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Brooklyn – New York City Council candidate and education advocate, David G. Greenfield is working with NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan to solve the Shabbos parking meter problem that has resulted in the issuance of a flurry of tickets to Boro Park residents. In response to Greenfield’s inquiry to the DOT on [...]

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NYC Transportation Commish Works With Greenfield To Solve Shabbos Parking Meter Problem

David Habibi of Chabad Academy in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, won a tough showdown with Adam Battey of Waccamaw Intermediate School to become champion of the 22nd annual Regional Spelling Bee held Tuesday night at the Myrtle Beach High School Music & Arts Center.
The bee was sponsored by The Sun News, with co-sponsors The Sun [...]

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Frum Boy Wins Regional Spelling Bee and Heads to National Contest

Despite intense lobbying efforts from Jewish groups and attempts by the Christian-Democrats to prevent a vote, the European Parliament adopted Wednesday in Strasbourg a joint resolution urging “both sides” to follow up the Goldstone Report’s conclusions by conducting “investigations within five months”.
The resolution, tabled by the four political groups – the Socialists, Liberals, Greens and [...]

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European Parliament Endorses Goldstone Report

Mr. Avi Ro’eh, who stands at the head of the Benjamin Regional Council, the largest council in Yehuda and Shomron, reports IDF Homefront command have been in contact with him, evaluating the possibility of utilizing yishuvim as cities of refuge for fleeing residents of central Israel.
As the military continues to evaluate scenarios that may become [...]

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Yosh Communities May Serve to Save Lives in Time of War

There can be no argument, Defense Minister Ehud Barak is more than committed to enforcing the 10-month construction freeze throughout Yehuda and Shomron, but the Labor Party leader seems to be addressing this challenge as a labor of love.
Just this week, Barak has called for an additional NIS 15 million, seeking to hire additional inspectors [...]

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Construction Freeze Supersedes Security Concerns

84 new immigrants arrived in Eretz Yisrael on Wednesday morning from Ethiopia. Over 800 Ethiopians have arrived in Israel since the beginning of 2010. An additional 150 members of the community are expected to arrive in Israel from Ethiopia by month’s end.
By the end of March, close to 1,000 olim will have arrived in Israel [...]

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84 Olim Arrive from Ethiopia

In what is a most embarrassing and worrisome case, it is permitted to report that a northern Israel Police weapons storage facility was robbed. Akko Magistrate’s Court Justice Rachamim Tzemach complied with a police request to place a gag order on the details of the theft and ongoing investigation. Deputy Chief of Police Ilan Franco [...]

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Israel Police Armory Robbed

Ten months following his sentencing in a Japanese court, one of the three Bochrim imprisoned in a harsh Japanese prison, Yosef Banda is scheduled to arrive in Eretz Yisrael on Wednesday evening, (March 10th), where he will serve the remainder of his sentence, according to numerous reports.
The process of persuading Japanese officials to permit his [...]

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Yosef Banda Leaves Japan En-Route To Eretz Yisroel

By now, it should be clear to Israeli leaders that no matter how much flexibility they exhibit in efforts to elicit the approval and support of the international community, Israel must place its faith regarding Yerushalayim [and the remainder of the country] in HaKadosh Baruch Hu, and this is once again abundantly clear by the [...]

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UN Chief Calls ‘Jerusalem Settlements’ Illegal

According to Israeli Maccabi Kupat Cholim (HMO) pediatrician Dr. Shlomi Antebi, one in five Israeli children are taking Ritalin or Concerta for attention disorders while a secondary condition is undetected and therefore, their true condition is not being treated.
The study monitored 520 children ages 6 to 18 in the central Israel from May 2006 to [...]

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Israel: Too Many Kids on Ritalin – Many Shouldn’t Be