JTA
Price tag attacks on Palestinian sites continue in the West Bank.
Settlers Fight Back with ‘Price Tag’ Attacks
JTA
Price tag attacks on Palestinian sites continue in the West Bank.
Price tag attacks on Palestinian sites continue in the West Bank.
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A new section on the Judaism website Chabad.org offers a Jewish perspective on the tragic events of 10 years ago and the efforts of those who continue to respond to the darkness of the Sept. 11 attacks by adding goodness to the world.
New Site Offers Jewish Perspective on 9/11
A new section on the Judaism website Chabad.org offers a Jewish perspective on the tragic events of 10 years ago and the efforts of those who continue to respond to the darkness of the Sept. 11 attacks by adding goodness to the world.
Daily News Profiles New Book for Jewish Kids’ Safety
by Simone Weichselbaum – NY Daily News
Top rabbis have endorsed a new children’s book teaching Orthodox Jewish kids about kidnapping and molestation – a historical first for the sheltered community.
NY Times
Left: Shamai K. Leibowitz. Right: Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC.
When Shamai K. Leibowitz, an F.B.I. translator, was sentenced to 20 months in prison last year for leaking classified information to a blogger, prosecutors revealed little about the case. They identified the blogger in court papers only as “Recipient A.” After Mr. Leibowitz pleaded guilty, even the judge said he did not know exactly what Mr. Leibowitz had disclosed.
Liberal Jew Spied on Israel to Prevent Attack on Iran
NY Times
Left: Shamai K. Leibowitz. Right: Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC.
When Shamai K. Leibowitz, an F.B.I. translator, was sentenced to 20 months in prison last year for leaking classified information to a blogger, prosecutors revealed little about the case. They identified the blogger in court papers only as “Recipient A.” After Mr. Leibowitz pleaded guilty, even the judge said he did not know exactly what Mr. Leibowitz had disclosed.
Lawyer for Levi Aron Defends Her Client… and Herself
NY Times
The death threats and hate mail, she says, have slowed, and she keeps her office door unlocked in defiance. There, Jennifer L. McCann sits behind her desk, wearing leopard print pumps, poised for an argument.
POSTVILLE, IA [CHI] — Gabay Menahem, a former businessman and property owner here, has received $450,000 to settle discrimination and business interference lawsuits filed in state and federal court against the City of Postville, the city clerk and two members of the city council.
City of Postville Pays $450,000 to Jewish Businessman
POSTVILLE, IA [CHI] — Gabay Menahem, a former businessman and property owner here, has received $450,000 to settle discrimination and business interference lawsuits filed in state and federal court against the City of Postville, the city clerk and two members of the city council.
Newest Hit on Charedi Street: Wig Leasing
Ynet
Can’t afford that gorgeous new designer sheitel? An Israeli wig chain has realized that the war on haredi women’s pockets passes through their head. That chain recently launched a new campaign for the sector’s women: Wig leasing.
NY1
In the summer months, camps and bungalow communities in upstate communities like Monticello in Sullivan County are home to many orthodox and Hasidic Jewish families.
Upstate Colonies Troubled by Flooding, Power Loss
NY1
In the summer months, camps and bungalow communities in upstate communities like Monticello in Sullivan County are home to many orthodox and Hasidic Jewish families.
Dutch Soccer Fans: ”Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the Gas”
by Manfred Gerstenfeld – Ynet
Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs — Chabad representative and chief rabbi of the Dutch interprovincial rabbinate — said that he, together with a non-Jewish psychologist, once entered a train full of Feyenoord supporters. When these fans saw them, they started to chant: “Jews to the gas.” Jacobs said that he got the feeling that the whole train of “ordinary Dutchmen” was against them.
Anti-Semitism is a recurrent problem in the world of soccer. Nowhere else, however, is the origin of wide-spread anti-Semitic chants in stadiums as bizarre as in the Netherlands.
Israeli Bochur Found Innocent in Japan
The notorious Japanese Chiba prison, where Yoel Zev Goldstein is being held.
It is with shevach vehodaah to the Ribono Shel Olam that we report that the final verdict of Yoel Goldstein, Yoel Zev ben Mirel Risa Chava, was rendered just moments ago at the Chiba District Court in Japan and he has been found innocent.
7 Israelis Wounded in Palestinian Terror Attack
AP
Israeli policemen gather at a site where a Palestinian man crashed a car into a crowed of people and stabbed few others near a nightclub in Tel Aviv, early Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.
A Palestinian attacker wounded seven Israelis near a Tel Aviv nightclub early Monday, hitting a police checkpoint with a stolen taxi and then stabbing others, police said.
Neturei Karta Joins Islamists on Shabbos in Berlin
Ynet
More than 1,000 Muslims marched Saturday in Berlin and chanted anti-Israel slogans to mark al-Quds Day, set by Iran following the Islamist revolution in the country.
Yeshiva World News
US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro visited Kaplan Hospital in Rechovot to meet with victims of Hamas rocket attacks. Upon his arrival on Tuesday, the ambassador was met by hospital administrator Prof. Yaakov Yahav and a contingent of senior personnel. The ambassador conveyed good wishes on the victims on behalf of US President Barak Obama.
US Ambassador Hears of Tefillin Miracle
Yeshiva World News
US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro visited Kaplan Hospital in Rechovot to meet with victims of Hamas rocket attacks. Upon his arrival on Tuesday, the ambassador was met by hospital administrator Prof. Yaakov Yahav and a contingent of senior personnel. The ambassador conveyed good wishes on the victims on behalf of US President Barak Obama.
Rabbi Who Claimed to Rescue Holocaust Torahs Arrested on Fraud Charges
JTA
Menachem Youlus, a rabbi who claimed that he rescued Torah scrolls lost during the Holocaust, was arrested on fraud charges and accused of fabricating the stories.
A Shattered Peace
The coordinated, multistage attack on Eilat that left eight Israelis dead and dozens more wounded on Thursday has shaken the tranquility of Israel’s southern resort city.
Rockets Rain Down on Israel After Terror-Filled Day
A bombed-out Israeli bus that fell victim to one of multiple terror attacks Thursday lies next to a southern highway.
Palestinian rocket attacks sent Israelis in the coastal city of Ashdod rushing to bomb shelters Friday night just before the onset of the Jewish Sabbath.
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