Month July 2019
The cabinet last week held a discussion over a plan forwarded by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu regarding Palestinian construction in area ‘C’ in Yehuda and Shomron, an area that is under exclusive Israeli civil and security control. Read more on… Continue Reading →
An unmanned Russian spaceship carrying tons of supplies to the International Space Station has docked with the orbiting laboratory. The Progress 73 cargo ship blasted off atop a Soyuz rocket… Read more » The post Russian Spaceship Brings 3 Tons… Continue Reading →
Amid talk of uniting all the right-wing parties to avoid wasting right-wing votes, Moshe Feiglin, who chairs the Zehut party, on Wednesday registered his final list with the Central Election Committee and will once again run alone. Read more on… Continue Reading →
Lawmakers from Japan and South Korea met Wednesday in a bid to ease their countries’ worsening dispute over trade and history, but after hugs and smiles at the beginning, they… Read more » The post Japan, South Korea Lawmakers Meet… Continue Reading →
With the deadline for submitting party lists to the Central Election Committee nearing, Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 10:00PM, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has stepped up the pressure to persuade the right-wing parties to merge under the United Right-Wing Party… Continue Reading →
The Netherlands announced on Wednesday it will suspend financial support to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, pending an investigation into ethical abuses among senior officials at UNRWA. The Dutch… Read more » The post Dutch Pull UNRWA Funding While… Continue Reading →
Warsaw – Germany will not participate in a U.S.-led naval mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz, close to Iran, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday. Stressing that Germany wants to avoid a further escalation of tensions in the… Continue Reading →
German police have opened an investigation into a report from a prominent Berlin rabbi that he was insulted and spat at as he was heading home from Shul on Friday night with his son. Read more on Yeshiva World News
[COMMUNICATED] B”H, 22 Tammuz 5779 I hereby express my praise of the incredible Rabbonim Geonim who study the Torah of Hashem by day and by night, with extreme diligence and clear understanding, with in-depth and all-encompassing knowledge of the entire Shas, year after year. They… Continue Reading →
The Very First Written Brocho from the Mashpia Hagadol ‘Reb Meilich’ Biderman, ShlitaAvrohom Elimelech Biderman 1 Hoshea Street, Bnei Brak B”H 22 Tammuz 5779 I hereby express my praise of the incredible Rabbonim Geonim who study the Torah of Hashem… Continue Reading →
Hearts are broken. Spirits are shattered. A young neshoma has been lost. It started out as a fun summer day, when 750 children from numerous Boro Park day camps drove out to Sahara Sam’s Water-Park. Down the slides, riding the… Continue Reading →
A French inventor will try again to traverse the English Channel on a flying board after his first attempt failed halfway. Franky Zapata’s wife, Christele, said Wednesday that he will… Read more » The post Frenchman to Retry ‘Flyboard’ Trip… Continue Reading →
Facebook on Wednesday defeated an appeal by American victims of Hamas attacks in Israel, who sought to hold the company liable for providing the group a social-media platform to further… Read more » The post Facebook Defeats Appeal on Liability… Continue Reading →
Washington – A hard-won, warts-and-all budget pact between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump is facing a key vote in the GOP-held Senate, with many conservatives torn between supporting the president and risking their political brand with an… Continue Reading →
Will Israeli public elementary and junior high schools strike the opening day of the 2019-2020 school year? According to Teachers’ Union director-general, Yafeh ben David, in her Monday evening announcement threatened if agreement is not reached with the Finance Ministry… Continue Reading →
A senior White House official denied reports earlier on Wednesday of a possible summit of President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Arab leaders ahead of the Israeli elections… Read more » The post White House Official Denies Camp… Continue Reading →
U.S. and Chinese envoys held “constructive” trade talks on Wednesday, the White House said, after President Donald Trump rattled financial markets by accusing Beijing of trying to stall in hopes… Read more » The post U.S. Says New Round of… Continue Reading →
An unmanned Russian spaceship carrying supplies for the International Space Station has launched from Russia’s space complex in Kazakhstan. The Progress 73 cargo ship blasted off atop a Soyuz rocket at 1210 GMT Wednesday. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Washington – The Trump administration said Wednesday it will set up a system allowing Americans to legally and safely import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada for the first time, reversing years of opposition from federal health authorities amid a public… Continue Reading →
Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a federal court ruled on Tuesday night that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Department of the Treasury violated federal law last year when they abandoned a fifty-year-old policy requiring “dark money”… Continue Reading →
After three months in jail, Netanel Sandrusi and Maor Gamliel were released. They are suspected in the fatal hit-and-run in the Ramot area of Jerusalem that claimed the life of 11-year-old Binyomin Biegeleisen. Read more on Yeshiva World News