NYS Governor Paterson went into full doomsday mode Thursday, warning of chaos and anarchy in the streets if the government shuts down. “It would create unimaginable chaos around the state and the greater metropolitan area,” Paterson said on WCBS Radio 880 this morning. Paterson warned that the state would run out of money to pay […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden passing of R’ Shlomo Obtsfeld Z”L, at the young age of 55. R’ Shlomo was one of the backbones of the famous
Harav Yitzchok Dov Koppelman Shlita, the Rosh Yeshiva of Lucerne who arrived tonight (Thursday 10th June 2010) in Melbourne Australia for a week’s visit, is literally a living testament to a vanished world. It is reliably said that he was born in May 1905. His longevity and lucidity are not merely personal blessings; we, too, […]
[By Chaskel Bennett] In the continuing battle for Israel’s survival, facts and reality don’t seem to matter. As far the truth is concerned, the UN, the EU, and much of the rest of the world apparently couldn’t care less. Quite telling was the immediacy of the nearly universal condemnation of Israel last Monday, in real […]
Mayor Boris Johnson demanded an end to “anti-British rhetoric, buck-passing and name-calling” after days of scathing criticism directed at BP by the President and other US politicians. Former Conservative Party chairman Lord Tebbit branded Mr Obama’s conduct “despicable”. And with the dispute threatening to escalate into a diplomatic row, Mr Johnson also appeared to suggest […]
The following is from an email sent out by Rep King. Dear Colleague, As you know, The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution calling for an investigation into Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla. Member countries have continually attacked Israel’s right to defend itself and they have now approved a resolution that […]
A heated meeting ended in chaos on Staten Island on Wednesday night. The subject: a Muslim group looking to open a mosque at the site of a former convent. It
NYC Mayor Bloomberg didn’t just spend more money on politics last year than anyone else in New York – he spent more than everyone else in New York. Hizzoner spent $109.9 million to get re-elected, while all other New Yorkers combined donated just $90.7 million to candidates and parties. $107.6 million of Bloomberg’s cash went […]
Krakow, Poland – A Swedish millionaire with connections to the neo- Nazi movement has been implicated in last year’s theft of the historic “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign from the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, a Polish newspaper reported Thursday. The daily Rzeczpospolita said that Anders Hogstrom, the alleged mastermind behind the theft, pointed to millionaire Lars […]
The Chinuch Atzmai system and the Emanuel Beis Yaakov are under enormous pressure as the 3 Tammuz High Court of Justice appearance date approaches. All efforts to reach an agreement have failed, despite the involvement of many prominent rabbonim, including Rav Tuvia Blau and even Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Shlomo Amar Shlita, who has been approached […]
It also revealed genetic ties between globally dispersed Jews and non-Jewish populations in the Middle East. This fits with the idea that most contemporary Jews descended from ancient Hebrew and
There’s a new show in Albany, but the same old ring leader. Like he did a year ago when he created chaos in the state capital, Senate Majority Leader Pedro
AT&T Inc. acknowledged Wednesday that a security hole had exposed its iPad customers’ email addresses, a breach that highlights how corporations still have problems protecting private information. A small group of computer experts that calls itself Goatse Security claimed responsibility for the breach, saying they exploited an opening in AT&T’s website to find numbers that […]
A mosque in the northern community of Ibtin, located in the Zevulun Regional Council, was targeted in a vandal attack on Tuesday night. Several Magen Davids were painted on the structure along with the graffiti “price tag” and “slated for demoltion”. A mosque official told reporters that three youths wearing kipot were spotted in the […]
The young Karov couple became an international news item during Operation Cast Lead, when the newly-married junior officer left for Gaza instead of having sheva brachos, only to become the most seriously wounded soldier in the counter-terrorism offensive. When Aaron’s wife and parents were summoned to the hospital, they understood they were coming to say […]
[Hamodia Staff] Brooklyn – In a wide-ranging interview with Hamodia, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) gave a stark assessment of the deterioration of relations between the U.S. and Turkey, its long-time NATO ally. Commenting on Turkey’s relations with Israel and the U.S., Mr. Nadler said, “Turkey has not been an ally [of Israel] for some time; […]
The New York rabbi who videotaped veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas telling Jews to “get the hell out of Palestine” says he has received numerous death threats and thousands
[By Getzy Markowitz] There was a time that I figured everyone to be mortal except for Helen Thomas. However, the 89 year old “Queen of the Press,” has proven her
Good afternoon, everybody. Today, the United Nations Security Council voted overwhelmingly to sanction Iran for its continued failure to live up to its obligations. This resolution will put in place the toughest sanctions ever faced by the Iranian government, and it sends an unmistakable message about the international community’s commitment to stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. […]
No one was absent from Tuesday’s meeting of Agudas Yisrael leaders as the forum discussed a number of pressing issues, with the petition filed with the High Court of Justice by Prof. Uriel Reichman leading the list. Reichman and his co-petitioners are calling on the nation’s highest court to compel the chareidi schools to include […]
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