NYS Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) thanked Facebook management for taking immediate corrective action after he made them aware of Israel’s exclusion from their profile options. Now, when creating a background profile on Facebook, users can choose the Israeli flag as their frame. “As I pointed out to Facebook less than 48 hours ago, Palestine is […]
In the immediate aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, there was a fevered pitch to ban bump stocks, the device that allowed the shooter’s semi-automatic rifles
Last week, Israel Police and Border Police arrested a mother (48) and her daughter (16), both residents of PA (Palestinian Authority) areas, both suspected of serious offenses including conspiring to
The Republican-led House has blocked a resolution condemning an Arizona Republican congressman who sought to arrest immigrants in the U.S. illegally at the State of the Union address. The vote
A lack of adequate testing for a pernicious sleep disorder was the primary cause of two serious train crashes in New Jersey and New York, federal investigators concluded in a
The Modi’in Illit Municipality recently distributed a modesty code to all its employees, together with instructions for proper interaction between men and women in the workplace. The municipality said the guidelines, distributed alongside the tax forms for 2018, was non-binding and that the purpose of the form was to “bring to the attention of the workers” the instructions […]
President Donald Trump is expected to release Monday his $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan, a top administration priority in 2018 that will rely heavily on state and local governments, as well
(VIDEOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Police in Beit Shemesh on Monday, 20 Shevat, responded to a report of a robbery in an area jewelry store. It appears the perpetrators were armed with knives. They robbed the store of jewelry and made off with the items in a waiting vehicle. The investigation is ongoing. (YWN – Israel […]
U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as a late surge helped them regain almost half their losses from the day before, when they had their biggest plunge in 6 ½ years. That came at the end of a day of huge swings for the market. Major indexes in Asia and Europe took steep losses and U.S. markets […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let a court-ordered redrawing of congressional districts in Pennsylvania proceed, raising Democratic hopes that a revamped map might yield them several more seats this
Father of 5 Aryeh Leib Rothman was known in the Mir community for his commitment to Torah learning and love of chesed. He was just 31 years old when he
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Hagaon HaRav Tzvi Dov Slanger ZATZAL, the Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Hamedresh and Mesivta of Baltimore. Rav Slanger was hospitalized a few weeks ago after suffering a cardiac incident. His condition remained critical until his Petira on Tuesday afternoon. Levaya details will be published when they become […]
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) A small number of young women gathered on Tuesday afternoon, 21 Shevat, on the road near the site of the fatal stabbing attack that claimed the life of area resident Rabbi Itamar Ben-Gal HY”D, 29, of Har Bracha. The protest took place about the same time of the attack did, albeit […]
An immigrant who was living illegally in Indiana when he was arrested in a drunken-driving crash that killed an NFL player had a history of misdemeanor convictions and arrests, including
A British judge on Tuesday upheld a U.K. arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, leaving him still a wanted man in the country where he has spent more than
A Belgian court said Tuesday that the sole surviving suspect in the November 2015 attacks on Paris refused to re-appear in a trial that victims had hoped would shed light
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joked that the National Weather Service’s false tsunami warning issued Tuesday morning was “better” than the false nuclear attack warning that Hawaii residents received in January. A reporter asked de Blasio for his thoughts about the false AccuWeather alert that was sent out in coordination with the National […]
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) The mother of the Arab-Israeli terrorist Abd al-Karim Adel Asi, who murdered Rabbi Itamar Ben-Gal HY”D at a hitchhiking stop outside Ariel, on Tuesday, 20 Shevat, condemned his actions and called on him to turn himself in to the Israeli security forces. The mother, a woman in her 40s, a resident […]
A long-planned redevelopment project for a neighborhood of run-down car-repair shops next to the New York Mets’ stadium is back on the drawing board. The New York Times reports that
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