Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, have sent an e-mail to family friends announcing a mutual decision to separate, a longtime family friend told CNN. “We are

Following is a translation of remarks made by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday, May 31, 2010. Last night a regrettable incident occurred, during which people were killed and others were injured.  IDF soldiers who were compelled to defend their lives were also injured.  This incident was the result of an intentional provocation of forces […]

A day before the confrontation with Israel a university lecturer revealed on Hamas TV that the Gaza flotilla’s commander had announced that the participants were planning to use “resistance,” the Palestinian euphemism for violence, against “the Zionists.” He added that the participants sought to die as Martyrs, even more than they wanted to reach Gaza. […]

New York, NY – In the aftermath of the events involving a Turkish-sponsored flotilla and the Israeli Defense Forces, Rep. Anthony D. Weiner (D- Brooklyn and Queens) released the following statement to YWN: “While the demand for answers seems to echo in capitals around the world, the facts here are largely known.” “We know this […]

As the world continues to bash Israel, to condemn and call for justice against the persecutor of innocent humanitarian activists, the real facts surrounding the Gaza flotilla are beginning to unfold, presenting an entirely different picture than Turkey, Hamas and others depict. For one thing, Israel Navy commanders are being accused of ‘blowing it’, sending […]

Addressing a session of the Knesset Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee, Mossad Intelligence Agency Director Meir Dagan delivered a bit of good news, reporting Iran has encountered some snags in

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan will return to Fort Hood today for only the second time since the shooting there that killed 13 people and wounded dozens. Hasan will be surrounded

More crooks are “swiping” money from the MTA and ripping off riders by jamming MetroCard machines, amNewYork has learned. The vandals, who force straphangers to buy swipes from them after they bust the machines, are targeting stations without token clerks, according to union leaders and machine repairmen. An average of 236 MetroCard machines are vandalized […]

On the one-year anniversary marking the crash of Air France Flight 447, which killed 228 people when it fell into the Atlantic Ocean, victims’ families will push for more thorough

Al Qaeda says its No. 3 man and commander of its operations in Afghanistan has died, according to a group that monitors Islamist websites. Al Qaeda announced the death of

Kiryas Joel, NY – Does KJ have a ZBA? A new lawsuit against Kiryas Joel and its main religious institution raises the question of whether the village has a legitimate

The following is a NY Post exclusive: Drivers desperate for parking spots would get a reprieve under a City Council proposal to legalize double parking in certain situations, The Post

Days after a federal judge blocked his efforts to furlough half the state work force, Gov. David A. Paterson is drafting a plan that would lay off thousands of government

Addressing a Tel Aviv city council meeting on Monday addressing the growing popularity of Chabad in the elite Ramat Aviv Gimmel neighborhood, Mayor Ron Huldai said the magic words, what

Hundreds of New Yorkers took to the streets in Times Square to respond to Sunday night’s attack on civilian aide boats by the Israeli army. The attack killed at least

Officials in Rambam Medical Center in Haifa on Tuesday morning reported the condition of the wounded naval commandos admitted on Monday has improved Baruch Hashem. One of the soldiers was

Two women gaze through the eye slits of their black niqabs at the window of Dubai’s latest jewelry store. The glass cases, lit by crystal chandeliers, show gems that include a 52-carat diamond priced at $25 million. The name of the store’s owner appears only on catalogues and gift bags: Israeli billionaire diamond investor Lev […]