Politics
U.S. Attorney Moves to Seize Property From Putin Allies
Daily Beast - Even as the United States and Russia were nearing an agreement over Syria's chemical weapons, a federal prosecutor was filing papers...
De Blasio Secures Democratic Nomination for New York Mayor
AP - New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson conceded the Democratic primary race to front-runner Bill de Blasio on Monday, averting a runoff and clearing the way for de Blasio to campaign for the...
Israel Recognizes Two Biological Fathers of Child for First Time
JNS.org - In a precedent-setting move, Israel's Interior Ministry has recognized two men as the biological father of a baby boy. The baby is the son of Yuval Topper-Erez, a transgender male who gave birth in...
Biden Delivers Major Speech in Iowa
Politico - Run for president? Who? Joe Biden? The vice president ostensibly played it cool at Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin's annual steak-fry fundraiser Sunday, mugging for the crowd about how he can't imagine why everyone would...
Jerusalem Councilman Urges Local Arabs to Vote
Times of Israel - A member of Jerusalem's municipal council has filed a judicial appeal...
Animal Rights Advocates in Israel Protest Jewish Custom
Ynet - Dozens of animal rights activists protested Thursday in Petah Tikva against the use of live...
New York Mayoral Candidate Lhota Starts Phase Two of Campaign at Chabad Rebbe’s Grave
WNYC - Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota visited a Chabad-Lubavitch center in Queens today, where...
Israeli Security Forces on Alert for Yom Kippur
Times of Israel - Israel Police forces, Border Patrol officers and volunteer policemen are on...
Weiner Shows Middle Finger to Reporters After Concession Speech
Daily Mail - Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner bowed out of the New York City...
U.S. Attorney Moves to Seize Property From Putin Allies
Daily Beast - Even as the United States and Russia were nearing an agreement over Syria's chemical weapons, a federal prosecutor was filing papers that...
De Blasio Secures Democratic Nomination for New York Mayor
AP - New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson conceded the Democratic primary race to front-runner Bill de Blasio on Monday, averting a runoff and...
Israel Recognizes Two Biological Fathers of Child for First Time
JNS.org - In a precedent-setting move, Israel's Interior Ministry has recognized two men as the biological father of a baby boy. The baby is the son...
Biden Delivers Major Speech in Iowa
Politico - Run for president? Who? Joe Biden? The vice president ostensibly played it cool at Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin's annual steak-fry fundraiser Sunday, mugging for...
Jerusalem Councilman Urges Local Arabs to Vote
Times of Israel - A member of Jerusalem's municipal council has filed a judicial appeal on behalf of Jerusalem's Arab residents, asking that they be...
Animal Rights Advocates in Israel Protest Jewish Custom
Ynet - Dozens of animal rights activists protested Thursday in Petah Tikva against the use of live chickens in the Jewish custom of Kapparot, in which one...
New York Mayoral Candidate Lhota Starts Phase Two of Campaign at Chabad Rebbe’s Grave
WNYC - Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota visited a Chabad-Lubavitch center in Queens today, where he paid his respects to the late Rebbe Menachem Schneerson....
Israeli Security Forces on Alert for Yom Kippur
Times of Israel - Israel Police forces, Border Patrol officers and volunteer policemen are on high alert ahead of Yom Kippur, with a special emphasis...
Weiner Shows Middle Finger to Reporters After Concession Speech
Daily Mail - Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner bowed out of the New York City mayoral contest with his middle finger raised to the reporters...
Tel Aviv Mayoral Candidate Irked by Free Wi-Fi Plan
Times of Israel - In the latest installment of an ambitious plan to digitalize the city, the Tel Aviv municipality announced that it would provide...
Ron Paul Says U.S. Policy Led to 9/11 Attacks
Politico - Ron Paul posted a message on Facebook on Wednesday calling the September 11 terrorist attacks "blowback for decades of US intervention in the...
De Blasio Wins New York’s Democratic Mayoral Primary
New York Post - Democrat Bill de Blasio and Republican Joe Lhota were primed for an Election Day clash in November after both breezed...
Israel Settles With Family of Mossad Agent Who Committed Suicide
JNS.org - The Israeli government will pay the family of Australian-born Israeli Mossad agent Ben Zygier 4 million shekels, or $1.1 million, in compensation as...
Mitch McConnell Announces Opposition to Syria Strike
USA Today - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell broke ranks with congressional leaders Tuesday, saying he won't support a military strike on Syria because there...
