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Fur Ban Would Mean Shtreimel Ban

By Jewish Press Staff

The proposed state bill banning fur products also lacks an exemption for religious garb.

Headline / Politics / Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel

Police Raid Offices of Beit Shemesh Municipality, Arrest Official

By JNi.Media

Police suspect that a tender was published a year ago by the local municipality, and the investigation has so far shown that a council member skewed the terms of the tender to favor one particular company.

US / Politics / The Courts / News Briefs

Federal Judge Stays Trump Deportations, Airport Protests Erupt

By JNi.Media

The Trump order is based on the Obama Administration's Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act (H.R. 158), which prohibits some foreign nationals from visiting the US if they have recently traveled to Iran, Iraq, Sudan or Syria.

Op-Eds

Iceland to Get its First Mosque

By Soeren Kern

The Muslim Association of Iceland now admits that foreign donors will be paying for the mosque's construction costs.

NY / Politics / News Briefs

A Closer Look at Bill de Blasio’s Record

By Jacob Kornbluh

Just recently, two of his staffers were forced to resign over anti NYPD, racist and antisemitic tweets.

Politics / News Briefs

Anti-Israel, 'Amsterdam News' Favorite, Charles Barron Loses Vote

By Michael Orbach

It looks like someone went up to Charles Barron and slapped him. The former member of the City Council and the Black Panther party was handily defeated by Hakeem Jeffries for the newly redrawn 8th Congressional District. The new district is mainly African-American, with a significant percentage of Russian Jews and Hispanics. Jeffries won in a landslide with more than half the precincts reporting, taking 75 percent of the vote.

News Briefs

Bill Thompson Courting Orthodox Jews in Quest of Mayoral Post

By Jewish Press News Desk

The NY Post reported that Mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson has been "surprisingly successful" in seeking the Orthodox Jewish vote in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a Democrat, who supported Thompson for Mayor in 2009, said “Thompson’s definitely a favorite in the Jewish community, no question about it." Thompson’s rival in the Mayoral race, Manhattan Borough […]

US / News Briefs

Are You Allowed to Cry 'Heil Hitler' in a Crowded City Hall?

By Tibbi Singer

It started when Michael Carreon, a resident of Los Angeles’ 14th council district, objected to the rules of decorum at a City Council meeting on Tuesday. "I'm upset, so I guess I'll just salute you," he said, raised one hand in the air in a Nazi salute, and shouted: "Heil Hitler."

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter VII

By Ruchama Feuerman

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