In the ongoing effort to prosecute Golan Heights resident and Kach activist Michael Ben-Chorin, the state appealed a Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court ruling that states openly praising the actions of Dr. Baruch Goldstein does not constitute violating the state laws prohibiting incitement. The case refers to a 2003 TV interview in which Ben-Chorin praised Goldstein’s actions. Dr. [...]

Hamas leader Khaled Meshal, who is based in Damascus, spoke out warning that another war with Hamas will not be limited to Gaza, but will spread to the entire region. He cited the infamous Goldstone Report as a basis for his statements, adding “Hamas has had enough of the heinous crimes committed against its people [...]

It appears that Jerusalem City Hall has decided to accept the position of the legal advisor of the Ministry of Religious Services and delay the election for new chief rabbis in Yerushalayim.   The dispute surround the fact that the committee which will vote contains 19 chareidi representatives and 5 dati leumi, while Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat [...]

A 32-year-old PA (Palestinian Authority) resident of Chevron was sentenced to a 33-month prison term for sending a fax threat to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in which he threatened to kill him. In the July 2009 letter, the suspect warned the prime minister would be killed in a number of days. He apparently sent the letter [...]

Two Hamas terrorists were apprehended by authorities along the Gaza border in December 2009. Salmon Abu Atik, 43, was taken into custody on December 12, 2009. He was carrying $15,000 in counterfeit currency. Short after his arrest, a day or so later, they also found a gun and a silencer he planned to use. The terrorist [...]

67 lawmakers voted in Knesset on Wednesday in a preliminary reading of a bill sponsored by MK (Kadima) Eli Aflalo to grant tax breaks for residents of the Golan Heights. Perhaps more interesting than the proposed 13% tax break offered by the bill, is the fact that Aflalo’s party was divided in the vote. 11 MKs [...]

The many alumni of the prestigious Chevron Yeshiva are excited over the planned hachnasas sefer torah and dedication of the new Chanichei Yeshivos Chevron building in the community of Givat Ze’ev. The event is scheduled to take place this coming Monday, Rosh Chodesh Adar. This will officially launch the opening of the new beis medrash [...]

Jerusalem Councilman R’ Yitzchak Pindrus is trying to make headway to simplify the process of registering one’s child to a gan (kindergarten – daycare) in the city’s chareidi education system. To date, parents toil to get their child into the gan of choice, and usually, a measure of political clout is required to accomplish this, [...]

5 border policemen were indicted for allegedly robbing Bedouins in the south. **The Rehovot Magistrate’s Court sentenced a 26-y/o man to 16 months in prison for attacking his mother twice after she refused to give him money for alcohol and cigarettes. **Former IDF major-generals, Giora Eiland and Yair Nave have announced their support for the Kadima Party [...]

Senior Jerusalem Egged officials met on Monday as they begin preparations for Purim. One of the decisions reached at the meeting is buses on Purim will provide pickup service for buses running from Yerushalayim to Bnei Brak, from a number of chareidi neighborhoods in the capital including Ramot, Bayit Vegan, Ramat Shlomo, and Har Nof. (Yechiel [...]