The Iranian’s brazen defiance of world dictate may only be surpassed by Tehran’s insolence, an in-your-face attitude that is perhaps unsurpassed in the international diplomatic arena. In the latest episode of Iranian style diplomacy, the nation’s former ambassador to Damascus, Hussein Sheikh al-Islam, stated US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton “is not too intelligence” regarding her [...]

It’s simple, it’s free, you can do it alone or with others, and you can fit it into your daily routine very easily. Its physiological and psychological benefits are practically endless. We’re talking about WALKING. That’s right – just good old walking. Walking is something we take for granted. But in today’s fast-paced world, most [...]

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met in Sharm el-Sheikh with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ahead of this week’s scheduled launching of ‘proximity talks’ between Israel and the PA (Palestinian Authority), talks that will be mediated by United States special Mideast envoy George Mitchell. According to officials on Mr. Netanyahu’s staff, the meeting was held in a “positive [...]

Federal officials closed a portion of the northern Gulf of Mexico to fishing Sunday, curtailing a billion-dollar business as high winds and choppy seas hampered efforts to corral a rapidly growing oil spill. The spill cast a pall over the annual Blessing of the Fleet in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, one of many towns that make [...]

United Airlines parent UAL Corp. and Continental Airlines Inc. agreed to merge in a stock swap valued at more than $3 billion that will create the world’s biggest carrier by passenger traffic. United’s name and Chicago headquarters will be retained, while Continental Chief Executive Officer Jeff Smisek, 55, will become the CEO and United’s Glenn Tilton, [...]

After chareidi chinuch had a day in court last week in the Emanuel Beis Yaakov case, the subject of chareidi education is once again in the news in Eretz Yisrael, this time targeted in a hateful attack from none other than Ron Huldai, the mayor of Tel Aviv. The mayor stated that the chareidi chinuch places [...]

Disgraced ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer took another step back into political spotlight Sunday, appearing for a chatty interview at the 92nd Street Y on the upper East Side. The former governor chided Mayor Bloomberg for aggressively defending Wall Street, President Obama’s financial team for being too close to CEOs and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo for refusing to [...]

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem released a statement rejecting American criticism and warnings regarding Syrian involvement in supplying Hizbullah with Scud missiles. Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reports the foreign minister on Saturday released a statement that “While the world has recognized the constructive role carried out by Syria under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad [...]

Appearing before the Rishon L’Tzion Magistrate’s Court on Sunday, police told the court that suspect Shula Zaken is suspected of passing over NIS 1 in bribery funds to Ehud Olmert. Zaken is also alleged to have accepted NIS hundreds of thousands, in cash, jewelry and even a painting. She is alleged to have played a [...]

A number of rabbonim have sent a letter to Barzilai Hospital administrators warning that if they move ahead with plans to exhume bones from a proposed building site to construct a fortified emergency room, the area’s chareidi community will be compelled to launch a boycott against the hospital. Yisrael HaYom reports the letter was signed by [...]