An anti-Israel agitator who repeatedly assaulted Jewish counterprotesters at pro-Palestinian demonstrations in New York City was sentenced Tuesday to 17 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release, marking one of the first high-profile antisemitic prosecutions under Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Justice Department. Tarek Bazrouk, 20, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a […]
HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch conveyed a special message on Wednesday evening, hours before the mass tefillah rally in Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon against the arrests and imprisonment of bnei yeshivos. In a video published on Chareidi media outlets, the Rosh Yeshivah is seen answering questions regarding the atzeres. Interviewer: People want to understand—what is […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the petira of Harav Ezra Dovid Halevi Neuberger zt”l, Rosh Kollel and Maggid Shiur at Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore. Rav Ezra Dovid zt”l
The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year. Yet the vote — as Hurricane Melissa tore through the island nation — softened Washington’s isolation on a longstanding issue in the Caribbean while new friction grows around its military buildup there. The vote in the […]
CNN anchor Jake Tapper confronted Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) Tuesday over her party’s refusal to vote to reopen the government as the shutdown entered its 28th day — sparking a fiery on-air exchange that underscored the growing political stalemate in Washington. Appearing on The Lead, Stansbury defended Democrats’ strategy as states move to sue the […]
New York’s Democratic stronghold may be on the verge of a political earthquake. A new poll from the Manhattan Institute released Tuesday shows Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik narrowly edging out Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul in a hypothetical 2026 gubernatorial race — a stunning result that, if borne out, would mark the first GOP lead in […]
Two purported Russian mobsters were each sentenced to 25 years behind bars Wednesday for hiring a hitman to kill Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home three years ago on behalf of the Iranian government. “I crossed an ocean to come to America and have a normal life and I don’t have a […]
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is making a bold play for New York City’s Muslim vote — promising to open the city’s first Arabic language charter school if elected mayor. The independent candidate, trailing Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani by double digits in recent polls, made the pledge during a visit to the Ansarudeen Islamic Center in […]
Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out funding to continue food aid for more than 40 million Americans who stand to lose it as part of the government shutdown. Democrats have repeatedly voted against reopening the government as they demand that Republicans negotiate […]
In the tumultuous political climate marked by this year’s assassinations of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah and a Democratic legislator in Minnesota, younger adults are less worried about political violence than older adults, according to a new AP-NORC poll. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults are concerned about political violence directed at conservatives or liberals, the poll from The […]
Harav Elya Brudny shlit”a, Rosh Yeshiva of the Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn and a leading member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, visited a local polling site on Wednesday to cast his ballot in the New York City mayoral election. Describing the race as “tremendously crucial,” Rav Elya emphasized the responsibility of every eligible voter to […]
Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa Cruz in Jamaica’s St. Elizabeth parish, where the streets were reduced to mud pits. Residents swept water from homes as they tried […]
HaRav Tzvi Thau, a leading Dati Leumi Rav and Rosh Yeshivah of Yeshivas Har Hamor, published a letter on Wednesday instructing his talmidim to attend the mass Chareidi protest against the arrests and imprisonment of bnei yeshivos in Jerusalem on Thursday. The letter states: “?? ??? ????? ????. The work of peace—true and encompassing peace […]
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Iran does not appear to be actively enriching uranium but that the agency has recently detected renewed movement at the country’s nuclear sites. Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that despite being unable to access […]
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stays elevated. “Job gains have slowed this year, and the unemployment rate has edged up but remained low through August,” the Fed said in a statement issued […]
President Donald Trump’s decision to shift the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier to South America in his campaign against drug cartels is pulling the ship out of the Mediterranean Sea at a time when a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been threatened by new strikes in Gaza. The U.S. is set to be in the fairly unusual […]
Teachers at nine high schools in northeastern Australia discovered days before an ancient history exam that they had mistakenly taught their students about the wrong Roman ruler — Augustus Caesar instead of his predecessor, Julius Caesar. The students in Queensland ended up being exempt from the statewide exam on Wednesday while Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek […]
A sweeping new survey finds that a record 70% of Americans now believe the Democratic Party is “out of touch” with the issues that matter most to voters — a stunning double-digit increase from a decade ago that underscores deepening disillusionment across nearly every demographic group. The findings, released by Welcome, a center-left organization, paint […]
In his first interview since being freed, former hostage Yosef-Haim Ohana offered a chilling, firsthand account of his 738 days in Hamas captivity — a nightmare of arbitrary beatings, psychological torment, and near-execution. Ohana, abducted from the Supernova music festival on October 7, 2023, described moments when his life hung by a thread. “Suddenly an […]
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