Jerusalem – Israel Jittery About Gas Supply From Egypt
Jerusalem - An explosion at an Egyptian gas terminal that disrupted the supply of fuel to Israel had Israeli officials pressing Sunday to speed development of a natural gas deposit that they say can m...
Cairo – Egypt Opposition Groups Meet Vice President
Cairo, Egypt - Representatives from a wide range of Egypt's major opposition groups met Sunday with Vice President Omar Suleiman to discuss a blueprint for reforms to put the country on a path toward ...
New York – NY Museum Launches Shoah Education Site
New York - The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York announced recently the launch of "Coming of Age Now, Coming of Age in the Holocaust", a new multi-media websit...
Jerusalem – Mice Trained to Rat on Terrorists
Jerusalem - An Israeli start-up uses mice to sniff out explosives at security checkpoints. The company, named BioExplorers, is staffed by IDF Special Forces reservist soldiers and biologists. They say...
Baltimore, MD – Black, Jewish Communities at Odds over Shomrim
Baltimore, MD - When Pauline Watson felt threatened by teenagers loitering outside her condominium in this city's Park Heights neighborhood, she didn't call the police. She called Shomrim.
"We wer...
Santa Ana, CA – 11 Muslim Students Charged for Disrupting Israeli Ambassador’s Speech
Santa Ana, CA - A group of Muslim students accused of disrupting a speech by Israeli ambassador Michael Oren at the University of California, Irvine, were charged Friday with misdemeanor conspiracy co...
Florida – Holocaust Survivors Target Giant Insurer in Boca Raton
Boca Raton, FL - What does a company golf tournament starting Monday in South Florida have to do with life insurance policies from pre-World World II Germany?
Plenty, if the company is Allianz, the...
Washington – Feds Launch Health Care Fraud Most Wanted List
Washington - Health care fraud once was a faceless crime. Now it has a mug shot, even a smile.
Medicare and Medicaid scams cost taxpayers more than $60 billion a year, but bank holdups are more lik...
New York, NY – Cops to Use Facial-Recognition Technology to ID Criminals
New York, NY - Criminals are facing a new hi-tech crime-fighting weapon.
The NYPD is introducing a new computer program that uses advanced facial recognition to help identify wanted criminals caugh...
Israel – Police May Face Criminal Charges after Violence Case Reopened
Israel - Two police officers may face criminal charges over their attack on two detainees, thanks to the Yesha Human Rights Organization, which picked up the cause and got a closed case reopened.
T...
Munich – US-Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty Takes Effect
Munich - A new U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control treaty went into effect Saturday, securing a key foreign policy goal of President Barack Obama and raising hopes among officials on both sides that it w...
Brooklyn, NY – Big Names Ready a Lawsuit to Remove Bike Lane
Brooklyn, NY - It’s a who’s who directory of city government. Iris Weinshall, the former city transportation commissioner and wife of U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. A dean at Brooklyn College. Norman S...
Bakersfield, CA – Teacher, Rabbi Being Forced to Remove Yarmulke Suit Settled
Bakersfield, CA - A tentative settlement has been reached in the case of a veteran teacher and local rabbi who sued the Edison School District claiming discrimination on the basis of religion, age, ge...
Moscow – Rabbis To Lecture on Judaism in Moscow Prisons
Moscow - Russian prisoners will now be able to study Judaism, state-run media reported Friday, the latest in a string of initiatives to give inmates access to religion.
While Russia's Orthodox Chur...
New York, NY – Near-Miss Between American Airlines Jet and Two Air Force Planes
New York, NY - US safety officials said Friday they are investigating a near collision of an American Airlines jet and two military transport planes last month about 80 miles southeast of New York Cit...
New York, NY – Teachers Union President Compares Mayor Bloomberg to Hosni Mubarak
New York, NY - Teachers union president Mike Mulgrew dropped a nuclear verbal bomb on Mayor Bloomberg yesterday, equating him with Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak for tearing into parents who heckled...
Illinois – Chicago Residents Call “dibs” On Dug-out Parking
Illinois - A blizzard that dumped nearly 2 feet of snow has revived a longstanding Chicago tradition: Break out the patio furniture. Or, if none is available, suitcases, garbage cans, strollers, bar s...
Geneva – Bush’s Swiss Visit Canceled after Protest Threat
Geneva - A visit former U.S. President George W. Bush planned to make to Switzerland next week has been canceled because of security concerns, after left-wing groups called for mass protests and right...
London – 1000 UK Police On Alert As Far Right Group Protests
London - More than 1,000 police officers kept a far-right group and anti-fascist protesters apart during rival demonstrations in an English town on Saturday.
Officers formed cordons to separate abo...
Cairo – AP Report: Only The Military Can Tell Egypt’s Mubarak To Go
Cairo - Ultimately, only the military can tell President Hosni Mubarak — one of its own — that it's time to step down.
Egypt's most powerful and most secretive institution has so far given no hint ...