Indictments were handed down in the Jerusalem District Court on Thursday, November 14, 2019, against three Arab residents of the capital, ages 15-17, for attacking a chareidi man who was
Amazon is protesting the Pentagon’s decision to award a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, citing “unmistakable bias” in the process. Amazon’s competitive bid for the “war cloud” project drew criticism from President Donald Trump and its business rivals. The project, formally called the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, pitted leading tech titans Microsoft, […]
It’s been easy for majority Democrats to keep Republicans from shifting the focus of the House impeachment hearings. Yet GOP leverage to do just that will grow should the battle reach the Republican-run Senate. If the House votes to impeach President Donald Trump, which seems likely, the Senate would hold a trial on whether to […]
A second U.S. Embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a cellphone call between President Donald Trump and his ambassador to the European Union discussing a need for Ukrainian officials to pursue “investigations,” The Associated Press has learned. The July 26 call between Trump and Gordon Sondland was first described during testimony Wednesday by William Taylor, the […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she wants to see Congress pass President Donald Trump’s revamped North American free trade deal this year. In a news conference Thursday, the California Democrat said an agreement on the pact is “imminent.” The United States, Mexico and Canada last year agreed to replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade […]
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, is being investigated by federal prosecutors for possible campaign finance violations and a failure to register as a foreign agent as part of an active investigation into his financial dealings, according to three U.S. officials. The probe of Giuliani, which one official said could also include possible charges […]
The number of vaping illnesses in the U.S. is still rising, but at a slower pace. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said another 121 cases have
The father of the family, a 50-year-old avreich, was hospitalized in the beginning of the week as he battles a difficult illness which was diagnosed a year ago. His condition
Jury deliberations will extend into a second day in the trial of Roger Stone, a veteran Republican political operative charged with lying to Congress and other charges stemming from the special counsel’s Russia investigation. Jurors on Thursday concluded about 6 hours of deliberations without reaching a verdict. Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, […]
Home Front Command Officer Col. (res.) Shlomi Revivo spoke on Israeli media about the importance of heeding Home Front Command instructions and said that the death of R’ Pinchas Menachem
President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block a subpoena for his tax returns, in a test of the president’s ability to defy investigations. The filing Thursday sets the stage for a high court showdown over the tax returns Trump has refused to release, unlike every other modern president. The justices also could […]
Chai Lifeline will celebrate its 2019 Annual Gala on Monday, December 9, at The Marriott Marquis in New York City. A leading children’s health support network, Chai Lifeline provides critical assistance to children with life-threatening or lifelong illnesses and their families, through more than two-dozen, free year-round programs and services, including professional case management; two- […]
Given the increase in anti-Semitism across New York City, Senator Simcha Felder wrote to incoming NYPD Commissioner Dermont Shea to wish him luck in his new position and bring to
In response to the recent escalation in Gaza, dozens of Arab students at Tel Aviv University staged a protest on Thursday against Israel and the IDF. “The blood of martyrs
China is lifting a five-year ban on U.S. poultry, a goodwill gesture at a time when the world’s two biggest economies are trying to finalize a tentative trade deal. China had blocked U.S. poultry imports a month after an outbreak of avian influenza in December 2014, closing off a market that bought more than $500 […]
Dear Friends, When Shira came into the office for a food voucher, she was sure that the answer was NO. Shira has a long relationship with the word no. Starting
Kosherfest is the world’s largest and most attended kosher-certified products trade show. From chain supermarkets to corner groceries, foodservice establishments to caterers, every kind of kosher decision maker finds opportunity and inspiration at Kosherfest. More than 6,000 industry professionals attended, and more than 325 exhibitors featured kosher-certified products and services for the kosher market. For […]
A postcard with a previously unknown photo of the Belzer Rebbe parting from his chassidim at a train station in Marienbad during the Holocaust was recently discovered. The postcard, which
Reports of an Israel-Gaza ceasefire on Thursday morning aroused painful memories for the parents of IDF soldier Hadar Goldin, whose body has been held by Hamas since Operation Protective Edge
MK Benny Gantz, who chairs the Blue & White party, met on Thursday morning with the chairman of the Yisrael Beitenu party, MK Avigdor Lieberman in Kfar Maccabiah. Following the
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