In a move that will strengthen the left-wing, the Israel Democratic party headed Ehud Barak has united with the left-wing Meretz party. The list will be headed by Meretz chairman,
Southwest Airlines is pulling out of New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport following extensive delays caused by the FAA’s grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. It will cease operations at Newark and consolidate them at LaGuardia Airport in New York effective Nov. 3. “This was not an easy decision to make, but we must optimize […]
A Yeshiva Bochur injured while hiking at Ice Caves Mountain needed to be rescued, Wednesday night. A group of 15 bachurim were on the hike, when one of the sustained
North Korea fired a new type of short-range ballistic missile in two launches into the sea Thursday, South Korean officials said. They were North Korea’s first weapons launches in more than two months and appeared to be a pressuring tactic as Pyongyang and Washington struggle to restart nuclear negotiations. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff […]
As negotiations among right-wing parties continue in Israel ahead of elections for the 22nd Knesset on September 17, 2019, the head of the New Right party, Ayelet Shaked, explained that
A one-vehicle accident in Woodbourne sent two people to the hospital, Thursday morning. It happened at around 7:00AM on Route 52 near Michigan Road – by the Woodbourne Firehouse –
The White House is condemning an order by a federal judge requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to stop denying asylum to anyone who transits through another country to reach the U.S. border. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Thursday the plaintiffs in the case found “a single district judge who will purport to dictate […]
A construction accident involving a forklift, forced the closure of Avenue M in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, Thursday morning. It happened at 1321 Avenue M, between East 13 and 14th Street at around 8:40AM. The FDNY tells YWN that construction lift which was carrying a heavy load began tilting, and was in danger of overturning […]
The search in Vermont for a missing Yeshiva Boy has ended without incident. 15-year-old Shmuel Rabinowitz was spotted in the Killington Vermont forest by a local hiker who had seen
It’s beginning to sink in. What a loss! Our beloved Rebbe, Rav Dovid Trenk ztz”l, was the most vibrant, lively, loving person that we ever encountered. His boundless energy, constant
After months of anticipation, Congress finally heard testimony from former special counsel Robert Mueller. So what now? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Mueller’s appearance was “a crossing of a threshold,” raising public awareness of what Mueller found. And Democrats after the hearing said they had clearly laid out the facts about the Mueller report, which […]
In response to leaked information that a meeting was to be held between Bayit Yehudi party chairman, Minister Rabbi Rafi Peretz and Otzma Yehudit party representative Itamar Ben-Gvir, the latter canceled the meeting. Ben-Gvir told the media, “Bayit Yehudi offered me the fourth and eighth positions – we reject the offer. Our demands remain as […]
President Donald Trump is encouraging Republican lawmakers to back a sweeping bipartisan budget deal his administration struck with Democrats. Trump tweeted on Thursday morning that “House Republicans should support the TWO YEAR BUDGET AGREEMENT which greatly helps our Military and our Vets.” He adds in a note of encouragement, “I am totally with you!” Trump’s […]
A New York City couple captured a 3-foot (1-meter) alligator in their local park and taped its mouth before calling police to pick the animal up. Authorities believe the gator
A woman says her 2-year-old son jumped onto a conveyor belt at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta and then fell through a luggage chute into a baggage room. Edith
A spokesman for the Izzadin el-Qassim military wing of Hamas, Abu Obaidah made a public statement directed at the citizens of Israel on Tuesday, placing the blame for the fact
Police investigators received a tip about a drug laboratory in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem. On Sunday, special forces from the police, including detectives launched a sting operation in the
The court has extended the detention of a Mexican resident, a chareidi man who also lives in Yerushalayim on suspicion that he defrauded millions of shekels from over 15 victims
The Israel Police marine unit rescued two swimmers who had entered the water at Mikmoret Beach with a kayak, drifted away for a few hours. The two were spotted by a police helicopter, who directed the patrol boat. They were safely transported to the beach, suffering from exhaustion and hypothermia. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
A federal judge said Wednesday that the Trump administration can enforce its new restrictions on asylum for people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border while lawsuits challenging the policy play out. U.S.
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