President Donald Trump on Sunday defended Tucker Carlson’s decision to interview white nationalist Nick Fuentes, saying it’s not his place to tell the conservative commentator whom he can or cannot platform — even as Fuentes’ history of racist and antisemitic statements continues to roil Republicans. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac in West Palm Beach […]
Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned on Sunday that Jewish New Yorkers face a rising tide of hostility, and should be “concerned” about their safety following the election of his successor, Zohran Mamdani. Speaking at a Tel Aviv event hosted by the Combat Antisemitism organization, Adams said: “If I were a Jewish New […]
(By Menachem Posner and Dovid Margolin) EDISON, N.J.—The cavernous exhibit space-turned-banquet hall pulsed with energy. It was not the self-satisfied joy of accomplishment that filled the room but excitement for the future—the knowledge that however much has already been done, there is so much more to achieve. The gala banquet closing out the 42nd International […]
A Canadian-Israeli woman says she was barred from listing Israel as her birthplace on her Canadian passport application — a move her lawyer calls a “serious legal, administrative, and human rights concern” tied to the Canadian government’s recent recognition of a Palestinian state. The woman, who publicly shared her experience on X, said a Passport […]
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) is amplifying a new conspiracy theory about the 2024 attempted assassination of Donald Trump, claiming that the gunman was “programmed” by a secret intelligence operation. The Tennessee Republican laid out the theory during an appearance on MAGA influencer Benny Johnson’s podcast Friday, saying he believed 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who opened […]
Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro stunned observers this weekend after launching into an off-key rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine” — a surreal, almost pleading performance delivered as the United States intensifies military preparations and considers direct strikes against his regime. The bizarre moment, captured on state television, shows Maduro addressing supporters about what he called a […]
This year, for the 21st year on YWN, tens of thousands of viewers from around the world will be able to view the International Kinus HaShluchim banquet live on a
At the world’s largest gathering of Jewish leaders, thousands of rabbis take part in an iconic tradition: the annual group portrait. It’s a powerful display of Jewish pride and resilience. Rabbis from 111 countries and over 6,000 communities stand shoulder to shoulder in front of Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters, representing Jewish life in every corner of […]
Dozens of chareidi extremists staged a volatile protest outside the Bnei Brak home of UTJ MK Rabbi Yaakov Asher—just hours after Shas MK Rabbi Yoav Ben Tzur survived a frightening assault in Yerushalayim that left his car smashed and police scrambling to rescue him. Police vehicles lined the narrow Bnei Brak streets as the disorganized […]
IDF forces have wiped out a major Hamas tunnel network in the Beit Hanoun area of northern Gaza — the same underground route the terror group used to carry out a deadly ambush on Israeli troops nearly one year ago. That 2024 attack claimed the lives of Cpt. Ilay Gavriel Atedgi, 22; Sgt. First Class […]
Chaos erupted in Yerushalayim on Motzei Shabbos as Shas MK Yoav Ben Tzur was violently attacked by a mob of extremist chareidim while leaving the weekly shiur of Hagaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef. The rioters targeted the lawmaker over his party’s apparent backing of the coalition’s Chareidi conscription bill. According to Galei Tzahal reporter Daniel Grovais, […]
University College London—one of the United Kingdom’s leading academic institutions—is facing a firestorm after a guest lecturer delivered an antisemitic blood libel during a campus event, prompting immediate condemnation, a police referral, and sweeping disciplinary action. Dr. Samar Maqusi, identified in event materials as a UCL researcher and former UNRWA employee, was invited to speak […]
Iranian authorities have arrested two men seen in a viral video wearing military uniforms and carrying the flag of the former monarchy — a rare public display of dissent that quickly spread across social media and triggered a quick response from the regime. The footage, recorded inside a Tehran metro station, shows the pair holding […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is unsure whether he would accept a presidential pardon if one were offered, calling his ongoing corruption trial a “politicized and unjust witch hunt” during an interview with conservative podcast host Erin Molan. His comments came just hours after President Donald Trump sent an official letter to Israeli President […]
A school bus careened onto the sidewalk and slammed into a storefront on Avenue J between East 13th and East 14th Streets on Wednesday evening, narrowly a sidewalk packed with
The White House on Wednesday forcefully denied an Israeli media report claiming the United States was planning to establish a major military base in Israel near the Gaza border to support international forces enforcing the ceasefire there. “This article was based on a single piece of paper — an inquiry that somebody in the Department […]
President Donald Trump ignited fresh controversy Tuesday night after claiming the United States “doesn’t have talented people” in certain fields, arguing that the country must rely on foreign labor to fill critical industrial and technical jobs. In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, Trump defended the use of H-1B visas and other guest […]
President Donald Trump’s first-ever meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House took an unexpectedly informal turn when the U.S. leader sprayed cologne on his guest and joked about the Syrian president having multiple wives. During a private bilateral meeting Monday in the Oval Office, Trump was seen spraying cologne on al-Sharaa and […]
Standing before rows of white headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that Veterans Day will now also be known as “Victory Day for World War I,” invoking America’s role in forcing Germany’s surrender on Nov. 11, 1918. “Today is not only Veterans Day,” Trump declared at the windswept ceremony, “but […]
Agudas Yisrael MK Meir Porush warned against the continued persecution of lomdei Torah in the Knesset plenum on Tuesday. “A Jew is obligated to protest when he sees that the
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