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IfNotNow Targeting Birthright Taglit Groups at JFK Airport

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

While young people were preparing for their flights to Israel, they were asked about certain issues and policies, with their answers recorded.

Terrorism / NY / Police and Crime / News Briefs

JFK Terminal Evacuated After Gunshot Reports

By Jewish Press News Desk

Videos show police searching for the reported shooter and evacuating the terminal.

Israel / US / Travel / News Briefs

Delta Adds 4 Weekly Flights on Tel Aviv Route

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Delta is picking up traffic American Airlines will lose when it halts its Philadelphia-Tel Aviv route in January.

Israel / US / Travel / News Briefs

El Al Flight Returns to Israel Half Way to JFK

By Jewish Press News Desk

The airline apparently thought it could save some money by not paying for expensive ground time at JFK An El Boeing 747-400 plane carrying 342 passengers to New York turned back to Israel early Thursday after indications of low oil pressure in one engine. Safety apparently was not a consideration for flying to Israel since […]

Israel / US / Travel / News Briefs

NY Blizzard Forces El Al to Cancel '001' Flight to JFK

By Jewish Press News Desk

El Al has canceled its popular 001 after-midnight flight from Ben Gurion Airport to JFK in New York because of the expected blizzard that is forecast to cripple the Northeast in the United States. Flight 027 to Newark, New Jersey will take off 11 hours late, and the flight from Newark to Tel Aviv will […]

Israel / US / Travel / News Briefs

El Al to Fly to Boston Next Summer

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Boston will be the fourth city in the United States for El AL flight.

Haredim & Hassidim / Travel / News Briefs / Religion

Haredim Delay Delta Flight because of Mixed Seating

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Wouldn’t be a lot easier if fanatic Haredim would simply charter their own planes?

Israel / NY / UK / Travel / News Briefs / Europe / Business and Economy / Russia

El Al Teams Up with GetTaxi

By Jewish Press News Desk

El Al has signed an agreement with GetTaxi to offer passengers discounts for GetTaxi's cab hailing service in New York, Tel Aviv and other cities where it operates, the Globes business newspaper reported. The discount from JFK to Manhattan will take $25 off the usual fare of $60-85. The discount program also is available in […]

US / News Briefs

El Al Catches ‘Luggage Handlers’ Who Stole Passengers’ Valuables

By Jewish Press News Desk

El Al video cameras have caught seven baggage handlers at JFK airport who stole passengers' valuables, including cash, watches, computers and jewelry. The ariline became suspicious when a number of passengers complained about missing items. El Al placed a video camera in April to monitor the thieves and discovered they did more than just handle […]

Israel / NY / Travel / News Briefs / Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Airline’s ‘No Israelis Allowed’ Policy Violates Law

By Jewish Press News Desk

Saudi Arabia Airline refuses to issue tickets in New York for Israelis, even if they are only stopping off in Saudi Arabia for a connecting flight, a policy that contradicts federal law. The airline’s website asks travelers for their citizenship but does not have an option available for “Israel” although it does have options for […]

Op-Eds / Sultan Knish / US Elections 2012

Obama's Last Stand

By Daniel Greenfield

Democrats do not have a great track record in the White House. The number of Democratic presidents who have won second terms is small and becomes much smaller with the second half of the 20th Century. Unlike Congressional shifts which reflect regional politics more than a national referendum, the Presidency is a referendum on the usages of the nearly unlimited power of its holder.

News Briefs / Aliyah / Geulah

16 Retired Couples Make Aliyah on Nefesh B'Nefesh Flight

By Jewish Press Staff

A group of 16 retiree couples ages 50 to 80 made Aliyah to Israel in mid-August on Nefesh B’Nefesh charter Aliyah flight that left out of JFK airport in New York. The retirees joined their children and grandchildren who had made Aliyah over the last decade.

Lessons In Emunah

Never Lose Hope

By dvora

It was an ordinary day and Dovid (name changed) was preparing to catch the late afternoon EL AL flight to Eretz Yisrael. He had yahrzeit for his father and planned his trip so he’d arrive there just in time to join his brother at the kever. He parked his car in the area that facilitated a faster trip to JFK for his flight. Little did he know that he was being observed by a team of thieves who were “working” the Diamond District that day in order to rob the merchants of their goods.

Potpourri

Clean Jokes

By Mordechai Schmutter

Welcome back to “You’re Asking Me?” where we answer questions sent in by confused readers who thought they were writing in to Dr. Yael. That said, I’d like to thank all the readers who wrote in. I’m going to attempt to address your questions, not so much because I know the answers, but more so that I have an excuse to get out of cleaning for Pesach.

Monitor

Off To The Races

By Jason Maoz

The common lament from the smugly high-minded is that the media’s fascination with polls gives too much weight to the horse race aspect of a campaign, at the expense of the important and weighty discussions of policy for which voters presumably hunger. The Monitor says: Give us more of the horse race!

MUSSAR – Avi Ganz

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Freedom Is the Ownership of Time

By Itamar Frankenthal

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