The Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday cleared the way for the extradition to the United States of eleven citizens who stand accused of defrauding the elderly out of millions of
After state lawmakers narrowly avoided a government shut down earlier this week, Governor David Paterson is trying to avoid a similar scare next week. The governor says he will send
In an interview with Channel 1, the Baba Baruch, the son of Rav Yisrael Abuchatzera zt”l, the Baba Sali, explained “The Ashkenazim hate us”. Speaking with chareidi affairs correspondent, Baba Baruch stated, “They simply have no Fear of G-d (Yiras Hashem)”. “Those Ashkenazim degrade us to the ground. Those people simple have no Fear of […]
[Click HERE for photos] [UPDATE BELOW] Protests against ongoing Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in Jaffa continued today, Wednesday, as the Eida Chareidis and Asra Kadisha remain determined to prevent further
Former Shas leader Aryeh Deri on Wednesday evening submitted his idea for a compromise agreement in the hope Slonim Chassidus will accept it and avoid the two-week jail terms for the parents involved, jail sentences scheduled to begin tomorrow, June 17th. Deri proposes that the girls from the ‘chassidi track’ will be in regular classes […]
It is irrelevant if one agrees or disagrees with the Emanuel parents at present, but what is for certain is that the 43 families, whose daughters have not been attending the Emanuel Beis Yaakov, are unwilling to acquiesce to the nation’s High Court of Justice, supported by Gedolei HaDor Shlita. For a first time in […]
Agudas Yisrael leaders and askanim are busying themselves with preparations for Thursday’s (June 17th) prison march, the escort for the Emanuel Beis Yaakov parents that will take place simultaneously in Bnei Brak and Yerushalayim. The following information is accurate at 4:30pm Israel time, but as meetings continue changes are to be expected. Gedolei Torah Shlita […]
The future of Jewish ritual slaughter in New Zealand remains unclear this week, despite the local community making a new submission to Minister for Agriculture David Carter. Chairman of the
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper called on NDP MP Libby Davies to resign as her party’s deputy leader after she suggested Israel has been occupying territory since the country came into existence. “Mr. Speaker, this is a fundamental denial of Israel’s right to exist,” Harper said in the House of Commons on Tuesday. “It repeats […]
As Chinuch Atzmai and Yoav Lalum duke it out in the High Court of Justice, perhaps one realized that Shas remains conspicuously quiet, finding itself between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, the situation in Emanuel leaves the Sephardi girls in an unwanted situation, but Maran R’ Ovadia Yosef Shlita is […]
10:30AM EST: (Earlier updates below) Sources confirm to YWN that a NJ State Trooper has taken his own life, Wednesday morning, on the Garden State Parkway. UPDATE 1:45PM EST: The New Jersey State Police family mourns the death of Trooper Scott Graham, 35, of Monmouth County. Trooper Graham died of a single gunshot wound this morning. […]
Opposition leader MK (Kadima) Tzipi spoke with Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) radio host Razi Barkai on Wednesday morning, referring the Beis Yaakov Emanuel case and general political issues. Livni spoke
Speaking on Wednesday morning to Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) host Razi Barkai, former Shas leader Aryeh Deri commented on the High Court of Justice ruling in the Emanuel Beis Yaakov case. Deri’s interview followed an interview with Barkai and opposition leader Tzipi Livni. I agree there is a court in Jerusalem, but there is also […]
Very senior Foreign Ministry officials are involved in the case of alleged Mossad agent Uri Brodsky’s arrest in Poland. Israel Radio reports on Wednesday that it has been confirmed that Brodsky was arrested after landing in Warsaw Airport on a flight from Vienna, and he was scheduled to board another flight for Tel Aviv. YWN-ISRAEL […]
A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association says U.S. highway safety agencies are cracking down on distracted driving. The report, “Curbing Distracted Driving: 2010 Survey of State Safety
Customers eager to buy Apple’s new iPhone 4 experienced massive and widespread difficulties when attempting to pre-order the smart phone on Tuesday, the day it went on sale. Users trying
YWN has been flooded with emails in the past few hours, with people reporting that they recieved missionary literature in the mail. The following is just a sample of an
A small fire crippled BP’s oil containment system on its gushing Gulf of Mexico oil well Tuesday, forcing the beseiged energy company to cease capturing oil until further notice. Since
Although YWN did not mention Kars4Kids in our story earlier Tuesday about the investigation that NYS Attorney General Anderw Cuomo has just launched, Kars4Kids sent the following press release to YWN for publication: “Kars4Kids applauds the gubernatorial candidate’s investigation,” said Yehudah Meth, a spokesman for the national not-for-profit organization. “Indeed, we think it’s long overdue. The Attorney General’s […]
Woodmere, NY – A Long Island man abducted in an early-morning home invasion today was killed after he was shot in the chest, near his home in the exclusive waterfront
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