Month April 2019
Palestinian officials say dozens of prisoners in Israeli jails have ended a hunger strike over phone privileges. Palestinian Prisoners Affairs Minister Qadri Abu Bakir said on Tuesday that a deal was reached with Israeli authorities to end the eight-day strike… Continue Reading →
Washington – Stepping up pressure on Cuba, President Donald Trump is poised to allow lawsuits against foreign companies that have benefited from Cuba’s seizure of American companies after the 1959 revolution, a senior administration official said Tuesday. The move marks… Continue Reading →
Stocks were higher on Wall Street in afternoon trading Tuesday as investors sized up the latest batch of company earnings reports. The gains, which followed a rally in overseas stock… Read more » The post Banks and Tech Companies Lead… Continue Reading →
In what can only be described as unprecedented, over five hundred doctors representing numerous Jewish communities across North America , signed a letter confirming the need for all children and healthy adults to get immunized according to the CDC schedule…. Continue Reading →
Monsey, NY – Upping the ante in the war against measles, Rockland County Executive Ed Day issued two new directives today aimed at curbing the seven month long outbreak, warning that violators could face fines of up to $2,000 per… Continue Reading →
Over 500 doctors, representing numerous Jewish communities across North America, signed a letter confirming the need for all children and healthy adults to get immunized according to the CDC schedule.… Read more » The post Over 500 Doctors Servicing Jewish… Continue Reading →
Israeli authorities extensively interrogated a Jewish American activist leaving the country about her work with a non-profit organization, the group said Tuesday. Israel has in the past detained and interrogated… Read more » The post Rights Activist Detained at Ben… Continue Reading →
A New Jersey woman pleaded guilty on Monday to her role in concocting a feel-good tale about a homeless man rescuing her from the side of a highway in order… Read more » The post Woman Pleads Guilty to GoFundMe… Continue Reading →
New Right leader Naftali Bennett conceded defeat on Tuesday, after days of disputing the vote count. “We did find irregularities at the polls and more, but that, in of itself,… Read more » The post Bennett Gives In, New Right… Continue Reading →
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Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon on Tuesday morning visited the Geula area of the capital, escorted by Deputy Mayor Yossi Deutsch and a team of city officials, most from the sanitation department. Read more on Yeshiva World News
New York – State Senator Andrew Gounardes (SD-22) and Assembly Member Mathylde Frontus (AD-46) have introduced legislation to provide Brooklyn residents who, in one month, make at least 10 trips across the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge using an E-Z Pass account, the… Continue Reading →
The American Museum of Natural History in New York will not be hosting a scheduled gala dinner honoring the president of Brazil. The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce had rented space… Read more » The post Museum of Natural History Won’t… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won the backing of a majority of parliament members on Tuesday to form a new government, after the April 9 election. Netanyahu is heading towards a record fifth term in office confident of… Continue Reading →
London – When Samsung said this year it would launch a smartphone with a folding screen, the big question was whether the innovation was something people actually wanted or needed. Is the Galaxy Fold a gimmick to help sell more… Continue Reading →
The leader of the gang which attacked Argentina’s Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Gabriel Davidovich, was arrested Tuesday night by the local police. Together with the leader of the gang, known as Koko, two other suspects were arrested who are suspected of… Continue Reading →
The results of a comprehensive, independent study, has pointed to a direct correlation between increasing amenities providing for the unique needs of the Orthodox Jewish homebuyer and average sale prices of homes, TLS has found. The study centered on sale… Continue Reading →
Thirty children and teenagers from the Jerusalem area, aged 7-14, who developed a rash, swelling and itching in their eyes and skin, were brought to the Galil Medical Center after sleeping at night in one of the forests in the… Continue Reading →
New York – Somewhere in the shadows of federal bureaucracy, there was an issue about the drinking habits of Augusto Pinochet. The National Security Archive, an advocate for open government, had for years tried to gain access to intelligence files… Continue Reading →
President Rivlin on Tuesday held a second consecutive day of meetings with Knesset faction leaders towards determining who they recommend receiving the presidential mandate to form the next coalition government. Read more on Yeshiva World News