A Queens imam accused of tipping off confessed terror plotter Najibullah Zazi was sentenced to “time served” today in Brooklyn federal court. Ahmad Afzali pleaded guilty in March to lying
About a week after the gag order was lifted on the case involving Anat Kamm and Haaretz journalist Uri Blau, we know that Kamm remains under house arrest, with stringent restrictions, and that many prominent journalists have signed a petition on behalf of their colleague, Uri Blau, who remains abroad. The case surrounds Kamm’s tenure […]
Pedophiles Beware: The Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol continues to have a zero tolerance policy for Pedophiles, Predators and Abusers. If you feel the need to abuse or behave inappropriately against someone, get help now! Therapy will help you. If you don’t get help, you will be caught. When a call comes into our hotline we […]
What do Thursday editions of Hamodia, Yated, and HaMevaser have in common you ask – the fact that the Holyland investigation which is front page news nationwide is conspicuously missing. The reports are very calculated at best, with the three dailies not speaking of the arrest of former Mayor R’ Uri Lupoliansky and Yated makes […]
Masked bandits arrived at the home of a well-known man, who runs a gemach. They came to his home on Yerushalayim’s Torah M’Tzion Street during the early morning hours on Wednesday. The victim, who also serves as a rosh kollel in Aish HaTorah was assaulted by the robbers, who then decided it was time to […]
Shortly following Pesach, four rabbonim employed by the state were targeted in a High Court of Justice petition challenging their position, demanding ‘proof’ regarding Jews converted by the state program. The four are Rechovot Chief Rabbi Simcha HaCohen Kook Shlita, Ashdod Chief Rabbi Yosef Sheinen Shlita, Chief Rabbi of Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Yitzchak Wolpe Shlita […]
Rabbi Eli Eleff received Smicha just last year and is a member of the Kollel of Yeshivas Ohr Hachaim in Kew Gardens Hills, New York. He is planning to pursue
Excerpts from a NY Daily News article: An Army medic who served in Iraq became a hero in the stands at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday when he saved a Bronx
For a bribery case to be considered prominent enough to make Israelis sit back and say “wow”, it must be of such proportions that it can push aside the daily reports of public officials being arrested or questioned for alleged law-breaking. It appears the Holyland case may be a record-breaker, even on the shoestrings of […]
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu expressed his country’s objections to stiff sanctions against Iran at this time as is being sought by US President Barak Obama. Obama has devoted his energies during the Washington nuclear summit to persuading China to support the move, realizing China holds the UN Security Council veto, and without Beijing’s support, […]
President Shimon Peres this week is conducting an official visit in France, having met with with Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, discussing what they view as the future compromise that will
A competent career counselor’s approach is tailored to the needs of the individual job seeker. Generally speaking, however, a career counselor will employ one or more of the following strategies: 1. Conduct counseling sessions to help identify career goals. 2. Administer and interpret tests to assess abilities and interest and to identify career options. 3. […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of HaRav Gedaliah HaKohen Anemer ZATZAL, Marah D’Asra of Young Israel Shomrei Emunah, Rosh HaYeshivah of the Yeshivah of Greater Washington, and
[VIDEO LINK BELOW] The following was written by Nathaniel Popper and appears in the LA Times: Two years after U.S. kosher-food authorities said they wanted to stop use of a
Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Bar-Lev, the rav of Emanuel, spoke with the weekly BaKehilla newspaper regarding the ongoing conflict surrounding the city’s Beis Yaakov and alleged discrimination, and the recent Supreme Court ruling levying a NIS 5,000 daily fine on Chinuch Atzmai. BaKehilla: In recent months, the media has expressed a growing interest in the unprecedented […]
A court on Thursday removed a gag order permitting the publication of news that former Prime Minister and Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert is the ‘senior official’ suspected of accepting NIS hundreds of thousands in the ongoing Holyland project investigation. Police also suspect that as a result of the handsome bribes given to officials, the project […]
Police Tzion District Commander Bruno Stein told chareidi officials that six youths have been arrested in connection to the Friday night violence and destruction seen in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood of Yerushalayim as was reported by YWN-Israel. A meeting with the senior police commander and Yahadut HaTorah representatives was arranged by Councilman R’ Yosef Deutsch. […]
A huge plume of volcanic ash sweeping in from Iceland forced the complete closure of British and Irish air space and disrupted flights across Northern Europe Thursday. Britain’s Civil Aviation
New Jersey rail and bus fares are rising against service cutbacks and continuing budget shortfalls. Passengers who ride the rails and buses will be paying more next month, and waiting
Despite months of protests from local elected officials and residents, the Obama administration is still not ruling out having New York serve as a venue for the September 11th terror
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