Dear YWN, As a member of the Syrian Sephardic community, I am deeply troubled by the upcoming event where former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will be hosted this Sunday at a large venue attended by many in our community. Bennett’s agenda is clear and singular: to undermine Prime Minister Netanyahu, who led Israel through its […]
President Donald Trump’s directive to formally rename the Department of Defense as the “Department of War” could carry a price tag approaching $2 billion, a staggering cost that is already raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill as lawmakers weigh whether to approve the change. The proposal, which requires congressional authorization, would trigger a sweeping overhaul of […]
New York lawmakers are advancing a proposal that would require repeat speeding offenders to install new “intelligent speed assistance” devices in their vehicles, a move supporters say could prevent some of the city’s most dangerous drivers from reaching deadly speeds. The devices, which use GPS technology to cap a car’s maximum speed based on the […]
Iranian authorities have arrested two men seen in a viral video wearing military uniforms and carrying the flag of the former monarchy — a rare public display of dissent that quickly spread across social media and triggered a quick response from the regime. The footage, recorded inside a Tehran metro station, shows the pair holding […]
Harsh criticism expressed by HaGaon HaRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, z’tl, many years ago about the Israeli judicial system was recently published in the series “Devar Torah al HaParsha—Bereishis,” by HaRav Dov Eliach. HaRav Elyahshiv made the statements to his brother-in-law, HaRav Simcha Shlomo Levin, z’tl, (the son of HaGaon HaRav Simcha Levin, z’tl). In the […]
A plume of toxic gas blanketed a small Oklahoma city after a tanker truck sprang a leak in a hotel parking lot, forcing hundreds of nearby residents to evacuate and hospitalizing several dozen people, authorities said Thursday. The anhydrous ammonia gas release happened shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday. People in the immediate area were in […]
A young Chareidi man, 18, a resident of Meron, was unlawfully detained on Friday by the Military Police for many hours, was transferred to the Israel Police on Shabbos, and remained in custody for about 30 hours without being brought before a judge. When he was finally brought to court, the judge ruled that his […]
A co-pilot is under investigation after allegedly forging documents to secure a captain position with Lithuanian carrier Avion Express and flying commercial routes across Europe without the required qualifications, according to German aviation outlet Aero Telegraph. The pilot, whose identity has not been disclosed, previously worked only as a co-pilot for Garuda Indonesia. Despite lacking […]
A federal judge on Thursday denied Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver’s motions to toss out a prosecution against her stemming from a visit to an immigration detention center this year. U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper also said he would reserve judgment on one of the New Jersey congresswoman’s motions to toss the case brought by acting […]
The Biden administration quietly reviewed intelligence last year suggesting that Israeli soldiers had sent Palestinians into Hamas tunnels they believed could be rigged with explosives, according to two former U.S. officials familiar with the assessment. The intelligence — gathered in the final weeks of President Biden’s term and shared across the White House and intelligence […]
BREAKING: Sec. of War Pete Hegseth announces ‘Operation Southern Spear,’ targeting narco-terrorists in the Caribbean. “The Western Hemisphere is America’s neighborhood – and we will protect it,” said Hegseth.
BREAKING: Rep. Eric Swalwell – a vocal critic of President Trump- has been referred to the DOJ for a criminal investigation over possible mortgage fraud.
France paid an emotional tribute to the 130 people killed a decade ago in attacks by Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers on cafes, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall
A federal court jury has awarded over $28 million to the family of a United Nations consultant who died in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max jetliner in Ethiopia more than six years ago. The verdict was reached Wednesday on behalf of the relatives of Shikha Garg after two hours of jury deliberation that […]
The U.S. House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol cost almost twice as much as previously reported, including spending taxpayer funds for TV news producers and documentary filmmakers to create videos dramatizing its case against President Donald Trump, an investigation by The Center Square found. The Washington Post […]
The National Center of Forensic Medicine, working alongside the Israel Police and the IDF Rabbinate, has completed the identification of Meny Godard HY’D. IDF representatives personally informed his family that his remains have been recovered and returned to Israel. Meny Godard, 73, was murdered during the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Be’eri by Palestinian Islamic […]
Thousands of Shluchim from around the world arrived in Crown Heights this week, filling the neighborhood with excitement as the 2025 Kinus Hashluchim began with its much-anticipated opening session on Wednesday evening. Thousands of Shluchim from around the world gathered in Crown Heights on Wednesday evening for the opening session of the Annual Kinus Hashluchim. […]
