[PHOTO LINK BELOW] More than a half a ton of Matzos were burned on Shabbos, after a fire broke out in a Yerushalayim building. According to reports, the fire department
Richard Goldstone regrets a report that accused Israel of war crimes. In an article published Friday in the Washington Post, titled “Reconsidering the Goldstone Report on Israel and war crimes,”
Facebook and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg are being sued for more than $1 billion over a controversial page on the social networking site that called for violence against Jews. The suit
Southwest Airlines announced Saturday that it is grounding 79 planes for inspection after a 3- to 4-foot hole tore open in the fuselage of one of its planes, bringing a
The ongoing disaster in Japan has renewed efforts by activists to shut down the Indian Point Nuclear Complex. Roughly 20 activists gathered at Union Square on Saturday afternoon to call
To state Sen. Robert W. Singer, it’s a way of ensuring justice for families of slain children, police officers and victims of mass murder. To Sen. Raymond Lesniak, it’s something
A high school teacher from Brooklyn is under arrest on terrorism charges, police announced Friday. School safety officers arrested Sabrina Milo, 34, at Fort Hamilton High School, the school where
The latest Census figures revealed that Lower Manhattan is growing rapidly and shows no signs of slowing down. The number of people living downtown has doubled to nearly 46,000 in
Lawmakers and others at the state Capitol were targeted Friday with threatening emails. “We’re treating it seriously, but there is no evidence of any credible threat,” said State Police Lt.
After several years of intensive efforts led by the leaders of the leading Satmar Yeshiva’s in Kiryas Joel and Brooklyn, needy rabbinical college students in New York State will, for
Kabul, Afghanistan – Demonstrators incensed at the burning of a Koran by a Florida pastor opened fire on a United Nations office Friday in northern Afghanistan, killing 12 people, including
The price tags haven’t changed, but customers in New York began paying less at the cash register Friday. New York State rolled back its 4 percent sales tax on clothing
Four passengers apparently fainted on an American Airlines flight headed to Chicago from Washington D.C. because of a possible issue with cabin pressure. An American Airlines spokesman told NBC News
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says that tough economic times mean the city will have to reduce the size of its police force. The mayor said in a radio appearance Friday that
Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole defended controversial full-body scanning techniques that have endured withering criticism from Republican leaders in Congress. Speaking at a Department of Homeland Security conference in Washington
A New York judge has concluded that he has jurisdiction to preside over litigation resulting from a lawsuit filed against the Palestine Liberation Organization by victims of bombings in Israel.
Starting May 28, households in the five boroughs will be socked with rate increases of up to 12 percent to run appliances — after the feds decided that power companies
Police are building a profile of a criminal with “intimate knowledge” of the Jewish community after more than £110,000 worth of religious items was stolen in a spate of robberies.
The unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March and companies added workers at the fastest two-month pace since before the recession began. The Labor Department
As several of Israel’s neighbors deal with tumult in the streets, Israeli President Shimon Peres will visit President Barack Obama for the first time in nearly two years, a White
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