In a special Independence Day interview with Yediot Achronot, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz stated the military stands ready and if an attack is launched against Iran, the
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rav Shlomo Garfinkel ZT’L, long time second grade Rebbe in Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway. The Levaya will take place
Egyptian officials have announced that Cairo is unilaterally canceling its natural gas deal with Israel, an announcement that was not well received back in Jerusalem. The Egyptian EGAS Company released
Members of Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 naval commando unit boarded a Liberian registered vessel 300 kilometers (180 miles) from Israel. Based on intelligence information it was believed the vessel which
Iran claimed Sunday that it had reverse-engineered an American spy drone captured by its armed forces last year and has begun building a copy. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, chief of
A 13-year-old chareidi youth was attacked by Arabs in the Shar Shechem (Nablus Gate) of Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday night. He was hit by a marble fired with a
Two brothers accused of beating a black teenager while patrolling an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch are set to go on trial Monday in a case with similarities to the Trayvon
Less than three weeks after residents of the Machpelah House were evicted from their home by Defense Minister Ehud Barak, six other families face the same fate as the Jerusalem
A second battery of Patriot missiles was set in place in Haifa in proximity to Haifa University. The move comes as part of the military’s overall preparation for future conflicts
Thousands of Satmar chassidim took part in last week’s marking of the yahrzeit of the Rebbe Shlita’s father, the Beirach Moshe of Satmar ZY”A held in the main Kiryas Yoel
According to Egyptian media reports, Israel and Cairo have struck a deal by which Israeli citizen Ouda Tarabin will be released in exchange for 63 Egyptian prisoners held by Israel.
Two PA (Palestinian Authority) residents of Shechem were stopped by police and border police who felt they were suspicious. The two, who arrived in the area of Yishuv Tapuach by
The FBI and NYPD are tight-lipped on anything they may have found in the SoHo building suspected of hiding the remains of Etan Patz. But there are reports this morning
Heavy rains and snow will soon pound the eastern United States, possibly leading to downed trees, power outages and flight delays as a low pressure system from the Gulf of
The space shuttle Enterprise’s scheduled arrival in New York City has been pushed back because of possible bad weather. NASA says Monday’s planned arrival of the shuttle has been postponed
The fact that Mitt Romney has declined to release more than one year of tax returns amounts to proof that he’s hiding something politically damaging, the pro-Obama super PAC Priorities
Hundreds of mourners filled a church on Long Island to remember 47-year-old FDNY Lt. Richard Nappi at his funeral Saturday. Nappi died when he collapsed Monday as his engine company
President Barack Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser praised the New York Police Department’s work Friday, saying the agency has struck an appropriate balance between keeping people safe and protecting their rights.
For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this summer. Unknown to most of them, their problem began when international
The Port Authority has reportedly struck a deal to resume construction on the September 11th Museum. Crain’s New York is reporting the agency, which owns the site, has ended its
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