Warmbier Family Hid Fact That Otto Was Jewish
Family members of Otto Warmbier, the American student who fell into a coma while imprisoned in North Korea, said that Otto was Jewish but that they had hidden his Jewishness up to this point.
Saudi Student Now A US Fugitive After Skipping Bail Paid By Consulate
A Saudi student accused of killing an Oregon teenager in a traffic accident is on the run after skipping bail paid by a Saudi consulate.
Sydney Synagogue May Have To Close After Court Rules It Can’t Sack Rabbi
A Sydney synagogue may have to close because it is unable to sack its rabbi, the synagogue’s president says.
Report: CIA Boss Held Secret Talks With Syrian Spy Chief
Washington – The CIA’s director held a secret negotiation with Syria’s intelligence chief earlier this year as part of an effort to free an American journalist taken hostage in the Arab country five years ago, The New York Times reported Friday.
Tzipi Kaplan, Daughter of Rabbi Kahane, Passes Away
Tzipi Kaplan, the daughter of the late Rabbi and MK Meir Kahane, founder of The Jewish Defense League and the Kach party who was assassinated in New York by an Arab gunman, passed away over Shabbat at the age of 56, after a long struggle with a serious medical condition and suffering a severe CVA…
Convicted Felon Jack Abramoff Registers To Return To Lobbying
Washington – Jack Abramoff, a high-profile American lobbyist who served four years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to bribing U.S. government officials, has officially returned to lobbying, according to documents he filed with the Justice Department.
NYPD Threatened Me To Stop Tweeting: Parking Watchdog
The watchdog behind a Twitter account that documents NYPD vehicle-parking abuse, usually with photos, says he was visited by Internal Affairs Bureau cops but only to threaten him into stopping.
Hezbollah Says Future Israel War Could Draw Fighters From Iran, Iraq
BEIRUT – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that a future war waged by Israel against Syria or Lebanon could draw thousands of fighters from countries including Iran, Iraq and Yemen.
Video Shows Minnesota Police Beating Driver
The Minnesota branch of the ACLU on Thursday released a police dashcam video showing what they termed “a textbook case of excessive force” and called for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the 2016 arrest.
DEA: NY Doctor Accused of Running $40M Pill Mill
NEW YORK – Federal agents and police officers arrested Dr. David Taylor, 74, and two others for allegedly running a pill mill on Hylan Boulevard on Staten Island.