Dozens of people interrupted holiday shopping at major retailers around the St. Louis area late Thursday and early Friday to speak out about a grand jury’s decision not to indict

The Ministerial Legislative Committee passed a bill sponsored by MK (Yisrael Beitenu) Orli Levy-Abekasis that would permit one purchasing a home to receive a mortgage of 90% of the property’s

The IDF in the near future will be working in cooperation with Betar Illit City Hall to prevent Betar Illit residents from entering nearby Arab villages, a move the army

The latest Knesset Channel election poll was released on Thursday, 5 Kislev 5775. The survey was conducted by Panels Politics. The number of seats held by the party currently appears

On motzei Shabbos Parshas Vayeitzei an atzeres achdus will take place at the Lederman Shul headed by HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita. The event is prompted by the mourning felt

The news in Israel is dominated with reported threats of the coalition breaking apart and electioneering by coalition and opposition MKs alike. Most experts feel the current administration is on

The word spread within minutes of Michael Brown’s death — a young black man with his hands raised in surrender had just been shot by a white cop. Soon, “Hands

What would you do if you found more than $15,000 in cash? Two passengers in Ben-Gurion International Airport found this sum in cash and quickly looked for police to turn

Magen David Adom announces that despite earlier reports to the contrary, it will not be drastically reducing operations in areas of Yehuda and Shomron until the end of the Gregorian

Former defense minister and IDF chief of staff MK (Kadima) Shaul Mofaz instructed Knesset officials to keep the last pay increase awarded to elected officials. Mofaz instructed them to pass

At the last moment, The Movement party leader Justice Minister Tzipi Livni on Wednesday 4 Kislev blocked the preliminary reading of the so-called Zoabi Bill. In response, Likud MK Danny

Never say never is the rule in Israeli politics as Shas party leader Aryeh Deri has announced his conditions for entering the coalition. One should remember that in recent weeks

Rumors are flying as is the norm in Israel once the smell of elections is in the air. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is reaching out to chareidi lawmakers. On Wednesday

Egyptians are bracing for potential violence ahead of a planned major protest by Islamists calling for the toppling of the government, with security forces vowing to confront any unrest with

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening 4 Kislev, met with Druse community leaders. In attendance were Druse spiritual leader Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif, Sheikh Hatem Halabi,

A Yerushalayim resident, a member of the capital’s chassidish community, was invited to a friend’s chasenah as a witness. Prior to the chupah the man was instructed to speak with

[Halachically Speaking appears on YWN weekly, Tuesdays and Thursdays] Written by Rabbi Moishe Dovid Lebovits of KOF-K Kosher Supervision Much has been discussed over the years regarding Thanksgiving dinner. We

With election fever in the air, there is much backroom activity among Knesset factions, including the chareidi parties. In what is being called a very preliminary effort, all chareidi parties

OPEC oil ministers have decided to keep their present output target at 30 million barrels a day, despite an oversupply of crude and plunging prices. The decision Thursday was expected.

Advocacy groups barely waited for President Barack Obama to finish speaking about sweeping changes to the U.S. immigration system to start warning about scams. “We hear horror stories about people