Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics reports that at the end of 2010, the chareidi tzibur comprised 8% of the country amounting to 615,000 people. The religious community represents 12% of the population and the traditional community is 38%. Among Jews over 20-years-old (790,000 people), 21% consider themselves more religious than in the past while 14% […]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told CNN earlier this week that diplomatic ties between his country and Israel may never be normalized. “For the time being, I can clearly and frankly state that the relations between Israel and Turkey have been broken on the basis of an issue that is being raised by Israel, […]
In a story posted yesterday at the New York Times, the writer points out that six of the sixty four petition issues at the White House “We the People page” is focused on legalizing Pot and that a total of 77,000 signed for this issue between all six petitions. Nothing wrong if Pot was the […]
The MTA has rejected a proposed bus and subway ad calling Israel’s enemies “savages.” Anti-Muslim firebrand Pamela Geller earlier this month submitted the poster in response to ads in 18 stations urging the US end military support to Israel. Geller’s proposed advertisement states: “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the […]
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The NYPD is attacking a spike in subway crime with extra weekend patrols by police officers drawn from above-ground precincts and the housing bureau, police said. Cops are rolling out
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Thousands of people flock to the departure lounge of Ben Gurion International Airport as they make their way to Uman for Rosh Hashanah this
The Obama administration chose not to ask the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to re-hear a pivotal health reform case Monday, signaling that it’s going to ask the Supreme Court to decide whether President Barack Obama’s health reform law is constitutional. The move puts the Supreme Court in the difficult position of having to decide […]
The Turkish media has advertised a list of IDF officers and soldiers which it intends to bring to justice for their role in the Mavi Marmara commando operation. There are
Ben Smith, who runs a very popular, and powerful political blog on Politico, just published the following article, where he blasts the Bloomberg Administration and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly: It’s
The National Park Service says it has no time frame for reopening the Washington Monument, which has been closed to the public since cracks appeared after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck
President Shimon Peres received the Israeli Democracy Index 2011 from Dr. Arye Carmon , President of the Israeli Democracy Institute. The Democracy Index is published annually by the Guttman Center
The results of the probe into the NYPD ticket-fixing scandal remain in a shroud of secrecy as the Bronx district attorney gets set to announce the results of a grand
The upcoming Jewish holiday season, which includes three 3-day periods in which stoves cannot be turned off, presents risks of deadly carbon monoxide poisoning in homes in which the holidays are observed according to halacha, Jewish law. The holidays occur Thursday and Friday, followed by Shabbat. The holidays are Rosh Hashanah/Shabbat, September 29-October 1; Sukkot/Shabbat, […]
Acting on mounting credible terror alerts ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Israel has banned entry to citizens into the Taba hotel district of Egypt. While the local hotel once served as
The American Jewish Committee has issued its Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion. The “headline” is a confirmation of trends of the past few months – with support for President Obama slipping such that his approve/disapprove numbers are roughly even. But here are a few notes about and behind the numbers: The polling was done […]
The NYPD’s air strike capability couldn’t have averted the terror attacks on 9/11, Mayor Bloomberg said today. “It certainly does not mean 9/11 wouldn’t have occurred,” the mayor said following
A record-high number of Americans say they are dissatisfied with the way the nation is being governed, a new poll says. An overwhelming majority of respondents, 81 percent, said that they are not satisfied with the governance of the country, compared to 19 percent who are satisfied, according to Gallup. “Americans’ various ratings of political […]
A tradition of leaving the stove on during holidays in the Orthodox community is causing concern for some North Jersey fire officials who are trying to reach observant Jewish residents
New York State Thruway drivers are being warned. “If you use a hand-held cell phone or you’re texting while driving, you should fully expect to receive a ticket,” said Thruway Authority spokeswoman Betsy Feldstein. Operation Hang Up, which resulted in a thousand tickets during last year’s blitz, is back. Of course, the problem isn’t just […]
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