Over 16,000 Israelis joined the ranks of the unemployed in June 2012, marking a sharp increase that has not been seen in recent years. Unfortunately, as the number of unemployed

The government may opt to adopt a new model for providing security for cabinet ministers, a less costly model that will save a hefty sum of government funds, Yediot Achronot

Assemblyman Vito Lopez hasn’t got many allies left. Cuomo today joined the chorus of voices demanding Lopez, also the boss of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, to resign. “These are serious

In a Friday, 6 Elul 5772 interview with Channel 2 News, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman explained that he favors an Israeli attack against Iran. This time, he did not hint

Shlomo Buchbut, who heads Israel’s Union of Local Authorities, is calling upon the state comptroller to investigate why there are only enough gas masks for 46% of the population as

Ichud Hatzalah EMTs received a call for an unconscious male in a Bar Ilan Street home on Friday shortly before shabbos. It appears that one of the mispallalim from the

Government officials are calling on the residents of the Shomron community of Migron to pack and begin to move out as they deadline for their eviction draws near. Government officials

When Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was elected he announced he remains committed to honoring and adhering to all agreements signed in the past between Cairo and Jerusalem. Morsi added that

Rumors are spreading that 79-year-old Rav Dov Lior Shlita, who has served as the chief rabbi of Kiryat Arba for over three decades is leaving Kiryat Arba and moving to

The Federal Communications Commission is eyeing a proposal to tax broadband Internet service. The FCC issued a request for comments on the proposal in April. Dozens of companies and trade

Following the terror attack in an Egyptian police base in Sinai three weeks ago, and the subsequent shutting of the Rafiach Crossing between Hamas-controlled Gaza and Egypt, Egyptian President Mohamed

Ahead of this week’s expected announcement of a date for the elections for Jerusalem’s chief rabbis, Rabbis Aryeh Stern and Yitzchak Yosef met. Rav Stern is the leading contender for

On Thursday, March 15, 2012, a female IDF soldier was stabbed and seriously wounded while riding the Jerusalem light rail. 19-year-old Muhmad Shuman got onto the train at the Shuafat

In Israel the media continues to predict an attack ahead of the US presidential elections. America and the EU continue to warn against such a move and in Iran, there

Bnei Brak police plan to use avreichim to watch over mosdos in the city due to the shortage of security guards for the city’s schools. With public schools opening around

Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita has announced that when eating the Rosh Hashanah simanim, one should think of Israel’s enemies, first and foremost Iran. When eating dates the rav

Following the tragic drowning of a bachur who drowned before tashlich in Uman last Rosh Hashanah, steps are being taken to prevent a reoccurrence in the future chas v’sholom. Breslov

Australia announced it is reopening an old case, the 1982 bombing against the Israeli Consulate in Sidney, ABC Australia reported. That attack occurred on December 23, 1982, with one bombing

Former Israel Air Force Commander Major-General (retired) Eitan Ben-Eliyahu has come out against an IAF attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities. “Israel mustn’t act alone to attack Iran’s facilities located 1,500km