Joe Biden Blasts Israel Just Hours After Jerusalem Bus Bombing
Vice President Joe Biden spoke on Monday night at a J Street gala in Washington DC, expressing what he said was the Obama administration’s “overwhelming frustration” with Israel.
Manhattan DA, Law Officials Push For Encryption Legislation
Calling it an issue of victims’ rights, the Manhattan district attorney urged Congress to pass legislation that would require tech companies to give law enforcement a way to access information on encrypted phones and other devices.
Portoviejo – Ecuador Says Death Toll From Quake Jumps To 413
Portoviejo – Ecuador’s government says the death toll from the weekend’s powerful earthquake has climbed to 413.
Shaya Lichtenstein, Shomrim Leader Busted In NYPD Corruption Probe
A leader of the Boro Park Shomrim private safety patrol was busted by the feds in a gun-permit scam tied to the widening NYPD corruption scandal.
Shouts Of “Heil Hitler” In Anti-Semitic Attack On Chasidic Man In Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY – Police in the 90th Precinct are searching for an unidentified Hispanic man who threw something at a Chasidic man before shouting anti-Semitic remarks as he ran away from the scene.
NYPD Sergeant Caught Choking Woman
Disturbing video appears to show a woman being choked by an NYPD sergeant trying to restrain her.
At Least 10 Wounded In Jerusalem Bus Bomb Attack
At least 10 people were wounded in a terror bombing attack on Monday, targeting Egged bus line 12 on Derekh Hevron in the southeast of Jerusalem.
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto Out of Jail For Passover on Wedding Loophole
The Lod District Court on Monday gave permission for Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto head of the Shuvu Yisrael sect who is currently serving a year in jail for bribery and corruption to be released to take part in the wedding of his brother.
Stockholm – Sweden’s Housing Minister To Leave After Comments On Israel
Stockholm – Sweden’s Housing Minister Mehmet Kaplan will resign following comments where he likened Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to what happened to Jews in Nazi Germany, the prime minister said on Monday.
Orthodox Jewish Community Tangled In NYPD Corruption Scandal
NYPD officials acted like personal concierges to members of the Orthodox Jewish community — doing favors from providing free parking at weddings to letting wife beaters off the hook.