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Two Gerrer Chassidim who were attacked in Jerusalem last Shabbos turned to legal aid organization Honenu – who has been in contact with police and has learned that two arrests
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A Virginia man accused of obstructing a terrorism investigation by destroying a thumb drive will remain in jail for at least another week. Twenty-one-year-old Sean Duncan of Sterling made an
The head of Israel’s Merchants and Self-Employed Association, Yair Korach, told Kol Chai Radio host Betzalel Kahn on Tuesday morning 15 Teves the chareidi lawmakers are making a mistake in
Investors in the Uber ride-hailing service didn’t get all they wanted in selling at least part of their holdings to a group led by Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank. But don’t
Last week, Shmuel Lasry finished his EMT training course with United Hatzalah and will now set out to save lives. Lasry decided to take the course after his brother Shimon
Israelis who immigrated from Iran held a solidarity protest in Jerusalem on Tuesday, near the Kosel. The Israelis were showing their solidarity with protesters who have taken to the streets
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