The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party predicted Saturday that voters who backed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the past would “side with democracy” instead of a “dictatorship” during the
Yosef Ben-David, one of the defendants who was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years for the 2014 kidnapping/murder of Muhmad Abu-Khadir has launched a hunger strike. The hunger
The Elite Company has released a kashrus alert, informing consumers in Eretz Yisrael that due to a shortage in mehadrin ingredients, some of the products that are customarily ‘mehadrin’ are now being sold as non-mehadrin. As such, consumers should be vigilant and check each item before purchase. (Jerusalem Kosher News for YWN Israel Desk – […]
Tom Steyer is on a multimillion-dollar mission to impeach Donald Trump, but Democrats whose campaigns the California billionaire is helping bankroll aren’t keen to follow his lead. Steyer, whose appeals
In what is only a partial victory for Israel but still a major turn in events, the Trump administration State Department is ceasing to use the term “occupied” West Bank in its reference to Yehuda and Shomron. This became evident in the latest State Department report addressing human rights violations around the world, released last […]
The top Senate Democrat is using marijuana’s informal holiday to announce a change of heart about the drug, another sign of the growing political acceptance of pot. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Friday he’ll introduce a bill taking marijuana off the federal list of controlled substances — in effect decriminalizing its […]
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he doesn’t expect Michael Cohen, his longtime personal lawyer and fixer, to “flip” as the government investigates Cohen’s business dealings. Trump, in a series
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the U.S. government of arrogance and belligerence, saying that Washington needed “a change in attitude” before any meaningful negotiations can begin over several
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) In ongoing nightly counter-terrorism operations in areas of Yehuda and Shomron, security forces on motzei Shabbos arrested 19 suspects, PA (Palestinian Authority) residents suspected of taking
The golf cart that was used for years by Maran HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv ZT”L to move around the Meah Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem, and was identified closely with the appearance of the late posek, will be put up for public sale. After the petira of Rav Elyashiv, the vehicle was also used by […]
Three Belgian companies have been called to court after it was learned they sold chemicals to Syria. According to various European news agency reports, at least one of the agents
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) After another drought winter, it appears HKBH has decided to bring the badly-needed rains to Eretz Yisrael, which we hope will be for a bracha. Israelis
A Southern California man pleaded not guilty Thursday to hate crimes after prosecutors say he threatened prominent members of the Jewish community and had with a “kill list” that included
Romania’s president and the country’s foreign minister downplayed a statement from the leader of Romania’s ruling party that the country was ready to soon join the U.S. and move its
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) United Hatzalah, Chasdei Shabtai, and Hachnasas Orchim Ohr HaRashbi are all working in concert as preparations for Lag B’Omer 5778 continue. Hachnasas Orchim is preparing to distribute drinks and snacks to tens and tens of thousands of visitors to the tziyun of the Rashbi during Lag B’Omer. Their services are of […]
For weeks, President Donald Trump had grown increasingly frustrated with the cable news chatter that he couldn’t hire a big-name attorney for his legal team. But the president boasted to
Liska is a revered name in Chasidishe circles from time immemorial and is universally regarded as one of the prominent Hungarian Chasidish dynasties that appealed to the masses for close
Hamas once again encouraged Gazans to come to the border fence to southern Israel on Friday and confront Israeli troops. This has become a weekly event during the past month,
The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into whether AT&T, Verizon and a standards-setting group worked together to stop consumers from easily switching wireless carriers. The companies confirmed the
The Vaad Hakashrus of the Five Towns Far Rockaway recently sent a letter to food establishments under their Hashgacha asking them to have cameras installed in their stores. Multiple Hashgacha
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