An amazing site to see: MDA mobilized more than one hunded ambulances in just a few minutes for the aircraft emergency at Ben Gurion Airport early Monday morning. Click HERE

FIRST REPORT 7:55PM EST: [UPDATES & PHOTOS BELOW] Dozens of ambulances from MDA, Hatzolah Volunteers, Police, and Rescue Personnel are all currently responding to Ben Gurion Airport for a confirmed

Exactly as written (from a mobile device): “We left tall aviv to NY at 1:30AM (6:30PM NY time) right after takeoff we felt the plane was not ok, it was

Below are videos and links to albums of hundreds of photos taken at Lag BaOmer events around the world. Our most incredible images this year, were aerial photos taken high above Eretz Yisroel by Kuvien Images for YWN. YWN thanks our photographers, and all those who submitted photos to YWN. You help us keep our photo […]

New smoking laws will take effect in New York City Monday, prohibiting smokers from lighting up in certain public places. No smoking sings are already up in Central Park. Come Monday the city’s sweeping ban kicks in at parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas, like in Times Square. The question now is, will anyone obey the […]

Good morning!  Thank you, Rosy, for your very kind introduction.  But even more, thank you for your many years friendship.  Back in Chicago, when I was just getting started in national politics, I reached out to a lot of people for advice and counsel, and Rosy was one of the very first.  When I made […]

[The following Op-Ed was written by Tevi Troy] The most surprising thing about President Obama’s press appearance with Israeli prime minister Netanyahu Friday was the way in which Netanyahu kept returning to first principles in his discussion with Obama. Obama went first, and largely went over the ground he covered in Thursday’s speech, while noting […]

Democratic senior statesman Ed Koch says Israel is facing its “most dangerous and critical period” and he is ready to break with his party in the next presidential election over President Obama’s policies on the Middle East. In an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV, the former New York City mayor said, “Mitt Romney correctly summed it […]

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels told supporters in an email early Sunday that he will not run for president in 2012, a decision he said ultimately came down to his family’s

A volcanic eruption in Iceland forced the closure of airspace over and around the country’s main airport, a spokeswoman for Keflavik International Airport said Sunday. “The airport itself is not

Electrical impulses sent to a paralyzed man’s spinal cord allow him to walk again, researchers say. Rob Summers, 25, can voluntarily move his feet and hips and walk on a treadmill with support, in what could be a major breakthrough for the treatment of paralysis. The research team, led by Dr. Susan Harkema of the […]

This video is not from this year, but just gives the viewer an idea of the atmosphere at Meron. YWN Will be posting videos of this year shortly. (Click HERE

[PHOTO LINK BELOW] Tens of thousands have arrived at the Kever of Rav Shimon Bar Yochai on Har Meron. Close to three thousand police officials have been stationed to secure

It’s perhaps the very definition of Red Tape. Four years ago, Congress decided that the IRS should get into the banking business, authorizing it to give out no-interest loans to

Mayor Bloomberg joined lawmakers who want to require trucks to have mirrors that would eliminate blind spots – and prevent tragedies like the recent death of a 4-year-old Brooklyn boy.

Former Gov. David Paterson will not be prosecuted for lying about taking free World Series tickets from the Yankees while in office, the Daily News has learned. Albany County District

A report released today by Public Advocate Bill de Blasio shows the cuts to 20 fire companies in Mayor Bloomberg’s Executive Budget will seriously imperil emergency response times. According to

Motorists are finally seeing lower prices at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of regular gasoline on Friday was $3.84, down 5 cents from last

AT&T are ‘systematically overcharging’ up to 20 million Americans who use their iPhone or iPad to access data on the go, an investigation has uncovered. The lawsuit alleges the phone

The following is by By Greg Sargent, and printed in the Washington Post: I just got off the phone with Abraham Foxman, the Holocaust survivor who heads the Anti-Defamation League.

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