Israel – New System Identifying ‘Mashgichim’ Fingerprints Inaugurated in Jerusalem
Israel - The Rabanut Yerushalayim mehadrin kashrus supervision under the posek Rav Eliyahu Schlesinger is making use of new technological inventions to insure that its kashrus supervision is the highe...
Trenton – New Jersey Offers Tax Amnesty Program
Trenton - Attention tax cheats: New Jersey is willing to forgive and forget.
Again.
With the recession chewing a gaping hole in tax revenues, New Jersey is one of several states turning to a tax...
New York – Experts: The Big Apple Is Due For An Earthquake
New York - The Big Apple is due for the Big One.
The trio of earthquakes that surprised New Jersey over the past month has seismologists wondering what's next - and they say it doesn't look good.
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Jerusalem – Chinese Gov’t Invites Yad L’achim Representative to Anti-Cult Conference
Jerusalem - Yad L'achim activist Rav Binyamin Kluger flew to China at the request and expense of the Chinese government to take part in a four day-long conference concerning how to deal with cults. Ra...
New York, NY – 45% Surge in Welfare Cheats Busts
New York, NY - The number of people caught as welfare and Medicaid cheats in New York City skyrocketed by 45 percent, potentially costing taxpayers millions in fraudulent claims.
Individuals nailed...
China – The Jewish Myths of Asia – Anti-Semitism?
China - A Chinese bestseller titled The Currency War describes how Jews are planning to rule the world by manipulating the international financial system. The book is reportedly read in the highest go...
Charlotte, NC – Credit Union Requiring Customers to Remove Head Coverings Before Entering Their Buildings
Charlotte, NC - In an effort to deter bank robbers, Credit Union will become among the state's first financial institutions to restrict their customers from wearing hats, hoods or sunglasses.
Officia...
Petah Tikva, Israel – Man Given Six Years in Prison For Stabbing Doctor
Petah Tikva, Israel - A Petah Tikva court on Sunday sentenced a man to six years in prison for stabbing a doctor in the neck with a screwdriver at Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot last August.
Ari Shami...
Tustin, CA – Calif. Man Charged With Al Qaeda Links
Tustin, CA - Federal agents arrested a naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan on Friday after he allegedly lied about ties to terrorist groups on citizenship and passport papers, authorities said.
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New York City – Real Estate Tycoon In Dispute With His Father Over Empire
New York City - Beleaguered real estate tycoon Eric Hadar is out of rehab, but not out of trouble.
He's facing drug charges, a custody battle, and now, a power struggle with his own father.
The ...
Afula, Israel – Moshel’h Peers Into the Sky Looking for His Parents, Nanny Becomes His New Mother
Afula, Israel - Moshe Holtzberg was snatched to safety by his Indian nanny from under the noses of the gunmen who brought carnage to India last November.
Since that day, Sandra Samuel has rarely left...
Washington – U.S. Repeats Interest in Two-State Solution in Israel
Washington - The United States will continue to press for a two-state solution in Israel's conflict with Palestinians, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said.
"We'll have to see how ...
Oceanside, CA – Conviction In Temple Fire Upheld
Oceanside, CA - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of an Oceanside man found to have set fire to a Del Mar Heights Road synagogue in October 2003.
Manuel Tiscorena Renteria was f...
Ogdensburg, NY – State Shuts Down Kosher Cheese Plant Due to Bacteria
Ogdensburg, NY - The state agriculture department has shut down a troubled kosher cheese plant near New York's northern border.
The action Friday was based on inspection of the Ahava plant and sample...
Atlanta, GA – Convicted Swindler Held in Ga. After Return From Israel
Atlanta, GA - A convicted swindler who fled to Israel when he was indicted on new fraud charges in Colorado was arrested Friday after returning to the United States.
The U.S. attorney for Colorado ...
New York – NAACP: Apology Not Good, Boycott The NY Post
New York - The head of the nation's oldest civil rights organization on Saturday urged readers to boycott the New York Post, calling a cartoon the tabloid published an invitation to assassinate the pr...
Brooklyn, NY – Suffering Homeowners Failed to See Humor in Mayor Bloomberg’s Jokes
Brooklyn, NY - Mayor Bloomberg is running for reelection as the only man who can save the city, but a roomful of worried New Yorkers at a Brooklyn forum weren't convinced.
They were homeowners worrie...
India – New Western Intelligence: Mumbai Attackers Had Hit List of 320 World Targets
India - The plotters behind the Mumbai attack, which left more than 170 people dead, had placed India's financial capital on a list of 320 worldwide locations as potential targets for commando-style t...
Jerusalem – Principal Suspect In Japan Drug Smuggler Case May Be Unfit for Trial
Jerusalem - The principal suspect in a case involving alleged drug smuggling has been sent for psychiatric evaluation and may be declared unfit to stand trial.
The suspect, Ben Zion Miller, is accuse...
Jerusalem – The Neighbor I Never Knew – Merkaz Harav Attack
Jerusalem - A year has passed since the murder of eight students at the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva. The horrifying events of that evening instantly made the iconic institution more well known for the traged...