London-Based Syrian Imam’s Murder May Have Been Political
Syrian exile and imam Abdul Hadi Arwani was shot dead on a London street this week, and authorities now say his death may be a politically-motivated assassination.
Israeli 12-Year-old Killed In Boat Fire on Vacation In Thailand
A 12-year-old Israeli girl was killed on Wednesday when a tour boat caught fire in the Andaman Sea off Thailand’s southwestern coast. More than 100 people, including many foreign tourists, were rescued.
Yeshiva Hochmei Lublin Responsibility for Trampling Deaths
Following the death of 18-year-old Yitzhak Samet, who was killed along with 27 year-old Mordechai Gerber by the deadly stampede that occurred at the Bnei Brak funeral of leading haredi Rabbi Shmuel Wosner on Saturday night, the yeshiva (Torah academy) of R’ Wosner, Hochmei Lublin, has moved to absolve itself of responsibility.
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Accusing Alan Dershowitz of Forced sex
A federal judge tossed out a woman’s lawsuit claiming that she had forced sex with high-profile men, including Alan Dershowitz and Prince Andrew.
GAITHERSBURG, MD – Synagogue Spray-Painted With Anti-Semitic Graffiti
A Gaithersburg synagogue is scrubbing off hateful graffiti and trying to figure out how to explain hate speech to young students Tuesday after someone spray-painted swastikas, “Hitler” and “KKK” on the building.
Fighting To Be Free: Orthodox Jewish Women Will Fight For A ‘Get’
“Basically, what we are going to be doing is kidnapping a guy for a couple of hours and beating him up and torturing him and then getting him to give the get,” Rabbi Mendel Epstein told two potential clients.
NBA Player Chris Copeland Stabbed In NYC
A former New York Knicks player, who now shoots hoops for the Indiana Pacers, was stabbed — along with his wife and another woman — in an NBA free-for-all outside the 1 OAK club in Manhattan early Wednesday, police sources said.
Germany Dismisses Greek Demand For WW2 Reparations
German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel branded Greece’s demand for 278.7 billion euros ($302 billion) in reparations from World War II as “stupid” on Tuesday, while the German opposition said Berlin should repay a forced loan dating from the Nazi occupation.
Two IDF Soldiers Hurt In West Bank In Terror Stabbing Attack
A terror attack took place in the Binyamin region, north of Jerusalem, Wednesday morning.
Israeli Was Apparently Murdered In Berlin on Passover Eve
The lifeless body of a 22-year-old Israeli was found adjacent to an abandoned church in Berlin on Tuesday bearing the signs of serious violence, according to the local German daily Bild.