Britain’s top military official says countries allied against the Islamic State group have to capitalize on recent gains made against the extremist organization. Michael Fallon said Wednesday in Paris that
An IDF soldier during the night of 10 Shevat (Tuesday to Wednesday) was injured lightly by terrorist gunfire in the Tulkarem area. The force operating in the area returned fire
As YWN reported earlier, the NYPD has issued an alert for a man who threatened to kill police officers in the name of ISIS. “We know who this individual is
The South and East are bracing for a nor’easter at week’s end with the potential for significant snowfall. The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center warns of heavy, “perhaps crippling”
The Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshiva & Mesivta Torah Vodaath, HaRav Yisroel Belsky shlita continues to battle a serious condition, the Yeshiva says in an email sent to it’s Alumni. “The
Another plunge in the price of crude oil sent the stock market sharply lower. Oil and gas companies led the way down Wednesday as sliding oil prices threatened even more
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara on Wednesday, 10 Shevat, left for the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he will present the Israeli economy, focusing on its
Attorney General Loretta Lynch defended President Barack Obama’s executive actions curbing guns, telling lawmakers Wednesday that the president took lawful, common-sense steps to stem firearms violence that kills and injures
According to the AccuWeather forecast, temperatures in Jerusalem on Wednesday 10 Shevat will reach a high of 50F (10C), but it will feel closer to 58F (14.5C). There is a
The NYPD is investigating an ISIS-related threat against police officers, WCBSTV is reporting. The NYPD was first contacted by Philadelphia police after they received an anonymous tip that someone wanted
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) released a statement on Wednesday after learning of Rabbi Ronnie Greenwald’s passing. “I am crying today; Klal Yisroel has lost a giant,” Assemblyman Hikind said. “Rabbi
YWN regrets to inform you of the passing of Rebbetzin Tzirel Benoliel, a”h, the wife of Hagaon Rav Chaim Benoliel shlit”a. She was 79. The Rebbetzin was a faithful partner
[By: Rabbi Abe Friedman] Once again we find ourselves in a state of stunned disbelief after a desperate search for a missing young woman came to a tragic end. From
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on European Jews facing rising anti-Semitism to return to Russia. “They can come to us,” Putin told a delegation from the European Jewish Congress (EJC)
After more than a decade of delays and cost overruns, the $3.9 billion transportation hub at New York’s World Trade Center is set to open in the first week of
What’s new when you file your taxes this year? Taxpayers without health insurance will face larger penalties, and those insured by their employers will get a new tax form. There
For the last several weeks, the first Glatt kosher meat food court has been operating in Berlinת under the supervision of Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, Rabbi of the Jewish community in
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