CHASDEI HASHEM: Yamam counterterrorism officers and Menashe Brigade forces arrested five members of a terror cell in the northern Shomron planning an imminent terror attack against Israeli targets. The arrests were carried out with intelligence information from the Shin Bet. A joint statement from the IDF, Israel Police and Shin Bet on Sunday said that […]
NETANYAHU VIDEO STATEMENT FOLLOWING PARDON REQUEST: “I debated this matter greatly—but what has happened recently tipped the scales. I am required to testify three times a week—a demand faced by no other citizen in the country. I also considered President Trump’s call, who wishes to advance important interests within a window of time that may […]
Three Israeli women experienced a neis after an Arab terrorist threw an iron rod at their car as they were driving on Route 5 in the Shomron on Motzei Shabbos. The rod slammed into the windshield directly in front of the driver, lodging into the glass, but b’chasdei Hashem, she was not physically harmed. Merav […]
BDE: YWN regrets to inform you of the petira of Dr. Abba Spero, z”l of Baltimore, father of famed speaker Rabbi Yechiel Spero. The Niftar was the beloved husband of Mrs. Sara Spero, and cherished father of Mr. Chaim (Rebecca) Spero, Rabbi Yechiel (Chumi) Spero, Mr. Moshe (Gila) Spero, Mrs. Chavi (Reb Chezky) Schneider, and […]
Ukraine used domestically produced Sea Baby naval drones to strike two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea, an official from Ukraine’s security services told The Associated Press on Saturday. The two oil tankers, Kairos and Virat — said to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” that evade sanctions — were struck in quick succession […]
The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, Putin’s negotiator Kirill Dmitriev, and Jared Kushner worked together in Miami on a business-driven peace plan for the Ukraine war. • Dmitriev proposed U.S. access to $300B in frozen Russian assets, joint Arctic mineral and energy projects, and even a joint Mars mission with SpaceX. […]
A 90-year-old man driving ~90 mph in a Volvo crashed into a Bay Area coffee shop on Thanksgiving and survived; police say alcohol may have been a factor, and the investigation is ongoing.
Northwestern will pay $75 million to settle federal discrimination complaints and regain access to about $790 million in frozen research funding. The government will close its investigations, and the university will comply with federal antidiscrimination laws. Northwestern will also end its Deering Meadow Agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters and launch a survey on campus antisemitism. Education […]
A confident far-right Alternative for Germany set up its new youth organization on Saturday even as thousands of protesters converged on the western city of Giessen, where the party held its meeting, some of them clashing with police. A convention of the anti-immigration party, known by its German acronym AfD, started more than two hours […]
Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who don’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making. The new rule goes into effect Jan. 27, the same day Southwest starts assigning seats. Currently, plus-size passengers can either pay for […]
A Hamas terrorist surrendered to Israeli forces today after crossing Gaza’s yellow line. He told the IDF he had been recently recruited by Hamas but now regretted the decision. The IDF also reported that three Palestinians who crossed the yellow line in southern Gaza today were killed.
President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela should be considered as “closed in its entirety,” an assertion that raised more questions about the U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. His government accused Trump of making a ”colonial threat” and seeking to undermine the South American country’s sovereignty. The […]
Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year’s holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online. Adobe Analytics, which tracks e-commerce, said U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online Friday, marking a 9.1% jump from last year. Traffic particularly piled up […]
White House blasts Boston Globe, CBS News and The Independent for coverage of ‘illegal orders’ video • The White House blasted the Boston Globe, CBS News and The Independent for their coverage of a video from Democratic lawmakers telling the U.S. military that they can disobey illegal orders. • The White House has denied that […]
An Afghan national was arrested Tuesday after posting a video on Tick Tock indicating he was building a bomb with the intent to detonate it in the Fort Worth, Texas area.
