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Israel Positioned as Global Leader in the Drone Industry

By Ilana Siyance Israeli startups are reaping the benefits of the tiny country’s extensive military experience. As reported by Breitbart, Israel is now being ranked among the top three across the globe when it comes to market share in the drone industry. What advantage does Israel have, enabling it to compete with the world’s superpowers […]

Local New York News

Watchdog Group Calls for Probe on Bronx DNC Vice Chair for Misuse of Funds

By: Denise McTutchin According to a Crain’s report, Michael Blake, Bronx Assemblyman, Candidate for Congress, and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee, utilized funds for his own political agenda on numerous accounts. Government ethics groups are currently looking into this report very closely and examining claims made to support this inappropriate use of government […]

Parsha Torah

Parshas Vayeitzei–Brothers in Scorn

By: Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky Yaakov’s first encounter with his future wife Rachel was significant, encompassing varied emotions, each of which merits lengthy discussion. Upon greeting her at a well, Yaakov feeds her sheep, kisses her, cries, and then identifies himself as the brother of her father. (Genesis 29:11-12) Such classification needs explanation. Yaakov was not […]

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The Mutating Virus: Understanding Antisemitism

Below is a transcript of a speech by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks at “The Future of the Jewish Communities in Europe” Conference at The European Parliament on 27th September 2016 in Brussels. Edited by: TJVNews.com The hate that begins with Jews never ends with Jews. That is what I want us to understand today. It […]

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Jordan Lifts Ban on Visit of Israelis Wearing Jewish Religious Garments

By: Aryeh Savir Israeli public figures attempting to visit Jordan on Tuesday were ordered by border officials to remove their Kippahs, religious head coverings, Tzizit and other Jewish markers before entering the Kingdom, generating a minor diplomatic incident. Some of the group’s members, ultra-Orthodox deputy mayors, conformed with the demand while others refused to comply […]

Local New York News

Trump Bans Bloomberg Reporters from Covering Campaign Events

By: Merrill Pikerson President Trump has declared that he will no longer allow Bloomberg News reporters to obtain press credentials in order to provide coverage of Trump campaign events. Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale revealed that the decision had been made following Bloomberg News’ statement that it will refuse to investigate Democratic candidates now that […]

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US Shoppers Dole Out $7B in Cyber Monday Sales

By: Jerry Sterngood Areported $2 billion in early online sales ain’t bad, and that’s what Black Friday brought, according to published reports. “The frenzy associated with Black Friday shopping was missing this year as U.S. retailers offered earlier discounts and more consumers shopped online, though spot checks around the country showed traffic picked up after […]

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