The Trump administration imposed sanctions Tuesday on Irans space agency for the first time, accusing it of developing ballistic missiles under the cover of a civilian program to launch satellites into orbit. The sanctions announced by the State and Treasury departments targeting the agency and two of its affiliates follow the explosion Thursday of a […]
One of the fastest growing economies in Central Africa, and now one of the safest too, Rwanda has of late become a popular tourist destination. Chabads opening in Kigali, the countrys capital city, following the recent opening of the Israeli embassy there, makes it even more attractive to visiting Israelis, and Jewish travelers. Rabbi Chaim […]
Shas chairman Aryeh Deri remained loyal to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu despite pressure from Likud members to support another candidate for prime minister prior to the dissolution of the previous
An Iranian oil tanker blacklisted and pursued by the U.S. turned off its tracking beacon off the coast of Syria, leading to renewed speculation Tuesday that its oil will end up there, despite earlier assurances it wouldnt. The disappearance of the Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as the Grace 1, follows a pattern of Iranian […]
Border police making a routine traffic stop arrested a 40-year-old Shomron resident after finding weapons and ammunition in his vehicle, including 15 long weapons, thousands of rounds of bullets, silencers and scopes. (YWN Israel Desk Jerusalem / Photo Credit: Israel Police Spokesman Unit)
Congressional Republicans are waiting for the White House to chart a path forward on gun violence legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, effectively putting the burden on President Donald Trump to decide the GOPs legislative response to the spate of mass shootings that included another deadly attack in Texas over the weekend. Asked […]
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, approximately 304,600 tourist entries were recorded in August 2019, 9% more than August 2018 and 20% more than August 2017. In the period January August 2019, 2.892 million tourist entries were recorded, as opposed to 2.634 million in the same period last year, an increase of 10%. […]
The last of four young men who authorities say planned to use homemade explosives against an upstate New York Muslim community has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Twenty-year-old
As the U.S. tries a new way to protect shipping across the Persian Gulf amid tensions with Iran, it finds itself sailing into uncertain waters. For decades, the U.S. has considered the waters of the Persian Gulf as critical to its national security. Through the gulfs narrow mouth, the Strait of Hormuz, 20% of all […]
Every so often the public requires gentle reminders about important aspects of halacha. One such area concerns respecting the laws of the United States of America. Chazak were well aware
Police on Monday launched an investigation into an attack involving an animal’s head being hurled at a home in the Ramat Sharret neighborhood of Jerusalem. The investigation led to the
Last Monday night, the Rockaway Nassau Safety Patrol (RNSP) was joined by some of its partners and friends from around the community to express heartfelt gratitude to the patrol volunteers
ATLANTA, Georgia — A police officer is out of a job and her friend faces felony charges after the officer let her friend borrow her badge and gun to get
Aish HaTorah is…the greatest institution for teshuva in the world. Rav Yitzchak Berkovits is [the] most fitting person to guide this institution, exclaimed Rav Yaakov Hillel Shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Ahavat Shalom, to dignitaries and Rabbanim from around the world gathered for the historic Inauguration of Rav Berkovits, Shlita as Rosh HaYeshiva of Aish HaTorah. […]
In the accompanying video, one can see a video that was aired on Hezbollah’s al-Manar television, in which they are showing an attack on the IDF’s Avivim base along Israel’s
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday defended his decision to stay at one of President Donald Trumps properties while in Ireland in the face of criticism by Democrats and good government groups that hes enriching Trump at taxpayers expense. He called the Trump property a logical choice. Speaking to reporters in Dublin, where he […]
In a bizarre attack in Israel on Tuesday morning, a handcuffed prisoner partially bit off a finger of a policewoman who was escorting him. The policewoman was transported to a
The United States and China on Sunday put in place their latest tariff increases on each others goods, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods and other consumer items before the holiday shopping season. President Donald Trump said U.S.-China trade talks were still on for September. Well see what happens, he […]
YWN NOTE: There are still approximately 20 girls without a high school to go to in Lakewood, and an unknown number of children still not accepted in primary. Sources tell
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