Some county clerks in New York said Wednesday they will defy a new state law authorizing driver’s licenses for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. Erie County Clerk Michael Kearns will go to federal court with his concerns that the law signed Monday by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo conflicts with federal policy, the western […]
An ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a Democrat who flipped a Republican district are joining a slowly growing group calling for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a congressional veteran, said in a Twitter video that Trump “certainly has committed all kinds of offenses that meet the standard” for a […]
President Donald Trump declared Thursday that “Iran made a very big mistake” in shooting down a U.S. drone but suggested it was an accident rather than a strategic error. Asked about a U.S. response, he said repeatedly, “You’ll find out.” A few minutes earlier, a senior U.S. military officer said Iran shot down the huge, […]
Israeli forces arrested a Jordanian national acting on behalf of Iranian intelligence to establish a spy network in Israel and the West Bank earlier this year, the Shin Bet security service revealed Thursday. Jordanian businessman Thaer Shafut, 32, a Jordanian citizen originally from Hebron, was arrested on April 17. He was was sent into the West Bank […]
President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday addressed the International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism and the BDS Campaign held by the Ministry of Strategic Affairs. Some 350 participants from 30 countries are
Former top White House adviser Hope Hicks refused to answer questions related to her time in the White House in a daylong interview with the House Judiciary Committee, dimming Democrats’ chances of obtaining new or substantive information about President Donald Trump in their first interview with a person linked to his inner circle. Frustrated Democrats […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. was “wrong” to describe migrant detention centers as “concentration camps.” “They are entirely different realities,” de
For the first time ever, Hatzoloh – the volunteer ambulance service that responds to over 50,000 emergency medical calls every year – has received City Council funding. Under the leadership
The central committee of the Bayit Yehudi party met on Wednesday and decided things are to remain as they are. The list and the chairman of the party are to
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, meeting in Pyongyang with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said Thursday that his country is waiting for a desired response in stalled nuclear talks with the United States. “North Korea would like to remain patient, but it hopes the relevant party will meet halfway with North Korea to explore resolution […]
Refuah Institute Trains Hundreds to Become Catalysts for Change in Their Communities Refuah Institute’s unique Torah-based coaching program combines scientific methods with Torah wisdom, empowering graduates to enable others to
(By Joel Petlin) Last week, in a highly charged and controversial vote, the New York State Legislature narrowly passed a Bill to ban the use of religious exemptions for the
Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber is once again at the heart of creating difficulties for the chareidi tzibur that wishes to continue maintaining its lifestyle regarding gender-separated seating during classes
Known for its expansive playgrounds and miles of hiking trails and parks, Staten Island is the borough of Parks. Staten Island is a dream come true for the oft squeezed
Reporter for Bichadrei Chareidim Yanki Farber was at Gough Deli in Manchester on Wednesday and recorded the attached video. As YWN had reported, Gough Deli in Manchester had its Hechsher
Mr. Judah Samet, 81, is a survivor of the Nazi death camps as well as one of the survivors of the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue massacre that claimed eleven lives in 2018. He was a guest speaker at the Jerusalem Post Conference. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
Sensors installed as part of a Jerusalem pilot program report if the new underground garbage collection bins have to be emptied. This is part of the project that is improving
10K Batay Yisroel is a project rooted in a horrific accident and the reaction of two ordinary– but extraordinary– families who transcended that tragedy and transformed it into an
The Jerusalem Municipality honored exemplary first responders on Thursday, June 20, 2019, at a special ceremony that took place at City Hall. Among the honorees presented with citations from the
An election for district attorney in the New York City borough of Queens became an unexpected proving ground in the Democratic presidential primary on Wednesday as two leading 2020 candidates offered their endorsements. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont gave their backing to Tiffany Caban, who’s vying against six other Democrats […]
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