A libel lawsuit filed by a veteran missionary against a Yad L’Achim activist was withdrawn last week in Beersheva Magistrates’ Court. The suit was filed by Eddie Beckford, who claimed
Newly released e-mails show New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office worked behind the scenes for organizers of a proposed mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero. The mosque
Authorities on Thursday issued a new alert for travelers: your empty coffee or tea thermos will be getting a closer look. According to the Department of Homeland Security, insulated beverage
The Charedi community is threatening to boycott Jerusalem’s luxurious Mamilla shopping complex due to electric ornaments resembling X-Mas lights, which have been placed along the boulevard. Wall posters calling on
Despite sanctions and trade embargoes, over the past decade the United States government has allowed American companies to do billions of dollars in business with Iran and other countries blacklisted
In a reversal of an earlier decision, Metro Transit said Thursday it would not allow a bus ad alleging “Israeli war crimes,” saying a flood of comments has convinced officials
Gov. David A. Paterson commuted the prison sentence Thursday of a man convicted of killing an unarmed teenage boy during a racially charged confrontation, officials said. John White was convicted
An airline pilot is being disciplined by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for posting video on YouTube pointing out what he believes are serious flaws in airport security. The 50-year-old
Taxpayers who claim deductions for home-mortgage interest, gifts to charity and state and local taxes will have to wait until middle to late February to file their 2010 returns. The
New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said that the police force is remaining vigilant and on alert after two bombs exploded at embassies in Rome on Thursday. Although there are
Several sources have told YWN that in a surprise move Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo has selected Mark Kronenberg, the current Chief of Staff to Assemblyman Dov Hikind, as his Jewish liaison
There’s nothing quite like a good story. When sitting at a lecture, listening to a celebratory speech or even talking to a friend, our ears perk up and our minds
Chicago election commissioners today voted to keep Rahm Emanuel on the Feb. 22 Chicago mayoral ballot. The 3-0 vote came just hours after a hearing officer recommended that the former
Chatty bus drivers better put down their phone, or risk having to hang up their uniforms. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says a crackdown is in the works for the new
A New Jersey doctor scheduled to work at an Upstate NY hospital has been identified as the victim of a small engine plane crash in Yates County Wednesday night. Dr.
Bombs exploded at two embassies in Rome Thursday, police said. The first explosion, a package bomb at the Swiss Embassy, seriously wounded the person who opened it, police said. A
Seattle – King County met privately with Jewish community leaders Wednesday afternoon over the scheduled posting of ads on Metro buses decrying “Israeli war crimes” against Palestinians, but the ads
The Orthodox Union is suing a Pennsylvania-based seafood-importing company, saying it falsely claimed the OU certified its tilapia fish as kosher, highlighting a common problem in the increasingly global kosher
Michigan – A 29-year-old Ann Arbor man was walking home early Tuesday when he was suddenly attacked by an apparently drunken man who asked him if he was Jewish, Ann
For two years Dan Marzouk was commuting 2 1/2 hours each way from Linden, N.J., to his job at an insurance company in Centerport, and he and his wife, Atara,
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