Hundreds of aircraft including two dozen stealth jets began training Monday as the United States and South Korea launched a massive combined air force exercise. The war games come a
Congress’ top two Democrats said Monday they’ve accepted an invitation from President Donald Trump for a White House budget summit later this week as the two parties try to avert
(VIDEOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Dozens of Arabs rioted in the village of Kutzra on Monday morning, located in the Shomron, the site of the attempted lynching of children, as they
A Review by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times It is a little known fact, but the Midrash tells us that, according to Rebbe Eliezer, Kayin killed
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) The following address was made by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to the Saban Forum, in which he uses yet another opportunity to speak out about the
A Polish court has given a suspended one-year sentence to a 17-year-old American for scratching his name into the barracks at the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The
The crew of a Cathay Pacific flight saw what it believes was North Korea’s latest missile test last week, the second airline to report sighting it. Cathay said Monday that
One of the 17 public officials questioned by police in connection to fraud and other white collar crimes in Rishon L’Tzion was Knesset Coalition Chairman MK (Likud) David Bitan. Bitan was questioned by the Israel Police Serious Crimes Unit on Sunday, 15 Kislev for thirteen hours. He was questioned ‘under warning’, which signals a criminal […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rebbitzen Rochel Roth A”H. She was the wife of Hagaon HaRav Yechezkel Roth Shlita (the Karlsburg Rov). Rebbitzen Roth suffered a
European Union chief Donald Tusk said Monday he was “encouraged” by last-minute progress in divorce talks with Britain, saying that the sides were within reach of a breakthrough that would
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries. The justices, with two
Both the foreign ministers of Jordan and Egypt have warned the United States not to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, as President Trump reportedly plans to do. According
Democratic Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan announced Saturday that he will not seek re-election to a 19th term in 2018. Levin, whose Democratic-leaning district is in suburban Detroit, said he
Egyptian Ambassador to the United States Yasser Reda hosted a dinner on Capitol Hill commemorating the 40th anniversary of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s visit to Jerusalem and his speech to
“Safety concerns” were attributed to as the reason for canceling a test firing of the Arrow 3 ballistic missile on Monday, 16 Kislev. According to reports, the target missile, a “sparrow”, failed to meeting safety requirements to carry out the test. The system is intended to intercept long-range rockets directed at Israel. The test was […]
Dozens of law enforcement and fire agencies in Los Angeles County can now receive SMS text messages to 911. The capability announced Friday is aimed at mobile users who are
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday briefed a session of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Mr. Netanyahu explained his foreign policies are flourishing as agreements are being signed with new nations. “I welcome this opportunity to discuss the foreign policy of the State of Israel – its goals, actions and results. I think […]
NATO’s chief says he’s looking forward to talks with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and that the military alliance is too focused on security issues to be distracted by
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) A Reminder: Monday night – at maariv – we start saying v’sain tal u’matar Generally speaking, the Pope’s actions do not affect what Orthodox Jews do, but here, one Pope’s actions affected the secular date of when we do things. Read on for clarification. In […]
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