Month April 2019
Answering perhaps the most significant question of the early 2020 election season, former Vice President Joe Biden will launch his presidential campaign on Thursday. The move, confirmed by a person familiar with his plans, sets up the 76-year-old lifelong politician… Continue Reading →
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The remains of a World War II soldier from Oregon who went missing in the final weeks of the Guadalcanal campaign have been positively identified 76 years after he was listed as missing in action, according to the U.S. Read… Continue Reading →
Olympia, WA – Washington state lawmakers voted Tuesday to removes parents’ ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption from vaccinating their children for measles, although medical and religious exemptions will remain. The vote comes as the number of measles… Continue Reading →
Saudi Arabia executed 37 Saudis for terrorism-related crimes including attacks on security installations, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday. The report said the executions were carried out by beheading and that two of the executed men’s bodies were publicly pinned to… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Meretz leader Tamar Zandberg plans to submit a bill to cancel the law against selling leavened bread on Passover immediately after the inauguration of the 21st Knesset on April 30, she said Tuesday. “Israel is not a state… Continue Reading →
Washington – The American Israel Public Affairs Committee pushed back against Sen. Bernie Sanders for calling Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “racist.” The pro-Israel lobby, in a tweet that did not mention the Democratic presidential hopeful by name, said it was counterproductive… Continue Reading →
California Sen. Kamala Harris joined the call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment as five leading Democratic presidential contenders clashed in a series of prime-time town hall meetings that exposed deep divisions in a party desperate to end the Trump presidency…. Continue Reading →
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to name a new settlement in the Golan Heights after President Donald Trump out of gratitude for the White House’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the territory. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
Damascus – The Syrian Presidency says its official account on the social media site Instagram has been shut down, calling it an “unjustified” closure that is part of the war against the government of President Bashar Assad. Instagram, however, said… Continue Reading →
The Trump administration is offering rewards of up to $10 million each for information that disrupts the finances of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah organization. The State and Treasury departments say the money will be paid to people who provide information such… Continue Reading →
New York – Hillary Clinton says special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is only the beginning of a reckoning on election meddling, not the end. The former Democratic presidential candidate stopped short of calling for immediate impeachment proceedings. She says Congress… Continue Reading →
Houston – A United Airlines airport agent is accused of using a racial slur against a customer and faces a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. The charge against Carmella Davano was filed in municipal court in Houston last month after… Continue Reading →
Washington – White House Staffer Who Approved Security Clearance For Kushner Is Told To Skip Hearing
Washington – The White House told the former security specialist who approved a security clearance for Jared Kushner to skip an appearance before the House Oversight Committee. Carl Kline approved Kushner’s security clearance over the objections of two career staffers,… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – A new weapon of the Shin Bet security service was revealed during the Netanyahus’ Passover vacation which will be used to neutralize a new threat – drones. A security guard was holding a rifle intended to neutralize drones… Continue Reading →
During his weekly motzei Shabbos shiur, Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef explained there are two members of the Chief Rabbinate Council who wish to change the Chief Rabbinate of Israel’s position opposing visits to Har Habayis. Read more on… Continue Reading →
New York -The U.S. government on Tuesday filed its first criminal charges against a major drug distributor and company executives over their alleged roles in fueling the nation’s opioid epidemic by putting profits ahead of patients’ safety. Rochester Drug Co-operative… Continue Reading →
In news that is sure to excite the community, editors have announced the launch of a new Yiddish periodical titled Boro Park B’vinyana, a magazine which will offer in-depth insight and information behind the latest building projects undertaken by Mosdos… Continue Reading →
An totally Kosher event with music and Divrei Torah scheduled for Tuesday night in WIlliamsburg was banned at the last minute. The event was titled “Shirim, V’shiyurim”, and had a lineup of Chassidish singers, top of the line music, as… Continue Reading →
Washington – The United States and Israel have launched a reciprocal policy allowing major investors to reside in each country. Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Tuesday that it would grant investor visas permitting U.S. citizens, including vital workers and… Continue Reading →