The European Jewish Congress (EJC) held its Executive Meeting in Prague today where a delegation met with Czech Prime Minister Petr Ne?as to discuss new threats against the Jewish community.

In this morning�s Daily News an article appeared (posted earlier on YWN), written by Eli Beer of United Hatzalah of Israel, which commented on the state of emergency medical services in New York City. The public should be aware that United Hatzalah of Israel is in no way affiliated or connected with New York Chevra […]

Breitbart.com has gotten its hands on a literary promotional document from 1991, in which Barack Obama’s biography says he is “born in Kenya, and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii” According

An Eilat resident was somewhat surprised when her Arab neighbor knocked on her door seeking a favor, telling her that the Jewish female who lives with him would like to

A bill is being submitted in Knesset that would make it illegal to be engaged in SMS text messaging on one�s phone as one crosses a street. The bill is intended to increase awareness and prevent pedestrian injuries and deaths on Israel�s streets. It is already illegal to operate a cellular telephone while driving and […]

Tens of rabbonim affiliated with the dati leumi community on Thursday morning, visited Har HaBayis to mark Yom Yerushalayim. The group was headed by the Chief Rabbi of Kiryat Arba

Just a few hours after the petira of MK Gideon Ezra, Rav Sholom Dov Wolpe released a controversial statement, that the former minister�s �later days were an embarrassment to his earlier days�. Rav Wolpe, a Chabad rav and a staunch supporter of a Greater Land of Israel was referring to the late minister�s career, 30 […]

The New York Police Department is making changes to officer training and supervision amid an outcry over its stop-and-frisk policy. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly sent a letter to City Council

Soldiers and officers of an elite combat unit were compelled to visit a church and attend a lecture by a religious leader, the daily Yisrael HaYom reported on Thursday. A group of ten soldiers and officers visited Yerushalayim as part of an educational culture day by the IDF. Such days are commonplace as the military�s […]

The SAT test scores for nearly 200 students were ruled invalid because students sat too close to each other at the testing site. The test was taken on May 5

Thousands of crib tents sold by several major retailers are being recalled due to a “serious safety risk,” state and federal officials said Thursday. The state Department of Consumer Protection

Federal agents have been stymied in their long search for a man who mails envelopes containing white powder and usually a message of some kind. Investigators from the FBI and

IDF military police arrived in Meah Shearim on Wednesday morning. They were looking for a number of people, men and women who did not file to be excused from military

The city is on pace to haul in $9 million less in revenue from traffic and parking violations this year because of a dramatic reduction in the number of tickets

Have you ever sat on the FDR in traffic, heard a siren behind you and wondered how long it takes for an ambulance to reach a victim in New York City? New Yorkers just came closer to finding out how efficient the city�s $2.3 billion 911 emergency response system is at getting people treatment within […]

The board revoked the permit for the East End Madrassah, a Sunday school for Muslim children, citing an ongoing police investigation into alleged anti-Semitic course material. East End Madrassah came

If the treasury has its way the new bill addressing the chareidi tzibur�s fulfillment of its national duties will be carried out by enlisting chareidim as police and firemen. According to a report appearing in the daily Haaretz, the Finance Ministry does not wish to pursue a compulsory draft for chareidim, but feels the current […]