President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that a Democratic victory in 2020 could “leave Israel out there,” as he highlighted his pro-Israel actions in an effort to make the case for Jewish voters to back his re-election. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Trump touted his precedent-shredding actions to move the […]
The Alabama Holocaust Commission is condemning a congressman’s use of Adolf Hitler’s phrase “big lie” to describe allegations that President Donald Trump colluded with Russian operatives during the 2016 presidential election. The commission released a statement Wednesday criticizing north Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks’ use of the term, first employed by Hitler in “Mein Kampf” to […]
Declaring “our country is full,” President Donald Trump on Friday insisted the U.S. immigration system was overburdened and illegal crossings must be stopped as he inspected a refurbished section of fencing at the Mexican border. Trump, making a renewed push for border security as a central campaign issue for his 2020 re-election, participated in a […]
An attorney representing President Donald Trump says a congressional request for Trump’s tax returns “would set a dangerous precedent” if granted and that the IRS cannot legally divulge the information. Democratic Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has asked the IRS to provide six years of Trump’s personal […]
Boeing will cut production of its troubled 737 Max airliner this month, underscoring the growing financial risk it faces the longer that its best-selling plane remains grounded after two deadly
As YWN readers are aware, late last week the yeshivas challenging the State Education Department’s New Guidelines submitted their last set of papers to the court in support of their request for a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation and enforcement of the new rules. The case – along with the parallel lawsuits filed by the […]
Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division on Civil Rights today called on Facebook to help stem the “rising tide of hate” in New Jersey and across the nation by examining a Facebook page known as Rise Up Ocean County (RUOC). In a letter to Facebook Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, Division […]
Thousands of Palestinians thronged the perimeter fence between Israel and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Friday as the weekly, bloody demonstrations rolled into their second year. The protest, occurring just days before Israel’s April 9 vote, is the first since an Egyptian-brokered deal emerged to end the latest round of cross-border fighting between the enemies. […]
An attorney for Jussie Smollett has written a letter warning that if Chicago follows through on its vow to sue the “Empire” actor for the cost of the investigation into his claim that he was attacked, he’ll demand sworn testimony from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the police chief and others. In a letter dated April 4 […]
British police stationed armed officers outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on Friday after tweets from WikiLeaks quoted what it said were high-level sources saying that Julian Assange could be
Attorneys for Michael Cohen are asking members of Congress to help keep him out of prison. In a letter sent to lawmakers Thursday, Cohen’s legal team said he is still sorting through documents in his personal files that might be of interest to House Democrats investigating President Donald Trump, including emails, voice recordings, images and […]
The Kotel Heritage Foundation is busy preparing for Pesach as is the case every year. One of the areas addressed is the removal of the kvitlach from the Kosel stones,
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The Zohar (Vol. II 183b) tells us that Matzah is called “michlah d’mehemnusah – food that increases emunah – faith in Hashem.” There is also a minhag mentioned in Shulchan Aruch (OC 429:1) to ensure that every member of the community have kimcha d’pischa – flour for Pesach in […]
Israelis head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the country’s 21st parliamentary elections. Over 6.3 million eligible voters will cast ballots in an election largely seen as a referendum on long-seated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Here is a closer look at what to expect: CHASING HISTORY Netanyahu is seeking his fourth consecutive term […]
The fifth installment of the Charedi Patrol training course graduated on Thursday with 21 new graduates. The participants are carrying out their mandatory service via the police instead of the
The first privately funded spacecraft to journey to the moon passed its most crucial test yet on Thursday when it dropped into lunar orbit one week ahead of landing. After traveling over 5.5 million kilometers (3.4 million miles) around the Earth and drawing ever closer to the moon, the spacecraft finally swung into the moon’s […]
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan jumped into the 2020 presidential race on Thursday, portraying himself as a candidate who can bridge Democrats’ progressive and working class wings to win the White House. Ryan, 45, announced his primary bid on ABC’s “The View.” He plans a kickoff rally on Saturday in downtown Youngstown, where a big turnout […]
The Central Election Committee has disqualified this video as a Shas election advert because it was ruled Rav Yigal Cohen was promising a bracha for voting Shas, which is prohibited under election law. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
Lara Kollab, the doctor who was fired from the Cleveland Clinic for tweeting that she would purposely give the wrong medication to Jews, was recently accepted to a residency program in California and then fired from it. Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, California announced in an April 1 press release on their website that they told […]
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