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Williamsburg’s Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel accused of illegally installing no-parking sign
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Mark Langfan Receives Ateret Cohanim Award
Ateret Cohanim awards the Oheiv Yisrael Award to Mark Langfan, Arutz Sheva’s frequent security writer, and his father, Bill Langfan.
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Zionist Rabbis Blast “Women of Wall”
Senior religious Zionist rabbis are uniting for the first time in their own battle against the Women of the Wall, issuing a letter calling not to allow liberal female worshippers to daven at the Kosel in a way contradicting its “conduct orders.&…
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Video: Laser Anti-Missile System Successful
Lockheed Martin says it successfully tested the Area Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM) system
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Dep. Min. Danon: There will be No Building Freeze
Deputy Defense Minister: Thousands of IDF soldiers in military academies will be transferred to Mount Scopus.
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Efforts to Head Off Clash between Women at Kotel Friday
Thousands of young hareidi women expected at Kotel for Rosh Chodesh prayers, rabbis told them to avoid clashes with Women of the Wall.
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Will Women Clash at Kotel Friday?
Thousands of hareidi women expected at Kotel, may confront Women of the Wall.
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Study: Texting And Driving Kills More Teens Annually Than Drinking And Driving
Texting while driving has now surpassed drinking and driving as the leading cause of death among teens, according to a new study.
More than 3,000 teens die annually from texting while driving, compared to about 2,700 for driving under the influence of…
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Kerry Says Israel, Palestinians Serious About Peace
The Israelis and Palestinians are serious about pursuing peace, United States Secretary of State John Kerry said today.
Kerry is due to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu on May 21 or 22 to try to revive…
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Nasrallah: Syria to Supply ‘Game Changing Weapon’
“Syria will provide (Hizbullah) with game-changing weapons it has not had before,” says Hizbullah boss.
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Netanyahu Concludes ‘Very Successful’ China Visit
PM attended festive dinner with senior Chinese economic leaders, government representatives.
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‘The Goal: Jews in Every Section of Jerusalem’
Ateret Cohanim, by settling Jews in all of the Old City, is trying to right historical wrongs, said executive council member Dr. Paul Brody
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Ateret Cohanim ‘ReJewvenating Old City,’ Say Supporters
Ateret Cohanim, by settling Jews in all of the Old City, is trying to right historical wrongs, said executive council member Dr. Paul Brody
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New York Based Hackers Caught Stealing $45 Million In 10 Hours Through Debit Card Data
Eight New York-based cyber hackers have been charged with stealing $45 million in a matter of hours by stealing debit card data.
Data was stolen from cards issued by two Middle Eastern banks.
The cell hacked into credit card processors to steal Master…
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Growing Flatbush Jewish Community Establishes Advocacy Coalition
The newly established Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition is being widely hailed by a cross-section of leading roshei yeshiva, rabbonim and community activists. The coalition was formed to coordinate efforts between disparate segments of the Jewish co…
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Syria will ‘Respond Immediately’ to More Israeli Strikes
“Our retaliation will be strong and will be painful against Israel” for more attacks, says Syrian minister.
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Finally: Boston Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev Buried At Undisclosed Site
The body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who police say along with his brother carried out an attack at the Boston Marathon, has been buried and no longer is in the city of Worcester, city police said in a statement today.
Police called the individual who accom…
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Bennett: Take Offensive in Judea and Samaria
Economics Minister says he met with security chiefs and is “closely monitoring” terror situation.
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Moskowitz Prize Ceremony: Live
Four people will receive the prestigious Moskowitz Prize this evening. Arutz Sheva brings you the ceremony, live from Jerusalem.
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Member of MK Feiglin’s Team Escapes Murder Attempt
Rock launched from hurtling Arab truck misses Shai Malka, Director of Feiglin’s Manhigut Yehudit faction.
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Tickets On Sale For Lady Liberty’s July 4 Opening
New York – The Statue of Liberty is reopening July 4 after Liberty Island flooded during Superstorm Sandy, and tickets for the ferry ride to the island are now on sale.
The statue has been closed since Sandy struck the region on Oct. 29, damaging much…
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Biden: ADL Has ‘Become America’s Conscience’
Vice President Joe Biden has said the Anti-Defamation League has “become America’s conscience.”
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Activists: Back to the Street for More ‘Cottage Cheese Protests’
The summer of 2013 is likely to be a “hot” one as protest groups active during the “cottage cheese protests” may take to the streets again
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Senate Bill Would Halt Iran’s Access to $100 Billion in Cash
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would deny the Iranian government access to its foreign exchange reserves parked in the banks of other countries, estimated to be $100 billion, mostly in euros. Iran has been able…
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Yitzhar Demands Apology, Payment for ‘Libelous’ Radio Report
Attorneys for Yitzhar demanding an apology from Israel Radio correspondent Carmela Menashe, for a libelous report.
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Yes, We Can
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Shavuos, the Yom Tov that commemorates our raison d’etre, the deliverance of the Torah to us on Har Sinai, is most unique in the calendar of Jewish celebrations. It is basically a one – and in golus two – day Yom…
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Bennett: 100% Behind Lapid, No Matter What
Economics Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday expressed full support for Finance Minister Yair Lapid
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The Dov Lipman Tragedy (And Why His “Response” Is Irrelevant)
By T. Felik
The Dov Lipman saga is so bothersome, and I know that much of what I am feeling is reflective of what so many in Torah world feel as well. Having been brought up al p derech haTorah, we have been trained to control our responses to world a…
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The Dov Lipman Tragedy (And Why His “Response” Is Irrelevant)
By T. Felik
The Dov Lipman saga is so bothersome, and I know that much of what I am feeling is reflective of what so many in Torah world feel as well. Having been brought up al p derech haTorah, we have been trained to control our responses to world a…
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Israeli Athlete Again Subjected to Anti-Semtic Abuse
British Chelsea football club has called on police to investigate another incident of anti-Semitic abuse directed at Israeli midfielder.
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Turkey’s IHH Seeks $1 Billion from Israel for Flotilla Victims
Turkey should demand $1 billion from Israel as compensation for its raid on a Gaza-bound Turkish flotilla ship in 2010, according to the chairman of the Turkish group IHH, which led the convoy.
Bulent Yildirim said Wednesday: “Not only the marty…
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Turkey’s IHH Seeks $1 Billion from Israel for Flotilla Victims
Turkey should demand $1 billion from Israel as compensation for its raid on a Gaza-bound Turkish flotilla ship in 2010, according to the chairman of the Turkish group IHH, which led the convoy.
Bulent Yildirim said Wednesday: “Not only the marty…
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Israel’s History in Pictures: Jerusalem Ferris Wheel
Pictures from the Library of Congress Archives that have not been published before.
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Assad: Syria Will ‘Give Hizbullah Everything’
Syria will “give Hizbullah everything” in recognition of its support and will follow model of “resistance” against Israel.
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Growing Number of Kosher Kitchens in Hotels Presents Challenges for Some Rabbis
The Loews Hotel in Santa Monica features one of an estimated 40 designated kosher kitchens in the US. As many as 10 hotels have responded to a program by the Rabbinical Council of California to open designated kosher kitchens. In some cities, the desi…
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Elkin: Google Responsible for Hampering Peace Process
By “recognizing Palestine,” Google is hampering the peace process, Deputy Foreign Minister Ze’ev Elkin (Likud-Beiteinu) said in the Knesset
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Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew’s Signature Getting More Legible
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew’s loopy signature is showing signs of improvement as he gets ready to affix his ‘‘Jacob Lew” to the nation’s currency. President Obama joked in January when he nominated Lew for the Treasury post that…
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‘I Can’t Stand Jewish People’ Remark Ends in Legal Battle
A female lawyer has been charged with discrimination after she blurted out: “I cannot stand Jewish people” during an office rant.
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Report: Russia to Sell Syria Advanced Missiles, Keep Assad Going
Israel has warned the United States that Russia plans to sell advanced weapons to Syria, a report in the Wall Street Journal Thursday said. The deal is set to take place in the coming months.
Israel has obtained information that Russia plans to sell t…
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PM: Israel Can Take an Example From China’s Great Wall
On a tour of the Great Wall of China Thursday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that the wall was an apt simile for Israel’s situation
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Michelle Obama: Chris Christie’s ‘Terrific’
First lady Michelle Obama didn’t directly address New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to have weight-loss surgery in an interview that aired Wednesday, but she said his struggle shows why her “Let’s Move” exercise p…
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Report: Russia to Sell Syria Advanced Missiles, Keep Assad Going
Israel has warned the United States that Russia plans to sell advanced weapons to Syria, a report in the Wall Street Journal said
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the Death Penalty
By Jeff Jacoby
According to a Washington Post-ABC poll released last week, 70 percent of Americans want Dzhokhar Tsarnaev put to death if he is convicted of the Boston Marathon bombing. Support for execution was higher among some respondents (conserva…
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Scientist Stephen Hawking To Boycott Israeli Conference
British physicist Stephen Hawking has stepped into a political black hole.
He announced this week that he was withdrawing from a conference in Israel to protest that country’s treatment of Palestinians, throwing his weight behind an academic boy…
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Hawking Boycott ‘Slap in the Face to Academic Freedom’
British professor Stephen Hawking’s decision to withdraw from Israeli conference “a slap in the face to academic freedom.”
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Netanyahu Talks To Obama For 1st Time Since Visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to President Barack Obama on Wednesday night, for the first time since the latter’s visit in Israel, Netanyahu’s office said.
“Tonight I spoke to President Obama after having spoken to …
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Netanyahu Talks To Obama For 1st Time Since Visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to President Barack Obama on Wednesday night, for the first time since the latter’s visit in Israel, Netanyahu’s office said.
“Tonight I spoke to President Obama after having spoken to …
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Leader of Jihadist Rebel Force Wounded in Syria
The leader of the jihadist rebel force al-Nusra Front wounded by an army bombing near the Syrian capital.
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Jordan Summons Israeli Ambassador, Peres Sends Calming Message
President Shimon Peres sends a calming message to Jordan, after it summons the Israeli ambassador over an incident at the Temple Mount.
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Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 29 Iyar
Rav Meir of Premishlan (1773), a talmid of the Baal Shem Tov.
Today in History – 29 Iyar
· Napolean defeated at Waterloo, 1815.
· A delegation of the National Convention of the World Agudah, headed by Rav Meir Don Plotzky, landed in New York to he…
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Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 29 Iyar
Rav Meir of Premishlan (1773), a talmid of the Baal Shem Tov.
Today in History – 29 Iyar
· Napolean defeated at Waterloo, 1815.
· A delegation of the National Convention of the World Agudah, headed by Rav Meir Don Plotzky, landed in New York to he…
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Radical Egyptian Cleric Visits Gaza
Radical Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who in the past called for suicide bombings in Israel, began a three-day visit to Gaza.
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Released Terrorist Denies Connection to Tel Aviv Attack
Jamal Tirawi, who was released by an Israeli court, denies he sent a suicide bomber to a Tel Aviv café in 2002.
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U.S. Calls for ‘Restraint’ Over Temple Mount
The United States calls for both Israel and the PA to exercise restraint after the Grand Mufti is arrested for throwing chairs at Jews.
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Obama and Netanyahu Speak About Security and Peace
U.S. President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu speak by telephone about “regional security issues and Middle East peace.”
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PA Official: ‘If We Had Nuke, We’d Have Used It This Morning’
A senior Palestinian Authority has praised the use of violence against Israel, asserting that if the PA had the military wherewithal to rise up against the Jewish state, it would not hesitate to do so.
“I swear that if we had a nuke, we’d …
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Lapid: I Won’t Give Away Money I Don’t Have
Finance Minister Yair Lapid attempts to justify the budget cuts. “The rich are getting hit too.”
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Boooshis: White House Struggles To Respond To New Benghazi Revelations
The White House today stubbornly stood by its story that the Obama administration remained unsure exactly who was responsible for the attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi nearly five days after it occurred even though new revelations show An…
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‘Governance Bill’ Passes Preliminary Knesset Vote
A bill limiting the number of ministers to 19 passes preliminary Knesset vote, after being denounced by the opposition.
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Look At the Size of This Thing
The largest cruise ship ever to port in New York City has officially been unveiled.
The 146,000-ton ocean liner is 18 stories high and 1,063 feet long, roughly the length of more than four city blocks.
The Norwegian Breakaway features 18 decks and can…
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Video: Tens of Thousands Gather for Jerusalem Flag Dance
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Jerusalem for the annual Rikudgalim (flag dance) in honor of Yom Yerushalayim.
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Rush: Benghazi Cover-up Turns Paranoids Into Prophets
Rush Limbaugh weighed in on today’s dramatic Benghazi hearing before Congress, calling the alleged continuing cover-up, “troubling as ever.”
On his nationally syndicated radio show, Limbaugh said the ongoing efforts by the White Hous…
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Hawking Confirms He is Boycotting Israel
British physicist Stephen Hawking confirms that he cancelled his trip to Israel because of an academic boycott, not illness.
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Rabbi Zalman Melamed on Gen. Alon Dispute: Unity is Paramount
Beit El’s Chief Rabbi made the rescinded invitation to Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon the subject of his Jerusalem Day speech. A lesson to us all.
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Mcdonald’s Wants To Speak To Cleveland “Hero”
McDonald’s says it wants to speak directly to a man widely quoted in accounts of the discovery of three women who were being held captive in a Cleveland home this week.
Charles Ramsey, who lives in the neighborhood where the women were found, no…
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Anti-Semite NY College Workshop Cancelled
New York’s Parsons School of Design has canceled a workshop that had been set to be taught by disgraced fashion designer John Galliano.
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Radio Personality: ‘P-I-E-C-E’ Process Seeks to Dismantle Israel
Peace process should spelled “p-i-e-c-e” not “p-e-a-c-e”, renowned American radio personality told Arutz Sheva.
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‘Al Qaeda Airlines’ Mag Gives How-To Tips For Homemade Terror
A new magazine called Al Qaeda Airlines hit the Internet last month and includes how-to guides for those interested in conducting terrorist attacks, according to a Wednesday presentation on Capitol Hill by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
The 676-page mag…
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PA Official: ‘If We Had Nuke, We’d Have Used It This Morning’
“I swear that if we had a nuke, we’d have used it this very morning,” said a top PA official.
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Jewish Leader: Give Israel Bunker Busters Now
Dr. Joseph Frager, head of American Friends of Ateret Cohanim, says President does listen to US Jews’ voice.
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Steve Malzberg: ‘P-I-E-C-E’ Process Seeks to Dismantle Israel
“We know what the Palestinians mean by the two state solution-they mean two Palestinian states– a newly created Palestinians state and Israel as a Palestinian state overrun by Palestinian refugees,” American radio personality Steve M…
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Benghazi Hearings Heat Up
The game of truth was in full force at the Benghazi hearings in Washington today, as the investigation into the September 11 attack that killed four Americans reached its eighth month.
House oversight committee chairman Darrell Issa set the stage fo…
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Photo Essay: Thousands Wave Flags at Jerusalem Day Parade
Annual Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) parade passed through downtown Jerusalem.
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Samaria Establishes Its Own Foreign Ministry
Samaria regional authority is not waiting for the Foreign Ministry to help it. It has been effectively reaching out to officials in the EU.
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Knesset Speaker: Temple Mount Solution ‘by Next Year’
MK Edelstein says preventing MKs from visiting the Temple Mount is a “very grave” matter.
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Top PA Official: Israel ‘Is Our Main Enemy, Resistance Is Still Our Agenda’
A senior Palestinian official who played a central role in peace negotiations and starred in an advertising campaign assuring Israel that “I am your partner” in the search for a two-state solution, said in an interview that “resistan…
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Kerry to Return to Israel in Late May
US Secretary of State John Kerry to return to Israel in late May in effort to re-start peace talks.
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A First: Flag Dance at Hevron, Too
Hevron joins Jerusalem in the annual Rikudegalim celebrating their liberation from enemy hands.
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Live: Jerusalem Day Celebrations
Arutz Sheva brings you live video of Jerusalem Day from the Holy Capital of Israel.
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Samaria Residents Disagree over IDF General
Samaria Residents’ Council, Women in Green, slam Yesha Council for defending Maj. Gen. Alon.
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Late-Term Abortion Doc Caught Comparing Unborn Baby to “Meat in a Crock Pot”
The pro-life group Live Action has released a fourth video in a series of undercover videos catching late-term abortion practitioners and abortion clinics misleading women and showing indifference to the destruction of human life.
The videos show emba…
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MK Feiglin Vows to Protect the Family Unit
New Knesset Caucus hears evidence of falsification of statistics to create a negative picture of family relations.
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Mother Of Slain Benghazi Victim Rips Hillary Clinton: “I Blame Her”
Pat Smith’s son Sean Smith, a State Department information officer, was one of four Americans killed during the attack.
JAKE TAPPER: One woman still looking for answers is Pat Smith. Her son, State Department Information Officer Sean Smith was o…
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Hawking’s Boycott Story "Fake", Claimed Cambridge Univ.
Cambridge University said physicist cancelled his trip for health reasons. It later admitted that it was a boycott.
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Hawking’s Boycott Story "Fake"
Cambridge University says physicist cancelled his trip for health reasons, and that other explanations are untrue.
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Jordan MPs Demand Expulsion of Israeli Envoy
Jordan MPs unanimously demanded the government expel Israeli ambassador over ‘chair throwing’ Muslim Mufti.
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DA Hynes Announces Home-Based Jail Alternative For Female Prisoners
New York – Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes is joining advocates for women in announcing a program that will let some female prisoners serve their sentences at home.
Hynes said the program will allow eligible inmates to retain custody of their…
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Netanyahu Meets China Premier, Touts ‘Peoples’ Glorious Past’
Israel PM Netanyahu met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, where two leaders signed of a series of trade and cultural deals.
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This Friday at the Kosel: Women in Talleisim and Tefillin, But No Sefer Torah
This coming Friday, members of the Women of the Wall organization will be able, for the first time, to “pray” at the Kosel plaza wearing a tallis and tefillin, and even to recite Kaddish and Kedushah, which they have been banned from doing…
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Muslim Cleric Probed Over ‘Throwing Chairs at Jews’ in Jerusalem
Israeli police question Jerusalem’s most senior Muslim cleric on suspicion of disturbance and throwing chairs at Jews on Temple Mount.
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Will Hawking Boycott his own Voice Generator?
Disabled physicist’s decision to join Israel boycott may mean he will have to stop talking, since he depends on Intel to do so.
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RCA Condemns “Maharat” Ordinations
The following statement was released by the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA): “In light of the recent announcement that Yeshivat Maharat will celebrate the ‘ordination as clergy’ of its first three graduates, and in response to th…
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U.S. Accuses China of Cyberspying
The Pentagon is through being polite about China’s hacking problem.
In its annual report to Congress this week, the Pentagon directly accused China’s military of cyberattacks against U.S. defense contractors and government employees-and th…
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Issur of Lashon Hara Vis-a-Vis Dov Lipman? Not Quite
This is in response to those who erroneously claim that there is an issur of any kind to publicly condemn, criticize or otherwise call out Dov Lipman for his conduct.
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Will New Testimony Expose Benghazi ‘Cover-Up’?
Republican lawmakers hounding the Obama administration for months over unanswered questions on the Benghazi attack will have their moment, on Wednesday, to demonstrate whether the internal response amounted to a cover-up — as whistle-blowers giv…
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‘Lots More Countries for Anti-Occupation Hawking to Boycott’
A prominent Israeli professor has a long list of countries Stephen Hawking should be boycotting, due to their occupation policies
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