Month March 2019
Following are the results of a number of election polls released on Wednesday evening, March 20, 2019, ahead of elections for the 21st Knesset, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Washington – The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on two Chinese shipping companies it says helped North Korea evade sanctions over its nuclear weapons program, the first such steps since a U.S.-North Korean summit collapsed last month. The U.S…. Continue Reading →
Washington – President Donald Trump tweeted that the United States should recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. “After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of… Continue Reading →
Milwaukee – A fight between beer giants escalated Thursday after MillerCoors filed a lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch that accused its rival of trying to “frighten” consumers into switching to Bud Light with “misleading” Super Bowl ads. MillerCoors said in the lawsuit… Continue Reading →
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order linking “free speech” efforts at public universities to federal grants in an effort to combat what he considers a clamp down on conservative students’ abilities to share their… Continue Reading →
It’s Purim and like in so many homes, children whose parents are affiliated with Magen David Adom dressed up in uniform for Purim. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem/MDA Spokesman Unit) Read more on Yeshiva World News
Israeli journalist and deputy editor of Mishpacha Hebrew Magazine Aryeh Erlich posted the following tweet, featuring a look-alike to Tiveria’s anti-Chareidi Mayor Ron Kobi. This story begins with Sanz Chassidim in the city delivering Misloach Manos to the mayor with a dedication full… Continue Reading →
Washington – Multiple Democratic presidential candidates said Thursday that they won’t attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual conference in Washington next week. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke and… Continue Reading →
A truck carrying 40,000 pounds of printer ink overturned on an Atlanta interstate, closing all lanes on an outer loop for four hours. That’s 5,500 gallons (20,820 liters) of ink. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Jerusalem light rail service was interrupted on Wednesday afternoon as a result of an accident between a light rail car and a bus in the Derech Bar Lev area, halting service from Givat HaMivtar to the Central Bus Station. Read… Continue Reading →
The Finance Ministry has released a report which includes some of the salaries to municipal employees in Jerusalem in 2017. Seven Senior municipal officials are earning a monthly gross salary of over 45,000 shekels according to a Finance Ministry report… Continue Reading →
Falls River, MA – Police now say 59 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts were defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti, about twice as many as initially thought. Fall River police said Thursday in a Facebook post that they came up… Continue Reading →
A Texas homeowner who reported seeing “a few” snakes under his home actually had dozens of rattlesnakes living beneath his house. Big Country Snake Removal, which was called in to help, said the homeowner crawled underneath his home after strong… Continue Reading →
Washington – President Donald Trump said Thursday that it’s time for the United States to recognize Israel’s control over the disputed Golan Heights, an announcement that signals a shift in U.S. policy and comes ahead of the Israeli prime minister’s… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com They come to the door collecting for their Yeshivos. Should one offer them a drink? Yes. But nothing alcoholic – Snapple does the trick as well. Read more on Yeshiva World News
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The New Jersey Department of Health is warning residents of a highly suspect case of measles associated with the current outbreak of measles in Ocean County that potentially exposed individuals in Ocean County on March 10. The Department and local… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – – Israel said on Thursday a U.N. report critical of its use of lethal force during Palestinian protests on the Gaza border was biased and should have included a demand that the enclave’s dominant Hamas group take action… Continue Reading →
Israel’s News12 has reported that Jonathan Pollard has made two visits to the Israeli Consulate building in New York City, a report that is being denied by Consulate officials. According to the report, Pollard, who is prohibited from leaving the… Continue Reading →
For those who believe the Palestinians have become more moderate over the years, a recent poll published in which Palestinians were asked whom they would vote for if elections were held today shows otherwise. Read more on Yeshiva World News