A number of weeks ago, the Otzma Yisrael Party applied for a police permit to hold a march in the Nachal I’ron region Arab municipality of Musmous while carrying the banner “No obligations, no benefits”, referring to the fact that Arabs do not serve in the IDF. Police were inclined to decline the permit request […]
There was a brief period of confusion and panic when gunfire was heard late Tuesday afternoon 4 Shevat 5773 at Ra’anana Junction. It appears that a bus passenger attacked the driver with a knife. The driver was stabbed and injured lightly. The driver fired his licensed pistol in the air, causing the attacker to flee. […]
Responding to Bayit HaYehudi leader Naftali Bennett, Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid explained the source of the national deficit, “The settlers”, referring to the residents of yishuvim throughout Yehuda and Shomron. Bennett lashed out at Lapid for failing to release a statement regarding a strike at the Port of Ashdod. Lapid responded after the jab […]
The United States on Tuesday poured cold water on a media report that chemical weapons had been used in the Syrian conflict, but reiterated that if Syrian President Bashar al
A U.S. judge has found that two news organizations improperly used images that a photojournalist had posted to Twitter in one of the first big tests of intellectual property law
The Movement Party leader Tzipi Livni was interviewed on Galei Yisrael, addressing a number of issues. YWN-ISRAEL: Regarding the Shomron city of Ariel, upon which there is a consensus regarding
U.S. President Barack Obama will propose an assault weapons ban and better background checks for gun buyers on Wednesday as part of a package of proposals to curb gun violence
A newspaper’s map pinpointing residents who hold gun permits could lead ex-convicts to the homes of the officers who caught them, a coalition of police organizations said Tuesday. The Affiliated Police Association of Westchester County demanded that The Journal News take the map down from its website. In a separate announcement, the county executive also […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 4 Shevat 5773 heard a petition from the Hiddush organization, the Share the Burden Forum and others, which questions continue national government funding to yeshivos when the students are supposed to be going into the IDF. The petitioners cite the court’s decision from last summer in which it disqualified the […]
Former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel appears increasingly likely to be confirmed as U.S. defense secretary, thanks to support from two key senators and the lack of an overt campaign against
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] With general elections a week away, 11 Shevat 5773, it appears many voters remain undecided. While there are 34 parties running for a spot in the
Russian Internet security firm Kaspersky Lab says unknown hackers have been stealing EU and Nato-encrypted files. The operation – dubbed “Red October” – claimed victims in embassies, government and military
The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a long-delayed $50.4 billion dollar disaster relief funding package for victims of Superstorm Sandy. In separate votes, the House approved $17 billion
Israeli security forces on Tuesday afternoon 4 Shevat 5773 moved in and removed Arabs who once again set up an outpost in the E1 area, the area between Yerushalayim and
Word of New York’s pending tough gun controls prompted hundreds of enthusiasts to line up in below-freezing temperatures on Tuesday to purchase weapons at the Buffalo Gun Center. One of
Iran sought Tuesday to spell out in its clearest terms yet that it is not seeking nuclear weapons, highlighting a religious decree issued by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that
Hundreds of participants attended a Monday night the eve of 4 Shevat 5773 emergency election kinos in Elad. The kinos was advertised for the chassidish kehilla, held in the city’s main Vishnitz Beit Medrash. Senior Agudas Yisrael official and Yahadut Hatorah Knesset hopeful, R’ Meir Porush was on hand alongside Deputy Education Minister R’ Menachem […]
Jumping out ahead of Washington, New York state enacted the nation’s toughest gun restrictions Tuesday and the first since the Connecticut school massacre, including an expanded assault-weapon ban and background
In the presence of prominent rabbonim and admorim Shlita thousands took part in the Monday 3 Shevat 5773 election Kinos of Yahadut Hatorah in the Naot HaSimcha Hall in Modi’in Illit. The message was a stern warn, warning of “the enemies of Israel” who are trying to bring harsh decrees on the bnei Torah community. […]
As reported earlier by YWN-ISRAEL, Rav Amnon Yitzchak was greeted with boos and pepper spray when he tried to give a shiur in Beit Shemesh on Monday night, the eve
Popular Posts
