Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday 24 Kislev lit the first Chanukah candle with IDF soldiers. Mr. Netanyahu told them, “I am proud to be here and light the first

The Orthodox Union enthusiastically welcomes the release of American Alan Gross after five years of unjust imprisonment in Cuba. For the past several years, the OU has prayed, rallied and

The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, applauded the overwhelming approval of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (“ABLE”) Act in the

According to a news release from Baltimore Shomrim sent to YWN, Baltimore Police refused to respond to an active hate crime on Wednesday. The release stated: On Wednesday December 17,

Rosh Yeshivat Kisei Rachamim HaGaon HaRav Meir Mazuz Shlita on Tuesday evening 24 Kislev leveled a harsh verbal attack against the Bayit Yehudi party and its leader, Economy Minister Naftali

The United States and Cuba will start talks on normalizing full diplomatic relations, marking the most significant shift in U.S. policy toward the communist island in decades, American officials said

France has thwarted five terror attacks and dismantled 13 networks linked to extremists in Syria but the number of young people leaving to join the fight has doubled in the

American Alan Gross has been released from a Cuban prison after five years, as part of an agreement that also includes the release of three Cubans jailed in the United

According to the Bituach Leumi 2013 Poverty Report, there is a sharp increase in the number of Israelis living under the poverty level. The number of poor in Israel ranks

IDF Sgt. Ofir Cohen, 23, of Kfar Yonah, a combat medic in the Armored Corps, attended the Amit High School in Kfar Batya in Ra’anana. He would regularly visit nearby

The European Union of Justice in Luxembourg has ruled on the petition submitted by Hamas seeking to be removed from the European Union’s terror list. The court is granting three

The Transportation Security Administration needed an exemption from new Obama administration rules restricting racial profiling by the government so the TSA could target travelers for extra scrutiny based on their

A not-so-smart smart phone thief was apprehended by police after he took a selfie and posted the photo on the Facebook page of the person whose phone he stole. A

T-Mobile will now let customers carry over their unused cellular-data allotments. U.S. wireless carriers have been pushing consumers into larger data plans, but they typically lose what they don’t use

In the poll conducted by IPANEL for “Midgam” (Sampling, Consulting & Research) LTD., 500 Hebrew-speaking adults were asked if they trust school teachers. 88% responded that they do. 22% of

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says he is thinking about seeking his party’s presidential nomination. Graham is a conservative with a maverick streak who would likely be seen

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday 24 Kislev sent a condolence letter to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott following this week’s hostage incident in Sydney. Read the letter in the

Republican George Pataki said he is “very seriously” considering a run for president in 2016, arguing that the nation needs a chief executive with the kind of experience he gained