Misaskim received much praise at the conclusion of the Asifa at Citi Field. The acclaim originated from individuals within the law-enforcement community who has been working hand-in-hand with Misaskim for

The family that was killed in fatal crash R�L resided in Moshav Bar-Yochai in the north, near Kever Rashbi. The niftarim are Rabbi Rafael Atias, 42, principal of a Tzfat yeshiva, his wife Yehudit, 42, Avia (female-17), a student in a Meron ulpana (high school), twins Elyashiv and Neria Shimon (16), Shira (11), Ta�ir (girl-8) […]

The 7-year-old girl who survived the accident in Tiveria during the night, 1 Sivan 5772, told rescue workers �I tried to wake abba and ima but they would not get up�. As was reported earlier, she was the only survivor, her entire family killed in the crash R�L. Area resident 52-year-old Eli Lankry told Walla […]

The accident claimed eight lives. There was only one survivor from the passengers of the vehicle, a 7-year-old girl who escaped with relatively minor injuries, but her entire family is

In March 2012 YWN-ISRAEL reported that five chareidim was questioned by police on suspicion of involvement in a fraud operation connected to the Chief Rabbinate of Israel smicha (rabbinical ordination)

In what is being disputed as a matter of taste over a matter of law, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles revoked a former U.S. Army sergeant�s choice of vanity license plate letters, saying that the seven-letter series “ICUHAJI” is an affront to American citizens of Arab descent. The letters spell a derogatory phrase sometimes […]

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman released a statement in response to a South Africa policy decision to ban imports originating in communities throughout Yehuda and Shomron, unwilling to permit them to be labeled �Made in Israel�. The foreign minister pointed out the shift in S. African police vis-�-vis Israel over recent years, the shift to the […]

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has signed an agreement with US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano by which Israel has joined the Global Entry program. The program facilitates entry for citizens

Seven family members were R”L killed in a horrific car crash around 1:00AM, Tuesday morning, at the entrance to the city of Teveria, YWN has learned. United Hatzolah officials tell

The Knesset Ministerial Legislation Committee on Sunday, approved a bill banning bikers from wearing headphones. The bill contains additional safety regulations to protect bike riders, including the need to wear

It�s been ranked as the worst major airport in the entire country, but LaGuardia Airport is in for a $3.6 billion face lift. The central terminal will be torn down piece by piece and rebuilt, CBS 2�s Marcia Kramer reported Monday. It�s cramped, it�s crowded and it�s dark. It handles 11.5 million passengers a year […]

Subway crime has increased by almost 20 percent this year, fueled by big spikes in robberies and grand larcenies, according to the latest NYPD data. In the first four months

House Homeland Security Chairman Peter King called Monday for a formal investigation into leaks of classified information regarding the Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula underwear bomb plot that was recently uncovered by American intelligence. �It�s essential to find out who did it. It was a dramatic, dramatic mission, and a terrible, terrible leak. That […]

The Knesset committee headed by Kadima MK Yochanan Plesner responsible for drafting a new law that will replace the Tal Law, to induct chareidim into the IDF convened today. The

Drivers and their passengers better make sure they�re buckled up. State police will be running a two-week crackdown on seatbelts starting Monday and running through June 3. The state police will join about 400 local law enforcement units across New York to enforce the seatbelt law. The law says all people in a vehicle�s front […]

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is urging her colleagues to pass a Senate bill that would provide some relief to sick patients dealing with a rise in drug shortages. Gillibrand told reporters

The tragic story of the 19-year-old from a chareidi family who took his own life made its way to Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita, who addressed the issue of the responsibility of rabbonim to their talmidim. Without mentioning the actual case in point, the rav�s weekly shiur addressed the topic of ??????? ????. The […]

For some it was a day of thanks to HKBH, recitation of Hallel or possibly just omitting Tachnun. For others, it was a regular day, nothing special added or omitted

�Today�s chareidi women are more intelligence than chareidi men� stated MK (Yahadut HaTorah) Rav Moshe Gafne to a bar association gathering addressing discrimination against women. Gafne addressed the bar association�s annual gathering in an Eilat hotel, defending the chareidi tzibur against the recent accusation of gender discrimination and more. Gafne told participants that accusations against […]

Israel Police is now advertising for new cadets, including qualified candidates who speak Yiddish. �Jerusalem Central District Police seeking qualified candidates who speak Yiddish (mother tongue level) for a challenging and interesting career. The advert addresses both men and women who are finishing their studies this year� an ad reads. Jerusalem police officials explain during […]

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