Eggeds good days are a thing of the past according to most as riders are no longer willing to take whatever the bus cooperative dishes out. Commuters are learning that one may or even should file complaints when appropriate, and at times, one may even derive a measure of satisfaction from the response from the […]
A 28-year-old Hamas terrorist who holds Jordanian citizenship was indicted on Thursday for allegedly planning to abduct an Israeli diplomat in Jordan. The indictment was filed in the Petach Tikvah
The committee headed by Menachem Cohen, the deputy director general of the Ministry of Education, has submitted its recommendations pertaining to relaxing restrictions on chareidi educational institutions. The committee included
The federal government is moving to crack down on a bizarre form of food-stamp fraud that’s flushing away taxpayer dollars. The scam is called “water dumping.” It works as follows:
The earthquake that rattled a wide swath of the eastern U.S. this week may have been a blessing in disguise for a 75-year-old who regained his hearing after the 5.8-magnitude
As Hurricane Irene barrels toward the East Coast, the city is urging residents to be prepared. At a press conference this morning, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said it’s still to early
The IDFs Homefront Command on Thursday morning renewed the ban on gatherings of over 500 people in southern areas in response to the escalation in rocket attacks into that area. The Ashkelon Ministry of the Interior office is closed on Thursday morning due to the escalation in rocket fire in that city, seeking to prevent […]
Hurricane Irene is now on a path that could take it dangerously close to, if not over, the mid-Atlantic coastline and New York City on Sunday, posing a serious danger to millions of people. The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center is confident thatIrene will strike the Outer Banks of North Carolina Saturday eveningas a strong Category 3 […]
Brooklyn, NY – Over 200 law enforcement personnel and community leaders gathered in Williamsburg yesterday to show their appreciation to a group of sheriffs from both New York and New
The NY Post reports: The NYPD has teamed with the CIA to morph into a de facto domestic intelligence agency with undercover officers infiltrating mosques and other Muslim gathering centers
US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro visited Kaplan Hospital in Rechovot to meet with victims of Hamas rocket attacks. Upon his arrival on Tuesday, the ambassador was met by hospital
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seeking to use his influence with Damascus towards halting the violence in that country. According to Arab media reports, the Iranian leader warns that the sides must reach an understanding, a dialogue, for continued violence serves the Zionist interests. (YWN Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
Despite growing demands for Israeli-manufactured mehadrin Matera baby formula, which is chalav yisrael, Americas Food & Drug Administration (FDA) continues its import ban on the product. The directive from the US governmental body to Nestle/Osem, which manufactures the product, came in May apparently due to what FDA officials call a product labeling issue. This […]
In an effort to save money, the US Postal Service (USPS) may alter its delivery schedule. Under the proposed plan, the USPS would deliver first-class and priority mail by ground instead of air, which would save $1.1 billion annually on airline fuel and transportation costsbut also delay the delivery of mail items by approximately one […]
In response to the escalating warfare in southern Israel, Ezer Mizion announces an emergency blood drive today, 25 Av (August 25th) in Bnei Brak, in the organizations building located at 5 Rabbi Rabinov Street. The blood drive will take place between 6:00pm 11:00pm. Men and women are encouraged to donate units of blood. There […]
Career politician David Weprin – a New York State Assemblyman who doesn’t live in the 9thcongressional district he is seeking to represent – is bizarrely claiming credit for Homeland Security dollars allocated to New York by the federal govern by announcing them in a political press release, the campaign of businessman Bob Turner (R) today […]
A Pakistani police chief denied Thursday that a kidnapped development expert had been safely recovered, only hours after saying that officers had freed the American in an early morning operation.
The Jerusalem Society for Equality has filed a report which examines schools buildings in the capital. The report documents a significant increase in discrimination against the chareidi sector living in Yerushalayim pointing out students are often compelled to sit in caravans and trailers instead of proper classrooms, frequently in overcrowded conditions, while there are […]
Police on Wednesday evicted a chareidi family living in an illegal structure in Jerusalems Meah Shearim neighborhood. A large force was on hand for a relatively simple eviction since police are well-aware of past experiences in which a small force was quickly surrounded by angry neighborhood residents. The father became extremely agitated and eventually collapsed. […]
Following the first day of evacuations from a tiny North Carolina barrier island, forecasters announced that Hurricane Irene could become a Category 4 monster by Thursday. Late Wednesday, the National
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