Yeshiva World News

Explosive Testimony In PM’s Cases: Prosecution Hid Info, Was Aware Of Illegal Tactics Used Against State Witnesses

The ongoing testimony of retired police commander Lt. Col. (res.) Tzachi Havkin, a former Lahav 433 investigator and member of the teams that handled Prime Minister Netanyahu’s cases, in the cases against Netanyahu, has sparked major public uproar in Israel. On Sunday, Havkin provided more dramatic testimony in court about the illegal behavior of the […]

Post-Shutdown GOP Strategy: Reform Obamacare, Oppose Extension of Expiring Subsidies

With the record-long government shutdown finally over, Republicans are ramping up conversations about how to reform Obamacare and address the rising cost of insurance premiums. Democrats, who refused to authorize government funding for 43 days, used the shutdown to bring attention to the expiring enhanced Obamacare Premium Tax Credit. The enhanced subsidies are set to […]

After 30 Years Behind Bars, Calvin Duncan Elected New Orleans Criminal Court Clerk

A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election Saturday to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper, despite the state challenging his past. The city’s newly elected clerk of criminal court, Calvin Duncan, fought for decades to clear his name after being convicted […]

Columbia University Rejects Demands to Divest From Israel, Dealing Major Blow to Campus Anti-Israel Movement

Columbia University’s investment committee has rejected a series of sweeping proposals to divest the school’s $15.9 billion endowment from Israel, dealing a major setback to the anti-Israel activists who have made divestment their central demand since the campus protests that erupted after the October 2023 Hamas invasion. The decision is the most consequential institutional response […]

Hundreds of Sheep Parade Through Nuremberg as Annual Winter Migration Draws Crowds

Pedestrians in the German city of Nuremberg made way for hundreds of bleating sheep on Sunday as a flock of the animals was herded through downtown on its way to its winter quarters. Curious bystanders, cellphones in hand to capture the sight, lined the streets as the roughly 600 animals in shepherd Thomas Gackstatter’s flock […]

Annual Chabad Shluchim “Class Picture” Underway at 770 Eastern Parkway

HAPPENING NOW: The annual “class picture” of Chabad Shluchim is taking place Sunday morning at the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchim). The photo, taken under the iconic gables of 770 Eastern Parkway, Chabad headquarters in Brooklyn, N.Y., features thousands of black-hatted rabbis and represents not just an annual conference tradition – it […]

Judge Blocks ICE, Orders Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Released After Chicago Raids Over Biden-Era Rule

A Chicago federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden has ruled potentially hundreds of illegal immigrants must be released from federal custody, because the judge determined ICE and Border Patrol under President Donald Trump may have violated a deal struck between the Biden administration and pro-immigrant activists limiting the federal government’s ability to arrest, […]

Survey: Democrats, Republicans, and Independents All Losing Faith in Free Speech

An overwhelming majority of Americans believe freedom of speech is headed in the wrong direction, according to a new poll. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), through its National Speech Index, tracks attitudes toward free speech on a quarterly basis. The latest tracking shows that 74% of Americans believe things are headed in […]

Netanyahu Rejects Palestinian State, Warns Gaza Will Be Demilitarized “Either the Easy Way or the Hard Way” as U.S. Plan Faces Deadlock

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down Sunday on Israel’s categorical rejection of a Palestinian state and insisted that Hamas must be fully dismantled before any rebuilding of Gaza can begin — even as the Trump administration signals it may abandon key elements of its own post-war plan, throwing U.S.–Israel coordination into crisis. Speaking at the […]

Revolting Antisemitic Graffiti Scrawled On Brooklyn Sidewalk; Socialist Mayor-Elect Mamdani Condemns Act

A hateful antisemitic message spray-painted on a Brooklyn sidewalk late Friday has drawn condemnation from New York City officials, including newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose victory earlier this month came amid deep concern from Jewish leaders about rising antisemitism across the city. New York City Council member Lincoln Restler, who is Jewish, said he […]

Congress Used Government Funding Bill To “Erase” $3.4 Trillion In Deficits

Quietly tucked inside Republicans’ funding deal to end the government shutdown is a provision wiping the congressional Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) scorecard, effectively forgiving nearly $3.4 trillion in deficits. When Republicans passed their budget reconciliation bill in July, which included a permanent extension of the 2017 tax cuts, they broke precedent by operating under current policy baseline. […]

Former PM Naftali Bennett Visits Sephardic Center in Flatbush

FLATBUSH: Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was at the Sephardic “Center” in Flatbush on Motzei Shabbos. When he was Primer Minister, he was only able to form a government because he partnered with the Arabs as well as the leftist parties in Israel; and is actively working to overthrow the Netanyahu government. PHOTOS VIA “FOUR SEVEN”.

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