[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A group of chareidim including rabbonim, adults, teens and younger boys went onto Har HaBayis to daven for the well-being of Am Yisrael, an end to
The Southern District Prosecutor’s Office announced that a final decision has been made and an indictment is expected today against 42-year-old Elad resident Asher Dahan, who has admitted to the July stabbing death of Rabbi Elazar Abuchatzera ZATZAL, known as Baba Elazar. A Beersheva court extended Dahan’s remand to permit him to undergo psychological evaluation […]
The NY Post reports: A prominent Orthodox Jewish Democratic lawmaker says he won’t back fellow Dem David Weprin’s candidacy — and hinted he’ll even cross party lines to endorse Republican
It is now being reported that American intelligence experts studying last Thursday’s multipronged terror attacks in the Eilat area believe there is a link to al-Qaeda, the Washington Times reports. The experts believe the attacks were perpetrated by terrorists affiliated with the Army of Islam (Jaish al Islam), a Gaza based organization or the Popular […]
Despite the Hamas-declared ceasefire, rocket attacks into southern Israel continue. Many Israelis continue to call on the government to order a serious military operation to bring a halt to the
New York City’s overall crime rate could increase for the first time in decades, driven by alarming spikes in murder, rapes and robberies in many neighborhoods. A 400 percent increase in murders in tony Williamsburg; a 400 percent increase in rapes in Sheepshead Bay and a 250 percent increase in killings in Washington Heights are […]
Pedestrians summoned police on Monday afternoon at Jerusalem’s Kikar Tzion after seeing a weapon partially exposed among the belongings of a panhandler who was working the area. Apparently, at some point the beggar waved the weapon at a chareidi male for reasons that remain unclear, but this prompted bystanders to summon police. Police went through […]
Moshe Gafne told the press on Monday that the so-called facts listed in the monetary suit filed with the Jerusalem Rabbinical Monetary Court are simply baseless; adding the allegations against
Hospitals are speeding up their response times when treating heart attack patients. New research shows the average waiting time for heart attack patients once they reach the hospital was 64
Saif al-Islam, the son of Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi, appeared at a Libyan hotel early Tuesday morning despite widely circulated reports of his capture during the rebels’ move into Tripoli a
WCBSTV reports: There’s a new war between Mayor Michael Bloomberg and state lawmakers over more red-light cameras on New York City streets. The mayor wants to “out” every lawmaker who won’t green light city plans for more of those “eye in the sky” ticket givers, reports CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer. Bloomberg loves his red-light cameras, […]
President Barack Obama said on Monday that Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi’s regime “is coming to an end” and put the rebels on notice their new government must uphold the democratic ideals that they have professed during six months of U.S. and NATO-backed fighting. “The situation is still very fluid,” Obama said in an afternoon audio […]
2:10PM EST: United Hatzolah is on the scene at the Kinneret, and have just pulled the body of a 5-year-old child out of the water. Sources tell YWN Israel, that
One of New York’s best-known Republicans is calling on pres idential hopeful Rick Perry to choose Rudy Giuliani as his running mate for next year’s election. Former state GOP Chairman William Powers, a longtime Giuliani friend and a key player in his first mayoral election in 1993, told The Post that such a move by […]
An unknown terrorist organization calling itself the “Jihadi Resistance” has claimed responsibility for the multi-pronged terror attacks in the Eilat area last Thursday. Since the announced Gaza ceasefire on Monday night, rocket attacks have continued, albeit less frequently. There have been a number of rocket attacks during the night as well as today, striking Gaza […]
HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita has instructed avreichim vacationing in the center of the country not to return to their homes in Moshav Tifrach, in the heart of the area being targeted in the renewed rocket attacks from Gaza. The avreichim asked the Gadol HaDor what they should do, with the Rav responding “You should […]
The city’s red-light traffic cameras have resulted in more than $52 million in fines last year to drivers who ran the lights, according to Department of Transportation records obtained by
Former New York City Mayor Koch, 86, a beloved Democrat who crossed party lines to endorse Queens businessman Bob Turner for Congress, criticized career politician David Weprin (D) last week for telling untruths to Queens and Brooklyn senior citizens – in attempt to frighten them – about Mr. Turner’s position on Social Security and Medicare. […]
David Weprin, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s Ninth Congressional District, today announced the endorsement of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Gillibrand cited Weprin’s commitment to protecting Medicare and Social Security and supporting middle class families as key factors in her endorsement. “David Weprin is the right choice for voters because he will fight to protect […]
9:10AM EST: Boro Park Hatzolah just transported two people to Lutheran Trauma Center after an apparent home invasion at a private home on 50th Street. The incident unfolded just a few minutes ago when Hatzolah was called to the home located on 50th Street near 18th Avenue. According to initial reports, they found two people tired up. […]
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