The polls have closed in the race for NYS Assembly District 23. All election results available to YWN will be published here. Check back frequently to see who won the

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has apparently released a new message to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, in which he praises the Arab Spring as

Tomorrow (Wednesday, 15 Elul) will be a special day for the Mizrachi family, not just celebrating a bar mitzvah, but four of them. Brothers Bentzion, Yishai, Yosef and Shlomo will

It seems that every few years, as the domestic scene becomes too intense, the government seeks to deflect the national agenda elsewhere, and who better than the chareidim and/or settlers to gain momentum and turn the national agenda away from the failures of the current administration. Once again, the ISA (Israel Security Agency Shin […]

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The “Bob Turner Express” has just departed Coney island Avenue and Kings Highway, and will be driving through the streets of Flatbush, the remainder of the

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The video posted below was published by YWN on Election Dayin November of 2010. In the video, YWN interviews the mother of (now disgraced) Congressman Anthony Weiner. In the video,Weiner’s mother state for the record that she is Jewish, and then watch as a volunteer for the Bob Turner Campaign engages […]

3:50PM EST: YWN has received the following information from knowledgeable poll watchers on the street in Brooklyn right now: 1- you can only vote if your registered in the NY

An expected 1.8 million Israelis will be traveling abroad during the Tishrei yomtov season, breaking all previous records. Officials report that travel is up in general, citing during July and August, 1.2 million Israelis left the country, breaking last years record with a 6% increase. During the months from January 2011 till August 2011, an […]

Disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner voted for Democrat David Weprin to replace him in Tuesday’s special election, saying it would be “bad” if the seat went to a Republican for the

As YWN Israel has previously reported, American Friends of Magen David Adom, Magen David Adom in Israel and their special guest, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, will officially

Acknowledging that New York lags behind the best practices for detecting and deterring cheating by educators on high-stakes standardized tests, a Board of Regents committee on Monday authorized an independent

Dear Fellow “Orthodox” Yid- I’m sorry to interrupt this beautiful Tuesday. By now, we all know that there is a special election today in the congressional seat, vacated by Anthony

[VIDEO BELOW OF VOTERS BEING INTERVIEWED] The following is from National Review: As Hans von Spakovsky reported this morning, New Yorks Ninth Congressional district has a long history of Democratic voter fraud, and they may be about to continue the tradition this year, especially with Democrats looking perilously close to losing tomorrows special election. So […]

For those who think money is the answer to everything, this may depend on the situation or the sum. As the battle for control of the mantas community center in Jerusalems Ramot neighborhood continues, Mayor Nir Barkat is seeking an easy way out, one that will not result in chareidim standing at the helm. This […]

A flight that originated out of John F. Kennedy Airport was diverted this morning amid security concerns. Transportation Security Administration officials say US Airways flight 457 bound for Phoenix was

The following is a press release from the Weprin Campaign: At roughly 3:00 a.m. this morning, Bob Turners Republican allies sent a mass text message to voters telling them to call the David Weprin for Congress campaign office in a blatant attempt at phone jamming. It appears that the recipients were not willing recipients of […]

A group of Columbia University students are expected to have dinner with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad next week in Midtown. According to the Columbia Spectator, the schools newspaper, as many as 15 members of the Columbia International Relations Council and Association were invited. CIRCA vice president of academics, Tim Chan, told the paper the Sept. […]

Dear Editor, Please see the video below and decide. Did Phil Goldfeder make a Chilul Hashem? As background, yesterday I questioned Goldfeder’s commitment to torah values and asked why some

YWN has received information directly from askanim involved in the case of the bochrim who were incarcerated in Japan, and has learned moments ago that reports coming out of Eretz Yisrael are simply untrue. The Kikar Shabbat website reports that the state prosecutor in Japan has appealed the acquittal of Yoel Zeev Goldstein, who returned […]

As Israel contends with the imminent unilateral PA (Palestinian Authority) declaration of statehood later this month, the diplomatic row with Egypt and increasing military threats from Turkey, Lebanese military forces on Tuesday moved to their highest possible level of alert along that countrys border with Israel. It appears the move was prompted by Israels placement […]

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