Buenos Aires, Argentine – An Iranian accused of masterminding the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center that killed 85 people dismissed the allegations as “lies” on Tuesday and said he won’t appear before an Argentine court. Moshen Rabbani, Iran’s former cultural attache in Buenos Aires, was interviewed on Radio Cooperativa by Argentine protest leader Luis [...]

At long last, bottle recycling collection bins have been brought to Jerusalem’s Ramat Shlomo neighborhood. Working with local officials, 20 bins have been placed around the community. The bins were purchased by Jerusalem City Hall and the Environmental Ministry. Sadly, Israel lags behind N. America regarding recycling, with many Israelis still to unaware regarding the need [...]

Erekat says gov't plan to build 1,600 east J'lem housing units "destroys" trust.

Brooklyn, NY – City Comptroller John C. Liu endorsed Joe Lazar today in the Special Election for Brooklyn’s 44th Councilmanic District. Comptroller Liu praised Joe Lazar for his fiscal expertise and integrity. “We need leaders in the City Council who will represent the concerns and interests of the community during this economic downturn. For many [...]

The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to consider today a proposal to cut costs by taking 10 of the fire department’s least-used ambulances out of service for half of each day. The Fire Department is already working with 15 fewer fire trucks and nine fewer ambulances under the so-called Modified Coverage Plan put into effect [...]

London – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday honored Britons whose extraordinary actions helped save Jews and other Holocaust victims during World War II, calling them a source of national pride. Brown met two surviving recipients — Nicholas Winton and Denis Avey — at a reception at his Downing Street home, and praised the [...]

Williamsburg, NY – Despite some community unhappiness over the relatively few units of affordable housing it will offer, a big mixed-use development on the Williamsburg waterfront called Rose Plaza moved one step closer to becoming a reality. It came when the city Planning Department, in a narrow 7-5 vote, approved the rezoning necessary for the three-building [...]

According to the CEO of WGN Media, Yisrael Weingarten, the company responsible for maintaining the website and email services for Ezra Lemarpeh, the organization run by Rav Elimelech Fuehrer, hackers penetrated the system and caused a halt in email. The story begins last motzei shabbos, when the rav phoned Weinstein to inform him he is waiting [...]

One week to the day after the announcement of State Police Superintendent Harry Corbitt’s retirement, his second-in-command Pedro Perez is leaving. “My decisions over time, combined with the indication that you are seeking a new superintendent and the labor unions’ perception of my ability to lead the agency, have led me to conclude that continuing in [...]

Despite some community unhappiness over the relatively few units of affordable housing it will offer, a big mixed-use development on the Williamsburg waterfront called Rose Plaza moved one step closer to becoming a reality late Monday. It came when the city Planning Department, in a narrow 7-5 vote, approved the rezoning necessary for the three-building complex [...]