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 postpone the flag march set to take place in an eastern area of the capital on Sunday, as was reported by YWN-Israel. Police have made […]
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 in response to the senator’s criticism of the Administration’s position on Israel, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D – Queens and Brooklyn) released the following statement to […]
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 to weather. The annual event includes showcases from all 13 Precincts within the jurisdiction of Brooklyn South – all under the leadership of the Honorable Assistant […]
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. Ahmedzay is the second of three terrorists to plead guilty in the failed plot. The mastermind behind the plot was 25-year old Najibullah Zazi. Zazi pleaded […]
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 just don’t have the money for the bathroom facilities,” Christie’s transportation commissioner, James Simpson, told members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations committee today during […]
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 in the Strait of Hormuz is another Iranian step to flex its military capabilities amid a possible western military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Conflicting […]
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 Jews from that country. The move is part of the terrorist organization’s war on Jews, the daily Haaretz reports. The report is based on emails […]
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. The visit was Mitchell’s idea, and officials in the Prime Minister’s Office stated that do not know the exact purpose for the visit, while most […]
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 in the Shomron community of Emanuel. Agudah officials reject the High Court of Justice’s attempt to interfere with parental education decision, referring to Israeli authorities’ […]
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
Three carpenters got together 51 years ago and built a kisei shel Eliyahu which they donated to the shul in Moshav Kadish in the Tanach Region. Since then, the chair was a faithful participant in many a bris, used by many Gedolei Yisrael Shlita, until 15 years ago, when it was taken from the shul. […]
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