8:53AM EST: A vehicle overturned on Route 60 in the West Bank, between Kiryat Arba and Karmei Tzur on Friday killing two people in the vehicle, a man in his 30s and a baby. Judea and Samaria police arrived at the scene to investigate the circumstances. Police said the car turned on its side and […]
Don’t worry, kids. All is forgiven. New York City’s three library systems have announced an amnesty program for borrowers under 18. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says forgiving penalties will encourage kids
In the history of pro-Israel speeches it wasn’t that dramatic, in the history of Obama’s speeches it was downright monumental! President Obama has heard you loud and clear. You sent him a clear message earlier this month by voting for Republican Bob Turner in the special congressional election- well, today at the UN Obama has […]
American Jews have long proved a solid voting bloc for the Democratic Party, with about four out of five voting for President Obama in 2008, according to exit polls. Jewish
The following is from Politico: President Barack Obama secretly gave Israel bunker-buster bombs in 2009, according to a new report detailing the increased cooperation between the Israeli military and the
The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating several cops – including at least two in its own unit – for tipping off union officials to a massive ticket-fixing investigation, sources
The Republican presidential candidates will make their case to conservative voters in Florida on Friday, attending a CPAC event for activists to press them on issues like national security, limited
President Barack Obama’s Westside Los Angeles campaign offices were vandalized Thursday evening when a BB-gun was fired at the building just days before the president is due to visit the city. An object also was thrown into the office at around 7:25 p.m. local time, but the Los Angeles Police declined to comment on what […]
Scientists in Switzerland say an experiment appears to show that tiny particles traveled faster than the speed of light — a result that would seem to defy the laws of
[By Tevi Troy] The Jewish High Holidays are upon us, so naturally it’s time for the White House to feed political talking points to rabbis. As has become its annual
The failure of the peace process is all Netanyahu’s fault. That’s what Bill Clinton says. The article is from the Foreign Policy news website: Who’s to blame for the continued
A few weeks ago, the White House announced plans for its “We The People ” project, which would allow ordinary Americans to use an online portal at the White House’s website to submit a petition, gather support for it and, if it managed to clear a participation threshold of 5,000 signatures within 30 days of […]
Following is the text of the Rosh Hashanah message from President Shimon Peres to Diaspora Jewry on the eve of Rosh Hashanah 5772. Hopefully, the coming New Year will herald
MK (Yahadut HaTorah) Uri Maklev has submitted a recommendation to offer housing rentals in Israel due to the realization there is a growing number of couples that simply cannot afford
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of HaRav Sholom Dovber Lifschitz ZATZAL, the founder and head of Yad L’Achim. Earlier Thursday YWN had posted an urgent Tehillim request for Rav Lifschitz, whose condition was reported as critical. The Rav, 84, had been hospitalized about a week ago in Tel Aviv’s Tel Hashomer Hospital with a severe […]
New York City’s Housing Authority is considering selling ad space on the buildings it owns in an effort to generate revenue for the cash-strapped agency. Officials recently sent out a note outlining the agency’s interest for consult on selling ad space in the developments that house roughly 400,000 people, reports the Daily News. Authorities haven’t […]
Attending a hachnasas Sefer Torah in the Holon Hesder Yeshiva, the city’s chief rabbi, HaGaon HaRav Avraham Yosef Shlita was a special guest at the event. This hesder yeshiva is somewhat unique, working in the community a great deal, seeking to place an emphasis on Jewish identity among many Yidden who simply have lost the […]
A New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority program that will offer mobile-phone service at subway stations will be tested in six locations starting Sept. 27, an agency official said. Service will
Too often, rock-throwing attacks are not even deemed “newsworthy” or they find a place among the back pages of a newspaper at best. Baruch Hashem in most cases, such attacks, which are potentially fatal, do not result in injuries but more commonly resulting in damage to a vehicle. On Wednesday however, this was not the […]
Dear YWN Editor, My letter is in regards to your article titled “Hoodlums Attack At Beit Shemesh’s Orot School”, published yesterday. I am one of those parents who live in Bet Shemesh and sends my three girls to Orot Banot. Orot is a mamlachti dati torani school run by Shaalei Torah. The curriculum is comprised of limudei […]
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