Thousands Of Israel Supporters Participate In Annual Celebrate Israel Parade
Thousands of supporters of Israel surrounded New York City's Fifth Avenue at 11 a.m. on Sunday for the annual Celebrate Israel Parade.
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Thousands of supporters of Israel surrounded New York City's Fifth Avenue at 11 a.m. on Sunday for the annual Celebrate Israel Parade.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's trip to the Middle East this month cost taxpayers $39,871 for security, according to his office.
The first-term Republican says his first foreign trip was designed to tout business and trade opportunities in New Jersey for Israelis. It also helped him get a better grasp of the unique security challenges facing the volatile region
The story about Christie's visit to Jerusalem's Western Wall, which ran Tuesday, was littered with innuendos and puns about the governor's weight.
Gov. Chris Christie, a rising star in Republican politics, is in Israel on his first official overseas trip.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and plans to visit Jerusalem's Western Wall during his week-long trip.
The politically-charged vote brought out the masses as the trendy food co-op conducted the vote on Tuesday night. There was both delight and disgust as the crowd of over 1,500 shot down the idea.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is taking a clear stand in the proposed boycott of Israeli goods by members of the Park Slope Food Coop.
They may not agree on much, but one thing that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Barack Obama had a certain ring of truth: Israel and the United States are both enemies of Iran.
The United States and Israel are engaged in high stakes diplomacy over what to do about the nuclear threat from Iran. The allies disagree about whether to, when to, and who should bomb Iran's nuclear facilities.
The NYPD says that security has been increased at the Israeli consulate, synagogues and other Jewish cultural institutions throughout the city.
New York's archbishop wrapped up his trip to Israel and the Holy Land with an exclusive interview with CBS 2. For Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, it was an emotional pilgrimage.
Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan made an emotional visit to Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust museum, and CBS 2 had the only camera there. It was all part of the New York archbishop's week-long Holy Land visit.
Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan will be heading to Israel next week to lead a pilgrimage of 50 priests.
Grapel, a 27-year-old law student accused of spying in Egypt, had a dramatic reunion with his family in Israel after another prisoner swap.
A law student from Queens being held as a spy in Egypt will soon be released as part of another deal involving Israel to swap prisoners. After four months of worry, Daniel Grapel's wish is finally coming true.
On the heels of Gilad Shalit returning home after spending five years in a Hamas prison, a second Israeli prisoner swap was being negotiated on Tuesday, one that hits real close to home.
Is the "Occupy Wall Street" movement anti-Semitic? Signs indicating that have surfaced. Yet when CBS 2's Tony Aiello surveyed the situation Tuesday he found conflicting signs of both anti-Semitism and Jewish support.
One Bronx resident said it may appear to be a lopsided trade if you think of it logically, but he said the Israelis thought with their hearts.
In the nearly 6- minute video, one protestor is seen standing in Zuccotti Park ranting against Israel and Jews while holding a sign reading "Hitler's Bankers - Wall St."
Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was captured by Hamas in 2006 and now his release is expected within days. That has the Jewish community around the world, and in the Tri-State Area, overjoyed.
After previously taking issue with the President's stance on Israel, Koch now says "I am on the Obama express bus for re-election."
The United Nations Security Council took the first steps in considering the Palestinian's request for statehood, meeting behind closed doors on Monday on the controversial bid. The arm twisting has begun.
Two thousand years after they were written and decades after they were found in desert caves, some of the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls are available online.
President Obama said in public what he is also saying in private -- that a Palestinian state can only be achieved by the Israelis and Palestinians going to the bargaining table and tackling the hard questions that face them.
