Meretz MK Nissan Hurwitz was on hand on motzei shabbos, taking part in a Paris Square protest in Yerushalayim against mehadrin bus lines. They accused Minister of Transportation Yisrael Katz
IDF forces operating in the Ramallah district nabbed Mahar Udda, 47, a very senior Hamas commander who has been on the wanted list for over a decade, a man who is linked to the deaths of some 70 Israelis. Some of the heinous attacks attributed to Udda include the September 9, 2003 attacks in Jerusalem’s […]
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the rav of the Kosel and holy sites, has turned to senior Muslim leaders asking them to ensure the Monday evening re-dedication of the Churva Shul in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City passes without Islamic violence. In his request, the rav pointed out the Old City is a symbol of […]
Responding to weekend violence and attacks coupled with intelligence information pointing to planned Islamic violence, Defense Minister Ehud Barak has extended the weekend closure on PA residents until Tuesday, extending it for three additional days. Islamic violence continues to spread in the frequency and intensity of attacks, this time, blaming it on Israel’s announcement that […]
It would appear that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu jumped the gun last week after issuing an apology to visiting US Vice President Joe Biden and the subsequent announcement that “the political crisis between America and Israel is behind us”. It begins with the growing number of nations issuing condemnatory statements against the planned construction of […]
Last Sunday, YWN-Israel reported Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak underwent surgery to remove his gallbladder in a German hospital. He has not been seen since and this resulted in serious rumors throughout Egypt that their leader was dead. State officials however insist the rumors are just that, lacking any factual reality. Officials add the president’s condition […]
NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly warned Thursday that the city’s budget woes will plunge the number of cops on the street to the lowest levels since 1990. Kelly told a City Council budget hearing that financial constraints will trim the NYPD to a 20-year low of 32,817 officers in the 2011 budget. The NYPD would lose 892 […]
New York – The head of the Port Authority wants you to dig deeper in your pockets for the billions the agency needs to fix up its airports, bus terminals,
A Jerusalem Municipal Court canceled legal action against two avreichim, tenant and landlord, for permitting shabbos davening in the private home in the Kiryat Yovel area of the capital. The
Jim Sikes is finding out the downside of instant celebrity in the Internet age after his highly publicized trip in a runaway Toyota Prius: You have no secrets. As National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Toyota inspectors continue to take apart his vehicle — which he says took him on a 23-minute, out-of-control race down […]
A special court ruled Friday that there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate that vaccines caused autism in three cases. The cases, brought by the children’s parents, all alleged that vaccines
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has declined an invitation to participate in a dedication of the Churva Shul in the Old City of Jerusalem, many feeling due to his concerns over possibly inflaming relations with the White House. Organizers explain that the prime minister’s message will be aired by video feed. The ceremony its set for […]
Wireless Internet may soon be coming to commuters on Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is asking developers to submit plans on how the service would
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was admitted to a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday with a stomach virus. “He is getting hydration and holding his food
Federal authorities are investigating a New Jersey man suspected of being an al Qaeda member and going on a deadly rampage at a hospital in Yemen. The FBI is investigating
“Traditional and new forms of anti-Semitism continued to arise, and a spike in such activity followed the Gaza conflict in the winter of 2008-2009,” the US State Department said in
Stepping aside from the scandals at the statehouse, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo decided on Thursday not to lead the investigation into Gov. David Paterson’s woes. When Cuomo decided
We all have an increasingly difficult time balancing our budgets when yomtov arrives, especially Pesach with the added expense to merit the fulfillment of the special mitzvos of the yomtov.
The Jewish community of Jaffa in Tel Aviv does not have an easy life and local Arab residents frequently exhibit their hostility by targeting area shuls. The latest incident occurred
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