With Atra Kadisha and the Eida Chareidit vowing to hold a major protest against plans to move graves to permit construction of a new fortified wing of Barzilai Hospital in
Undoubtedly influenced in part by the visit of US special Mideast envoy George Mitchell, the Prime Minister’s Office on motzei shabbos called on Minister of Public Security Yitzchak Aharonovich to
Minister of Communications Moshe Kahlon removed the ban on the importation of iPad computers. The announcement was made on motzei shabbos, with Kahlon ordering customs officials to release the computers
The Wall Street Journal is offering some businesses firesale prices for full-page ads in its highly anticipated New York edition to seduce advertisers away from The New York Times. Wall
Washington, DC – Today, after White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs stated “I don’t think it is a stretch to say we don’t agree with what Senator Schumer said,” which came
Lebanon is denying an Israeli accusation that Hizbullah is being armed with long-range Scud missiles received from Syria, as was reported by YWN-Israel. President Shimon Peres accused Syria of delivering
The Obama administration pushed back on Friday against critical comments made by Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) accusing the president of having a “counterproductive” policy on Israel. Asked by the Huffington
YWN has been informed by the NYPD that the annual NYPD Brooklyn South Community / Precinct Unity Showcase in Prospect Park scheduled for this Sunday has unfortunately been cancelled due
According an Associated Press report, Zarein Ahmedzay, who is charged in the foiled plot to bomb the NYC subway system will plead guilty in a Brooklyn court on Friday afternoon.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wants to shut the last two rest-stop bathrooms on non-toll roads in the most densely populated U.S. state after this year to save $270,000. “We
Woodbury, NY – Between 75 and 100 people attended a meeting sponsored by Citizens for the Preservation of Woodbury to discuss ways to resist the proposed connection to the Catskill
Iranian media reports state that major war games are underway in which its navy successfully tested a new speed boat that boasts capabilities of destroying enemy vessels. The three-day exercise
A Gaza-based terrorist organization calling itself Abu Amir, which is opposed to Hamas, has turned to al-Qaeda in Yemen to target leaders of the Yemenite Jewish community towards ousting the
President Barack Obama pressed Wall Street reforms in a “Join me, don’t fight me,” speech to the America financial industry. But a fight is just what he got, immediately, from
United Airlines’ merger talks with Continental Airlines are progressing rapidly, and many of the key issues involved with melding the carriers have been resolved, said a person close to the
A strain of potentially lethal airborne fungus recently discovered in Oregon may soon spread to California and other neighboring areas, scientists warn. Several people in Oregon have died after being
The New York City Police Department is using a dozen explosives experts from the city’s airports to help them with bag searches in the subway. Transportation Security Administration members will
US special Mideast envoy George Mitchell arrived in Israel on Thursday and his is meeting on Friday with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and President Shimon Peres.
Agudas Yisrael worldwide is working in earnest against the harsh decree, a NIS 5,000 daily fine against Chinuch Atzmai surrounding the ongoing controversy over segregation in a Beis Yaakov school
Jerusalem participated in Earth Day 2010 in part by killing the main lights in the Old City. Illuminated windmills were on site for the occasion as well as displays of
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