In his testimony before the New York State Budget Committee today, Jake Adler, New York Policy Director for OU Advocacy-Teach NYS, emphasized that 89 percent of New York City’s Jewish

Jordan has executed two al-Qaida prisoners early Wednesday, a security official said, following the killing of a captured Jordanian pilot by Islamic State group militants. A video the extremists released

Hillary Rodham Clinton is tweaking Republicans who say vaccinations should be optional, writing on social media that vaccines protect the lives of children. Clinton says on Twitter, “The science is

The top two Republican leaders in Congress have backed childhood vaccinations. House Speaker John Boehner says there may not be a need for a law, but that “all children ought

Republicans newly in charge of Congress are challenging President Barack Obama at both ends of the Capitol. The House on Tuesday will vote to repeal the health care program he

President Reuven Rivlin on Monday, 13 Shevat, visited the Jewish communities of Kiryat Arba and Hebron, and inaugurated the newly refurbished Hebron Heritage Museum, in memory of the victims of

Federal health officials are facing questioning about why this year’s flu vaccine isn’t giving good protection against the winter menace. This is a particularly bad flu season, and one reason

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With time for negotiations running short, the U.S and Iran are discussing a compromise that would let Iran keep much of its uranium-enriching technology but reduce its potential to make

The protests against the IDF arrest of a number of talmidim who failed to report to the induction center continued on Tuesday, 14 Shevat. A protest was held on Tuesday

The Obama administration has tightened rules governing how the FBI, CIA and other intelligence agencies use Internet and phone communications of foreigners collected by the National Security Agency. The Office

The latest Knesset Channel election poll was released on Tuesday, 14 Shevat. The poll was conducted by Panels Politics. Interestingly, Bayit Yehudi is not recovering from the loss suffered after

Canadian police made another arrest and announced charges against three men related to an Islamic State recruiting cell in Ottawa, police announced Tuesday. The case is linked to the arrest

Speaking during a visit to the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem, Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani expressed unwavering support for Prime Minister Netanyahu’s right to speak out against