Hamas has released an animated video of Gilad Shalit, seeking to turn up the pressure on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his government. The film is reportedly released by the
[See written Psak below] In response to the growing controversy regarding kohanim visiting Kever Rashbi, rabbonim shlita affiliated with the Eida Chareidis released a p’sak halacha permitting them to do so, seeking to put an end to the dispute and pashkavilim addressing the matter that state kohanim may not. Two rabbonim, morei tzedek of the Eida, […]
Radio host Gabi Gazit is facing numerous charges for his hateful remarks last week, aired on Non-Stop Radio in the north against the chareidi community. One Jerusalem resident, Moshe Shurek,
Elizabethtown, KY – A Hardin County inmate claims through a lawsuit filed in federal court that jail staff violated his First Amendment rights with their insensitivity to his religious diet.
If not for the fact that an infant was in the infant stolen from the Har Gilo area near the Tunnel Highway on Friday, the story would not be newsworthy since PA residents stealing Israeli-owned vehicles in ‘Israel proper’ is a commonplace occurrence. The Beit Shemesh couple arrived in two separate vehicles, with mom transporting […]
Responding to Israeli statements last week, Syria is returning the ball to Israel’s court, with a “source close to Syrian leadership” warning Israel of Damascus’ ability to fire of rockets daily into Israel. According to a report appearing in the Kuwaiti al-Rai newspaper on Saturday, a source close to the Syrian “decision-makers” stated that if […]
With Atra Kadisha and the Eida Chareidit vowing to hold a major protest against plans to move graves to permit construction of a new fortified wing of Barzilai Hospital in
Undoubtedly influenced in part by the visit of US special Mideast envoy George Mitchell, the Prime Minister’s Office on motzei shabbos called on Minister of Public Security Yitzchak Aharonovich to postpone the flag march set to take place in an eastern area of the capital on Sunday, as was reported by YWN-Israel. Police have made […]
Minister of Communications Moshe Kahlon removed the ban on the importation of iPad computers. The announcement was made on motzei shabbos, with Kahlon ordering customs officials to release the computers
The Wall Street Journal is offering some businesses firesale prices for full-page ads in its highly anticipated New York edition to seduce advertisers away from The New York Times. Wall
Washington, DC – Today, after White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs stated “I don’t think it is a stretch to say we don’t agree with what Senator Schumer said,” which came in response to the senator’s criticism of the Administration’s position on Israel, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D – Queens and Brooklyn) released the following statement to […]
Lebanon is denying an Israeli accusation that Hizbullah is being armed with long-range Scud missiles received from Syria, as was reported by YWN-Israel. President Shimon Peres accused Syria of delivering
The Obama administration pushed back on Friday against critical comments made by Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) accusing the president of having a “counterproductive” policy on Israel. Asked by the Huffington
YWN has been informed by the NYPD that the annual NYPD Brooklyn South Community / Precinct Unity Showcase in Prospect Park scheduled for this Sunday has unfortunately been cancelled due to weather. The annual event includes showcases from all 13 Precincts within the jurisdiction of Brooklyn South – all under the leadership of the Honorable Assistant […]
According an Associated Press report, Zarein Ahmedzay, who is charged in the foiled plot to bomb the NYC subway system will plead guilty in a Brooklyn court on Friday afternoon. Ahmedzay is the second of three terrorists to plead guilty in the failed plot. The mastermind behind the plot was 25-year old Najibullah Zazi. Zazi pleaded […]
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wants to shut the last two rest-stop bathrooms on non-toll roads in the most densely populated U.S. state after this year to save $270,000. “We just don’t have the money for the bathroom facilities,” Christie’s transportation commissioner, James Simpson, told members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations committee today during […]
Woodbury, NY – Between 75 and 100 people attended a meeting sponsored by Citizens for the Preservation of Woodbury to discuss ways to resist the proposed connection to the Catskill
Iranian media reports state that major war games are underway in which its navy successfully tested a new speed boat that boasts capabilities of destroying enemy vessels. The three-day exercise in the Strait of Hormuz is another Iranian step to flex its military capabilities amid a possible western military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Conflicting […]
A Gaza-based terrorist organization calling itself Abu Amir, which is opposed to Hamas, has turned to al-Qaeda in Yemen to target leaders of the Yemenite Jewish community towards ousting the Jews from that country. The move is part of the terrorist organization’s war on Jews, the daily Haaretz reports. The report is based on emails […]
President Barack Obama pressed Wall Street reforms in a “Join me, don’t fight me,” speech to the America financial industry. But a fight is just what he got, immediately, from
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