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Ben Carson’s name and face adorn the walls of dozens of schools in the U.S. and a medical school in Nigeria. Mayors have handed him keys to their cities. His
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who is currently visiting in Israel, conducted a state visit on Tuesday 10 Teves at Yad Vashem. The president was accompanied in his visit by his
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Sometime in 2016 people from several states could have trouble getting on an airplane or into federal buildings because of a post-Sept. 11 law that tightened requirements for state-issued identification.
A chareidi initiative, a campaign against Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat comparing him to the late Tommy Lapid, the founder of the defunct Shinui party. The campaign surrounds the dispute involving
MK (Bayit Yehudi) Betzalel Smotrich is authoring a bill many view as inflammatory at best. Smotrich’s bill calls for passing a law that permits Jews to daven on Har Habayis,
President Reuven Rivlin joined the growing list of public officials to come out in strong support of the ISA (Israel Security Agency – Shin Bet), which has come under a
Health Ministry officials are monitoring the growing number of cases of swine flu in Israel. Earlier, YWN-ISRAEL reported persons diagnosed with the illness are in Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva,
The Rabbinical Council of America expresses its outrage over the dancing, singing and celebration of the murder of Ali Dawabshe in the Duma arson and condemns the actions of these
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The Homeland Security Department is planning nationwide raids aimed at deporting adults and children who have already been ordered removed by an immigration judge. The Washington Post reported in Thursday’s
A new study conducted at the University of Haifa and published recently in the Journal of Neuroscience has identified activity of brain proteins associated with memory impairments in Alzheimer’s disease,
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