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Brooklyn, NY – A federal commission has determined that New York City’s Department of Education discriminated against the founding principal of an Arabic-language public school by forcing her to resign in 2007 following a storm of controversy driven by opponents of the school.
Acting on a complaint filed last year by the principal, Debbie Almontaser, the [...]

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Brooklyn, NY – Federal Panel Finds Bias in Ouster of Principal of Arab-American School

Negev, Israel – A prominent U.S. rabbi is backtracking on his widely touted commitment to establish a utopia-like community made up of Anglo immigrants and native Israelis in the planned Negev town of Carmit, (As was reported here on VIN News).
“We haven’t closed the door on Carmit but we are a definitely looking at other [...]

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Negev, Israel – U.S. Rabbi Backtracks on Settlement Pledge

London – Hackney Council has ordered the closure of a 260-pupil strictly Orthodox girls’ school in Stamford Hill.
The council has issued an enforcement notice against Beis Trana School in Upper Clapton Road, giving it until August to stop using the school and play area and to remove play equipment and portacabins.
Five years ago, the council [...]

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London – Orthodox Girls’ School Ordered To Close

HMZOA previously refused to keep HMO director-general beyond 2009.

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Mor-Yosef’s contract extended for 2 yrs

North Korea reportedly assisting Teheran in building launch pad for new missile.

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‘Iran developing massive launch site’

Washington – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it has designated Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal one of the country’s most hazardous waste sites, a Superfund site. The decision was widely anticipated despite the opposition of local developers and New York City, which had its own plan to clean up the site.
“The goal is to [...]

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Washington – EPA: Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal One of The Country’s Most Hazardous Waste Sites

New York – A New York State program providing consumers with rebates on energy-efficient appliances may be extended or held again, a spokesperson for the state Energy Research and Development Authority said.
The state’s “Great Appliance Swap Out” was originally supposed to end this Sunday, but over $11 million of the $16.8 million of federal stimulus [...]

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New York – State’s Appliance Swap Out Program Could Be Extended

Member of Fatah’s Central Committee Nabil Sha’ath applauded a reported EU initiative to declare a Palestinian state within two years, saying the plan was a result of Israel’s stubbornness and it continuing construction in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ma’an news agency reported on Sunday.
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Israel’s obstinacy is holding back peace, PA official says

As Ben-Gurion draws ever nearer to capacity, Israel is no closer to laying the cornerstone for a new international airport.

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Ben Gurion Airport is nearing capacity

UN nuclear agency expresses concern over Iran’s intentions for first time.

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IAEA: Teheran may be working on nukes