Tony Blair, the British prime minister who deployed troops to Afghanistan 20 years ago after the 9/11 attacks, says the U.S. decision to withdraw from the country has “every Jihadist group round the world cheering.” In a lengthy essay posted on his website late Saturday, the former Labour Party leader said the sudden and chaotic […]
The U.S. military reported its biggest day of evacuation flights out of Afghanistan by far on Monday, but deadly violence that has blocked many desperate evacuees from entering Kabul’s airport persisted, and the Taliban signaled they might soon seek to shut down the evacuation. Twenty-eight U.S. military flights ferried about 10,400 people to safety out […]
The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday, potentially boosting public confidence in the shots and instantly opening the way for more universities, companies and local governments to make vaccinations mandatory. The Pentagon promptly announced it will press ahead with plans to require members of the military to get vaccinated amid the battle […]
Seven of Israel’s public hospitals, including Shaarei Tzedek and both Hadassah hospitals, stopped accepting coronavirus patients on Monday following a press conference on Sunday night, during which the hospital directors
It is difficult to adequately describe the feelings and emotions experienced by thousands of Gerer Chassidim in the United States during this days—as many remain in disbelief from the incredible history, and the special focus from the Rebbe to which they were privileged. Events like this have never taken place since Gerer chassidim have streamed […]
Agudath Israel joins the Klal in welcoming the new year this Rosh Hashanah, and is proud to introduce our 5782/2021-2022 calendar. To request a calendar, go to agudah.org/calendar, or call
A Jewish community without an appealing, halachically acceptable local mikvah makes it exceptionally difficult for locals to observe taharah – the key to the continuity of the Jewish Nation. Even many generally observant Jews find it highly challenging to travel long distances or use facilities in subpar condition. For Jews who are still on the […]
The Mekubal and Tzaddik from Bnei Brak, HaGaon HaRav Shimon Galai, tested positive for the coronavirus for the second time on Monday. HaRav Galai already was ill with the coronavirus
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Israel’s coronavirus cabinet on Sunday night approved a travel outline to Uman for Rosh Hashanah this year. The plan is essentially comprised of the same regulations that apply to all
The guard in a control room at Iran’s notorious Evin prison springs to attention as one by one, monitors in front of him suddenly blink off and display something very different from the surveillance footage he had been watching. “Cyberattack,” the monitors flash. Other guards gather around, holding up their mobile phones and filming, or […]
Egypt closed its main border crossing point with the Gaza Strip on Monday amid tensions with the territory’s Hamas terror group rulers, officials said. It was the first time the Rafah crossing was shuttered during a workday since early this year. Egyptian authorities had kept it open during the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas […]
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Israel on Thursday announced it reached an agreement with Qatar for the Gulf Arab country to resume aid payments to thousands of families in the Gaza Strip, a step aimed
A firefight at one of the gates of Kabul’s international airport killed at least one Afghan soldier early Monday, German officials said, the latest chaos to engulf Western efforts to evacuate those fleeing the Taliban takeover of the country. The shooting at the airport came as the Taliban sent fighters north of the capital to […]
Lakewood Mashgiach HaGaon HaRav Matisyahu Solomon was hospitalized on Sunday evening after feeling ill. Those close to the Mashgiach reported that since being admitted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, his condition has stabilized. The Mashgiach’s name for tefillah is HaRav Matisyahu Chaim ben Ettel l’refuah sheleimah b’toch sha’ar cholei Yisrael. (YWN Israel Desk – […]
Israel’s government approved Sunday the appointment of a former diplomat and settler leader as the new director of Yad Vashem, the country’s official Holocaust remembrance organization. Yad Vashem announced that Dani Dayan, 65, was tapped as chairman of the organization’s directorate. Until recently, Dayan served as Israel’s consul general in New York. Before that, he […]
The state commission of inquiry into the Meron disaster held its first day of hearings on Sunday, almost four months after the disaster. Northern District Police Commander Shimon Lavie was
Israel’s government on Sunday approved a NIS 12.5 million budget for local authorities to purchase the necessary equipment to prepare outdoor minyanim for the Yamim Tovim. There have also been
A conservative talk radio host from Tennessee who had been a vaccine skeptic until he was hospitalized from COVID-19 has died. He was 61. Nashville radio station SuperTalk 99.7 WTN confirmed Phil Valentine’s death in a tweet Saturday. Valentine had been a skeptic of coronavirus vaccines. But after he tested positive for COVID-19, and prior […]
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