Month July 2019
The risk that Holocaust survivors will develop dementia is 1.21 times higher than that of people who did not experience the Holocaust. This finding emerged from a new study undertaken at the University of Haifa. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman has tilted toward Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party, provoking a sharp response from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. Liberman said he will only… Read more » The post Liberman Tilts Toward Gantz, Netanyahu… Continue Reading →
Congressional Democrats appear to be moving from “no way” to “maybe” on President Donald Trump’s rewrite of a trade pact with Canada and Mexico. House Democrats have met four times… Read more » The post Trump Administration, Democrats Make Progress… Continue Reading →
Miami, Fl – Two days after a North Miami Beach resident was shot outside an Orthodox synagogue, the Miami Dade Police Department is turning to the local community, hoping that someone has information that may lead to the apprehension of… Continue Reading →
The security cabinet on Tuesday night unanimously approved Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s plan to build 700 housing units for Palestinians in Area C of Yehudah and Shomron. The plan,… Read more » The post Cabinet Approves Palestinian Building Plan… Continue Reading →
STRATHAM, N.H. — A New Hampshire police officer says the kitten he was trying to pick up in a parking lot turned out to be a bobcat, which then jumped onto the roof of a Burger King. Read more on… Continue Reading →
Canada – Labeling a wine from the West Bank as a “Product of Israel” is misleading and deceptive, Canada’s federal court ruled. The court on Monday ordered the Canada Food Inspection Agency to review how the wines should be labeled…. Continue Reading →
Just after 1:00PM on Thursday afternoon the dispatch center of the Shomrim in Bnei Brak received a phone call from one of the proprietors of a Mikvah in Bnei Brak regarding a suspect who entered the Mikvah and was suspected… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump will visit Warsaw from Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 to take part in observances marking the 80th anniversary of World War II, aides to Poland’s president said… Read more » The post Trump to Visit Poland for… Continue Reading →
Authorities temporarily shut down FDR Drive in both directions around East 6th Street after a freestanding crane boom partially collapsed on a building in the East Village on Tuesday. The FDNY says the crane boom failed while lifting a load… Continue Reading →
4:00PM: The FDR Drive is closed in both directions near exit 5 after a freestanding crane boom partially collapsed on a building in the East Village in New York City. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Berlin – Germany’s Foreign Ministry says it has instituted new social media guidelines and disciplined personnel after anti-Israel tweets were “liked” by the official Twitter account of the German mission to the Palestinian territories. The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that… Continue Reading →
New York is extending the waiting period for certain gun purchases from three days to 30 days to give authorities more time to run background checks. The change signed into law Monday by Democratic Gov. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
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The latest poll shows that the United Right led by Ayelet Shaked would become the country’s third biggest party, with 13 seats, amid the frantic reconfiguration of Israeli politics less… Read more » The post Poll: United Right Becomes No…. Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, El Al notified all funeral chapels in the NYC area that effective immediately, all deliveries of human remains for transportation on flights to Israel must be dropped off… Read more » The post ELAL Now Requires Aronos to… Continue Reading →
Israel has sent a message to residents of the Gaza Strip warning them of Iranian intentions to take over the Hamas-run enclave, The Times of Israel. “Residents of Gaza, Iran… Read more » The post Israel Warns Gazans of Iranian… Continue Reading →
Ramallah, West Bank – The Palestinian Authority (PA) is confused and at loss over the lack of Israel’s response to its most recent threat to annul all agreements with Israel, a source in Ramallah told TPS. PA head Mahmoud Abbas… Continue Reading →
Technology companies helped pull stocks lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Tuesday, placing the market on track to extend losses from a day earlier. The modest slide came after… Read more » The post Stocks Slip on Wall Street… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump marked the 400th anniversary of the rise of American democracy on Tuesday by celebrating “four incredible centuries of history, heritage and commitment to the righteous cause of… Read more » The post Trump Hails ‘Righteous Cause of… Continue Reading →
California’s Democratic governor signed a law Tuesday requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns to appear on the state’s primary ballot, a move aimed squarely at Republican President Donald Trump. Read more on Yeshiva World News