US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Tuesday accused both Syria and Iran of continuing to arm Hizbullah with rockets and missiles, releasing a statement that “We are at a
Jerusalem city attorney Yossi Chavilov and city engineer Shlomo Eshkol appear to be working to halt the Holyland project, which is at the heart of what many are calling the
A lawmaker from Brooklyn was at the center of an angry blow-up in Albany in the middle of a normally dull Finance Committee meeting. He’s had run ins with his
FIRST REPORT 7:35AM EST: YWN has just learned that the Shul belonging to Hagon Rav Yechezkel Roth Shlita, has been robbed of all its Sifrei Torah. Mispallilim arriving for Davening
As preparations are underway for Yom Yerushalayim, which is observed on 28 Iyar, commemorating the day paratroopers liberated Yerushalayim from Arab occupation in the June 1967 Six Day War, Israel
[VIDEO LINKS BELOW] A overflowing crowd of hundreds and hundreds of people packed into Agudas Yisroel Bais Binyomin (Ave L), Tuesday evening, for a a major community-wide kinnus for men
Brittney Hibbs KGAN reports: Sholom Rubashkin and his family will soon know where he will spend the rest of his life. It all stems from the Postville immigration raid heard
Exeter Township, PA – The Exeter Township supervisors directed their solicitor to petition Berks County Court to force the Mehadrin Kosher Poultry plant to comply with an April 19 court
Motorists with out-of-state license plates are finally paying parking fines after years of avoiding the fees – pumping millions of dollars into city coffers, the Daily News has learned. A
A former Queens resident pleaded guilty today in Manhattan federal court to providing protective gear to al-Qaida. Prosecutors say Syed Hashmi, 30, helped a friend deliver some protective clothing to
NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today said that he supports the opening of a Walmart in New York City, despite objections from labor unions. Past efforts to bring the discount
Governor David Paterson proposed $620 million in additional state savings today and asked Albany lawmakers to pass his proposed budget tomorrow by a simple up-or-down vote. The additional cuts were
Coast Guard officials are considering setting the Gulf of Mexico oil slick on fire as it moved Tuesday to within 20 miles of sensitive ecological areas in the Mississippi River
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak appear to be heading towards action that will legalize homes in the Givat HaYovel neighborhood of Yishuv Eli in Shomron, due
If lobbyists in Albany get their way, everyone with a drivers license in New York State will automatically become organ donors, unless you tell the government no way. The New
US Stocks had their worst drop in months Tuesday, falling to session lows in the final minutes of trading, after the debt ratings on Greece and Portugal were downgraded. Greece’s
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today warned of a mystery shopper scam involving fraudulent checks that appear to have been issued by New York State. “In these tough
After the tragic blaze earlier this week in Jerusalem’s Ohr Chaim Yeshiva in the Bucharim area, which resulted in the destruction of three Sifrei Torah, rabbonim have declared a taanis
12:30PM EST: The RCA’s 51st Annual Convention held in Scarsdale, NY has concluded, and what is probably the highlight of the event was a unanimous resolution which was passed, that
The chareidi media is reporting that the chief suspect in the Holyland case, Meir Rabin, has consulted with his brothers, asking them to “make the rounds”, to consult with rabbonim
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