Incoming President of the High Court of Justice Asher Gronis was among those in the minority opinion in the ruling on Tuesday, 28 Shevat 5772, declaring the Tal Law illegal.

This year’s Index of Dependence on Government presented startling findings about the sharp increase of Americans who rely on the federal government for housing, food, income, student aid or other

Americans living and working in New Jersey’s largest city were subjected to surveillance as part of the New York Police Department’s effort to build databases of where Muslims work, shop

The NYPD is asking the public’s help in locating two men who robbed an 81-year-old man before pushing him onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn. Police say one of the

Delayed Earlier this week YWN-ISRAEL reported the Iron Dome system was going to be deployed in the Gush Dan area but it now appears this will not occur in the

Attorney Ori Kedar, who represented the left-wing Meretz Party in its first petition against the Tal Law, told Kikar Shabbat that today, “I am vehemently opposed to the forced induction

Wednesday night, erev Rosh Chodesh Adar marks four years since the horrific terrorist shooting attack in Jerusalem’s Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva. Eight students were murdered in the attack which left 11

HaRosh Yeshiva HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita, HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Halevy Wosner Shlita along with other gedolei hador shlita have called for a day of tefilos today, Wednesday,

On Wednesday, erev Rosh Chodesh Adar, an atzeres tefilla will be held on behalf of Rav Yaakov Yosef, who was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer R”L. The main atzeres will

Representatives of the Sami minority in Norway came to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem today to learn how Hebrew is taught to students from around the world. Their goal is

In the surest sign yet that he is planning to run for New York City mayor in 2013, Bill de Blasio, the public advocate, has hired prominent consultants best known

Mayor Michael Bloomberg stood up for the NYPDtoday, saying surveillance of Muslim groups is a justifiable counterterrorism tactic. There’s renewed controversy over the practice since it was reported over the

Tel Aviv Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau Shlita has turned to Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai to reverse the city council’s decision to request approval from the Ministry of Transportation

Askonim involved in placing primary girls in schools for the upcoming school year have now begun accepting applications, TLS reports. In order to accommodate all Lakewood children into the Mosdos,

Basing its policy on past successes, having sold the international community the myth that Har HaBayis is holy to Islam, the al-Aqsa Center is now taking it to the next

Amid thousands of complaints filed against Citypass, the now unpopular operator of the Jerusalem light rail, the company announced that anyone whose smart card does not register payment due to

A federal judge ruled that the Mets have the right to restrict Kosher Sports Inc. from selling their wieners on the Jewish Sabbath, citing a contract between the two entities

The FBI has removed hundreds of counterterrorism training documents after a months-long review found inaccuracies and other problems in their description of Muslims. The review was triggered after a September