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10:17AM IL: Police report sporadic Islamic violence in eastern areas of the capital on Tuesday morning, compelling the use of teargas to disperse participants. Rock-throwing attacks are reported in a number of areas, including around the Old City and near Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital.
One Jew was detained by police after he insisted he wished to [...]

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Islamic Violence in Jerusalem on Tuesday Morning

One can never really know how the prime minister will react in September, when his self-imposed 10-month construction freeze comes to an end, but in a Likud faction meeting on Monday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu responded to MK Tzipi Hotovely, who asked what will occur.
The prime minister stated that just as Israel has built in [...]

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Bibi Plans to Build On

Leaders of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – Stephen Savitsky (President) and Rabbi Steve Weil (Exec. Vice President) issued the following statement today:
The Obama Administration’s recent statements regarding the U.S. relationship with Israel are a matter of serious concern.
Israel is America’s closest ally in the Middle East as has been shown through [...]

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OU Calls On Obama To De-Escalate Tensions With Israel

9:00PM IL: The body of a woman was found on Monday evening on Geula Street in Pardes Chana. A MDA physician pronounced the female dead on the scene. Suspecting foul play, crime scene investigators were summoned.
Police are indicating it appears her death was a murder. Zaka volunteers from the organization’s northern area are on the [...]

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Murder Suspected in Pardes Chana

In the presence of family members and a small number of close friends and associates, Maran HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv on Monday night is marking his 100th birthday in a modest event held in his Meah Shearim home.
Rav Elyashiv was Zoche seeing the birth of a sixth generation a number of months ago, a [...]

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Yomim Al Yimei Melech Tosif: Marking Maran Rav Elyashiv’s Shlita 100th Birthday

It appears that Kfar Saba is joining other cities as a venue for anti-chilul shabbos protests, with one scheduled for today, Monday night. The organizers have targeted the chilul shabbos surrounding soccer matches held in the city as the reason for the event.
According to Mayor Yehuda Ben-Chamu, the city is 80% chilonim, secularists who do [...]

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Shabbos Protest in Kfar Saba on Monday Night

New York City – Thousands of people ripped off by New York City taxi drivers who illegally overcharged them could get some money back.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says his administration is looking into ways to reimburse cheated passengers.
The city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission said last week it had discovered a widespread scam where drivers routinely charged [...]

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New York City – Ripped Off By Overcharged Taxi Fare? Bloomberg Says You Might Get A Refund

The NYPD brought in additional 911 operators Saturday to handle the surge in emergency calls, YWN has learned.
City officials reported 65,000 911 calls over the weekend, which was the second largest volume ever, more than September 11th, and only second to the blackout in 2003.
When callers placed a call to 911 on Saturday evening, instead [...]

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Op-Ed: 911 Systems Overloaded During Storm; Is NYC Ready For A Terrorist Attack?

If you engage in aerobic exercise, then you know about it.  If you have seen people exercising in the gym or on the road, then you have undoubtedly seen people taking it.  We are talking about your exercise pulse rate.  The question is: at what rate should you be working out?
Our heart beats more than [...]

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Keep Your Finger On The Pulse

Minister of Housing (Shas) Ariel Atias spoke with Israel Radio’s Reshet Bet on Monday afternoon, confirming that  following shachris in Maran R’ Ovadia Yosef’s home, the Rav reminded [party leader Minister of the Interior] R’ Eli Yishai that the ban on visiting Har HaBayis remains in effect, apparently commenting due to the increased media coverage [...]

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Chacham Ovadia: Nothing Changed On Phrohibition Of Visiting Har Habayis