The High Court of Justice on Tuesday, first day Chol Hamoed Sukkos, rejected a petition filed by attorney Yossi Chavilov, seeking to block an el HaMayan ‘Kabolas Pnei Rabbo’ Sukkos event set for Wednesday, at Sultan’s Pool in Yerushalayim. The court is willing to hear the case, but not before it takes place on Wednesday, […]

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday he will not make an appointment to finish the rest of late Brooklyn district attorney Ken Thompson’s term. Brooklyn’s first black district attorney died October

In response to the UNESCO draft resolution denying any connection between the Jewish People, Har Habayis and the Kosel, Temple Mount Institute International Director Rabbi Chaim Richman believes the Jews

Millions of Social Security recipients and federal retirees will get a 0.3 percent increase in monthly benefits next year, the fifth year in a row that older Americans will have

The father of the child made off with his son shortly before the scheduled bris took place in the home of HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita on Tuesday, the first

Police were called at about 16:00 on erev Sukkos after persons feared a driver had abducted children in Afula. A caller told a police dispatcher he saw the driver place

As reported by YWN-ISRAEL, Israel last week announced it is suspending all cooperation with UNESCO following the UN-affiliate’s latest outrage, its resolution denying any Jewish connection to Har Habayis and the Kosel. The draft vote was ratified by UNESCO on Tuesday, the first day Chol Hamoed Sukkos in Eretz Yisrael as reported by YWN-ISRAEL. Following […]

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Thousands of chassidim were on hand taking part in the motzei Yomtov Ushpizin Tisch at Vishnitz Bnei Brak in the presence of the Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita. Among those taking part was philanthropist David Hagar of Los Angeles, who purchased ‘Shir HaMa’alos’ for $26,000, giving the kovod to the Rebbe. Rishon L’Tzion […]

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu last week was among the long list of elected Israeli officials who responded to the UNESCO draft resolution denying any connection between

Facing unprecedented warnings of a “rigged” election from Donald Trump, state officials around the country are rushing to reassure the public, and some are taking subtle steps to boost security

“Stop whining,” President Barack Obama rebuked Donald Trump on Tuesday, speaking out as seldom before on next month’s election and chiding the Republican for sowing suspicion about the integrity of

Donald Trump’s campaign is bringing President Barack Obama’s half-brother to the third and final presidential debate on Wednesday. The campaign confirms that Obama’s Kenyan-born half-brother Malik will be in the

A now-retired FBI agent and a State Department official involved in a discussion over the classification of information in one of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails said Tuesday

UNESCO on Tuesday, 16 Tishrei, ratified its draft resolution which denies the Jewish People’s connection to Har Habayis and the Kosel, referring to Har Habayis by its Arabic name, not the Temple Mount. The revote occurred while Mexico was working to schedule a re-vote. Mexico then sidestepped and announced a change in its opinion, but […]

A bus driver was lightly injured in a motzei Yomtov rock-throwing attack near Betar Illit. The driver of the 279 bus continued on his route until reaching Betar, where he

FBI Director James Comey says the absence of reliable data about how often police use force is fueling a regrettable narrative about law enforcement. He says videos of fatal police