The government announced its pleasure over the recently launched campaign aimed at persuading Israeli employers to hire members of the Arab community. Following is the official government release: The Government

18:45 IL: It is difficult to continue recording the number of Red Alert sirens indicating rocket attacks from Gaza into southern Israel in the past 10-12 minutes, at least 10. Sirens are being heard in Sderot, Netivot, Sdot HaNegev and Eshkol Regional Council and other surrounding areas. We are seeing Yad Hashem as the rockets […]

An urgent meeting of Belze rabbonim shlita was held to address concerns surrounding the internet, cellular telephones and todays electronic devices, Ladaat reports. The rabbonim met in the home of the Rebbe Shlita, and decisions were made and implementation will be immediate. A new takanon (bylaws) is being put into place and it states clearly […]

BrooklynScoop.com reports that Williamsburg has been hit with a second hate crime, Tuesday morning. The first crime involved more than a dozen vehicles having their windows shot out by a

With the siyum hashas only weeks away, the official announcement has been made and the main Hebrew siyum planned to be held in the Moshava Stadium in Petach Tikvah has

An early morning arson attack on a mosque in the village of Jaba in the Ramallah district has resulted in widespread condemnation from the highest level of government, including Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. The damage from the blaze is reported as minimal and the Hebrew graffiti including The war has […]

Representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ) is the latest member of Congress to formally urge President Obama to commute Jonathan Pollard’s sentence to time served (the full text of Congressman Andrews’ letter

At least three chareidim were arrested by local police in Stamford Hill in London on Monday,Chadrei Chareidim reports. At least 10 residents of the chareidi community have been questioned by police and three are under arrest but details are scarce. A local court issued a gag order on the case, prohibiting the publication of details […]

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Police in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn are trying to determine if the cars damaged by pellet guns were the result of a hate crime. At

Residents of southern Israel are bracing for what is going to be a difficult evening as 12 Kassam rockets pounded southern areas during the past hour. There were four rockets

Outrageously false and defamatory allegations have been made by anonymous disgruntled individuals against Triangle-Ks strict rabbinical supervision of Hebrew National products in a complaint filed in court against the company that owns Hebrew National. Those who make the false allegations know full well that because their identities are concealed and their false statements are made […]

The Jerusalem Magistrate Court ordered the release of the last two detainees detained last night in Ramat Migron. One of the detainees who claimed that she is a permanent resident

As New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg pushes to ban the sale of large-size sodas and other sugary beverages, new research in the British journal The Lancet finds that New

Starting today, consumers can see complaints about credit card companies through an online Consumer Financial Protection Bureau credit card database. While there won’t be starred reviews or suggested products, the

Residents of Beit Shemesh are planning a solidarity vehicular convoy to Beit El ahead of the planned expulsion of 30 families from their apartments in the Ulpana neighborhood. Buses and

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York has remained coy about whether he plans to endorse a presidential candidate this year, even as Mitt Romney and President Obama aggressively court

[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Just a little more than one year after the Boro Park location was closed, the legendary Kosher Delight (KD) Restaurant has closed their second

Flatbush Shomrim Patrol has received numerous recent reports of area residents arriving at shul to discover that they have been a victim of a crime.A Tallis with a silver atara, commonplace at any shul, now become a commodity to desperate opportunist.The price of silver has steadily risen over the last several years and each atara […]

Congressman Jerrold Nadler was one of the politicians who attended yesterdays protest march against the NYPDs stop and frisk policy. He told The Politicker he believes stop and frisk is terribly violative of civil liberties and, like other elected officials, he hopes the Department of Justice will investigate the policy. However, Mr. Nadler is not […]

Congressman Bob Turner (NY-09) released the following statement stressing the importance of standing by our ally Israel in the face of continued terrorist attacks. The unprovoked attack that took place near Beer Sheva, Israel earlier today is a stark reminder of the ongoing threats Israel faces on a daily basis. These threats cannot continue to […]

Popular Posts