gedolim-photos

Syria Arming Hizbullah For Next Conflict With Israel

By admin on May 5, 2010

According to IDF Intelligence Corps Chief of Research Brigadier-General Yossi Beiditz, in his appearance before a session of the Knesset Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee, the confirmation of the recent delivery of Scud missiles to Hizbullah is nothing more than the “tip of the iceberg”.
He told committee members that Hizbullah is now armed with thousands [...]

Negotiations in Emanuel Beis Yaakov Case Break Down

By admin on May 4, 2010

Negotiations involving representatives of Chinuch Atzmai, the Emanuel Beis Yaakov and members of the Sephardic community broke down on Monday, Kikar Shabbat reports. Talks were held on Monday in compliance with the ruling from Supreme Court Justice Edmond Levy, who instructed the sides to work out their difference and HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Yosef Shlita would [...]

AUDIO: JFK Control Tower Instructing Emirates Flight To ‘Return To Gate Immediately’

By admin on May 4, 2010

Talk about a close call!
Emirates flight to Dubai carrying suspected Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad had already left the gate and begun to taxi for takeoff at JFK when the control tower instructed the pilot to return to the gate immediately.
“I have a message for you to go back to the gate immediately so make [...]

H1N1 Fears Led to Overcrowded ERs

By admin on May 4, 2010

A new study suggests that last year’s H1N1 pandemic led to overcrowding of pediatric emergency rooms as worried parents rushed their children to be examined.
“Our study shows that public fear of disease, even when actual disease is not present, can bring about the problems of emergency department overcrowding,” said Dr. William M. McDonnell, assistant professor [...]

President Obama Telephoned PM Netanyahu

By admin on May 4, 2010

US President Barak Obama telephoned Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ahead of this week’s scheduled proximity talks, mediated negotiations between Israel and the PA (Palestinian Authority) handled by US envoy George Mitchell. The president called to congratulate the prime minister, phoning him after he returned from Sharm el-Sheikh where he met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, [...]

Holyland Construction Frozen by Jerusalem Planning Committee

By admin on May 4, 2010

The Jerusalem Planning Committee on Monday voted to freeze construction on the Jerusalem Holyland project for 100 days as police continue their investigation into what appears to be the largest fraud/bribery case in the nation’s history. Planning board officials indicate the pending digging requests from developers stray from standard zoning norms.
Attorney Rafi Ettinger, representing the [...]

Koch Regrets Backing Obama ‘A Little Bit’

By admin on May 4, 2010

Former Mayor Ed Koch said this morning that the Obama administration’s hard-line stance on Israel has caused him to regret “a little bit” his support for the Democratic president.
“I’m not off the bus yet,” Koch told The Post’s Fred Dicker on WGDJ 1300-AM. “But I do regret the fact that he sent me down to [...]

Mumbai Terrorist Found Guilty

By admin on May 4, 2010

Ajmal Kasab, the only Mumbai terrorist involved in the fatal attack against the Chabad house still alive, was found guilty for his role in the attack. The 22-year-old Pakistani terrorist now faces the death sentence.
166 people were murdered in the attack, which spanned the course of three days.  The court handed down a 500 page [...]

FBI Statement On U.S. Citizen From Pakistan Arrested In Attempted Times Square Bombing

By admin on May 4, 2010

“At approximately 11:45 P.M. EDT, Faisal Shahzad was taken into custody. Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and detectives of the New York City Police Department arrested Shahzad for allegedly driving a car bomb into Times Square on the evening of May 1, 2010. Shahzad, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, was taken [...]

Broken Window in Knesset Leads to Rumors of Gunfire

By admin on May 4, 2010

Jerusalem Israel Police spokesman Shmulik Ben-Ruby released a statement on Monday night denying a rumor that a broken window in the Knesset office of Ichud HaLeumi MK Dr. Michael Ben-Ari was caused by a bullet. He stated in all actuality, it was probably a rock throwing from the Knesset garden. There were no injuries in [...]

Next Page »