Month August 2019
We’ve all heard the famous quote: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Unfortunately, the healthcare system today is largely designed as a “sick-care” system. Meaning, the average American adult visits their healthcare provider only when a… Continue Reading →
The IDF Northern Command said Thursday night that all leave has been canceled for combat soldiers near the Syria and Lebanon borders, amid regional tensions, according to media reports. Earlier… Read more » The post Northern Commander Cancels Leave for… Continue Reading →
El Al Airlines continued its growth spurt on Thursday with an announcement of new routes from Tel Aviv to Dublin and Dusseldorf. Flights will be thrice weekly to both cities,… Read more » The post El Al Adds Flights to… Continue Reading →
As the U.N. Security Council readied to vote Thursday on renewing the mandate of UNIFIL, Israel and the United States were working toward a more robust framework for the peacekeeping… Read more » The post Israel, U.S. Seeking Stronger UNIFIL… Continue Reading →
Paris – Leaders of the Freemason movement in Paris urged members not to attend events organized by France’s Jewish communities because of their support for Israel, which they said increases anti-Semitism. The circular issued this week by the Grand Orient… Continue Reading →
Some good news for drivers in Israel, as the price of gas will drop by 19 agorot a liter on motzei Shabbos at midnight. The price for a liter of 95 octane will cost NIS 6.07 including VAT at the… Continue Reading →
Thursday morning, a Jewish man from Crown Heights was mugged at gunpoint near his place of work in the area of Stanley Ave and Ashford Street in the East… Read more » The post Crown Heights Resident Mugged In… Continue Reading →
In what was described as a drive-by airgun shooting, two Blue & White party activists were lightly wounded at a rally in Rehovot on Thursday night, according to media reports.… Read more » The post Two Lightly Injured at Blue… Continue Reading →
Wall Street’s main indexes surged on Thursday, boosted by technology stocks, as China sounded hopeful on trade negotiations with the United States, lifting investor sentiment that has been dented by… Read more » The post Tech Rally Boosts Wall Street… Continue Reading →
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A strong letter drafted by the Boro Park Jewish Community Council was sent to the NYS Education Department. The letter clearly states the opposition of the Boro Park community towards… Read more » The post BPJCC Sends Letter to SED… Continue Reading →
A judge formally ended the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, but not without a final tribute to the women who spoke out against the financier. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman took the procedural step of adding his… Continue Reading →
Hurricane Dorian posed an increasing menace to Florida as it pushed over open waters Thursday after leaving limited damage in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The U.S. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been trying to prevent a renewal of negotiations between the United States and Iran, Channel 13 reported Thursday evening. Netanyahu made efforts to contact… Read more » The post Netanyahu Sought to Prevent a… Continue Reading →
Struggling Democratic presidential candidates are facing the bad news that they are not among the 10 who have qualified for the next debate, a predicament that is likely to spell doom for their campaigns. Hours ahead of a midnight Wednesday… Continue Reading →
Former FBI Director James Comey violated FBI policies in his handling of memos documenting private conversations with President Donald Trump, the Justice Department’s inspector general said Thursday. The watchdog office… Read more » The post Watchdog: Comey Violated FBI Policies… Continue Reading →
The Blue and White party accused Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of “buying” Zehut leader Moshe Feiglin’s support in his legal battles by giving him a ministry, The Times of… Read more » The post Blue and White: Netanyahu ‘Bought’… Continue Reading →
New Jersey – A New Jersey man has accused a Costco cashier of directing anti-Semitic remarks and questions at him while he was checking out. Irwin Levy filed a civil lawsuit on Monday in Monmouth County Superior Court about the… Continue Reading →
The Facebook page of the Republican Party in Rockland County caught the attention of New York’s top prosecutor with a video message against a multi-family development that has been deemed as anti-Semitic by members of the Jewish community and others…. Continue Reading →
A Facebook campaign ad from an upstate New York county’s Republican Party has been slammed as anti-Semitic and “deeply disturbing.” Titled “A storm is brewing in Rockland,” the video takes aim at the large and growing Hasidic Jewish community in… Continue Reading →
The tiny Pacific island government of Nauru has recognized Yerushalayim as the capital of Israel, joining Honduras, which did so on Wednesday. “The Mission of Nauru has the honor to… Read more » The post Nauru Recognizes Yerushalayim as Capital… Continue Reading →