United States, and June saw more than
A monumental shul building dating to the Late Roman period (4th-5th centuries C.E.) has been discovered in archaeological excavations at Huqoq in the Galil. The excavations are being conducted by
For truck driver Elad Ezer the story ends well, for he was saved from the attempted carjacking of his vehicle by Arabs on Thursday, 8 Tammuz 5772. He explains that 3-4 Arabs tried to get him and make off with his truck. “I understood it is me or them”, leading him to act as he […]
Mitt Romney plans a trip to Israel this summer to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other political leaders, an aide to the Romney campaign confirmed Monday. The Republican
Iran launched a three-day war games exercise on Monday as a senior official threatened that an Israeli attack would “hand us an excuse to wipe them off the face of the earth,” according to Iranian news reports. The Iranian war games, during which missiles will be fired at targets modeled after foreign bases, are coming […]
Speaking to Kadima leader Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz on Monday afternoon, 11 Tammuz 5772, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called on Mofaz to sit with him and work out a solution that will satisfy all regarding “sharing the burden”. Following the resignation of Yisrael Beitenu, HaBayit HaYehudi and Yaakov Weinrot from the Plesner Committee, the […]
Danny Yatom, a retired IDF major-general, retired director of the Mossad Intelligence Agency and retired Labor Party MK spoke to Israel Radio’s Reshet Bet about the Plesner Committee and ongoing efforts to “share the burden”. Yatom stated “there can only be one law, and we must all be equal under that law”. He expressed surprise […]
Emergency rescue personnel have just pulled a body out of the Neversink River in the town of Fallsburg, CatskillScoop.com is reporting. A second victim is reportedly in stable condition. The
On the morning of June 27, Camp Simcha Special, Chai Lifeline’s overnight camp for chronically ill children and teens, looked like any other summer camp as counselors and staff completed preparations for that afternoon’s arrivals. It was only as cars and buses pulled in and children with wheelchairs, walkers, and a plethora of medical equipment […]
Parents often ask me whether spanking is really so bad. After all, they were spanked as kids and they turned out fine. Plus, it’s the only thing that will get
Finance Minister Dr. Yuval Shteinitz opposes the Plesner Committee’s intention to compel chareidim to serve in the IDF. He feels that ultimately, the “burden” is to release chareidim from the current situation and permit them to enter the workplace, for this will reduce dependence on state aid and alleviate rising poverty in the chareidi sector. […]
The minutes wasted trying to find accurate information on websites, business listings, and weekly newsletters are now a thing of the past. ChesedList.com is the only site one needs to
Councilman Charles Barron said he’s already seeing incoming congressman Hakeem Jeffries, who he lost to in Tuesday’s primary, carving out a legislative agenda in order to pay back political supporters. Calling into WBLS’s show “Express Yourself” Sunday afternoon, Barron said: “They prefer—when I say they, the DNC—they want the Cory Booker, they want the Clarence […]
The Vaad Yeshivos has released a letter addressed to students receiving their ‘tzav rishon’, their first IDF induction notice, generally received by the age of 16 or 17. The letter explains that the status of thousands of students hangs in the balance as the Plesner Committee formulates a plan which will likely call for inducting […]
With a coalition government of 94 of the 120 MKs in Knesset, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was under the assumption that there would be coalition stability, a hiatus from the
The state’s main witness against the primary defendants in the Holyland trial told the court that he personally brought a total sum of 1.5 million NIS and expensive cigars to for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s office when he served as Jerusalem mayor, from 1993-1999. There are over 13 defendants in the case. Olmert’s attorney told the […]
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