A pretrial hearing for five prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks was halted on Monday so technicians could tinker with courtroom microphones to prevent eavesdropping on confidential attorney-client
While the nation’s focus regarding sharing the burden is directed at chareidim and their mosdos, the IDF is not discriminating in pulling bnei Torah out of beis medrash. According to an Arutz-7 report, thousands of first year hesder talmidim have been drafted, apparently for three years. While the nation is so busy focusing on chareidim […]
New York City says 21 companies have met targets in a national effort to reduce salt in prepackaged foods. Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the announcement Monday. The products range from
Shas’ outgoing Minister of Religious Services Yaakov Margi and Bayit HaYehudi MK Moti Yogev appeared together on Knesset TV Sunday, 1 Rosh Chodesh Adar 5773. Yogev spoke quietly and limited his words, often opting to respond “coalition talks are ongoing so I prefer not to address this at present.” He was asked why he thinks […]
Americans are eager to hear President Barack Obama address the U.S. economy and federal deficit in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, with more than half still convinced
The IDF over the weekend prevented local and foreign left-wing activists accompanied by Arab supporters from rebuilding an outpost near Yata in the Hebron region. The group numbered about 30
Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, plans to seek a vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination as President Barack Obama’s new secretary of defense during a
Addressing a Yisrael Beitenu faction meeting in Knesset on Sunday 1 Rosh Chodesh Adar 5773, party leader Avigdor Lieberman spoke of the importance of forging ahead with the planned change
The jury reached a verdict Monday in trial of a man accused of shooting a New York City police officer during a botched robbery. Lamont Pride was found guilty of
Yes, you read right. Interest in the upcoming February 12th Parnassah Expo at the Meadowlands Exposition Center has reached the point where precious little of the 60,000 plus square foot
Gedolei Yisrael are not in agreement as how to respond to plans to induct bnei Torah into the IDF or national service. On Monday 1 Adar 5773, Prime Minister Binyamin
The government says it recovered almost $8 for each dollar it spent investigating health care fraud over the past three years, including a record $4.2 billion last year. The $7.90 average return on investment is the highest in the 16-year history of the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Program. Since 1997, the program — a […]
Speaking on the Channel 2 TV Meet the Press program on motzei Shabbos 1 Rosh Chodesh Adar 5773, Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Lieberman stated “It is impossible to reach a comprehensive peace agreement with the PA (Palestinian Authority).” Lieberman addressed those “who believe a magical agreement can be reached with the PA,” but he stated […]
A $1 million reward for a fugitive ex-police officer wanted in the slayings of three people took authorities to a San Fernando Valley home improvement store but so far prompted
Chief Rabbinate of Israel kashrus officials met recently in an effort to create a uniform standard for consumers who are becoming confused regarding the shape of burekas. In the past,
More than 1,000 striking school bus drivers and matrons marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to rally in City Hall Park on Sunday afternoon, to demand that the Bloomberg administration become involved in their nearly four-week-long struggle for job protections. Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 first hit the picket lines on January 16, calling for […]
Responding to reports that Bayit Yehudi wants control of the Knesset Finance Committee, persons close to MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Rav Moshe Gafne released a statement that if the chareidi party
YWN-ISRAEL’s Prediction for the Next Coalition Government Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his team are involved in complex coalition talks that may continue into the coming weeks. It is in the prime minister’s interest to expedite the process, present his cabinet and then swear in the ministers and pass the state budget. The key to […]
Robert Gates, a former defense secretary and spymaster, is backing lawmakers’ proposal to form a special court to review President Barack Obama’s deadly drone strikes against Americans linked to al-Qaida.
The Defense Ministry has reversed an earlier decision and announces it will not halt the program to fund protective Lexan® windows for vehicles of residents of communities in Yehuda and Shomron. Maariv reports that after it revealed a funding dispute between the Defense and Finance Ministries resulting in a cessation of funding the protective glass […]
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