Sydney, Australia – For five years, members of St Ives’ Orthodox Jewish community have applied – and failed – to seek permission to build an eruv – or symbolic barrier – around a vast tract of the suburb.Now the matter has landed in the NSW Land and Environment Court for a ruling. Read More »
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Riot on Bus After Secular Man Won’t Sit Next to Belz’r Chasid
Jerusalem – A riot broke out on an Egged bus on Wednesday evening after a young secular man refused to allow a Belz Hasid to sit next to him.The 55-year-old Hasid boarded a Route 480 Egged bus traveling from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. Read More »
Sarkozy Advises Against Military Strike On Iran
Paris, France – French President Nicolas Sarkozy put his reputation as a stalwart friend of Israel on the line Wednesday, warning that military was no way to deal with nuclear-minded Iran at a dinner hosted by France’s main Jewish group — and his likely presidential election rival in the audience.In the wake of new U.S. Read More »
Williamsburg Residents Concerned Over USPS Closure Of Their CPU Post Office
Brooklyn, NY – Coming off a fiscal year in which they reported a $5.1 billion loss, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has come up with a confusing approach for improving their 2012 bottom line: cutting services without lowering costs. Read More »
Terrorist Freed in Shalit Deal Arrested after Rejoining Hamas
Israel – A terrorist who was released early as part of the Shalit deal is suspected of engaging in terror-related activity and could go back to prison to serve the remaining 27 years of his sentence, the IDF’s official newspaper, BaMahane, reported Wednesday. Read More »
Israel’s President Sends Message Of Peace To Iran
Jerusalem – Israel’s president reached out to the Iranian people with a message of peace Wednesday, as the West tightened sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program, and a former Israeli spymaster said Israel is not in mortal danger. Read More »
Exclusive Kosher Caterer Accused With Serving Non-Kosher Food
Melville, NY – The chef and general manager of a large Long Island based kosher catering company have filed court papers charging the owner with serving non-kosher food at kosher affairs for the past sixteen months. Read More »
Sarkozy, Chief Challenger To Meet At Jewish Gala
Paris, France – French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the man leading the race to unseat him in upcoming elections are attending an annual dinner honoring France’s Jewish community, in a rare joint appearance.The dinner has become a can’t-miss date on the French political calendar. Read More »
Sarkozy Meets Israeli Soldier Held Hostage 5 Years
Paris, France – French President Nicolas Sarkozy has met with an Israeli-French soldier who was held hostage for five years by Palestinian militants.Gilad Schalit has maintained a low profile since his release from captivity in Gaza in October in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. Read More »
Nazi Surgical Tools Sale Sparks Outrage
London – A collection of surgical equipment that belonged to a Nazi concentration camp commandant is being put up for auction in southwest England this week. Read More »
UPDATE: Four Charged With Hate Crime For Attacking Chasidc Student In Anti-Semtic …
Monsey, NY – Four people are facing hate crime charges after allegedly targeting a man for a violent robbery in Rockland County because he was Jewish.“You want something because of me or you want money, that’s an issue, but if you want my money because you want to attack me because I’m Jewish, that’s something else. Read More »
Cops: Jewish Man Threatened In Antisemtic Tirade
Point Pleasant, NJ – A Toms River man went on a violent, epithet-laced tirade against the police and a Jewish man here last week, according to the authorities.It is unclear from criminal complaints against the man, Nicholas Rizzi, what precipitated the Saturday incident on Jarob Court. Read More »
Arab Teen Sprays Tear Gas Aboard Bus; 9 Hurt
Israel – Nine bus passengers in southern Israel were injured on Tuesday when a teen sprayed tear gas inside the vehicle before fleeing the scene. The police believe that the incident was a prank gone bad and not an attempted terror attack.“The entire bus was full of smoke,” one witness said. “Our eyes started stinging. We began to suffocate. Read More »
Hezbollah: Iran Will Not Ask It To Strike Israel
Beirut – The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says if Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear facilities, Iran will not order his group to retaliate.Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says in case of such an attack, his leadership would meet and decide what to do. He spoke to supporters by video link. Read More »
Democrat In Bid To Reclaim Weiner’s Seat From G.O.P.
New York, NY – In a sign that Democrats are eager to reclaim a Congressional seat in New York City, Assemblyman Rory I. Lancman plans to announce on Tuesday that he intends to challenge Representative Bob Turner, a freshman Republican, in the November election.The decision by Mr. Read More »
German Court Rejects Jewish Ghetto Work Claims
Berlin – A German court has rejected the claim of two Jewish women for extra pension payments for work they did under the Nazis in ghettos.The Federal Social Affairs Court in Kassel ruling Tuesday could affect some 20,000 people who worked for meager wages in the ghettos. Read More »
Arson Suspect Pleads Guilty To Assault; Judge Says No Less Than Five Years On Jail
New Square, NY – An 18-year-old New Square man accused of trying to kill his neighbor in an arson attack stemming from a religious dispute pleaded guilty this morning to first-degree assault. Advertisement: Shaul Spitzer, who worked for the Hasidic Jewish community’s rabbinic leader, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison. Read More »
Judge Orders Nazi-looted Painting Returned To Jewish Heirs
Tallahasse, FL – A federal judge has ordered the return of a 16th Century Baroque painting depicting Christ carrying the cross to the heirs of a Jewish man who died shortly before the German occupation of France in World War II.U.S. Read More »
Israeli Radio In Farsi Transmits Peace To Iran
Jerusalem – While Israeli leaders are increasingly sounding belligerent warnings of a potential military strike against Iran’s nuclear installations, a group of Iranian-Israelis are transmitting a different message. Read More »
R’ Elyashiv’s Condition Grave as Call Comes for Continued Prayers
Jerusalem – Jews worldwide continue to pray for Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, one of the greatest and most beloved gedolim of our generation, who has been in critical condition at Jerusalem’s Shaarei Tzedek hospital since Sunday. Read More »
2 Arrested After Attack On Jewish Man
Ramapo, NY – Police arrested two people on hate crime charges after an attack on a Jewish man.Police say it happened at about 11: 49 p.m. on Monday. Police say they got a call about a man screaming on Grove St. Witnesses say two black men in their late teens to early twenties had come but behind the victim and hit hit in the head. Read More »
Israel Fears Hezbollah Could Get Arms From Syria
Jerusalem – Israeli defense officials say they are increasingly concerned that Lebanese militants could get their hands on weapons from violence-wracked Syria. Read More »
New US Sanctions On Iran Aim To Head Off Israel
Washington – Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran’s economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities to allow more time for sanctions to work. Advertisement: The U.S. Read More »
Vandals Attack Jerusalem Monastery, School
Jerusalem – Vandals attacked a monastery in Jerusalem and a prominent school with a mixed Jewish-Arab student body on Tuesday, and police said they suspected Jewish extremists were behind the violence. Read More »
Judge Praises Shomrim For Their Part In Catching Robbers
London – The police and a judge have praised the work of the Shomrim Jewish police in helping apprehend a group of robbers in Hendon.On August 9 2011 police were called after four men robbed a man, 24, waiting at a bus stop in Queens Road. Read More »
Fluke Super Bowl Winnings To Be Donated To ‘Tzedaka’
New York, NY – The New York Giants weren’t the only winners in Super Bowl XLVI.An Orthodox Jewish New York City man who placed a one thousand dollar bet at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas that the Giants would score first on a safety in the annual event, won big as well. Read More »
French President Guest Of Honor At Jewish Representative Body Annual Dinner
Paris, france – For the third time since he came to power in 2007, French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be Wednesday night the guest of honor at the annual dinner of CRIF, the umbrella representative group of French Jewish organizations. Read More »
Jewish Support For Republicans Jumpes Drastically
Washington – Jewish support for the Republican Party has grown dramatically since 2008 nationwide, a new analysis of survey data out from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press suggests.The data found that the shift in the GOP direction has been more significant than among the general public. Read More »
Obama: US Has ‘Very Good’ Intelligence On Iran
Washington – President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a “very good estimate” of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran’s inner workings.“Do we know all of the dynamics inside of Iran? Absolutely not,” Obama said. “Iran itself is a lot more divided now than it was. Read More »
U.S. Embassy Demands Proof of Parentage for IVF Babies bBrn in Israel
Jerusalem – American embassy and consular officials in Israel are requiring applicants seeking U.S. citizenship for their children to prove parentage in cases where they received fertility treatments, causing them consternation and bureaucratic hassles. Read More »
Bishop Apologizes for King-Crowning Ceremony Wrapped in ‘Auschwitz’ Torah
Georgia – Senior Bishop Eddie Long issued an apology to the Anti-Defamation League for his role in a king-crowning ceremony last weekend. Read More »
Israeli Military Appoints New Air Force Chief
Jerusalem – Israel’s military has picked a new air force chief at a time of growing tension with Iran. Advertisement: The military said Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel, 52, was appointed Sunday and takes over in April. U.S. officials say Israel might be planning to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities in the spring. Read More »
Iran Vows To Hit Any Country That Stages Attack
Tehran, Iran – Iran will target any country where an attack against it is staged, a senior Guard commander warned Sunday, the latest Iranian threat tied to growing tensions over its nuclear program and Western sanctions.Gen. Hossein Salami, deputy commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard, Iran’s most powerful military force, did not elaborate. Read More »
Israeli Prospector Says Natural Gas Found Offshore
Jerusalem – American and Israeli gas prospectors say they have discovered a large amount of offshore natural gas in Israeli waters near the Lebanese border.Delek Group Ltd. announced the discovery to Israel’s stock exchange Sunday. U.S.-based Noble Energy Inc. is partnering with Delek on the offshore drilling. Read More »
‘Son Of Hamas’ Visits Chabad, Draws Large Crowd
Mount Kisco, NY – Mosab Hassan Yousef has become estranged from his Palestinian family after outing himself as a long-time spy for Israeli intelligence, and does not regret his service. Read More »
Palestinians: Home Sprayed with ‘Death to Arabs’
West Bank – Palestinians say extremist Jews have scrawled their home in a West Bank village with offensive graffiti in retaliation for an upcoming demolition of a wildcat Jewish outpost.Resident Ayid Mazloum, 47, says the men sprayed his home with “Death to the Arabs” before being chased from the village of El-Jinya. Read More »
Anger at Night Caucus Over a Religious Declaration
Las Vegas – Angry Ron Paul supporters overtook a special caucus Saturday night for religious voters who honor the Sabbath, prompting long lines, frantic GOP officials and voter fraud complaints.The Las Vegas caucus was supposed to start hours after the rest of the state concluded its Republican presidential caucuses. Read More »
NY Times: Gingrich Patron Adelson Could Have A Plan B: Romney
New York – Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino executive keeping Newt Gingrich’s presidential hopes alive, has relayed assurances to Mitt Romney that he will provide even more generous support to his candidacy if he becomes the Republican nominee, several associates said in interviews here. Read More »
Ex-haredim To Sue State For Damages
Israel – Will the State of Israel be forced to pay for missing core studies? Dozens of former ultra-Orthodox men and women are seeking to sue the State for damages they allegedly suffered by not studying basic subjects like math or English in the schools they were educated in. Read More »
Iran Launches New Military Exercises
Tehran, Iran – Iran began ground military exercises Saturday and defiantly warned that it could cut off oil exports to “hostile” European nations as tensions rise over suggestions that military strikes are an increasing possibility if sanctions fail to rein in the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Read More »
NYPD On High-Alert At Jewish Institutions from Iranian Terrorists
New York, NY – The NYPD has increased security at the Israeli consulate, synagogues and other Jewish cultural institutions throughout the city.The rising tensions between Israel and Iran have prompted the security increase in our area. Heavily armed police and bomb sniffing dogs were posted outside the Israeli consulate on Manhattan’s East Side. Read More »
Time to Caucus? Not Until After Sundown for Orthodox Jews
Las Vegas, NV – Holding a caucus or primary on a Saturday may be convenient for some, but it’s also the Sabbath for Orthodox Jews. That’s the scenario playing out today in Nevada, site of the latest Republican Presidential Caucuses. But GOP leaders in Nevada have a solution. Read More »
Muslims To NY Attorney General: Investigate NYPD
New York – Thirty-two civil rights groups from around the country filed a complaint with the New York attorney general Friday over police documents that showed the New York Police Department recommending increased surveillance of Shiite mosques based solely on their religion. Read More »
Think Again: An Apology To Non-haredi Readers
Jerusalem – Whenever I make a presentation on the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community, my first task is to undermine the common perception of the community as an undifferentiated sea of black automatons who wake up in the morning and receive their marching orders from central command, like something out of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Read More »
FBI Tricked Man Convicted Of Plot To Bomb Synagogues: Lawyers
Bronx, NY – Lawyers defending four men convicted of plotting to bomb New York synagogues asked an appeals court to consider an unusual argument—that the government improperly exploited a love relationship between the main defendant and the case’s informant. Read More »
Panetta: US Prepared To Respond To Iran
Ramstein Air Base, Germany – U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday the key to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb is keeping global support for tough economic sanctions.Speaking to US airmen in Germany, Panetta reiterated that if Iran does not change course, the US is “prepared to respond if we have to. Read More »
Historic YouTube Footage Of Gedolim Viewed By Thousands
New York – A rare glimpse into Jewish history came to light this week, as historic footage of a visit by some of the most renowned Rabbonim of our recent past was accidentally discovered by Rabbi Moshe Berkowitz, former gabbai for the Rimnitzer Rebbe Zt’l. Read More »
Santorum Warns Voters Of Country’s Likely Demise Over Iranian Attack On Israel
Lakewood, CO – Rick Santorum’s campaign slogan could very well be one word: doomsday.To hear him tell it, the United States will collapse under the weight of its health care system and basic freedoms will be history. Iran will annihilate Israel and then South Carolina if Iran isn’t blocked from building a nuclear weapon. Read More »
Hungary’s Malev Airline Ceases Operations
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary’s national carrier ceased operations, grounded all its flights and stranded more than 7,000 passengers Friday, blaming what it called an “unsustainable” financial situation. Advertisement: Malev has debts of around 60 billion forints ($270 million) and has been unable to find new investors. Read More »
Khamenei: Iran To Aid Anyone Confronting Israel
Tehran, Iran – Iran will help any nation or group that confronts the “cancer” Israel, the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday. Read More »
Iran Launching Satellite Into Orbit
Tehran – Iran successfully launched a new small satellite into orbit early Friday, state media reported, the latest in the country’s ambitious space program that has raised concerns because if its possible military applications. Read More »
Obama Turns Off Jewish Voters
Washington – A new Pew poll tell us that support for the Democratic Party has declined from 38 to 34 percent. Read More »
West Making Case to Israel: Don’t Attack Iran
Washington – Israel’s major allies in the West are working hard to talk it out of a unilateral military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, arguing forcefully that an attack ultimately would strengthen, not weaken, the regime in Tehran. Read More »
Jewish Leaders Horrified By Ga. Preacher’s Ceremony Using Holy Torah
Atlanta, GA – Jewish leaders are criticizing a ceremony that involved a controversial megachurch leader being wrapped in a religious scroll and exalted as a “king” to the applause of his parishioners. Read More »
NJ Law Enforcement Honored in Brooklyn (video-photos)
Brooklyn, NY – A host of elected officials, community leaders and members of law enforcement turned out on Wednesday night for a tribute to honor Bergen County law enforcement officials for their quick apprehension of a suspect in the recent anti Semitic firebombing of Congregation Beth El in Rutherford, New Jersey. Read More »
Britain: Israel Might Carry Out A Pre-Emptive Strike On Iran
London – Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Thursday he has concerns there could be a military conflict with Iran over its disputed nuclear program. Read More »
Israeli Diplo’s Daughter Arrested at JFK Airport
New York, NY – Police arrested the 39-year-old daughter of the former Israeli defense minister on outstanding drug charges as she tried to fly from Kennedy Airport to Tel Aviv, The Post has learned.Talya Ben-Eliezer was taken into custody about 8: 40 p.m. Read More »
Washington Post: Israel Advised The U.S. Of Willing To Attack Iran On Its Own
Washington – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has a lot on his mind these days, from cutting the defense budget to managing the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. But his biggest worry is the growing possibility that Israel will attack Iran militarily over the next few months. Read More »
Israel: New Subsidies Don’t Apply To Settlements
Jerusalem – New financial incentives designed to lure Israelis to poorer, outlying areas have been revised to exclude West Bank settlements, officials said Thursday.A government announcement about the Cabinet decision earlier this week identified some 550 communities that qualified for the subsidies, including 70 West Bank settlements. Read More »
Ehud Barak: Military Action May Be Needed Against Iran
Herzliya, Israel – Israel’s defense minister says there is growing international awareness that military against Iran’s nuclear program will have to be considered.Ehud Barak told a security conference on Thursday that he senses a change in international thinking. Read More »
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