Baghdad – President Bush Avoids Getting Hit by Shoes Thrown by Iraqi Journalist [video]
Baghdad, Iraq - A journalist has thrown a pair of shoes at George W. Bush, as the President arrived in Baghdad on an unannounced farewell visit to Iraq.
The Iraqi journalist threw the shoes, when t...
New York, NY – City Covering Up for Botched-Op Doctors to Avoid Scrutiny from State Health Department
New York, NY - The city is whitewashing for botched surgeries and other alleged malpractice at its hospitals by paying settlements only on the condition that physicians are dropped from lawsuits.
T...
San Paulo, Brazil – Has Elior Chen Been Freed from Brazilian Prison?
San Paulo, Brazil - Has Elior Chen, the man suspected of frightfully abusing horrifically young children, succeeded in obtaining freedom from prison thanks to Brazil's weak laws?
If the news in the...
Passau, Germany – Police Chief Slashed in Apparent Neo-Nazi Attack
Passau, Germany - The police chief of the southern German city of Passau known for his fight against far-right extremists was stabbed in his home by a suspected neo-Nazi.
Alois Mannichl was attacke...
Gaza – Hamas Leader In Front of 350 Thousand Supporters: We Will Never Recognize Israel
Deposed Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haneya on Sunday said U.S. President-elect Barak Obama and the Israelis will not overcome his movement.
Speaking before hundreds of thousands of Hamas suppor...
Washington – Report: Two CIA Agents Were Killed In Mumbai Hotel Attack
Washington - The unequivocal and unprecedented support that has come from the US government against Pakistan based terrorists outfits in the aftermath of Mumbai terror attack is not incidental.
Rel...
New York – Jewish Seattle Author Sparks Fury by Claiming Chabad Attack Not anti-Semitic
New York - An American Jewish author sparked a furious war of words on the Internet with British and Israeli opponents of anti-Semitism when he wrote that last month's terrorist attack on Mumbai's Cha...
Jerusalem – Bal Teshuva Who Escaped Indian Prison Recalls The Holy Work Of The Mumbai Kedoshim Gabi And Rivkah Holtzberg Hy’d
Jerusalem - In India’s notorious Arthur Road prison, Ronen Dvash’s survival was dependent on becoming chummy with the terrorists who would eventually be involved in the Mumbai massacre. The only brigh...
London – Bagel Boss Caught on Camera Chewing Over Price-Fixing Deal
London - Britain’s two biggest bagel companies are at war after the boss of one was secretly filmed at a kosher restaurant allegedly suggesting a price-fixing arrangement.
Peter Maycock, of New Yor...
Baghdad – President Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - President George W. Bush today made a farewell visit to Iraq, a place that defines his presidency, just 37 days before he hands the war off to a successor who has pledged to end it.
...
Postville, IA – Florida Firm Potential Buyer of Agriprocessors, Will Leave Some Equity Stake to Rubashkin Family
Postville, IA - Apotential buyer of the embattled kosher meatpacking plant emerged.
Quantum Partners Inc. of Boca Raton, Fla. made an offer to buy a controlling interest in Agriprocessors, according...
Orange, CA – Heavy 6-Foot Menorah Stolen from Outside Display
Orange, CA - Police are asking for help finding the thieves who stole a 6-foot-tall menorah from a holiday display.
The menorah is so big, they think it took more than one person to take it down.
...
Trenton – Gov. Corzine Signs Foreclosure, Food Assistance Bill
Trenton - New Jerseyans facing home foreclosure, those who can't afford their heating bills, and the increasing number turning to food pantries for meals all got a boost from legislation enacted today...
Monticello, NY – Village Board Fires Manager Accused Of Denying Permits For Immigrants
Monticello, NY - Monticello’s Village Board fired Village Manager John Barbarite in an emergency meeting held at 5 p.m. Friday in Village Hall.
Mayor Gordon Jenkins said he and Trustee Theodore Hut...
New York – NY Gov. Paterson Signs Bag Recycling Bill
New York - Starting next month, many New York retailers will be required to recycle plastic shopping bags under a bill Gov. David Paterson signed into law on Saturday.
Effective Jan. 1, large groce...
Mumbai, India – The Second Person Who Helped Baby Moshe Holtzberg Escape
Mumbai, India - A Muslim youth who worked for a Jewish couple, cooking orthodox kosher food for dozens of Jews each week, Zakir Hussain, or “Jackie” to the world, is still struggling to come to terms ...
Washington – Obama Taps N.Y. Housing Chief As Head of HUD
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama has picked New York City housing commissioner Shaun Donovan to be secretary of housing and urban development, a post that Obama said would play a lead role in...
New York, NY – Bloomberg: Maybe We Will Send Out the $400 Tax Rebate Checks
New York, NY - Mayor Bloomberg said for the first time that "maybe we will" send out that $400 property tax rebate he has been holding hostage for more than a month.
Although not specific, the mayo...
New York – Bernard Madoff Pulled Off The Biggest Ponzi Scheme In The World, and the Shame of the Jews
New York - Bernard Madoff is a member in good standing of the Palm Beach Country Club, the exclusive Jewish club on the North End of the island. When I would talk to friends and acquaintances who were...
Raida, Yemen – Yemenite Jews To Government: Protect Us Or Deport Us
Raida, Yemen - The Jewish minority in Yemen has demanded the government to protect them or deport them from the country after a religious extremist killed one of them last Thursday.
"As long as the...