Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while visiting the U.S. and is recovering at a Texas hospital, a spokesman said Monday. Fayyad, who was born in 1952,
After meeting with leaders of the American Jewish community Sunday evening, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, clad in sportive attire, went on a sunset stroll through Washington DC. The Prime Minister’s Office stated that during the one hour and a half outing, the couple walked by historical landmarks that include Former US […]
The pilot of the doomed Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean killing all 228 people on board was not in the cockpit when the first warning signals
Count House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) as one top Republican who’d like to see Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) jump into the presidential race. Cantor responded immediately when asked Monday whether Ryan, a rising GOP star and the author of the party’s budget, should run for the White House in 2012. “Sure,” Cantor said. […]
Peace in the Middle East is vital for Israel’s security. It would be beneficial for Israel to sign a long-lasting peace agreement with the Palestinians and the Arab nations around the world. The ongoing conflict is detrimental for the State of Israel and places its future in danger. The cost of constant war places a […]
The Supreme Court ordered California on Monday to release tens of thousands of its prisoners to relieve overcrowding, saying that “needless suffering and death” had resulted from putting too many
YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petira of R’ Yoel Yisroel Reichman Z”L, longtime member of The Flatbush Shomrim, and longtime Mispallel of the Gur Shtiebel on Ocean
The U.S. Presidential Cadillac, nicknamed “The Beast” for its bomb-proof features, failed to make it out of the U.S. Embassy in Dublin on Monday when it became stuck on a
This video was taken from the runway as El Al Flight 27 made its emergency landing. In a dramatic incident reported first by YWN, El Al flight 027 landed safely
[PHOTO LINK BELOW] Joplin, Mo. – A massive tornado that tore through the southwest Missouri city of Joplin killed at least 89 people, but authorities warned that the death toll
The following is from the NY Post: President Obama’s re-election campaign is trying to dig up dirt in the Garden State. Despite New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s repeated pronouncements that
Several hundred of people in the U.S. government knew about the raid on Osama bin Laden’s Pakistani compound before it happened, and some referred to it in code as a “trip to Atlantic City” to keep it under wraps, according to a detailed Wall Street Journal reconstruction. In an unusual cooperative effort between the military […]
A USA TODAY review of airline schedules for May found an average of 2,600 flights a day — or about 10% of all passenger airline departures from U.S. airports — operate at times that make it hard for pilots to get normal sleep. That puts them at risk for reduced alertness or, in a worst […]
An amazing site to see: MDA mobilized more than one hunded ambulances in just a few minutes for the aircraft emergency at Ben Gurion Airport early Monday morning. Click HERE
FIRST REPORT 7:55PM EST: [UPDATES & PHOTOS BELOW] Dozens of ambulances from MDA, Hatzolah Volunteers, Police, and Rescue Personnel are all currently responding to Ben Gurion Airport for a confirmed
Exactly as written (from a mobile device): “We left tall aviv to NY at 1:30AM (6:30PM NY time) right after takeoff we felt the plane was not ok, it was
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 […]
New smoking laws will take effect in New York City Monday, prohibiting smokers from lighting up in certain public places. No smoking sings are already up in Central Park. Come Monday the city’s sweeping ban kicks in at parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas, like in Times Square. The question now is, will anyone obey the […]
Good morning! Thank you, Rosy, for your very kind introduction. But even more, thank you for your many years friendship. Back in Chicago, when I was just getting started in national politics, I reached out to a lot of people for advice and counsel, and Rosy was one of the very first. When I made […]
[The following Op-Ed was written by Tevi Troy] The most surprising thing about President Obama’s press appearance with Israeli prime minister Netanyahu Friday was the way in which Netanyahu kept returning to first principles in his discussion with Obama. Obama went first, and largely went over the ground he covered in Thursday’s speech, while noting […]
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