Federal authorities are probing the actions of a Saudi Arabian man who tried to get into the cockpit of an American Airlines flight to Indianapolis. Indianapolis Airport police said Abdulaziz

Minister of Strategic Affairs (Likud) Moshe Ya’alon is warning of what he sees as a “ticking time bomb”, the increasing number of illegal aliens crossing into Israel weekly. The minister made his remarks while touring the area of Tel Aviv’s old central bus station, in the southern area of the city, now a safe haven […]

Many Jews are feeling uncomfortable regarding the “Occupy Wall Street” protests which YWN has been reporting about. The reasons for these “uncomfortable feelings” don’t need to be elaborated on this

Asher Dayan, the accused murderer of Baba Elazar Zatzal, was brought to the Beersheva District Court on Thursday, 8 Tishei, in an effort to postpone a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation. His

The following is a Politico article: An overwhelming majority of voters believe the president should be a strong supporter of Israel, but are evenly split over whether President Barack Obama fits that bill, according to a new poll. Nearly two thirds — 63 percent — told Quinnipiac University pollsters that the president should be a […]

President Obama said Thursday that the Occupy Wall Street protests show a “broad-based frustration” among Americans about how the U.S. financial system works. Speaking at an East Room news conference,

Responding to a request from frum residents of a London neighborhood, a traffic signal is a busy area that operates manually during the week will move to automated mode on

The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Rosh Yom-Kippur. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and

[VIDEO & PHOTO LINK IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Protests on Wall Street turned violent Wednesday when police clashed with demonstrators marching through Lower Manhattan in the largest show of strength yet

Federal officials say a city agency official was among seven people arrested this morning on government corruption charges. The Federal Bureau of Investigation says Assistant Commissioner for the New York

Ikea Israel has issued a product recall on a child’s folding tent amid concern it may pose an injury risk to children. The BUSA child’s tent, which has been on sale since June, has a steel wire frame that can break during use, the company said. This can cause sharp wire ends to protrude through […]

A tragic accident in Yerushalayim on Wednesday evening (7 Tishrei) involving a 70-year-old man who fell about 10 meters (10 yards) while constructing his sukka on Keren Kayemet Street. He

Minister of the Interior (Shas) Eli Yishai has allocated NIS 400,000 ($108,000) towards renovating the mosque targeted in Tuba el-Zangaria together with the community’s council building, with the latter set ablaze by youths living in the community in protest against the mosque attack. At present, there are approximately 20 suspects in custody following the attacks […]

The High Court of Justice on Wednesday (7 Tishrei) rejected a petition seeking the court’s intervention regarding the kol isha matter in the military. The petition was filed by Yoel Glickman, a Shomer Shabbat officers’ training cadet ousted from the program for walking out during a performance of female vocalists. Court President Justice Dorit Beinish, […]

Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman on Thursday morning (8 Tishrei) addressed the looming strike of residents serving in government hospitals around the country. The deputy minister is hopeful that through the labor court’s intervention today, with a hearing set for 2:00pm, a walk off will be averted. Litzman explains that it is clear that if […]

On Thursday afternoon, 8 Tishrei, family and friends will mark the 11th yahrzeit of the Kadosh, Rabbi Hillel Eliyahu Lieberman, 36, HY”D. His bullet-ridden body was discovered at the southern entrance to Shechem on Shabbos Tshuva. Rabbi Lieberman was born to Zevulun and Bracha Lieberman and was raised in the United States. At the age […]

A van occupied by a number of Rachmistrivka Chassidim took a wrong turn during the night (Wednesday-to-Thursday, 8 Tishrei) and the driver quickly found himself in a PA (Palestinian Authority)

The battle in Meah Shearim against the hoodlums known as Sikrikim has moved to another venue, Bnei Brak, where police on Wednesday night (Oct 5) arrested one of the organization’s leaders. The man in custody, Sholom R. is viewed as one of the leaders of the group that has been targeting the Ohr Chaim bookstore […]

Over 2,000 mispallalim were on hand for slichos on Wednesday night at Kever Yosef in PA-occupied Shechem. To the horror of the group, upon their arrival at the holy site

It is now being reported that a Jewish male, an 18-year-old resident of Shomron is in custody as the primary suspect in the Tuba el-Zangaria mosque arson attack earlier this

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