New York, NY – Homicides Up by 4% in 2008
New York, NY - The number of homicides in New York City rose about four percent in 2008 compared with the previous year, preliminary figures from the city's police department showed.
The NYPD's Com...
Tehran – Iranian Jewish leader: Zionists Behave Against The Teachings of Judaism
Tehran - The religious leader of the Iranian Jews, Khakham Golestaninejad, has issued a decree calling on Jews to Palestinians especially those coming under the Israeli blitz in the Gaza Strip.
It ...
Chicago, IL – Bomb Threat Mailed to Jewish Academy
Chicago, IL - A bomb threat was received in the West Rogers Park neighborhood that threatened Jewish day schools in Chicago and the suburbs.
The letter was received in the regular mail delivery to...
Postville, IA – Israeli Firm Zoglobek Negotiating to Purchase Rubashkin’s Meat Plant
Postville, IA - The general director and one of the owners of Zoglobek company, Eli Zoglobek, is presently negotiating to purchase the Agriprocessors meat plant owned by the Rubashkin family, which su...
Belgium – Belgian Islamist Group Hit List On Prominent Jews Found
Belgium - According to Belgian newspaper "La Dernière Heure", a list of possible Jewish personalities was found in the apartment of Islamist belgian-Moroccan Abdelkhader Belliraj during a search of hi...
Gaza City – Hamas Military Leader Killed By Israeli Airstrike
Gaza City - Sheikh Nizar Ryyan, a senior Hamas leader and cleric was killed along with several others when an IAF aircraft dropped a bomb on his Jabaliyah home, Palestinian sources reported Thursday.
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Palm Beach, FL – Swindler Madoff’s Stolen Statue Returned – with a ‘Lesson’
Palm Beach, FL - Thieves calling themselves "The Educators" have returned a statue stolen from disgraced investment guru Bernie Madoff. And they hope the Wall Street money manager has learned his less...
Westport, CT – Connecticut Bank Under Investigation For Its Role In Madoff Scandal
Westport, CT - Lawyers in Florida say they are investigating the role that a Connecticut bank may have played in steering money to Bernard L. Madoff, the Wall Street trader accused of operating a $50 ...
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Protest By Hamas Supporters Rears Its Ugly Head
Fort Lauderdale, FL - The below video speaks for itself. What you’re about to watch in this video is not in Gaza City. It's in the United States of America in the peaceful city of Fort Lauderdale.
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Moscow, Russia – Anti-Semitic Threats by Building Manager Against Jewish Tenant
Moscow, Russia - A building manager in Moscow allegedly used antisemitic abuse against a Jewish family that lives in her building
The head of the Jewish household asked Irina Ustinova to fix deterior...
New Jersey – Stop & Shop Store Offers Free Antibiotics To Help Those In Need
New Jersey - Stop & Shop, the supermarket chain with 10 stores in Monmouth and Ocean counties owned by Royal Ahold NV, said it will offer some antibiotics for free to attract customers grappling w...
Amran, Yemen – Journalist receives Threats for Covering Trial of Jew Murder
Amran, Yemen - A group of tribesmen in Amran assaulted and threatened reporter of NewsYemen and Abwab magazine over following the trial sessions on the murder of the Jews Community’s member, Moshe Yai...
Gaza – Hamas Leader Calls for Unconditional End to Israeli Assault
Gaza - The head of Hamas' government in the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniya, called for an unconditional end to the five-day old Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip as the first step toward ending the viole...
New York – Secrecy Breached at NY Abuse Hot Line
New York - Inspector General Joseph Fisch says the state's child abuse hot line lacks sufficient safeguards to protect the identities of callers, also noting it took five months to have a record erase...
New York, NY – Majority of Vehicles Confiscated from Crooks the City Keeps
New York, NY - When the NYPD gets its grip on a car, it's as good as gone. Of the 3,062 vehicles confiscated in 2008 - for crimes such as drunken driving, drug buys, transporting weapons and prostitut...
Albany – NY Gov. Paterson: I Stand With Israel To Defend Itself Against Hamas
Albany - As Americans, we are blessed to live in a democracy which embraces different religions, cultures and ethnicities. More than seven years ago, New Yorkers’ faith in that democracy was tested wh...
Odenza, Denmark – Arabs Shoot Israelis in Denmark Mall
Odenza, Denmark - A group of Arab youths opened fire this evening on a number of Israelis working at a mall in the Danish city of Odenza, located about 125 miles north of the capital city of Copenhage...
New York – Doctor Defends ‘Dor Yeshorim’ For Its Testing Secrecy
New York - The article adorning the front page of the 26 December Jewish Week, "Group Charged with 'Playing God' Over Genetic Testing" presents a biased representation of Rabbi Eckstein, Dor Yeshorim,...
Jerusalem – Palestinians? What Palestinians?
Jerusalem - It has been well documented that the so-called Palestinian people and their presumed soon-to-be-official nation are in fact mythical entities that have been fabricated to suit various poli...
Passaic, NJ – Police Will Ticket Day Laborers
Passaic, NJ - Police in Passaic are cracking down on day laborers who solicit work anywhere but at a city-sanctioned hiring center.
The police held a meeting on Monday to warn the day laborers that...