European Rabbis To Meet Pope In The Vatican
Leading European rabbis are set to meet with Pope Francis on Monday. The meeting will take place in the Vatican, the first time that a delegation of leading rabbis has ever met with the Pope there.
Senator Robert Menendez Used Political Clout To Get Visas For 3 of Wealthy Donor’s Foreign Girlfriends
New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez is facing the possibility of 15 years in prison for using his position to help a wealthy donor in exchange for nearly $1million in gifts and campaign contributions.
Secret Service Chief’s Competence Questioned After Gyrocopter Incident
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said Sunday that Secret Service officials will talk to panel members this week about the gyrocopter that recently landed on the lawn at Capitol Hill.
Facebook Post Helps ‘Chained’ Woman Win Her Freedom
Madness,” declared the Facebook post written by Jewish women’s activist, rabbinic pleader and writer Rivkah Lubitch on a Hebrew-language Facebook group devoted to the treatment of women in religious Jewish law.
FBI Admit Years of Flawed Testimony From Forensic Unit
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and FBI have formally acknowledged that nearly every examiner in the FBI Laboratory’s microscopic hair comparison unit gave flawed testimony in almost all trials in which they offered evidence against criminal defendants over more than a two-decade period before 2000, The Washington Post reported.
NYT Covers Anti-Semitism on Temple Mount
The New York Times has openly addressed the disparity between Jewish prayer rights on the Temple Mount this week – a possible first for a newspaper now often associated with anti-Israel views.
Jewish Reporter Harassed In Paris Street
Israel’s Channel 10 television correspondent Miri Michaeli Schwartz has been harassed in the past in Europe because she is a Jew, but for some reason this time it felt different, and she wrote about the experience in a post on Facebook.
NYPD: 12 People Wounded In Separate NYC Shootings
NEW YORK — More than a dozen people were shot or stabbed in separate incidents across New York City overnight, police said.
Mother and Daughter Missing After Trip To NYC
An East End farm owner and her 14-year-old daughter vanished in Manhattan last month after what relatives thought was going to be a short visit to see a few shows.
American Veteran Michelle Manhart Picks Up US Flag from Desecration at Georgia University – Gets Arrested
Air Force veteran Michelle Manhart was arrested Friday after confronting protestors at Valdosta State University.