Manhattan, NY – Andrew Cuomo and his GOP challengers are splitting sharply on the hotly contested question of building a mosque near Ground Zero, even as they’re in surprising agreement on the need to cut taxes and spending. Attorney General Cuomo said he favored building the mosque, which polls show is opposed by most city residents, [...]

The White House is rolling out the red carpet ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Tuesday visit to Washington as President Obama tries to smooth over tensions and move forward on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The prime minister is expected to get a very different welcome than the one he received back in March. This time, he’ll [...]

Children ditching Disney is a positive move.

New strategies needed to end Hamas rule.

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the Satmar Rebbitzen (Pesel Leah Teitlebaum) A”H, who was the wife of the previous Satmar Rebbe ?????????, the Beirach Moshe. As YWN had posted two weeks ago, the Rebbitzen, who had not been well for many years, had been taken to Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan and her [...]

London – “We must learn from the Nazi tactics,” Retired Israeli Judge Hadassa Ben-Itto said during a conference discussing ways to improve the State of Israel’s PR efforts in the world. The meeting, was attended by some 150 senior Jewish legal experts. Ben-Itto said during the conference that Israel should adopt the tactics used by the Nazis [...]

Washington – Just about everyone likes Charlie Rangel. Republicans pump his hand, Democrats put their arms around his shoulders and women of all political persuasions give him pecks on the cheek. Spend some time with the 80-year-old congressman from New York City who’s been striding the Capitol’s halls for four decades on behalf of residents of Harlem, [...]

Assad says Israel-Turkey rift threatens stability of the region.

Tel Aviv District Court Justice Naveh Ben-Ohr was pleased that the sides reached an agreement regarding the leadership of Chinuch Atzmai without the court’s involvement. The case came before the court on Sunday, July 4, 2010. The court had two petitions, one from Rabbi Avraham Lazerson who demanded to be appointed to the new leadership forum [...]