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Trump Says Venezuela Is Releasing Political Prisoners, Credits U.S. Intervention

TRUMP: Venezuela has started the process, in a BIG WAY, of releasing their political prisoners. Thank you! I hope those prisoners will remember how lucky they got that the USA came along and did what had to be done. I HOPE THEY NEVER FORGET! If they do, it will not be good for them. Thank […]

In Final Days in Office, NJ Gov. Murphy Blocks Bill Aimed at Fighting Antisemitism

A high-profile New Jersey bill that would have formally adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism is not expected to pass before the current legislative session expires, dealing a blow to Jewish advocacy groups and exposing sharp political fractures inside the state’s Democratic leadership. Four sources familiar with the situation told Jewish […]

Main Line Hatzolah Launches With Inaugural Community Event, Drawing Rabbanim And Local First Responders [PHOTOS]

In suburban Philadelphia, Main Line Hatzolah’s inaugural event began at 7:30pm with a 30-minute “social hour” where people from the community had an opportunity to enjoy heavy hour devours meet Hatzolah members and other local first responders, including the chiefs of Police, Fire, and local EMS. At around 8pm people gathered to hear divrei bracha and […]

Trump Faces Headwinds On Venezuela And Health Care

Trump faces headwinds on Venezuela, health care as some Republicans break rank * President Donald Trump’s military action in Venezuela, as well as threats to Greenland, have spurred some pushback even among congressional Republicans. * Seventeen House Republicans voted with Democrats on Thursday on a bill to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. […]

Amazon To Open First Big-Box Store In Chicago Suburb

Amazon plans first big-box retail store in Chicago suburb * Amazon has proposed building a big-box retail store in a Chicago suburb that would be larger than a Walmart Supercenter. * It marks Amazon’s latest physical retail experiment, after it launched bookstores, a chain of fashion stores, convenience marts and supermarkets, scrapping some concepts along […]

Congress Demands Action After ICE Officer Kills Renee Good in Minnesota

CONGRESS REACTS TO MINNESOTA ICE SHOOTING * The killing of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minnesota is driving a major political backlash on Capitol Hill. * Lawmakers are demanding a full investigation, changes to immigration enforcement tactics, and accountability for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, with some calling for defunding ICE or her […]

Russia Uses Its New Ballistic Missile in a Major Attack on Ukraine and a Warning to West

Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people in the capital. For only the second time in the nearly 4-year-old war, it used a powerful, new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv’s NATO […]

BORO PARK: 6-Year-Old Boy in Critical Condition After Being Struck by Hatzolah Ambulance

A 6-year-old Jewish boy is in critical condition after being struck by a Hatzolah ambulance Shabbos morning in Boro Park. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. on 52nd Street between 15th and 16th avenues. The circumstances leading up to the collision remain under investigation. Hatzolah paramedics transported the child to Maimonides Medical Center, where […]

JUDAISM UNDER ATTACK: Britain Considering Criminalizing Bris Milah As “Child Abuse”

A draft policy document issued by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) classifies male circumcision as a potential form of child abuse—placing a core Jewish mitzvah alongside practices such as exorcisms and forced marriage. The guidance appears in a draft CPS framework addressing so-called “honour-based abuse and harmful practices.” While the document acknowledges that male circumcision […]

ARRESTED: Suspect Caught in Rock-Throwing Attack on New Jersey Turnpike That Seriously Injured 8-Year-Old Jewish Girl

Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with a rock-throwing incident on the New Jersey Turnpike that left a third-grade Jewish girl seriously injured earlier this week. State police said Hernando Garciamorales, 40, of Palisades Park, was arrested following an investigation into an incident on the northbound lanes of the Turnpike, just before Exit 70 […]

FLATBUSH: Petirah Of Rabbi Dr. Yosef Shimon (Joel) Rosenshein Z”L

YWN regrets to inform you of the petirah of Rabbi Dr. Yosef Shimon (Joel) Rosenshein Z”L, a well-known psychologist, longtime askan, and widely respected figure in Klal Yisroel. Rabbi Dr. Rosenshein, a Brooklyn resident, devoted his life to communal service and was involved in countless efforts on behalf of the tzibbur. He was a founding […]

US Southern Command Seizes Third Oil Tanker This Week

BREAKING: U.S. Southern Command released footage showing the boarding and seizure of the oil tanker Olina in the Caribbean Sea. This marks the third oil tanker seized by the United States this week.

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