Below are videos and links to albums of hundreds of photos taken at Lag BaOmer events around the world. Our most incredible images this year, were aerial photos taken high above Eretz Yisroel by Kuvien Images for YWN. YWN thanks our photographers, and all those who submitted photos to YWN. You help us keep our photo albums updated […]
[The following Op-Ed was written by Tevi Troy] Cliff May is right about the Netanyahu speech. It was a strong speech, and Congress warmly, even rapturously received Netanyahu, with 30 standing ovations by my count sitting in the House Gallery. The recent disagreement with the White House over President Obama’s Thursday speech if anything made the […]
A protester screaming “equal rights for Palestinians!” interrupted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address to Congress Tuesday before being taken out of the House gallery by Capitol Police. Some members
I am deeply honored by your warm welcome. And I am deeply honored that you have given me the opportunity to address Congress a second time. Mr. Vice President, do you remember the time we were the new kids in town? And I do see a lot of old friends here. And I do see a […]
Brooklyn – Assistant Majority Leader Lew Fidler and Councilman David G. Greenfield, Chair of the Senior Center Subcommittee, teamed up last week to oppose the Department for the Aging’s proposed
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel “will be generous” in giving back land to establish a “sizeable” Palestinian state, but will not return to the 1967 borders and
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani isn’t just thinking about running for president next year: It’s his obsession and he’s already mapping out a strategy to knock off GOP
New York City plans to test a tire-locking clamp that scofflaws could unlock themselves with a code after paying their fine over the phone. Finance Commissioner David Frankel told the
Sen. Chuck Schumer says the House budget vote this week is a lose-lose situation for Senate Republicans, promising the Democrats will make the vote a key issue in 2012. Schumer said Medicare will be a “defining issue” in 2012, pointing to the success Democrat Kathy Hochul has had in the traditionally Republican 26th House District […]
Airlines and air traffic controllers across Europe watched and waited nervously Tuesday as a cloud of volcanic ash spread west from Iceland, threatening to disrupt flights on a wide scale.
[PHOTO LINK BELOW] More than 30 people were injured Tuesday morning after Egged bus 405 collided with a truck on highway 1 near Ben Shemen interchange. One person (an Israeli Arab) was killed and four sustained moderate injuries. The rest are lightly injured. Highway 1 was completely closed to traffic. The accident took place during rush hour, near […]
An explosion blamed on a gas leak rocked Iran’s largest refinery on Tuesday around the time of a visit to the plant by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iranian media reported that
The effort to sell wine in New York grocery stores is back. A bill with bi-partisan support in the Senate and Assembly would allow grocery stores to sell wine as
Israel’s prime minister promised to present his vision for an Israeli-Palestinian peace in a speech before U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday, but vowed his country would not return to mid-1967 borders
Did something hit El Al Boeing 777, flight LY 027, prior to take off? That’s what passengers told YWN Monday afternoon after their arrival at Newark Airport. Passengers said that
With half of the small city of Joplin, Mo., destroyed by the second-deadliest tornado in United States history, relief workers and rescue personnel are pouring into the Midwestern town to
John Demjanjuk’s son accused Germany’s top-selling Bild newspaper of “sensationalism” on Monday for publishing photos of his father walking outside the Bavarian nursing home where he lives after his release
The New York State Senate today passed legislation that will require certain trucks to be equipped with a special convex mirror that helps improve visibility and reduces the risk of
A transient suspected of setting off a large explosive device outside a Westside synagogue pleaded not guilty Monday in Los Angeles federal court to multiple felony charges in connection with
Volcanic ash from an Icelandic eruption could reach British airspace Tuesday, sooner than previously predicted, Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority warned Monday. Scotland’s Loganair announced that all flights will be canceled
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