The city clerk’s office in New York will begin conducting domestic partnership ceremonies for same-gender couples starting Thursday. For more than a decade, the office has handed out certificates for
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank scrambled yesterday to backtrack from his criticisms of an Israeli raid on a pro-Palestinian flotilla that left nine dead – saying he never referred to those killed as innocent. Frank, (D-Newton), came under fire from local Jewish groups after telling the Boston Herald Tuesday he was as a Jew … ashamed […]
The citys highest-ranking black cop is calling it quits: Community Affairs Chief Douglas Zeigler, 62, is retiring at the end of the month. The 37-year veteran took over the Community Affairs Bureau in 2006 when it absorbed the School Safety Division. As a lawyer, Chief Zeigler brought the added dimension of legal training to his […]
This ought to keep the Maytag repairman busy for a while. The appliance manufacturer, along with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced on Thursday the recall of about 1.7 million
Chicago, IL – Lawyers for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich have subpoenaed Rahm Emanuel to testify at Blagojevich’s corruption trial, which is scheduled to open tomorrow, lawyers associated with the case
Colorado Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff said a White House aide offered him a job to drop out of a primary race against Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.). In a statement, Democrat Andrew Romanoff, who rankled President Barack Obama’s White House, said Obama’s deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina tried to prevent Romanoff from challenging incumbent Sen. […]
Jerusalem – The plaza outside the headquarters of United Hatzalah at the entrance to Jerusalem was abuzz with activity. 15 brand-new lifesaving ambucycles were parked side by side in an impressive display of lifesaving potential. Volunteers from around the country had the opportunity to meet donors from around the world and get a first look […]
NYPD officers did a full building security sweep of Park East Synagogue, including its nursery through eighth-grade school, after the synagogue received a threatening letter in the mail on Wednesday
For the first time in its 68 year history, the annual siyum Mishnayos took place in Germany on Sunday. Boys from across German-speaking Europe travelled to the capital for a
Crown Height, Brooklyn – A man attacked two young girls in broad daylight Wednesday afternoon,and in a relatively central area. The victims, an 11 year-old black girl and a 9 year-old Jewish girl, were both attacked withina span of 10 minutes. Video surveillance shows the suspect casually walking away from the scene. Crown Heights Shomrim […]
In a show of solidarity, support and gratitude to the IDF, 30 boats from the ZAKA Divers Unit will lead a flotilla of tens of private boats along the Tel Aviv coastline on Friday, 4 June from 09:00 13:00. The professional and amateur divers who make up the ZAKA volunteer diving unit will hold […]
In a special meeting of the Security Cabinet it was disclosed that a group of 40 people on board the Mavi Marmara with no identification papers belong to Al Qaeda.
Thousands of Bnei Torah from all corners of Lakewood converged on a massive tent in the Southern part of town on Wednesday night, for the annual BMG Evening of Chizuk. Due to the hard work of many people, the event was a tremendous Kiddush Hashem from the amount of parking, to the amount of […]
The Carter Center, founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to advance human rights and alleviate suffering, condemned Israel’s attack on a ship carrying humanitarian supplies to Gaza as “unprovoked
For once, the FBI got it right, according to its arch-nemesis, Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine. Typically, the FBI is on the receiving end of Fines blistering critiques, but on the issue of responding to a potential terrorist weapons of mass destruction attack in the U.S., the G-men fared unusually well. Not so with […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday defended his military’s deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip, saying the international community condemning his country is rushing
Just after hearing the anti-Semitic remarks by NYC Councilman Charles Barron, in which he compared the IDF Navy blockade on the Gaza Strip to Holocaust concentration camps, NYC Councilman David
[By Chaskel Bennett] As millions of gallons of oil continue to leak into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the impatience and helplessness of Americans continue to grow. Never before has such a significant issue relating to our countrys environmental health been at the mercy of a faulty valve. This unprecedented experience has humbled […]
The NY Daily News reports: Brooklyn City Councilman Charles Barron is denouncing the Israeli commando raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla a clear act of piracy and terrorism. Commenting to City Hall reporter Frank Lombardi yesterday, Barron also assailed the long-running blockade by Israel (and Egypt) of the Gaza Strip, likening it to setting up a […]
Dead fish and waterfowl were found covered in oil in New York, but it’s not from the BP mess in the Gulf of Mexico. Hundreds of gallons of heating oil
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