The Supreme Court on Wednesday, 20 Adar, rejected a petition from ACRI (Association for Civil Rights in Israel) which challenged security inspections in Ben-Gurion International Airport. The court explained that
The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warned President Barack Obama on Thursday not to try an end-run around Congress by getting the United Nations to implement a nuclear
Mekubal Rav David Batzri announced his support for the Shas party in the upcoming election for 20th Knesset. As the Sephardi community is sharply divided in this election, the endorsement
As Albany continues to work toward a final New York State budget, Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) says that Education Investment Tax Credits—his keystone issue—are still in good shape. “Education Investment
After interrogation by the Israel Police Nationalist Crime Unit, on the evening of Monday, 18 Adar the couple from Maon detained earlier the same day by police detectives was released.
Allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have launched a super PAC that can raise unlimited money toward his likely bid for president. The super PAC is called America Leads
Yesterday evening, Rabbi Yaakov Rich found his car defaced with a sinister, spray-painted swastika. Rabbi Rich is the Rabbi of Congregation Toras Chaim, an Frum Shul that Davens in a
President Barack Obama used to say 2012 was his last election. Then, in 2014, he hit the road for some Democrats in friendly states and called it his last campaign.
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U.S. military and intelligence officials are voicing increasing pessimism about a key tenet of the Obama administration’s strategy to dislodge the Islamic State group and stabilize Iraq. They say they
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HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Auerbach Shlita may have been invited to the massive Degel Hatorah kenos in Bnei Brak which drew a staggering crowd of 100,000 people, but he has not
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[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Two people have been taken to the hospital after a horrific crash in the Far Rockaway section of Queens, Thursday afternoon. The accident happened just after
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials have agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim filed by Superstorm Sandy victims. The review will involve approximately 144,000 claims and not limit
Two Brooklyn precincts are getting new Commanding Officers, police sources have confirmed to YWN. Both are heavily populated Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods. The 66 Precinct which covers the Boro Park community
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Labor party premiership candidate Yitzchak Herzog during an interview with the Knesset Channel stated he believes the current chareidi draft law is responsible for stopping the
[VIDEO & PHOTOS BY HILLEL ENGEL IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] At a City Hall ceremony yesterday, Council Member Mark Treyger honored NYPD Officer Albert Mammon of the 60th Precinct for saving
Demonstrators protesting NYPD policies forced a budget meeting to stop as security guards cleared the public from the City Council chambers. Police Commissioner William Bratton was giving budget requests to
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