Month September 2019
A United Nations report on anti-Semitism released this week reflects the deep concern that Jews and all civilized people share about the worldwide trend toward bigotry. The report, “Combatting Antisemitism… Read more » The post An Unprecedented Report From the… Continue Reading →
A Brooklyn man has been convicted of collecting cash to fund a co-conspirator’s travel to fight on behalf of the Islamic State. A jury on Tuesday found Dilkhayot Kasimov, a citizen of Uzbekistan, guilty of conspiracy and attempting to provide… Continue Reading →
Workers, Car Owners, Dealers And GM Feel Pinch From Strike DETROIT (AP) – As the United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors stretches into a second week, it’s not just… Read more » The post Business Briefs – September 25,… Continue Reading →
U.S. stocks rose as renewed signs of easing trade tensions diverted attention from the swirling impeachment drama in Washington, D.C. The dollar rallied the most since March. The S&P 500… Read more » The post Stocks Rise on Trade Hopes,… Continue Reading →
Abruptly cast into the center of a political storm in the United States, Ukraine’s president steered clear of the controversy Wednesday as he made his debut at the United Nations,… Read more » The post Entangled in U.S. Scandal, Ukraine’s… Continue Reading →
TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY, 2 EVENTS 7:00 PM Shaarey Zedek Congregation 12800 Chandler Blvd, Valley Village, CA 91607 (directions) 8:30 PM At the home of Chanaya & Estee Silber 318 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (directions) Please come and bring… Continue Reading →
A crumbling three-mile stretch of the New York State Thruway that runs through Seneca Indian Nation territory will be repaired under an agreement between the state and the Senecas. The… Read more » The post Senecas, New York Reach Agreement… Continue Reading →
Officials have announced an end to the measles outbreak that infected 312 people since last October in Rockland County in New York City’s northern suburbs. The state Health Department says… Read more » The post Measles Outbreak That Sickened 312… Continue Reading →
The NYPD and Boro Park Shomrim were on the scene investigating a hate crime in the heart of Boro Park’s Orthodox Jewish community. Swastikas were found inside a residential building on 44 Street between 15th and 15th Avenues on Wednesday… Continue Reading →
Hatzalah of Essex County today held an inauguration ceremony today, celebrating the new name, as well as a new ambulance donated by Mr. Yanky Tauber. The celebration was held at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, and was attended by… Continue Reading →
The U.N. agency linking postal systems worldwide on Wednesday agreed to reform its fee structure under a proposal by the United States that averted the Trump administration leaving the global… Read more » The post U.N. Postal Union Clinches Deal… Continue Reading →
Iran’s president warned world leaders Wednesday that security in the energy-rich Persian Gulf could collapse quickly with a “single blunder,” and he accused the United States of engaging in “merciless economic terrorism” against his country. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
Of the 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, 185 have said that they are for an impeachment inquiry or impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump as they accuse him, based on a whistleblower complaint in the U.S. intelligence community, allegedly conditioning around $450 million… Continue Reading →
In offering Ukraine’s president the help of Attorney General William Barr in investigating rival Joe Biden, President Donald Trump is once again inserting the nation’s top law enforcement officer into… Read more » The post Barr in Familiar Role, Thrust… Continue Reading →
New York’s attorney general joined the Brooklyn district attorney and several immigrant advocates’ groups Wednesday in filing two separate federal lawsuits challenging Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in New York… Read more » The post Lawsuits Target ICE Arrests in… Continue Reading →
Following the installation of cellular jamming devices inside prisons by the Israel Prisons Service (IPS), Hamas terrorists went on a hunger strike some two weeks ago. On Wednesday, the strikers announced that they are ending the strike. Read more on… Continue Reading →
Israeli police said Wednesday they arrested the Palestinian minister of Yerushalayim Affairs for conducting political activity in east Yerushalayim. Fadi al-Hadami was charged with allegedly breaking a law prohibiting political… Read more » The post Israel Arrests PA Minister in… Continue Reading →
A northern Virginia woman is suing a company that she says refused to hire her after she requested two five-minute breaks to pray during her work shift. Shahin Indorewala, 26,… Read more » The post Virginia Woman Sues, Says Prayer… Continue Reading →
Seventeen states sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block rules weakening the Endangered Species Act, saying the changes would make it tougher to protect wildlife even in the midst of… Read more » The post 17 States Sue Feds Over… Continue Reading →