Yearly Archives: 2012
Paramus, NJ – Investigators Probe Evidence Of Fire At Orthodox Synagogue Center
Paramus, NJ - Investigators are at a Jewish temple and nursery school, looking into a charred area on the back of the building Tuesday morning.
Authorities from the Paramus Poli...
Washington – Gun Sales Break Records Before Holiday
Washington - The FBI reported record-breaking firearm sales in the days leading up to the holiday.
Gun dealers requested more than 1.5 million background checks on buyers in Decem...
Queens, NY – Person of Interest Questioned in Queens Firebomb Attacks
New York, NY - New York's police commissioner says detectives are questioning a man in connection with at least four suspected arson attacks on an Islamic cultural center and other...
Brooklyn, NY – Tribute to Rav Yehoshua Heschel Wolhendler Z’l
Brooklyn, NY - Rashi (Bereishis 28:10) states that when a tzaadik leaves a city, pana hodah, pana zivah, pana hadarah, its magnificence departs, its luster departs, and its grandeu...
Santiago – Israel Offers Aid To Chile After Forest Fire
Santiago - Israel on Tuesday offered to send a delegation of experts to Chile to provide assistance in reforestation after the devastating fire in the country's Torres de Paine Nat...
Tehran – Iran Warns US Carrier: Don’t Come Back To Gulf
Tehran - Iran's army chief on Tuesday warned an American aircraft carrier not to return to the Persian Gulf in Tehran's latest tough rhetoric over the strategic waterway, part of a...
Des Moines, IA – Hours From Voting, Iowa Still Unpredictable
Des Moines, IA - In the kickoff contest of the 2012 presidential race, Republican candidates argued right up to Tuesday's finish line in Iowa over which candidate the voters can tr...
Ramallah, West Bank – Palestinians Warn Of ‘New Measures’ If Talks Fail
Ramallah, West Bank - The Palestinian president on Tuesday threatened to take "new measures" against Israel if a much-anticipated meeting in Jordan fails to bring about a resumptio...
Jerusalem – Images Portraying Police Commander as Hitler Investigated
Jerusalem - Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch expressed his shock Tuesday over the release of images depicting Jerusalem District Police Commander Niso Shaham as Adol...
New York, NY – Bomber May Have Attacked Fifth Spot in Possible Bias Crimes
New York, NY - Police kept watch over a globally prominent Islamic cultural center that was firebombed as they investigated other possibly linked attacks that also could be bias cr...
Jerusalem – Israel Parliament Approves Law on Top Court Judges
Jerusalem - Israeli lawmakers have pushed ahead contentious legislation that critics say undermines the independence of the country's Supreme Court and is part of a broader assault...
Miami Beach, FL – Stolen Hatzolah Medical Equipment Recovered
Miami Beach, FL - Medical equipment stolen from a local volunteer group is back in the right hands, thanks to a 7News viewer.
Thousands of dollars worth of stolen medical equip...
Long Island, NY – Friendly Fire Killed ATF Agent During Pharmacy Robbery
Long Island, NY - Authorities believe friendly fire from a retired Nassau County cop killed a hero ATF agent trying to stop a drug-addled ex-con from robbing a Long Island pharmacy...
Concord, NH – New Polls Point To Romney Landslide In N.Hampshire
Concord, NH - Mitt Romney is not only widening his margin in New Hampshire, his supporters are now the least likely to change their minds between now and next Tuesday, according to...
Jerusalem – Saudi Hackers Post 1000s Of Israeli Credit Card Numbers
Jerusalem - Credit companies tell customers to remain calm, say only 100s of authentic numbers were published by 'Saudi group.'
Saudi hackers claimed Monday to have published th...
Budapest, Hungary – Thousands Protest Over New Hungarian Constitution
Budapest, Hungary - Tens of thousands of protesters on Monday jeered Hungarian leaders outside a glitzy gala to mark the country's brand new constitution, accusing the government o...
Washington – Analysis: GOP Race Has Yet To Fully Test Romney
Washington - Mitt Romney's surprisingly easy rise to the top of Iowa presidential polls, aided by his GOP rivals' in-fighting, masks vulnerabilities he will have to confront eventu...
Los Angeles, CA – ABC News: German National Behind LA Arson Attacks, Says Hates America
Los Angeles, CA - Law enforcement officials have confirmed at a press conference that the man they picked up this morning as a person of interest has been arrested for arson.
Th...
Jerusalem – Survivor Donates Prized ‘Sidur’ To Yad Vashem
Jerusalem - Irene Haya Weiss of Toronto wrote siddur by hand from memory in 1945 while in Auschwitz.
When Holocaust survivor Irene Haya Weiss of Toronto heard her daughter was g...
Jerusalem – IDF Rules Soldiers Must Attend All Official Ceremonies
Jerusalem - Religious soldiers will not be allowed to leave official IDF ceremonies during performances by female singers, Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz ruled on Monday.
G...