Month June 2019
Shortly after Iran shot down an American surveillance drone on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called on “all peace-loving countries” to support U.S. efforts to halt escalating Iranian provocations.… Read more » The post Netanyahu Urges ‘Peace-Loving Countries’ to… Continue Reading →
Hamas’ chief Ismail Haniyeh on Thursday accused Israel of dragging its feet in carrying out its obligations under an indirect cease-fire for the Gaza Strip, saying the fragile deal was… Read more » The post Gaza Ceasefire in Trouble Amid… Continue Reading →
Mobile technology has transformed the way we live – how we read, work, communicate, shop and date. But we already know this. What we have not yet grasped is the way the tiny machines in front of us are remolding… Continue Reading →
London – Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, once an opponent of leaving the European Union who has now promised to exit with a deal, are the final two in the race to replace Prime Minister Theresa May. Despite… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump declared Thursday that “Iran made a very big mistake” in shooting down a U.S. drone but suggested it was an accident rather than a strategic error. Asked about a U.S. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Hong Kong – When Hong Kong residents took to the streets to protest a controversial extradition law on consecutive weekends this month, observers on all sides agreed the crowds were huge. But exactly how huge is a point of contention… Continue Reading →
A Senate committee has passed a bill raising funding levels for security for faith-based and nonprofit organizations. The Protecting Faith-Based and Nonprofit Organizations From Terrorism Act, which passed the Senate… Read more » The post Senate Committee Raises Funding for… Continue Reading →
Washington – President Donald Trump is playing down Iran’s downing of an American drone, saying that it might have been a mistake executed by someone just being “loose and stupid.” Trump told reporters Thursday that the shoot down of the… Continue Reading →
Joe Biden refused calls to apologize Wednesday for saying that the Senate “got things done” with “civility” even when the body included segregationists with whom he disagreed. His rivals for… Read more » The post Biden Not Apologizing for Remarks… Continue Reading →
New York will soon have the nation’s most aggressive and ambitious target for reducing carbon emissions. The state Assembly approved the new targets early Thursday following Senate passage the day… Read more » The post NY Lawmakers OK Most Ambitious… Continue Reading →
Potent thunderstorms have left more than 200,000 people without power across the southern United States — and fierce winds are expected to wallop parts of several states as new storms… Read more » The post Tornados in Texas, Flooding in… Continue Reading →
Israeli forces arrested a Jordanian national acting on behalf of Iranian intelligence to establish a spy network in Israel and the West Bank earlier this year, the Shin Bet security service revealed Thursday. Read more on Yeshiva World News
President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday addressed the International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism and the BDS Campaign held by the Ministry of Strategic Affairs. Some 350 participants from 30 countries are participating in the conference which aims to confront the BDS… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is appealing to “all peace-loving countries” to support American efforts to halt what he called escalating Iranian provocations. Speaking Thursday at a reception for the New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Netanyahu said… Continue Reading →
The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to AskTheMayor@thelakewoodscoop.com. Question: I live near the public school on 7th and Clifton. I was wondering why it has… Continue Reading →
Iran will not be attending next week’s summit in Yerushalayim with Israel, the U.S. and Russia, but that doesn’t mean no one will speak up for it. Russia will. “Iran… Read more » The post Russia Looking Out for Iranian… Continue Reading →
A World War I memorial in the shape of a Christian religious symbol can continue to stand on public land in Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The justices, in… Read more » The post Supreme Court Upholds Religious Symbol… Continue Reading →
Former top White House adviser Hope Hicks refused to answer questions related to her time in the White House in a daylong interview with the House Judiciary Committee, dimming Democrats’ chances of obtaining new or substantive information about President Donald… Continue Reading →
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he’s open for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump but doesn’t expect quick progress on easing tensions with Washington. The Russian leader also strongly warned the United States against using… Continue Reading →
U.S. long-term mortgage rates were little changed this week. The key 30-year, fixed-rate loan hovered around an average 3.8% for the third straight week. Before leveling off, rates marked six… Read more » The post Long-Term Mortgage Rates Little Changed;… Continue Reading →
Hatzalah has received New York City funding for the first time ever, Councilman Chaim Deutsch announced. The volunteer ambulance service that responds to over 50,000 emergency medical calls each year… Read more » The post Hatzalah Receives $150K in NYC… Continue Reading →