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A truck passing through Kerem Shalom terminal being x-rayed before its cargo enters Gaza. Photo Yossi Zamir/Israel Foreign Ministry.

In the wake of international calls for Israel to loosen its blockade of goods going into the Hamas controlled Gaza Strip, Israel has published a blacklist of goods that will not be permitted to enter the Gaza Strip.

y publishing the list Israel said that all items that are not on the list will be allowed into Gaza but only through a land based entry point through which they will be able to ensure that no forbidden items are being brought in. The list was published Monday on the Foreign Ministry's website. It includes two categories of items whose entry into Gaza is subject to Israeli control: items subject to specific permission and construction items and materials. Items not on the two lists are allowed into Gaza without specific permission. Items that require specific permission include arms and munitions and dual-use items, such as certain chemicals used for explosives including fertilizers and metal parts. Construction materials to facilitate construction projects in Gaza authorized by the Palestinian Authority and implemented and monitored by the international community will be permitted entry, according to the list. Israel at the same time said that there has never been a humanitarian crisis in Gaza as basic food items and medicine were never

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Glenn A. Britt, The Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award Honoree. Barak Obama and PM Netanyahu discussing peace in the White House. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama met in the White House Tuesday and discussed direct talks, Gaza, Iran and other issues.

he two leaders greeted each other enthusiastically for the cameras, in great contrast to their last meeting when Netanyahu was ushered through the side entrance and there were no official statements or photographs taken of the meeting. Obama said that there will be "no change" in nuclear proliferation policy towards Israel and Netanyahu said that he is "committed to peace" both worked hard to dispel rumors of a worsening relationship between the US and Israel, Obama remarked that, "The press like to make a big story." "We're committed to peace, I'm committed to peace," Netanyahu said. However, the prime minister pointed out that Israel wants security after a peace agreement, saying that the withdrawal from Gaza did not achieve that goal. "Peace is the best option," Netanyahu declared. Obama was asked if he wanted

Netanyahu to extend the ten-month freeze on Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria that is to end in late September. He did not answer, and instead, praised Israel for showing “restraint” on the matter of “settlements,” as the Jewish communities in the biblical heartland are often referred to. This restraint, he said, has created more opportunity for direct talks. Netanyahu said that, in order to accomplish this goal, "Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud] Abbas and I need to move to direct talks." Obama expressed support for Netanyahu, saying "he's dealing with a complex situation in a tough neighborhood." "I believe the prime minister wants peace, two states living side-by-side in peace and security" Obama said. "We expect the proximity talks to lead to direct talks, and there will be a set of confidence-building measures." (PA President Abbas has recently said that the proximity talks were leading nowhere and are a waste of time.) "It's important that the Palestinians don't

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BY MAXINE DOVERE When it nominated Glenn A. Britt, Chairman, President & CEO of Time Warner Cable, as recipient of the Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award, UJAFederation of New York chose not only one of the most respected leaders of the Entertainment, Media & Communications Division, but a most involved and beloved personality.

n selecting Britt, UJA noted his philanthropic and professional leadership as well as his dedication to the work of UJA-Federation. The Ross Award is given to leaders in the entertainment industry whose spirit of generosity and kindness is “boundless and selfless.” Past recipients include Jeff Zucker, Michael Eisner, Rupert Murdoch, Sumner Redstone and Richard Parsons. The Humanitarian Award is named for the

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Feds to File Suit Over Arizona Immigration Law The U.S. Justice Department is filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona's new law targeting illegal immigrants, setting the stage for a clash between the federal government and state over the nation's toughest immigration crackdown.

he planned lawsuit was confirmed to The Associated Press by a Justice Department official with knowledge of the plans. The official didn't want to be identified before a public announcement planned for later Tuesday. The lawsuit will argue that Arizona's new measure requiring state and local police to question and possibly arrest illegal immigrants during the enforcement of other laws, like traffic stops, usurps federal authority. Tuesday's action has been expected for weeks. President Barack Obama has called the state law misguided. Supporters say it is a reasonable reaction to federal inaction on immigra-

tion. The law requires officers, while enforcing other laws, to question a person's immigration status if there's a reasonable suspicion that they are in the country illegally. Republican Gov. Jan Brewer signed the law in April, and it was set to go into effect July 29. The lawsuit could delay implementation of the law. Arizona passed the law after years of frustration over problems associated with illegal immigration, including drug trafficking and violent kidnappings. The state is the biggest gateway into the U.S. for illegal immigrants, and is home to an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants. The lawsuit is expected to be announced by Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano, a former Arizona governor. President Barack Obama addressed the Arizona law in a speech on immigration reform

last week. He touched on one of the major concerns of federal officials, that other states were poised to follow Arizona by crafting their own immigration enforcement laws. "As other states and localities go their own ways, we face the prospect that different rules for immigration will apply in different parts of the country," Obama said. "A patchwork of local immigration rules where we all know one clear national standard is needed." The law makes it a state crime for legal immigrants to not carry their immigration documents and bans day laborers and people who seek their services from blocking traffic on streets. The law also prohibits government agencies from having policies that restrict the enforcement of federal immigration law and lets Arizonans file lawsuits against agencies that hinder immigration enforcement.

Satmar Protest Netanyahu in Washington Thousands of Satamar Hasidim are targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to Washington, DC, demanding Netanyahu to stop Archaeological excavations and construction in the Holy Land that they say is desecrating ancient Jewish cemeteries in gross violation of Jewish law.

abbi Lazar Stern, a spokesman for Asra Kadisha, a worldwide group dedicated to protecting the integrity of Jewish cemeteries, said the leaders plan to protest outside the White House, and to deliver petitions to the

Israeli embassy, during Netanyahu’s July 6th visit. The Central Rabbinical Congress, which represents Hasidic Jewry, helped organize the day of protest in Washington in support of Asra Kadisha. “We believe that the desecration of the dead could bring grave danger to the living,” said Rabbi Stern. Asra Kadisha has brought international pressure to bear in their efforts to stop the desecration of cemeteries throughout Europe – most recently in Spain, the Czech Republic and the Ukraine – and finds it unbearably painful that

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his was a vast securities fraud preying on individuals who were, for the most part, not particularly sophisticated in investing,” U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in New York said today. “It merits a very severe punishment.” Wood, citing Stitsky’s history of fraud convictions and disciplinary actions,

imposed the maximum term for each of five counts. Stitsky was barred from the securities industry in 1998 for his role in Stratton Oakmont Inc., which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission called “a notorious boiler room.” Stitsky, 55, was one of three men convicted in November of defrauding investors in a network of companies named Cobalt, which claimed to have interests in residential real estate developments throughout the U.S. Codefendants Mark Shapiro and William Foster

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similar desecration’s are taking place in the Holy Land. Dr. Bernard Fryshman, of the Conference of Academicians for the Protection of Jewish Cemeteries, reported that suitable engineering alternative had been provided to all of the burial sites recently excavated in Ashkalon, Nazareth and now in Jaffo. “For a Jew to desecrate the cemetery of a Jew is shocking,” said Fryshman. “It’s time for the Israelis and the Americans to step in and stop this desecration.”

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Con Man Gets 85 Years in Prison Irving Stitsky, who defrauded more than 250 people in a $23 million real estate investment scam, was sentenced to 85 years in federal prison by a judge who called him an “inveterate con man.”

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Hizbullah: Lebanese Telecom Exec is an Israeli Spy BY HANA LEVI JULIAN A Lebanese telecommunications executive has been accused by the Hizbullah terrorist organization of working for the Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency.

ccording to a report published in the daily Al-Liwaa newspaper, Lebanese Army forces arrested Charbel Qazzi, an executive at Lebanon's Alfa mobile phone network, on suspicion of spying for Israel. A second newspaper, the Ad-Diyar daily, said that two of Qazzi's assistants had also been arrested by security forces, and their equipment had been confiscated. ___________________________________

“More than 70 people have been arrested in Lebanon in the past 15 months, all on charges of spying for Israel”

___________________________________ Hizbullah MP Hassan Fadlallah announced the arrest at a news conference in Beirut. "Israel has managed to seize technical control of the telecommunications network and to harm national security thanks to information provided by the collaborator over past years," Fadlallah told reporters. "This is an Israeli collaborator who has been active since 1996 and who for 14 years has been giving the enemy vital information on Lebanese communications and security." Qazzi allegedly confessed to planting programs and special electronic chips provided to him by Israel in the company's transmission stations, according to a report published by the As-Safir newspaper.

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‘Iran Supplied Syria With Radar System to Thwart Surprise Israel Attack’ According to Wall Street Journal, Iran is equipping its ally with ability to prevent IDF from attacking nuclear facilities and to bolster defenses of Syria and Hezbollah.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah called on the Lebanese government to hang agents caught working for Israel. Lebanese President Michel Sleiman commented in a statement issued by his office that Qazzi was just one link in a chain of Israeli agents arrested by the Lebanese Army. Earlier in the week, Lebanon's Telecommunications Minister Charbel Nahhas told the AFP news agency that an Alfa technician had been arrested on suspicion of spying for Israel. More than 70 people have been arrested in Lebanon in the past 15 months, all on charges of spying for Israel – including a number of highly-placed military officials. A Lebanese Army colonel who was accused of collaborating with Israel told a military tribunal that he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has been taking medication for more than 20 years. The Daily Star reported that Colonel Shahid Tournieh refused during interrogation to be referred to as an agent, and told investigators, “I am not an agent. The confessions from my first statement are not at all true.” Israel has not commented on the arrests.

ehran has equipped Damascus with a sophisticated radar system to help thwart a surprise Israeli strike against the Iran's nuclear, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The move would also help bolster the defenses of Syria and Hezbollah against Israel, the newspapers quoted U.S. and Israeli officials as saying. According to both the Israeli and U.S. officials, the weapons transfer occurred

Iranian high powered illuminator radar. Such a deal would be a violation of a 2007 United Nations Security Council resolution that forbids Iran from transferring, selling, or supplying arms or related material. While Israeli officials privately confirmed the radar transfer, the IDF did not give any specifics regarding the deal when asked by The Wall Street Journal. Spokesman for the Syrian Embassy in Washington, Ahmed Salkini, slammed the report on the weapons transfer, calling it a

Iranian search radar. sometime in mid-2009 as part of increased military coordination between Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah. __________________________________

Salkini: “[The radar transfer is a] classic Israeli PR stunts aimed at diverting the world’s attention from... Gaza and other occupied territories” __________________________________ The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the existence of the Iran-Syria deal on Wednesday, according to the Wall Street Journal. Israeli officials fear that the transfer will enable Syria to discern early warning of Israel Air Force sorties.

Iranian continuous warning / wave acquisition radar. PR stunt on behalf of Israel. "[The radar transfer is a] classic Israeli PR stunts aimed at diverting the world's attention from the atrocities they are committing in Gaza and other occupied territories, and we will not continue wasting our time," said Salkini. Iran denied it had sent advanced radars to Syria, and Hezbollah officials in Beirut declined to comment.

JNF: 50 Years Needed to Undo Fire Damage

Over 300,000 trees were destroyed in the major fires that devastated Israeli forests Tuesday. The fires burned over 3,000 dunams of forested area.

spokesperson for the Jewish National Fund said that Tuesday marked the single largest day of fires in Israel since the Second Lebanon War, and that it

would take 50 years to restore the forests. Investigators say evidence that they have found so far points to arson as the cause of many of the fires, especially the large one south of Beit Shemesh. Other fires have broken out in the area in the last several months, and authorities believe that Arabs, protesting Israel's existence or policies, may be responsible for the fires.

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Obama Linked PR Firm Runs Anti-Israel Campaign BY MAAYANA MISKIN A top United States public relations firm has taken on a new job: Making Israel look bad on behalf of Qatar. Fenton Communications is working with Qatar on the Al Fakhoora project – an Internet campaign dedicated to breaking Israel's blockade of Hamas in Gaza.

enton Communications will be paid almost $400,000 for the project, which describes Israel's insistence on controlling naval access to Gaza as “brutal and inhumane” and “crippling.” It has registered under America's Foreign Agent Registration Act. The PR group works on behalf of a variety of clients, many of them politically liberal. Among its more well-known clients is MoveOn.org, an American group dedicated to ending the war in Iraq. It endorsed U.S. President Barack Obama in the last presidential elections and raised millions of dollars for his campaign. Fenton also represents the American Medical Association, Human Rights Watch, and various United Nations-linked groups. ___________________________________

“In cases where there are no physical impediments to education, Israel is accused of making it psychologically difficult for students to learn” ___________________________________ The Fakhoora project ostensibly aims to assist Arab students in Gaza, Judea and Samaria. However, its top call to action is a “call for a complete and final end to the blockade on Gaza,” and its website is filled primarily with stories accusing Israel of

Fenton Communications have endorsed U.S. President Barack Obama in the last presidential elections and raised millions of dollars for his campaign.

Fenton Communications will be paid almost $400,000 by the Qatar’s the Al Fakhoora project for describing Israel's insistence on controlling naval access to Gaza. human rights violations for preventing foreign ships from reaching Gaza. The Al Fakhoora site currently features an interview with Farooq Burney, a Fakhoora worker who was aboard a Turkish ship that attempted to defy the naval blockade of Gaza. Burney accuses Israel of attacking innocent activists, and fails to mention that Turkish activists bearing weapons attacked Israeli soldiers. A second testimony on the site refers to the Turkish ship incident as a “Zionist massacre.” Qatar is one of the top donors to Gaza, and sends millions of dollars a month to the area. Individual Hamas supporters living in Qatar have sent millions of dollars to the terrorist group; among them is Sheikh Yusef alQaradawi, who has given Hamas $21 million to buy buildings in Jerusalem. The few student stories included on the Al Fakhoora project website focus on blaming Israel for allegedly making it difficult to obtain a university education in Gaza. Israel is blamed for everything from a shortage of pens to cuts in electricity – despite the fact that current electric outages are due to an internal struggle between Fatah and Hamas. In cases where there are no physical impediments to education, Israel is accused of making it psychologically difficult for students to learn. “Whenever I think about the siege, I become exhausted, which impacts my studies,” one female student complains. Al Fakhoora is named after a United Nations school in Gaza which Israel was accused of shelling during the counterterrorism battle Operation Cast Lead in early 2009. Though it was revealed in early 2009 that Israel had not hit the school, the Fakhoora project continues to refer to the school as, “a United Nations school in Gaza's Jabaliya refugee camp that was the scene of an attack by Israeli tank shells.”

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Young Innovators: ‘Jewish President Obama Future Global Summit’ “Bond Between US & Israel is Unbreakable”

BY HILLEL FENDEL

120 young Jewish innovators, entrepreneurs, and artists from around the world will gather in Jerusalem and Ramat Gan for network-strengthening, best practicessharing, community-building and professional development.

hey will be taking part in the Fifth Anniversary ROI Summit, arriving from San Salvador, Beijing, Los Angeles, Copenhagen and elsewhere. ROI is an international community of young Jewish leaders, innovators and professionals who collaborate across the globe on projects that strengthen their local and global Jewish communities. The purpose of the summit is to strengthen ROI’s expanding global network and its dedication to Jewish education and identity, Jewish arts and culture, environmental responsibility, and tikkun olam (repairing the world). ___________________________________

“We will hold a global brainstorm face-to-face for the members at the Summit, and tweet-to-tweet for the hundreds scattered in 40 countries - to determine our future course.”

___________________________________ “I invite all those who fear for the next generation of Jewish leadership to come see the Jewish future and hear its many voices at ROI,” says Lynn Schusterman, the American Jewish philanthropist who created ROI as a partnership between the Center for Leadership Initiatives and Taglit-Birthright Israel. Over the last five years, ROI has played the key role in seeding and supporting such cutting-edge Jewish start-ups as G-dcast, PresenTense, Moishe House, Challah for Hunger, and Oleh! Records. G-dcast, for example, which has just received an ROI grant for a Jewish holidays series, is a weekly cartoon on the weekly Torah portion - an animated version of Torah thoughts. Since ROI’s inception in 2006, Schusterman has invested $600,000 in more

than 60 projects, together comprising what she regards as her signature philanthropic program. “I am deeply inspired by these 20and 30-somethings, whose Judaism moves them to build networks of purpose - and to repair the world.” This year, to mark its fifth anniversary, ROI awarded $500,000 in grants to 35 initiatives led by members in 11 countries, including the following:

• El Toratron, a Jewish educational theatre ensemble in Buenos Aires that brings to life the characters and wisdom from the Torah. • Bible Raps, which uses rap music to promote core Jewish texts as rich sources of meaning, drama, and inspiration for today’s youth. • Jewcology, a web portal for Jewish environmentalists created through an international collaboration by 17 ROI members. • Jewish Salons, an international network addressing Jewish identity through culture and arts. “After five years of expanding this global network, we’re embarking on a new direction,” said ROI Director Justin Korda. “We will hold a global brainstorm - face-to-face for the members at the Summit, and tweetto-tweet for the hundreds scattered in 40 countries - to determine our future course.” Among the participants are Marcus Freed, an actor who writes and performs plays about Biblical heroes, and has developed something called Bibliyoga. There is also Evelyn Goldfinger from Argentina, whose theater troupe El Toratron performs all over the country for Jewish communities of all ages; she had planned to give it up, but her ROI grant was "min hashamayim" – literally, a G-d-send - and she has persisted. Others are Matt Bar, who performs Bible raps teaching Torah stories and Jewish holidays, and Lisa Appel, who teaches Torah through acrobatics. In answer to a FAQ on its website, the organization explains that ROI stands for “return on investment,” a common business term which refers to achieving a desirable outcome through wise investment. Furthermore, ro’eh in Hebrew means shepherd, “which in our tradition has always symbolized a position of leadership.” ROI provides professional development and financial support to its 500-strong network of innovators and activists, who have launched hundreds of projects in more than 100 communities over the past five years.

Habayit Hayehudi May Bolt Over Freeze Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition will begin to crumble if he continues the 10-month settlement freeze beyond the end of September, Habayit Hayehudi faction chairman Zevulun Orlev warned on Monday at a meeting of the Knesset’s Land of Israel lobby.

etanyahu was already facing threats from Labor ministers to remove their party from the coalition if the freeze did not continue. Orlev urged Netanyahu to ignore the threats from Labor and instead satisfy the overwhelming majority of the coalition that was on the Right. “The prime minister should not think that our faction would accept the freeze continuing,” Orlev said. “If someone thinks the freeze can continue and we will merely protest, they need to think again. I don’t like to threaten, and I don’t think elections would help now, but the coalition can tell Netanyahu enough is enough.” The heads of the Likud, Habayit Hayehudi, Israel Beiteinu, Shas, United Torah Judaism and National Union factions

signed a letter to Netanyahu at the conclusion of the meeting, warning him that they would use any parliamentary maneuver necessary to force him to keep his promise to end the freeze on September 26. Before the meeting, Habayit Hayehudi leader Daniel Herschkowitz held a press conference with National Union head Ya’acov Katz, in which Herschkowitz declined to comment about whether his party would quit if the freeze continued. Katz said that if Labor left the coalition, his party would negotiate joining in its stead. “When the government was formed, we were supposed to be there, but Labor vetoed us,” Katz said. “If Labor leaves because of its problems, we will negotiate, and if we receive assurances from Netanyahu that he won’t be the old Netanyahu, I think we can be part of the government.” Herschkowitz and Katz revealed at the press conference that they had reached an agreement on their parties running together for the next Knesset after months of secret negotiations. But it soon became apparent that neither one was speaking for his entire party.

Continued from Cover look for excuses for incitement," Obama pointed out. "Abbas and [PA Prime Minister Salam] Fayyad have done significant things for security in the West Bank we should extend their powers there. The Palestinian people will appreciate that." Obama also asked Iran to "cease its provocative behavior," and said that "as a consequence of hard work, internationally the toughest sanctions ever have been put on Iran, in addition to [the US's] robust sanctions." "We will continue to pressure Iran," Obama added. "We will work together against new threats," Netanyahu said. "The biggest threat is Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. I appreciate the president's work. I urge other leaders to follow the U.S. and pass tougher sanctions, especially in the energy sector." In connection to the Non-Proliferation Conference, Obama said "we believe that given its size and the threats against it, Israel has unique security requirements." "The US will never ask Israel to take steps to undermine its security interests," the US president declared. "We are committed to Israel's security." "We discussed Gaza," Obama said. "I congratulated Prime Minister Netanyahu on the progress that's been made more quickly and more effectively than many thought." Netanyahu brought a detailed list of goods Israel will not allow into the Gaza Strip. The "negative" list, defines what is prohibited rather than what is permitted, thus allowing more goods in. Obama also sought to dispel rumors of a worsening US-Israel relationship, saying "our relationship continues to improve in great part because of Netanyahu." The US president called the meeting "one more step in the extraordinary friendship

between the US and Israel, which has grown closer and closer as time goes on." "I've trusted Netanyahu since the first time I met him, before I was elected president" Obama said. "The press in Israel and the US like to make a story." "Thank you for reaffirming to me the longstanding US support of Israel," Netanyahu said. The Jerusalem Post reported on a rumored proposal in which Obama would hint at the US accepting Israeli control over the major settlement blocs, and Netanyahu would say that he would extend the settlement freeze in the West Bank in all areas outside of those blocs. This proposal would mean that Obama accepts former US President George W. Bush's 2004 agreement with then-prime minister Ariel Sharon. The agreement is thought to have led to the 2005 disengagement from Gaza. The one-on-one meeting between the two leaders was scheduled to last an hour but went on for an hour and 40 minutes. Meanwhile, PM Netanyahu invited Obama to visit Israel. Before meeting with Obama, Netanyahu met with his advisors and with Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren for a final brainstorming session ahead of the summit. Netanyahu was scheduled to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton later Tuesday. Meanwhile, the wives of the two leaders, Michelle Obama and Sara Netanyahu, were also scheduled to meet at the White House. After the meeting with President Obama on Tuesday, Prime Minister Netanyahu met on Wednesday with national Jewish leaders, as well as political, civic and business leaders at the Plaza Hotel sponsored by The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish organizations.

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banned. Israel has also shown that in the past there have been thousands of cases in which Gazan residents had been brought to Israeli hospitals for medical treatment. The list is nothing new but is more of a clarification of a policy that has been in effect for a long time. The White House welcomed the publication of the goods list now allowed into the Gaza Strip. "We believe the list of restricted goods for Gaza will make a significant improvement in the lives of people in Gaza, while keeping weapons out of the hands of Hamas," said spokesman Tommy Vietor, referring to Gaza's Islamist rulers. "This is an important step in implementing the new policy announced by Israel two weeks ago. The president looks forward to discussing it with the prime minister tomorrow," he added. The European Union Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton welcomed the amended goods list now allowed into Gaza Strip, saying it was "another significant step by the Israeli government. "I hope this step will assist in rebuilding Gaza's economy," she added. Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwan said that Israel's amended Gaza goods list was "nothing but an attempt to mislead the public," and reiterated that Hamas demands the siege be lifted completely.

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Brothers David and Zvika Gorvitch, who travelled to Bogoslav, Ukraine, in search of their grandfather’s final resting place, were shocked to find at the entrance to the city’s municipality building, that the stones on the pavement were actually ancient tombstones taken from the Jewish cemetery.

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ews are afraid to walk the streets in Europe with Jewish signs. Synagogues, Jewish schools and kindergartens require barbed-wire fences and security and Jewish men, women and children are beaten up in broad daylight," he said in a message to Members of European Parliament from the three Benelux countries who attended a lunch meeting in Brussels organized on the eve of Belgium’s presidency of the European Union. Representatives of the Jewish communities of Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg were also present. Kantor added "most worryingly, Jews are being forced out of many European cities, like Malmo, because of the atmosphere of hostility and violence." ___________________________________

“Jewish schools and kindergartens require barbed-wire fences and security and Jewish men, women and children are beaten up in broad daylight”

___________________________________ "I would like European politicians to state loud and clear that there is no justification or understanding whatsoever for the attacks on Jews or Jewish institutions in Europe," he said.

T Moshe Kantor: “The situation of European Jewry is at its worst since the end of World War II” He rejected the "false claim" that these attacks are a natural reaction to events in the Middle East. "This line of reasoning is illegitimate as well as dishonest. There are tens of conflicts raging in the world, where hundreds of thousands of people are losing their lives. Has anyone heard of a single other act of violence in Europe that is justified because of a foreign conflict?," he said. Europe, he said, needs to strengthen its legislation to combat all forms of hate and incitement. He also said that European politicians can play an “even greater role” in pressuring Hamas to make a humanitarian gesture and release Gilad Shalit.

he city of Bogoslav, located in the Kiev district, was once home to a thriving Jewish community. Wellknown Jews of last century even lived there, such as author Shalom Aleichem, who spent many years at his grandparents’ home in the city. Today, the Jewish community of Bogoslav contains just 70 people, out of a population of 17,000 residents. The municipality building where the problematic pavement was found was once a Jewish school. “I came here in search of my grandfather’s grave, and this is what I find! I am shocked,” said Zvika Gorvitch, “Go figure what road his tombstones is a part of now.” A member of the Bogoslav Jewish community said the pavement in question was built from the tombstones after the Second World War. “Many people visited the site

BY GIL RONEN British media coverage of the misuse of British and Irish passports by Israel and Russia shows a hypocritical attitude, a British research organization has found. ust Journalism, an independent research group focused on how Israel and Middle East issues are reported in British media, examined news coverage of the Russian spy ring recently nabbed in the United States, which allegedly used British and Irish passports. It compared it to the coverage of the misuse of passports by the Israeli hit team that allegedly killed a terrorist in Dubai earlier in the year. “In the latter case, expressions of political and media outrage were abundant,” it determined. “In the former, not so much on either front.” An editorial published on March 24 in The Guardian, after London expelled an Israeli diplomat following the Dubai assassination, proclaimed that the faking of British passports was "the mark of an arrogant nation that has overreached itself." On June 30, an editorial on the Russian espionage case in the same newspaper failed to even mention the alleged use of a forged United Kingdom passport. The BBC, too, has given “negligible”

A court in Riga ruled this week that the event, planned at the central Freedom Monument, could go ahead, drawing criticism from the country's Jewish community.

Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers: “Riga was not liberated on July 1, 1941, and Latvia's independence was not restored on this day. On the contrary, the subsequent period in time brought along vast devastation to our country, where people of various nationalities living in Latvia were murdered” year of Soviet occupation, during which Latvia was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union and tens of thousands of Latvians were shipped to Siberia. People cheered the arrival of German troops in the streets of Riga. Soon after they entered the country, the mass slaughter of Jews began.

Jewish thombstone in Bogoslav, Ukraine standing in the middle of the field. and promised to take care of the problem, but nothing has changed,” the source said. “One of the wealthy Jews sent money to the city to remove the tombstones and transfer them to the cemetery, but the city chose to use this money to fix up the public park across the way,” he added.

British Media Prefer Russian Spies Over Israeli Ones?

Latvian Leaders Condemn Planned Nazi Commemoration J he organizer of the event, Uldis Freimanis, says it is being held not to glorify the Nazis but to honour Latvians who were drafted into the Germany army to fight the Soviets, the Baltic news agency BNS reported. "Riga was not liberated on July 1, 1941, and Latvia's independence was not restored on this day. On the contrary, the subsequent period in time brought along vast devastation to our country, where people of various nationalities living in Latvia were murdered," Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers said in a statement on Wednesday. Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Foreign Minister Aivis Ronis also condemned the event in a joint statement saying "freedom of speech cannot apply to the propagation of Nazism". Riga's city council, which initially banned the event, said it had no power to stop it from taking place following the court's verdict. The Jewish community has said it is outraged by the plan and well-known Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff, of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre in Israel, said commemorating the anniversary of the Nazi invasion was tantamount to celebrating the mass murder of Nazi victims. Latvia has been criticized by Jewish organizations and Russia for allowing annual parades of Latvian veterans of SS units which fought in World War Two. The German invasion in 1941 followed a

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‘European Jew’s Safety Worst Since WWII’ The situation of European Jewry is at its worst since the end of World War II, said European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor on Tuesday.

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coverage to the UK passport forgery in its items on the Russian spy affair. “Of the eight articles published on its news website on the subject in the last 24 hours, only three even mention the issue,” Just Journalism reported. One BBC journalist, Paul Reynolds, did draw a link between the two cases at the end of his piece on the Russian spies, identifying the common alleged use of British passports by Israel and Russia as a “diplomatic footnote.” The June 29 program “PM” on Radio 4 contained a three-minute report on the Russian spy story in which the introduction said: “British officials say they’re investigating whether a member of the alleged Russian spy ring used a UK passport.” However, the rest of the report was an interview with an ex-KGB agent in which the passports were not brought up. Other news editions on the BBC and Channel 4 mentioned the alleged use of UK passports briefly, or not at all. “Unlike the swift and strong political reaction from the UK to the suggestion that Israel had misused British passports in the Dubai affair, the Foreign Office has, as yet, not issued harsh words aimed at the Russian government,” the independent research group noted. “However, this only goes some way towards explaining the near total lack of interest on the part of the British media in this aspect of the Russian spy ring story.”

Syria Jails 400 in Crackdown on PKK BY AVI YELLIN Turkey's state news agency Anatolian reported on Thursday that Syrian security forces have detained 400 people in five cities as part of an extensive operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

urkey has sought the support of its neighbors in the region and of the United States in its attempts to sup-

press Kurdish guerrillas, who have succeeded in killing more than 50 Turkish occupation soldiers in the last two months of escalating resistance. (For US position, click here). Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, facing public criticism over his government's inability to stem the rising violence ahead of next year's national elections, has

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Judge Grants Asylum to ex-Israeli Spy

US Plans Grant to Preserve Auschwitz Death Camp

The son of a Hamas founder who became a Christian and an Israeli spy will be granted U.S. asylum after he passes a routine background check, an immigration judge ruled Wednesday.

The United States plans to contribute 15 million dollars to help preserve the Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday in Krakow.

linton made the announcement of the planned grant to the AuschwitzBirkenau Foundation in a speech at a museum that was opened recently in the Krakow factory where, during World War II, German businessman Oskar Schindler saved the lives of some 1,200 Jews by employing them as workers. The US grant “illustrates the significance of the Auschwitz-Birkenau site, helps commemorate the ... victims who perished there, and demonstrates America’s commitment to Holocaust education, remembrance and research,” the US State Department said in a statement. The contribution will help to swell a “Perpetual Fund” set up by the foundation to carry out essential conservation work at Auschwitz-Birkenau, which grew from a Nazi German concentration camp for Polish prisoners of war to the largest death camp on Polish soil. At least 1.1 million people, the vast majority European Jews, died at AuschewitzBirkenau, where Nazi Germany built a killing factory of gas chambers with interconnecting crematoria as part of its plan to exterminate European Jewry. The Nazis destroyed the gas chambers and crematoria before the Soviet Red Army liberated the camp in 1945, and Birkenau’s poorly built barracks have deteriorated over the years. “The United States strongly encourages other nations who have not already done so

osab Hassan Yousef got the news during a 15-minute deportation hearing after a U.S. Department of Homeland Security attorney said the government was dropping its objections. The agency denied Yousef ’s asylum request in February 2009, arguing that he had been involved in terrorism and was a threat to the United States. Attorney Kerri Calcador gave no explanation for the government’s change of heart. The immigration judge, Rico Bartolomei, ruled that Yousef will be allowed to remain in the United States after he is fingerprinted and passes a routine background check. Yousef, who has been living in San Diego, was cheered by supporters as he left the hearing. He said he loves living in California, wants to become a U.S. citizen and hopes to pursue a master’s degree in history and geography. “I will keep fighting the ideology that is behind terrorists because I know how they think,” he said outside the courtroom. Yousef, 32, said he could not explain the government’s abrupt decision, but said authorities may have had second thoughts after reviewing his case more closely. “For 10 years, he fought terrorism in secret, hiding what he was doing and who he was,” his attorney, Steven Seick, wrote in a court filing. “He deserves a safe place away from violence and fear.” Yousef had argued that he would be killed if he was deported because he spied on the militant group for Israel’s Shin Bet security’s intelligence agency and abandoned Islam. Four months ago, Yousef published memoirs in which he claimed to be one of Shin Bet’s best assets and was dubbed The Green Prince, a reference to his Hamas pedigree and the Islamists’ signature green color. Mosab Hassan Yousef, right, is hugged by former Israeli security service agent Gonen Ben-Itzhak, after his deportation hearing at the immigration detention center in San Diego, Wednesday, June 30, 2010. A U.S. immigration judge in San Diego has agreed to grant asylum to Yousef. Yousef says his intelligence work for Israel required him to do anything he could to learn about Hamas and that neither he nor Israel knew they were suspects in a suicide bombing when he gave them rides. “Yes, while working for Israeli intelligence, I posed as a terrorist,” he wrote on his blog last month. “Yes, I carried a gun. Yes, I was in terrorist meetings with Yassir Arafat, my father and other Hamas leaders. It was part of my job.”

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Mosab Hassan Yousef Yousef has rallied support from members of Congress and others. Former CIA Director James Woolsey calls him a “remarkable young man” who should be commended for “extraordinary heroism and courage.” Gonen ben Itzhak, Yousef’s Israeli intelligence handler, traveled to the hearing from Israel but no witnesses were called to testify because the government dropped its opposition. “Basically, I wanted to say that Mosab was not a terrorist,” he said after the hearing. “He was not affiliated with Hamas. He’s a great guy and he should get asylum.” Israel has not commented on Yousef’s claims, though members of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee wrote him this month to thank him and recognize his work for Shin Bet. In his book, Yousef describes growing up admiring Hamas and hating Israel, leading him to buy a couple machine guns and a handgun in 1996. He said the guns didn’t work and that he was arrested by Israeli forces before he killed anyone. Yousef says he started working with Shin Bet after witnessing Hamas brutalities in prison that left him disillusioned. He gravitated toward Christianity after his release in 1997, joining a Christian study group after a chance encounter with a British tourist at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. Yousef says he joined his father, Sheik Hassan Yousef, at many meetings with Palestinian leaders and reported them to Shin Bet. His father, a senior Hamas leader who is serving a six-year sentence in an Israeli prison, disowned him in March.

Entrance to Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. to follow suit and to contribute to the Auschwitz-Birkenau fund to preserve the site for future generations,” the State Department said. “While there are hundreds of other historically important camps and mass grave sites, Auschwitz-Birkenau has become a symbol of the Holocaust,” it said. If the planned grant is approved by the US Congress, 15 million dollars will be paid out to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, which was set up last year by former Polish foreign minister, Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, who was himself an inmate at Auschwitz during the war, over five years starting in 2012. The US contribution will be added to the 67 million euros (84 million dollars) collected for the fund to date. Germany has contributed 60 million euros. Clinton was visiting Poland to attend the 10th High-Level Democracy meeting in Krakow.

Postal Service to Announce Rate Increases Battered by massive losses, the Postal Service wants to raise rates to bring in more money.

ostal officials scheduled a briefing Tuesday to discuss the amount of the increase, which will go to the independent Postal Regulatory Commission for review. The boost comes as no surprise. Postmaster General John Potter said March 2 that a rate increase would be necessary for the agency, which does not receive tax funds for its operations. The current 44-cent first-class rate took effect May 11, 2009. While that change will be the most visible, rates for other types of mail will also go up, raising concern among business groups and nonprofit organizations. Under the law, the post office is generally limited to increases no more than the rate of inflation - 0.9 percent for the year ended in May. However, the agency is allowed to seek a larger increase in unusual circumstances. Potter said in March he planned to take that step. “The projections going forward are not bright,’’ Potter said then. But, he added: ``All is not lost. ... We can right this ship.’‘ The agency lost $3.8 billion last fiscal year despite cutting 40,000 full-time positions and making other reductions. It has continued to face significant losses this year. The weak economy has sharply reduced mail volume as companies cut their advertising. At the same time there has been a significant drop in lucrative first-class mail, with more and more people turning to the Internet to communicate with each other as well as to receive and pay bills.

The proposal drew a prompt complaint from the mailing industry. “This proposed rate increase amounts to another tax imposed on Americans at a time when the economy can least afford it,’’ said Tony Conway, executive director of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, a group representing charities and other organizations. “Consumers everywhere will pay more for the letters and packages they need to send; businesses - large and small - will suffer and even more jobs will be lost,’’ complained Conway, who was designated spokesman for the Affordable Mail Alliance, a coalition of businesses, charities and other mailers formed to oppose the increase. Postal officials also have proposed eliminating Saturday mail delivery as a means of cutting costs, a change that would require congressional approval. Post office finances are also complicated by the requirement that the agency make annual payments to pre-fund future health benefits for retirees, something not required of other government agencies. And the postal inspector general contends that the Postal Service has been overcharged billions of dollars for retirement benefits for employees who worked for the old Post Office Department before it was converted to the Postal Service in 1970.

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Bloomberg: Adjusted Synagogue Services to Accommodate Concert There was anger in Brooklyn on Thursday over Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s solution to the community’s fight against free concerts at a local park.

he mayor has suggested two synagogues adjust worship services to accommodate the events. Bloomberg probably thought he was displaying the Wisdom of Solomon. “Maybe they could adjust their services slightly earlier. We just have to start being a little

Bloomberg: “Maybe they could adjust their services slightly earlier”

more tolerant of each other,” Bloomberg said. But members of two Brighton Beach synagogues—Temple Beth Abraham and Sea Breeze Jewish Center – were furious at the suggestion from our Jewish mayor that they deviate from Jewish practice and start evening services before sundown. “I’m flabbergasted that a man of such stature, a philanthropist, supposedly a caring

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Violent Crime Up in City, Murders Jumped 11% Halfway through the year, crime has increased in all but one of the most violent felonies, and shootings plague neighborhoods all over the city.

he overall crime rate through June 27 is down 1% percent, thanks to a 7% drop in grand larcenies. The other six categories of major felonies, however, are up. Murders have jumped 11%, to 221 from 199, and rapes are up 13%, from 555 to 629. More people have been shot this year, 799

compared to 748, a 7% increase. Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne, NYPD’s top spokesman, said the agency changed its strategy after noticed that most of the recent shootings occurred outside, after midnight. He also said the NYPD is fighting its own success, as last year’s murder tally was the lowest in at least 47 years. Tom Reppetto, a police historian and former head of the Citizens Crime Commission, said the murder rate was higher earlier in the year and that police have done a good job “holding the line.”

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Synagogue Overturns Decision to Let Women Be Board Member The historic Bialystoker Synagogue, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, looked set to launch a new era this past June: For the first time, the Orthodox congregation was prepared to allow a woman to run for a position its board.

ut the synagogue members’ vote to do so has been overturned by the congregation’s rabbi, reportedly upon the intervention of Rabbi Dovid Feinstein, son of the famed late rabbinic authority, Moshe Feinstein. The father, in his day one of the most revered Torah legal authorities in ultraOrthodox Judaism, was a longtime resident of the storied neighborhood in which Jewish immigrants once teemed, and in which his family retains deep roots and continuing influence. The communal spat, which took place this past spring, pitted the congregation’s Modern Orthodox contingent against its more traditional elements, laying bare an ideological schism at the 145-year-old synagogue. “This was definitely a win, sort of, for the more yeshivish,” one synagogue member said, using a term that refers to the nonHasidic ultra-Orthodox. That synagogue member asked that his name not be used, citing the small size of the community. “I think the rabbi was concerned with that element leaving,” he said. The congregation’s rabbi, Zvi David Romm, a graduate of the Yeshiva University’s Modern Orthodox rabbinical seminary, did not respond to repeated requests for comment. The Bialystoker Synagogue is one of the

The historic Bialystoker Synagogue, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. few Orthodox synagogues remaining in what was once a center of American Jewish life. Located in a landmarked former church on Willett Street, it is now thought to be the largest Jewish congregation on the Lower East Side. Other Lower East Side synagogues with Modern Orthodox members, including the left-leaning Stanton Street Shul and the right-leaning Young Israel Synagogue of Manhattan, currently have women serving on their boards. Modern Orthodox synagogues in general usually allow women to run for board positions, although some bar them from serving as officers. But the Bialystoker Synagogue straddles a rift in the Orthodox community, with a membership that includes both Modern Orthodox and more traditional families. In the broader Jewish world, those two segments of the Orthodox population are as

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WAR ON TERROR ‘Kill a Jew’ Page on Facebook Sparks Furor

Abbas Eulogizes Munich Massacre Mastermind

BY YAAKOV LAPPIN A murderous anti-Semitic theme appeared on Facebook Sunday, when a user named “Alex Cookson” launched an open invitation to an “event” called “Kill a Jew Day.”

he page on the popular social networking Web site urged users to violence “anywhere you see a Jew” between July 4 and July 22. A large image of a swastika was placed at the top of the page. Under the heading “description,” Cookson wrote, “You know the drill guys.” It was the fourth time that a call to murder Jews had been put on Facebook within recent days. The site attracted a torrent of antiSemitic responses. “Can’t wait to rape the dead baby Jews,” one user wrote. Another user posted images of corpses piled on one another. A third user posted quotes by Adolf Hitler. Within hours, however, a large number of Israeli users converged on the site and posted comments on the page, with some expressing their disgust, and others mocking Cookson and his supporters. Others still expressed their anger at the page by sending profanities and threatening to track down anti-Semitic users. According to the Jewish Internet Defense Web site (JIDF), the page is one of a number “kill a Jew” Facebook pages that have been launched and subsequently removed following complaints in recent days. David Appletree, founder of JIDF, said that incitement to anti-Semitic murder was a prevalent phenomenon on Facebook, and that not enough was being done to stop it. “I feel it’s very dangerous. This is part of a long-running campaign that we’ve fighting for well over two years,” Appletree said. “They’re taken down but they come back and they’re determined to keep them up. It’s very dangerous,” he added. Appletree said online anti-Semitism has already helped spur violent incidents, such as the 2007 assault on Holocaust author Elie Wiesel in San Francisco by a Holocaust denier, and the gun attack on the Holocaust Museum in Washington by a white supremacist armed with a rifle, which claimed the life of a security guard. “This incitement has been the precursor to violence against Jews,” he said. On his Web site, Appletree wrote, “This is precisely why Facebook needs to take more proactive measures (ie. deactivating accounts responsible for, and taking part, in,

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this material). Facebook must implement IP bans on people involved in such material. Finally, law enforcement should get involved, Facebook should be subpoenaed, the IP’s of the people threatening and inciting violence should be obtained, and legal action should be immediately pursued.” Appletree told The Post that Facebook could implement technologies that are sensitive to keywords which could prevent such pages from being loaded. “Facebook is not proactive enough,” he said. Facebook said it would review the event page in question after being alerted to it by the Post. Facebook removed the page from its site on Sunday evening for violating its terms of use. Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes added, “Unfortunately ignorant people exist and we absolutely feel a social responsibility to silence them on Facebook if their statements turn to direct hate. That’s why we have policies that prohibit hateful content and we have built a robust reporting infrastructure and a expansive team to review reports and remove content quickly.” Noyes added, “We take our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities very seriously and react quickly to remove reported content that violates our policies. Specifically, we’re sensitive to content that includes pornography, bullying, hate speech, and actionable threats of violence. “The goal of these policies is to strike a very delicate balance between giving our more than 400 million users the freedom to express themselves and maintaining a safe and trusted environment. When groups or pages make real threats or statements of hate we remove them. We encourage people to report anything they feel violates our policies using the report links located throughout the site.” In 2009, Facebook came under fire for refusing to remove groups that promoted Holocaust denial on the social networking site.

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has euologized Abu Dauod, the mastermind of the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munch Olympics in 1972 and who died Saturday. “He is missed. He was one of the leading figures of Fatah and spent his life in resistance and sincere work as well as physical sacrifice for his people's just causes,” said Abbas.

auod, a former commander of the Fatah party that Abbas now heads, died late Friday night at the age of 73. Abbas’ eulogy and praise for the planner of the murders came less than a month after he told American Jewish leaders in Washington that he will work to stop incitement of violence against Jews. Abbas provided the funds for the Munich massacre, according to Dauod. The Black September gang said it received its orders from Fatah, which denied involvement in the massacre. The Munch murder gang consisted of masked terrorists who stormed the apartments where Israeli athletes were staying in the Olympic Village. The terrorists took the athletes as hostages and demanded the release of 200 Arabs from Israeli prisons. By the time the attack was over, the

Abu Dauod: “You can only dream that I would apologize” Israeli athletes were killed, along with one German officer and five of the terrorists. Daoud and one other member of the gang survived. The Games continued after several hours. Dauod said in interviews four years ago that he does not regret the massacre. “You can only dream that I would apologize,” he said. The Israeli victims were: Moshe Weinberg, wrestling coach, Yossef Romano, weightlifter, Ze'ev Friedman, weightlifter, David Berger, weightlifter, Yaakov Springer, weightlifting coach, Eliezer Halfin, wrestler, Yossef Gutfreund, wrestling referee, Kehat Shorr, shooting coach, Mark Slavin, wrestler, Andre Spitzer, fencing referee, Amitzur Shapira, track coach.

Hezbollah Top Spiritual Leader Dies Lebanon’s top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, died Sunday after a long illness, a close aide and a hospital official said. He was 75.

adlallah, known for his staunch antiAmerican stance, was instrumental in the rise of Lebanon’s Shiites in the past decades and had a strong following among Shiite communities both in Lebanon and his native Iraq. He was one of the founders of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s governing Dawa Party and was believed to be its religious guide until the last days of his life. He was described in the 1980s as a spiritual leader of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah — a claim both he and the group denied. Fadlallah’s spokesman Hani Abdullah confirmed his death to journalists gathered outside Behman hospital Sunday, where the ayatollah was being treated. He said a detailed announcement would be made at a press conference later. Outside the hospital and at the AlHassanayn mosque in Beirut’s suburb of Haret Hreik, where Fadlallah gave religion lessons and Friday sermons, black banners were being hung up in a sign of mourning. Scores of Fadlallah’s supporters, including women, wept openly. Fadlallah’s Al-Bashaer radio station and Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV station broadcast Koranic verses as news of his death broke. Fadlallah was in hospital for the past

Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah. two weeks but his condition deteriorated on Friday when complications from a liver problem led to an internal hemorrhage. For long, the cleric suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure. In Nov. 2009, he underwent a minor procedure measuring blood flow to the heart and three months later was taken to hospital for a medical checkup. A grandfatherly figure, Fadlallah was known for his courageous fatwas, or religious edits — including one that gave women the right to hit back their husbands if they attacked them. The cleric also called

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Iranian Threat Culture Ministry OK’d a Number of Islamic Haircuts for Men

Iran Bans ‘Jewish’ Companies - List Includes Coke, IBM, Intel

Iran’s Culture Ministry gave its blessing to a number of “Islamic” haircuts for men, with ponytails failing to make the list, the Iranian news agency ILNA reported.

Iran has banned "Zionist companies" in an amendment signed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Army Radio reported Wednesday. The blacklist is made up of "Jewish-owned" American companies like IBM, Intel and CocaCola.

he boycott comes as a reaction to American and UN sanctions against Iran. The amendment was added to a new law passed in reaction to the Gaza flotilla entitled "The Palestinian Support Law," in which Iran seeks to support Palestinians while isolating Israel, Army Radio reported. The Iranian Foreign Ministry is responsible for making sure the boycott is carried out. Ahmadinejad also announced that he plans to propose similar laws in international forums, such as the UN, the Arab League and the Muslim Forum. This comes a day after Israel's ambassa-

I dor to the US, Michael Oren, warned that Iran might respond to sanctions passed against it in the US last week with terrorist violence in the Middle East. Oren stated that it is basically a matter of seeing who can hold out longer and that the international community must persevere in enforcing the sanctions. He added that Teheran would respond to the sanctions by either returning to the negotiating table or by starting a war in the Middle East.

Iran Buries Reports of Huge 6-Week-Old Oil Fire BY TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU Iran, which last week offered to help the United States help to control the BP oil spill, is burying reports of its own disaster – a six-week-old oil field fire. Three people were killed and 10 others injured in an explosion when the fire broke out in an oil well in late May.

t least 8,000-9,000 barrels of oil, worth approximately half a million dollars, are being spilled every day, according to Iran’s Mehr news agency. The Iranian regime has remained silent, and instead has offered U.S. President Barack Obama help to control the huge British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Except for the Mehr report, Iranian media have almost totally ignored the oil field fire despite the economic and ecological damage. The spill rate is eight times higher than the original estimate of the amount of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico, but estimates later moved upwards to a

range from 20,000-50,000 barrels a day. The Iran Focus web site reported this week that that the Naft Shahr oil field in western Iran has spread to nearby installations. It said that the government’s oil experts tried to used fire-fighting methods including one that "is exclusively known by Iranian experts" and which "directly attacks the fire by covering up the well's surface." However, approximately 300 tons of steel structure and equipment have collapsed at the oil field and are hampering efforts to extinguish the fire and stop the oil spill. Iran Focus also reported that all existing water supplies in nearby towns have been tapped by firefighters. Workers have built three artificial lakes near the site. While the fire raged last week, the Revolutionary Guards said it was willing to help the United States control its oil spill out of humanitarian concerns, despite the American-sponsored sanctions against the Islamic Republic for its continuing unsupervised development of nuclear power.

LNA and other agencies carried pictures of mostly clean-shaven male models sporting short hair, some styled with gel, in a “journal of Iranian hairstyles approved by the ministry of [culture with Islamic] guidance.” Iranian police carry out regular morality crackdowns, arresting and warning women in figure-hugging short coats and flimsy headscarves as well as men sporting spiky hair and tight, low-slung jeans. Muslim tradition requires that women should wear their hair long and conceal it beneath a hijab, which covers the head and neck. Men are forbidden for letting their hair grow long in a way that would resemble a woman’s. It is considered devout for men to emulate the prophet Mohammed by growing their beards long and trimming their moustaches. Sikh tradition requires its followers to keep Kesh – the practice of allowing one’s hair to grow naturally as a symbol of respect

Chart of legal haircuts in Iran. for the perfection of God’s creation. The hair must be combed twice daily with a Kanga – a small comb which must be kept on the person at all times – and tied into a simple knot known as a Joora. The knot is usually held in place with the Kanga and covered with a turban. Many orthodox Jewish men wear their sideburns long and curl them. This is in recognition of the commandment in the Torah: “You shall not round off the peyos [sideburns] of your head”. Most married women will cover their hair, usually with a hat, bandanna, or wig.

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Most NYC Voters Oppose Mosque Near Ground Zero

JULY 9, 2010

The Dimming of Rep. Rangel’s Star Power Just about everyone likes Charlie Rangel. Republicans pump his hand, Democrats put their arms around his shoulders and women of all political persuasions give him pecks on the cheek.

S Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Founder, Cordoba Initiative; Daisy Kahn, Executive Director, American Society for Muslim Advancement; Sayyed Mirza, Project Manager, Reframing Perceptions of Islam and Muslims, East West Center; and Omar Amanat, Entrepreneur, Technologist, and Philanthropist at New York Foreign Press Center roundtable. New Quinnipiac University poll shows opposition was strongest on Staten Island, while support for the project was strongest in Manhattan.

ew York City voters, by an almost 2to-1 ratio, oppose a plan by a Muslim group to build a mosque and cultural center two blocks from the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. New Yorkers, by 52% to 31%, don't want the Cordoba Initiative, a group that seeks to improve Muslim relations

with Western societies, to build a community center near Ground Zero in Manhattan, the survey said. Opposition was strongest on Staten Island, where respondents were against the plan by 73% to 14% in favor. In Manhattan, support for the project led, with 46% to 36% opposed. “Is it because we're still nursing the wounds from the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center or is it more like bigotry?” said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute in Hamden, Connecticut, in a statement about the results. The poll was released today. “Opponents suggest that the mosque would dishonor the memory of the attack's victims,” Mr. Carroll said. The cultural center plans include a 500-seat auditorium, swimming pool, restaurants, bookstores and space for art exhibitions, according to the organization's website. While a majority opposed the center, 55% of those questioned said “mainstream Islam” is a “peaceful religion.” To 22% of respondents, the religion “encourages violence against nonMuslims.” Another 23% were undecided. The survey of 1,183 registered voters in New York, conducted from June 21 to June 28, has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.

Senators McCain, Lieberman, Graham Visiting PA in Ramallah Former White House candidates Senator John McCain and Joe Lieberman and Sen. Lindsey Graham spoke with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in Ramallah Tuesday as part of a four-day “fact-finding tour.”

hey are scheduled to meet with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and other Israel leaders on Wednesday, followed by a news conference.Sen. McCain was the Republican candidate running against Barack Obama two years ago, and Senator Lieberman, now an Independent,

was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 2000, when Republican George W. Bush won his first term in office. The senators’ meetings with the PA came several hours before Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama were scheduled to sit down for face-to-face talks at the White House. Fayyad and Abbas have stuck to their demands for PA control over all areas of Jerusalem, as well as all of Judea and Samaria, that were restored to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. All three senators have gone on record as saying that Jerusalem is the unified capital of Israel.

pend some time with the 80-year-old congressman from New York City who’s been striding the Capitol’s halls for four decades on behalf of residents of Harlem, and there’s little evidence he’s become someone to avoid because of an ethics cloud that’s more likely than not going to darken in days to come. Colleagues in both parties still gravitate to the gravelly voiced, outgoing, backslapping Rangel four months after fellow Democrats persuaded — and Republicans hounded — him to relinquish one of the most powerful jobs in Washington, chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee. Behind the scenes, it’s a different story. A few Democrats have returned money that Rangel raised for them. His influence is sapped. His wife, Alma, warns him not to be naive about the glad-handling. “You know,” she tells him, “they’re putting you on.” How did it come to this? Rangel follows in a tradition of Ways and Means chairmen such as Reps. Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill., and Wilbur Mills, DArk., who waited decades to become congressional titans, then lost that perch through ethical lapses. “Some members are old school,” said Stanley Brand, a former House counsel and a defense lawyer for many politicians in trouble. “As they rise in seniority ... they think less about (rules) changes that occur under their nose.” Rangel lost his post because his conduct gave Republicans an ethics issue that’s ripe for exploitation, just as Democrats in 2006 and 2008 successfully seized on GOP ethical lapses. Nervous about losing House seats this year, Democrats persuaded Rangel to step down after the House ethics committee concluded in February in a relatively minor case that Rangel violated the chamber’s rules on gifts. The committee said Rangel should have known that corporate money paid for two trips to Caribbean conferences. Rangel insists he didn’t know. There was no punishment. More ominous is an investigation into activities far more likely to touch the nerve of voters: Rangel’s failure to pay taxes on income from a Dominican Republic vacation villa; his rent-subsidized apartments in New York; using official stationery to raise money for a college center bearing his name; and his belated disclosure of assets revealing he was far richer than people thought. Rangel joined the Ways and Means Committee in 1974 and ascended to chairman more than three decades later. He says the pain of having his integrity questioned is terrible, but he tries hard not to show it. He dresses immaculately, his gray hair neatly combed back, the color matching his mustache, and his pocket handkerchief matching his suit. He walks with a spry step. He remains a workaholic, sometimes forgetting breakfast even though he scoops oatmeal into a cardboard cup at a House cafeteria each morning and carries it back to the office. Some busy days, he warms it in the microwave for lunch. “There’s been a force out there. People feel they have to say something supportive,”

Rangel: “There’s no way I could have taken it personally” Rangel says as he walks through the Capitol’s underground subway. “She says it’s unseemly,” Rangel says of his wife’s advice. “I say, `Suppose it’s not real. As long as they keep saying these things until I die, what difference does it make?’” But he admits, “It’s still painful. It’s times like this when I have to reinforce the facts: I’m alive, I’m well, and 60 years ago I could have died when I was surrounded by hundreds of Chinese” in the Korean War. Rangel came back from that war a Harlem hero with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. He says he’s constantly measuring his current troubles against the 20-degree below zero days of Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, 1950, when he was wounded, but survived while fellow soldiers died all around him. He always falls back on the title of his autobiographical book, which comes from his wartime experience: “And I Haven’t Had A Bad Day Since.” Long before he was chairman, Rangel took care of his Harlem constituents, many of them poor. He sponsored empowerment zones with tax credits for businesses moving into economically depressed areas and developers of low income housing. As chairman, he pushed bills with tax relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina, tax breaks for small business and stronger environmental and labor rules in trade agreements, tax rebates for consumers and an increase in the minimum wage. He was a major player in passage of President Barack Obama’s $862 billion stimulus program, one-third of it tax cuts. But Rangel lacked the power of some of his predecessors. He was a longtime advocate of health care reform, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi, DCalif., passed him over for guiding Obama’s overhaul to passage. An important part of the House’s climate change legislation was given to another committee, when it could have gone primarily to Ways and Means. House leaders forced him to reverse himself and manage a bill to tax away Wall Street bonuses after he told reporters that would be a misuse of tax law. Leadership aides said those decisions were part of the strategy to pass important legislation and didn’t represent a loss of confidence in Rangel. Other committee lawmakers, however, believe Rangel was hobbled by his ethics problems — and these decisions reflected that view. Says Rangel: “There’s no way I could have taken it personally. The speaker is more hands on in committee work than before.” But, chatting outside a House elevator, he recalls how things used to be, how the legendary Rostenkowski, who ran the committee from 1981 to 1994, would never have stood for a loss of power. When Rangel was given a leadership post of deputy whip, Rostenkowski asked him whether he was loyal to the committee or the leadership. “You can’t do both,” Rangel said he was warned.

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UJA Presents Ross Award to Glenn Britt Continued from Cover Creator of Time Warner, Steven J. Ross, who died at 65 from cancer. Ross built a family funeral parlor business into the world's largest media and entertainment company. His belief in cable television, records, and videos and his extraordinary business acumen grew Warner Studio into Time Warner Communications, one of the world’s major entertainment conglomerates. The merger of the Warner Studio with Time Inc. in 1989 has been called “the last big deal of the 1980's.” In 1990, his compensation was $78.2 million Thursday, June 24, at a gala event at Pier Sixty (Chelsea Piers) leaders of the entertainment industry came together to celebrate the wide ranging work of UJA and celebrate Glenn Britt. The setting was outstanding with the sun beginning to set just beyond the Hudson River. The industry leaders gathered, while not always “household names,” were among those who have the strongest influence on what Americans see, hear, and consequently, think. It was a most congenial and convivial audience of executives gathered to honor one of its favorite leaders. Britt, appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Cable, the second-largest cable operator in the United States in March, 2009 was born in New Jersey . He attended Dartmouth College from which he holds BA AND MBA degrees and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. His career has taken him through politics and communications, where has served in executive positions at Time, Inc and, currently, at

Songstress, author and activist Judy Collins evoked memories and emotion during at the UJA gala honoring Glenn A. Britt. Time Warner. Britt had served as a director at Time Warner and also serves on the Boards of Directors of Xerox and Cardinal Health, Inc. He is a trustee of Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU) and had served as a trustee of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association from 2007 through 2009. Britt is a recognized leader in the communications, serving on the boards of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association and the Paley Center for Media. When Kyle McSlarrow President & CEO of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, introduced the evening’s Honoree, Time Warner Chairman, President & CEO Glenn A. Britt, , all gathered responded with enthusiastic recognition of their noteworthy colleague. The warm response of all gathered clearly indicated their strong agreement with the selection of Britt as recipient of the 2010 Steven J. Ross

Kyle McSlarrow President & CEO of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, presented the Ross Award to Glenn A. Britt, Time Warner Chairman, President & CEO Humanitarian Award, presented in recognition of his well-known generosity, philanthropic and professional leadership, and dedication to UJA-Federation and caring for those in need. Britt noted the effective work of United Jewish Appeal. Prior to the presentation, Britt commented on the work UJAFederation does for educational programs, saying it is “extremely important.” "Our education system,” he said, “has fallen way behind the education systems of other industrialized countries and unfortunately behind even some countries that aren't very developed. I think that is a tragedy,” he said. “We need to improve on that especially in the realm of math, science and technology which of course are the building blocks of the future." The entertainment agenda for the evening was rather sophisticated appealing to a congenial and convivial audience of business executives gathered to honor one of its important leaders. The humor of Sarah Jones, author of the solo off Broadway show, Bridge & Tunnel, is always inimitable. The star of the evening was the brilliant singer-songwriter Judy Collins. She simply took the house down. Those (and there were many) in the audience who were young when she began her career, were simply “blown away.” Younger listeners, perhaps hearing her for the first time, were enchanted. Collins is in complete control of her lyrics, which can be quite complex. Her voice, at 71, remains true, melodic and pure. If the smoothness of one or two notes is less than perfect, the charm and warmth of her deeply knowledgeable performance more than balances any slight variation. For nearly 100 years, the UJA-Federation has provided charitable donations for more than 100 health, human services, educational and community building agencies. UJA is recognized for its work to “rescue those in harm's way,” in New York, Israel and around the world, and to “strengthen the Jewish people where ever help is needed.” The Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award is among the premier philanthropic awards given to a leader in the entertainment industry whose spirit of generosity and kindness is both boundless and selfless. Past recipients include Jeff Zucker, Michael Eisner, Rupert Murdoch, Sumner M. Redstone, and Richard Parsons. More information is at www.ujafedny.org.

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Deal Reached To Save Section 8 Subsidies A brewing housing crisis that could have resulted in thousands of struggling families losing their rental subsidies has been averted, officials said, thanks to an intricate $32 million plan devised by city and state agencies that received federal approval on Wednesday.

nder the plan, the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development will basically rescue the city’s public housing authority by taking responsibility for financing thousands of rental subsidy vouchers. The rental subsidies, meted out under a program called Section 8, enable recipients to put 30 percent of their income toward rent at private apartments while vouchers pay for the rest. The city’s public housing agency, the New York City Housing Authority, administers about 100,000 of the vouchers with money provided by the federal government. But last December, citing budget problems and a rise in demand, the Housing Authority said it was terminating 2,500 vouchers that had been issued but not yet used. A few months later, the Housing Authority confirmed that thousands more families could lose their vouchers because of a $45 million budget shortfall. An infusion of $24 million from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development narrowed the gap, but still left 4,000 families at risk. The housing preservation department, in an agreement with the City Council, the Housing Authority and state housing officials, has agreed to spend $32 million from its reserves and money transferred from other programs to save the remaining vouchers that were in jeopardy.

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Homeowners’ Hero Judge Slaps US Banks Again Brooklyn’s battling Judge Arthur M. Schack has struck again, giving a Brooklyn homeowner an Independence Day gift—freedom from foreclosure.

Many New Yorkers depend upon Section 8 for affordable housing? The voucher crisis produced sharp criticism from the city’s public advocate, the Legal Aid Society and HUD, which said that the Housing Authority had issued too many vouchers — called overleasing — and continued doing so despite federal warnings to stop. Beyond helping solve the voucher crisis, the housing preservation department had an additional incentive to use its budget reserves. At the direction of Congress, HUD had begun allocating less money to housing agencies that have unspent Section 8 funds. “There was an obvious opportunity for us to work together to solve this problem,” said Rafael E. Cestero, the city’s housing commissioner. “The plan that we created ensures that everybody that has a voucher today will continue to have a voucher. Nobody is at risk of losing their voucher.” The Housing Authority’s chairman, John Rhea, praised the agencies’ “hard work and creativity.” In a statement, a HUD spokeswoman said that the agency was authorizing the city’s plan, “but with directives to Nycha to correct the overleasing that has led to this crisis that placed needy families in jeopardy.”

he judge, who has steadfastly pressed banks in foreclosure cases to prove they own the troubled mortgage and has tossed cases when banks have failed to do so, has again dismissed a foreclosure case—this time because the lawyer on the case, Steven J. Baum, represented the mortgage broker, the bank that bought the loan and the industry registration service serving as the nominee of the loan. But Baum’s conflict of interest wasn’t the case’s only problem. Judge Schack, in his decision, also found that the bank, US Bank, never should have filed the foreclosure action because of an “ineffective assignment of the subject mortgage and note to it.” In other words, it sold the mortgage, and the mortgage was securitized, leaving the company simply as the servicer—but it decided to try and take back the Crown Heights home anyway. The actions of the Baum firm in foreclosure cases has caught the eye of the US Trustee, the arm of the Justice Department responsible for monitoring the Bankruptcy Court. Baum, a Buffalo-based foreclosure

Brooklyn’s battling Judge Arthur M. Schac. mill that filed 12,551 foreclosure actions in New York last year, has been scolded by judges for bringing foreclosure cases without proper documentation. In this case, a Baum lawyer, Elpiniki Bechakas, signed papers claiming to be an executive of Mortgage Electronic Registration System, or MERS, which was given certain rights to the mortgages by the broker, Fremont Investment and Loan, while simultaneously representing Fremont and US Bank, which filed the foreclosure in July 2009. “The Court is concerned that the concurrent representation by [the Baum firm] of both assignor MERS, as nominee for Fremont, and assignee plaintiff US Bank is a conflict of interest,” Schack wrote.

Online Program Certifies Green Building Managers Baruch College gets federal grant to design 3-course program that will allow operators to be certified as green; bad news is that it will take 2 years to get off the ground.

ome areas that will be incorporated into the program include creating energy-eff icient ventilation control systems, better utilizing the sun for lighting needs, and building low-impact heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. For New York landlords eager to cut energy use—and save money—help is on the way, although not anytime soon. On Wednesday, Baruch College's Newman Real Estate Institute received a two-year $422,528 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to create a Benchmark Green certif icate program. The online program will certify building operators and managers in developing net zero energy-consuming buildings. _______________________________

“It's about learning how to create a sustainable design” _______________________________ Baruch was one of 58 recent grant recipients, and the only one in the city. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority will contribute an additional $50,000 towards designing a three-course program that will lead to certif ication. The institute hopes to launch the program in two years. Off icials at the institute predicted that the reductions in energy usage will be signif icant, though the precise amount of the savings will depend on

Energy efficient building the age of the building, the condition of the various operating systems and the size of the budget for making needed energy-saving changes. “It's about learning how to create a sustainable design,” said Jack Nyman, the director of the Newman Institute. The federal grant will go towards researching and developing content for the three courses: Energy Eff iciency Management and Improvement, Introduction to Advanced Energy Technologies, and Building System Synergies and Integrations. Already the school has had discussions with a sustainability consortium consisting of real estate developers, energy companies and governmental off icials about possible course design. Some areas that will be incorporated into the program include creating energy-eff icient ventilation control systems, better utilizing the sun for lighting needs, and building lowimpact heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, said Mr. Nyman. Over the last two years the institute has hosted over half a dozen speakers who addressed various ways to create green properties. It also offers an eight-course certif icate in sustainability that explores energy conservation.

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Summer Home Maintenance Checklist PATCH CRACKS IN ASPHALT

With the summer months many people go on vacation or move to the Jersey Shore. This makes July and August the perfect time to do the things around the house that will enhance its value, make it safer or just more livable.

You can extend the life of an asphalt driveway or path by inspecting it two or three times a year and using a caulking gun and asphalt patching caulk ($5 to $15 a tube) to repair cracks. If you leave cracks, they’ll grow and plants can take root, widening the damage. Squirt the caulk into the cracks and use a disposable putty knife to even the surface. Every five years, treat asphalt to a coat of asphalt sealer ($50-$100 for a five-gallon bucket). Brush it on with a squeegee or push broom.

se the good weather to clean and repair asphalt, concrete and fences. Prune or remove problem trees and protect landscaping from deer. Conduct your own home-energy audit and put insulating foam jackets on hot-water pipes. Take advantage of warm weather while playing or doing chores to also cast a protective eye on your home and landscaping. By paying attention, you’ll learn to spot deterioration or changes before they turn into problems.

GIVE YOUR HOME AN ENERGY AUDIT Take an hour to walk around your home with a notepad in hand, taking inventory of gaps and cracks. Experts estimate that you can save 20% on heating and cooling bills by plugging leaks. Start your inspection inside. Turn off the electricity at the circuit box, then remove switch-plate covers to look for gaps. (Replace them with insulated covers for $3 to $4 each or install foam inserts – also called gaskets – for about 49 cents each. Both can be purchased at hardware stores.) You can insulate phone-jack covers, too. Next, check the junctures where windows meet walls, walls meet floors and pipes and wires enter the home, plugging gaps with caulk. Other leaky zones include fireplace dampers, mail slots, window-mounted (or wall-mounted) air conditioners, attic doors, baseboards and weather stripping surrounding doors. Look for daylight, feel for drafts and listen for rattles, all clues to escaping heat. Next, check the house from the outside, examining the places where pipes, vents or wiring enter. Examine siding for gaps or damage, paying particular attention to corners where the material joins and where it meets other materials, like chimneys, windows or the foundation.f you’d rather get a professional checkup, call your utility company for referrals. Many utilities even provide rebates for home-energy audits performed by recommended auditors.

INSULATE HOT-WATER PIPES Insulate the hot-water pipes in the basement or crawl space to save on heating costs next winter. Insulating pipes is done by snapping foam jackets – use pre-slit, hollow-core, flexible foam pipe insulation (called “sleeves”), purchased at a hardware store. (Prices vary but, for example, a 6-foot-long piece of foam insulation for half-inch copper pipe might cost less than a dollar.) When shopping, know your pipe’s diameter to get the correct fit. See Department of Energy installation instructions. Exposed pipes pinch your wallet twice: You waste water running it as you wait for it to heat up, and you waste fuel when heat is lost as hot water runs through exposed pipes. Tip: Slip sleeves on pipes running between the hot-water tank and the wall and also insulate cold-water pipes for the first 3 feet after they enter the house.

CLAIM YOUR INSULATION TAX CREDIT The beauty of insulation is that you can get back some of the money you spend. Not only do you save on heating costs, but you

PRUNE OR REMOVE PROBLEM TREES can get money back on your taxes. Claim a tax credit for 30% of the cost of insulation materials (not labor), up to $1,500. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 lets you deduct the cost of such improvements as “adding insulation, energyefficient exterior windows and energy-efficient heating and air conditioning systems,” according to the Internal Revenue Service. That means, if you spend $500 on insulation materials, you can take a tax credit of $150. Learn more at IRS.gov.

crumbling. Then check from the inside (go into the basement or crawl space) for water stains and wet soil. If water is getting into the foundation, hire a home inspector or structural engineer to help find a solution. You may need to redirect the drainage by removing or correcting the slope of the concrete. If that’s not feasible, a sump pump could be used to mechanically remove the water. A sump pump’s operation is triggered when water reaches a predetermined level under the home, setting off a floating switch.

CLEAN PATIO FURNITURE

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Mix up a bucketful of soapy bleach solution to maintain your patio furniture . Here’s the recipe: 2/3 cup trisodium phosphate (TSP), 1/3 cup laundry soap powder, a quart of bleach and three quarts of warm water. Remove cushions before spraying. Launder removable fabric coverings. Use a rag and soft-bristle brush to remove embedded dirt on synthetic coverings, metal and wood furniture. Rinse thoroughly and let dry. Spray wicker furniture with water and protect it with paste wax. Simply shoot the garden hose at resin furniture. To remove rust from metal furniture or bolts use Naval Jelly, available at hardware stores, with a wire brush. Wear rubber gloves and follow directions on the package. Tip: Return fabric coverings to the cushions and frames on which they belong while still damp, to prevent shrinking.

Inspect concrete for cracks. To patch them, clean the cracked area well with a wire brush and small broom. To repair narrow cracks, use masonry crack filler. It comes in cartridges and can be injected into the crack. For bigger openings, apply vinyl concrete patching compound, smoothing the surface with a putty knife.

SLIP 'FEET' UNDER DECK PLANTERS Since standing water rots wood, make certain that water drains directly onto the ground when you water plants in pots and decorative planters on decks. Make drainage room by setting pots on pot “feet” (sold at garden-supply stores that carry pots). Or use pot stands – some have wheels that enable you to move heavy pots. Or for a frugal solution, just prop bricks under the pots, taking care to ensure that they’re stable.

CLEAN CONCRETE Power washers can be dangerous to decks (in the hands of amateurs, they can damage wood), but they’re just the tool for cleaning concrete sidewalks, driveways and patio and pool areas. If your garage or carport floor is marred by oil stains, saturate the area with a solution made from a cup of TSP mixed with a gallon of hot water. (Wear goggles and rubber gloves.) Let the solution soak for a halfhour, then scrub with a stiff-bristled brush. Rinse thoroughly and repeat as necessary. While washing concrete, watch to ensure that the hard surface directs water away from the home’s foundation. If the concrete sends water toward the foundation, take action. First, inspect around the outside of the foundation for damage, looking for cracks and

Get a certified arborist to inspect your trees and tell you if any are hazardous. Trees hanging over your roof, rubbing against gutters or dropping loads of leaves and sticks onto the roof should be pruned. Overhanging branches can provide a ladder for rats and squirrels, and diseased or damaged trees may fall on your home in a storm. A typical arborist’s fee is $65 an hour. (Use the American Society of Consulting Arborists’ directory to find an arborist near you.) For pruning or tree removal, call a tree-care service (here’s the International Society of Arboriculture’s directory.) Trees can bring up boundary issues. They may straddle the property line between you and your neighbor or the branches from your neighbor’s tree may drop fruit onto your land. Although state tree laws vary, in general you have the right to trim branches on your side of the property line as long as you don’t endanger the life of the tree. If you kill the neighbor’s tree, you are liable. An arborist who understands local laws can be a great mediator between neighbors.

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Listening to Sports in a Car Is Toyota Says 270,000 Vehicles Have Faulty Eengines as Dangerous as Drunk Driving Toyota Crown 2010

As the world enjoys a feast of sport, motorists are being warned that listening to games on the radio may be as dangerous as drunk driving, Sky News reported.

he alert comes after new research suggested that sports fans distracted by the coverage of Wimbledon and the World Cup could be putting themselves and the lives of others at risk. And the danger increases if the listener has an emotional attachment to a team or an interest in a particular outcome, scientists said. Experts at the U.K. Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) found that reaction times can be slowed by up to 20 percent — adding a 20 foot (six meter) stopping distance if a car is traveling at 70mph (113 km/h). The report said: “This increase in distance traveled is 10 percent further than the additional stopping distance when driving with a blood alcohol level at the U.K. legal limit (80 micrograms per milliliter).” The number of incidents of hard breaking

at the last minute almost doubled when motorists were listening to sports commentary, said the study. And the report noted: “This suggests that the motorists were not paying enough attention to the road and had to make a late decision to respond to the conditions and drivers on the road around them.” TRL spokesman Dr. Nick Reed said: “At particularly tense times, such as penalty shootout, it may be safer to find a safe place to park and enjoy the action without risking an accident.” The study followed the reactions of 18 participants — nine men and nine women — aged 25-45.Participants were asked to listen to the radio sports commentary of three consecutive horse races while driving. Beforehand they were asked to choose a horse for each race and told that they would be paid £1.50 ($2.27) for each horse in the top five. “This was done to maximize engagement with the sports commentary,” said the rep.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 cars sold worldwide — including luxury Lexus sedans — have potentially faulty engines, the latest quality lapse to hit the automaker following massive global recalls of top-selling models.

apan's top-selling daily Yomiuri said in its evening edition that Toyota will inform the transport ministry of a recall on Monday. The paper cited no sources. Toyota spokesman Hideaki Homma said the company was evaluating measures to deal with the problem of defective engines that can stall while the vehicle is moving. He would not conf irm a recall was being considered. The automaker has been working to patch up its reputation after recalling more than 8 million vehicles worldwide because of unintended acceleration and other defects. Of the 270,000 vehicles with engine problems, some 180,000 were sold overseas and the rest in Japan. They include the popular Crown and seven

models of luxury Lexus sedans. Toyota said it has received around 200 complaints in Japan over faulty engines. Some drivers told Toyota that the engines made a strange noise. Homma said there have been no reports of accidents linked to the faulty engines. The automaker's shares dropped 2.3 percent to close at 3,010 yen in Tokyo on Thursday. U.S. authorities recently slapped Toyota with a record $16.4 million f ine for acting too slowly to recall vehicles with defects. Toyota dealers have repaired millions of vehicles, but the automaker still faces more than 200 lawsuits tied to accidents, the lower resale value of Toyota vehicles and the drop in the company's stock. In the aftermath of the recalls, Congress is considering an upgrade to auto safety laws to toughen potential penalties against automakers, give the U.S. government more powers to demand a recall and push car companies to meet new safety standards.

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2011 Model Year Preview

HERE’S A LOOK AT THE NEW AND REFRESHED CARS, TRUCKS AND SUVS COMING DOWN THE PIKE IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO Take the time to look through a few recent automotive headlines and it quickly becomes clear that, by and large, the auto industry has survived the meltdown of 2009.The first quarter of 2010 saw automakers such as Ford, Hyundai, Subaru and even recall-riddled Toyota post double-digit sales increases for the first time in more than a year. Behind the larger success stories, other automakers are reporting increased dealer traffic — something that was unthinkable a few months ago.

ll of that good news breeds optimism, and as a result we're beginning to see a wave of new models just over the horizon. Domestic automakers such as Chevrolet and Ford are slated to release hotly anticipated vehicles such as the Volt and Fiesta, respectively, within the next 18 months, while Nissan is looking to introduce its all-electric Leaf. The trend of high-quality small cars and technology-laden fuel savers will be continuing in 2011, and that's good news for consumers everywhere. To give you a more complete look at all the latest vehicles coming down the pike, here's a comprehensive overview, listed by automaker, of what's new and what's been slightly modified or "refreshed" for the 2011 model year.

Acura Since abandoning its quest for a V8, rearwheel-drive platform and leaving the mighty NSX-successor to rot in the land of neverproduced, Acura may seem to have lost its way. The former leader of affordable luxury in America has been eclipsed by the likes of Lexus, Infiniti and even Cadillac in both styling and emotion. That's not to say there's nothing to look forward to from Honda's luxury wing. Quality-oriented families can rejoice in the addition of the new TSX wagon, for starters.

2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon

Manufacturers are hoping that wagons will soon gain traction in America as a stylish alternative to SUVs and minivans, and Acura is looking to capitalize on the trend with its TSX Sport Wagon. The company brought over the European-market Honda Accord Wagon, bolted on an Acura fascia and called it a day — but that's a good thing. Power is likely to come from the company's 204-horsepower 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine. Availability: Late fall 2010 Price: Around $32,000

2011 Acura TSX

Earlier in the year, Acura made quite a bit of noise about the possibility of a hybrid TSX. The company hasn't mentioned any details since those first reports surfaced in January 2010, but at the time Acura seemed confident that the fuel-saver version would be on the street by 2011. Given Honda's experience with integrated motor assist, a

hybrid TSX shouldn't be too much of a stretch. Availability: Early 2011? Price: Around $33,000

Aston Martin Last year was a busy one for Aston Martin. After launching the Rapide sedan and the One-77 , this relatively small carmaker should have modest offerings in 2011. That said, the company will introduce its smallest and most fuel-efficient vehicle, called the Cygnet. The pint-sized Aston Martin isn't what you'd expect from the highend automaker.

2011 Aston Martin Cygnet

Based on the lowly Toyota iQ micro, the 2011 Aston Martin Cygnet is what would happen if you turned the company's engineers loose on your daily driver. The interior has been swaddled in hand-crafted amenities and the car now boasts very Aston front and rear fascias. Unfortunately the performance remains the same. Expect a tiny 1.3-liter engine with around 100 horsepower to be at the heart of the car. Availability: Mid 2010 Price: Around $33,000

2011 Aston Martin V12 Vantage

Aston Martin has been kind enough to give American buyers something to look forward to next year — it's decided to sell the V12 Vantage in the United States. Using a 6.0-liter V12 engine with 510 horsepower and 420 lb-ft of torque, the car will be available as a Carbon Black edition exclusively in the US. Expect all the joy of the V8 Vantage with the punch of four extra cylinders. Availability: Late 2010 Price: Starts at $119,500

2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster

The V8 Vantage roadster is beginning to get a bit long in the tooth. In order to keep the car as fresh as can be, Aston Martin's engineers have set about giving it a solid refresh. New headlights and carbon-fiber ground effects will likely be the stars of the show, though new wheel packages are expected to surface as well. Availability: Late 2010 Price: $150,000

Audi Like most manufacturers, Audi is still getting back on its feet after the global sales ice age of 2009. As a result, we likely won't see a lot of new metal from the German manufacturer in 2011, with one big exception. If our sources are to be believed, American buyers may finally get their hands on a piece of forbidden fruit: the RS5. There's also some indication that an all-new A7 Sportback may surface to do battle with the BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo.

2011 Audi A7 Sportback

Audi has been remarkably quiet regarding whether or not we can expect to see its allnew A7 Sportback next year. If it does rear its head in 2011, expect a low-slung, sculpted design along with a range of Audi engines. That means buyers could choose from a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 with around 300 horsepower and a 4.2-liter V8, both coupled to the company's quattro all-wheel-drive system. There is some hope that a turbodiesel option will also be available. Availability: Mid 2011 Price: Around $56,000

2011 Audi TT Now that Audi has decided to turn its stable into a squadron of bona fide BMW-fighters, the company's roadster is getting some love from engineers and brass alike. The car's new styling falls into the evolutionary camp instead of rewriting what it means to be a TT, though a good bit more power is available from the entry-level turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. Expect around 211 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque. Availability: Fall 2010 Price: $38,000

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2011 Audi RS5

Starting next year, American buyers will finally be able to get their hands on a very lustworthy piece of Audi hardware: the RS5. European buyers have been able to snap up this 444-horsepower V8 coupe for some time now. Once the car does hit our shores, don't expect it to be either plentiful or cheap. The company has already made it clear that it will import only a limited number of RS5s, and that each of them will be loaded to the gills with go-fast and luxury options. Availability: Fall 2011 Price: Around $75,000

2011 Audi Q7

Until now, the big news about the Q7 was the big SUV's efficient TDI V6 engine. Buyers looking for a little extra power at the cost of a few miles per gallon can now look forward to a 3.0-liter TFSI supercharged V6. The engine is the most powerful six-cylinder in the Audi parts bin and should give the vehicle up to 333 horsepower and 324 lb-ft of torque when it arrives on dealer lots later this year. Availability: Late 2010 Price: Starts at $46,900

They say that pesky little things like recessions don't influence luxury car sales. Tell that to Bentley and other uberluxury brands that took a bath over the past two years. But don't worry, that hasn't stopped the luxury carmaker from starting a discreet grudge match against rival Rolls-Royce. The two are set to tangle in a big way with the allnew Bentley Mulsanne and the equally minty Rolls-Royce Phantom. Careful, someone's sport coat might get wrinkled.

2011 Bentley Mulsanne Bentley has traditionally been all about larger-than-life luxury, and the newest addition to the family isn't about to let anyone down. Named after the infamous turn at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Mulsanne packs a twin-turbocharged 6.75-liter V8 engine with 505 horsepower and a dizzying 752 lb-ft of torque. The engine is mated to a ZF 8-speed transmission. The company says each car takes nine days to produce, thanks largely to the amount of hand-built coachwork in the cabin. Availability: Fall 2010

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Israeli Cities More Expensive Than Manhattan? Tel Aviv, Jerusalem rank higher than New York City in cost of living for expats, based on annual BusinessWeek survey.

el Aviv might be congested and Jerusalem's alleys might resemble a third world county, but surprisingly both cities have ranked higher in the cost of living than New York City. The financial magazine BusinessWeek published its annual Most Expensive Cities index, in which it compares the cost of living in 399 cities across the globe. The list is based on a survey conducted by ECA International between September 2009 and March 2010, which compared the prices of 128 products, both imported and local, including clothing, food, electronics and entertainment. The survey checked the cost of living for expatriates working in foreign countries, and did not take under consideration rental prices, public services and tuition, which are usually not included among the expenses of foreign citizens. In the ranking published last year, New York took at a higher spot than Israeli cities: The Big Apple ranked 18th, while Tel Aviv ranked 24 and Jerusalem 27. However, in this year's ranking the tide shifted, as Tel Aviv leaped to 19th place and Jerusalem following closely at 22. New York, on the other hand, dropped past the Israeli cities and settled in the 19th place. According to the report, lunch at a restaurant in Tel Aviv costs $26 (NIS 100) on average, compared with $23 (NIS 88) in New York Twelve eggs would cost the foreign citizen $4.65 (NIS 18) in Tel Aviv, while in

JULY 9, 2010

Abakus Solar Chairman: Solar Has a Bright Future Thomas Sandner, chairman of the board of Abakus Solar, dismissed potential difficulties in the global solar energy market this year telling The Jerusalem Post instead that solar had a “bright future” and predicting increased demand. Sandner spoke to the Post Tuesday on the sidelines of the Cleantech 2010 Exhibition in Tel Aviv.

A One of many upscale shopping malls in Tel Aviv . New York he would pay only $2.96 (NIS 11.5). A laundry machine would leave a hole in the pocket of $867 (NIS 3,345) in Tel Aviv, and a slightly smaller hole of $837 (NIS 3,228) in New York. BuisnessWeek defined Tel Aviv as "Israel’s richest and most expensive city. While daily expenses are high, the average rents are lower than in many other cities: about $1,440 (NIS 5,554) per month for a three-bedroom apartment." As for Jerusalem, the magazine wrote: "Many enjoy a high standard of living in Jerusalem, but the city remains one of the country’s poorest." The reason for the higher ranking of Israeli cities on this year's index is explained by the relative decrease of the dollar compared to the shekel. Japan experienced a similar trend – the yen's strengthening against the dollar made Tokyo the most expensive city in the world, after being ranked second in 2009.

bakus, a veteran German company, has joined with Sun City to operate in the Israeli market. Germany, despite its geographic location, is the world leader in solar energy. “Germany is expecting to install six gigawatts (GW) of solar energy this year. Last year, we installed 3.8, which was more than expected,” he said. So far, Israel has installed 22 MW of solar energy. Although there have been concerns raised abroad about a lack of solar panels because of the absence of refined silicon, Sandner was not unduly concerned. “The shortage is not a big issue. The financial crisis and the economic problems over the last few years have slowed down the market, but demand is still increasing,” he said. He said there was also a shortage of inverters, another critical part of the solar energy system, but which would also be overcome with time. As a very small market, relative to the electronics market which also requires refined silicon, Sandner said the industry would have to wait a bit for supplies to be made available. He added that demand was being driven in Germany by the government’s decision to lower its feed-in tariffs in July. A feed-in tariff is a set amount per kilowatt hour that the government agrees to pay producers for each kilowatt hour generated by solar energy. It is usually several times higher than the regular price for electricity and has been used to jumpstart solar energy industries since the costs involved are significantly higher, at present, than the cost of producing electricity from fossil fuels. Israel has also instituted a similar system. Looking to new potential markets, Sandner singled out the United States, especially in light of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which could heighten interest in renewable energies. “There’s a strong will [for renewable energy] from many governments,” he added. Turning to the Israeli market, Sandner was not unduly dismayed by the seemingly slow start here. “In 2000, the first year of the feed-in tariff in Germany, we installed 40 megawatts (MW). This year, we’ll install six GW,” he said. In addition to a feed-in tariff, the Israeli government has capped the total amount of MWs to be produced from solar energy systems of various sizes. Sandner suggested removing the cap on small rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems. “For the residential sector, it’s better to have no cap. People will invest on their own and undergo a behavioral change,” he said.

Thomas Sandner, chairman of the board of Abakus Solar: “There’s a strong will [for renewable energy] from many governments” Abakus’s representative here, Sun City, has started in the residential sector and will eschew ground-based systems in favor of rooftops for now, he said, because ground based systems involve additional costs and bureaucracy. “There’s no problem with integration or grid issues so it’s good to start small with the residential sector [rather than large solar fields]. Renewable energy needs a bottom up system of local installers. It also has a totally different system of investors so it’s good to gain experience on the bigger roofs,” before moving to even larger systems or much smaller ones, Sandner opined. Sandner said the Israeli market potential was “a question of caps. The government has to decide what programs to implement.” Abakus plans and installs solar energy systems but does not produce panels themselves. However, they have recently entered into a strategic partnership with a Taiwanese company who will be producing panels. “We’d like to set a standard for panels,” he said. According to Sandner, the solar energy market is finally coming into its own. “There are panels that have been in operation for 25 years and they are still working. There are no mechanical issues in producing electricity from sunlight. Electricity is produced in just a part of a second without mechanical issues. Solar has a bright future,” he concluded. Cleantech 2010 sported 150 booths exhibiting a range of technologies and companies, 30 ambassadors from overseas and many delegations from abroad. Several government ministers, as well as Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer gave addresses during the accompanying professional conferences. The two-day exhibition this week grew by a third since last year with an increased budget of NIS1.5m. from NIS 800,000 last year, according to conference organizer Mashov.

JULY 9, 2010

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Con Edison Releases Safety And Cooling Tips For Heat Wave With high heat and humidity returning this summer, Con Edison will have extra crews and support personnel available 24/7 to respond to any service problems that may arise.

If you experience a power outage:

Keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible. Each time the door is opened, heat enters and speeds the thawing process; Have a battery-powered radio and a supply of extra batteries handy. Have flashlights available for every member of your household; Listen to your battery-operated radio on for updates on our restoration progress and safety tips; Fill spare containers with water for cooking and washing; Use candles and storm lanterns carefully. Keep them out of drafts, away from flammable materials, and out of the reach of children.

Here are some steps the company is recommending to stay cool this summer: Make sure air conditioner f ilters are clean for peak eff iciency; Set thermostats no lower than 78 degrees. Each degree lower increases cooling costs by 6 percent; If you have a room air-conditioning unit, close off the rooms not being used; if you have central air, block the vents in un-used or vacant rooms; Also turn off lights and other appliances, use a timer to turn them on as necessary, and turn your computer off when not at home to conserve; To reduce heat and moisture, run appliances such as ovens, washing machines, dryers, and dishwashers in the early morning or late at night when it’s generally cooler. Use a microwave to cook, or barbecue outside if possible.

US Journal: Israel One of World’s Top Spots for Science Research BY MALKAH FLEISHER A magazine geared toward scientific researchers has named two Israeli universities among the top ten best workplaces for scientific researchers in the world.

he Weizmann Institute of Israel was ranked 2nd in the list of 10 by The Scientist magazine, just beneath The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Hebrew University of Jerusalem placed 5th on the list. Countries represented among the top 10 were the United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, Canada, France, and Denmark. United States research facilities were judged separately. This is the third time the Weizmann Institute placed 2nd The Scientist's list, and has also been listed as the top place for scientif ic researchers to work in two previous years. Areas of research at Weizmann Instiute include battling disease and hunger, the development of new materials, environmental protection, physics of matter and the universe, and mathematics and computer science. Among their researchers have been winners of the Turing Award and Wolf and Nobel prizes. Among Hebrew University's faculty and list of distinguished alumni include several Nobel prize winners, including David Gross (physics 2004), Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko

BY HANA LEVI JULIAN A third Gulfstream G250 business jet has begun the series of real-time tests in the air that will determine whether they will pass muster as Israel Aeronautic Industries (IAI) aircraft.

Landmark tower in Weizmann Institute, ranked 2nd research workplace in the world. (chemistry 2004), and Ada Yonath (chemistry 2009). The Scientist reported that the Weizmann Institute has 100 full-time life science researchers. It also receives $4 million in government funding per year, the 2nd lowest amount among the winners. Hebrew University boasts 346 full-time researchers and $70.5 million in government funding.

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Final Gulfstream G250 Business Jet in Test Flight o far, three of the aircraft have been produced by IAI, all of which are taking part in a 1,300-hour flight-test program. The first, S/N 2001, is focused on performing tests that check in-flight performance and handling. The second, S/N 2002, is working on avionics, and the newest aircraft, S/N 2003, is being checked on systems functionality and reliability. The third aircraft made its longest test flight on Monday, lasting seven hours and

on Edison urges customers to report power interruptions or service problems, as well as view service restoration information, online at www.conEd.com, or on their cell phones and PDAs. Customers can also call 1-800-75-CONED.

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one minute. Its first flight was launched from Ben Gurion International Airport on June 28 and lasted two hours and 56 minutes, reaching a maximum speed of 250 knots and a top altitude of 20,000 feet (6,096 meters). "It’s exciting to have all three test aircraft in the air,” said Pres Henne, Gulfstream’s senior vice president of Programs, Engineering and Test. He added that the pilots handling the aircraft are pleased with the response of the jets, “rivaling those of our large-cabin aircraft.” The G250, which has the largest cabin and longest range at the fastest speed in its class, is powered by twin Honeywell HTF7250G engines and is capable of traveling 3,400 nautical miles at Mach 0.80. Its initial cruise altitude is 41,000 feet (12,496 meters).

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EDITORIAL

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JULY 9, 2010

THE PEOPLE’S VOICE EDITORIAL

Netanyahu in Washington In what seems to be a complete turn-around from Netanyahu’s last visit to Washington, the Israeli Prime Minister was treated to full State honors just short of a state dinner.

t was just over three months ago that Netanyahu was let in secretly through the ‘back’ door of the White House and not a statement or photograph was issued about the meeting, other that it did take place. Many saw it as an affront to a visiting head of state of a friendly country. Netanyahu was even supposedly left to fend for himself, as Obama left the talks to have supper with his children. The reason for the apparent snub was that it was a complicated work meeting and they did not want to confuse the issues with a lot of fanfare. This week’s talks seemed no less of a work meeting where President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu both said that they had discussed ways to bring the peace process forward. They both proclaimed that there was no problem between the two countries. Obama declared, “If you look at every public statement that I’ve made over the last year and a half, it has been a constant reaffirmation of the special relationship between the United States and Israel” Netanyahu clarified that, “there’s a depth and richness of this relationship that is expressed every day.” In remarks about this week’s discussions at the White House, a lot of talk was made about risk taking. Obama said, “I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu wants peace. I think he’s willing to take risks for peace. And during our conversation, he once again reaffirmed his willingness to engage in serious negotiations with the Palestinians.” The Israelis have made many concessions towards peace. During Netanyahu’s first run at the premiership he was famous for the term reciprocity but that seems to be a word that the world does not recognize in Middle East peace negotiations. Israel has given away major cities to the Palestinian Authority and got nothing in return. They tore thousands of Jews from their homes in Gaza and handed the whole area to the Palestinians and got a Hamas ruled territory that is the base from which rockets and mortars are fired at Israeli civilians. The Palestinian television, radio, mosques, children shows and even the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas celebrate and glorify terrorists.

The Israelis under Netanyahu even initiated a building freeze in Yehudah and Shomron, but that was not enough. When Israel announced that they were building an apartment complex in Jerusalem it started a diplomatic furor that quickly spread around the world even though the freeze was voluntary, not demanded and Jerusalem was not supposed to be included in the freeze. Mr. Obama explained, “There are going to need to be a whole set of confidence-building measures to make sure that people are serious and that we're sending a signal to the region that this isn’t just more talk without action.” What more can Israel do to show its willingness to make peace. To the Arabs Obama said, “I think it is also important to recognize that the Arab states have to be supportive of peace.” Where is the need for confidencebuilding measures from the Arabs? Netanyahu stated that he has to ensure that, “We don’t get a repeat of the situation where we vacate territories and those are overtaken by Iran’s proxies (referring to Gaza and south Lebanon) and used as a launching ground for terrorist attacks or rocket attacks.” It was just a few weeks ago that PA President Abbas was in Washington and he announced that he would refrain from inciting violence. But just this past weekend when Mohammed Daoud Oudeh, also known as Abu Daoud, the person that planned the 1972 Olympic massacre of 11 Israeli athletes in Munich died, Abbas was full of praise for his unrepentant comrade in arms. Where is the condemnation of Abbas for the eulogy that he made for the terrorist? By praising him he is telling the Palestinians that it is right to attack civilians. Is this a peace partner? Where is even the public recognition by Abbas of Israel’s efforts towards peace? Now it is time – well past time – for the Palestinians and Arabs States to heed U.S. calls and match Israel's commitment to peace with actions of their own. Obama has claims that it is time for difficult actions by all parties in the peace process. Maybe it is time for the US to move its embassy to Jerusalem. There is plenty of space in the Western part of the city that has never been disputed as being Israeli territory. Or maybe he can release Jonathan Pollard from jail. Either of these actions would be sure confidence builders for the Israeli public towards the well meaning of the US government.

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many times going to Jewish events and fund raisers. They say that imitation is the highest form of compliment. It is interesting to note that the show became the longest running drama in television history and announced that they are going off the air at the same time that Mr. Morgenthau announced his retirement. Glad to see that Hunter College honored him with a doctorate. Michael Geneack

obert Morgenthau has been a true hero of NY who for so many years acted as District Attorney for Manhattan. He was so popular that there was even a character based on him, not only his office, on the long running TV show Law & Order. Steven Hill played Adam Schiff a long time DA who was Jewish and would, like Mr. Morgenthau throw out Yiddishizms, while he spoke. His commitment to Jewish causes, were also represented on the show as Mr. Schiff was seen Editor,

sations that Jews were in charge of the slave trade. He is a foul mouthed bigot that even though we in America believe in free speech should censor. The things that he is saying are not just liable, hurtful and untrue they are also dangerous. There are enough crazies out there that might take him literally and attack Jewish institutions and individuals.

hat is it with Farrakhan, why does he insist on bringing out the race card against the Jews. He claims that Jews control the banks, the media and politics in Washington. Has he looked at the way the Obama administration has been treating Israel. Has he seen the long list of Jews getting government assistance? I won’t be surprised if he next tries to reignite the false accu-

Reim Kahane

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in the country. Jonathan Pollard was an Israeli agent who has been in Jail for 25 years he was not part of a major group of spies. He has served more time than any other person held for similar crimes. It is time for Jonathan to be released.

he story about the Spies among us is very telling. These people have been spying for Russia for decades the FBI have known about them for years. While these spies seem to have been benign not to have gotten much sensitive information the fact that they were here shows that there are probably many more spies

Joseph Israela

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Terror - And Candor in Describing the Islamist Ideology Behind It BY CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER The Fort Hood shooter, the Christmas Day bomber, the Times Square attacker. On May 13, the following exchange occurred at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee:

ep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.): Do you feel that these individuals might have been incited to take the actions that they did because of radical Islam? Attorney General Eric Holder: There are a variety of reasons why I think people have taken these actions. Smith: Okay, but radical Islam could have been one of the reasons? Holder: There are a variety of reasons why I think people have taken these actions. Smith: But was radical Islam one of them? Holder: There are a variety of reasons why people do these things. Some of them are potentially religious-based. Potentially, mind you. This went on until the questioner gave up in exasperation. A similar question arose last week in U.S. District Court when Faisal Shahzad, the Times Square attacker, pleaded guilty. Explained Shahzad: "One has to understand where I'm coming from... I consider myself a mujahid, a Muslim soldier." Well, that is clarifying. As was the self-printed business card of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, identifying himself as SoA: Soldier of Allah. Holder's avoidance of the obvious continues the absurd and embarrassing refusal of the Obama administration to acknowledge who out there is trying to kill Americans and why. In fact, it has banned from its off icial vocabulary the terms jihadist, Islamist and Islamic terrorism. Instead, President Obama's National Security Strategy insists on calling the enemy - how else do you def ine those seeking your destruction? - "a loose network of violent extremists." But this is utterly meaningless. This is not an anger-management therapy group gone rogue. These are people professing a powerful ideology rooted in a radical interpretation of Islam, in whose name they propagandize, proselytize, terrorize and kill. Why is this important? Because the f irst rule of war is to know your enemy. If you don't, you wander into intellectual cul-de-sacs and ignore the real causes that might allow you to prevent recurrences. The Pentagon review of the Fort Hood shooting runs 86 pages with not a single mention of Hasan's Islamism. It contains such politically correct inanities as "religious fundamentalism alone is not a risk factor."

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“This is not an angermanagement therapy group gone rogue. These are people professing a powerful ideology rooted in a radical interpretation of Islam, in whose name they propagandize, proselytize, terrorize and kill” ________________________________ Of course it is. Indeed, Islamist fundamentalism is not only a risk factor. It is the risk factor, the common denominator linking all the great terror attacks of this century - from 9/11 to Mumbai, from Fort Hood to Times Square, from London to Madrid to Bali. The attackers varied in nationality, education, age, social class, native tongue and race. The one thing that united them was the jihadist vision in whose name they acted. To deny this undeniable truth leads to further absurdities. Remember the wave of speculation about Hasan's supposed secondary post-traumatic stress disorder - that he was so deeply affected by the heart-rending stories of his war-traumatized patients that he became radicalized? On the contrary. He was moved not by their suffering but by the suffering they (and the rest of the U.S. military) inflicted on Hasan's fellow Muslims, in whose name he gunned down 12 American soldiers while shouting "Allahu Akbar." With Shahzad, we f ind the equivalent ridiculous - and exculpating - speculation that perhaps he was driven over the edge by the foreclosure of his home. Good grief. Of course his home went into foreclosure - so would yours if you voluntarily quit your job and stopped house payments to go to Pakistan for jihadist training. As The Post's Charles Lane pointed out, foreclosure was a result of Shahzad's radicalism, not the cause. There's a f inal reason the administration's cowardice about identifying those trying to kill us cannot be allowed to pass. It is demoralizing. It trivializes the war between jihadi barbarism and Western decency, and diminishes the memory of those (including thousands of brave Muslims - Iraqi, Pakistani, Afghan and Western) who have died f ighting it. Churchill famously mobilized the English language and sent it into battle. But his greatness lay not in mere eloquence. It was his appeal to the moral core of a decent people to rise against an ideology the nature of which Churchill never hesitated to def ine and describe and to pronounce ("Nahhhhzzzzi") in an accent dripping with loathing and contempt. No one is asking Obama or Holder to match Churchill's rhetoric - just Shahzad's candor.

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Joys of Muslim Women BY NONIE DARWISH In the Muslim faith a Muslim man can marry a child as young as 1 year old and have sexual intimacy with this child, consummating the marriage by 9.

he dowry is given to the family in exchange for the woman (who becomes his slave) and for the purchase of the private parts of the woman, to use her as a toy. Even though a woman is abused, she can not obtain a divorce. To prove rape, the woman must have (4) male witnesses. Often after a woman has been raped, she is returned to her family and the family must return the dowry. The family has the right to execute her (an honor killing) to restore the honor of the family. Husbands can beat their wives 'at will' and the mandoes not have to say why he has beaten her. The husband is permitted to have 4 wives and a temporary wife for an hour (prostitute) at his discretion. The Shariah Muslim law controls the private as well as the public life of the woman. In the Western World (America) Muslim men are starting to demand Shariah Law so the wife cannot obtain a divorce and he can have full and complete control of her. It is amazing and alarming how many of our sisters and daughters attending American Universities are now marrying Muslim men and submitting themselves and their children unsuspectingly to the Shariah law. ___________________________________

“It's hard to imagine, that in this day and age, Islamic scholars agree that those who criticize Islam or choose to stop being Muslim should be executed.” ___________________________________ By passing this on, enlightened American women may avoid becoming a slave under Shariah Law. Author and lecturer Nonie Darwish says the goal of radical Islamists is to impose Shariah law on the world, ripping Western law and liberty in two. She recently authored the book, Â Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law. Darwish was born in Cairo and spent her childhood in Egypt and Gaza before immigrating to America in 1978, when she was eight years old. Her father died while leading covert attacks on Israel. He was a highranking Egyptian military officer stationed with his family in Gaza. When he died, he was considered a "shahid," a martyr for jihad. His posthumous status earned Nonie and her family an elevated position in Muslim society. But Darwish developed a skeptical eye at an early age. She questioned her own Muslim culture and upbringing. She converted to Christianity after hearing a Christian preacher on television. In her latest book, Darwish warns about creeping sharia law - what it is, what it means, and how it is manifested in Islamic countries.

For the West, she says radical Islamists are working to impose sharia on the world. If that happens, Western civilization will be destroyed. Westerners generally assume all religions encourage a respect for the dignity of each individual. Islamic law (Sharia) teaches that non-Muslims should be subjugated or killed in this world. Peace and prosperity for one's children is not as important as assuring that Islamic law rules everywhere in the Middle East and eventually in the world. While Westerners tend to think that all religions encourage some form of the golden rule, Sharia teaches two systems of ethics - one for Muslims and another for nonMuslims. Building on tribal practices of the seventh century, Sharia encourages the side of humanity that wants to take from and subjugate others. While Westerners tend to think in terms of religious people developing a personal understanding of and relationship with God, Sharia advocates executing people who ask difficult questions that could be interpreted as criticism. It's hard to imagine, that in this day and age, Islamic scholars agree that those who criticize Islam or choose to stop being Muslim should be executed. Sadly, while talk of an Islamic reformation is common and even assumed by many in the West, such murmurings in the Middle East are silenced through intimidation. While Westerners are accustomed to an increase in religious tolerance over time, Darwish explains how petro dollars are being used to grow an extremely intolerant form of political Islam in her native Egypt and elsewhere. In twenty years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the President by themselves! Rest assured they will do so... You can look at how they have taken over several towns in the USA .. Dearborn Mich. is one... and there are others... I think everyone in the U.S. should be required to read this, but with the ACLU, there is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each of us sends it on! It is too bad that so many are disillusioned with life and Christianity to accept Muslims as peaceful.. some may be but they have an army that is willing to shed blood in the name of Islam.. the peaceful support the warriors with their finances and own kind of patriotism to their religion. While America is getting rid of Christianity from all public sites and erasing God from the lives of children the Muslims are planning a great jihad on America.

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Judge Orders Feuding Hassidic Couple To Put Wall Between Them He spitefully blows out her Shabbos candles. She hides his medications and makes him sleep in the dining room. Can this Orthodox Jewish marriage be saved?

robably not—but a wall down the middle of the Williamsburg couple’s house is a good idea regardless, a Brooklyn judge has ruled. Doing his best King Solomon imitation, Judge Eric Prus on Thursday ordered feuding couple to split their 3,000-square-foot home in half as they go through a bitter divorce. The couple have two weeks to agree on where the wall should go—or the court will decide for them. “They’ve been living like there was a wall up for two years now,” said an attorney for the husband. “This just helps them completely avoid each other.” The couple married 21 years ago, but after years of marital strife, the wife, who says her husband verbally abuses her and their f ive children, just wants him to pack his bags. She claims he even spitefully blows out their Shabbos candles. But he denies those allegations. “If she’s so religious, why does she refuse to get divorced the right way—in a beth din,” he said, referring to the religious tribunal that grants Jewish divorces.

“This could be called the Divorce Wall,” said the husband’s brother. “It could probably even help healthy couples.” ________________________________ On May 18, her lawyer asked the court for temporary exclusive occupancy. The judge’s response takes a more divide-and-conquer approach to the hostilities. “It’s a large house, so I think we can come up with some sort of agreement,” conceded the wife’s lawyer. “But she wants him out.” The plans the husband drew up keeps his wife and children in the rooms they are in now. It also allots her about 700 more square feet because the kids will live with her. “This could be called the Divorce Wall,” said the husband’s brother. “It could probably even help healthy couples.”

We all know the traditional phrases but at Ezer Mizion’s Music Room, these phrases took on a new meaning, a special meaning. The girls at Ezer Mizion’s Beit Chana Activity Clubs for Children with Special Needs presented a unique concert marking the conclusion of a year’s music lessons.

he music lessons follow a unique approach adapted for children with developmental challenges, which replaces the regular music notation with colors.

Restoration Nearly Complete at Beirut’s Only Synagogue

The husband meanwhile, claims that the wife hides his heart medications. She has also banished him from the bedroom, he claims, forcing him to sleep for two years in their dining room. ________________________________

Graduation At Ezer Mizion, A New Beginning

he Activity Clubs program features a music room that is used for: group music activity, individual emotional therapy, drumming sessions, choir class and music lessons. The music lessons follow a unique approach adapted for children with developmental challenges, which replaces the regular music notation with colors. Despite their special needs and chal-

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The girls at Ezer Mizion’s Beit Chana Activity Clubs for Children with Special Needs presented a unique concert. lenges, the youngsters performed superbly. Some even managed to play full songs. The joy of the parents at the accomplishments of the children, whose every moment is clouded with failure, was palpable. And the joy of the children…there faces were not large enough to contain the self-satisfied grin of triumph. We did it! There is no doubt that this kind of "success experience" build's the self-confidence in these children and contributes immeasurably toward uplifting their self-esteem. Believe in me, these children beg the world. You’ll see how high I’ll go. www.ezermizion.org

Maghen Abraham Synagogue in Beirut before restoration. BY HANA LEVI JULIAN The only synagogue in Beirut is expected to be clean and shining by October, according to 67-year-old Isaac Arazi, after decades of disuse.

he Maghen Abraham Synagogue, located in Beirut's ancient Jewish quarter, Wadi Abou Jmil, is still being restored, with expenses thus far reaching as high as $700,000. The f inal cost is expected to reach some $1.2 million, much of which has come from Jewish ex-pats abroad. Christians and Muslims have also contributed to the project. When the restoration is completed, the chapel will include seating for 600 men and 300 women. Religious items, such as a Torah, prayer books and other necessities, will be brought from Turkey and Syria, Arazi said. He hopes to appoint a rabbi familiar with Middle Eastern and North African Sephardic Jewish traditions, possibly someone from Yemen, Egypt or Turkey. A food-machinery business owner who describes himself as leader of Lebanon's tiny Jewish community, Arazi said he fully expects religious services to be held in the synagogue by 2011. The synagogue originally opened in 1926. There are only approximately 100 Jews left in the country, with at least 1,900 others who live abroad but who still own property in Lebanon and who visit on a regular basis. “We hope with the restoration we will be able to once again rebuild a community in Lebanon,” Arazi explained in a recent interview with Bloomberg News. The synagogue, built in 1925, is the oldest Jewish house of worship in the Lebanese capital, and was named for the son of Abraham Sassoon, Moise Abraham Sassoon of Calcutta. It was built on land donated by Raphael Levi Stambouli, and designed by the architect Bindo Manham. Lebanon's Jewish community once numbered up to 22,000, when the country served as a refuge for those who fled

Synagogue durind the restoration. the Spanish Inquisition. But Jews fled the country during the 20th century, until f inally even the Maghen Abraham Synagogue closed its doors in the mid1970s. In 1976, a year after the civil war began, the synagogue closed, and the Torah scrolls were taken to Geneva, where they were given to renowned Jewish-Lebanese banker Edmond Safra. There they were placed in Safra's bank vault, where they were stored until they were eventually relocated to Sephardic synagogues in Israel. During the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, Lebanese Jews were offered Israeli citizenship, but it was often declined, despite their being targeted by Islamic terrorist groups. Eleven Jewish community leaders were kidnapped and executed, and only two Jews remained on Wadi Abou Jmil Street itself by 1991. The Jewish cemetery – where some 4,500 Jews are buried -- is now also undergoing repair, according to Arazi, at a cost of approximately $200,000. He added that there are plans to eventually restore other synagogues in the country, including a Jewish house of worship in Bhamdoun, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Beirut.

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The Nine Days

The Nine Days precedes Tisha Bâ€™Av, the day when the first and second temples were destroyed. Jews traditionally pray while sitting on the ground in mourning. BY PHIL CHERNOFSKY With Rosh Chodesh Av, the more intense period of mourning for the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash, known as The Nine Days, begins.

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s Av enters, we diminish our joy". This statement of the mishna is manifest in many laws & customs observed during the first nine days of the month of Av (Actually it is for nine and a half to ten days). There is a dispute among authorities as to whether this means that one ceases all joy during this period, or whether one is only required to diminish joy. One way or the other, some of the manifestations of this concept are the reduction of business, the prohibition of pleasurable building, and other similar things. One should not play musical instruments during the Nine Days. Some say that applies to singing as well. There are appropriate songs to sing during the Nine Days. Halachically, tiyulim are forbidden only on Erev Tish'a b'Av and Tish'a b'Av itself. However, one should refrain from pleasurable tiyulim from Rosh Chodesh. Trips abroad should specifically be avoided. Trips to Israel, on the other hand, are allowed because of the mitzva aspect involved. Concerning the conduct of business, it is generally agreed that in today's economy, the factors of financial loss - rent, salaries, utilities, etc. - would permit business as usual during the Nine Days. Depending upon the type of business and the possible effects of "closing shop" for more than a week, the applications of the halacha may vary. A Rav should be consulted. Giving of gifts should be avoided, if possible, during the Nine Days. If unavoidable, the gift should preferably not be used until after Tish'a b'Av. One should not buy new clothes during the Nine Days, even if She'he'che'yanu is not involved, and even if one will not wear the clothes until after Tish'a b'Av. Simple sneakers for Tish'a b'Av is an exception to this rule. Simple sneakers! Purchases necessary for one's livelihood are permitted; if a She'he'che'yanu is involved, it should be postponed until after Tish'a b'Av. "Purchases of Mitzva" are allowed, but should be made in consultation with a Posek. Another interesting exception to the ban on purchases is the case of bargains and availability. One may buy things - even "items of joy" - during the Nine Days, if they will be difficult to find after Tish'a b'Av, or even it they will be more expensive then. The mourning during the Nine Days is not intended to cost us money; it is meant to diminish our joy. Opinions differ concerning the extent to which some of the following rules apply. Exceptions to any of the following rules should be made only in consultation with one's Rav. Hair cutting and shaving are prohibited. Even those who shave during the Three Weeks should avoid shaving during the Nine Days. One may cut fingernails during the Nine

Days. Weddings and other festive gatherings are prohibited. One should not play or listen to music. Pleasurable bathing is prohibited. Many apply this prohibition to regular bathing as well. One who showers during the Nine Days for hygienic purposes, should use cooler water than usual, bathe less frequently, take less time, and avoid washing the whole body at one time. Most authorities permit bathing as usual on the Fridays of the Nine Days. Meat and wine are prohibited during the Nine Days, except on Shabbat. Meat and wine are associated both with joy AND with Temple service. Both reasons combine to explain this prohibition. Even though havdala is officially after Shabbat, one is permitted to drink wine. It is preferable to give the wine to a child who is old enough to understand brachot but not yet old enough to understand the concept of "mourning for Jerusalem". Alternately, some authorities recommend the use of a substitute beverage for havdala such as fruit juice, beer, etc. Other authorities insist on wine as usual. It is the practice not to wear freshly laundered clothing during the Nine Days. Undergarments, for health reasons, are generally not included in this ruling. One can "prepare" several changes of clothing before Rosh Chodesh by wearing them briefly. One may dress for Shabbat without the above restriction. Speaking of She'he'che'yanu...There is an interesting dispute concerning this joyful bracha during the Three Weeks. The Shulchan Aruch and the ARI z"l prohibit the saying of the bracha. What follows is a ban on new fruit and other purchases which require the bracha. The Vilna Gaon allows the bracha throughout the Three Weeks (including the Nine Days), even during the week. The Mishna B'rura allows the bracha on Shabbat, but not during the week. The Aruch HaShulchan allows it during the week as well, but only until Rosh Chodesh Av. In other words, only on Shabbat during the Nine Days. If withholding a new fruit because of the bracha issue will cause a reduction of Oneg Shabbat, then even the Shulchan Aruch would permit She'he'che'yanu during the Three Weeks. The purchase of S'farim should be avoided during the Nine Days, if joy in their purchase produces joy. This has not been an exhaustive list of the rules for the Nine Days nor have all variant opinions been expressed. It is best to consult one's LOR for more complete information. Most importantly, we must ponder the causes of the destruction of Jerusalem and the Beit HaMikdash and work towards "repairing the damage" caused by past (and present) generations so that we may be privileged to rejoice in the Geula, speedily in our time. The laws and customs of mourning the Churban are not meant to overburden us nor are they picayune. They are meant to keep our thoughts and feelings focused on the Churban and its causes, and the resolutions towards improvement that should follow those thoughts and emotions. Use them well.

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NEWS IN REVIEW ISRAEL 10% of New Pilots Bnei Akiva Alumni

ccording to figures released by the IDF, 10% of the graduates of the new pilots course are alumni of the Bnei Akiva religious-Zionist youth movement. Final Gulfstream G250 Business Jet in Test Flight A third Gulfstream G250 business jet has begun the series of real-time tests in the air that will determine whether they will pass muster as Israel Aeronautic Industries (IAI) aircraft. So far, three of the aircraft have been produced by IAI, all of which are taking part in a 1,300-hour flight-test program. The f irst, S/N 2001, is focused on performing tests that check in-flight performance and handling. The second, S/N 2002, is working on avionics, and the newest aircraft, S/N 2003, is being checked on systems functionality and reliability. The third aircraft made its longest test flight on Monday, lasting seven hours and one minute. Its f irst flight was launched from Ben Gurion International Airport on June 28 and lasted two hours and 56 minutes, reaching a maximum speed of 250 knots and a top altitude of 20,000 feet (6,096 meters). "It’s exciting to have all three test aircraft in the air,” said Pres Henne, Gulfstream’s senior vice president of Programs, Engineering and Test. He added that the pilots handling the aircraft are pleased with the response of the jets, “rivaling those of our largecabin aircraft.”

Baboon At Kibbutz Zoo Gets Motherly Instinct For Kitten

espite being ill-equipped to take care of its basic needs, a female baboon took a liking to a kitten which accidentally wondered into its area in the Kibbutz Nir Eliyahu zoo last week. The baboon made a snap decision to adopt the kitten and didn’t leave it alone for a moment,

zoo staff said. “The kitten was starved and exhausted, and did not eat from the moment it entered the cage. Its attempts to reach food failed as it was picked up by the female baboon every time it wondered off,” the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Israel said. Tamar Federman of the Ben Shemen Monkey Park arrived at the kibbutz last Thursday and was joined by Eyal Gatanyo, of the society, and the Agriculture Ministry’s Dr. Dganit BenDov. Together the team of experts began an operation to rescue the kitten. Exploiting a rare moment when the kitten and the baboon were standing at opposite ends of the cage, a gate separating the two areas was lowered. The dehydrated kitten was given liquids and nutrients and received medical treatment. It is now waiting for a warm family to adopt it

PA Denies Report that It Offers Israel Control of Jewish Quarter

alestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erekat categorically denied Saturday a report that the PA told George Mitchell it would allow or accept Israeli sovereignty over the Western Wall in a new Arab state. The London-based Al-Hayat Arabic language daily reported Saturday that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas gave U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell a signed letter that the PA would surrender its demand that the Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem be part of his proposed PA state. Erekat told Voice of Israel government radio that the talks are secret and that he would not release details to the public. The Al Hayat report also claimed that Abbas agreed to leave large Judea and Samaria communities, such as Gush Etzion, in Jewish hands, in return for Israeli land that would link Gaza with Arab communities in Judea and Samaria.

Ancient Jewish Tomb Arson Suspects Arrested

hree residents of the Galilee city of Shfaram were arrested for setting fire to the tomb of Rabbi Judah Ben Baba.

The incident occurred on June 10th. Holy books were damaged in the building which housed the tomb. Police initially believed that candles left by worshippers had started the fire. One of the detainees was a 20-yearold already known to Shfaram police because of past drug offenses. He admitted to setting the tomb on fire. The incident is a possible hate crime perpetrated by Arabs, as Shfaram is a mixed Arab-Jewish city. Rabbi Judah Ben Baba was one of the Ten Martyrs, that we read about during Yom Kippur Prayers, that refused to accept Roman occupation of the Land of Israel. He ordained rabbis in defiance of a Roman edict forbidding it.

Senators McCain, Lieberman, Graham Visiting PA in Ramallah

ormer White House candidates Senator John McCain and Joe Lieberman and Sen. Lindsey Graham spoke with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in Ramallah Tuesday as part of a four-day “factfinding tour.” They are scheduled to meet with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and other Israel leaders on Wednesday, followed by a news conference.Sen. McCain was the Republican candidate running against Barack Obama two years ago, and Senator Lieberman, now an Independent, was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 2000, when Republican George W. Bush won his first term in office. The senators’ meetings with the PA came several hours before Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama were scheduled to sit down for face-to-face talks at the White House. Fayyad and Abbas have stuck to their demands for PA control over all areas of Jerusalem, as well as all of Judea and Samaria, that were restored to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. All three senators have gone on record as saying that Jerusalem is the unif ied capital of Israel.

Defense Ministry Awards Tender to Turkish Manufacturer

hile the Turks have become champions in the struggle against Israel, the move does not seem to bother the Defense Ministry which has decided to equip Israel Defense Force officers with vehicles manufactured in Turkey. Last week the Defense Ministry published the results of a tender for the acquisition of leasing vehicles for IDF officers. Several companies received contracts. Officers holding the rank of lieutenant colonel or above will receive a Hyundai Accent car produced by a factory located in Turkey. Millions of Israeli dollars will thereby be pumped into the Turkish economy by Israel's Defense Ministry.

The Most Special Group in the Bnei Akiva Youth Movement

he most special groups in the Bnei Akiva youth movement celebrated a Bar Mitzvah with an event at the Yarkon Park near Tel Aviv. The Yuval groups, marking 13 years of activity, integrate chil-

dren with special needs from all walks of life into the regular educational and recreational activities of the national religious Bnei Akiva youth movement. The children, aged 10 to 21, are placed in small groups, enabling the counselors to dedicate time and attention to each child's needs, and to strengthen their talents and abilities. The event at the Yarkon Park was attended by former Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, Science and Technology Minister Professor Daniel Hershkowitz, leaders of Bnei Akiva as well as the members of Yuval and their dedicated counselors. The peak of the event was a bicycle ride in which the members were offered bikes of all kinds, according to their physical abilities.

INTERNATIONAL Jordan May Get US Green Light on Producing Nuclear Fuel

ordan's foreign minister voiced optimism on Monday regarding nuclear cooperation talks with the United States after Jordanian sources had said Washington was refusing to allow the country to produce its own nuclear fuel. "I can see a solution. Discussions are ongoing," Nasser Judeh said when asked if he saw a way through the problem. Jordan wants a nuclear cooperation accord with the United States in order to help it launch a civilian nuclear program and meet a target of generating 30 percent of its energy needs through nuclear power by 2030.

British Rock Band Defies Attempted Boycott of Israel

ritish rock group Porcupine Tree will play at the Tel Aviv Exhibition Grounds on July 7th. Singer/guitarist Steven Wilson has recorded with Israeli musicians Orphaned Land and Aviv Geffen and has visited Israel numerous times. In an interview with the Jerusalem Post he said the band received anti-Israel letters urging him to cancel his show but will play regardless.

Russian President Visits Jewish Autonomous Region

ussia’s President Dmitry Medvedev is the first Russian head of state to visit Birobidjan, the capital of Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region. Medvedev was accompanied by Russia’s Chief Rabbi and senior Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Berel Lazar. Rabbi Lazar led the President on a tour of the local Jewish community center. The visit is part of a four day tour of the Russian Far East, where Medvedev will meet with members of the business community and attend a series of meetings at the city’s cultural center, synagogue and furniture factory.

Turkey Demands Apology

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Again, Israel: It's Not Going to Happen

urkey continues to demand an apology for the clash aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla in which nine Turkish citizens were killed after attacking IDF soldiers. On Monday, Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper quoted Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as saying that Turkey will cut ties with Israel if Israel does not apologize for the incident. Turkey has demanded that Israel offer an off icial apology, agree to the establishment of an international committee of inquiry, and compensate the families of those killed in the clash. In exchange, Turkish off icials said, Turkey would return its ambassador to Israel, after recalling him following the clash.

‘Israeli Gowns’ Cause Outrage in Jordan

raduating Jordanian students were angered over the weekend upon discovering that their graduation gowns were made in Israel. University officials defended themselves by saying the gowns themselves were made in Jordan, and only the bags they came in were Israeli-made. The incident, published in The Media Line, began at the Hashemite University in Zarqa, where graduates found “Made in Israel” stickers on their graduation gown packages. The issue quickly made the national news. Officials' insistence that the gowns were Jordanian and only the bags were made in Israel did little to assuage students' anger. Students held protests Sunday over the affair, and some even burned their gowns along with the Israeli flag. Members of the Muslim Brotherhood were present at the rallies.According to University President Dr. Arabiat, the Muslim Brotherhood was not only involved in protests, but actually staged the entire affair for its own political benefit. “Frankly speaking this is a politically motivated lie... The real motives behind this is that the Muslim Brotherhood lost the student elections on this campus and this is just part of their strategy for future elections,” Arabiat explained.

Lieberman Condemns Latvian Nazi Celebration

inister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman said Sunday that the march held last week in Riga by extreme right-wing elements to commemorate the Nazis' entrance to the Latvian capital should not be tolerated. Lieberman attended the Latvian state ceremony commemorating the Holocaust, and said that in many instances today, anti-Semitism takes the form of an anti-Israeli stance. “The lesson,” he said, “is that the Jewish people must always be prepared to defend themselves.” Lieberman added that the best proof of the Nation of Israel's eternal nature is the existence of the State of Israel, which is the answer to those who wish to annihilate us.

Iran Demanding Release of Nuclear Scientist

ran's foreign ministry said Saturday that the government has sent several documents to United States authorities regarding the disappearance of nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, who Tehran claims was kidnapped by the Central Intelligence Agency.

Iran's foreign ministry further said that it has demanded Amiri's release. Amiri, a university researcher working for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, went missing during a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia a year ago and Tehran has accused Riyadh of handing him over to the United States, which Saudi Arabia has denied.

Al-Qaeda Launches English Propaganda Magazine

l-Qaeda launched its first online propaganda magazine in English on Tuesday, a move that could help the terror group recruit inside the US and Europe. The magazine, called Inspire, is being run by al-Qaida's branch in Yemen, which has been linked to the failed Christmas Day bombing attempt of a USbound airliner. The launch suggests that, as al-Qaeda's core has been weakened by CIA drone airstrikes, the group hopes to broaden its reach inside the US, where officials have seen a spate of homegrown terrorists.

NATIONAL Rubashkin Appeals Federal Conviction, Sentence

ADL: 23 Countries Don't Adequately Report Hate Crimes

new report released by the AntiDefamation League (ADL) and Human Rights First Thursday has found that of 56 participating governments in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, 23 nations have failed to adequately gather and report data on hate crimes and anti-Semitic incidents. The report, released in Astana, Kazakhstan at a high-level meeting on tolerance held on the 20th anniversary of the landmark 1990 Copenhagen Document, focused on key benchmarks for compliance by governments, such as collecting and publicizing hate crime data and ensuring that their data is disaggregated to properly identify the targeted groups. “What is clear from this analysis is that many OSCE governments are still resistant when it comes to responding to hate crimes and gathering data and making it public,” said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. “As key stakeholders in this process, we are renewing our challenge to all of the participating OSCE governments to move past their resistance to reporting and cataloging hate crimes. The disclosure of hate crime data offers a jumping-off point for a more effective response, for when there is data, there is awareness, and where there is awareness, there is action.”

ttorneys for kosher meatpacking executive Sholom Rubashkin filed an appeal of his conviction on federal financial fraud charges and long prison sentence. The appeal was filed last Friday in the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis. Rubashkin was convicted last November on 86 counts of fraud in connection with the Agriprocessors plant in Postville, Iowa. He was sentenced last month to 27 years in a federal prison. The prison term will be followed by f ive years of parole, according to U.S. District Judge Linda Reade. Rubashkin also will be required to make restitution of nearly $27 million to several f inancial institutions. Rubashkin was acquitted last month in an Iowa state court on 67 counts of child labor violations relating to 26 teenagers from South America who worked at the plant. The Agriprocessors plant was the site of a federal immigration raid in May 2008 in which 389 illegal immigrants, including 31 children, were arrested.

Churchgoers Heading to the Holy Land in Droves

outh Florida churchgoers are heading to the Holy Land in droves, just as the best part of summer gets underway in Israel. Christian tourism to Israel in general is on the rise, according to Elisa Moed, CEO of Travelujah, an Israel-based travel agency geared towards Christian tourism. “Christian tourism is absolutely on f ire here,” she told the The Sun Sentinel, adding that she expects 2010 to set a record.A number of churches in South Florida, comprising hundreds of tourists, have just completed tours to various Christian sites in the Jewish State, and others are planning their trips for this year and next.

Russian Spy-Ring Paymaster Escapes Cyprus on Bail

ed-faced authorities in Cyprus searched airports, ports and yacht marinas Thursday in a hunt for a suspected Russian spy-ring paymaster who vanished after being allowed to walk free on bail. Police also examined surveillance video from crossing points on the war-divided island, fearing the suspect may have slipped into the breakaway north of the island, a diplomatic no-mans-land recognized only by Turkey. Christopher Robert Metsos, 54, is wanted in the United States on charges that he supplied money to the spy ring that operated under deep cover in America's suburbs. Ten spy suspects were arrested in the US on Sunday, and nine of them face bail hearings Thursday at federal courts in the United States. Metsos' disappearance is a major embarrassment to the Cypriot government, which has promised to do everything possible to recapture him. The suspect was traveling on a Canadian passport and had said he was a tourist.

CNN Editor Eulogizes Hizbullah Leader as “Hizbullah Giant’

ebanese-born CNN senior editor Octavia Nasr eulogized on her personal blog the spiritual leader of Hizbullah, who died last week, according to the media watchdog Honest Reporting. Nasr, born in Beirut and now living in Atlanta, Georgia, is CNN’s senior editor on Middle East Affairs. Following the death of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, Nasr Tweeted, “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah... One of Hezbollah's Giants I Respect A Lot.”

Imam Deported Fom US After Lying To FBI in Error Case

he imam entangled in the investigation into a suicide bomb plot against New York City subway stations left the US Monday under court order after admitting he lied to the FBI. Among his final words on US soil, his lawyer says, were "God bless America." Ahmad Wais Afzali and his wife Fatima took off on a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight to Jeddah and then will go on to Mecca, where Fatima got a job teaching English, said the lawyer, Ron Kuby. Afzali, who was born in Afghanistan but spent most of his life in Queens, isn't sure what he's going to do there, Kuby said. Most of his family lives in Virginia, including two children from a previous marriage. Afzali, under the terms of his plea April 15, was sentenced to time served — four days— but ordered to leave the country in 90 days. Authorities sought help last fall from the imam, a previously reliable police source, as they scrambled to thwart the plot by Najibullah Zazi, an airport van driver who pleaded guilty in the case.

Officials Say BP Spill Now Hitting All Gulf States

ar balls from the Gulf oil spill found on a Texas beach were the first evidence that gushing crude from the Deepwater Horizon well has reached all the Gulf states. A Coast Guard official said on Monday that it was possible that the oil hitched a ride on a ship and was not carried naturally by currents to the barrier islands of the eastern Texas coast, but there was no way to know for sure.

Soldiers Do ‘About Face’ and Dance to Pop Song ‘Tick Tock’

ix Israel infantry soldiers performed an “about face" amidst the tension of patrolling in Hevron and were filmed dancing to the pop song “Tick Tock” down a threateningly empty street. The soldiers were filmed in full combat gear. Hevron, traditionally one of Judaism's four holy cities, has been a flash point of constant attempts by Arabs to attack soldiers and the Jewish community in the city. The other holy cities are Jerusalem, Tzfat (Safed) and Tiberias. Rock throwing, firebombs, sniper fire and stabbing attacks by Arabs are frequent. It is considered a dangerous assignment for soldiers. The IDF said the video was a “stunt” initiated by the soldiers, who may face an investigation for acting their age for a few minutes and finding a unique way of taking a break from army routine.

Queen Addresses UN, Places Wreath at Ground Zero

ueen Elizabeth II placed a wreath of flowers at a site of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks Tuesday and chatted with victims' families and first responders, minutes after using her first visit to New York in more than three decades to praise the U.N. for promoting peace and justice. The 84-year-old British monarch braved 100-degrees heat in a 15-minute visit to the World Trade Center site after challenging the United Nations to spearhead an international response to global dangers. Near the footprint of the trade center's south tower, she placed a wreath of New York-grown red peonies, roses, lilies and black-eyed Susans on a wooden riser at the site.

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Crisis With Turkey Impacts Kosher Food

Kosher cetification in Europe can often times be confusing. The diplomacy crisis between Israel and Turkey may reach your dinner table. Israel’s major kashrut agencies have stopped sending inspectors to Turkey, reportedly fearing for their safety, and manufacturers of foods that would normally have been marked “kasher lemehadrin” are not sending their products to Israel.

or the time being, shipments of goods with standard (non-mehadrin ) kashrut certification are still going out. Regular certification is based on one visit by an inspector, who can then confirm that the plant is kosher. The plant doesn’t need constant supervision over the entire production process. But food designated for Haredi communities does require the constant presence of an inspector. The Haredi Badatz, the biggest kashrut supervising organization in Israel, said it would resume sending supervisors to Turkey only when the Foreign Ministry confirms Israeli tourists there are no longer in danger. “Before the latest trouble, we had four or five inspectors in Turkey every week,” said a Badatz official. The main product that isn’t getting the kashrut certification it used to get is pasta, the official said. He added that no shortage has developed yet, but said that could happen shortly. Tensions between Israel and Turkey have increased significantly since the Israel Navy’s May 31 raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla that killed nine pro-Palestinian Turkish citizens aboard the Turkish-flagged Mavi Marmara. Moshe Weinstein, deputy CEO of the kashrut certification firm OK, says his company is also “trying hard” not to send inspectors to Turkey now. “The inspectors themselves are afraid to go,” he said. Weinstein said OK will send

someone if absolutely necessary, but in that case, the inspectors are provided with direct transportation between the hotel and the plant. Yehuda Katz, head of the Rabbi Landa kashrut organization, says its inspectors aren’t entering Turkey either. “We say that the sanctity of life supersedes tomatoes,” he said. “We have a lot of manufacturers in Turkey, but nothing is irreplaceable.” During the first five months of 2010, before the crisis erupted, exports of food, beverages and tobacco products from Turkey to Israel increased by 10% compared with the same period of 2009, to $43 million, according to the Israel Chambers of Commerce. In addition to pasta, dried fruit and canned food are among the most widely sold Turkish-made foods in Israel. While supermarket chains may be affected if trade relations deteriorate because they import many products from Turkey for their private-label brands, the drop in kashrut inspection is unlikely to affect them, since they don’t necessarily limit their purchases to products with mehadrin certification. Rafi Sheffer, the CEO of Brand for You, the private label of a group of small grocery chains, said those stores typically sell products with regular kosher certification and have no problem continuing to import from Turkey. “Once an inspector has been in Turkey and confirmed that the plant is kosher, he doesn’t have to go again,” said Sheffer. “The situation is different for the Badatz kashrut.” That doesn’t mean the crisis in relations with Turkey isn’t affecting Brand for You, though. The chains had planned to add Badatz certification to many of their products, said Sheffer, and now they will have difficulty doing so.

European Rabbis Initiate Bill Against Kosher Fraud During meeting of standing committee of Conference of European Rabbis, initiative announced that will tighten proper kosher oversight by issuing bill to EU obligating that food manufacturers first receive certification from local rabbis before turning to external kosher bodies.

s Europe going to get a chief rabbinate? Leading rabbis on the continent are taking action to obtain recognition of the local kosher authorities as the sole authority for issuing kosher certification in EU member states, similar to the status enjoyed by local rabbinates in Israel. They are doing so by issuing a bill against falsification of kosher certifications, similar to the law in Israel. The standing committee of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) held a conference in France, which was conclud-

ed Wednesday. CER Chairman Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt announced his intentions to launch negotiations on the kosher matter with EU leaders. Those spearheading the move presented the rabbis at the conference with a worrisome picture of kosher bodies hailing from outside of Europe - some of them fictitious – that circumvent local rabbinical authorities to issue kosher certification to factories throughout the continent. Rabbis from Africa and Australia reportedly indicated a similar problem. The recommended solution is to obligate food manufacturers to produce kosher certificates only from local rabbis, and only then to obtain kosher certification from bodies outside of Europe, similar to the system in place in Israel. The CER standing committee meets once every two years to discuss a range of topics on the agenda for European Judaism.

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New Jersey's Christie Pushes Driver Charged in Fatal for Tax Cap Amid $29.4 Hit-Run of Yeshiva Student Billion Budget Victory A 19-year-old Brick man has been charged by a grand jury in a hit-and-run accident last year that claimed the life of a Lakewood teenager.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a $29.4 billion budget for fiscal 2011 that closed a record deficit without raising taxes, and summoned lawmakers for a special session to cap growth in the U.S.’s highest property taxes.

n Ocean County grand jury recently handed up an indictment charging Paul G. Kulha III with knowingly leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death. That is a second-degree crime carrying a prison term of 5 to 10 years, upon a conviction. The indictment alleges that Kulha left the scene of an Oct. 5 Lakewood accident that resulted in the death of Shalom Werther, 17, (as was reported at that time here on Vos Iz Neias) Police said Werther was crossing Cedar Bridge Avenue, near Melville Avenue,

shortly before 8 p.m. when he was struck by a car. Werther was transported to Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities collected pieces of the vehicle that were left behind at the accident scene and arrested Kuhla the following day. Kuhla was freed from the Ocean County Jail after posting $50,000 bail a day after his arrest, according to court records.

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he spending plan overcame a gap of almost $11 billion and prevented a government shutdown after eight Democrats in the Assembly and four in the Senate joined Republicans to pass the measure for the year beginning July 1. Christie, 47, New Jersey’s first Republican elected governor since 1997, came to office in January on a pledge to rein in spending after property taxes climbed 72 percent in 10 years. His budget reduces school funding by $820 million and includes less aid for towns and cities. “Today is the culmination of our first five months,” Christie said at a budget-signing ceremony in South River, New Jersey, today. “If Trenton is not completely upside down yet, we certainly have it by the ankles and we’re shaking it around.” The governor called the special session to begin July 1 on his proposed constitutional amendment to limit increases on realestate levies to 2.5 percent a year. The Democrat-led Legislature approved a competing cap of 2.9 percent yesterday. That plan, pushed by Senate President Stephen Sweeney, would be instituted through legislation. It was approved in the Assembly 44-33 and the Senate 23-17 in party-line votes. Property taxes in New Jersey averaged $7,281 in 2009. Christie said the Democrats’ plan contained too many exemptions and lacked the permanence of a constitutional amendment. “Property-tax relief needs to be indelible so people can count on it,” the governor said. Democrats objected to some of the cuts Christie included in his spending plan, the first of his term. In addition to the school cuts, the governor slashed $445 million from municipal funding, put off a $3 billion payment to state pensions, and reduced property tax rebates for the elderly. “Governor Christie’s signature marks an unfortunate day for New Jersey, one that steers us away from our long-term commitment to protecting our most vulnerable res-

Governor Chris Christie: “If Trenton is not completely upside down yet, we certainly have it by the ankles and we’re shaking it around.” idents,” Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, a Democrat from East Orange who voted for the governor’s budget, said in a statement. Christie saved almost $850 million by suspending property- tax rebates for the year and reducing spending on welfare, mental health and home nursing care for the elderly. The plan maintains a $300 million reserve. “Today is a historic day for the state of New Jersey,” Assemblyman Joseph Malone, a Republican from Bordentown, said today. “We’re finally taking back New Jersey and putting its government in the hands of the people.” Democrats tried unsuccessfully to extend an income-tax surcharge on millionaires to raise enough revenue to restore some senior programs, including the property-tax rebates. “Democrats will pass this budget only because the other option, to shut the state down, would be worse,” Senate Budget Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo, of Wood Ridge, said. “Shared sacrifice needs to be more than a bumper sticker.”

Coast Guard Issues Shark Alert For Jersey Boaters As the summer tourist season ramps up, the Coast Guard told recreational boaters and paddlers today to keep an eye out for predatory sharks in the ocean waters off New Jersey, warning that the creatures could easily capsize a small boat or kayak.

he shark advisory, issued by the U.S. Coast Guard district that covers waters from Maine to New Jersey, came several days after the crew of a tuna boat caught and later released a 7-foot juvenile great white shark in the Stellwagen Bank fishing area, about 20 miles off Massachusetts. Several great white sharks were spotted off Cape Cod last summer, and experts believe more will return this summer, attracted by the exploding local population of seals, a favorite shark food. New Jersey officials held a news conference this week to stress that no great whites — the kind of shark that taunted swimmers in the book and movie "Jaws" — had been spotted near beaches, and that beachgoers and swimmers should not be worried so long as they exercise "common sense" and avoid swimming near seals. In the Coast Guard advisory, Al Johnson, a recreational boating specialist,

said boaters and paddlers in the Northeast generally don't have to concern themselves with predators, and noted that shark attacks are extremely rare in the region. "But I have no doubt that a great white shark that swims into your comfort zone would surely find a splashing paddle or dangling hand inviting," Johnson wrote. "I also expect that same passing shark would spend little time differentiating between boater, paddler and prey." Sharks spotted off New Jersey have been as long as 15 feet, Johnson said. Recreational boaters and kayakers should steer clear of seal colonies or passing pods of seals, Johnson said. And anyone who spots a shark should resist any temptation to go near it. "I can also imagine the excitement most boaters and paddlers would have if they visually encountered a shark on our waters," he said. "However, things can and do go wrong on the water, and since a close encounter could easily have tragic consequence, I recommend an extreme degree of caution." Secretary of Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles said he anticipated more great white sightings this summer but did not foresee any beach closings.

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New Jersey Bill Targets Vehicles Registered Out of State

New Jersey is taking aim at residents who fraudulently register their vehicles or obtain auto insurance in other states.

he Assembly recently passed a measure that makes so-called “reverse rate evasion” a form of insurance fraud under state law. Under the practice, vehicle owners register and insure their vehicles in other states to get cheaper premiums, even though the Garden State is their principal residence or the insured vehicle is mostly kept in New Jersey. Critics say this results in the state losing substantial revenues, causes higher premiums for those who properly register their vehicles and reduces insurers and stockholder profits. They also note that many out-ofstate policies provide lesser coverage than what’s mandated under New Jersey law. But since the state doesn’t include reverse rate evasion as a form of insurance fraud, such matters can’t be prosecuted by the state’s Insurance Fraud Prosecutor’s Office, which has called for changes in the law. “Insurance fraud is not only wrong, but it costs honest drivers money through higher

premiums,” said Wayne P. DeAngelo, DHamilton, one of the bill’s primary sponsors in the Assembly. “We’ve made a lot of progress in controlling auto insurance rates, but we still have a long way to go and cracking down on fraud needs to be a big part of that continuing effort.” The Assembly passed the measure (A2052) by an 80-0 vote on June 21. It now moves to the Senate, where it will be considered by the Commerce Committee. But that panel has not yet scheduled a hearing on the proposal. If the bill becomes law, it would make reverse rate evasion a fourth-degree crime, which means violators can be jailed for up to 18 months. Specific fines would be determined by a judge under the state’s Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, according to the text of the bill. Paul Loriquet, a spokesman for the state Attorney General’s office — which the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor’s office is part of — said it would support such legislation. “It is something we’ve looked for in recent years,” Loriquet said. Besides DeAngelo, the bill’s primary sponsors in the Assembly were Democrats Nelson Albano and Matthew W. Milam, both of Cape May Court House; Linda Greenstein of Hamilton (Mercer County); Annette Quijano of Union and Paul Moriarty of Turnersville. Sen. James Whelan, D-Atlantic, is sponsoring the measure in that chamber.

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A Birth Control Pill for Men, Developed By Bar-Ilan University By jamming the biochemical machinery of sperm, an Israeli professor has created a new pill that could f inally place the responsibility of birth control with men.

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he female birth control pill, commonly referred to as 'The Pill,' is not 100 percent effective, and some women's bodies don't react well to the extra hormones. Now, f inally, a new birth control option for men is in the works, which would allow partners to share the responsibility, and let guys be in control of whether or not there will be any surprises in the procreation department. Prof. Haim Breitbart of Israel's BarIlan University authored a breakthrough paper in 2006 describing how sperm survive in the uterus. Now the biochemist is taking those f indings and using them against sperm. He's developed a number of novel compounds that have no affect on male sex drive, but succeed in impairing the reproductive ability of the sperm. If all goes according to his plan, a new male birth control pill could be on the market within the next f ive years, he tells ISRAEL21c. So far, the new pill dubbed the Bright Pill (a play on Brietbart's name) has been tested on animal models in a pre-clinical setting, and has been found to work wonderfully on mice. "What we found is that by treating the mice with our molecule we can get sterility for a long period of time; in the lower dose, about one month, and in the higher dose we found three months of sterility. "Later on the male mouse can become fertile. It's reversible," he promises. ________________________________

“Later on the male mouse can become fertile. It's reversible” ________________________________ Provided in pill form, but also tested as an injection, the male birth control solution was administered in two treatments over three days: One day on, one day off, one day on. In the larger dose group, it took about a week until the effects manifested themselves, but most importantly, the treatment does not appear to in any way affect the sex drive or the sexual behavior of the mice who received it. "The mice behaved nicely," Breitbart reports, "they ate and had sex; they were laughing, and everything, so all I can say is that we couldn't see any behavioral side-effects - all their sex behavior was retained, which is a very important consideration for human men. A man who takes this pill could also be sexually active later on and have children." Rather than undergo an irreversible vasectomy, a man could sterilize himself for short periods, suggests Breitbart probably one to three months depending on the dose. And, unlike the female pill, the male pill wouldn't have to be taken every day. Scientif ically speaking, the effects of the male pill would be highly specific, meaning men would likely experience fewer side effects than do women who go on the pill. Careful not to reveal any of his trade secrets, Breitbart will divulge that the male pill is based on techniques in bioinformatics and microbiology and shows no sign of attacking any cells other than sperm cells.

Referring to the groundbreaking paper that he published in the journal Genes and Development, Breitbart says that the Bright Pill jams the sperm's biochemical machinery. Disproving textbook science, he showed in the seminal paper that mature sperm cells synthesize new proteins in the uterus where they reside for up to three days or longer until fertilization of the egg takes place. "We thought that since sperm can survive for three days or even longer, that there is another hypothesis: The sperm should renew their proteins because in order to get energy they need new proteins," he tells ISRAEL21c. In the mature sperm, messenger RNA (mRNA) is produced by DNA in the sperm's nucleus and it is this mRNA, which directs protein synthesis in the sperm, Breitbart's lab showed. In his breakthrough he describes how mitochondrial ribosomes are active in synthesizing nuclei-encoded mRNA proteins. This led to his realization that if he could stop protein synthesis in the sperm, they wouldn't manage to survive in the uterus. "We thought we could use this method to develop a male contraceptive," Breitbart relates. Sperm are produced in the testes and then move to the epididymus, which is like a holding tank, and there can stay for a few days before encountering a female. "If we can use a molecule which will inhibit the synthesis of certain proteins in sperm development, and it will stay in the sperm when it goes directly to the epididymus, we increase its chances for high eff iciency. So far we know this works in mice," he says. The Bright Pill would have to be taken a week in advance, which should encourage deliberate, planned, safer sex. And it should be well received by religiously observant Jews. According to Jewish law, castration of any animal human or non-human - is forbidden; not to mention that 'spilling seed' or ejaculating outside the female body is not permitted. Also, for Jewish women who are allergic to the pill, the Breitbart solution provides more freedom in family planning, says the professor. The Bright Pill is being submitted for a patent through Bar-Ilan University's tech transfer company BIRAD, and Breitbart will continue his current studies for another year before moving on to primates. Working with his research associate Dr. Yael Gur, who is currently in the US, the two are seeking a $10 million investment to enable them to move on to the next stage of clinical advancement.

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Israeli Team Develops ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’ Israeli scientists have developed an implantable chip that delivers precise stimulation to control disorders such as depression or Parkinson’s disease.

he platform, says Professor Matti Mintz of the University of Tel Aviv, is flexible enough to be programmed for specific disorders. For example, it could restore lost functions of the brain after a traumatic brain injury from a car accident or stroke. The team records activity using electrodes implanted in diseased areas of the brain. Based on this, they develop algorithms to simulate healthy neuronal activity which are programmed into a microchip and fed back into the brain. For now, the chip, called the Rehabilitation Nano Chip (or ReNaChip), is hooked up to tiny electrodes which are implanted in the brain. But as chips become smaller, the ReNaChip could be made small enough to be ‘etched’ right onto the electrodes themselves. For therapeutic purposes, though, only the electrodes will be inserted into the brain. “The chip itself can be implanted just under the skin, like pacemakers for the heart,” says Professor Mintz. The researchers say that their ReNaChip

could help people whose brains have deteriorated with age or been damaged by injury and disease. The chip will not only provide a bionic replacement for lost neuronal function in the brain - it could, under ideal conditions, significantly rehabilitate the brain. The team is currently monitoring the progress of the chip in live animals, attempting to rehabilitate motor-learning functions lost due to brain damage. “We are attaching the chip to the brain to stimulate relatively simple brain behaviors,” says Professor Mintz. A controlled treatment for drug resistant epilepsy, based on the team’s technology, could be only a few years away, he says.

Simple Tips to Feel Better Leading experts around the country offered advice on the simple changes a person can make that will help you banish the blahs and feel better.

ead on to discover the secrets to sleeping better, having more energy, and more.

Smile More

Sounds cheesy, but putting on a big, cheesy smile when you least feel like it may be what catapults you out of a funk. “Smiling sends physiological feedback to your brain, which automatically creates positive emotions,” says Susan Carnell, a health psychologist at the New York Obesity Research Center. Magnetic resonance imaging studies have shown that reward centers in the brain are activated when people smile. Part of the power of a giant grin has to do with the fact that it can be infectious. “When you smile at others, positive energy is passed on and vice versa,” says Carnell, featured on the blog Bad Appetite. One MRI study looked at mothers’ responses to looking at their babies. Only when the babies looked happy did the specif ic areas in the mothers’ brains related to the pleasure hormone dopamine light up.

Do It Yourself “All muscles need a regular dose of heavy loading to stay strong,” says David Nieman, director of the Human Performance Lab at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. You can lift weights or do calisthenics (using bands or body weight), or you can get strong through do-it-yourself activities like cleaning, digging in the garden or f ixing up your home. “I live on 13 acres of woods in the North Carolina mountains and spend two hours a day doing heavyexertion work around the property,” Nieman says. “Being productive while f itting in strength exercise is motivating and very satisfying.” If you choose weight lifting, do exercises for each major muscle group two

to three days per week, leaving 48 hours between sessions, suggest guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine. For exercise ideas, check out the Fit Zone on MSN.

Eat Breakfast Many people head straight for a cup of coffee and put off eating anything of substance until later in the morning, or even lunch. “But you’ll have more mental and physical energy if you eat, instead of just relying on caffeine,” says Kristine Clark, a registered dietitian and director of sports nutrition at Penn State University. “Even if you don’t feel hungry, your blood sugar levels are low after all the hours sleeping and since the prior evening’s meal. Food will stimulate you to feel more alert and energized almost immediately.” For an energy infusion that will last longer, mix protein with high-f iber carbohydrates, Clark recommends: “Mix fruit with a whole-grain cereal like Kashi Go-Lean to get a high dose of f iber. Add protein-rich yogurt or milk to the cereal to enhance satiety.”

Vent to a Friend Even the most blessed life gets thrown curveballs. And if you’re among the 15 percent to 25 percent of the population who carry one of the newly discovered genes that predispose you to feeling anxious, feeling stressed may be normal for you. Of course, even if you aren’t primed to be anxiety-prone, deadlines and commitments can still keep you on edge. “Having someone you can call on to vent is critical,” says Phil Johnson, a mind-body health expert and adjunct professor in health education at City University of New York. “But distinguish between those who truly support you. Some people are more apt to critique what you share and you may end up feeling worse for having talked to them. Choose someone who always listens and who makes you feel appreciated, admired and lighter than air after you’ve unloaded.”

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AN INTERVIEW WITH AARON KLEIN AUTHOR OF "THE MANCHURIAN PRESIDENT:

Barack Obama’s Ties to Communists and Other anti-American Extremists BY: FERN SIDMAN Released in May of this year by WND Books, this seminal piece of investigative journalism entitled, "The Manchurian President" has been both embraced by political conservatives and repudiated by Obama apologists in progressive enclaves.

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isted as number 23 on The New York Times non-fiction bestseller list as of June 27th, this eye-opening account of President Obama's ties to radical left-wing extremists represents the latest work of intrepid investigative journalist and WABC radio talk show host, Aaron Klein. The Jewish Voice sat down with Mr. Klein to discuss his new book. FS: Concerning your latest book, "The Manchurian President: Barack Obama's Ties to Communists, Socialists and other AntiAmerican Extremists", what served as the inspiration for you and Brenda J Elliott to collaborate on such a monumental investigative task? AK: I was inspired to undertake this task because so few reporters were conducting any real investigation into Barack Obama's background. I reported in February of 2008 that Obama was tied to Weather Underground criminal/terrorist Bill Ayers. When I did a Google search to see if any other reporters or media outlets had uncovered this information, I was stunned to find that they had not. After all, it is the responsibility of the media to engage in a vetting process of sorts when it pertains to presidential candidates. Based on my research, it was clear to me that Obama had a long relationship with Ayers and Ayers even gave Obama his first job at the Chicago Annenberg Challenge. They also served together, in the 1990s on the board of the Woods Fund; a non-profit organization that funneled money to leftist causes including the Midwest Academy that practiced Alinsky-like tactics of working within the capitalist system in order to overthrow it. What really served as the impetus for me to write this book was the lack of any real independent investigative journalism on the part of the mainstream media, as it pertained to Obama's past. FS: As you previously mentioned to Sean Hannity on FOX News, President Obama was not forthright in his book concerning his first boss who he claimed was Marty Kaufman. Since no such person exists, and the person to whom he referred was Gerald "Jerry" Kellman, what connections does Kellman currently have with this administration? AK: While Jerry Kellman may not have ties to the administration, it is clear that

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WABC radio talk show host, Aaron Klein. Obama apparently deliberately disguised the fact in his autobiography that he was given a job at the Alliance for Better Chicago Schools or ABC's by someone he claimed was Marty Kaufman, who in fact does not exist. Rather, he was referring to Jerry Kellman, who is an avowed Marxist and a stalwart acolyte of Saul Alinksy, the radical community organizer. Obama also disguises other names in his so-called autobiography, "Dreams From My Father", and neglects to mention that his childhood mentor was another Communist agitator named Frank Marshall Davis. Very little information was known about Obama other than what he had penned in his book. All of this information should be considered a major political scandal and the fact that he changed the names in his book should be challenged. FS: Why do you think the mainstream media did not scrutinize Obama's background and ties to extremists and why do you think he was not carefully vetted by the Democratic party? AK: I think the mainstream media promotes the same kinds of policies that Obama is espousing. He is the kind of candidate that they've been wishing for and hoping for. He is their dream come true. The Democratic Party did not carefully vet him because even those in his own presidential campaign such as David Plauth, who made a lot of Obama's videos, admitted that he didn't check out his background and was unaware of his affiliation for over 22 years with Rev Jeremiah Wright's church and black liberation theolo-

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n a meeting held on Wednesday, the Council of the Chief Rabbinate ratif ied a similar decision made on the matter nearly a year ago, and emphasized that it would also enforce the decision vigilantly from here on in. The discussion of the matter was held after complaints against the phenomenon were f iled with the marriage board claiming that degraded themselves during marriage ceremonies, and thus trampled on the dignity of the entire institute of the Rabbinate. Following the decision, the Chief Rabbinate will notify all rabbis in Israel that if they do not fall in line with the stipulations, their authority to off iciate at weddings will be revoked. ________________________________

"We were brought to the subject following repeated complaints that this hurts both the public and the rabbis acting as wedding officiators.” ________________________________ "Matrimony has always been enshrouded in an atmosphere of holiness," explained Chairman of the Rabbinate's Marriage Committee Rabbi Ratzon Arusi. "We are aware of the fact that a younger generation has arisen that is far

from the tradition and is interested in such a chuppah so that it is more accepted by those attending. However, everything must be in accordance with halacha (religious law). If the rabbi is genteel and cordial, we have no opposition. On the contrary, he sanctif ies the Heavens. But when he sings and plays music, this is problematic." Another decision was passed that forbids rabbis from advertising themselves in any way as wedding off iciators. "This creates a very commercialized reality, and here, too, it cheapens the Rabbinate," said Rabbi Arusi. Another off icial in the Chief Rabbinate deemed the two phenomena as "transgression of rabbis' code of ethics." Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger told Ynet, "We were brought to the subject following repeated complaints that this hurts both the public and the rabbis acting as wedding off iciators. In the f irst stage, we will gently address those about whom complaints were received. We will not start aggressive enforcement before explaining to them the essence of the damage caused to the Rabbinate by them."

Visa Law Will Threaten British-Israeli Shidduchim A tightening of the marriage visa law requiring potential immigrants who want to marry here to learn English before they come to Britain has sent a shockwave through the Charedi community.

he new law, to be introduced in September, will mean that applicants will be asked to produce proof of their English studies when they apply for their visa.

Michoel Posen of Agudas Israel Community Services, who led the unsuccessful fight against the raising of the marriage visa age from 18 to 21, said: “This is a big problem for us. It is worst for those from non-English speaking countries, such as Israel or South America. “What is being gained by introducing this? It is another nail in the coffin of British people wanting to make an Israeli shidduch (match),” he said.

British Film Portays Israelis as ‘Terrorists’ A new British film about the Mandate period will portray the Israel freedom fighters who fought against the British occupying forces as “terrorists,” Israeli veterans of the 1948 War of Liberation said.

he film, to be called “The Promised Land,” is being filmed in “Palestine,” according to its producers. The film is currently in production, they said.

Yair Stern, son of Israeli freedom fighter Avraham (“Yair”) Stern, was consulted, along with other veterans, for information about the movie by its producers. Stern told Israeli reporters Tuesday that he and the other consultants dropped the project when they realized what the producers were up to. “Their whole attitude is negative. They portray the Arabs as living here peacefully, until the Jews came and started killing them for no reason. This movie is a terrible insult to the Zionist enterprise,” he said.

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BREAKING PROMISES It was a typical park bench conversation. I hadn't seen my friend for quite some time, and we both were delighted when we ran into each other by chance that afternoon.

e shook hands, and withdrew to a bench in the shade to spend a few minutes together catching up with each other. As is often the case in such conversations, we found ourselves discussing mutual acquaintances with whom one or the other of us had lost touch. Pretty soon we were discussing Sam. Sam was a person who had many fine qualities, indeed some outstanding ones. But the one that made the biggest impression upon my park bench partner and me was Sam's impeccable honesty. "Once Sam says something," my pal remarked, "he never backs out or changes his mind. You can count on him to keep his word." Something deep inside of me, perhaps the ornery part of me, then spoke up. â€œIs it always a virtue to keep your word and never change your mind? Isn't that a sign of a certain rigidity, which is not always beneficial, and may even sometimes be morally wrong?" My friend objected. "Surely," he said, "you don't mean to condone lying." At this point, I realized that our idle conversation was taking a deeper turn. We were beginning to wax philosophical and would soon have to resort to a higher level of discourse than we had bargained for when we initially sat down together. But before changing the topic of conversation, I was reminded of this week's Torah portion, Matot-Maâ€™asei, and of its opening passages which discuss the binding nature of

vows and promises, and the circumstances under which those verbal commitments can be annulled. "When a man vows a vow... or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth." (Numbers 30:3) The binding quality of one's promises is emphasized by many non-biblical authors. The Roman sage Horace writes in his Epistles, "Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled." The Spanish novelist, Miguel de Cervantes, puts these words in the mouth of his hero Don Quixote: "An honest man's word is as good as his bond." It is apparent that being true to one's words is a universal ethical standard. The Torah, however, while fully supporting the binding quality of one's promises, also recognizes that there are situations which call for the revocation of those promises. Times change, circumstances are altered, and a reassessment of past commitments is not only permitted but is to be commended. Blind obedience to one's past vows can lead to disastrous consequences. Whereas the Torah explicitly grants the authority to a father to annul the vows of his daughter, and under certain circumstances allows a husband to abrogate his wife's vows, our sages recognize that every individual must have access to a wise man, a chacham, who can help him assess his verbal commitments, and, when justified, release him from those commitments. The classic case of misguided adherence to one's words is the story, narrated in the book of Judges chapter 11, of Jephthah (Yiftach). He was a great military leader who, when he embarked upon a battle

Haftorah Maatos - Maasei Jeremiah 2:4 - 2:28, 3:4

2nd of the Tlas Diparanusa - Haftoras of Ill Tidings This week's Haftorah is the second Haftorah forewarning the impending destruction of Yerushalayim. In the 2nd chapter of Yirmiyahu, the Navi detailed the extent of the nations infidelity that ad led up to the Churban - destruction.

he leaders, the Kohanim, and the common man had all betrayed G- d's love. Whereas last week the Prophet left us with a vision of G-d's love for His children, this week his words relentlessly assault our

Pirkei Avot CHAPTER TWO 14 15 16

. Rabbi Yossei would say: The property of your fellow should be as precious to you as your own. Perfect yourself for the study of Torah, for it is not an inheritance to you. And all your deeds should be for the sake of Heaven. . Rabbi Shimon would say: Be meticulous with the reading of the Shma and with prayer. When you pray, do not make your prayers routine, but [an entreaty of] mercy and a supplication before the Almighty, as is stated ``For He is benevolent and merciful, slow to anger and abundant in loving kindness, and relenting of the evil decree'' (Joel 2:13). And do not be wicked in your own eyes.

consciousness. "As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their priests, and their prophets, who say to a piece of wood: "you are my father," and to a stone: "You gave birth to me. ...But in the time of their trouble they will say: Arise and save us. Where are your g-ds that you made for yourselves? Let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble... (Yirmi. 2:26)

. Rabbi Elazar would say: Be diligent in the study of Torah. Know what to answer a heretic. And know before whom you toil, and who is your employer who will repay you the reward of your labors. . Rabbi Tarfon would say: The day is short, the work is much, the workers are lazy, the reward is great, and the Master is pressing. . He would also say: It is not incumbent upon you to finish the task, but neither are you free to absolve yourself from it. If you have learned much Torah, you will be greatly rewarded, and your employer is trustworthy to pay you the reward of your labors. And know, that the reward of the righteous is in the World to Come.

against the Ammonites, vowed that if God would grant him victory, he would offer "whatever comes out of the door of my house... as a burnt offering." Tragically, it was his daughter, his only child, who came out to meet him. He felt bound by his words and "did to her as he vowed." Our sages see his blind obedience to his own words as being a result of his ignorance, and they do not commend his fidelity to his vow. Quite the contrary; our rabbis recognize the complexities of life and understand full well that situations which call for morality can be most ambiguous. In certain circumstances, a sense of being bound by one's promises is an example of integrity and honesty of the highest order. But even one's promises need to be assessed in the light of changing circumstances. When those circumstances demand a loosening of the bond of verbal commitment, our tradition

knows of procedures whereby one can be released even from his most fervent oaths and vows. The opening passages of this week's Torah portion recognize this complexity. These passages teach that one must be careful never to profane or violate his words. But they also teach that one's words need to be revisited, re-examined, and reassessed. And they teach that, under the guidance of a wise and pious chacham, the bonds of words can be undone, and the chains of past commitments can be loosened. There is an additional lesson here, and that is the lesson of forgiveness. Sometimes human relationships necessitate certain reactions. My vow to have nothing to do with you may have been based upon the factual con-

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irst G-d created the dog and said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years."

The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?" So G-d agreed...... next G-d created the monkey and said, "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span." The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?" And G-d agreed...... Then G-d created the cow and said, "You must go into the f ield with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years." The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?" And G-d agreed again...... Lastly G-d created humans and said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years." But the human said, "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?" "Okay," said G-d. "You asked for it." So that is why for our f irst twenty years, we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

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A guy in Paris saw a pit bull attacking a toddler. He killed the pit bull and saved the child's life. Reporters swarmed the fellow. "Tell us! What's your name? All Paris will love you! Tomorrow's headline will be: "Parisian Hero Saves Girl from Vicious Dog!" The guy says, "But I'm not from Paris". Reporters: "That's OK. Then the whole of France will love you and tomorrow's Headline will read: 'French Hero Saves Girl from Vicious Dog!" The guy says, "I'm not from France, either." Reporters: "That's OK also. All Europe will love you. Tomorrow's headlines will shout: 'European Hero Saves Girl from Vicious Dog!'" The guy says, "I'm not from Europe, either. "Reporters: "So, where ARE you from? The guy says, "I'm from Israel." Reporters: "OK. Then tomorrow's headlines will proclaim to the world: 'Israeli Kills Girl's Dog!"

The Paint Job

blonde, wanting to earn some money, decided to hire herself out as a handyman-type and started canvassing a wealthy neighborhood. She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any jobs for her to do. "Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?" The blonde said, "How about 50 dollars?" The man agreed and told her that the paint and ladders that she might need were in the garage. The man's wife, inside the house, heard the conversation and said to her husband, "Does she realize that the porch goes all the way around the house?" The man replied, "She should. She was standing on the porch." A short time later, the blonde came to the door to collect her money. "You're f inished already?" he asked. "Yes," the blonde answered, "and I had paint left over, so I gave it two coats." Impressed, the man reached in his pocket for the $50. "And by the way," the blonde added, "that's not a Porch, it's a Ferrari."

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"Once a Jew, always a Jew" proclaims Joan Rivers in her new documentary (IFC Films).

obert McNeil introduced the Tylenol tablet brand, died May 20, but NY Times did not run his obit and photo until 25 days later in June. One of numerous NY Times corrections "...the murder rate in Medellin, Colombia, was in 2009 HIGHER than that of Wash. DC not LOWER. Korean Music Foundation had a very successful 25th Anniversary concert at Carnegie Hall (see below). MPAA survey found that one-third of Americans didn't see a single movie last year. "While the appeal to the young demographic gets all the publicity, Hollywood will not survive if it does not appeal to a much broader demographic." "Get Him To The Greek" reunites Jonah Hill and Russell Brand with Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nicholas Stoller in the story of a record company executive with three days to drag an uncooperative rock legend to Hollywood for a comeback concert. The comedy is the latest film from producer Judd Apatow. Aaron Green (Hill) has been given a career-making assignment by his record mogul boss, Sean Combs. The 24year-old's mission? Fly to London and escort rock god Aldous Snow to L.A.'s world famous Greek Theatre for the first stop on a huge comeback tour. Due to a bad breakup and nose-diving career, the brilliant musician has fallen off the wagon and is now a drunken disaster in a downward spiral. But when Aldous learns his true love/model/pop star Jackie Q is in L.A. he makes it his quest to win her back...right before kick-starting his world domination. Program notes from the Korean Music Foundation. Nocturne in D Major, Op. 27, No. 2. by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) ;2010 Marks the 200th Anniversary of Chopin's birth. The son of a French father and Polish mother, Frederic Chopin was

born and grew up in Poland. But, after the collapse of the Polish revolution against Russia in 1831, he went into exile to France. He settled in Paris, which was then the center of Polish emigres. Understandably, Chopin was extremely bitter about this situation and concerned for the welfare of his family. He expressed these feelings in many letters and in the mood of some of his compositions during this period. He was never able to return to his native country. Chopin was intensely nationalistic and Polish folktunes were often a source of inspiration. He was a brilliant and inventive improviser, with a profound understanding of the piano, most significantly, the singing quality of the instrument. Chopin composed almost exclusively for the piano, most of which are still part of the active repertoire of concert pianists. Even those few works not for piano solo, include a piano in the scoring. "Chopin might now publish anything without his name; one would nevertheless immediately recognize him. He possesses such remarkable original power that, wherever it displays itself, it is impossible for a moment to be uncertain as to its source." Composer and music critic Robert Schumann.

Film Bid David Barron is currently working as a producer on the highly anticipated two-part adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." He previously served as a producer on "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," and was an executive producer on both "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." Barron has worked in the entertainment industry for more than 25 years, beginning his career in commercials before moving into television and film production. On Dec. 5 in 1948, President James K. Polk set off a gold rush when he confirmed that the metal had been discovered in California.

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Syria Jails 400 in Crackdown on PKK:... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 called on allies to cut off funds for the Kurdish freedom fighters and extradite suspected rebels to Turkey. The majority of PKK operations have taken place in the area of Turkey populated by indigenous Kurds. The rebel forces, and many Kurds, consider adjacent areas of Syria, Iraq and Iran a part of the intended independent state of Kurdistan. The independence movement is active in those parts of Kurdistan controlled by Syria and by Iran through an offshoot called the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK).

The PKK also has bases in parts of northern Iraq, where Turkey and the United States have agreed to share intelligence on the group's activities. Washington and the European Union, like Ankara, consider the PKK to be a terrorist organization. PKK resistance fighters have stepped up attacks on Turkish occupation forces after calling off their one-year truce on June 1, accusing Erdogan’s government of failing to find a political resolution to the 26-year conflict. The PKK first launched their revolt

against Turkey in 1984 in a bid to liberate the north of their country from foreign rule. Since then, more than 45,000 people, mostly Kurds, have died in the violence. The Kurds have been attempting to achieve an independent entity for over 80 years. At one point, Israel aided the Iraqi Kurdish rebels, led by the legendary Mala Mustafa Barzani, in their war against the suppressive Iraqi regime of the 1960s. One of Barzani's closest friends was said to be Sagi Chori, a Mossad officer allegedly responsible for planning several Kurdish operations in addition to training Kurdish

fighters in Israel. Almost all Jews living in Kurdish areas moved to Israel during the 1940's and '50's. Saddam Hussein's reign in Iraq (19792003) was characterized by genocidal attacks on the Kurdish population. American attempts to "democratize" occupied Iraq has appeared to gain Kurdish acceptance for the idea of regional autonomy as part of a larger central Iraqi government. Turkey has attempted, often forcibly, to assimilate its sizable Kurdish population, estimated as approximately 20% of the entire population, since the 1930's.

Mayor Bloomberg: Times of Worship Services Should Be Adjusted to Accommodate Concert... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 man can ask us to take our religion and practically just dish it out. I mean get rid of it,” said Sea Breeze president Mendy Sontag. “He should be ashamed of himself. He’s supposedly Jewish, too?” Al Turk, the vice president of Temple Beth Abraham, was already upset about plans to turn Asser Levy Park across the street from the synagogue into a big concert space for 8,000 people. “What really gets me mad and angry is that the politicians are doing each other

favors and violating New York City law by doing an end run,” Turk said. Saying the new concert space will disrupt services and create traffic and noise headaches, the residents sued the city to invoke the 500-foot law: No concerts 500 feet from any house of worship. “‘Disrespect’ is a mild word. I am completely disillusioned with our politicians who can so callously tread upon our beliefs,” Turk said. Mayor Bloomberg did an end run around

the community. They sued, but before the judge ruled the mayor broke the indoor world record for legislative achievement. He got the City Council to introduce a bill and pass it in five days. The bill circumvents the 500-foot rule. “The issue here is that there is a park with a band shell and a lot of people would like to go there and hear music, and there’s another group that says, well, it’s going to bother them. Keep in mind it’s not at a time when most religious organizations – even orthodox

Jewish organizations – hold services. And we all have to be somewhat accommodative of each other,” Bloomberg said. The end result is the summer concert series sponsored by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will go on and so will the court suits. Bloomberg is scheduled to sign the bill into law on July 12. The summer concert series is scheduled to start July 15 with Neil Sedaka and Brenda Lee.

for the world’s Shiites. Among his followers are many of Iraq’s Shiite leaders, including al-Maliki. Fadlallah, was born in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, Iraq, in 1935, but his family is originally from the southern Lebanese village of Ainata. He lived in Najaf for

many years and was considered among the top clergymen there. His title is a “sayyed,” reflecting a claims that he is a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed’s daughter Fatima and her husband Imam Ali, revered by Shiites as a saint.

misstating Cobalt’s property interests. Stitsky, Shapiro and Foster were convicted by a jury after a three-week trial that ended in November. Each was found guilty of two counts of securities fraud,

one of mail fraud, one of wire fraud and one of conspiracy. “He has proved he can not be a productive member of society,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Berger argued.

Hezbollah Top Spiritual Leader Dies... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 for boycotting American and Israeli products. He also issued an edict banning smoking and another saying the Baghdad government has no right to “legitimize” the presence of foreign troops but should call for an imminent and unconditional with-

drawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. Although Fadlallah supported the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, he distanced himself from the key principle advocated by its leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, which placed the Iranian cleric as a supreme, undisputed spiritual leader

Con Man Gets 85 Years in Prison... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 In addition to the prison term, Wood ordered Stitsky to pay $22 million in restitution and to serve three years’ supervised release. According to the government, the

defendants fraudulently lured investors into the scheme by inventing a false history for Cobalt, failing to disclose that the company was owned and controlled by Stitsky and Shapiro, convicted felons, and

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Rabbi of Historic Orthodox Synagogue Overturns Decision to Let Women Be Board Member... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 identified by philosophical differences as they are by institutional affiliations. Whereas Modern Orthodox are often connected to Manhattan’s Yeshiva University, the more traditional populations affiliate with so-called “black hat” yeshivas in Brooklyn and in Lakewood, N.J. There, as in Israel, gender segregation is taking on increasing importance among traditionalists. Major philosophical differences also exist over the groups’ respective openness to secular studies, and to using secular academic disciplines as a means to understand Torah. Traditionalist objections to women serving on synagogue boards stem from a mixture of Halacha, or religious law, and tradition. According to halachic authorities, the barring of women from positions of lay leadership is often based on an interpretation by the 12th-century Jewish scholar Moses Maimonides of a biblical verse in the Book of Deuteronomy. In the Mishneh Torah, his extensive work cataloging Jewish religious law, Maimonides cites a passage in which the Israelites are told to appoint a king. He infers from this that, because they are not told to choose a queen, women are banned from positions of communal authority. The dispute at Bialystoker began about a year and a half ago, when Romm told the congregation that he had no halachic objection to a woman serving on his synagogue’s

board, though he maintained they could not hold a few specific positions, including board president and gabai, or treasurer. At the time, board elections had not been held for a number of years, due to a desire to maintain continuity in the midst of ongoing legal and business negotiations. When new elections were finally set for this June, at least one woman announced her intention to run. Reached by phone, the woman, Janet Riesel, declined to comment. At an April 20 meeting, the outgoing board deadlocked over whether to accept Romm’s halachic interpretation as synagogue policy. A board vote on the issue split exactly down the middle. A general membership referendum was consequently held on the issue May 16. Members could cast their votes between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on that day, and could also submit votes by mail. In the final tally, those supporting the allowance of women on the ballot won by a margin of 57% to 43%. “Obviously there was one side that won, but it wasn’t a clear mandate,” one member said. “This was an issue that clearly divides the neighborhood.” Two weeks later, Romm addressed the synagogue following Saturday morning services, saying that the results of the vote would be disregarded and that women would not be allowed to run for the board.

Exactly what happened between the vote and Romm’s May 30 pronouncement is unclear. But according to synagogue members and outside observers, Dovid Feinstein intervened against adoption of the new policy. A prominent figure in his own right, Feinstein is also a halachic authority for Orthodox Jews in the United States, and continues to reside in the same neighborhood in which Moshe Feinstein was rosh yeshiva, or senior religious authority, of Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem, a famed Lower East Side yeshiva. A spokesman for Feinstein said that the rabbi does not speak with the press. The Feinstein family retains a strong presence on the Lower East Side. Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem is currently led by Dovid Feinstein and is just blocks away from the Bialystoker Synagogue. Rabbi Reuven Feinstein, another of Moshe Feinstein’s sons, attends the synagogue regularly. Rabbi Moshe Tendler, a rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva University’s rabbinical schooland a bropther-in-law of the Feinsteinf, said that he disagreed with Dovid Feinstein’s objection to women serving on the synagogue board, but that he understood the instinct. “In light of the really amoral society in which we live, where boy-girl relationships really have now deteriorated to a point in which the sexual morality is just nonexist-

ent… the mood of the Orthodox community has been to take a more extreme view of men and women interacting socially,” said Tendler, himself a son-in-law and student of Moshe Feinstein. A female board member being actively involved in synagogue affairs “is being looked upon as a social interaction,” he explained. One Modern Orthodox synagogue member, who said that his family had voted to allow women to serve on the board, didn’t see the overturning of the vote as a loss for the Modern Orthodox elements within the congregation. He asked that his name be withheld because he is a member of the synagogue. “Ironically I think that the shul is still very much more Modern Orthodox than yeshivish,” he said. “Among the yeshivish people I’ve spoken to, I don’t know that they saw this as a victory. They were more dejected and aggravated.” Heshy Jacob, a prominent synagogue member, downplayed the dispute. “I think this was a tempest in a teapot,” he said. “Over 135 years in a synagogue, so if there’s a blip, there’s a blip, the world doesn’t come to the end on blip.” A new, all-male board was voted in June 13. The newly elected president, Judge Shlomo Hagler, did not respond to a request for comment.

Barack Obama’s Ties to Communists and Other anti-American Extremists... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 gy. The party betrays it's past and it's roots by remaining indifferent to the polemical aspects of Obama's career. Obama has been pushing for the very same policies that the mainstream media itself that has been advocating for years and now they have this candidate named Obama so of course they're not going to investigate him in any serious way. To them these issues are not scandals. The media has been promoting Bill Ayers and other radical leftists and the causes that Obama has been representing for years, so this comes as no surprise. FS: Your book sheds light on the sketchy details surrounding Obama's college days. What were his political leanings during his years at Occidental College and Columbia University and was he under the tutelage of Marxist mentors and professors? AK: As to Obama's college days, no official or unofficial records were ever made available to the media. No college transcripts, published records, or even contemporary newspaper announcements about his education have been released. Obama remarkably relates in his autobiography "Dreams from My Father" that, beginning at Occidental, he surrounded himself with an assortment of radicals, socialists, Marxist-

Leninists, Maoists and communists. Obama, however, provides neither names nor clues. It was at Occidental that Obama first engaged in community activism, delivering what has been described as the first political speech of his career. On Feb. 18, 1981, Obama addressed students gathered outside Coons Hall administration building, exhorting Occidental's trustees to divest from South Africa. Obama writes in "Dreams" about the rally in which he took part, reportedly led by the Black Student Alliance and Students for Economic Democracy. Students for Economic Democracy, or SED, was a national student advocacy group established by soon-to-be California State Representative Tom Hayden, now a professor at Occidental, and his former wife, actress Jane Fonda. FS: As to Israel, the Middle East and relations with the Muslim world, many people feel Obama has coddled our Islamic terrorist enemies such as Iran, and their proxies Hamas and Hezbollah. In a recent article (June 15) by Jerusalem Post reporter, Caroline Glick, she writes: "It is not surprising that Obama is siding with Hamas. His close associates are leading members of the pro-Hamas Free Gaza outfit. Obama's friends, former Weatherman

Underground terrorists Bernadine Dohrn and William Ayres participated in a Free Gaza trip to Egypt in January. Their aim was to force the Egyptians to allow them into Gaza with 1,300 fellow Hamas supporters. Their mission was led by Code Pink leader and Obama fundraiser Jodie Evans. Another leading member of Free Gaza is former US senator from South Dakota James Abourezk." What are your comments on this? AK: As I reported back in January of this year, Bernadine Dohrn and Bill Ayers along with Code Pink's Jodie Evans were in the forefront of fomenting chaos on the streets of Egypt in an attempt to enter Gaza with the Free Gaza Movement to join in solidarity with the territory's population and leadership. The three helped to stir riots after the Egyptian government refused to allow a large number of protesters to enter neighboring Gaza. Eventually, the protesters accepted an Egyptian offer of allowing about 100 marchers into Gaza. Once in the territory, those marchers were reportedly met on the Gaza side by Hamas' former Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. Clearly, President Obama's associates have helped shape his adversarial stance towards Israel, but he has a history of

political leanings towards Hamas. In the 1990s, Obama spoke at pro-Palestinian events alongside Ali Abunimah, who was with Evans' group in Egypt, and who runs the web site called "Electronic Intifada" which spreads anti-Israel propaganda. In one such event, a 1999 fundraiser for Palestinian "refugees," Abunimah recalled introducing Obama on stage. Obama, like most leftists, believe that all conflicts can be resolved through dialogue and negotiations, which is why I believe he is coddling Iran in part. He is advancing and agitating for policies that help Hamas and we might see in the future even the White House eventually opening channels with Hamas because they believe that Hamas can be talked out of their extremism that is patently ridiculous. I know many Hamas leaders and have interviewed them and they are looking to spread their brand of Islam around the world and it's not like we can talk them out of it or talk them into peace negotiations. Obama has an "Israel problem". He has a real issue with the Jewish state. This is evidenced by his radical affiliations with such people as Rashid Khalidi, the pro-PLO Columbia University professor and others like him.

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Breaking Promises... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 35 sideration that your behavior was undesirable and might have a negative effect upon me or my family. But I must be ready to say, "That was then and this is now." I must be ready to realize that you have changed and that now our relationship must change.

And when I realize that, I must re-examine my past promises and commitments and be ready to undo them. That is the underlying concept behind the procedure known as hatarat nedarim, the undoing of the bonds of words. That is among the messages of this

Satmar Protest Netanyahu in Washington... CONTINUED FROM PAGE Rabbi Dovid Schmidl, head of Asra Kadisha, described lengthy negotiations attempts with the Elektra Company & RFR

week's Torah portion. I am sharing these thoughts with you, dear reader, but didn't share them with my park bench partner. Certain matters are much too important for a park bench. But I am sharing my thoughts with you, and hope you

find them meaningful.

to enable the protection of the graves. We never had a similar situation of so many cemeteries being blatantly desecrated,” he said. Plans call for a delegation of Hasidic leaders to go to the Israeli embassy at 1 PM to deliver a petition signed by 50,000 Orthodox Jews calling on the government to stop the continued clearing and desecration of the cemeteries. The leaders will then join an anticipated 2,500 others in a march at the White House,

where Netanyahu will be meeting with President Obama. Then, a delegation will deliver to the State Department a petition to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking her to intercede in calling for an end to the cemetery desecration’s, in line with the dictates of the United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad which has lent its voice in support of efforts to stop similar desecration’s around the world.

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2.68 million Passengers Expected to Pass Through B-G Airport This Summer The Israel Airports Authority estimated that 2.68 million passengers would pass through Ben-Gurion Airport in July and August – a 4% increase compared to the same period last year.

ccording to expectations, more than 50,000 passengers will pass through the airport in mid August, on some 300 flights a day. The most popular destinations are the United States, Germany, France, Italy and Greece.

New Bill Allows City to Crack Down on Illegal Hotels A bill passed by the Legislature would give the city greater power to crack down on illegal hotels being run out of apartment buildings.

he bill is designed to thwart a growing problem of landlords renting apartments as hotel rooms to get more money than rent laws allow. It has led to the removal of thousands of apartments “from an already tight housing market,” said state Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan), the bill’s sponsor. The bill requiring that all “class A multiple dwelling” be occupied by a person for at least 30 days follows a recent court ruling that more than 50% of a building’s units had to be used for transient purposes for it to be declared illegal. “Residents will no longer see their apartment buildings overrun by transient tourists,” said Krueger.

Assembly bill sponsor Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan) called the situation a “nightmare” where “you have strangers coming and going at all hours.” Mayor Bloomberg supports the measure, but was not all smiles over Albany. Bloomberg is asking Gov. Paterson to veto another bill that would make the city provide at least 80 hours of training for firefighters on new fire and construction codes. City officials said it would cost the city $20 million a year in overtime. Meanwhile, a little-noticed provision in a new ticket-selling law enacted Friday puts TKTS discount ticket booths in a 1,500foot scalper-free buffer zone. The old law barred scalpers from selling tickets within 1,500 feet of Broadway theaters, sports stadiums and other venues. But some complained that scalpers were brazenly offering Broadway tickets to those waiting on line at TKTS.

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One of the tourist resorts in Turkey A group of kippah wearing young Israelis at Ben Gurion airport told how they abruptly switched their post-high school trekking plans from a hike in the hills of Turkey to a tour of Bulgaria instead. Israelis have dropped Turkey as a hot tourist destination, and the former Middle Eastern ally is beginning to feel the pinch.

ccording to a report published today in Turkey’s English Daily News, some 50,000 Israelis have canceled their summer reservations “indefinitely.” The Israel Travel Agents’ Association added to the figure, announcing 100,000 cancellations. Israelis began avoiding Turkey as a tourist destination as early as last year in response to repeated insults by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan following Operation Cast Lead, the 2008-2009 winter war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Eventually, some of the diplomatic fallout was healed – enough so that Israel’s El Al Airlines resumed daily flights to Istanbul this past April – but the fragile progress was again destroyed when Ankara helped sponsor a six-ship flotilla sent to break Israel’s sovereignty over Gaza waters. At least one of the vessels was manned by armed terrorists linked to the Turkish IHH organization, posing as “peace activists.” The terrorists ambushed Israeli Navy commandos who boarded the ships after they refused to change course when directed to head for Ashdod port. Subsequent violent demonstrations and cancellation of military contracts by Turkey led to reciprocal actions by Israelis, who quickly responded by canceling vacation plans and putting off the

launch of new flights to Istanbul. All told, the current figures add up to a loss of at least $400 million in tourism dollars for the Turkish economy. The publication quoted Levantin Tour operator Levent Guner, who pointed out, “An Israeli tourist spends $650 on average. The number of tourists spending that much money [here] is very low. Some tourism agencies have gone bankrupt due to this situation.” He added that of the 17,000 Israelis his firm had expected to bring to Turkey this year, the company only managed to entice 200 tourists to visit the country. Turkey’s Coup de Grace is Israel’s ‘Carpe Diem’ Israel’s Ministry of Tourism, meanwhile, is seizing the opportunity to encourage tourism at home. The Ministry announced Wednesday that next week it will launch a sparkling new two-week, $1 million campaign to “Especially Now, Spend Your Vacation in Israel!” The campaign, to be splashed on to billboards, television screens, Internet web sites and on radio waves across the country, will feature information about all the various tourist attractions and special deals that are available to Israelis this summer, including special events and routine sites of interest such as amusement parks, water parks, national parks and nature reserves. A domestic travel survey conducted in March by the Geocartography Institute showed a 52 percent rise in the number of Israelis who have decided to spend their vacations in their own country this year. Of those, some 35 percent had decided to travel south to Eilat, 36 percent were heading to points north, and 15 percent were spending their free time at the Dead Sea.

The electronic poker tables with motion-activated "dealers" were largely empty Tuesday afternoon at the Rivers Casino. No matter, the real thing was coming in a few hours at six pits around the sprawling casino floor.

he Rivers and two other western Pennsylvania casinos were conducting an eight-hour test of its new table games Tuesday, as required by state gaming regulators. The proceeds in Pittsburgh, The

RiversCasinoChip. Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Washington County and Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie will go to various charities and — barring any glitches — will open to the public Thursday. "It's an absolute game changer for us," said Todd Moyer, the Rivers' general manag-

er, who said having table games will bring a new clientele to the casino that sits along the Ohio River. Nearby, at an electronic roulette table, 52-year-old Bart Effinite used the touch screen to make a bet. The New Castle resident said he liked not having to reach over people to play the game like at a real table — but he's still looking forward to playing games with real dealers. "Guys like cards, women like the slots," Effinite said matter-of-factly. The casinos have been preparing for this day since 2009, when Gov. Ed Rendell and top legislators included the legalization of table games as part of a handshake deal to raise more revenue for the recession-battered state treasury. Lawmakers passed the bill in January. Payment of licensing fees by the state's nine operating casinos and an additional casino expected to open later this year brought in $165 million in June. Over the next 12 months, tens of millions of dollars are expected to flow to the state and some local governments from a 16 percent tax on the casino's take at the tables. The Rivers and The Meadows plan to open table games at 6 a.m. Thursday. Presque Isle plans to open its games at 10 a.m. that day. Casinos in central and eastern Pennsylvania will follow in the next few months. "It will give the customers a whole different world of choices," said Kevin Ryan, the director of table games at Presque Isle Downs. "It's very exciting."

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Spain Shrugs Off Bad Economy, Launches Bull Runs Spain shrugged off its economic woes Tuesday with tens of thousands of Spaniards and foreigners jamming a historic city plaza and spraying each other with wine as a firecracker rocket blasted off to launch the famed San Fermin bull-running festival.

he nine-day street drinking party got under way at midday with the traditional shout from the city hall balcony of "Viva San Fermin!," followed seconds later by the firing of the firecracker known as the chupinazo. On Wednesday, daredevils race just ahead of huge bulls running along Pamplona's cobblestoned streets, and gorings are virtually assured. The rocket blast was the signal to the revelers almost all in the festival's traditional dress of white shirts and pants with red sashes to erupt into the party mode that dominates Spain through August. People sang and whooped while drenching each other with sangria, cheap wine and champagne. Though the tourist count is down in Pamplona this year and merchants are complaining of low sales as Spain struggles with the European debt crisis and 20 percent unemployment, that didn't matter to David Marcilla after a woman dumped a huge bucket of water on top of him from her terrace in a third-floor apartment. "There's a crisis in Spain, but there isn't today in Pamplona and everyone is partying," said Marcilla, 16, his white shirt already stained pink by wine. The party's start was marred when Basque separatists prohibited from displaying their flag on a huge stage raised

Thousands of people gather in Pamplona Spain for the festival of the Running of the Bulls. one into the air from the crowd and unfurled a banner demanding that terrorists convicted of bombings and killings be moved to prisons closer to their relatives. The event witnessed by an AP photographer prompted police officers to move into the sea of people packing the plaza, swinging their batons. Fistf ights also broke out between supporters of the ETA Basque separatist group and Spaniards opposed to the Basque independence movement. Some in the crowd responded to the police action by hurling bottles of beer and champagne at off icers, but some police hit people in the crowd, according to witnesses and photos by news photographers that showed the clashes.

"The pushing escalated and the cops started coming in and beating people with batons," said Daniel Woodfull, a 20-yearold Canadian university student from Windsor, Ontario. New Zealand dairy farmer Helen Campbell, 23, said she was hit by a bottle in the head as riot police pulled people from the crowd, but she was uninjured. An Associated Press reporter saw officers removing the Basque flag from the plaza, and four carried out one man who appeared to be injured or unconscious. Police at the scene declined comment, and Pamplona police spokesman Antonio Iberni said he was unaware of any disturbances or injuries. He added that if people had attempted to raise a banner in support

of ETA prisoners, officers would have waded in to remove it. But the party resumed quickly after the melee, with television images showing masses of red and white dressed partiers swaying back and forth in the square and roaring "San Fermin!" and "Ole!" as the rocket blasted off. "There's so much wine on the ground you could get drunk by drinking it off the floor," said Samantha Arnold, a 25-yearold pharmaceutical saleswoman from Australia. In an almost laughable bid to try to keep the noise level down during the fiesta known for 24-hour street partying, Pamplona town hall on Monday banned street vendor sales of vuvuzelas, the droning plastic horns so popular at World Cup matches in South Africa. San Fermin's first bull-run starts at 8 a.m (0600 GMT) Wednesday, when hundreds of people race ahead of six fighting bulls and six bell-tinkling steers â€” meant to keep them in a tight pack â€” that charge down the 930-yard (850-meter) course from a holding pen to the northern town's bull ring. In the evening, the bulls will be killed in the bull ring, and their meat gets served up in Pamplona's restaurants. Dozens of people are injured each year in the morning runs. Most get hurt after falling, but some are gored and trampled by the beasts. Last year's festival saw the first goring death in nearly 15 years. The fiesta became a big international event after Ernest Hemingway wrote about it in his 1926 novel, "The Sun Also Rises."

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Israeli-Palestinian Soccer Armstrong In Contention for Eighth Tour De Team Plays in South Africa France Win

A combined Israeli-Palestinian soccer team is in South Africa to play on the sidelines of the World Cup tournament.

The biggest international cycling race began last week with the American Lance Armstrong in strong contention to win another unprecedented eighth time.

he team of eight players will play in the FIFA Football for Hope Festival that kicked off Sunday. The Israeli-Palestinian contingent is one of 32 teams playing in what is being billed as a festival of education, culture and soccer. The boys and girls are members of organizations in 82 countries that tackle social issues such as homelessness and AIDS using soccer. Thisn off icial event of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, which ends July 11, is organized by FIFA, street football world, the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee South Africa and the City of Johannesburg organized the event. The team from Israel, known as the “Peace Team,” features four girls and four boys; four Arab players and four Israeli players; and one Arab coach and one Israeli coach. The players were chosen in January from among the top players in an apprentice coaching program run under the auspices of the Peres Center for Peace. The players were selected as well for their personal achievements and contributions to their communities. “This is our opportunity to show people that Israelis and Palestinians can play together, and also that we can live together,” said the Palestinian coach, Kamal Abu Altom. Altom said the language barrier has

made communication diff icult, but the team will still be a strong contender. The style of “street soccer” may pose the largest obstacle, Altom added. In regular soccer, which the participants have spent years playing, each team f ields 11 players. In this tournament, the eight-person teams will compete in a less-structured environment, without a referee enforcing discipline and fair play. Any disagreements on the f ield will be resolved through dialogue among the players. All the players are graduates of the Twinned Peace Sports program, a joint Israeli-Palestinian initiative that brings underprivileged children together around sports and peace education. The program, which reaches as many as 1,600 young Israelis and Palestinians every year, emerged in 2003 from a collaboration between the Israeli Peres Center for Peace and the Al-Quds Association for Democracy and Dialogue, a Palestinian nongovernmental organization. The Jewish National Fund in South Africa is participating in the team’s efforts.

Rafael Nadal a Great Player To Have On Your Side BY ALLON SINAI Imagine you arrive at the gates of heaven and are told that you can return to Earth for a second chance, but only if a tennis player of your choice is able to overcome a divine representative in a best-offive setter.

ho would you take? I would go with Rafael Nadal.

He may not end his career as the greatest player of all time, and thanks to Roger Federer, he will probably not even be remembered as the best player of his generation. However, he is the one player I’d want to fight for my life. For sheer entertainment, Federer is surely better value. If it’s serving you are after, then Pete Sampras should be your man. In every aspect of the game you could likely find a better candidate, and that’s even without mentioning such past greats as Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe. But when it comes down to it, I’d want Nadal on my side. Even after adding an eighth Grand Slam title to his name by dismantling Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon final on Sunday afternoon, Nadal has a long way to go before becoming the greatest champion the game has seen. However, he is unquestionably its fiercest competitor. Nadal not only seems to be entirely fearless, but he scares the hell out of virtually

Rafael Nadal every opponent he faces. When at his best, even the godly could well struggle to keep pace with his relentless intensity. His never-say-die attitude, combined with the fact that his game simply has no real weaknesses, make him the last man you would want to see across the net. It is difficult to predict what Nadal will go on to achieve in the rest of his career. He has only just turned 24, but he has been coping with the rigors of being one of the world’s best players for five years now, and has struggled desperately with his knees time and again, even missing Wimbledon last year because of the injury. But as long as he’s healthy, his passion for winning will ensure he continues to claim Grand Slam titles on a regular basis. After all, Nadal plays every point as if he’s fighting for his own life. And that is really all you can ask for.

uring the second stage of the race from Brussels to Spa, the treacherous terrain lived up to its Belgium expectations, climbing three tough hills in the last 39 kilometers and, on the rain-soaked descents, leading to absolute chaos as riders crashed. Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel (riding for the Belgian team Quick Step, on the Belgian bike brand Merckx) was the sole survivor of a breakaway that had begun nearly from the gun, avoided the melee in the pack and took the yellow jersey. Behind him, the pack reformed as the front eased the pace to allow favorites such as Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso (who were all riding together in a chase group) and Andy Schleck (who crashed the hardest of the contenders and was far behind) to catch back on. Then, in protest, the main pack cruised sedately across the line instead of sprinting for placings. The protest was led in large part by the yellow jersey wearer and Schleck teammate Fabian Cancellera, who could be seen talking to race off icials in a car as the f inish approached then rejoined the front and motioned for the riders to slow and stay together. The gesture was reminiscent of a protest Armstrong helped lead during his comeback in 2009. The protest needs the agreement of many riders, but only one known as what’s called a patron — a king of the pack — can organize it and put it into effect. “After giving away nearly a minute more than he’d already planned on losing in Stage 5,” the book’s breakdown of the protest begins, “Armstrong had lost another 39 seconds the next day when, after making it over the stage’s two climbs with the pack, he’d gotten inattentive or fatigued or both, and slipped back out of a huge group of more than 60 riders screaming together toward the f inish. He lost 18 more seconds the next day, and by Stage 8 was more than 4and-a-half minutes behind the pink jersey of [Danilo] DiLuca. Stage 9 was supposed to be one of the premier events of the centenary celebration, a 10-lap race around Milan that started from the Piazza Duomo, but after previewing the course some of the racers thought it was too dangerous to ride — there were train tracks running lengthwise in some roads, cobblestones, tight corners, high curbs and other hazards. Some of the team leaders met and decided the pack would ride at a neutralized, processional speed — around 15- to 18-mph — until the last lap. The confused crowd jeered the riders, lost interest, dispersed until attendance dropped to tens of thousands from hundreds of thousands. During one lap the entire peloton stopped at the f inish and DiLuca took the announcer’s microphone and apologized to the fans. Armstrong was just one of the riders who made the decision to shut down the racing, but he took the most criticism. The Giro’s director, [Angelo] Zomegnan, had, without naming names — or, really, needing to — said, “This circuit was explosive, full of bursts, and

Lance Armstrong going for his eighth win. required you to get your ass off the seat. But it seems like certain riders who aren’t so young anymore didn’t want to do that. Today, the riders’ legs were shorter and their tongues grew.” It’s hard to say yet how active Armstrong (who was involved in one of the crashes, damaging his bike and, as he reported in his Twitter feed, cracking one of his shoe cleats completely in half) was in leading Monday’s protest. But he almost certainly didn’t campaign against it. Once, he would have — or simply drilled the pace to take advantage of the chaos. His f irst Tour win, in 1999, relied on such aggressiveness (coincidentally also in Stage 2). On a 2.5-mile stretch across a causeway called the Passage du Gois (which is covered by Atlantic Ocean tides most of the day), a rider crashed on the stillmuddy pavement, brought down about 10 more immediately and they all clogged the road, bottling up about 100 riders who’d been caught behind. Armstrong and his team had been in front of the crash. His main rival that year, Alex Zulle, was stuck behind. Armstrong’s group accelerated immediately and gained about six minutes on the stalled pack. Zulle ended up f inishing second by more than seven minutes. Armstrong’s decision to go along with the easy pace and not put more time on Schleck can’t necessarily be read as a weakening of his pugnacious spirit. A decade after his attack on the Passage du Gois, the manners and mores of the pack have changed, and it now seems the standard response is usually to let the pack regroup. However, Armstrong has the gravitas to go against the prevailing mood and launch an attack amid misfortune if he chooses. It’ll be fascinating to see what happens if Contador f inds himself behind a similar split.

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Retail space Manhattan 1st to 5th ave #93 Nassau St, sorner Fulton, Huge selling bsmnt avail. Corner windows Pedestraian only mall. Huge foot traffic. Good Many uses. $9950.00/mo. Neg. 212-687-4017/ 212-292-2704 ~THE MILAN~ @ 300 E 55 - 26C New to Market! Mint 3 Beds/3 Bath + DA, Hi-Floor Amaz City + River Views, Top-of-the-Line Windowed Kitchen + Custom Built-Ins W/D in Apt ~ $11,500 Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman

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Midtown Manhattan: Beautiful 4 story building, 10,500 sq ft with 3 flrs of night clubs, 1 kitchen, 3 bthrms, 3 DJ booths, 4th flr, 1000 sq ft, owners apt. building can be delivered vacant. 516-483-6045 ~THE MILAN~ @ 300 E 55 - 26C New to Market! Mint 3 Beds/3 Bath + DA, Hi-Floor Amaz City + River Views, Top-of-the-Line Windowed Kitchen + Custom Built-Ins W/D in Apt ~ $11,500 Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman

man, indoor parking, wait list., maintenance, $683, asking $375,000, neg. Call Effie 917-886-2496

House

2020

For Sale

TRUMP PARC ~106 CPS~ Mint!1 Bed/1.5 Bath Reno Granite Kitchen w/ Cherry Wood Cabinetry + Top-of-the-Line, Stainless Steel Appliances, Hi Ceilings, Lg Walk-In Closets, W/D in Apt $995K, Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman

BROOKLYN

Boro Park open house Sun 6/20. 12-5 pm. 1729 61 St. Lrg 4 fam brick s/det. Mod kits & bths. Lg fin bsmt $995K. Laquila RE 718-234-1111 2020

well located, 74 seatbar

347-753-0427

yrs lease option. Call

Apartment For Sale 2000

BROOKLYN

2000

Internal medicine Practice for sale in Midtown Manhattan. If interested, Please call: 347-742-2524 or email sony11435@yahoo.com

has corner terrace w/ double exposures, 3 a/c’s, 24 hr door-

ning, cozyFrench/Brazillian,

MANHATTAN

1095:

Bensonhurst: co-op for sale, Sat&Sun, 2-7 pm, 2 BR, co-op for sale. MAny clostes, huge lr, nice kit, new cabinets, doors, windows & terrace. Great views. G&E incl. Near all. Owner: 646-361-2101

Sunny + spacious, 2 Bedroom

Business for sale

and outside terrace, 5 to 10

1095 BRAND NEW SANDWHICH BAR FOR SALE, prime location in Chelsea, low rent. Once in a lifetime opportunity! Please call Steve 201-621-2178

Co-op for sale Kensington, BK: Beverly Rd.,

Resraurant: Classic run-

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

1095

Ave l /Ocean Pkwy Lg renov 1BR Co-op Mod Elk & bth,hi ceils, hrdwd Flrs Clean bldg low maint $185k 718-377-9354 or 917-579-4243 2000-

GRAVESEND Prime.

West St/ Ave U: Huge 2 fam house for sale. Fully det brick. Shared drv w/2 car gar 30x100 lot. 22x60 hse.

$869K. WOLF PROPERTIES 718-382-9653

Real Estate Bridge Loans For All Property Types CALL 917.913.0000 or e-mail:

info@syny.com

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REAL ESTATE 2020 Ave K/ East 9th: 1 fam (legal 2) on 40x100 lot. Prime location. Asking 1.9 M. Make offers, Call Robert. Royal York RE 917-446-0669

Sheepshead Bay: 3 BRs, 1 bth, 100% co-op building, utilities included, 4 new A/Cs, all new windows, new dishwasher, stove & refrigerator 3000 NE Bronx: 3 Fam, 6 BR + basement, large drvwy and yard, numerous amenities. Too many to mention. Near shopping + houses of worchip. Reasonably priced. Call 718-822-6781 or 347-928-4595 2020

MILL BASIN/ MARINE PARK AREA: Amazing opportunity for sale! Renovated 2 family mixed use with dental/medical ofc. 3BR/3 bth duplex with balcony, fin bsmt, 2 parking spaces. For info call Gina M. Papa. Corcoran Group. 718-832-4197 2020

East 32nd St/ K& L: 3BR, 1 fam hse in excel move in cond, fin bsmt, alarm, new kitch, 2 bths. Priced to sell. 347-277-8565. Owner. No agents pls. 2020

2020

Gravesend: 4 Family brick

house with full bsmt. 23x80. All apts in excellent condition. A must see! Call Maria Sarta for appts 917-837-9551 Midwood/ Marine Park. Ultra modern s/det brk, fin bsmt, 3BR duplex, $735K. Legal 2F. 917748-7780 bkr 2020:

Ave I/ East 17th: Very large 1 BR, hardwood flrs, EIK, 24hr sec + doorman. 2nd Flr. $175K 718-677-3105 Ask for Suri 2020:

OPEN HOUSES Sunday 12-2 PM 1. Midwood 1385 E. 2nd St, 2 Fam + fin bsmt 2. Midwood 1430 E 29th St. 1 fa,. Det 33’ x 100’ lot 3. Marine Pk 1640 Madison Pl, Brick 5 BR 38’ x 100’ $799K 4. Marine Pk 2:30-4:30 pm at 2160 E. 38th St. 1 fam semi, 4 BR’s $439K Century 21 SAVALOT 718-336-1144 -OPEN HOUSES SUNDAY 12-2PM Midwood 1385: E 2nd, 2 Fam + Fin Bsmt, 3 kitchs & 3 baths. Madison 1432E 2nd, 1 fam det 3BR Duplex. 33x100. Madison 1640 Madison Place. Det Brick 5 BRs, 3 bths, 38x100 Lot. Century 21 SAVALOT 718-336-1144 2020

Ave J/ Low East 2 family 30x100, detached 6/5 rooms, 3/2 bedrms, Den, Full Bsmt, Driveway, Granite kitchen Call Shirley Hanan 917-771-7447

CANARSIE, 1 FAMILY 30X100. EXCELLENT CONDITION. PERFECT FOR PROFESSIONALS, INVESTORS OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, SEMI COMMERCIAL STREET. 347-260-7838 Small one family house with extra lot for sale. Lot is ideal for building. Call 718-927-0600 Or 646-753-1400 House for sale Seagate Brooklyn, 3 family detached brick with finished basement $689k 917-769-4776 Marine Park brick attached 1 family, 2 bath, Large yard, garage. Won’t last. Asking $430,000 Many other properties available. Mill basin, Marine Park, OMB, BR. Ask for Miriam. NATIONAL BROKERAGE. 718-377-1500 FOR SALE BY OWNER Brick 2 family, 2 bedroom duplex, wa;l-in. 2 bedroom apt. totally renovated. Sheepsead Bay, Gravesend Area. 646-644-8802

Ave k / E8 Legal 2 fam can be used as 1 fam Wlk in fin bsmt, nice back porch & more,good cond.mid $500’s Also E32nd & Kings HWY Det 1 family on 30x100 lot 4br, 3 bths,fin bsmt,pvt drv/gar. Good cond Mid $500’s Also E36 Flatlands 2 fam brk mid $500’s Owner 718-419-9306 490 lake street totally detached newly renovated asking 500k baywater bold 1368 Dickens street asking 300k Boro Park: OPEN HOUSE SUN Noom- 4 pm 115049th Street. All brick 2 family 20x52 building 20x100 lot. Khalid Ahmed 917-753-5422 Joanna Pavlatac. Exit Top Properties. 443-856-8386 Bklyn House for sale Ave P/E 7, 1 fam s/det, LR, DR, EIK, 3 BR, 2 ½ bath, lg bsmnt, driveway, garage. Price rduced $715 K. NO BROKERS! Please call: 718-998-7231 Neponsit Beaut Beach Block Owner relocating! All brk Colonial. 5Br,4.5bths, 1br apt in bsmt,fully renov,cust kitch,radiant heat,huge Lr w/gas frpic,wet bar & ocean view. FDR,lrg family room, 60x100 secluded prob.many xtras $1.895m L.Keating Realty 718-945-9267 BORO PARK, 2-3 fam hse, central Loc. New heating system, upgraded Elect system, fin bsmnt, $1.3M Serious bids only. Appts for Sunday only No realtor: 201-669-1779 Boro Park, 20 Av 53 St. Newly renov 1 fam, 3 Brs, new kit, bsmt, drv. Nr Stores, shuls, F train. 718-258-4824 House for sale in the heart of Sephardic community, Gravesend. Please call: 718-755-6349

2 family detached, 1. 2 bedroom, 1 bth. 2. second floor, 1 bedroom, 1 bth w.porch, close to trans and synagogue. Call now, asking low 600’s 646-217-8252 6920 13th Avenue: Store + 2 family, excellent condition, 3 BR apts. Call Albert. Remax Metro. 917-733-7230 or 718-439-1110

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

2040

BROOKLYN RE IS REAL ESTATE, INC. WE ARE LOOKING TO BUY RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE 909 E.29 ST UNIT #4K BROOKLYN, NY 11210 WWW.AS-IS-REALTY.COM 718-252-0141 FAX 347-713-4241 9080

Avenue V/ East 7th Street, renovated approximately 350 sqft storefront. Prime location. Also available, 2nd flr office approximately 300 sq ft. 718-938-9899 OCEAN PKWY/ KINGS

1090

HWY AREA. Prestigious profl building, 1 space avail. 2000-3000sf. Parking. Call 347-804-46663pm Williamsburg: 5,000 sq ft warehouse for rent on Spencer Street bt Park & Myrtle Avenue. Suitable for school, shul and retail warehouse. Call 718-998-2767

9080

Boro Park: 2305 12th Ave: Open house, every Sun 3-5PM. Asking 1,39M or best offer. 52BR apts @1250/mo + Store @ 1700/mo. Call 347-554-8282 2040:

COBBLE HILL: On very popular Smith St. Large store, 21’x98’, 13’ hi ceilings, $6,500/mo. + RE taxes & utils. No fee. Owner 718-256-6912

2040:

2040:Ave U/ East 7th: Renovated approx 350 square feet storefront. Prime location. Also available, 2nd Flr office approximately 300sq ft. 718-938-9899

OCEAN PKWY/ DITMAS AVE & 18TH AVE: Co-op bldg, 5th flr. Lux 1 BR apt w/new furniture & new kit. $1400/mo. Call owner, 917-723-7611 2040:

GARAGE FOR RENT Coney Island Ave bw S&T Fitting commercial van Please call: 347-405-0553

Williamsburg: 5000 sft warehouse for rent on Spencer St. bet Park & Myrtle Avenue. Call 718-998-2768 BoroPark: Heart of office floor avail. Ground level, CAC, beaut cond, near public trans. $1500. Also storage space avail. 347-831-6152 2040

BAY RIDGE/ Ridge Blvd/ 90’s Corner, Medical Office, 1000 S/F. Ground level. High traffic loc 2 entr, handicap accessible. Reception area. Will build to suite. Kitchenette w/granite, radiant heat, ductless A/C, use with paved yd. $3500/mo incl pkng. Owner 631-220-5706 16th Ave, 49th Streetbrand new bsmnt, For professional use, 860 sq ft, 9 ft, ceiling, Central A/C, many windows. Call: 718-435-9366 BROOKLYN: 11th Ave/63rd St: beautiful, flexible space for rent. 3000 sq ft office/ showroom/retail. Call 718-869-2005pm. Office for rent Bensonhurst, good for services, good condition, close to subway, shopping & schools. Block off 86th St. Price negotiable. 646-944-5209

OFFICE SPACE KngsHwy Between East 3rd & 4th St Entire floor/ one flight up 4 rms/ 1 bth Private entrance, contact 718- 243- 2748

Madison, Flatlands/ East 35th. 2600 sqft storefront, high traffic area, ground level, Central a/c & heat. Available now $2200. 917-330-6929 Boro PK/Prime, large beaut Professional offices w/reception area & 2 conference rooms. Fully wired, DSL, & much more. Move right in. Call: 718-972-2828 KINGS HIGHWAY, BROOKLYN COMMERCIAL ING.

*PLAZA* 2ND FLOOR. 1500 SQ FT, 2 BTHRMS, PARKING, CENTRAL HVAC. EXCELLENT FINISH, PRIME LOCATION, BUSY AREA. EXCELLENT FOR ANY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. RENT NEGOTIABLE 917-295-7529 OR 347-992-2722 Park Slope 781 4th Ave Corner of 27th St 1000 sqft Hi Traffic Area. Good for: Attorney, MRI, Mail Box Store, Hair Salon, NO FOOD, No Grocery. Reasonable & Negotiable. Call Owner 718-788-4331 FOR RENT

BROOKLYN

Hair salon for rent Ave. U Close to Q+B subway, very convenient access. Asking

Large school building for

$2,200 Call: Benny Wong

lease $14,500, move in,

917-774-6586

excel con, large classrooms,

718-375-5180

office space & playground,

Garage for Rent

lrge kitch + dining area,

Brooklyn Bedford.

lead & asbestos free, handi-

Garage avail. For storage.

cap accessible, suitable for

Ave S+T, secure w/alarm, AC

special ed. 718-483-9665

and heat. 917-295-5166

or 917-282-4855 Boro Pk, 12 Ave 43 St, store frnt office for rent. Approx 60x20, good for prfsnl or store. Call: 917-435-9274 Brooklyn near 4th Ave. 1700 SQFT All open space: suitable for light manufacturer Or warehousing 1 passenger freight elevator. Nr all trans. Avail. Immed. 718-541-4997 Boro Park. Corner 15 Ave/48 St Newly renov medical ofc approx 1,200+sqft. Reception +5 offices+ Kitchenette. Gloria: 212-725-6481 Boro Park, 12 Ave/43 St. Storefront office For rent Approx 60x20 good for professional or medical offi. Call 917-435-9274

WAREHOUSE Court St. Brooklyn, 3rd flr, 900sf. Offices 2 refrigerated 800sf. Each 2 Freezers 800sf each 5000 sf. Storage, 15 ft high, Fright elevator Ground Floor 2000 sf., with loading dock, Total 11,000 sf. Call 917-407-4006

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

2050

BROOKLYN

SPACE FOR RENT

BY OWNER IN A NEW BUILD-

STORE

REFRIGERATED

SPACE BROOKLYN Brooklyn Navy Yard, 2000 Sf Storage/Warehouse space for rent Freight Elevator 917-678-8269 STORE FOR RENT IN VERY BUSY AREA IN GRAVESEND. NEWLY RENOVATED, PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS: 718-998-7600 SPACE FOR RENT-BROOKLYN 51st Street close to 18th avenue Basement suitable for storage High ceilings Call for more information: 908-330-3677 Ave U 2 Stores For Rent 700 sq ft and 1000 sq ft top location reasonable price call owner 917-797-1427

Boro Park-Professional Ofc spaces, prime location Newly renov. 917-494-7987

BRAND NEW LUXURY

APARTMENTS FOR RENT BEDFORD AVENUE www.madison3692.com 347-274-3451

BUSY AUTO/TRUCK REPAIR BUSINESS FOR SALE Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Owner is retiring after 40yrs at this location. Call 718-384-1560, Email VinceAR@aol.com 2050-

Avenue U off McDonald: For sale or rent. Good location! Lot-4,000 sq ft. Store-2300 sq ft. High Ceilings, no columns + full bsmt. Eclod Realty Corp. 718-966-0230 2050-

Ave P & Q/ E 32St: 2 & 3 BR apts ALL BRAND NEW: granite kit, S/S applncs, bth, flrs, A/C, gas, water, heat. 347-312-3502

2050-

2050-Boro Park/ Bensonhurst: 6,000 sq ft Warehouse Suitable for any busns.. J & A REALTY 718-621-2888

PROFESSIONAL SPACE FOR SALE CO-OP. NEWLY RENOVATED. MOVE-IN CONDITION. PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE. UPPER BAY RIDGE AREA. PRINCIPALS ONLY. CALL BETWEEN 10 AM & 5 PM 718-490-1263 Bed-Stuy-Vacant Interior: LOT (LAND LOCKED) 18*35 BLOCK 1687, LOT 144, R-6 ZONE, $20K. PRINCIPALS ONLY. OWNER 917-848-7735

NYC, Brooklyn, Williamsburg theater w/ lot size of 17,500 sq ft for investors (1) option is to use 58,000 BSF for commercial community + residential BLDG Zoning is R6 with C1-3 Perfect for condos, co-ops or a renovated theater architectural drawings will be provided. View www.renellirealty.net or call Rene at 917-657-2090 Brooklyn Lot For Sale Midwood 1472 E. 19th St. 35 x 100 R-6 zone Plans Fully Approved foundation35 x 95 Owner renovated, planned with broker Coldwell Banker Mid Plaza Kim Stavrach 718-646-3600 Ditmas Plaza corner east 5th street Ditmas avenue 400 square ft grounded level and basement and 250 bold square ft available and basement can be used for office or retail store please call owner at 732-580-5327

House

For Rent Glatt kosher restaurant in Brooklyn, Established 4 years. Long lease w/low rent. Exc oppty. Ask $69k. 718-810-5323 EXCELLENT DEAL! Boro Pk restaurant for sale $65k Flex; Prime location in Boro Pk. Serious inqs only. 917-626-2927 Busy dental practice in heart of Boro Park 3 networked, fully equiped ops, seller motivated best offer accepted 917-416-3681 Very Active Brooklyn Law Practice For Sale. Only Law Firms with at least 3 Attorneys need Apply. Terms Negotiable. Please Call 718-336-3938 AFTER 6pm Ob/gyn Practice for sale: Brooklyn, ideal for Orthodox Jewish MD. Receipts 700k. Call Mr. Weissen at 631-281-2810 or email gnw1@buysellpractices.com Med office for sale Bensonhurst Busy dental office for sale in Bensonhurst Area 4 chairs in medical facility. For more information please call: 212-430-3888 Commercial Property for Sale Garage/Warehouse for Sale/Rent. 20,000 sq. ft. E. 15 St. off Ave. L 917-554-5640 lv msg if no answer BORO PARK NEW UTRECHT/47TH ST 450 sf good for both store and office 19800 sf also available Call: 718-437-3126 lv msg

BROOKLYN

Ave L/E 12: 2 family + basement, 2 car garage. 20x58 (25x90lot). REALTOR 646-391-4211 Foster Ave, East 30th: 2 fam, 4 BR, 2 bth, bsmt. 17.83x40 (17.83x82 lot) House for rent Gravesend/E 4th street: 3.5 room, walk in yard, absentee landlord. Utilities included $1,200. Also 5 rm yard garage. Call agent Fran Rizzo 646-207-3087

Apartment For Rent 2010

BROOKLYN

2010

Mill Basin: Free room

and board in exchange for house keeping. No children. Near shopping and transportation + synagogues. Call 347-752-1449 Call after 8pm, weekdays only 2010 FOR RENT. ONE bdrm apt in Brooklyn. Near KINGS PLAZA, close to shuls, kosher shopping. Please call RAM at 917-696-0000

OCEAN AVE/ AVENUE J: Studio, 1+2 BR apts. EAST 18TH/ AVENUE L: 2 Bdrm Studio EAST 13TH/ AVENUE J: 1 BR apt.Call Broker 718-236-3199

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REAL ESTATE Ave p & Q/E 32 St 2 & 3 Br apts All Brand New granite kit S/S appincs, Bth,flrs, A/c gas water, heat 347-312-3502 2010-

East 19th Ave R

2010-

1500 sqft Penthouse apt 3Brs 2.5 bths, 600 sqft roofdeck, w/d ,parking Fully furnished avail-

BEECHHURST/WHITESTONE: On site agents. Doorman, pool, pkg, pet friendly, dock. 1BR, priced to sell! $210,000. 2 BR, ren kit/bth $389,500. 2 BR, terrace, bridge/ waterview $415,000. 3BR, 2 bth, bridge/ waterview $550,000. 4 BR, 3bth, den, bridge/ waterview$774,000. www.stationrealty.com 718-279-4800

Co-op for sale/ Bronx Co-op sale! Newly renovated 1 bdrm, Nr, Yankee Stadium, gated building, No brokers. Please call 718-793-1331 Barry or Lillian @ 718-993-3446, $175K

Apartment For Rent

Bronx house for sale King Bridge open house sat &sun 12-4 pm 2296 loring place North New Contruction 2 fam brk,parking,gar,3/3 4bths,low down 419k Owner 646-431-0105 (516)439-6803

able,new building,call 323-363-3384

2080

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

3000

QUEENS/BRONX -Forest Hills

3000

QUEENS/BRONX Heart of Kew Garden Hills: Two- 2nd floor 2 BR apts One- 1st Floor-2 BR Linda of Summit Realty 347-730-9907

2080

BAYSIDE-BAY TARRACE: 1BR, LR, din rm, EIK, new bath. $1250 + 6 rooms, 3BR2 BA, Liv Rm, din rm, EIK, terrace. New kit w/granite counters. $1950- 516-983-6682 2080

New on Market! Renov 1 fam det brk. 50 x100 lot 4brs 3 ½ bths 9 ceil hi fin bsmt plus most beaut loft 2 car brk gar $1.295m neg By owner professor lilach + Kurt Nachum 718-544-1520 917-834-1282

FRESH MEADOWS: SPAC 3BR, 1.5 BATH, MOD KIT, 2ND FLR, WASHER/DRYER. NR SHOPS & TRANS. CALL 917-687-9928

Kew Garden Hills House for Rent K.G.H 1 Fam, 3 Bdrm, 1.5 Bths.

1095

BRAND NEW SAND-

Kitchen backyard and fur-

WHICH BAR FOR SALE,

nished Bsmt Gorgeous

prime location in Chelsea,

Deck $2,400 Call

low rent. Once in a lifetime

917-669-9676

opportunity! Please call Steve 201-621-2178 KFC Franchise For SaleQueens location. Call Mr. Rahman: 347-681-9781

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

3060

QUEENS/BRONX

Forest hills birthwood towers, JR4 28th floor beautiful top floor views,927 sqft very clean, renovaded /modern other amentites pool,laundry,24 hr doorman parking playground ,small pets near the subway and shuls,shopping and hospital please call 718-606-8383 Far Rockaway: On beach. Brand new build-

Laurelton Merrick Blvd,

Granite kits balconies,

2000 sq ft for rent, 6000 sq

waterviews, shab elev.

ft air space available. Call

W/D hookup. No renters

owner 917-750-0966

fee. WEISMAN REALTY. 516-791-6100

Apartment For Sale

House

2060

FLUSHING/ GEORGETOWN MEWS -Beautifully custom ren-

2060

ovated 1 + 2 Bd Apts, including a duplex. You choose all finishes + we renovate to your taste. Everything brand new.

3020

For Sale

QUEENS/BRONX West of Main Street: 2 s/det houses, all brick. For details call Vera at Coldwell Banker RE. 917-853-5455

3020

City Island, Mint Beach

3020

House: Charming, renovated, 2 be house, hdwd flrs, vaulted ceilings, cac, w/d, d/w. New ss apls, attic stor-

By prospectus only. Sales

age, pvt beach. $285K.

office. 718-575-1332

Call owner 917-902-5798

Forest Hills: lux high rise bldg, 1 BR, designer kitchen. Near subway & LIRR. Tax abatement 25 years. Doorman, fitness center & lounge. Vera, Coldwell Banker 917-853-5455

Parkchester: Huge 2 fam brick hse, 4br On 2nd flr, 3br on 1st flr,high ceiling fin bsmt.price reduced. Owner 917-312-9170 Kew Hill: Fully Renovated 1 Family house Det Home 4 Bedrooms 2.5Bath Fin Basement Bklyn drwy 770k 917-519-6110

Belle Harbor 2nd from ocean 60x100 Views galore! 5800sf 4 Brs, WB frpic, cust ElK 3.5 bths call for details & appt…$1.9m L.Keating Realty 718-945-9267

Deep Dale Gardens, Little Neck: Rare upper corner unit, fully renovated, 2 BR, 3 ACs, DW/WD, newly caroeted, low maint. 960 sq ft, brand new 1.5 bths. Contact Felice 718-631-8913

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

5080

LONG ISLAND

LIC Proff/ Retail Spaces Beautiful brand new storefront. Completely finished w/ ceramic flrs. Ideal for proff office space, retail a commercial, each unit separate entrance. 900 sf each. Commercial/ residential area..Near Vernon Blvd. Call for details, Bonnie 917-751-8239 Space for rent 5 TOWNS VIC, Classroom/spc avail for rent, within shul, easy access to public transp. 20 min to Bklyn, 2 min to 5 towns, reas price. 516-825-5566

Established Glatt Kosher

House

restaurant/ take-out/ food store for sale, good location w.

For Sale

parking, 5 towns area. Partners avail 516-581-3930 MEDICAL PRACTICE FOR SALE PRIMARY CARE. FIVE TOWNS. Successful. Terms Negotiable. Contact 516-612-2444

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

5040

Far Rockaway/ Neponsit: 2nd house from beach overlooking ocean. 4 BRs, 60x100 lot, 3 ½ baths. 917-742-7779, Klarise BAYSWATER: Top location! Immac det 1 fam, 4 br, 3 ½ bth, LR, DR, EIK, fin bsmnt, pvt drv, newly blt, 1 blk to Shul. $559K/ neg. Owner 917-577-6811

House For Rent

5060

LONG ISLAND Amagensett Dunes 400 feet to ocean beach Access. 5 bedrooms, 2 baths. AC. Labor Day. $50, 000 or avail monthly. Call: 631-655-9319

Apartment For Rent

LONG ISLAND Oakdale/55+ Condos. New construction on Oakdale Bohemia Rd. 2 BR, 2 ba, models now open from $385,000. 631-472-2242

Apartment For Sale 5000

LONG ISLAND 5000 Co-op/ Condo for sale. GREAT NECK, 2 BR, 1 bth. By owner new granite/ ceramic kitchen/ bath, spacious closets, garage parking, $339K 516-883-2435 Email: redino7@msn.com

CO-OP FOR SALE L.I. Cedarhurst: FALL IN LOVE, beautiful large 2 Bd, 2 bth, co-op. All new kitch+baths. W/D in Apt. locked storage, balc, gar. Just reduced moving $369K Call: 516-812-9160

NASSAU / L.I.

Buyer/ Managing partner wanted for newly renovated fully equipped. Turn-Key, Glatt Kosher. LI Catering hall, seats 300, long lease. Reasonanle rent, attractive terms. Call 212-243-9808 or 516-450-7323 6000

Gorgeous Home Decorating business for sale. Gorgeous, fabulous inventory: granite, fabulous tiles, exotic bathrooms, unique kitchens, colorful doors and beautiful chandeliers. Judy 917-703-7255 Viewing: 9050

http://www.obeo.com/570956

Buyer/ Managing partner wanted for newly renovated fully equipped turnkey, Glatt Kosher, LI catering hall, seats 300, long lease. Reasonable rent attractive terms. Call 212-243-9808 or 516-450-7323 6000:

NASSAU REAL ESTATE Cedarhurst New Construction by Rami 4200 s.f corn, top quality $900’s Call Builder 917-541-7013 Rocky Point Route 25A. 13,000-2,100 ft; Turnkey condition. $10 per ft, gross rent. Please Call: 516-298-7890 Commercial Property/Nassau CEDARHURST beautiful building Near JFK, showroom offices And warehouse, loading dock, approx 16,000 sq ft Call: 516-448-4393 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT/ L. ISLAND Office available one large bright room with Waiting area available on Maple in Cedarhurst With parking $800 p month Call: 800-388-9299 CEDARHURST: DENTAL OFFICE THUR-SUN. ALSO SUITABLE FOR PODIATRIST, PSYCHOLOGIST OR SPEECH THERAPIST. CALL 516-316-3360

House

For Sale

4020

STATEN ISLAND

BAY TERRACE Fully renovated detached high ranch. 4br, 2.5 bath. 2 ktchns w/ new appliances, central AC garage. 40x105 crnr ppty. 4 blcks to park, beach, bus, train. MANY XTRAS!! $649K 718 980-4273

Apartment For Sale 3080

STAPLETON

VACATION HOMES FOR RENT MONTICELLO: HIDDEN RIDGE HOMES AT KUTSHERS DESIGNER DELUXE HOMES. SALE/ RENT, 2 BR, 2 BTH, BEAUTIFUL, FURNISHED. CALL BROKER OSCAR PAVLOFF. WE HAVE KEYS. 845-794-3720 OR 845-434-7792

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

7000

NY STATE SULLIVAN COUNTY HOTEL FOR SALE. CALL

1000-

Applications for the waiting

JOHNATHAN AT

list for rental units in Staten

THE SUNSHINE.

Island will be available to

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Sullivan county, NY.

Cedarhurst: 2 BR, 2bth, recently updated, granite kitchen, huge LR, DR, h/w flrs, bsmt prkng & storage, elev bldg. 917-747-4346 tanis86@aol.com

between 10am & 3pm

5040

6000

ing. 1 & 2 brs avail.

Retail space for rent/Queens

QUEENS/BRONX

Kew Garden Hill fully Renovated 1 Family det home 4 bedroom 2.5 Baths fin Basementdriveway asking 770k 917-519-6110

Atlantic Beach 2BR, 1.5 bth Condo, Patio CAC Walk to Private Beach, Boardwalk + Temple Private parking, Low Main. $399K 516-596-7305

Ask about home buyers discount. 74 Mill Hill Lane East Hampton Village. Principals only. Original owner immediate closing. 631-324-6024. Have current CO & Survey. Hewlett. Hi Ranch:4 BRS, 2 full baths, 2 kitchens, huge yard. Det gar. Nr park, shops & LIRR. Make your best offer! Call owner 516-817-9979 No Woodmere: One of a kind decorator showcase. Fully renov in & out. 4 BR, 3 bth, maid’s rm. Must see. $995K Owner 516-791-7359 Floral Park Open House, 27 Lesior 4 Br, 3 bth, 2 car gar, new kitchen Sun 3-4 pm FSBO www.livehere-now.com Call: 516-364-2033 GREAT BUY

on April 19th 2010, call 516-466-6527

3080

STATEN ISLAND condo, Rossville, bottom Floor, corner unit, central air, eat-in kitchen, living room, washer, dryer, pool, tennis court, parking space, $189k 917-693-8239

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

4060

STATEN ISLAND

(New Dorp) 2000 sq ft office space. Near train.Convenient to all. Pat 646-369-9457 Port Richmond-3 office suites w/reception area. All brand new, fully renovated C/A. full bsmt 2,700ft w/dual bthrms, new carpet. Please call: 347-424-7809

For Rent

6080

NY STATE 6040

Owner 917-930-0497 House for sale LI Spacious 200 sf. 1 bdrm, 1 bth. Dining area, balcony, out door pool, Custome kitch and bth. Prime doorman, Building and loc, walk to

Property

For Sale

6090

NY STATE 6020 White Plains. FOR SALE BY OWNER, luxury condo, spacious 2860sqft condo, sunny private END unit. LR/DR, 1st fl, master bdrm/ EIK. 2BDRM/ 3.5 bth/ Gallery upstairs. Finished lower lvl w/3 rms + family rm, 2 terraces. Many costum features/ ample Storage/ 2 fireplaces. 2 car gar. Excellent loc 914-328-9658 6090Exclusive camp reduced, 4.25M. 400-600 kids. 128 acres, 2 hrs to NYC, WildacresRealty.com 845-887-4070 6090:2 fam in NYS $55K. $600/mo income. 14% cap rate. Upscale area. Ecxel mngmt & tenant in place. Grt oppty. 347-324-1821

Monroe, NY/ Share

Share my home, furn bdrm, 1 hr to Manhattan. Pool, deck, patio, grill, dish wash$840/mo. Call Nicki

welcome. No Brokers, Call

Poss development. Also 2 Falls.845-798-1306

LITTLE NECK-For Sale By bath, detached

w/ofc space, Approx 4 acres , sep maint facility.

for sale 2 bedroom, 1 bth

er w/dryer, util incl. car nec.

garage,$650K, builders

lets cold storage (18-) (38)

smaller props, Main ST,

House for Sale Long Island

Owner2 br ranch home, 1

proposed casino. 1000 pal-

Staten Island-Condo

BR units, det’d gar, Low

631-905-6189

GWB, Rt 84 &17/86. Nr

Apartment For Sale

Amityville Village

Occupied. $409K

Middletown, 90 min From

Ext15&/26

Legal 3 fam. (1)2BR (2)1 taxes, good cond, fully

Cold Storage Facility. 20 min No of

845-742-7742 Upstate house for Rent Beautifull New 3 BR, 2bth House in Harris NY near Monticelo NY quiet location with outlook on woods large kitchen w/s-steel applce, Master bath w/ 6 foot long with pool tub, high speed internet in every room! $1200 / month + utilities. Joshua (516) 449-9891

shul, shopping, LIRR. Shown

FORSHAY: 2-4 BR bsmt apt

by apt only, $375k

for rent. Reasonably priced.

954-558-3133

Call 845-354-4845

Catskills, NY, Motel for sale. 23 Units includes 5 BDRM house/ swimming pool/ Bar & Restaurant. 19 acres $749K. Contact 917-607-4274 6090:

6090-Camp for SALE Ferndale Y.R camp 95 acres 22,000 sq ft bldg, mikva Financing qualified buyer $999,000 (845)679-0636 www.tayloredre.com

House for sale, Rockland County Wesley Hills, Powderhorn area: Nearly new 4 BR, 4 Bth C/H, 1 acre Lot on culde-sac. Porch, deck, maids rm, 2 car gar, beaut 3 rm walk-out fin bsmnt. Many extras. Principals only. 845-354-1495

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REAL ESTATE Hancock/Upstate NY 9 room LR,DR & 5 Extra rooms for guests, EIK, near transportation, shopping, Schools & more, walk to houses of worship. Call 917-340-8489 Owner says ~SELL~ Upstate, NY! 7 acres/BARN/POND-Was $149,900, NOW $69,900! 40x200ft barn, spring fed pond, gorgeous, Catskill mountain views, unbelievable setting! MAKE AN OFFER! HURRY! 888-620-0738

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S FALLSBURG, NY Lg, 3 Br house, 3bth, Brand new, pvt in ground pool. Avail July. Call: 914-737-3915 WOODMERE/ WOODSBURGH: 5 mins, 5 BR, 4.5 bth, fin bsmt, HW flrs, C/AC, kosher gourmet, granite kit, new bths, den/frplc, cul-de-sac. In eruv, walkable to all shuls. Must see! $1299M. Please Call 917-687-0754 Homes for sale 4 Bedroom, 3 bthm only $55,000!. Priced to sell!! Won’t last!! For listings call: 800-366-0412 xT472

Monticello Monticello: Beaut ranch, 4 Br, 3 bth, kosher kit. ½ acre, bkyrd. Walt to dist to falkof. For pesach Summer. Call 718-679-4339 Sidney NY: Large 4 bdrms, historical hom,e on

House

For Sale

Rockland/ Monsey: WESLEY HILLS RANCH: 4BR, 3 full baths, oversized l/r, sep ent, in-law suite, one acre, manicured property, w/kio pond, well maintained. PRICED TO SELL $429K CALL DEVORAH REALTY TEAMS 845-548-9486 6060

6060

NY STATE

2 acres, near schools, places of worship + college needs TLC,. Great investment. $85,000. Ernie 607-563-1020

4 bdrm, 2bth, large living room Family room, kitchen, den Two Story detached garage. New windows, insulation, siding and roof on all Please contact Michelle 716-462-6478 Or look at the website: GIL8.com under Village Gem Asking $129,500.00

sell! At kutsher’s Hidden Ridge, designer 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home, fully furnished, heat/ Air/ Pool/ New Playhouse, golf & tennis at Kutchers. Aksing $79K. Call Broker Oscar Pavloff 845-434-7992 MONROE Grand Mansion estate. 33 acre lake front parcel w/7k square foot mansion, pool, tennis court, 2 guest houses and more. 1 hour from NYC. $3.5M CALL: 212-206-9939

www.camelotrealtygroup.biz HORTON & COLLEGE Spacious 7 BR,3 BTHS, 6 yr young, Huge DR/LR, 9 ft. ceilings, eat in kosher kitchen, C/A, appliances,deck,closets galore,ideal mother/ Daughter or home/business. MIC Price Reduced Call Owner 845-356-5566 HORTON & COLLEGE Westchester Rockland, NY-Townhouse 3 Br + 2 extra rms bsmt, d/washer, dryer, a/c kit, leisure rms, nr local trans. $289k 845-426-0836 Vacation homes for sale Sackett Lake: Totally renovated 3 BRs, 1 bath, deeded lake nights, walk to orthodox shul. 516-662-3045

-Catskill Mts Artists Country

WOODSIDE, NY

Retreat Freehold 57ac.2+sty

2 family brick house

barn, studios,

detached. Property is 4000

Guest hideaway, desk, trails,

sq. ft. 5 bdrms, 3 bths.

pasture; 3 bdrm, 2 ba.

CALL ANNCURRAN @

Renovated house. $400K.

WAGNER&KELLY REAL

518-634-2692

ESTATE 646-508-3292

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Ulster County Houses for Sale. COTTEKILL For sale 1990’s Country Charmer. This 2 story 3bdr 1 bath sits on almost one acre. Some updates. 845-389-8822 Open House Every Sat & Sun 6060

LOOKING To buy or sell a home? Look no further than Jacob your RE broker. Bklyn only 2% broker fee. Call: 347-733-2207 For any questions.

6060

Sacandaga Lake in Upstate NY 184’ of sandy shoreline w/ gradual grade/ gorgeous panoramic views, 2 BD/ 1.5 bth, ranch on level lot. Close to Marinas/ yacht club, 3 hrs from NYC, nr Saratoga + Albany. Own a piece of paradise for $525K. Contact 518-661-5358 View@ www.426lakeside.com Root/ Montgomery Co. 70 Acres + Trailer Hse with barn, water + electricity. 3 hrs from Man $250K. Call Owner 718-617-7799

NEW HEMPSTEAD: Open house, Sunday 1-3 pm; $407K. MIC home, ¾ BR, 2.5 bths on cul-de-sac. Renov in ’08 on .57 acres. Yaacov (Milch) Miller: 914-414-3619; Rivky Kagan: 845-6592056 KAGAN RLTY Vacations homes for sale Liberty/ Loon/ Sheldrake: Open house, June 28th, noon to 4 pm, 2 BRs, 2 bths, CAC, deck, YD crowd, heated pool, extras. 845-436-9212

Forshay: Home for sale by owner, owner relocating needs to move soon. 6 BR colonial, park like property on cul-de-sac, new windows, bsmt apt, deck pool + hot tub near shills. 6.30K Call Bruce 845-494-3199

Bristol, CT-31 unite RR

For Sale Houston:

9080

$250k. price $2mil. Great

An income producing single

potential and opportunity.

home. The house is being

Owner: 718-258-6096

rented for $1190/mo or

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sold for $89K. For questions

Moving must sell! Wesley

please call Shelly

Hills, 1 br colonial,custom

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Kosher Milch Miller

far @ Money Knob.

281-460-9330

914-414-3619

Livengood, Alaska

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845-659-2056

claims for sale. Contact

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Sacrifice wow! Must

PROPERTY FOR SALE, NY STATE 6090

GREEN COUNTY NY 37 Acres per tested, views $225,000 20 minutes to Ny Thruway, Build ,Divide or Hunt. Please call 518-634-7842

cinabar56@hotmail.com

Property/House

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7030

OUT OF STATE ALASKA LODGE, Beautiful, 11ac. Grand, Oceanfront, $12 Million www.angelinasnest.co m/Alaska%20LODGE% 20SALE.htm Phone 907-617-7335 Shirley 7050

160 Acres Arizona Property Located btn Phoenix & Tucson on I-10 Toltec Hwy. Exit at Eloy, Az. near site of planned “Decades Music

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7060

OUT OF STATE PA, VALLEY FORGE Area: 12.5 acres, 30 stalls. Rental income of

meadows with trees. Rural

(8 apts) POSSIBLE Owner

dry, standard septic.

610-842-3902

5+ acres each! Rolling

$6,000+ per month

but close to town. High &

Financing $1,500,000

Horses allowed. Some sec-

AUCTION

ond-story water views.

18 Hole Golf Course

Walk to water and marina.

Oct 10th 2009-12:00 Noon

314-414-0070

Georgetown, Ohio 45121

MARTHA’S VINEYARD

southeast of Cincinatti.

$1895M

temporary home. Near beaches and town. Affordable weekly rental. 800-356-3210

4 BR, 4 BA Home-Views Sugarbush ski on/ski off 454 S. Village Blvd. #78, Warren, VT. Thursday THCAuction.com; 800-634-7653 Vacation Rentals

stables, pasture. Two 6 bed-

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

four prime lots near water,

December 3 at 11AM.

2 Deep water docks 3+ acres,

www.46winship.com

Preliminary approval on

AUCTION

Cape Cod Oceanfront

privacy $6M. Century 21

Route 1, South Kingstown

Beautiful 3 bedroom conPeriera, Columbia Appx 50,000 mtrs Best lux residential area. La Julita close to Pinares de San Martin $12M US 860-514-1813

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room houses. Idyllic beachfront

Subdivisional

Pennsylvania/ Townhouse for rent East Strausberg Townhouse for rent 2 bdrm, 2 bath, fireplace, updated kitchen, cathedral Ceiling, garage bsmnt. Avail now. $1,150/mth + util Call: 570-223-0578

Rockport Texas: Dalton’s

9259 West Fork Road 126 acre public golf

course located 45 min

6070 yards, family owned for over 48 years, ½ mile from Brown Co. Airport, Ohio D5 Liquor Licnese, full restraint, pro-shop, Driving range, Tennis

court, practice green,

Starting bid set at $900K. Campbellauctioneers.com 973-392-4308

250 Acre farm in SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA,

Bland county +(I)Home +A old farm house, built in the

LAKE GASTON

landing at Copano Bay. On

1900’s. beautiful views.

(NC/VA) UNIQUE LIMITED OFFERING

the Water Bayview- 3

Hunter’s Paradise. $850K

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New Hampshire, Washington 24 wooded acres, Town Rd w/electric & access to boat launching ramp for half moon pond. $5000 per acre 914-592-8414

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7060

OUT OF STATE Summers near Scranton:

7040

Chapman Lake view. Furn cottage w/5 lots. 5 BR, 3 bth, new kitch, fans, propane heat.

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Pvt well, 2 car gar, shul open

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VACATION HOME RENTALS Near LOON MOUNTAIN in the WHITE MOUNTAINS of NEW HAMPSHIRE. 2-5 bedrooms available. All rentals have kitchens. Contact Loon reservation Service at 800-745-5666 or Visit us online www.loonres.com

ARCHITECT-LICENSED IN NY NJ, FL NYS Licensed Architect with 20 years experience

Apartment Combinations , Renovation of Residential and Commercial Space , Code Compliance , As-Built Plans , Coordination of construction bids , Construction contact administration, Site Planning , Design of Warehouses and industrial facilities , AutoCAD fluent , NCARB Certified

No project too small I have outstanding working relationships with clientele, professionals & subcontractors Complimentary initial consultation

Excellent references available 917.806.0672

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JOBS WANTED & SERVICES OFFERED Music

8000

Concert Pianist Grammy Nominee Performed in Israel. Recorded Israeli & Classical Jewish music. Experienced Teacher Bayside Residence accepting students of all ages. Contact David Holzman 718-423-2297 battlemuse@aol.com www.battlemuse.com 8000

8010-Have 10 years experience caring for the elderly. Excellent references. I love what I do. Loyal, reliable. Prefer working at night. Call 347-960-7591

Are you looking for an affordable cleaning lady? Give me a call today! Many years experience and excellent references. Call 718-563-6101 or 646-460-3488 8010-

I am a mature woman

8010-

seeking a job as a nanny/or MUSIC PROGRAM for

housekeeper as a full time

this summer grades 1-12.

live in position, honest reli-

Music program includes

able caring lady. Over 7

8000

voice lessons, choir, drama & dance. For girls only,

years experience excellent References. call Joy at

located in Boro Park

718-209-9617 or

718-437-0368

917-364-1015 Music Instruction Berkeley College of music professor available for private drum lessons. Conatct: 617-835-6404 Piano lessons,-all levels. Instrument provided free of charge. Reasonably priced. Call: 718-207-5981 Call: 212-496-9148

HEALTH CARE PROVIDER Complete Home Health Care Provider cooking ,cleaning Local best references,Over 10yr exper reliable 718-460-5272 or 917-528-6659 8010-

Able adult aid care for your sick or elderly. Specializes in strokes,

Tutoring

3005

dementia, Parkinson and Provides a lot of tender love

AFFORDABLE TUTORING

and care. Excellent

I am seeking a job as a companion for the elderly or disabled. I have many years of experience. Excellent references. Live in/out 631-896-0849, Willing to work 6 days a week.

Playgroup: Madison age 2-6. Morah Leora, early/late dropoff. Quality care. Summer/all year. 718-646-9368 Household Positions

Wanted Nurse Highly Educated, spec, in

Alzheimer’s & dementia. Takes care of People

w/various illnesses. Exc

refs.10 yrs exp. Fluent in eng & 4 euro langs. Exc travel companion 914-960-4374

Caregiver, seeking fulltime position, many years experience. Excellent references. Live in/ out. Call 718-645-5128 or 347-495-2773 I am a responsible, honest person seeking position as home health aide for elderly or housekeeping. Ref avail. Call Barbara 718-926-1414

I am a housekeeper with over 16 years exp. Seeking a PT position as a day

Available for repair and installation of telephone and computers. Call Isaac at 718-213-7533

worker or office. References are available. Call 212-926-0645 Mature multilingual available Private driver w/ car avail to service all your needs. Local and long distance-Servicing NY, NJ, CT + LIServicing weddings, airport, mountains, etc. Reasonably priced. Call: 646-331-9229

I AM A CARPENTER LOOKING FOR WORK. Spackling, sheet rock, tile, doors, bath-

BOOKKEEPPER in Brooklyn looking for position. 15+ years experience, bi-lingual. I work efficiently and with extreme accuracy. Kindly call or email: 718-216-7842 or email Mmariaoro@optonline.net

rooms, kitchens, painting etc. Call @ 718-363-8994

Help Wanted

8015

ZEVULAN partner to support my Learning for one year, only $20K Call: 646-385-2259 NEED A RABBI !!!

8015 Looking for an exp Masgiach for new Glatt Kosher Restaurant opening in Manhattan. Contact Gil 917-370-8261

Work from home

sional cleaning services. We

aid/Companion, daily or

Complete training &

lead your shul. Baal Koreh

do offices & homes.

live-in Excellent Ref. Jean:

and more, great speaker

support. Contact

Fully insured & bonded.

347-678-5836

and educator. Email : evereadyrav@yahoo.com Or call 702-673-7180

AID/ COMPANION/ CHILDCARE with more than 12 years experience, seeks position. Excellent checkable references. Please Call: 718-284-7637 Situation Wanted, Help

offered: Exp nurse with A1 refs. Seeking a position

to care for the elderly. P/T, F/T or nights. Prefer the Maryland, Virginia or DC area. Contact 301-455-1221

RETIRED

CONSERVATIVE

RABBi

HAMPTON SWIMMING INSTRUCTION

Sammy 646-812-2574 Partner/ Salesperson for

Heaven’s Best Carpet &

Knowl. of Internet sales.

Upholstery Cleaning

Willing to travel. 212-575-9590

(LIFEGUARD FOR PARTIES) ALL AGES: INFANTS, TODDLERS, SWIM TEAM, HANDICAPPED ENERGETIC INSTRUCTORS, 33 YEARS EXPERIENCE. RESULTS GUARANTEED.

CONTACT KIM *82-631-681-6042, VICKI *82-631-839-7946 VLBONAGURO@OPTONLINE.NET

Home attendant Fulltime or part time. Felxible hours. Live in or out. Experience required. Good salary. Call 917-676-1309 or 347-512-8229 HELP WANTED Saleslady with some sales

Situation Wanted

exp needed for fabric Store.

holidays. Warm and

Aide/ companion/ nanny

Call 718-436-5849 or

Dynamic and eloquent

Days/ nights. Experience

vant sermon. Torah reader.

516-214-6577-or

Available for high holy

If you need someone to do light work in your organization or business please. Call Solomon 347-632-6012

ELDERLY. EXPERIENCED

I am Seeking Position As Home Health Care Provider live-in or Live out Taking Care of Elderly 19 yrs Exp Excellent Ref Call Pam 718-877-8116

able to care for the elderly +

with our eco-friendly,non toxic,

homebound or hospice.

hypoallergenic supplies ONLY

Please contact CLAUDIA

$89.95. Additional hours at

Call Perry: 718-377-0015

Help Offered

8010

RABBI SEEKING POSITION Experienced dynamic and energetic Rabbi, Torah Reader, Cantorial Skills, Principal, Teacher, Youth Director, Involved in Community. Seeking position as Rabbi. Call 516-974-5590 8010

Housekeeper, Cook, Laundry, exp, refs and extra exp w Alzheimer’s patients. Can travel, Florida preferred. Call 215-817-8185 8010

Experienced woman looking for companion job to take care of the elderly. Excellent references, please call Sharon 718-845-8972 or 917-355-4511

8010

8010 Automative Servies Late Bloomers Towing & recovery. Provide best service in BK, Queens & Manh 24/7. 347-787-0709

HOUSESITTER avail for Manhattan & Brooklyn. Excellent professional & character refs. Call 646-423-8819/ Email: autodidact9@gmail.com 8010:

doorstep. Experienced & Certified nurse’s aid avail-

ing to care for elderly, dis-

available immediately.

speaker. Timely and rele-

with Kosher rules. Call

Rabbi1826@gmail.com

516-316-2817

347-743-7339

Cleaning Services

8045

Passover Special: 3 hours

SHWEKY 732.829.6716

the same discounted rate.

or 732.222.5841

Recession special:$20 per hr

Companion/Caregiver I am a Mature woman seek-

engaging personality.

Companions/caregiver

with your supplies Brownstone Maids: www.brownstonemaids.com

available Exp. compassionate

888-7ny-maid

keeping and cooking as

caregiver seeks position. Live

(888-769-6243)

well. References on Request

in/out. Excellent ref. Call

Call 347-312-4723

Beverly: 917-757-5363

abled or babysitting, house-

347-663-1400

jewelry mfg business.

LOOKING TO HELP THE

Flatbush locations.

Dependable, reliable, profes-

A dynamic experienced

ence. Call 914-312-3487

Very affordable rates! Online &

SPOONER’S DOMESTICS General Celaning 4 Hrs $72 Heavy Duty 4 Hrs $80 Elderly care, sitters. Bonded. 7 days 718-320-5112 Spoonersdomesticservice.com Spoonersdomestic@yahoo.com

Modern Orthodox Rav will

Regents With outstanding tutors

Nurse Aid. Help is at your

Mark 917-682-2247

caring experienced , home

References, 15 yrs experi-

strategies students Must know.

jobs we do it all Call for free estimate

Eldercare

Prep for Math & Science who cover all The material &

Cleanout commercial & residential. Big or small odd

Hardwd, Tile & Grout Dry in1 Hr. Prompt, Reliable Svc, House Special: 5 Rms + Hallway & Stairs $189.00 . 2 Rms + Hallway $89.00 3 Rms + Hallway $119.00 Sofa & Loveseat $139.00 (718)696-9117

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SERVICES & MISCELLANEOUS Home

Improvement

Handyman

8080

8081

Painting, Wall Papering + Sheetrocking. 20 yrs exp insured. No job too big or too small for quality. Contact John at 718-898-7560 or 917-359-4579 9000-

HANDYMAN AVAILABLE!!! Carpentry, Tile, Plumbing, Landscaping, Painting, Furniture, Asembly. Reasonable

SERVICE Ephraim Glass Serving the community for over 30 years specializing in store fronts Mirrors, table tops, doors, windows, shower doors, screens (718) 435-4664

rates, Friendly service Call Orrin

646- 671- 3906 ingramo@earthlink.net

*HANDYMAN* Give me a call, I do it all! •Kitchens•Ceilings•Bathrooms

Micolosi Bros.

•Dry Wall•Painting•Tile Work

FLOOR REFINISHING, INC.

www.QualityDoesCount.com

*SANDING

20years Experience. FREE

* STAINING* *PICKLING

ESTIMATES. Call Steve

Reliable, Professional, cour-

718*614*4916

516-593-0022, 718-227-2074, 718-468-2780 Exact Masonry. All types of Masonry Specializing in stone & concrete Residential & Commercial Restoration work *Steps *Foundatations *Chimneys *Patios *Pool decks *Sidewalks, and much more! Over 25 years Experience! 732-785-7767

Exterminators 8075

M&K Pest Control Special price for bedbugsSummer Special!! Senior citizen discount. Reseanable and reliable services. Licensed and insured. Call 917-304-8777 8075

BUGS ARE GONE 24/7 Service Avail. Bedbug and Roach Specialist Free Estimates

BATHTUB, TILE REGLAZING + WATERPROOFING Unbeatable price guaranteed. 10% off with ad 718-866-6124/ 917-335-3798

D.L.M CONSTRUCTION Licensed and Insured New Construction, Extension and Complete Renovation, 25 Years Experience Free Estimate 917-968-6809 J Newman, full service construction and violations removed. *Kitchen & Bathroom renov *Basement digouts *Extersions and more. Licensed NYS professional engineer. Fully Lisc and Insured. For free estimate call Steve. 917-975-1752 Giannotti Contracting All pases of home improvements INC. * Finished Basements * Sheetrock * Taping * Extensions * Masonry * Kitchens * Bathrooms * Roofing * Siding * Windows & more. Call Dominick 718-256-9393

Donate your car 100% tax deductible & a great mitzvah! Help many Jewish causes: -Holiday Programs -Students & Elderly -Children & Education -Outreach Programs -Jewish Background 718-365-770-5463

Call Alex 718-735-2847 www.bugsaregone.com

Autos 9030

1976 MERCEDES 450SL CONVERTIBLE/HARDTOP BLACK WITH LIMITED EDITION RED INTERIOR--RARELY SEEN. COMPLETE PROFESSIONAL EXTERIOR RESTORATION ALONG WITH MANY MECHANICALS REPLACED – DRIVES LIKE NEW—CAN EASILY BE A SHOW CAR – GOOD INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY– 2ND OWNER (10 years) – 2 tops – 83,000 ORIGINAL MILES & MUCH TOO MUCH TO LIST HERE $19,995 SERIOUS INQUIRES ONLY 201-681-6471 LV MSG. MERCEDES 2003 SL500-Black/ charcoal, 18,900 miles, mint condition. No damage. $35,000. Brooklyn. Owner 917-806-8252 9030:

8075-

BROOKLYN’S BEST

BED BUGS, RATS. MONTHLY PEST CONTROL. RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE. FRANK 718-415-6920 NATURAL GINESIS NO MORE BUGS! 100% NATURAL PLEASE CALL: 800-807-9357 www.naturalginesis.com

Auto for Sale MERCEDES 2003 ML500 Blk, 59K, fully loaded, excel cond. $35,582 917-498-1716

1998 Lincoln Towncar, Cartier Edition, Black, 99K miles, leather int, power seats, Windows, moon-roof, excellent shape, Totally remodeled! $2500 Call 718-415-6920

Electrician All electrical needs. New lines Trouble shouting fixtures. Call Yahuda: 347-631-0481

foal thoroughbred mares on 350 acre Bluegrass farm

Any model, any condition. Call: 347-234-8566 Auto Buyers Cars, Trucks, Any condition Cash on the spot highest $$$ Fast, Free Pick up, anywhere, anytime 732-298-4539 SELL YOUR VEHICLE FREE QUOTES!!! ANY CONDITITLE NO PROBS SAME DAY PICK UP. FREE TOWING!!

Donations 9028

KEL NAH REFA NAH LAH

“PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME”

Frum woman, mother of two children, four grandchildren, in desperate

need of Kidney-Type B

G-d gave us two kidneys, so we can donate ONE. And Gd will bless you for saving

my life. Call 732-996-0036

& foals to be sold at major bloodstock sale Noc 2010. Proven track record, exceptional references, for info: 859-983-1109

carriebrogden@aol.com Steinway Piano: Original ivory keys + matching bench. (Model M) Signed by S. Rachmaninoff. Excellent condition. $28,500.00 804-380-5659

NEW YEARS

GAME

CHEETAH CUBS

Exotic hybrid cats, very loveable, wide selection of males/females. Starting at

$600 530-519-9582

Puppies for Sale Puggles/ Chorkie/ Lab ShiChow/ Shihtzt/ Morkies $300 & Up CC pet 717- 548- 2989

TKTS

UNIVERSITY

DAY PARK-

$2K. CONTACT

559-269-7507

sale from 1950” To

1990”s for Best Offer contact

JBEC48@OPTONLINE.NET

INCH, 1/ARON KODESH, READY FOR SIYUM. 718-627-0915,

Pianos/Organs.

Steinway Model M Walnut Louis XV

$47,500. Pittsburgh, PA 412-922-3536 PIANO, Mason &

excellent shape,

Hamlin BB 7” Ebony, gor-

Totally remodeled! $2500

geous sound, just regulat-

Call 718-415-6920

ed. Perfect condition, 4 years old. Tuned,

Judaica Store out of

347-713-5340/

Valley thrift store: (Non-

WANTED ANY MODEL/Cond. Contact Mark 516-794-8375 Autos/ Police Impounds!! $500 Police Impounds!! Honadas, Chevys, Toyotas & more!! Please call for listings 800-366-0124 x 2305

GAME

TKTS

UNIVERSITY

BETWEEN

OREGON VS.

OHIO STATE + ALL ING.

DAY PARK-

$2K. CONTACT

559-269-7507

Price Right tree cutting, pruning, feeding, spraying, planting, sukkah clearance. No job too large or small. Call 718-763-1816 9050

Singer looking to form band for CD project, as well as performing at simchas. Jewish and secular music. Call Zev 347-593-4591

9050:

SPACE Available. 22 feet max. Pvt backyard. Water and electric. $1200 for a year. 646-734-2451 PARTY MEETING

9050-

SPACE RENTAL Parties, showers or Social events 2,200 sq ft Atlantic Avenue EventsonAtlantic.com

melnn@mac.com 917-216-8754 Gifted and Inturtive Consulting in business Health children and family Relationships Excellent energy Treatment provided in need of Yeshiva Call 347-625-1440

212-222-2600

Plastic $350

GRAND STAND, SEATING/

Other

BAY SHORE: DOCK

9050-

5pm, Sat noon-4pm.

Queen, Pillow top Still In

8 TKTS,

7070:

videos, DVD, CD, many

646-709-7128 Tom

RESERVED

ATTENTION BULK REO INVESTORS We buy distressed real estate from financial institutions and banks and resell them at below- wholesale prices to investors. If you are looking for a creditable source to buy bulk REO’s & NPN give me a call. We only sell what we own, no daisy- cahins. Must provide verifiable POF. Serious inquiries only! Contact Cathy Moses 510-323-2093

9050-Green Turf Irrigation Sales-Service of automatic lawn sprinkler systems. 516-239-3434

other items. Mon-Fri 10am-

miles, clean 8500.

PACKAGE,

Collector of Jewish Art. Call Ted: 201-575-0055

dren; House wares, books,

Contact: 631-944-1669

ROSE BOWL PARADE,

Credit card companies started placing judgment on people who are not paying. Call us now to settle your debt before it’s too late. 718-705-6649 or 718-705-6645 9050:

profit.) 949 Amsterdam

Mattress & Box spring

NEW YEARS

9045

9050 IQ TESTED THE NEW YORK CITY TEST CENTER Offers for a limited time, free intelligence and personality tests. You IQ, personality And aptitude determine your future. Know them. No obligations. Walk-ins welcome 224 West 46th Street New York City, NY Phone: 212-921-1210 Open 7days a week from 9:00am- 10:00pm

Ave. Men, Women & chil-

lrg humidifier$42,000.

DIRT BIKES, OLD

Buying

CONTENTS OF STORE.

includes artist’s bench +

Motorcycles.

Art for Sale Works of Art for Acquisitios Judaica & Landscapes (917)204-5058

9050

646-210-7174

Black, 99K miles, leather

Joe’s gold buying serv. We buy your unwanted gold, diamonds, sterling silver/ bronzes, paintings, rugs, coins and high end watches. We also do partys. General Comm and food allowne. For info call Joe 516-849-8826

917-449-6125

MERCAHNDISE AND

9040

Steinway Piano-Original ivory keys + matching bench (Model M) Signed by S. Rachmaninoff. Excellent condition. $28,500.00. Contact 804-380-5659

9050Shlomo Hamelech’s tour of the United States: Motor home RV trips for free on condition of purchase of electronics, batteries and groceries. Total price $25,000 on condition that you acquire entire RV for additional $175K. You also get a new 2010 black mercury plus groceries for 10 years provided that I am the driver. Call 917-216-8379

OREGON VS.

OHIO STATE + ALL ING.

Do you have merchandise you can’t sell? We’ll buy entire warehouse. Please call: 347-496-1626

business! SELLING ALL

Selling

tuned, beau cond

Mopeds/ Go carts

Lost hse in NJ fine furnishings, collectibles, coins, paintings, rugs. Cents on the dollar. 646-379-3566

BETWEEN

NEW SEFFER TORAH, 6

Puppies for Sale Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Puppies Descended from the UK’s most winning whole color bloodline genetic guarantee offered. $2000 Call for Health Info: 309-736-7951

9040:

RESERVED

5000 Comic Books for

Cockapoo’s/ Yorkiepoos/

9040

8 TKTS,

GRAND STAND, SEATING/

9035

9050

PACKAGE,

ROSE BOWL PARADE,

Pets

Cartier Edition,

gold package 93,000

with –out board bills. Mares

CALL 718-864-2872

1998 Lincoln Towncar,

1997 Lexus SC 400

$50,000, purchases 11%

CARS FOR SALE

Styling #496795

Windows, moon-roof,

Single investment of

$200/$500 cars 4 cash.

int, power seats,

Electricians

Love horses? Invest with no bills!

ownership of 8 well bred in

TION NEW OLD JUNK NOT

9030

teous, fully insured. 718-843-2400,

Donate your car 100% tax deduction + Great mitzvah. Help Jewish causes, holiday programs, students & elderly education. Same day pickup. Free day + night hotel stay. Outreach programs. Jews of all backgrounds. Accepted any condition. 866-776-5463

(631) 716-0174

Sports + Tickets Buy/ Sell tickets/ Yankees/

CORPORATIONS, LLC, LLP, D/B/A/ , IN EVERY STATE WITHIN 24 HRS PUBLISHINGS OF LLC’S, LLP’S NOT FOR PROFIT OR RELIGIOUS EXEMT ORGANIZATIONS TRADE MARKS, COPY RIGHTS, PATENTS TRUSTS NEW DEEDS PROBATE WILLS NAME CHANGES LANDLORD & TENANT CASES, AND ALL COURT CASES COLLECTING COURT JUDGEMENTS

Mets/ Knicks/ Rangers/ Giants/ Jets and all concerts sports and theater. 800-764-1560 www.arentix.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:

IMPERIAL TEL. (718) 633 0411 FAX (718) 851 7770

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New Jersey Apartment For Sale 9055

Condos/Co ops/NJ Hoboken-$1.15 m secluded carriage house, 3 firplaces, luxury, appliance package, patio +w/trellis+hot tub, terrace 3 flrs 201-400-3986

Monmouth Beach:

Office Approx 4500 sq ft

Oceanfront, breathtaking 2

divide + construct to small

BR, 2 bth, kitch, lg LR

units to your need. Second

w/dining area, huge deck,

floor, elevator bldg, close

indoor/outdoor pool, 24-hr

to all major highways.

security, easy bus/ ferry com-

Many incentives!

mute NYC, $2500/mo

201-934-1600

201-825-2646 Apartment for rent, NJ,

FOR SALE, LAKEWOOD 4 CONDOS AVAILABLE 2,000-2,400 sq. ft. $335,000- $345,000 1st St. & Madison Ave. Please call for info/appt. 718-974-5550

Apartment For Rent 9060

9060

VALLEY THRIFT STORE

Parsippany: Lak Hiawatha-1 BR condo quiet building, 2nd flr, walk-up, updated appliances in EIK. dows, new electric, good closet, space storage bin + laundry room on-site ample parking, great nearby park and ride. 2 miles, no pets,

munity 949 Amsterdam

no smoking. $875 monthly.

Avenue, NYC. Men’s,

Call 973-207-0860

women’s & children’s cloth-

Owner.

ing; Housewares, books, videos, DVDs, CDs, and

Newark, northward 263

many other items. Prices are

Verona Ave . Business com-

us from Mon-Fri 10am 5pm, and Sat Noon-4pm. 212-222-2600

mercial, for any business

NEW JERSEY 20 min

rollup steel doors $500 or 973-687-9270

from NYC, 2 Lg BR, walk-in closet, new appls, $1100 + utility & 1 ½ mon.sec. Income certification. 201-434-2361 after 4pm Vernon, NJ:

9060

NewTownHouse, 3 levels, 2.5

Denville, NJ: (off Rt 80, exit 39) Beautiful quiet building, furnished or unfurnished studio w/ sep kit, full bth, walk to NYC bus & train. Shopping center

bths/ 3 BDRM, fireplace, beau-

across the street, off street

tiful gated communityin Great

parking. Large closets, laun-

Gorge, Ski Resort area. Semi

dry room on floor, sale

furnished, includes driveways,

price $169,900. rental

NR Mineral bath spa (1) hour

$1995, plus electric/month.

from GW Bridge. Utils not

Call Joan at :

included. $2100. By owner

631-286-4959

347-387-3245 Lakewood, NJ: 1 BR, 1.5 bth, newly renovated apt, LR, DR, EIK. Reasonably priced, near shopping and houses of worship. Call 732-904-1921 Red Bank Downtown office space available 1350sqft. Vaulted ceilings, fios Internet. Parking available. Call Art 732-222-3553

$1,150 201-659-5574

Proper ty

For Rent

9065

House For Rent Triple A Jersey Shore Rentals ATLANTIC CITY: Boaters Dream, 3 Blocks to beach/ boardwalk, bay front with deck for 40ft boat. Spectacular 4 bdrm/ 3.5bth. Newer home on the intercoastal. Large outdoor entertainment area. Rent $16K/mo or available weekly. Contact owner 609-703-2273

store or warehouse16x19 f month 551-358-9372

9060

heat & hot water, lrg closets.

Renovated bath, new win-

A non-profit helping the com-

reasonable for quality. Visit

2nd floor in private house. 2 BR, Lrg LR, lrg kitchen. Includes

Apt for rent

Oradel: Renov Victorian 3

BR/ LR/ DR/ EIK, 1.5 bth sun room/ 2 car gar + includes

aupare apartment w/ EIK full bath/ mini kitchen/ LV Bdrm.

Close to trains/ Bus. $3300.00 Contact 203-241-2243

Proper ty

For Sale

9065

House for sale. Wayside/ Deal: Classic 1928 two story Dutch Colonial-one acre corner lot2 car garage 4 bdrs, 2.5 baths-Jacuzzi large kitchen/ family room-large living room-dining room-sun roomlibrary hardwood floors-new 2 zone a/c/ heating-new furnace-finished attic/ basemetn-burgular system secluded 20x40 heated inground pool with cabana/ entertainment area. 20 mins from beach-10 mins from rr station and major roads. Near Sephardic center/Chabad House/ HIllel/JCC/ Eruv of Jersey Shore. For sale by owner, Principles only. Asking 1,144,900. Avrum 732-695-1046 9065

Teaneck, NJ: Heart of

9065:Newark, NJ: Nice commercial gated-in building, safe iron-bound section FOR RENT. 16 ft ceiling. Up to 120,000sq ft, can be easily divided. 1st flr also available. Big parking lot, easy access & loading. Plenty of office space wired & ready. Surrounded w/heimishe businesses daily minyonim, close to highways & transportation. Excellent prices. Call 917-771-3140. If no ans, lv msg.

Condo for Sale: Atlantic City- Ocean Front luxury immaculate 2 beds/ 2 baths/ (2) balconies. Totally renovated condo on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Corner unit. 500 feet to synagogue. 10 minute walk to casinos & nightlife. Priced below market value @ $549K. Contact owner 609-703-2273 Bogota, NJ: 2 BR, 1.5 bths, LG EIK, 6 drvwy, central AC, new furnace w/3, zone heat. Close to all buses. Fast sale $259K OBO Owner 201-820-4391

Spring Lake Heights:

Oak Manor, Lakewood: 3 bedroom, 2 ½ bath, natural gas fireplace, updated, newly renovated, kitchen & bathrooms, carpet & tile throughout the entire house. All new windows, great location, boys school near ridge ave. Easy commute to NYC! Asking $219,900. Call 732-370-5758 After 6pm

Deal Lake Jersey Shore Home Lake views throughout the house. A beauty on the outside; Needs work On the inside. 5 bdrms, 3 ½ baths. Located on Senic Edgemont Drive in Loach Arbour. 4 blocks to Ocean. $1,200,000 Call Owner 732-918-1216

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, DAYTON:

Residential/Commercial

BY OWNER. 55+, 2 BR, 2.5 BA,

Howell, NJ

DENS/STUDY, LOFT, CAC, FIREPLACE,

Near Lakewood,

HARDWOOD FLRS, PATIO, 2 CAR GAR. LOW $400’S. CLUBHOUSE, POOL, WALKING PATH, PUTTING AREA, GREEN TENNIS COURT, CLOSE TO NJ TURNPIKE. MUST SEE, CALL

732-329-9631 Mountclair (Upper):

Charming + Elegant, 8

20,000 sq ft asking 650k. Reasonably priced! Call now Dominick 908-415-2299 or Sal 718-853-3629 Are you looking for a clean

remodeled 3BR, 2 ba shore house colonial 2.5 blocks

from the beach. New roof,

BDRMs, 5.2 Bthrm, 9 fire-

kitchen & bath, parks 5 cars.

Wood) Original woodwork/

973-464-5561

places (Albaster/ Marble/

Inground pool + extra large patio/ 4 car gar. Kio pond,

totally reno. 1890’s Victorian

views of NYC + separate carriage, house rental, reduced

by $300K to $1.699M. Contact 917-846-3101 or 973-934-8881

Asking $339,900. Call

Linden: 824 E st GEORGES AVE, 2600 sq ft. Good exposure w/40 ft front & drive in. $1950/mo. Loc on busy Rte 271. Call Victor 610-248-0044 Jersey city warehouse space Available. 10,000+ sf. Call Joe or Ben, 718-947-5037

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

9070

Commercial property HBWE REALTY Ranway/Linden NJ Warehouse 15,000, 30, 000& 40,000 22 ft high, plenty of parking space, Avail for imm purchase or lease! Call Barry Littman 917-363-3974

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9075

Irvington, NJ 21500 sq ft near airport, $6500 mo loading dock with enough room for two trailers to back up. Call (917) 804-8442

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Jewish comm., close to ortho

(610) 304-8307

shuls. Grt oppty for first time

yburns2080@comcast.net

buyers. Won’t last! Owner 718-338-6813 or 201-741-6883

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Florida & Israel Real Estate

For Sale

9080

FOUNTAIN BLEU HOTELMIAMI BCH Magnif 850sf studio, sleeps 4-6. Daily/weekly. Special summer rates avail. 347-804-4666 N. Miami Beach: Home for sale/rent Completely renovated 3-4 BR, 2 new baths, ceiling fans, crown moldings, spacious LR, DR, Family room, new pool, driveway, patio, new roof & AC, walk to many shuls, 429K. Call 610-247-4989 email: Tstoleberg@gmail.com

Miami Bch Blue Diamondoceanfront Completely renovated 2BR/2BTH+Den. Lo Floor No agent necessary. Asking $729K. Please call 786-200-6900

APT FOR SALE Hdale Hemispheres mint Studio, Furnished Custom Murphy Bed high floors 7x18 Ft. Terrace Intercoastal and Ocean views free ac/cable Amen Rest,Beauty salon,gym pools must see $115,900 (516)377-7970 (954)457-9910 (516)297-1078 Jacksonville: New built 2009 townhouse, 3 BR, 2.5 baths, pool, walk-in closet. $200K. Owner 843-538-4315 or 718-213-2422. mgcheetah@gmail.com

Orlando: Furnished Condo 2 BR, 2 Bth, 2nd floor, club house, pool tennis court $150k negotiable 813-390-5008 MICCO- LIVE + WORK IN

North Myrtle Beach

Call: 718-661-1286 Condo/ Co-op, for sale, FL Delray/ Gleneagles CC:

memberships, 2BR, 2 bth + den. 1750 sf wrap deck beaut f urn, upstrs unit.

Boca Raton: Century Village, 5 BR, mins to Miami Beach, beaut 2 BRs, 1.5bths. Excel kept facilities, extras incl pool, gym, tennis etc. 305-308-8517 Boca Raton: Designer furnished, 3 bedroom townhouse, 2 ½ bth, 2 car gar, equity membership mandatory. Golf view. 595K. Call 561-756-3248

8,000 SQ FT WORKSHOP/ GARAGE. HOME HAS EXTENSIVE GRANITE + TILE- FEATURES THE NICEST HOME THEATER THAT YOU WILL FIND.

A DEAL @ 1.1 MILLION. CONTACT 321-431-8120 VIEW: WWW.EXTREMEFLORIDAHOME.COM

9085 Delray Beach FL. Gleneagles C.C., Bright, beautiful upstairs. “Bobby Jones”…Vaulted ceilings, 2 BRs + Den, 2 full bths., wrap-around patio. Lots of closets space. Updated kitchen w/granite counters. New—tile floors, showers and a/c. close to shopping and houses of worship. FSBO. Asking $189,000. 561-498-0468

FLORIDA

equipped. Min 3 months

BA, Sleeps 6, washer, 1

NEWLY RENOV FURN, 2

rental from $1800 per month.

dryer, walking Distance to

BR, 2 BTH, LR/DR AREA,

Contact- Pepe & Martha

worship, near pool,

Peña. 305-905-4392

whirpool, Fitness & business

Excellent opportunity! Fountainbleau Hotel: Miami Beach, Magnificent 850sq ft studio, sleeps 4. renting daily/weekly. Available short/ long term. Summer special. Please call: 347-804-4666

CLOSED IN, SUN-ROOM, 3 WALK-ON CLOSETS, GRANITE FLRS, NEW TILE FRLS, A/C. 55 GATED

TO SHULS, SHOP, LOW

Shab elevator, shul in bldg.

MAINT. REDUCED FOR

Winter rental and or

QUICK SALE. BY OWNER,

Pesach. Call 201-836-

$99K FIRM.

9642 or email: steven-

Boca Raton, Century Vil. Lux 2 BR, 2bths, lakefront view, short wlk to orthodox shul & clubhouse. New kitch, new A/C, upgrade 561-487-3711

rooms, 3.5 bath townhouse. All Amenities, 5 minutes to Disney/universal.

Tampa: 3 BR, 2Bth condo. 2nd floor , Built 2006 Clubhouse pool,$150k Nego. 813-390-5008

POMP: Palm Aire, 3/2 corner unit, 100% renovated w/ new open kitchen &

bth, elev bldg, golf, tennis, swim, movies, bus svc, deli

Chuck 908-874-7018

Hallendale: La meron,

emergency med. Rent for 4 mo/ Get 6 mo deal. Call Ralph 215-957-7680

beautifully furnished 1500 sf condo, 2 BR, 3 bth, restaurant, beauty salon, state of the art gym, pool. Reasonably priced, nego-

MIAMI BEACH, Portugal

Condo for sale FL

Weekly or monthly Rental.

Jupiter/ Ocean BluffsN:

Call: 718-753-4479

Hallandale: 1817 S. Ocean

return for only $75 *We file corps-only $350LLC, non for profit and more. *Accounting Svcs for all your business needs (Small Businesses Welcome) Call 718-686-7526 ext101 Lakewood prime loca-

9090

tion; Hwy 9 (Madison

included, presently a dental office $350,000

lux apt in 18 unit bldg.

ment area with outside bar.

incl all linen, applncs,

561-746-6446

$950 a month, yearly. Call

3 acres + 15000 sq ft

owner: 954-457-8570

bldg, excellent location in Coral. Contact Mr. Anulli

Condo for rent

239-810-1806

BR, 1,000sf furnished and

intercostals waterway. Custom

Dadeland: 2/2 condo in

Tudor Villa Realty

the beautiful towers of

Office for rent FL Miami Area- Pembroke Road, busy shopping center retail, office. 6675 Pembroke Road, 800 or 1600 sq ft. Contact 786-506-7895

home builder (FL License CGC 151265) Review floor plans and features at

Dadeland, 5th floor east view of the dadeland area $1800. 786-512-7068

Naples: TARPON BAY

m Summer building incentives

asking $219,000.

CONDO 2 BR/2 BA;

apply through August 31st

Pesach Rental in Miami FL

954-675-7219

Tiled, clubhouse, pool,

2009. Call for details

Miami Bch: Indian Creek,

gym, Comm. Office, pets

386-586-5665, ask for will or John, M-F 9-5pm w/e 10AM-4PM

house,$875/mo.Yrly only.646-321-5177. For Rent or Sale

Pesach Rental in Miami FL

in Florida

Miami Bch: Indian Creek,

2BR, w/ amazing bay view Sleeps 6 Comfortably 2Bths Walking distance to Shul

L/R, 400 sq ft, front yard,

unfurn, Bay&Ocean views.

construction located along

239-254-7633

KIryat GAT Near Beersheva- 2 Brs, KItch,

$270k. Contact

nice view/RED. Lowest in Bluffs

northeast Atlantic coast and

239-777-4952 or

For sale Israel

playground.$80K

trans and more. ALSO 1

OK $185K. Call:

Email: Arusi@zahav.net.il

Call 917-804-4158

Diplomat Hotel, shopping,

ready to move-in.

race 972-3-673-7330.

732-367-9100

S Fort Myers nr Cape

Call: 954-458-2280

Lev Yerushalayim Hotel: 2 BRs, 2 bths, kitchen, ter-

GLOBE REALTY

Palm Coast FL: New home

tiable, asking $325k. Near

Time Share-Israel Lev Yerushalayim, 1 BR, sleeps 4 kitchenette, avail for sale 2/7/11-3/07/11, by month or weeks. 718-382-6923

Jerus, central. New 4 BR

tile flrs throughout. Owner

Aventura/N. Miami. 3BR penthouse.Fully renov,furn.For seasonal/yr round rent.For photos or info call 718-217-4426

*We will do your payroll

Fort Myers: Restaurant/

www.stoughtonluxuryhome.co

646-318-9265.

Payroll & Sales Tax

VILLA DREAM HOME Panoramic View of Jerusalem & Judean Hills Exquisite, 17 rooms, 600 Sq Meters, (6450 sq ft) On ¼ acre of pvt land. Designed by US Architect David Collins. 9BR, 7BTH, AC. Huge: Kit, DR, LR, Fam Room, Master BR Suite, Pvt Drvwy, Stunning Land & Gardens. 10 Mins to Yerushalayim. 30 mins to Bnei Brak Frum, Suburban Community of Teishe Stone. Asking $3mil US Dollars. Call toll free from US: 866-627-1810 / 011-972-50-445-9930. Email: brms123gmail.com

Night Club, large entertain-

Condo for sale FL

Village (BOLD) 2BR, 2 Full

9090 9090:

ISRAEL

Dr. Large, 1 BR, 1.5 bth,

LR, FL/R, Ldry/R titled porch,

ances. New tile bathrooms,

Boca Raton: Country

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale/Rent

Ave)- Building & property Towers, Ocean view, 2 BRs.

steps to pool, bch, kitchen, DR,

July–Oct 2008 Call: 612-220-2382

on premise. Full security,

Gated 2 BR, 2 bth, condo,

granite counter tops. New kitchen cabinets & appli-

Creek, FL: Furn 2 BR/2 full

$125/night.

Community, $825/Mo, 1325

954-457-3862

schiefer@hotmail.com Wynmoor Coconut

Gardens: Fully furnished, 1

post office, race track. 55+

House. New lrg 2 BR, 2 bth w/ocean vu. New

New 5 star resort, 3 bed-

pking, pool, close to library,

Miami Beach, Carriage

ksher kit-shabbat mode.

305-877-6927

center. Avial now December 2008- 3k/mo special rates

MANY AMENITIES. WALK

330 SE 2nd St, Gulfstream

bed, 1.5 bths, includes cable,

www.oceandreamsrealty.com

COMMUNITY, 2 POOLS,

seas Neg. Call Richard

Baths,No Furn,2 pools, clbWinston Towers: Onsite Resale office. Winston Twrs100: 2/2. Penthouse completely remodeled, ask $240’s Winston Twrs 200: 2/2 on the water ask low 200’s. convertible. $179K Winston Twrs 500: 1/1.5, Estate sale. Winston Towers Realty. 305-935-1500

Fully equip. kitchens, 3 Br, 2

for sale Orlando

FSBO, 167.5K 516-650-2366

5 condo furnished and

CONDO FOR SALE-

10,000 SQ FT UNDER AIR CUS-

2 prof golf courses & 21 tennis courts both w/full

For Rent

Florida Condo

for sale1 bdrm, 1 bth, pool. Asking $85,000

Condos for rent Kosher condo Sarsota, FL

9085

GATED PRIVATE PROPERTY TOM HOME WITH SEPARATE

2 luxury condos each with 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms, one in Boca Raton for $79,900 one in Boynton Beach $119K 802-782-0721

Seasonal Rentals, South Florida: Hemisphere 2/2, 1-

Real Estate

King David Towers. Lux Apt, 2 BR, 2 bths, beaut beach view $2500 718-677-9825

Kitch ware. Kosher & sh shab. Short Term rentals. 416-782-6791 Lev Yerushlayim: Renov 1 BR furn apt. Sleeps 4. All amens. Avail 9/7-10/16, part or all. 937-304-4026

Nahalaot/ Rehavia Private house, extremely rare,15 rms Prking,elevator, garden, shelter 054-2382016 No5floor@gmail.com Jerusalem/ Rechavia: 2 BR, sleeps 5, 1st flr, $150/night. Shomer Shabbos. Kosher only. 2 nite min. Moshe 011-972-54-846-6404 or 914-419-2894

King David Towers. Lux Apt, 2 BR, 2 bths, beaut beach view $2500 718-677-9825

Beautiful Gym, Jacuzzi, Boat and Fishing Dock Tennis Courts and more Incl.

FL Summer Rental

completely furnished apt

Furnished 3/2 Beach House,

Washer Dryer, Sheets, blan-

4 blocks to beach, pool,

kets, towels, etc. Ready for Rent or Sale Immediately Come stay for a few days, weeks, or more. Call917-686-4824 For Serious Purchase Inquiries

newly renov, clean,. Comfortable, safe, dogs OK. Available on May 9th – Dec 27th. Short term OK. Has everything you need and more. 954-224-9315 or

whwcz@att.net

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