In an interview with Army Radio, former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen called on the Israeli government to make a one-time deal for all remaining hostages in Gaza, and to cease public criticism of mediator Qatar. Cohen said that Israel will ultimately have to pay a high price for any deal, “so let’s pay it today […]

A Queens couple, Michael Nektalov and Miryem Yushanayev, along with their five children, were removed from a New York-bound JetBlue flight on February 4, 2021, and are now suing the airline for $40 million, claiming they were targeted because of their Orthodox Jewish faith. According to court papers filed in Brooklyn Federal Court, the family […]

IDF intelligence implicating 12 UNRWA staff members in the October 7 terror attack was reportedly shared with US officials without the knowledge or approval of senior Israeli military leaders. According to The New York Times, Amir Weissbrod, a deputy director general at the Israeli Foreign Ministry, presented the intelligence to UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini during […]

On November 11, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that Hamas “has effectively lost control of the northern Gaza Strip.” However, last month, there were reports that Hamas was regaining control of the area. Now, according to new evidence published by the Associated Press, Hamas has returned to areas that the IDF had occupied and subsequently […]

Saudi Arabia is reportedly open to accepting a political commitment from Israel to establish a Palestinian state as part of a defense pact with the United States, according to the Times of Israel. This willingness to forgo a more binding agreement is seen as an effort to gain approval for the pact before the upcoming […]

Israel and Egypt are close to reaching an understanding on the issue of controlling the Philadelphi Corridor, Army Radio reported on Thursday morning. The report follows a recent Wall Street Journal article that said that Israeli-Egyptian ties have grown increasingly fragile since October 7th and ties are now almost at a breaking point. Israel informed Egypt […]

YWN regrets to inform you of the petirah of HaRav Baruch Weisbecker zt”l, the rosh yeshiva of Bais Mattisyahu in Bnei Brak and a member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah in Eretz Yisroel. Rav Baruch zt”l was seriously ill for the past several years. He appeared to be on the mend, but his condition deteriorated […]

Billionaire Kenneth Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel, the most successful hedge fund of all time, has suspended all donations to his alma mater, Harvard University, in the wake of its leadership’s lack of response to the antisemitism crisis on campus and its overemphasis on progressive causes such as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). […]

The IDF says it has withdrawn the 55th Brigade from the Gaza Strip, replacing it with other military forces in the Khan Younis area, as it scales back its reserve troops in the strip. The IDF reports that in recent weeks, troops from the reserve paratroopers brigade have been actively operating in Khan Younis. During […]

“Squad” Democrats Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo. and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. were the only two representatives who voted against a bill barring Hamas terrorists from entering the United States. The House of Representatives on Wednesday night resoundingly passed a bill aimed at barring members of Palestinian terror groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, along with […]