Betar Illit Mayor Meir Rubinstein has turned to chareidi elected officials in Knesset to complain of what he feels is a “disgraceful situation” in Meron on Lag B’Omer. He refers to plans by officials to restrict enter to the holy site this year. Rubinstein sent an urgent letter to the chareidi MKs calling for their […]
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) French President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States to reject fear and isolationism Wednesday and instead embrace the historic bond between the two countries to launch
French Muslim leaders are rejecting suggestions that the Quran is to blame for resurgent anti-Semitism in France, and are urging imams and non-Muslims to work together to fight extremism. Thirty
Police have opened an investigation into what is believed to be another ‘price tag’ attack. The latest attack occurred in the PA (Palestinian Authority) village of Dir Amar, located in the Binyamin region of Shomron. Car tires were slashed and graffiti “we will take our destiny in our own hands” and “let is take care […]
Medicare will require hospitals to post their standard prices online and make electronic medical records more readily available to patients, officials said Tuesday. The program is also starting a comprehensive
The following is a statement from New York City Councilman Kalman Yeger (D-Brooklyn) after New York State Senator Dov Hikind announced he will not seek re-election after 36 years in office: “I have known Dov Hikind for nearly my entire life. His public service is legendary. He has always been at the forefront in defending […]
Iran’s president on Wednesday ruled out any changes or additions to the 2015 nuclear deal, amid European efforts to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to stick with the landmark agreement.
A former Brooklyn prosecutor was convicted Tuesday of bribery and conspiracy in a gun-permit scandal after giving bribes including a diamond-studded watch to a former New York Police Department sergeant.
James Comey’s “A Higher Loyalty” had a very big opening week. Flatiron Books announced Tuesday that sales topped 600,000 copies, a number that includes print, audio and e-books. The former
New York’s Empire State Building went dark to honor the victims of the deadly van attack in Toronto. The lights atop the world famous tower in midtown Manhattan were darkened
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today issued the following letter to Senator Simcha Felder, after he sided with Republicans and helped them keep their majority: Dear Senator Felder, Given Shelley Mayer’s
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Routine traffic enforcement officers at the Golda Interchange in Jerusalem, during traffic jams, soon became the escort of a pregnant woman in labor. “A car came to us and told us that the woman inside was about to give birth. We immediately told her to drive along the shoulders”, police report. […]
New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) announced this morning that he will not be seeking another term of office. The announcement was part of a short video that looks back on Hikind’s unparalleled four decades of community service and ceaseless activism, including his 36 years in the New York State Assembly. Born June 30, […]
(VIDEOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) It may be springtime, but this Iyar, it is accompanied by thundershowers, flash floods and high wind gusts. Route 40 in the south is closed down in the area of Mitzpei Ramon due to flooding. The S’dei Dov Airport in Tel Aviv has been closed as well. In the Misgav Council […]
His nomination in peril, Veterans Affairs nominee Ronny Jackson fought Tuesday to convince lawmakers of his leadership abilities as more details of accusations against him emerged, ranging from repeated drunkenness
(by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) BaHaB is observed on the Monday, Thursday, and Monday after the Shabbos after the Rosh Chodesh after Pesach. It is also observed after Sukkos following the same formula. The word BaHaB is an acronym of letters where the Gematria is 2,5,2 referring to the second […]
Jewish groups say Britain’s main opposition Labour Party is still failing to tackle anti-Semitism, despite a promise by leader Jeremy Corbyn to stamp out anti-Jewish prejudice. Corbyn says a meeting
Travis Reinking’s erratic behavior began years before police say he showed up without pants at a Waffle House restaurant and killed four people with an assault-style rifle. The onetime construction
It took a big money push from the Republican Party, tweets by the president and the support of the state’s current and former governors, but the GOP held onto an
Two Dallas police officers were critically wounded in a shooting that also injured a home improvement store employee Tuesday, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 4:15 p.m. as officers were
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