Minister of Finance Dr. Yuval Shteinitz commented on the high unemployment rates in the chareidi and Arab sectors, warning if something major is not done to bring these sectors into the workplace, the result will be “a catastrophe”. The senior minister made his remarks during the opening session of the 18th Caesarea Forum. The minister […]
Turkey has taken another step towards cutting all ties with Israel, this time suspending a lucrative contract with Elbit and IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) for the Heron unmanned surveillance aircraft.
WCBSTV reports: Faisal Shahzad, the 30-year-old Pakistani man accused of attempting to detonate a car bomb in busy Times Square, was indicted on 10 terrorism and weapons counts Thursday. He’s
The Security Cabinet on Thursday morning voted to relax restrictions surrounding the Gaza embargo. Following is the official statement released by the prime minister’s media advisor. “The Security Cabinet conducted an extensive discussion over the last two days regarding adjustments in Israel’s Gaza policy. “It was agreed to: * Liberalize the system by which civilian […]
Sloatsburg NY, – In just a few days, tens of thousands of Orthodox Jews from the tri-state area will be heading to their summer homes/camps/bungalows – in the Catskill Mountains.
The High Court of Justice has granted parents an additional hour, instructing them to report to the Russian Compound in Yerushalayim at 1:00pm. **Prison Authority officials are making arrangements to
Students will be able to keep their free MetroCards under a plan being hammered out between the Legislature, Gov. Paterson’s office and the MTA, sources tell NBCNewYork.com. The transportation agency
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) has joined forces with the pro-Israel, international education organization “Stand With Us” to protest the appearance of IHH terrorist Ahmet Faruk Unsal; Viva Palestina organizer Kevin Ovenden; and filmmaker Iara Lee at a gathering in Brooklyn tonight at 7 PM at the House of the Lord Church, 415 Atlantic Avenue between […]
Speaking with Israel Radio on Thursday morning, Shas leader Eli Yishai explained this a “very difficult day”. The interview took place before the party’s Council of Torah Sages headed by Maran HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita convened. (Portions of the interview follow). He added that “There is no doubt that discrimination exists” but there has been […]
The FBI is fanning out across New York City to arrest dozens of people linked to mortgage fraud scams. Numerous mortgage brokers, real estate agents and lawyers are believed to
More than 90 U.S. banks and thrifts missed making a May 17 payment to the U.S. government under its main bank bailout program, signaling a rising number of lenders are
Lawmakers on Thursday will get their first chance to grill BP CEO Tony Hayward, the man fighting to save his and his company’s reputation as BP fights to stop the
On the face of it, the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the growing threat of a disabling cyber attack would seem to have little in common.
HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Dovid Grossman Shlita and Deputy Minister of Education Meir Porush met on Thursday morning with President Shimon Peres in a last ditch effort to reach some kind
As the chareidi tzibur prepares to bring out hundreds of thousands of supporters for the Bnei Brak and Yerushalayim prison marches, beginning at 1:00pm and 2:00pm respectively, the High Court
Final preparations are underway in both Yerushalayim and Bnei Brak and police and chareidim are preparing for the prison march to escort the Emanuel Beis Yaakov parents to prison. Gedolei Yisrael will be among the participants in both cities. The Yisrael HaYom daily calls the upcoming event “The mother of all protests”, realizing the magnitude […]
Lakewood, NJ – YWN regrets to inform you of the Petirah of Rav Lipa Solomon ZATZAL, one of the last remaining Talmidim of the Chofetz Chaim. Rav Solomon, who was 96 years old when he was Niftar on Wednesday afternoon, lived in the Westgate Community of Lakewood for the past 10 years. Prior to his move […]
In his daily column in Yisrael HaYom, Dan Margalit compares Emanuel to Little Rock in the United States, explaining that it was President Dwight Eisenhower who sent federal troops to enforce a racial desegregation ruling. Margalit, a veteran and prominent journalist represents the secular community’s inability to digest the core issue, the different lifestyles and […]
[Photo link below] Members of the Chabad Israel Center on Manhattan’s Upper East Side have eagerly awaited the start of the “Belev Echad Tour”, a ten day program treating ten wounded IDF soldiers to a ten day American vacation, hosted by the Center’s leaders, Rabbi Uriel and Shevy Vigler, in conjunction with Chabad Terror Victims […]
A city councilman who spotted a traffic cop blow through stop signs while yakking on the phone confronted the officer – and got slapped with a $165 ticket, the irate lawmaker said. Dan Halloran (R-Queens) wants his summons dismissed and is demanding a review of every ticket the Queens traffic agent has ever written. “The […]
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