The Knesset voted 53-37 on Wednesday against a bill preventing anyone indicted of serious crimes from forming a government. If passed, the bill would have prevented Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu from forming a coalition if new elections are held. The bill was filed by opposition leader Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid. ”Netanyahu is managing the [coronavirus] […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted support for congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, a supporter of the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory who’s been criticized for racist comments, following her Republican primary victory in Georgia. Greene, a businesswoman and political newcomer, beat neurosurgeon John Cowan in a primary runoff Tuesday in Georgia’s deep-red 14th Congressional District, […]
People arrested in Portland since late May on non-violent misdemeanor charges during the protests that have racked Oregon’s largest city for more than two months won’t be prosecuted. The new policy announced Tuesday recognizes the outrage and frustration over a history of racial injustice that has led to the city’s often violent protests and the […]
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Joe Biden is making his first appearance with newly chosen running mate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, betting that the California senator’s historic profile and confrontational style against President Donald Trump will boost Democrats’ efforts to oust the Republican president amid cascading national crises. The former primary rivals will appear at a high school in Biden’s […]
The FDNY is on scene with two manholes on fire in the heart of the Crown Heights Jewish community. FDNY tells YWN that there are no injuries at this time, and that they have evacuated some surrounding properties on Kingston Avenue and President Street. The following locations have been evacuated: · 333 Kingston Avenue – […]
The Defense Ministry stated on Wednesday that it foiled an attempted cyberattack on Israel’s top defense industry officials by hackers linked to North Korea. The hackers, who were part of
No, Russia isn’t having a Sputnik moment. The announcement Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country was the first to approve a coronavirus vaccine did not provoke the awe and wonder of the Soviet Union’s launch of the first satellite into orbit in 1957. Instead, it was met by doubts about the science […]
A state Assembly member is calling for a hate crimes investigation after her Manhattan district office was splashed with white paint and a vulgar, anti-Semitic note was left under the door. “We will never be intimidated by this criminal act,” Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, a Democrat first elected in 2014, said in a message Tuesday. […]
Israelis who experienced heart attacks during the coronavirus pandemic risked their lives by delaying a trip to the emergency room due to fear of contracting the coronavirus, a study published
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Some Israelis have feared the worst. Will wearing face masks with elastic bands around the ears cause their ears to protrude further than usual? But now everyone can rest easy.
Israel’s Health Ministry recorded 1,819 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours on Wednesday morning. There are currently 24,963 active cases, with 379 patients in serious condition, of whom
As the world marked the 76th anniversary of passing [yahrtzeit] of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, representatives of the governments of the United States and the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan gathered at the rabbi’s resting place to formally designate it a Kazakh National Heritage site. Rabbi Levi Yitzchak, who was arrested by the Soviet secret […]
The Fox News and Fox Business channels are going international. A digital streaming service with the pair will launch in Mexico on Aug. 20, expanding to Spain, Germany and the
Israel is engaging in efforts to bring back some of its top scientists who are working abroad to assist Israel during the coronavirus pandemic, Science and Technology Minister Yizhar Shai (Blue and White) said, according to a Jerusalem Post report. “The strength of the country is founded on advanced technology,” Shai said last Wednesday at […]
The incredible Chesed of Hatzolah Air soars once again as their dedicated flight crew flew a severely injured Yeshiva Bochur back from Colorado. As YWN had reported last week, two
On Tuesday evening, an emergency alert was sent to Israel’s Maritime Police Unit and United Hatzalah regarding a boat in distress with passengers aboard on the Kinneret. The ship, which
BINA. The name itself brings feelings of comfort and relief to so many. BINA has been there for families dealing with brain injury through thick and thin, providing guidance and
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