Bashar Assad�s chemical weapon stockpile could fall into the hands of Syrian rebels, which would threaten Israeli national security, Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Yair Naveh warned. �Syria�s chemical arsenal is the world�s largest, and it possesses missiles that can target the entirety of Israel�s territory,� Naveh said Sunday at a memorial event in […]

Congressman Chris Smith, who announced during his Congressional Hearing that he would go and visit Jacob in prison, was not denied entry into the Palmasola prison, Congressman Smith�s office tells TLS, despite sources close to Jacob Ostreicher which stated otherwise. The source said that Jacob was taken out to a private room to meet with […]

In response to criticism and urging from Councilman David G. Greenfield and dozens of local parents, the city Department of Education (DOE) has reversed course and will continue to reimburse

As the government prepares to evict 30 families from Beit El�s Ulpana neighborhood, their temporary caravilla caravan prefab homes have arrived at the military base adjacent to the community. The government is compelled to carry out the eviction by July 1, 2012 in line with a ruling handed down by the High Court of Justice. […]

Shas� educational network is hurting for funding, reporting a debt of 20 million NIS. The situation will be brought before the Economic-Social Cabinet today, Monday, 21 Sivan 5772, at which time funding is expected to be approved, the Kalkalist reports. The cabinet is headed by the prime minister, who is expected to approve 18 million […]

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today met with community leaders of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) from across the nation at the White House to underscore the Department of Homeland Security�s (DHS) commitment to partnering with faith-based communities to prevent, prepare for and respond to threats. �Homeland security begins with hometown security, […]

The NYPD will honor its Intelligence Division during its annual Medal Day Tuesday, despite the controversy surrounding the unit for spying on Muslims. The division will be one of a

[By Itamar Eichner – Yediot Achronot] Singers stand beside rabbis. Actors stand beside professors. Professors stand beside Nobel Prize winners. On Wednesday, the President of the State of Israel, Shimon

Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak was in a coma Monday, a spokesman for Egypt�s Interior Ministry said. �Mubarak entered today into full coma. His two sons Gamal and Alaa submitted a request to the prison authority to move beside him and it has been accepted. His health has been deteriorating since the verdict, with high […]

The following is via the WSJ: On the map showing the dozens of bike-share stations that will soon freckle northwestern Brooklyn, there is just one neighborhood-size void in the network: the ultra-Orthodox Jewish enclave of South Williamsburg. It won�t be the first time religious residents in the area, many of whom are members of the […]

Motorists might not need change to travel the Garden State Parkway. Officials are exploring whether to switch to a cashless toll collection system as early as next summer. The New

Giant aquariums now soothe pediatric patients at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. It has added welcome signs in 10 languages, a state-of-the-art cardiac operating room and programs to keep chronically

Yassam commando police raided Batei Warsaw on Sunday, arriving at the home of Shalom Baruch Rust, a known head of the sikrikim and an activist in the ongoing control dispute

Sen. Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants and a rapidly rising Republican star, emerged this weekend as the clear favorite of conservative activists to be the GOP vice-presidential nominee,

Employees of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem were shocked upon arrival at work on Monday morning. The entrance of the Holocaust memorial site was targeted in a vandalism attack and graffiti including �Thanks Hitler for the Holocaust�, �The Zionist leaders wanted the Holocaust� and the �Global Zionist mafia�. The graffiti was written in […]

The crash happened before his eyes, but for Jacob Stevens all that remains is the sound: the wrenching noise of the Honda sedan as it slammed into his wife, Clara

It is abundantly clear that in the case of the Ulpana neighborhood in Beit El the government is at fault, meaning the national government along with local officials. Beit El

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that Americans should be “deeply disturbed” over recent leaks detailing administration actions on drone and special forces strikes and said the appointment of two