Syrian air force authorities said on Thursday they had lost contact with a warplane on a training mission in the south of the country and some news reports said the

The next hearing for Pedro Hernandez, the former SoHo bodega clerk arrested last month for allegedly luring 6-year-old Etan Patz into a basement and strangling him, has been postponed, the

YWN-ISRAEL reported on Wednesday, that a female driver was attacked by chareidim hurling rocks in Beit Shemesh, smashing a car window. Baruch Hashem, the intended victim emerged without physical injuries. Since that report, the driver has been identified as Vered Daniel, and she spoke with Ynet, explaining her fears and how her �heart was pounding� […]

Residents across the tri-state area are bracing for a second day of sweltering temperatures as meteorologists predict record-breaking numbers yet again. Forecasters expect a high of 98 degrees in and

Lights went out in Terminal 3 at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Wednesday night, at 23:50. Needless to say those present were shocked as they tried understanding what was taking place.

The New York State Legislature passed a measure on Wednesday aimed at increasing the low number of organ donors in the state by encouraging driver�s license applicants to make an active choice about their donation status. If the bill is signed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, New York will become the second state, along with […]

01:55: Red Alert signaling rocket attack in the Ashkelon area. Two rockets were fired. One landed in an open area and the other headed for industrial area. The latter was

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday afternoon, met in his office with Google Executive Chairman Eric E. Schmidt. The Prime Minister gave him a Google doodle that he had drawn

Marking the shloshim for the Atias family of Moshav Bar-Yochai z�l, the shloshim was held at Kever Rabbi Akiva in Tiveria on Tuesday, 29 Sivan 5772. Among the many participants were Rav Shimon Atias, the father/grandfather and Rabbi David Peretz, the chief rabbi of Tiveria. Killed in the crash in Tiveria were Rabbi Rafael Atias, […]

Treasury officials on Tuesday, presented the Plesner Committee formulating the new draft law for the chareidi tzibur with its plan, one that includes a new funding framework for yeshivos. The

Britain and America are willing to offer the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, safe passage � and even clemency � as part of a diplomatic push to convene a UN-sponsored conference in Geneva on political transition in Syria. The initiative comes after David Cameron and Barack Obama received encouragement from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in separate […]

Senator David Storobin has brought to the forefront in Albany issues facing south Brooklyn. The Senator sponsored legislation this week to help special needs students (S7703) and to allow for school vouchers and state-aid to religious schools. Currently, special needs� students transportation can be prohibitively expensive to private schools and the New York State Constitution […]

An Oldham woman whose husband admitted planning terrorist attacks has been accused in court of trying to carry out “jihad at home”. Shasta Khan, 38, has denied being involved with

A gunman who had past psychiatric problems took four people hostage Wednesday in a bank in Toulouse, claiming he was acting for religious reasons, then was captured in a police

A House panel voted Wednesday to place Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for his failure to comply with a subpoena, defying an assertion of executive privilege from

For many around the world the name of Israel�s first astronaut, Colonel Ilan Ramon z�l leads to one shedding a tear, for the late air force colonel found a place in the hearts of many Jews around the world as he exhibited a sense of mission when selected to represent Israel as its first man […]

Bus riders who don’t pay their fare are costing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority more than originally thought. Sources tell NY1 people who don’t pay for bus rides cost the agency

In Israel, the system is of the opinion that a parent is unqualified to teach a child to drive, and one wishing to obtain a drivers license is compelled to shell out thousands of NIS to hire a �professional� instructor from a school in addition to passing the comprehensive permit test and other didactic knowledge […]

Minister of Diaspora Affairs Yuli Edelstein was in France, visiting the Otzar HaTorah Yeshiva, the site of the fatal terror attack�that claimed the lives of Rabbi Jonathan Sandler (30), Gavriel Yissacher Sandler (4), Aryeh Sandler (5), and Miriam Monsonego (7) HY�D. Escorted by the widow, Mrs. Eva Sandler and members of the local Israeli diplomatic […]