A new program to teach Arabic language and culture to all Jewish children in Israel’s north – as a means of promoting closer ties between Jews and Arabs – could lead to an increase in the already alarming rate of intermarriage, warn activists who have been combating the problem. The program, which was launched this […]
A new study shows a sharp decline in the proportion of New Yorkers who have health insurance through their jobs. Just 58 percent of New Yorkers are covered by employee-sponsored
A West Rogers Park man was sentenced Wednesday to 25 months in prison for mailing a letter threatening to blow up a Jewish high school. A half-dozen friends and neighbors
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening made the following remarks: “The Palestinian Authority Information Ministry’s denial of the link between the Jewish People and the Western Wall is reprehensible and
Ben Smith of Politico reports the following: A Pennsylvania Jewish group that has claimed the Internal Revenue Service is targeting pro-Israel groups introduced in federal court today a letter from an IRS agent to another, unnamed organization that tax experts said was likely outside the usual or appropriate scope of an IRS inquiry. “Does your […]
The Justice Department and other federal agencies have intensified their review of the banking industry’s foreclosure documentation problems, using their powers over bankruptcy proceedings to scrutinize the treatment of troubled
Chicago – Rahm Emanuel has made it perfectly clear that he wants to be mayor of this city. Now the question is: Does he qualify? On Wednesday, at least five
Authorities in the Netherlands have issued a European arrest warrant for a convicted Nazi war criminal living in Germany. Dutch-born Klaas Carel Faber had been sentenced to death by a
Three men, two Poles and a Swede, have been charged with crimes connected to the theft last December of the Auschwitz “Arbeit macht frei” sign. The three men are Poles
The Kenyan grandmother of US President Barack Obama said during her hajj pilgrimage to Mecca that she had prayed for the American leader to convert to Islam, a newspaper has
Kim, a former general, came under heavy criticism after the March sinking of the South Korean war ship Cheonan and again after North Korea struck the South’s Yeonpyeong Island on
It’s pushback — with a capital “p” — for a dangerous traffic island in Borough Park. In what has to be a series of firsts, the community board voted it down and a Department of Sanitation boss dared to say it could cause injuries and deaths. CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer has exclusive details on the […]
Shortly before Thanksgiving, Deputy Mayor Menashe Miller, a Captain in the Air Force reserve was deployed to Iraq to provide military mission support there, which includes counseling; giving ministry to
A Texas jury Wednesday found Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader and Texas political powerhouse, guilty in a money-laundering trial involving contributions to political campaigns. DeLay was found guilty
New York – Today on the steps of City Hall, Councilman David G. Greenfield (D-Brooklyn) announced the launch of a website where travelers can easily report inappropriate conduct by Transportation
The average American could buy a house for the amount of money it takes to run Air Force One every hour. The U.S. military has provided an updated estimate on
To provide passengers with 24/7 access to the most commonly requested TSA information on their mobile device, TSA has developed the MyTSA mobile application. No matter where you are, you’ll have easy access to information you need to get through security and onto the plane safely and smoothly. MyTSA puts the most frequently requested information […]
The Transportation Security Administration is trying a new tack to fill a slew of screener positions — advertising on pizza boxes. “A Career Where X-Ray Vision and Federal Benefits Come
New Yorkers are hitting the roads and heading for the airports for the Thanksgiving holiday. Those traveling by air have the new security measures to deal, including the full body
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is experiencing his lowest approval ratings in five years, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Only 55 percent of New Yorkers approve of the job Bloomberg is doing . The dip comes after Bloomberg’s controversial appointment of Cathleen Black, a former Hearst Magazines chairwoman with no educational experience, as chancellor of the […]
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