Month March 2019
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Washington – The U.S. ambassador to Israel said on Tuesday the Trump administration understands a need for Israel to have “overriding security control” in the West Bank in any future peace deal with the Palestinians. The envoy, David Friedman, is… Continue Reading →
A vehicle stolen from a Lakewood resident was found after the alleged thief was spotted by Essex County police, and chased. At about 12:30 AM on Monday, a Lakewood resident phoned police reporting his vehicle was stolen. A report was… Continue Reading →
The government says 11.4 million people have signed up for coverage this year under former President Barack Obama’s health law. That’s just a slight dip from 2018. Despite the Trump administration’s ongoing hostility to “Obamacare,” a report from the Centers… Continue Reading →
Seagate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center celebrates Purim.Last week, Seagate nursing and rehabilitation center celebrated an exciting Purim with its family members. The festivities started on the Monday before Purim, when local Yeshiva students came to be misamaych our residents. Read… Continue Reading →
Washington – House lawmakers on Tuesday denounced Defense Department plans to use military funds to pay for President Donald Trump’s border wall, telling Pentagon leaders the “unbelievably irresponsible” maneuver will threaten the agency’s future ability to shift money around when… Continue Reading →
German prosecutors have launched their own investigation into the sale of submarines to Israel, where several former aides to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and ex-officials already face corruption-related charges. Bochum… Read more » The post German Prosecutors Open Probe of… Continue Reading →
Buenos Aires – One month after being brutally attacked in his home, Argentina’s chief rabbi appeared in public in a meeting with the head of the Jewish Agency. Rabbi Gabriel Davidovich received Isaac Herzog at his Buenos Aires home and… Continue Reading →
A long-range rocket was fired from southern Gaza into Israel’s Sharon region, destroying a home in Moshav Mishmeret on Sunday, March 25, 2019. Seven people were in the home when the rocket carrying tens of kilograms of explosive material slammed… Continue Reading →
Berlin – German prosecutors have launched their own investigation into the sale of submarines to Israel, where several former aides to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ex-officials already face corruption-related charges. Bochum prosecutors told the dpa news agency Tuesday they… Continue Reading →
“Robert Mueller’s investigation is over, but questions still abound. Not about collusion, Russian interference or obstruction of justice, but about the leading lights of journalism who managed to get the story so wrong, and for so long,” Sean Davis writes… Continue Reading →
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has authorized the Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning and building 57 miles of 18-foot-high fencing in Yuma, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas, along the U.S. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Washington – Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference in Washington D.C. last night. At the podium, Pelosi recounted her father, Thomas D’Alesandro Jr.’s acquaintance with… Continue Reading →
Rockland County will declare a countywide State of Emergency relating to the ongoing measles outbreak Tuesday afternoon. Effective at the stroke of midnight, Wednesday, anyone who is under 18 years of age and unvaccinated against the measles will be barred… Continue Reading →
Washington – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “it’s not about the Benjamins” as he hit back on Tuesday against any suggestion that U.S. politicians are paid to support Israel. A tweet in February by Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, a… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the AIPAC 2019 Policy Conference via video on Tuesday morning. The following is the text of his speech, including video: “Good morning, AIPAC. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Chicago – Attorneys for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett said Tuesday that charges alleging he lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack have been dropped. Smollett attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes said in a statement that Smollett’s… Continue Reading →
The first two natural gas-fueled buses in Israel are on the road. The buses, belonging to the Kavim-Illit transport company, are plying the roads in Beitar Ilit. The two are… Read more » The post Natural Gas-Fueled Buses Hit the… Continue Reading →
Damascus – Thousands of Syrians gathered Tuesday in different cities to protest President Donald Trump’s formal recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, a move that was widely criticized across the Arab and Muslim world, including by U.S…. Continue Reading →
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman addressed the 2019 AIPAC conference on issues regarding Gaza, Hamas, Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights and the situation of Jerusalem. Read more on Yeshiva World News