Category Archives: New York Times

Yisroel Pensack: Video Shows Gunman Shooting Rep. Giffords and Others, Sheriff’s Investigator Says

Richard A. Oppel Jr. reports in The New York Times: TUCSON — The chief investigator for the sheriff’s department here has for the first time publicly described the brief and gory video clip from a store security camera that shows … Continue reading

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Yisroel Pensack: Tucson Shooter Had Sexual Gun Fetish, Photos Show

The New York Times reports: TUCSON — Law enforcement officials said Friday they have multiple photos of Jared L. Loughner posing with a Glock 9mm gun next to his naked buttocks and dressed in a bright red g-string. The photos … Continue reading

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Yisroel Pensack: Rep. Giffords’ Medical Progress Called a ‘Miracle’

It’s not often that The New York Times reports on “miracles”: TUCSON — …Representative Gabrielle Giffords continued Friday to make significant medical progress, her doctors said… Last Saturday, Ms. Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, was meeting with constituents in a Tucson … Continue reading

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Yisroel Pensack: Should College Have Asked Court to Evaluate Student Who Became Tucson Shooter?

A New York Times article by A. G. Sulzberger and Trip Gabriel notes: TUCSON — Many people had a glimpse of the deep delusions and festering anger of Jared L. Loughner, but none seemed in a better position to connect … Continue reading

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Yisroel Pensack: New York Times Plays ‘Catch Up’ with Jewish Bloggers on Israel’s Subsidy Payments to Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Men for Full-Time Torah Study

This heavily-blogged topic is apparently news to The New York Times, which covers it at length today under the headline “Some Israelis Question Benefits for Ultra-Religious.” Isabel Kershner reports: JERUSALEM — Chaim Amsellem was certainly not the first Parliament member … Continue reading

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