U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has called for an independent review looking into the handling of remains at the Air Force mortuary affairs operations at Dover Air Force Base.
A wild scuffle at Zuccotti Park early Thursday morning ended with an “Occupy Wall Street” protester under arrest for assault and an FDNY EMT in the hospital, MyFOXny.com reported. Officers
When MK (Yahadut HaTorah) Rav Yisrael Eichler got up to speak in Tuesday’s (11 Cheshvan) Knesset plenum session, he decided to use his time to share some thoughts with parliamentarians
The gas pipeline running from Sinai to Israel was targeted once again, compelling its shutdown. The latest act of sabotage is the seventh attack this year, occurring 18-20 miles from
Some people do not take the threats of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seriously, explaining that while the Iranian leader makes a lot of noise, ultimately, he is not the man
For government officials in Paris, Israel and the PA (Palestinian Authority) do not have to reach a final status agreement to define borders. France has already done so, defining the
Even before the levaya for the Mir rosh yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZT”L got underway at the Mir, two babies had their bris and received the name Nosson
Rick Perry’s presidential campaign is furiously working to control the damage following an embarrassing gaffe in Wednesday’s presidential debate. Perry made appearances on three morning talk shows Thursday to fess
According to a report in the British Daily Mail, Israel is likely to launch a military attack against Iran within two months in an effort to destroy or cripple Iran’s
The number of foreclosures climbed in October, as mortgage lenders started to work through the paperwork problems that had delayed new filings for much of the last year. Foreclosure filings
Upon hearing of the petira of Mir rosh yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZT”L, Maran HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv stated the loss is a great one for the
Parking scofflaws are about to lose a precious perk. The city Department of Finance is axing a program that offers reduced parking-ticket fines for motorists who agree not to fight
There is a new vaad in Yerushalayim, established this past week, to address tznius issues for yeshiva bochrim living in apartments. The vaad will be keeping an eye on the
Breslov Rosh Yeshiva (Shuvu banim), HaRav Eliezer Berlind Shlita released a statement addressing growing concerns regarding Iran. According to a Kikar Shabbat report quoting the rav, the rosh yeshiva stated
YWN regrtes to inform you of the Petirah of Reb Refoel Yitzchok Dovid Shechter Z’L, who was Niftar this morning following a lengthy illness. Reb Refoel Z’L, a son in
Officials have confirmed that the Continental Airlines flight that turned around following takeoff from Ben-Gurion International Airport on Wednesday, November 9th, was indeed flight 085 from Tel Aviv to Newark,
The city has reportedly wasted millions of dollars on global positioning systems for its fire and sanitation trucks, according to two new audits by City Comptroller John Liu. Liu says
For many, Jerusalem offers an attractive real estate investment which also doubles as a wonderful yomtov apartment and vacation getaway. While a growing number of North Americans and Europeans have
After Minister of Religious Services Yaakov Margi announced this week that rabbonim affiliated with the dati leumi Tzohar organization will no longer be permitted to conduct a chupah, Tzohar officials
The chief rabbis of Tzfas and the chareidi community have published a kol korei decrying the chilul Shabbos in the city by Bar Ilan University and the State of Israel.
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