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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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