Month January 2020

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned an Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges, the Kremlin said Wednesday. The Kremlin said a presidential decree pardoning Naama Issachar on “humanitarian principles” was effective immediately. The 26-year-old backpacker… Continue Reading →

A senior Israeli minister said on Wednesday that a Cabinet vote to endorse annexation of parts of Yehuda and Shomron will not take place early next week, despite Prime Minister… Read more » The post Annexation, But Not So Fast… Continue Reading →

Countries began evacuating their citizens Wednesday from the Chinese city hardest-hit by a new virus that has now infected more people in China than were sickened in the country by SARS. The number of confirmed cases jumped to 5,974, surpassing… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (JTA) – President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Middle East peace plan on Tuesday, and the release event was a doozy. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined Trump at a news conference and compared it to President Harry Truman’s… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Facebook is not planning to fact check statements made by Israeli politicians on the social network during upcoming national elections. After extensive discussion of the issue, Facebook determined that fact-checking politicians’ statements is tantamount to censorship, Jessica… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED] It was a quiet winter morning this month when 42-year-old Eyal Zuckerman returned from shul feeling ill. He was a generally healthy man and had no major reason for concern. He laid down in bed, and asked his 12-year-old son… Continue Reading →

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court threw out a civil case Wednesday brought by a Dutch-Palestinian man seeking damages from two former Israeli military commanders for their roles in a 2014 airstrike on a Gaza house that killed… Continue Reading →

The Pentagon on Tuesday raised to 50 the number of U.S. service members who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran’s missile strike earlier this month on an Iraqi air base, the third time the number of injuries has been increased…. Continue Reading →

An attendee at the Ocean County Courthouse found a Swastika etched into a bench inside the courtroom. The person who discovered the symbol says he brought it to the attention of a courthouse officer.

A terror attack was Bichasdei Hashem averted on Wednesday, after police arrested two terrorists armed with knives. It happened at around 4:00PM, when the two Palestinians were taken into custody on the Har Habayis. Police immediately closed off the entrance… Continue Reading →

An Israeli official said Wednesday that Russia will release Israeli-American backpacker Naama Issachar from prison imminently. The official said that the release was the result of a Russian goodwill gesture… Read more » The post Israeli Official: Russia to Release… Continue Reading →

Monday, January 27, marked 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. This date has become a symbol and a day of remembrance for governments representing much of Western civilization. As… Read more » The post Triumph of Survival appeared first… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Israeli minister said on Wednesday that a Cabinet vote to endorse annexation of parts of the West Bank will not take place early next week, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge a day earlier to… Continue Reading →

It’s Mitt Romney’s big moment, again. The 2012 Republican presidential nominee has for a year been a freshman senator from Utah. He’s sitting in judgment of the president he has called unfit for office. And he’s defying President Donald Trump… Continue Reading →

Boeing, an icon in American manufacturing, suffered its first annual financial loss in more than two decades as the costs related to its marquee aircraft doubled to more than $18… Read more » The post 737 Max Costs Double, Boeing… Continue Reading →

A patient at Hackensack University Medical Center who was suspected of being ill will coronavirus has been cleared by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The New Jersey Department of Health had said it was conducting tests to determine whether… Continue Reading →

BERLIN (AP) — Lamenting rising anti-Semitism in Europe, Israel’s president said Germany “must not fail” in fighting it as he addressed German lawmakers Wednesday to mark the 75th anniversary of the Auschwitz death camp’s liberation. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s address… Continue Reading →

Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner made the case for President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan Tuesday, praising the relationship his father-in-law has with Israel and admonishing Palestinians not to blow their “big opportunity.” “What you’ve seen today is that… Continue Reading →

   The below advertisement is the expressions of the author and is not the view of TheYeshivaWorld.com. YWN in no way endorses any ad. It’s not just remarkable -it’s incredible! On his website there are over a hundred (!) documented… Continue Reading →

Lamenting rising anti-Semitism in Europe, Israel’s president said Germany “must not fail” in fighting it as he addressed German lawmakers Wednesday to mark the 75th anniversary of the Auschwitz death… Read more » The post Rivlin in Berlin: Germany Must… Continue Reading →

BEIJING (AP) — Countries began evacuating their citizens Wednesday from the Chinese city hardest-hit by a new virus that has now infected more people in China than were sickened in the country by SARS. The number of confirmed cases jumped… Continue Reading →