Terror Suspect Zazi Admits To al-Qaeda Ties


CBS News has learned that Najibullah Zazi, the man questioned by the FBI in a terrorism probe in New York and Colorado, has provided a partial confession to investigators. He has admitted ties to terrorism, but downplayed his involvement in any terrorist plot. Prosecutors are going over the information he has provided and looking at possible charges that could be brought against Zazi. FBI agents will question Zazi's father, a spokeswoman for the defense team said Friday. The FBI didn't say why it wanted to talk to Mohammed Zazi, but he will cooperate, said the spokeswoman, Wendy Aiello. She said the father would be questioned later Friday. FBI spokeswoman Kathy Wright said she couldn't comment. Aeillo said the fact that agents want to speak to the father doesn't signal that they are done questioning the son. Najibullah Zazi has already undergone hours of questioning this week, and his apartment and his uncle and aunt's home in suburban Denver have been searched. Authorities have not said what they found and have made no public statements on the investigation. Officials in both New York and Colorado have said they knew of no specific threat. Najibullah Zazi hasn't been arrested, and his attorney, Arthur Folsom, says he doesn't expect him to be.


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Plane Crash Caught on Tape


A small plane performing aerobatics has crashed at an air show in Brazil, killing the pilot


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High Speed Chase On NJ Turnpike


SECAUCUS, NJ - New Jersey State Police were taken on a high speed chase along the New Jersey Turnpike to Route 80 West, Route 80 East and then back to the New Jersey Turnpike on Monday morning.Troopers pulled the late model Toyota Camry over during a routine traffic stop in East Rutherford.The car was traveling nearly 90 miles per hour. The driver finally came to a stop when he reached the toll plaza in Secaucus at around 9:15 am SkyFoxHD was following the car. A man slowly moved out of the driver side as State Police approached. Several troopers pulled the man to the ground. A woman could be seen walking out of the passenger side of the vehicle. She was also arrested. During the chase, the driver could be seen tossing small bags out the window. A preliminary report from NJ State Police indicates the bags were full of drugs.


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Charedim Block Roads in Protest of Parking Lot's Opening on Shabbat


Jerusalem - Five police officers sustained light wounds as hundreds of haredim rioted in the capital to protest the opening of the Karta parking lot on Shabbat. The ultra-Orthodox protestors blocked roads in the area and clashed with secular demonstrators presented at the site to support the disputed parking lot's opening.


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Politicians, Syrian Jews Arrested in Federal Money Laundering Sweep


Federal authorities arrested dozens of people today in New York and New Jersey as part of a money laundering and corruption sweep. Those arrested included several New Jersey public officials and rabbis,


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Lion Eating A Man


Daily Telegraph writer mauled after entering lion's enclosure


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6 Dead in Greyhound Bus Crash in Fresno CA


Six people are dead and more than 30 injured in a crash involving a Greyhound bus and two other cars on northbound Highway 99 at the McKinley off-ramp. The Highway Patrol say a Chevy Trailblazer overturned in a single car accident on northbound 99 just after 2:00 am The bus swerved to avoid the crash, hit another car and ran off the road, and smashed into a eucalyptus tree. The Highway Patrol says 47 passengers plus the driver were on the bus. In addition to the 6 dead, 4 passengers are in critical condition, 6 suffered moderate injuries and 24 had minor injuries. The injured have been taken to area hospitals. Northbound Highway 99 will remain closed for several hours from Olive Avenue to Shields.


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High-Speed Chase Ends in Dallas Love Field Runway


A carjacking suspect was arrested beside a runway at Dallas Love Field this afternoon after an hourlong slow-speed chase that wound through Dallas streets. The chase ended shortly after 3 pm when Dallas squad cars surrounded and rammed the stolen gray pickup. As TV helicopters circled the airport, officers drew their guns before yanking the shirtless man from the vehicle and handcuffing him. The chase began about 2 pm after a carjacking in North Dallas. Officers patiently followed the pickup as it snaked through the city. But when the driver crashed through a fence and onto a Love Field runway, police quickly converged on him and ended the pursuit. The airport stopped flights from landing after the man crashed through the gate.


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Haiti Earthquake Caught on Tape !!!!!!


video of buildings collapsing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti during the country's worst earthquake since 1770. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0 and dozens of aftershocks.


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Shofar Blowers Conference


Israel - Over 100 shofar blowers gathered today at a first-of-its-kind and somewhat ear-splitting conference for men who desperately needed to practice and receive their colleagues' encouragement before the moment of truth - Sunday, when they will put the traditional ram's horn to their lips and coax from it the plaintive calls that form one of the most moving moments of the Rosh Hashanah holiday. The shofar blowers had another special reason to gather: They are graduates of the first shofar blowing course ever organized by the Chief Rabbinate. The course included a meticulous study of the laws pertaining to the shofar and a lesson by Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger, as well as several useful tips from experienced blowers of the ceremonial horn.


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Man climbs Millennium Towers in San Francisco


A man climbed the Millennium Tower in San Francisco Monday afternoon. The man, in his 50s, is believed to be Dan Goodwin, also known as "Skyscraper Man." Goodwin started climbing the 58-story residential tower around 2:15 pm He completed the climb just before 5:30 pm and was immediately taken into police custody. Goodwin is an experienced climber with a history of climbing skyscrapers. He says he climbs to raise awareness about the vulnerability of buildings to terrorism and about his person bout with cancer. He climbed the World Trade Center in 1983 and the Sears Tower in 1981. San Francisco police and fire officials monitored the climb. Goodwin used large, suction cup-like devices during his free climb. Building residents were seen opening their windows and offering him water along the way.


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Gen. David Petraeus Collapses During Senate Hearing


Washington - General David Petraeus appeared to briefly pass out while giving testimony on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Video of the incident showed Petraeus appear to struggle briefly before standing up and walking out of the hearing room. Petraeus was testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on US plans to leave Afghanistan. Petraeus is the head of the Central Command. A number of people rushed to his side, one poured him a glass of water. Petraeus was able to walk out of the room.


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Simchas Bais Hashoeva Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky


Simchas Bais Hashoeva Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky


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Massive FBI Raids Across NY NJ Politicians & Rabbis Among Arrested


In a sweep stemming from a massive probe into international money laundering, federal authorities this morning arrested more than 40 people, including three New Jersey mayors officials, two state legislators and several rabbis.


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Bobover Rebbe Ben Zion Halberstam at the Last Moments of his Life ?


There has been a lot of turmoil lately about a movie clip from the horror days of World War Two where many speculate the Previous Bobover Rebbe K"D ADMU"R Ben Zion Halberstam,(18741941) father of Rav Shloime'le (1907 - 2000), is seen being beaten by The Ukrainians under Nazi occupation, 3 days before being brutality murdered, HY"D. The original clip is from Steven Speilberg's film and video archive No one can positively confirm that this is the Rebbe but those who are officially experts on these matters (deal with pictures etc) have reportedly said they are confident it is the Rebbe. Either way the video below is to say the least "frightening".


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Holocaust Survivors Finds Grandparents' Graves


During the holocaust much was taken from the perle family, but through their herculean efforts, nothing could keep them from getting part of their history back


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Firetruck engulfed in Massive Flames Waxahachie Texas Chemical Fire


WFAA HD Chopper 8 captured these images of a firetruck as it become engulfed in flames during a chemical manufacturing plant fire at the 1600 block of West 287 in Waxahachie, Monday. October 03 2011 A raging fire at a chemical plant south of Dallas is sending black smoke billowing into the sky. Bright orange flames and massive plumes of smoke can be seen Monday at the Magnablend Chemical Plant in Waxahachie about 30 miles south of Dallas. Authorities have advised area residents and schoolchildren to stay inside and keep doors and windows shut to avoid any dangerous gases. Images from local television stations show the fast-moving fire engulfing a fire truck at the scene as firefighters nearby battle the blaze. Magnablend's website says it is a chemical manufacturing, blending and packaging company. The website says it manufactures custom chemicals for industries ranging from oil fields to construction and industrial cleaning.


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Police chase motorcycle


ATLANTA -- A motorcycle driver was arrested after crashing during a high-speed police chase Tuesday morning. The Georgia State Patrol was chasing the motorcyclist on Interstate 285 at speeds approaching 100 mph. Troopers didnt immediately say why they were chasing the driver, but the chase reportedly began in southwest Atlanta on I-285 near Campbellton Road. The cyclist later exited on the Roosevelt Highway exit, where he crashed. The man did not appear to be injured. Troopers quickly arrested the man, whose name was not immediately released.


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Madoff gets 150 years


Bernard Lawrence Madoff, who by his own admission sometime 18 years ago concocted a devious plan that would turn into the world's biggest and most diabolical financial fraud in history, will spend the remainder of his existence in prison. Inside a US District Court in Manhattan on Monday morning, a judge sentenced the former Wall Street bigwig to 150 behind bars for his crimes.


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Dramatic Helicopter Rescue From Sinking Boat


A 56-year-old Croatian man was rescued from his sinking boat on Monday, seconds before it was dragged under the waters of River Sava in Zagreb. After many hours of trying to tow Ivan Plevnik and his boat to safety, emergency officials had to winch a rescuer down from a helicopter, when the boat began to sink.


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Feds Bust Dozens in Corruption Scandal


NJ officials, NY rabbis caught in federal money laundering, corruption sweep


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FBI- NYPD Raid Homes In Queens In Terrorism Probe


New York - Law enforcement agents have raided residences in New York City as part of a terrorism investigation, and are preparing to brief Congress about the investigation.


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Spectacular footage of massive mudslide in Italy


Caught on Tape: Flooding in Southern Italy wreaked havoc on roads and hillsides.


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Brazil Stadium Collapse Caught On Tape


About 110 people were injured, 22 seriously, when part of the seating at a stadium in Brazil collapsed during a car race, At least 500 people were sitting in the section of the stands which collapsed on Sunday. Police have begun an investigation into the cause of the collapse.


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9 dead in Connecticut workplace shooting


Nine people died in a mass shooting Tuesday at a workplace in Manchester, Connecticut, according to a police official close to the investigation. That number includes the shooter. He died at the scene of a gunshot wound, Manchester police Lt. Joe San Antonio said. Police had not fired at him, he added. The suspect was Omar Thornton, said Sgt. Sandy Ficara of the Manchester Police. The shooting happened at Hartford Distributors, a beer distributor close to the communities of South Windsor and Manchester, a South Windsor dispatcher said. Three people were rushed to Hartford Hospital, and one of them later died, a doctor told reporters. Police declined to say how many people were wounded. Police in the community of South Windsor were assisting Manchester police in handling the incident, authorities said.


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Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon Resigning


Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has accepted a plea deal with prosecutors. that will end her tenure as mayor. The resignation takes effect Feb. 4. City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will take over as mayor. In a news conference Wednesday evening, Dixon said she will work closely with the next administration. She got choked up when thanking her staff and the residents of Baltimore. "I am committed to this city in whatever capacity God has called me to do," she said. "The people are the jewels of this city." Dixon said she disappointed herself, her supporters and the citizens of Baltimore. She said she was sad because has a great staff, not because of the decision she made. Dixon, 56, was found guilty by a jury last month of misappropriating about $500 in gift cards donated to the city for distribution to needy families during her time as City Council president. Had she not agreed to step down, she could have been thrown out of office.


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Plane crashes into Northwest Austin building


A small single-engine plane crashed into a building in Northwest Austin Thursday morning, sparking a fire. The crash happened near MoPac and Highway 183 just before 10 am Smoke could be seen pouring from the a building in the Echelon complex on traffic cameras and in photosgraphs send in by KVUE viewers and reporters. KVUEs Noelle Newton reports most of the windows are blown out. People were evacuated. At least 3 people have been taken to University medical Center at Brackenridge. A witness told KVUE that it didn't appear the plane was having any trouble before it crashed. Firefighters say they have made several rescues, but so far two people are unaccounted for. Officials said there were reports an FBI field office was housed in the complex, but it was not hit. They say this appears to be accidental. A number of businesses are located in the building that was hit. Traffic in the area is being diverted.


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Netanyahus Father-in-Law Publishes Second Book About His Yeshiva Years


VIN News Jerusalem - Much of the Netanyahu clan came together recently to celebrate the publication of a book by Binyamin Netanyahus father-in-law, Shmuel Ben-Artzi. After leaving the yeshiva world and Yiddishkeit as a young man, the 94-year-old author has returned to Torah and mitzvahs. Ben-Artzi, the father of Sara Netanyahu, was born in Poland in 5675 (1914) and made aliya in 5693 (1933) when Yeshivas Novardok sent him to help start its Eretz Yisroel branch in Bnei Brak. A year later he left the yeshiva and went to work in agriculture, believing the task of building the state of Israel to be a foremost priority. Later he joined the Irgun and the Hagana, eventually working as a teacher in secular schools. Two years after releasing a book about his recollections as a student at Yeshivas Novardok, Ben-Artzi has now published a second book called Bein Yotzro Leyitzro, currently available only in Hebrew, which traces his early years in Eretz Yisroel and delves into the inner turmoil of the yeshiva bochurs of his generation


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Israeli ads warn against marrying non-Jews


The Israeli government has launched a television and internet advertising campaign urging Israelis to inform on Jewish friends and relatives abroad who may be in danger of marrying non-Jews. Israel, whose Jewish population of 5.6 million accounts for 41 per cent of worldwide Jewry, has obstructed intermarriage between its Jewish and Arab citizens by refusing to recognise such marriages unless they are performed abroad. The advertising campaign is directed particularly at Jews in the United States and Canada, whose combined 5.7 million Jews constitute the worlds largest Jewish population. Most belong to the liberal Reform stream of Judaism that, unlike Orthodoxy, does not oppose intermarriage.


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First video: Plane crashes into building


This is some of the first video fed back from the scene of a plane crash in Northwest Austin.


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Gilad Shalit Alive And Well


Jerusalem - After over three years in which IDF St.-Sgt. Gilad Schalit has been held in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, Israel breathed a sigh of relief on Friday afternoon after it was verified by video footage that he was healthy and clear-minded.


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Hitler's Torah Finds a New Home At S. Florida Synagogue


Miami-Dade, FL - A Southwest Miami-Dade synagogue has a new Torah. The new Torah is one that the Rabbi had to sign onto a waiting list for years to get. It's a Torah that has an ugly past, but a bright future.


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Pope Attacked by a woman


VATICAN CITY — A Vatican spokesman says a woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass. The Rev. Ciro Benedettini said the pope quickly got up and was unhurt. Benedict, 82, calmly resumed his walk to the basilica's main altar and began the Mass late Thursday. Benedettini said the woman who pushed the pope appeared to be mentally unstable and had been arrested by Vatican police. He said she also knocked down Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, who was taken to hospital for a check up.


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Man Climbs San Francisco Skyscraper


A man climbed to the top levels of a skyscraper in downtown San Francisco Monday and was taken into custody after he attached a flag to the side of the building. The climber has not yet been identified, but a spokesman with the San Francisco Police Department said he was in his 50s. Footage of the ascent on CNN showed the man using what appeared to be suction cups to ascend the exterior glass of the structure, Millenium Tower. The charges against the man, if any, will be determined after an investigation into the incident that shut down portions of portions of Mission Street in the city, the police said.


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Bloomberg vs Thompson A Tense Debate


New York City - Tonight was the first of two hourlong televised debates between Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. Mr. Thompson is running as a Democrat; Mr. Bloomberg as Republican and independent. Dominic Carter of NY1 News hosted the debate. The debate started off with an unscripted audience outburst. Before Mayor Bloomberg could even begin his opening statement, a protester began screaming what are you doing here? We voted for term limits! Term limits and Bloombergs move earlier this year to ask the City Council to overturn them was one of the most contentious aspects of the hour-long debate, the first of two ahead of the Nov. 3rd vote. A second debate is set for Oct. 27th. City Comptroller Bill Thompson, the Democratic candidate, said Bloomberg, who is running as an independent, betrayed the trust of voters when he asked the City Council to amend the term limits law


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3 Arrested In Terror Investigation Linked To NYC


Federal agents have arrested terror suspect Najibullah Zazi, who had been grilled for days about his knowledge of a bomb plot against New York, a spokeswoman for his attorney said. The 24-year-old suspected al Qaeda bomb-maker was taken into custody along with his father, Mohammed, 53, yesterday in Colorado, where he is said to work as an airport shuttle driver. He and his dad were busted in their Aurora, Colo., apartment at about 9:30 pm, according to the Denver Post. They were later taken to jail and charged with making false statements


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Gingrich Slams Romney Over Run Against Ted Kennedy


Gingrich says 1994 senate loss is reason Romney isn't career politician.


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Simchas Bais HaShoeva with Belz'er Rabbi


Simchas Bais HaShoeva with Belz'er Rabbi


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Missing girl found safe after Amber Alert


1 ½ year old Naomi Hilel was found at the Pt. Plaza Hotel in Newport News unharmed. Two people who had seen the Amber Alert found the baby in the hotel's parking lot. Police are still searching for suspect Matthew R Nash. Nash is a white male, 24, 5 feet 11 inches, 200 lbs with hazel eyes and long brown hair wearing a plaid shirt, dark shorts, tennis shoes and a ballcap. Nash is believed to be driving the stolen dark grey-green Honda Odyssey. The minivan has a Florida license plate 'HASHEM1'


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judge moves trial for Agriprocessors plant managers to South Dakota


A US District Court judge has moved the trial of four former managers of a kosher slaughterhouse from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Sioux Falls, SDJudge Linda Reade ruled Tuesday that the "prodigious" amount of negative pretrial publicity about Agriprocessors, Inc., and former top manager Sholom Rubashkin caused potential jurors to develop a bias against them. The trial has been set for October 13.


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Hate-Filled Church Release Anti-Semitic Video


Topeka, KS - They call themselves Baptist Church of Westbury , and they are spreading hatred wherever they can, a few weeks ago they were protesting in Brooklyn in front of a few shuls A week ago, they introduced on their web site a new video clip of hate, directed against the Jews. The clip shows two people dressed up as Charedim with Currency in their hand at the Western Wall, and they sing the tune of" Hava Nagila makes us so happy", they present the Jews as greedy, monsters, and murderers.


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Son Of Israeli Astronaut Killed Dies in Air Force Crash


Jerusalem - Tragedy struck the family of late Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon again Sunday, when his son Asaf Ramon was killed in a crash while flying an Israel Air Force aircraft. Ilan Ramon, Israel's first astronaut was one of seven crew members killed when the US space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry on February 1, 2003. Asaf Ramon's aircraft crashed near the settlement of Bnei Haver, in the rugged terrain of the Hebron Hills. The Israel Defense Forces carried out an aerial and terrestrial search of the area for some 90 minutes before locating the crash site. IAF Blackhawk ("Yanshuf") helicopters carrying soldiers from 669, the Air Force's elite search and rescue unit, were the first to locate the plane, and they retrieved the pilot's body. Ilan Ramon himself was a fighter pilot in the IAF, was the youngest who took part in Israel's 1981 air strike on Iraq's unfinished Osirak nuclear reactor. He was also the son and grandson of Holocaust survivors. People in Israel had tracked Ramon's journey into space as a welcome distraction from the violence of the second intifada; they responded to his death with shock and grief.


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Fox News anchor drops dirty word on live TV


A debate about what to call soy milk on "Good Day New York" this morning took an odd turn when veteran Fox 5 anchorwoman Rosanna Scotto pulled a Sue Simmons on live TV. Scotto and her fellow anchors were debating the National Milk Producers Federation's arguement that products should only be called milk when it comes from an animal, not soy or rice. When the topic of what to call soy milk came up, Scotto blurted out, Soy ji---um!" Scotto's confused co-anchor, Greg Kelly, looked on in disbelief as the banter continued during the live show. "Rosanna!" Kelly said in a reprimanding tone. This is not the first time a TV anchor has gotten into hot water for their salty comments. WNYW/Channel 5 brass apologized last year after Ernie Anastos' chicken-flavored cussing during the 10 o'clock news. The popular anchorman, a colleague of Scotto's, blurted out, "Keep f- - -ing that chicken" to the shock of viewers last September. The f-bomb mortified even his co-anchor during the Wednesday-night broadcast. In 2008, salty-tongued Sue Simmons shouted, "What the f- - - are you doing?" during a live promo for her WNBC/Channel 4 show. She apologized and was not punished.


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Palestinians Attack Jewish Worshippers at Har Habayit


Jerusalem - Israeli police fired stun grenades on Sunday to disperse 150 Palestinians who hurled stones at Jewish worshipers visiting a sensitive religious site in the Old City before the start of the holiest day for Jews. Two policemen were lightly wounded, a spokesman said, and Palestinian medics said they evacuated a Palestinian man suffering from a head injury. Police restored calm and closed the complex after the incident. The incident occurred before Yom Kippur in the complex known to Jews as the Temple Mount it overlooks the Western Wall. Israel captured the Temple Mount in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it with the rest of East Jerusalem, in a move not recognised internationally. Israeli police are on alert in mixed Arab-Jewish cities, including Jerusalem, fearing riots on Yom Kippur when many Jews fast and abstain from driving. On the eve of Yom Kippur last year, Jewish youths in the Israeli town of Acre attacked an Arab man who drove into a mostly Jewish district disturbing the start of the 24-hour fasting day. Several homes and shops were damaged in ensuing riots. The Temple Mount is the most sacred site in Judaism.


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GWB Workers Fired For Snoozing On Job


GWB Workers Fired For Snoozing On Job After Media Shows Photos New York - It's one of the busiest bridges in the world, bringing thousands of commuters to and from New York City.But CBS 2 HD has learned two workers supposed to be protecting the George Washington Bridge have been fired.New photographs show them asleep on the job -- on two separate occasions just in August.


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Converge on the Kosel for Midnight Selichos Part 1


Jerusalem - Some 5000 teens and young adults filled the Western Wall Plaza late Wednesday night for Selichos beside the Kosel Maarovi, but what made the event especially remarkable is the fact that the participants were not religious. The unique gathering was organized by Or Yisrael under the guidance of HaRav Yitzchok Dovid Grossman, the rov of Migdal Haemek and chairman of Migdal Or Institutions. The organization is named after his father, HaRav Yisroel Grossman, the late rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Pinsk Karlin. What began as a few outreach centers scattered around the country quickly transformed into a major organization, numbering 200 study centers and continues to grow. This years massive Selichos event, a tradition now in its third year, was one of the organizations shining moments. HaRav Grossman opened the program around midnight with stirring remarks on the significance of Aseres Yamei Tshuvoh and how happy Our Father in Heaven must be to see thousands of young men gather together to do tshuvoh shleimoh beside the remnant of Beis Hamikdosh. HaRav Shai Peri, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Or Hachaim in Haifa and a member of the Or Yisrael staff, then stepped forward to lead the Selichos. Only at 3 am did the young men, brimming with inspiration and reluctant to part from the holy site, board the 80 buses for the return trip.


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Anti Semitic Group Prompts Counter Protests


Great Neck, NY - Nearly two dozen members of the Jewish Defense Organization came out today and protested an anti-Semitic group from Kansas that spewed hate outside a Long Island synagogue just days before Yom Kippur. The Jewish group and members of Westboro Baptist Church got into a shouting match outside Chabad of Great Neck as cops looked on. "If we don't stop them ... they will be in my neighborhood next," said counter-protestor Ira Chazan, a Jew who lives in Queens Village. About a dozen members of the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church shouted and waved signs that read, "God Hates Jews" and "Israel is Doomed!" Great Neck Mayor Ralph Kreitzman said the group chose the Long Island town because the population is largely Jewish. He encouraged people to "totally avoid and ignore these people." "These people hate everybody," Kreitzman added. "They just don't hate Jews." The hate group -- known for its appearances around the country to denounce Jews and gays -- said on its Web site today that it also plans to picket other locations in Great Neck, including a high school and a temple,


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Swastikas Spray Painted On Synagogue On Yom Kippur


Edison, NJ - The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today offered a reward of up to $1000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of the anti-Semitic vandalism of a synagogue in Edison, New Jersey, which was discovered this morning. Congregation Beth-El was defaced with several large painted swastikas covering its front doors and windows. Etzion Neuer, Director of ADL's New Jersey Office, issued the following statement: The Anti-Defamation League shares Congregation Beth-Els shock and indignation over this despicable act, which occurred only hours following Yom Kippur, the most solemn day of the Jewish calendar. The incident comes nine days after a yeshiva student in Edison was assaulted after being taunted with anti-Semitic slurs. We know that the Edison Police Department and Middlesex County Prosecutors Office will conduct a thorough bias crime investigation and we urge anyone with information relevant to the case to contact the contact the Edison Police Departments Detective Bureau at (732) 248-7540. ADL is working closely with local law enforcement and community members.


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President Peres Collapses on Stage at Event


Tel Aviv, Israel - Israeli President Shimon Peres was rushed to the hospital Saturday night after he fainted on stage while speaking at an event in Tel Aviv. He regained consciousness shortly afterwards but is being held overnight for observation.


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