(VIDEOS AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) In what was labeled Operation 700, police during the night of 3 Cheshvan (Sunday to Monday) arrested 51 persons suspected of participating in disturbances,
(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Beginning on Sunday night the eve of 3 Marcheshvan, thousands of mispallalim are making their way to the tziyun of Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef ZT”L for the yahrzeit. The kever is located in the Sanhedria Cemetery at the intersection of Shmuel HaNavi and Bar Ilan Street in Jerusalem. […]
(Communicated Content) The Yeshiva World was hit by a storm this past Elul with the opening of a brand new first of its kind Yeshiva with a revolutionary approach to
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According to the Jerusalem police spokesman unity report, a foreign caregiver was arrested on suspicion of assault and ill-treatment of an approximately 85-year-old woman for several months. On Friday, the
A letter written by one of the Titanic’s passengers a day before the ocean liner sank has sold for 126,000 pounds ($166,000) at an auction in England. The handwritten note, on embossed Titanic stationery, was penned by first-class passenger Alexander Oskar Holverson on April 13, 1912 — the day before the ship hit an iceberg […]
The heads of the European Union issued a statement to the Jews of Europe, following the rise of the ultra-right wing parties across the continent in general, and in Austria specifically. European Parliament President Antonio Tajani said: “The strengthening of the Jewish nation and people is more important now than ever. We are extremely worried […]
The Yisrael Beitenu party headed by Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman is sponsoring a bill that would permit the senior minister to shut down funding for Peleg-affiliated yeshivos as well as
How much do MKs in Knesset earn monthly? The answer is 41,500 shekels, but it turns out that this sum is not enough for the elected people, and that their
2:39PM IL: [PHOTOS & VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Following is the announced schedule of planned protest activities of the Peleg faction around Israel for Monday afternoon, 3 Cheshvan. Jerusalem – 2:00pm • Entrance to the city • HaNevi’im Street • Yaffo near Induction Center (Rashi Street) • Yaffo and the corner of Shar Ha’ir Center […]
The following is via The Hill: As Hillary Clinton was beginning her job as President Obama’s chief diplomat, federal agents observed as multiple arms of Vladimir Putin’s machine unleashed an influence campaign designed to win access to the new secretary of State, her husband Bill Clinton and members of their inner circle, according to interviews […]
In what is set to be his first major address outside of Israel to a North American Jewish audience, President Rivlin will deliver the keynote address to the Jewish Federations of North America annual General Assembly next month, Monday afternoon, November 13 in Los Angeles. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently not scheduled to address the […]
Israel’s academic year began on Sunday morning 22 October but senior lecturers in 17 public colleges are demanding improved benefits and have opted to strike rather than to report to work. It is estimated that approximately 55,000 of the 309,000 students attending an institute of higher education in Israel are impacted by the strike in […]
UPDATED: 1:37PM IL: Peleg organizers are calling on supporters to head to Yerushalayim and converge on the Binyanei Ha’uma area as they plan to shut down areas of the capital in yet another day of protests. Earlier report: The automated phone messages are going out and the message is that Peleg faction protesters from around […]
After long and complicated negotiations, rabbonim in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem have removed their cherem to a community pool. The signing of an agreement between the rabbonim, the “Community Swimming” (“????? ??????”) NGO and the Ramot Alon Community Council. The agreement states the objections to the pool are lifted and there will be separate […]
More than 120 people were arrested during last Thursday’s “Day of Rage” that was held by Peleg. Dozens of the protesters who identified themselves to the police have since been released, some with fines of up to 1,000 NIS. There were, however, some 27 protesters who were arrested that refused to identify themselves. They were […]
Israel’s Antitrust Authority has been investigating Tnuva and concluded the dairy conglomerate is guilty of price fixing, slapping a 25 million shekel fine on the company, which is now partially owned by China. In addition, two senior company executives were fines personally, 75,000 each. Tnuva, which dominates the Israeli dairy market, prohibited supermarkets from selling […]
The following is via NY1: A city firefighter suffered minor injuries Sunday as a man tried to steal a fire truck after a car crash in Manhattan, according to the
“Death to Jews” graffiti was found in Hebrew and English along with a swastika and “Hamas” in the so-called “Muslim Quarter” of Jerusalem’s Old City. Police were summoned and an investigation into the hate crime was launched. (YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo Credit: Police spokesman unit)
These are state-by-state responses to a request for detailed voter data from President Donald Trump’s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, which is investigating voter fraud. The information indicates whether a state is willing to comply with, is denying or is undecided on the request for data. Some of the states that are willing to […]
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