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The Airports Authority claimed the employee did not follow procedures for requesting annual leave, which include accounting for absences due to religious observance.
If the administration is indeed thinking along the lines of region-wide approach as opposed to a two state solution, it will be a breath of fresh air...
And the frustrated voices of those unable to find suitable outlets for their talents were growing louder and louder.
When G-d promised Avraham that his children would emerge from Egypt laden with great wealth, he was not referring to material wealth.
This is not to deny that some travelers – estimates put the number at perhaps a hundred – were temporarily inconvenienced by some official miscues on the part of a one-week-old presidential administration.
With tens of millions of people around the world watching, Rabi Hier called attention to the ancient and enduring connection between the Jewish people and land of Israel.
What planet are these people living on? Is the Trump claim that American industry continues to move overseas because of lower wage scales and the lower costs of doing business a myth?
It was only Yehuda who stepped forward to protect Binyamin because he had committed himself to the cause.
The innovative program not only featured classroom study but also group study, one-on one learning, and late night discussions.
It should have long ago become apparent to both Mr. Obama and Mr. Kerry that their approach to bringing about peace between Israel and the Palestinians was doomed to failure.
Even more bewildering is that the resolution reflects a view of the conflict that is materially at odds even with recent statements from the Obama administration itself.
We are encouraged that Mr. Trump has signaled that he will have no truck with such legal legerdemain.
So for the mayor of New York, concern for where Mr. Ellison will lead the Democratic Party on Middle East issues merited nary a mention.
Secretary of State John Kerry’s somewhat incongruous comments at the Saban Forum in Washington last week did little to clarify matters.
Mr. Greenblatt’s initial inclination to support Rep. Ellison was almost, one might say, Obamaesque given the clear determination to ignore his troubling history.
Anyone can appear spiritual and holy when he is davening or learning Torah.
Under federal mandatory-minimum sentencing guidelines for bank fraud, an offender’s sentence is directly linked to the loss incurred by the bank that was defrauded.
But again, there are those who simply refuse to concede the campaign is over. To them, the aftermath of the election is simply the continuation of politics as usual.
The issue has recently become even more acute with the emergence of a French proposal to convene an international peace conference before the end of the year.
Of course the very texts of the scrolls confirm a fundamental historical Jewish connection to the land.
Most recently, there was WikiLeaks material quoting her to the effect that she believes elected officials must often take two positions on issues, one for public consideration and one for private, serious consumption.
To even contemplate a factual demonstration proving otherwise would bespeak a profound level of Jewish national insecurity. But the issue must be addressed.
What is missing from this and most other analyses of the failure to negotiate a settlement is a full appreciation of Palestinian recalcitrance as the primary cause of that failure.
While we, too, cringed at his remarks, we nevertheless find the Clinton position to be somewhat curious.
Predictably, several senators are having second thoughts after being exposed to Mr. Obama’s legendary blandishments.
It is a sad commentary on our times that a party to a failed marriage would, out of animus or financial greed, willfully attempt to deny a spouse the ability to get on with life under the auspices of Jewish law.
Each mitzvah and each holiday is a guide and a map
She is the first Orthodox woman from a chassidic background to win a primary for a judicial position...
A person who gives charity dolefully or begrudgingly demonstrates that his faith is somewhat wanting and he has not fully fulfilled the mitzvah of giving charity.
Although the nation was excited about entering the Promised Land, first and foremost they were glad to be out of the clutches of their nefarious oppressors.
G-d is the only “force” that is completely sovereign and independent. The rest of creation, however, requires a dynamic giver-taker relationship.
The Malbim explains that when G-d asked Moshe what was in his hand he was testing him. He was essentially asking Moshe to define how he viewed his role as leader.
But underlying the current dispute is something of even broader moment than the establishment of a separate prayer space for non-Orthodox prayer in close proximity to the Kotel.
We were deeply concerned by some of Donald Trump’s comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during last Thursday’s Republican debate. Moderator Wolf Blitzer noted that Mr. Trump had recently said that as president he would try to bring peace between the two sides – but not by favoring one side or the other. Mr. Blitzer recounted […]
We urge readers to contact officials and ask them to support an investigation.
The new law will require the U.S. government to take specific action in response to BDS activity.
Committed to the welfare of his fellow Jews, Rabbi Tannenbaum spent much of his day involved with the shidduch and agunah problems affecting so many in the Jewish community.
Ironically, the mosque he chose to visit has been linked to extremist elements and was formerly led by an imam who reportedly had extremist ties.
The Times acknowledges that “Certainly, the Israeli-Palestinian crisis deepened during her tenure” – and then hastens to add “but she did not cause that.”
It is also noteworthy that Israel and the Middle East have not garnered significant attention on the Republican side either.
A renowned Talmudist, he was also noted for his compassion and self-effacing efforts to assist those in need...
For decades a larger than life fixture on the Jewish communal scene, Rabbi Greenwald played key roles in behind the scenes efforts to resolve several high-profile issues of concern to the Jewish community, including negotiations that helped win the release of imprisoned Soviet Jewish activist Natan Sharansky.
Ms. Hotovely makes a powerful common sense argument for transparency with regard to international aid to the PA.
For his appeal, Dr. Pincus turned to Avi Schick, a partner at the Dentons international law firm, who took on the case pro bono, which led to the Pentagon reversal.
Sting operations must be based on a target’s predisposition to commit a crime similar to the scripted crime.
DA Thompson confirmed the arrests and declared that “We will now fully prosecute those defendants under the law.”
Many of the extremist groups are affiliates of Al Qaeda, which has had its roots in North Africa since the 1990s.
In a sense, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia were drifting apart well before the nuclear agreement.
Indeed, the advent of social media has fostered an information and networking explosion. Clearly it is in our nation’s interests to somehow stem this information interaction.
And there are still rumblings about various immigration issues including out-of-control illegal immigration and “legal” Syrian migration.
Of course this argument ignores the fact that Mr. Pollard by then was already in federal detention and would not in any way have been accessible to the press without approval by the bureau of prisons.
There’s no question the Paris attacks will enervate the public debate over whether and how to escalate U.S. operations in Syria and Iraq.
There is nothing surprising in Erekat’s position. But the new EU labeling rule perplexes.
Time will tell whether this apparent spirit of collegiality will last – international dipomacy is a tricky business.
The organization’s mission statement describes its role as “ser[ving] as a bridge between the Arab community and the greater New York City community.”
To be sure, after some quick pushback from the Jewish community, the State Department strove mightily to walk back the statements.
Depressing as it is to contemplate, despotism kept the region from falling apart and becoming prey to non-democratic insurgencies.
Congress was not provided with these side deals as required by the Corker bill, so the 60-day review never legally commenced.
Perhaps she doesn’t accept the fact that those children’s parents are taxpayers as well.
We urge readers to seek out upcoming rallies scheduled for times and places that work for them.
Mr. Nadler’s support for the deal is a naked political gift to a president who has defied logic in his quest to reinvent international affairs according to his ideological inclinations.
President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry seem never to miss an opportunity to caution us that Israel’s opposition to the agreement will further isolate it around the world.
What is downright infuriating, however, is that her statement seems to both acknowledge these problems while papering them over.
Under the deal, sanctions will no longer be available as a way to force compliance.
First, of course, the contrast with the Arab treatment of Arab murderers of Jews is striking.
By most accounts, the one person with the political muscle to swing enough Democratic votes to override a veto is Sen. Schumer.
One of the more troubling aspects of the path to this agreement is the way the administration repeatedly revised its end-game expectations.
The U.S. vote was the sole negative one cast (India, Kenya, Ethiopia, Macedonia, and Paraguay abstained).
The president described the attack as “an act that drew on a long history of bombs and arson and shots fired at churches, not random, but as a means of control, a way to terrorize and oppress...”
And whereas at the outset the plan was that Iran would have to surrender most of its centrifuges, it will now be able to retain several thousand.
Seventy-one members of the Assembly, including Glen Cove Assemblyman Chuck Lavine, who heads the New York chapter of the National Association of Jewish Legislators, joined in the effort to secure a majority to protect the rights of Jewish voters.
Students in New York City schools are protected by publicly funded security guards, so it would seem a no-brainer that students attending non-public schools be similarly protected.
Seems like Israel is being faulted for not tying both hands behind its back instead of just one.
We still have trouble understanding why anyone would care, except perhaps if she had tried to qualify for special status under a government program designed to benefit members of minority communities.
He says government should be in the business of seeking ways to include citizens in the voting process, not to exclude them.
Last November, General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a New York City audience that Israel “went to extraordinary lengths to limit collateral damage and civilian casualties.... In this type of conflict, where you are held to a standard that your enemy is not held to, you’re going to be criticized for civilian casualties.”
This is the same president who recently acknowledged that, at best, the proposed deal with Iran will expire in ten years and that afterward Iran basically would be free to do whatever it wanted.
As for the president’s new, softer tone vis-à-vis Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israel, this is most likely being driven by the results of the recent Israeli election.
What especially appeals to us is his grand – some critics would say extravagant –view of what the borders of Israel should look like.
Somewhat surprisingly, the Vatican’s unwelcome gesture was diametrically at odds with what President Obama signaled in an interview with the news outlet Al Arabiya.
On the face of it, the very word “snapback” brings to mind all the right things.
It’s not just the Saudi king who’s staying away; most Gulf heads of state are skipping the event as well.
Given the circumstances, the incongruity is manifest.
The campaign reportedly also killed nearly 2,000 Islamic State fighters.
The fight against terror is a case in point.... The establishment of a collective forum for dialogue in the Persian Gulf region...is long overdue....
Mr. Obama himself inelegantly cautioned members of the Senate to be careful not to “screw up” the negotiations by seeking to have input into the future of the sanctions regime that has been imposed on Iran.
In practical terms, there already is great significance in how Iran emerged from the nuclear talks.
Indeed, some caucus members based their decision to stay away from Mr. Netanyahu’s speech on their contention that the Israeli leader had disrespected America’s first black president.
These are fundamental issues for Israel’s security and yet Mr. Abbas refuses even to acknowledge them as grist for negotiations.
In any event, Mr. Netanyahu after the election sought to soften his statement on Palestinian statehood and apologized for what he conceded were remarks that “offended some Israeli citizens and offended members of the Israeli Arab community.”
But the letter was not delivered to the ayatollahs by special messenger, diplomatic pouch, regular mail, or even e-mail. In fact, it was not delivered to the ayatollahs at all.
Both Iran and Hizbullah are cited as playing major roles in fighting ISIS, which is described as constituting the preeminent terrorist threat to American interests worldwide.
If there’s no deal, then we walk away.
But when you live in a tough neighborhood Israel should not be made to apologize for its strength.
The president has made clear – I can’t state this more firmly – the policy is Iran will not get a nuclear weapon.
Some Jewish organizational types (most prominently the ADL’s Abe Foxman and the Reform movement’s Rabbi Rick Jacobs) have gone public with requests that Mr. Netanyahu cancel his speech for just those reasons.
Plainly, the Iranians have something President Obama desperately wants, apparently even at the expense of permitting Iran to eventually emerge as a nuclear military power.
Indeed, Congressman Nadler asserted that “It would be very wise for both parties to this invitation to consider measures to mitigate the damage this political maneuvering has inflicted.”
Speaker Silver has been an extraordinary public servant since his election to the Assembly in 1975 and has been an exemplary leader of that body since 1994.
July 3, 2026 
