Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told a crowd of thousands of Syrian refugees on Sunday their country was preparing for a “sacred birth” that would replace President Bashar al-Assad with

Recalling the shooting rampage that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency, President Barack Obama on Sunday pledged to put his “full weight” behind legislation aimed

A woman suspected in the death of an immigrant who was pushed off a New York City subway platform has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Erika Menendez, 31,

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Newtown school shootings have changed the gun control debate and that rural America is ready to be part of a national conversation that he

President Barack Obama offered strong support for former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as the potential next U.S. defense secretary but said in remarks aired on Sunday that he had not

A small U.S. commercial plane has been stuck in Iran for nearly three weeks after making an emergency landing near the city of Ahvaz, the country’s airports director said on

The Movement Party candidate Elazar Stern, a former IDF major-general feels his community has shifted too far to the right, becoming too extreme. Stern writes on his Facebook page, �Over the years, the dati leumi community, of which I am proud to be identified with, in which political or religious extremism was at its center�, […]

Yisrael Beitenu announced on Thursday 14 Teves 5773 that the Interior Ministry and Housing Ministry would remain in the hands of Likud/Beitenu following elections, and Shas would receive the Tourism

Congressional negotiators burrowed into their offices on Saturday to see if they could stop the U.S. economy from falling off of a “fiscal cliff” in just three days when the

The community has been warned to be on guard against gangs that target Jewish pensioners and families in a major credit-card scam. Volunteers from the Shomrim NW community patrol thwarted

The chareidi parties, Ashkenazi and Sephardi alike face accusations of discrimination against women because they do not have women on the lists. There have already been calls to the Central Election Committee to disqualify them based on the �exclusion of women� issue, by the Kolech organization. Both Shas and Yahadut Hatorah have explained �this is […]

Former President George H.W. Bush’s condition continued to improve Saturday, prompting doctors to move him out of intensive care, a spokesman said. “President Bush’s condition has improved, so he has

William Spengler raised no alarms in prison for 17 years and for more than a decade afterward. Well-spoken, well-behaved and intelligent, his demeanor was praised by four straight parole boards

A poll published by Walla News on Thursday, 14 Teves 5773 shows that Naftali Bennett�s HaBayit HaYehudi Party continues to gain momentum, closing in on the Labor Party, which has been maintaining its position in second place. Labor, which is headed by MK Shelly Yacimovich, is holding at 16 seats and Bennett has climbed to […]

Shiya Itzkowitz of the Effective Results Advertising Company has pulled out of the Yahadut Hatorah campaign in line with instructions from HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita. He blames people

According to statistics released by the Israel Cancer Society, the number one cause of death in Israel is now cancer, which R�L has increased by 56% over the last three decades. Officials report 26,000 new patients will be diagnosed annually. Cancer society officials explain that the numbers have been climbing since the 1980s, and despite […]

A statue of Adolf Hitler YM”S praying on his knees is on display in the former Warsaw Ghetto, the place where so many Jews were killed or sent to their

The union for longshoremen along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico has agreed to extend its contract for 30 days, averting a possible strike that could have crippled operations