Prominent Israeli attorney Yaakov Weinrot was acquitted by the Tel Aviv District Court on Monday, 3 Cheshvan, on tax bribery and money laundering charges. Seated at his side was Shuki Vita, a former senior official in the Israel Tax Authority, who was also acquitted. While Weinrot�s acquittal was absolute, Vita was found guilty of less […]

President Obama has officially put out the cigarettes. The commander-in-chief passed his physical with flying colors and is “tobacco free”, according to a report released by the White House today.

The following report was released by the IDF, covering the period October 21st to 27th, regarding Israel�s cooperation to permit the continued flow of food and supplies into Hamas-controlled Gaza. �The Israeli Government together with the IDF coordinates the delivery of a variety of humanitarian aid and development assistance to the civilian population of the […]

The Petach Tikvah Magistrate�s Court on Sunday, 2 Cheshvan, remanded a suspect in the arson attack against a mosque in the Galil community of Tuba el-Zangaria for an additional two days. Justice Shalhevet Kamir-Weiss extended the suspect�s remand, a minor, pressured by police who rejected the court�s recommendation to release him due to a lack […]

A large force of Yassam commando police arrived in the Gush Etzion community of Bat Ayin during the predawn hours on Monday, 3 Cheshvan. They destroyed three homes in the community�s Bat Ayin Bet neighborhood, leaving over 20 people homeless. They actually tried to destroy a fourth home, which is under construction, but they were […]

Speaker John Boehner said Monday that he understood the �frustrations� driving the Occupy Wall Street movement � but urged protesters to be peaceful to prevent demonstrations from blowing out of control. �I understand people�s frustrations,� Boehner said during an appearance at the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. �The economy is not producing jobs […]

15:40: A rocket exploded in an open field south of Ashkelon. There are no reports of injuries or damage. 17:15: Two border policemen were lightly wounded in rock attacks in

In keeping with custom in Israel, the president is among the notables who address the opening session of the Knesset. As such, President Shimon Peres today, 3 Cheshvan, addressed the opening of the winter session of Knesset, along with the Knesset speaker, prime minister and opposition leader. One of the main points of the president�s […]

A man came close to being arrested for abducting his wife due to an embarrassing error by police in Beersheva. They detected what they believed to be a suspicious vehicle

The United States will not pay $60 million to a U.N. cultural and educational agency after it voted Monday to accept the Palestinian mission as a full member, triggering a

Officer cadets from IDF Base 1 were invited to a kabolas Shabbos ceremony last Friday night, Parshas Noach. A number of the cadets who are shomer Shabbat turned to their

A Jerusalem cabbie on Sunday, 2 Cheshvan, picked up two youths in the Sorotzkin neighborhood of Yerushalayim, and to his surprise, shortly after they got into his vehicle, they brandished

Gov. Chris Christie took to the airwaves this morning to talk about recovery from the storm, saying work crews are out in force to get the power back on. “From

There will be An Atzeres Tefiloh held tonight in Flatbush, bizchus Refua Shleima for HaRav Moshe Yitzchok Fisher shlita, the Mara DAsra of Khal Bais Yeshaya and Rosh Hayeshivas Derech

Four Arabs who rented an apartment in Tzfat insist they moved out of the apartment as a result of threats from local chareidim. According to a Walla News report, the four, members of Israel�s Druse community, signed a lease for the apartment in the southern area of the city, planning to reside there while they […]

Acting on a growing fear that Israel will be launching a military assault against Iran without prior coordination with the White House, the US is seeking harsher sanctions against Iran,