Speaking to Saudi paper, Turkish PM criticizes Israel's nat'l heritage list.

Chareidim in Yerushalayim on Sunday afternoon targeted motorists with rocks and set trash receptacles ablaze in the Meah Shearim/Geula area in protest over archaeological excavations in Tzipori. Baruch Hashem, there were no reports of injuries. An IDF vehicle passing the area was damaged. Of course the violence resulted in a halt to bus service, not to [...]

Prosecutors plan to question David Johnson, a top aide for Governor Paterson, within the next few days. Sources said the Paterson and state police officials could face criminal charges including tampering with a witness. Sherr-una Booker accused Johnson of assault, and she told court officials that in the days after the altercation, “the state troopers kept [...]

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County Manager David Fanslau asked Governor David Paterson to issue a state declaration and request a federal disaster declaration related to the blizzard of 2010 that affected Sullivan County the last week of February. During the course of 72 hours, some areas of Sullivan County got 4 ½ feet of snow and [...]

Today is the 223rd Yartzheit of Rav Elimelech of Lizhensk ZATZAL, also known as the Noam Elimelech. Thousands of people have gathered at the Kever in Lizhensk, Poland. Most people arrived before Shabbos, and spent Shabbos in the area. According to reports, a tent was established near the tziyun providing food and accommodations for visitors. The [...]

Iranian Defense Minister General Ahmad Vahidi released a statement to the media that Tehran is now producing extremely accurate long-range radar-evading cruise missiles. Speaking on state-run television on Sunday, the senior Iranian official announced the missile is called ‘Nasr 1’ and the state-of-the-art missile is capable of eliminating targets up to 100 tons in size. The [...]

Israel Police officials have been complaining for some time about budgetary woes, which seem to be increasing. In one recent case, a motorcycle cop paid out of pocket for a side view mirror after the garage told him they cannot replace it since no one will pay. In another case, a lieutenant paid NIS 380 to [...]

Rabbi Shmuel Feuerstein, who is in charge of marriage registration throughout Shomron sent a somewhat sarcastic yet true letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, highlighting the absurdity of his 10-month construction freeze. The rabbi questions if he should halt marriage registrations, explaining that this seems appropriate since there are no living accommodations to offer young [...]