Palestinians from 23 countries organize to build a "sustainable, democratic, secular" Palestinian state.

New York City – Jewish owned Diamonds International, the largest jewelry retailer in the Caribbean, will donate $5,000 from each of the company’s regions to disaster relief in Haiti — a total contribution of $50,000. The donation will be made to provide water, medical supplies and temporary shelter for those in dire need. Morris [...]

Syria’s president is not a ‘pragmatist’ but fiercely anti-Israel, which is why efforts to lure him out of Iran’s orbit aren’t working.

Dallas, TX – Continental Airlines will begin charging coach customers extra if they want a seat with more legroom. Prices will vary depending on the length of a flight and popularity of the route. A spokeswoman said extra room on a Houston-New York flight might cost $59. International fliers would pay more than that. Starting March 17, [...]

Everyone wants a piece of the chareidi communications market, one that continues growing daily, including Bezeq, Israel’s primary landline phone service provider. The cellular telephone companies have all earned a share with their mehadrin services and now, Bezeq officials announce they worked in close cooperation with the Vaad Rabbonim for Communications, which has given its [...]

Jerusalem – The Israeli military says a planned raid on a West Bank village was called off after an Israeli soldier disclosed its details online. The military says the combat soldier posted the time and location of the raid on his Facebook page saying that troops were planning on “cleaning up” the village. Fellow soldiers reported the [...]

Dear YWN, I have never before written a letter to any news publication, but after just reading an article by Haaretz, my blood started boiling like a pressure cooker at the exploding point. Many times YWN covers stories of Charedim protesting all over Eretz Yisroel for all types of reasons (Shmiras Shabbos, Kevarim, “Pride Parades” etc). I [...]

French port of Marseille – Greek and Cypriot officials say 26-foot waves have crashed into a cruise ship with nearly 2,000 people on board off France, smashing glass windshields and killing two passengers. Another six people suffered light injuries, a Greek coast guard statement says. It says the accident occurred near the French Mediterranean port of Marseilles [...]

New York City – An Eyewitness News investigation talks to a police officer who reveals the pressure they are under to make quotas. When Officer Adil Polanco dreamed of becoming a cop, it was out of a desire to help people not, he says, to harass them. “I’m not going to keep arresting innocent people, I’m not [...]

Monticello, NY – Attorney William Brenner was summoned before Sullivan County Judge Frank LaBuda Wednesday for a hearing on judicial contempt. LaBuda is threatening to jail the Grahamsville attorney for five days and impose “a substantial fine” after the two tangled in court Monday. Brenner represents Sean Gadsen, a teenager accused with two other teens of beating [...]