As plans of an expected unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood continue, in Israel, both the security and diplomatic communities are working to prepare, with the latter hoping to thwart the
An elementary school in Colorado has come under criticism after they lowered the American flag and elevated a Saudi Arabian flag. The principal at Bauder Elementary School in Fort Collins
The government’s autumn budget, set to be released on September 20th, includes 4 million kronor ($622,000) in new spending to increase security and reduce vulnerability for the Jewish minority, according to a statement from integration minister Erik Ullenhag. Anti-Semitic remarks and other negative treatment based on racist assumptions is never acceptable in a democratic society, […]
All bagels and breads served on El Al flights departing from New York City are pas yisrael mehadrin, since Rosh Chodesh Elul, the daily HaMevaser reports. Eliezer Shkedi, the director-general of El Al explains the move is yet another step by the airline towards better serving the large mehadrin client base using the airline. […]
Police on Monday morning (Sept. 5th) report they are still looking for parents who are suspected of abandoning four children in their Bnei Brak home. The parents disappeared on Sunday
[By Patrick Brennan for National Review] The last time New Yorks Ninth Congressional District sent a Republican to Congress, Warren G. Harding was president and wide swaths of Queens were still cornfields. Thanks to Anthony Weiners digital indiscretions, Bob Turner has a chance to break that streak. A new poll indicates that the race is […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A tornado has caused some property damage near Albany, N.Y., one week after Irene caused destructive flooding in the region. The National Weather Service says the
Twenty-four New Yorkers were hit by gunfire, one fatally, over 24 hours of violence this weekend, prompting Mayor Bloomberg to call the bloody stretch “unconscionable” and demand action from Washington.
Republicans have seemingly grown tired of Sarah Palin’s teasing about running for President, and have decided she should just stay out of it. A shocking 71% say the former reality
[PHOTO LINK IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita hosted sheva brochos on Sunday night in his home for a daughter of Shas leader Minister Eli Yishai. Among the
Baruch Hashem, less than a week after being found not guilty by a local court, Yoel Zev Goldstein received his passport and is making final preparations to head home, to
Police believe that right-wing activists are behind a vandalism attack against a mosque in the Shomron district, part of the Price Tag retribution campaign associated with a small number of residents of Yehuda and Shomron. The two-story mosque targeted in the attack is located in or near the village of Luban el-Sharqiya. Local Arab officials […]
There can be no doubt that Turkish officials are determined to create a total breakdown in diplomatic ties with Israel as is illustrated in the latest action against Israelis. A
Eliyahu Naim zl, 79, who was seriously injured as he ran to a safe room during an Ashkelon rocket attack two weeks ago, was niftar, succumbing to a serious head injury. When the Red Alert siren sounded on August 22nd, Eliyahu made his way to their safe room, together with his wife. It appears he […]
The United States Postal Service has long lived on the financial edge, but it has never been as close to the precipice as it is today: the agency is so
A prominent Democratic campaign treasurer who works for federal, state and O.C. lawmakers including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Loretta Sanchez and state legislators Lou Correa and Jose Solorio has
A Turkish hacking group defaced the homepage of Sandy Springs-based UPS Sunday, declaring it “World Hackers Day.” The group, TurkGuvenligi, replaced the company’s webpage with its name over the image
The new school year is underway in Israel, and with it is a new program, one designed to bridge the gap between religious and secular students. The pilot program will
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that Hillary Clinton might have been better at building bridges with Republicans if she were in the White House than the current president,
Orthodox-Jews gain much when a fellow orthodox-Jew represents them in Congress. Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) often came to the rescue of the Jewish community. Whether it was religious tolerance issues
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