Planned Kosher Event For Yeshiva Bochrim Canceled At Last Minute; Hundreds Of Bochrim Protest; Arrests MadeWhat was supposed to be a nice night of Kosher entertainment for hundreds of Yeshiva Bochrim in Lakewood has turned into night of utter chaos Sunday night.

 Remains of Israeli Spy Eli Cohen Removed From Damascus, Enroute to IsraelAccording to multiple reports quoting Syrian opposition websites, a Russian delegation reportedly left Syria on Sunday and had with them the coffin containing the remains of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.

Israeli Airline Arkia Makes Emergency Landing In Barcelona Following Engine ExplodingIsraeli airline Arkia turned around one of its planes, flight IZ272, from Barcelona to Tel Aviv, after an explosion was heard 10 minutes after take-off. The flight, which was being operated by the Italian charter company Neos, experienced a malfunction in one of its engines and had to make an emergency landing.

Despite Fraud Conviction, Rabbi Pinto Appointed As Chief Rabbi Of Morocco [VIDEO & PHOTOS]The head of the Shuvu Yisrael Institute, Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, was crowned by representatives of the King of Morocco to the Chief Rabbi of the Muslim State. In a traditional ceremony held in the city of Rabat, the capital of Morocco, with the participation of representatives of the Jewish community, the rabbi was dressed in the traditional religious garb.

 Chareidim Fear A Deal With Gantz And Lieberman Which Would Leave Them In OppositionThe chareidi parties, Shas and Yahadut Hatorah, both having expressed their loyalty to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to form the next coalition government, are now hearing unwanted rumors. According to reports on Israel Radio, based on credible rumors, PM Netanyahu has been taking with Benny Gantz, chairman of the Blue and White party, and Avigdor Lieberman, who chairs the Yisrael Beitenu party.

Measles Outbreak Kills More Than 1,200 In MadagascarBabies wail as a nurse tries to reassure mothers who have come to vaccinate their children against a measles outbreak that has killed more than 1,200 people in this island nation where many are desperately poor.
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 WhatsApp Facebook, And Instagram Are Down For Users Around The WorldFacebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are down.
All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were not loading as of early Sunday morning.
Downdetector.com, a site that monitors site outages, shows Facebook has been down since 6:30AM ET in much of the world, with thousands of reported outages concentrated in northeastern U.S., Europe and the Philippines.

 This Is What Happened When Hatzolah Arrived At Columbia HospitalThe following was written by a Hatzolah volunteer with minor edits by YWN:
So we just arrived at Columbia Hospital with a baby on board the Ambulance.
The first question as we walked through the door was not what type emergency we have, but what zip code we are coming from.

Fisher-Price Recalls Nearly 5 Million Infant Sleepers After Over 30 Babies DiedFisher-Price recalled nearly 5 million infant sleepers on Friday after more than 30 babies died in them over a 10-year period.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said anyone who bought a Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play sleeper should stop using it right away and contact Fisher-Price for a refund or voucher.

Israeli Airstrike On Syrian Military Position Wounds 6An Israeli airstrike on a military position in central Syria early Saturday wounded six soldiers and destroyed several buildings, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported.
SANA quoted an unnamed military official as saying the airstrike near the town of Masyaf, in Hama province, hit a military academy widely known as the Accounting School.

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