Quick action by Yad L’Achim forced Israel Radio to pull a cleverly disguised missionary ad from its Russian-language programming. The ad, which began airing two weeks ago on Radio Reka,

Officials on Long Island are warning cell phone users about new technology that could be used to hack into a phone�s voicemail and gain access to private information. Rep. Steve Israel is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to make password-protected voicemail a standard feature for all carriers. At a news conference Monday, Israel demonstrated […]

The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has called on European Imams and Muslim leaders to unequivocally condemn the recent attack on three clearly identifiable Jews by 10 people in southeast France

An IDF soldier was lightly wounded in a stabbing attack in Hebron, near the Machpelah a short time ago. Baruch Hashem due to the quick response, the terrorist was shot

Jerusalem resident Nobel Prize laureate Prof. Yisrael Aumann has joined the opposition, calling upon Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his cabinet not to evict residents of Beit El�s Ulpana neighborhood from their homes. Aumann on Sunday, 13 Sivan visited the protest tent outside the Prime Minister�s Office. He told the protestors that they must use […]

An officer assigned to the paratroop corps was assaulted and injured after leaving Eitan base on motzei shabbos. According to a Kol HaYehudi report, an Arab vehicle forced his car

A Jaffa Street apartment in Jerusalem was set ablaze during the night, Sunday night to Monday morning, 14 Sivan 5772, a home rented by foreigners from Eritrea. Graffiti �get out of our neighborhood� was found at the fire scene by police, painted on the wall in black paint. Firefighters arrived in a timely fashion and […]

Dozens of body parts and specimens were buried in a mass grave by officials of Abu Kabir Forensic Institute without consulting with family members or obtaining permission for the move. YWN-ISRAEL reported a number of months ago�that over 8,000 body parts and specimens were found in the forensic institute, samples that were kept by Chief […]

Rabbonim affiliated with the Eida Chareidis seem to feel that Jerusalem police is taking a tougher policy against shabbos protestors who come out weekly to protest the city�s operating Karta parking lot on shabbos. These protests have been held almost weekly for the past three years, since Jerusalem City Hall decided to offer the parking […]

A phone threat was received by Rav Chaim Ozer Sternbuch, son of Eida Chareidis Ravaad HaGaon HaRav Moshe Sternbuch Shlita. �Be careful. Next time it will be your father�, sending a clear warning and threat against the posek, apparently surrounding chilul kevarim and the operation of his organization. �Why are you acting against Asra Kadisha? […]

The call came in on Saturday morning: “There’s a fire at One World Trade Center.” And just like on 9/11, firefighters bravely ascended the high-rise with one mission in mind.

On Sunday, 13 Sivan 5772, YWN-ISRAEL reported a security guard in the Ramat Aviv Mall barred a chareidi male from entering in compliance with a directive he received from �higher ups�. The original story mentioned the mall�s policy, barring chareidim since management fears their presence is deemed �offensive� to some of the shoppers and those […]

Three Jewish youths wearing yarmulkes, ages 18-20, were targeted in Villeurbanne France in an anti-Semitic attack. According to local police, a gang of ten attacked the youths with hammers and

It is becoming increasingly evident that families living in Beit El�s Ulpana neighborhood will be evicted by the government as efforts to circumvent the High Court decision to date seem to be failing. The final challenge comes on Wednesday, 16 Sivan 5772, when Knesset will vote on a bill that legalizes the homes in question. […]

New York State Gov. Cuomo plans to ask lawmakers Monday to decriminalize possession of small amounts of pot in a move to reduce stop-and-frisk arrests, it was reported Sunday night. �This proposal will bring long overdue consistency and fairness to New York State�s Penal Law and save thousands of New Yorkers, particularly minority youth, from […]

Beekeeping has spiked in popularity since it became legalized in New York City in 2010, and it’s brought a spate of unwelcome swarms along with it. This spring alone, police

For some, there are things far more important that belonging to a professional organization, in this case, the organization representing members of the press in Israel. The relatively new organization