A judge in Meaux has fined two French women for wearing the niqab – the first sanction since France banned Islamic full-face veils in April. Hind Ahmas, a 32-year-old single mother from a Paris suburb, and another 36-year-old woman who did not want to be named, were handed fines of €120 and €80 (£105 and […]
The New York Police Department put American citizens under surveillance and scrutinized where they ate, prayed and worked, not because of charges of wrongdoing but because of their ethnicity, according
Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita is undergoing surgery at this time in Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital in Yerushalayim. The Rav has been complaining of a hearing problem over recent months, and after consultations the decision was made together with Prof. Yochanan Stassman, the Rav’s personal physician, to have surgery to correct the problem. Aides […]
Democrats and Republicans fought bitterly Wednesday over proposals to save the U.S. Postal Service from financial ruin. With the USPS perhaps just days away from insolvency, lawmakers sparred at a House Oversight subcommittee markup over what is needed to clean up the agency’s finances. Republicans on the panel said their bill, which is expected to […]
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, who recently criticized President Barack Obama, saying he was soft on Israel, has now, in the view of some, done a “180? and is praising the president. “I’m not an enemy of President Obama. I like him, always have, campaigned for him,” Koch told CBS 2?s John Slattery […]
After years of effort, members of Congregation Anshe Chesed moved closer to constructing a mikva, or ritual bath, to serve their Linden community. On Sept. 14 Mayor Richard J. Gerbounka and the Linden Planning Board gave their unanimous approval to the Modern Orthodox synagogue’s plan. The congregation hopes to break ground next spring and to […]
Poverty in New York City is on the rise, as the latest U.S. Census figures show an estimated 20.1 percent of New Yorkers were living below the poverty line in
Apple will unveil its next-generation iPhone at an event on Tuesday, October 4, according to a report on AllThingsD, a Wall Street Journal blog network. The phone will be available
The Justice Department and several of its agencies engaged in “extravagant and wasteful” spending on food, beverages and event planning for law enforcement conferences, including paying $16 each for muffins, $76 per person for lunch and more than $8 for a cup of coffee, according to an audit released Tuesday by the department’s Office of […]
Foreign diplomats owe over half a million dollars in unpaid parking and traffic tickets in Washington, D.C., and Russia is the top scofflaw, according to a new report Wednesday. There
Israeli authorities are moving rapidly to beef up security as well as taking a number of other measures to improve conditions on Har Hazeitim (Mt. of Olives). This was the
Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk spoke with Israel Radio’s Yoram Dekel on Wednesday (21 Elul), stating that Israel should be showing gratitude to the White House for its position on the PA (Palestinian Authority) statehood matter in the United Nations. Following are excerpts from the interview in which the ambassador spoke in English. […]
Would you rather leave home without your wallet and be penniless all day, or leave your phone at home and be out of touch all day? Many people would rather
Jerusalem police spokesman Shmulik Ben-Ruby told Kol Chai Radio host Mordechai Lavi on Wednesday morning (Sept. 21) that the arrests that took place in Meah Shearim on Tuesday were just
Mayor Bloomberg’s estimated worth has crept up to another $1.5 billion to $19.5 billion, according to Forbes magazine, but he still cannot claim to be the richest man in New
In the case of Yoel Glickman, one of the cadets ousted from the IDF’s Officers’ Training School for walking out during a performance by a female vocalist, the IDF maintains the solider is compelled to obey orders. In its response to an appeal by the soldier to the High Court of Justice, the military maintains […]
[PHOTO LINK BELOW] On Monday, September 19, 2011, Misaskim hosted an acknowledgment ceremony to honor the recent promotions of Chief Joseph Fox, Chief Thomas Chan, and Chief William Aubry of
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a warning for Leon Panetta: Unless you can can see into the future, stop making predictions about my country. Asked on ABC News about the defense secretary’s recent prediction that the revolutions sweeping several in the Middle East will eventually hit Iran, the country’s president shot back, “Does he have any plans […]
Councilman David G. Greenfield testified yesterday before the New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment (LATFOR) to emphasize the need for the Jewish Community to remain
In an exclusive interview with the daily Yisrael HaYom, Rabbi Herschel Gluck explains religious figures are capable of advancing efforts towards obtaining the release of Gilad Shalit. The rabbi expressed regret over the fact that WikiLeaks reported on his backroom talks with Iranian officials towards facilitating Shalit’s release. He labeled the WikiLeaks decision to release […]
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