Israel: Tourism Ministry Reports Market Recovery
There has been a swift and consistent recovery in incoming and domestic tourism thanks to the increased marketing investment made by the Tourism Ministry following Operation Pillar of Defense. The ministry allocated 33 million NIS (of which 22 million NIS came from the Finance Ministry) for intensive marketing and advertising activities in order to quickly come out of the tourism crisis caused by ... Housing Cabinet Approves 150,000 Apartments for Rentals
Minister of Finance (Yesh Atid) Yair Lapid has spoken out strongly for the need of the current administration to lower housing costs in Israel. Cabinet ministers meeting to discuss the nationwide housing shortage unanimously ... Full Story » Chief of Staff: IDF Faces Interconnected Threats
Israel’s first International C5I Conference, which is currently underway, held its first sessions on Tuesday, 12 Sivan 5773 in Zichron Yaakov. The conference’s speeches focused largely on the theme of C5I (command, control, ... Full Story » PA Electric Bill Continues to Grow (1 opinions)
The PA (Palestinian Authority) debt to the Israel Electric Company (IEC) has reached 730 million NIS, members of the Knesset Economics Committee learned on Wednesday, 13 Sivan 5773.
When asked to comment, IEC CEO Yiftach Ron-Tal told ... Full Story » U.S. Tornado Insured Losses Estimated At $2 Bln-$5 Bln
Tornadoes that struck the United States from May 18 to May 20 caused between $2 billion to $5 billion of insured losses, disaster modeling company Eqecat said late Thursday.
At the high end of the range, the tornado outbreak may ... Full Story » MK Porush Turns to Dati Leumi Rabbonim (2 opinions)
MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Meir Porush responded to the Peri Committee draft law to govern the draft of chareidim into the IDF and national service. “Anyone thinking that sanctions of one kind or another will compel the draft on bnei Torah has ... Full Story » NY, NJ Transit Agencies To Receive $3.7 Billion In Aid (1 opinions)
Four major transit agencies in New York and New Jersey will receive $3.7 billion in federal aid to repair damage from Superstorm Sandy. The money also will help protect the region's trains, buses and subways from future ... Full Story » Report: Israelis are Complaining More (1 opinions)
According to the State Ombudsman’s Office, there is an increase in the number of complaints received, totaling 15,123 in 2012, a record-breaker since the establishment of the office 42 years ago. The number of complaints has ... Full Story » U.S. Weather-Watcher Satellite Fails Just Before Hurricane Season
A key satellite positioned to track severe weather in the eastern United States has failed, just as the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is about to start.
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) activated a spare ... Full Story » Supreme Court Ruling Overturns Beis Din Cherem (5 opinions)
In a landmark decision earlier this week, Israel’s Supreme Court overturned a beis din’s decision in which a person was placed in cherem. The case in point refers to a petition filed by a resident of Elad together with the Hiddush - ... Full Story » Hurricane Center: Beware Of The Storm Surge
During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer ... Full Story » NY Warning About Calls For Free Medical Alert Gear
The New York state attorney general's office is warning New Yorkers against scam robocalls targeting seniors and offering free medical alert equipment with back-end fees for monitoring.
The agency says it received consumer ... Full Story » Litzman Questioned by Police Over Disabled Permits & Status (3 opinions)
Former Deputy Minister of Health (Yahadut Hatorah) MK Yaakov Litzman was summoned by police for questioning in an investigation alleging he intervened to obtain disabled parking permits and status for two people. It has been learned ... Full Story » Britain Scrambles Fighter Jets To Escort Pakistani Passenger Plane [UPDATED 9:53AM EDT]
9:35AM EDT: Britain launched fighter jets on Friday to escort a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane arriving from Lahore in Pakistan to an airport near London after it was diverted from Manchester, the Defence Ministry ... Full Story » Exiled Cleric Who Taught UK Knifeman Praises 'Courage' (1 opinions)
A Syrian-born Islamist cleric who taught one of the attackers accused of hacking to death an off-duty British soldier on a London street praised the attack for its "courage" and said Muslims would see it as a strike on a military ... Full Story » Emergency Gush Gathering to Address Deteriorating Security
In light of the alarming increase in firebomb and rock-throwing attacks against Jewish motorists on roadways throughout Yehuda and Shomron, an emergency gathering is scheduled for Friday, 15 Sivan 5773 at 10:30 at el-Hader ... Full Story » PHOTOS: Truck Strike May Have Caused Washington State Bridge Collapse, Officials Says
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A colliding truck may have triggered the collapse on Thursday of part of a four-lane freeway bridge that sent vehicles and drivers tumbling into a frigid river in Washington state, officials said.
A ... Full Story » Israeli News
Chareidi Family Tried Getting to ...
On Thursday, 14 Sivan 5773, YWN-ISRAEL reported that a chareidi couple and their ... Full Story » (1 opinions) Is Bennett Losing Control of His ...
The Bayit Yehudi party decided to vote for the Stern Bill which seeks to increase the number of ... Full Story » MK Moses Accuses Lapid of Badmout...
MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Menachem Eliezer Moses in Knesset on Wednesday, 13 Sivan 5773 ... Full Story » (2 opinions) Husband Who Kept Wife Agunah Lose...
The Chief Rabbinate Supreme Court on Tuesday, 12 Sivan 5773 upheld the ruling of a lower court, denying ... Full Story » (15 opinions) U.S. & World News
PHOTOS: Truck Strike May Have Cause...
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A colliding truck may have triggered the collapse on ... Full Story » U.S.Casts Doubt On Credibility Of I...
The United States on Friday called into question the credibility of Iran's presidential ... Full Story » Alert From NYC Health Dept: 27 Meas...
The Health Department announced today that it has identified 34 cases of measles in Brooklyn – ... Full Story » (3 opinions) Alert From Rockland County Health D...
The Rockland County Department of Health has identified a case of measles in Rockland ... Full Story » 
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