As Israel confronts intensifying threats on multiple fronts and the Trump administration presses forward with regional agreements, the decisions now being made on borders and security control may determine the country’s future for generations. Israel’s next moves could either open the door to a genuine era of peace — or repeat the deadly missteps that […]
In Israel, some dismissed the move announced on Friday by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, when he announced Israel’s recognition of Somaliland. In reality, the move was set in motion by outgoing Mossad chief Dedi Barnea—driven by clear and deliberate strategic considerations. Anyone who has tracked Israeli Air Force operations against the Houthis in Yemen over […]
A National Guard deployment in New Orleans authorized by President Donald Trump will begin Tuesday as part of a heavy security presence for New Year’s celebrations a year after an attack on revelers on Bourbon Street killed 14 people, officials said Monday. The deployment in New Orleans follows high-profile National Guard missions the Trump administration […]
Israel’s Ministry of Religious Services held a professional conference last week for marriage registrars from across the country at the Givat Shmuel Religious Council. At the conference, an extraordinary case
The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers including Jeff Bezos’ new supersized Blue Moon. A supermoon looms on Jan. 3 and an astronomical blue moon is on the books for […]
The United States on Monday announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance and warns United Nations agencies to “adapt, shrink or die” in a time of new financial realities. The money is a small fraction of what the U.S. has contributed in […]
Former hostages Matan Zangauker and Ilana Gritzewsky have become engaged. An image shared by Matan’s mother shows the couple holding champagne glasses beside a sign reading “Will you marry me,” with a large guitar-shaped building visible in the background, identifying the location as the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel. In an accompanying caption, Einav Zangauker wrote, […]
Power outages can come from winter storms, heat waves, wildfires or a delivery driver backing into the power line by your house. But depending on how long they last or what the temperature is outside, they can be serious or even fatal, no matter the cause. One of the biggest factors in getting through a blackout […]
POTUS delivers remarks upon meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu: “We had a big meeting with a lot of people… and I think we came to a lot of conclusion… and so, I just want to thank you for spending time.” ? Trump on Hamas: “If they don’t disarm — as they agreed to do, […]
A historic theater in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol has opened its doors more than three years after it was pummeled in a Russian airstrike that killed hundreds of civilians sheltering inside. Moscow-installed authorities marked the rebuilding of the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater with a gala concert on the building’s new main stage […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic petirah of Israel (Sol) Zaltz Z”L, a resident of Cedarhurst, who was R”L killed in a devastating car accident in the Five Towns early Monday morning. He was 77 years old. As YWN previously reported, the niftar was critically injured when a vehicle slammed head-on into his […]
A Muslim vendor who intervened during a deadly antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach has described the moment he ran toward one of the assailants and wrestled a gun from him
The head of Iran’s Central Bank resigned Monday as the biggest protests since 2022 erupted in Tehran and other cities after the country’s currency plummeted to a new record low against the U.S. dollar. The resignation of Mohammad Reza Farzin was reported by state TV, as traders and shopkeepers rallied in Saadi Street in downtown […]
President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a facility in South America as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but the U.S. offered no other details. Trump made the comments in what seemed to be an impromptu radio interview Friday. The president, who called radio host John Catsimatidis during a program […]
“A Yissachar-Zevulun shutfus (partnership) with Shas Yidden is MEHADRIN MIN HAMEHADRIN” The words of Maran Hamashpia Hagadol, Hatzadik Harav Elimelech Biederman, shlit”a ? Do More Than Just Save On
Energy Minister Eli Cohen appeared to criticize the handling of the so-called “Qatargate” affair in the Prime Minister’s Office, saying that anyone working on behalf of a foreign country while employed there should face criminal consequences. Speaking to Kan Reshet Bet, Cohen, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud, said, “If someone in the […]
President Donald Trump warned Iran against reconstituting its nuclear program Monday as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his home in Florida for wide-ranging talks. The warning comes after Trump has insisted that Tehran’s nuclear capabilities were “completely and fully obliterated” by U.S. strikes on key nuclear enrichment sites in June. But Israeli officials have been quoted in local […]
A document authored by the intelligence arm of Hamas helped persuade the group’s leadership to carry out the October 7, 2023, massacre in southern Israel, according to research published this week by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. The document, written less than a month before the attack and later uncovered during an […]
Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor. Can he do it? Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, already faces intense scrutiny, even before taking office in one of the country’s most scrutinized political jobs. Republicans have cast him as a liberal boogeyman. Some of his fellow Democrats have deemed him too far […]
Police conducted searches of the phones of key figures in the Likud campaign without the appropriate warrants in the case concerning the harassment of then-state witness Shlomo Filber, Kan News
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