Category Archives: New York Times

Yisroel Pensack: ‘Class Warfare’ Erupts in Egypt Over Rich-Poor Divide

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Yisroel Pensack

The popular uprising against the regime of Egypt’s dictator President Hosni Mubarak has given way to “class warfare” in some areas of that nation, according to a New York Times report by David D. Kirkpatrick and Mona El-Naggar: CAIRO — … Continue reading →

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Yisroel Pensack: Barack and Mubarak Were on Top of the World Trade Center; Mubarak Fell Off — Who Was Left?

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Yisroel Pensack

In an article on the Egyptian crisis headlined “Obama Presses for Change but Not a New Face at the Top,” David E. Sanger and Helene Cooper of The New York Times report: WASHINGTON — President Obama’s decision to stop short, … Continue reading →

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Yisroel Pensack: Why Barbra Streisand Was Invited to the White House Dinner Honoring China’s President

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Yisroel Pensack

Business executives, politicians, diplomats, journalists and other notables were among the 225 guests at Wednesday night’s state dinner in the White House honoring President Hu Jintao of China. According to a New York Times report by Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The … Continue reading →

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Yisroel Pensack: Prime Minister Proposes English Health Care System Overhaul

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Yisroel Pensack

According to an article by Sarah Lyall in The New York Times: LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday proposed a radical reorganization of England’s health care system, introducing legislation that would hand responsibility for most of the country’s … Continue reading →

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Yisroel Pensack: Why Indications of Past Drug Use Did Not Prevent Jared Loughner From Buying Guns

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Yisroel Pensack

James V. Grimaldi of The Washington Post reports: An old policy memo from the Clinton administration paved the way for accused Arizona gunman Jared Loughner to buy his first firearm. Put in place by then-Attorney General Janet Reno, the policy … Continue reading →

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