New York, NY – LeBron Isn’t The Only Thing NYC’s Taxes Drive Away
New York, NY - Did New York lose out on LeBron because of our astronomical income tax? Maybe — but we’re losing a lot more than basketball stars because of it.
In addition to sunny beaches and fabu...
Ramallah, West Bank – Abbas: No Point In Direct Talks With Israel Now
Ramallah, West Bank - The Palestinian president, who is under U.S. pressure to resume direct talks with Israel, said that doing so under current circumstances would be pointless.
Mahmoud Abbas soun...
Israel – Netanyahu: Obama ‘Understanding’ of Israel’s Security Concerns
Israel - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to ease reports of rifts between the U.S. and Israel, saying he found President Barack Obama to be understanding of the Jewish state's security concer...
New York – Nutritional Value of Fruits, Veggies is Dwindling
New York - While we've been dutifully eating our fruits and vegetables all these years, a strange thing has been happening to our produce. It's losing its nutrients. That's right: Today's conventional...
New York – As Temperatures Rose, FDNY Battled Record Number of Fires
New York - Firefighters in New York City battled a record number of fires this week during a heat wave that topped 100 degrees.
The Uniformed Firefighters Association of New York says this week ...
Monticello, NY – Sullivan County’s Walmart Beefs Up Kosher Section
Monticello, NY - First, Walmart conquered the Main Street market of hardware and underwear.
Now the retail giant is going after another market — the Catskill kosher market of gefilte fish and blint...
Jerusalem – Knesset Member Moshe Gafni Joins Charedi Protest Against Grave Desecration [photos-video]
Jerusalem - Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox arrived at the Andromeda Hill area in Jaffa on Sunday to protest against construction work taking place there.
Large police forces were dispatched to the scen...
Sullivan County, NY – Tribe Again Drops Monticello Casino Plan
Monticello, NY - For the third time in 15 years, the St. Regis Mohawk tribe is walking away from efforts to build a casino at the Monticello Raceway in Sullivan County.
The termination was announce...
Malmo, Sweden – Jews Reluctantly Abandon City Amid Growing Anti Semitism
Malmo, Sweden - At some point, the shouts of “Heil Hitler” that often greeted Marcus Eilenberg as he walked to the 107-year-old Moorish-style synagogue in this port city forced the 32-year-old attorne...
New York, NY – Con Ed Finally Restores Power To Brooklyn, Queens
New York, NY - The power problems that impacted thousands of ConEd customers in Brooklyn were finally over Sunday.
Late Friday night the utility reduced voltage by 8-percent in the central and sout...
Manhattan, NY – Physically Separated Dedicated Bus Lanes to Get Federal Aid
Manhattan, NY - The federal government will cover half the cost of New York City's plan to remake 34th Street by 2012 by creating physically separated, dedicated bus lanes.
The city is hoping to sp...
Israel – Bill Would Force Charedi Schools to Teach Math Or Lose Funding
Israel - A new bill could force ultra-Orthodox schools that enjoy government funding to teach core subjects such as math, sciences, English, civics and others. The bill, sponsored by Likud MK Tzipi Ho...
New York, NY – Mobile Fingerprint Scanners New Arsenal for NYPD
New York, NY - The NYPD is gearing up to buy cops a new high-tech device for their crime-fighting arsenal -- mobile fingerprint scanners that will let them instantly receive a suspect's criminal histo...
Cairo, Egypt – Israel Calls for Protection of Jews after Leader Convicted of Fraud
Cairo, Egypt - The Israeli ambassador to Cairo, Yitzhak Levanon, has asked the Egyptian government to protect Jews in Egypt, following the conviction of the head of the Jewish community in Cairo on ch...
Atlantic Beach, NY – At These Cabanas, ‘The Tiles That Bind’
Atlantic Beach, NY - ON a blazing afternoon, the Silver Point Beach Club was as indolent as molasses, with some sun worshipers stretched out coma-like on lounge chairs and others, slightly more uprigh...
New York – New York City Panel Eyeing Rollback of Term Limits
New York - The commission appointed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to review the city's constitution and put possible changes on the ballot this year is considering the option of rolling back ter...
Athens, Greece – Gaza Aid Ship Leaves Greece for Egypt
Athens, Greece - A Gaza aid ship has left Greece for Egypt under Israeli pressure, but Libyan organisers say it intends to defy the Jewish state's blockade of the Palestinian enclave.
The ship's ag...
New York – Rep. King: Obama’s Claim That Israelis Suspicious of Him Because His Middle Name, Was ‘Cheap Shot’
New York - President Obama’s statement that Israelis are suspicious of him in part because his middle name is Hussein was a “cheap shot” that belittles Israelis’ real problems with White House policie...
Washington – In Spy Swap, Agents Were Pawns in a Practiced Game
Washington - In the rapid-fire spy swap, the United States and Russia worked together as only old enemies could.
Less than two weeks after the FBI broke the spy ring in a counterintelligence operat...
Jerusalem – Report: U.S. Senator Arlen Specter To Mediate New Israel-Syria Talks
Jerusalem - A covert message was conveyed this weekend from Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon to Syrian President Bashar Assad through US Senator Arlen Specter.
The senator landed in Israel and...