Councilman David G. Greenfield introduced a resolution in the City Council this week calling on the state legislature to no longer incarcerate drivers for not responding to traffic summonses such as tickets for moving violations. Under Councilman Greenfield’s proposal, drivers whose license was suspended solely due to failing to pay traffic summonses would face a […]

YWN-ISRAEL reported on Monday, 26 Kislev 5773 that the Shas Party launched its election campaign, promising to work to prevent intermarriage and assist the poor. Photos of Foreign Minister Avigdor

U.N. nuclear inspectors would be ready to go to Iran’s disputed Parchin military complex if the Islamic state were to allow it during talks in Tehran later this week, a

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German lawmakers have approved a bill to keep Bris Milah legal after a regional court ruled earlier this year that the practice amounts to bodily harm. The government proposed the

Following his return from a brief visit to the United States, Rabbi Yuval Sherlow, Rosh Yeshivat Hesder Orot Shaul told his talmidim he is very concerned over the alarming rate

Following is the official response released to the media by Israel’s Foreign Ministry. “Israel regrets the one-sided wording of the EU Foreign Affairs Council conclusions. Facts and history both prove that Jewish settlement never constituted an obstacle to peace. Therefore, the EU’s focus on this issue is mistaken. “The root cause of the absence of […]

Former New York State comptroller Alan Hevesi, the top official convicted in a corruption scandal at the state pension fund, was released from prison on Wednesday, the state Department of

A 7-month-old child from a chareidi family was niftar on Tuesday evening, the fourth night of Chanukah, in Jerusalem’s Givat Shaul/Kiryat Moshe area. The first Ichud (United) Hatzalah EMT to arrive on the scene, Moshe Levy, reported neighbors told him the child was being watched by neighbors as the parents were not in. It appears […]

A senior Iranian lawmaker says Tehran can now manufacture a copy of an advanced CIA spy drone captured last year. Avaz Heidarpour, who sits on parliament’s national security committee, says

New York City voters are divided over whether Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should run for mayor in 2013, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday. Clinton’s political

A vulture armed with GPS tracking and solar-powered equipment was detected by authorities in the Kereinek, a town in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Officials are looking in the

A judge has ordered a Brooklyn orthodox rabbi be freed after he refused to answer questions, saying his religion forbids him from testifying against other Jews. The Los Angeles Times

The deadline for Superstorm Sandy survivors in 13 designated New York counties to register for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster assistance has been extended to Jan. 28, 2013. FEMA says

Speaking with Channel 1 Evening News on Tuesday, the eve of 28 Kislev 5773, Shas co-leader Aryeh Deri stated that The Movement leader Tzipi Livni does not “get it” regarding the chareidim and limud torah. “Like it or not, the talmidim who learn torah are sharing in the burden and that is a fact”. “Does […]

New York health officials say flu cases have been confirmed in more than half the state and they’re encouraging people to get vaccinated. They say the pace of infections is picking up, with cases reported in 47 counties and all of New York City. The flu season typically begins in October and continues through May, […]

The budget for the upcoming general elections for the 19th Knesset on 11 Shevat 5773 is 246,781,000 NIS. There are 5,656,705 registered voters. There will be 10,128 polling stations, including 1,549 for disabled voters, and 190 in hospitals. There will be 96 in diplomatic missions abroad and 57 in the nation’s prisons. Each list of […]

Bank of Israel Governor Prof. Stanley Fisher on months, 26 Kislev 5773 announced the next government will have to cut the state budget by 15 billion NIS and increase taxes. Speaking to a Globe’s Economic Conference in Tel Aviv, Fisher pointed out the outgoing administration did not succeed in passing the state budget, leading to […]

President Barack Obama granted U.S. recognition on Tuesday to a Syrian opposition coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people, a move aimed at ratcheting up pressure on Syrian