Dozens of Charedi protesters blocked roads in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak on Sunday as Israel’s Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case challenging a controversial system of exemptions from military service granted to lomdei torah. The court is looking at the legality of the exemptions, which have divided the country and threatened to collapse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition. A decision is expected in the coming weeks. Most Jewish men and women in Israel are required to serve mandatory military service at the age of 18. But Charedim have traditionally received exemptions if they are studying full-time in Yeshivos. These exemptions have infuriated the wider general public, especially as hundreds of soldiers have been killed in the war with Hamas.

A two-year-old infant is in critical condition after being left in a hot car for hours in the city of Beitar Illit on Tuesday. The child is now in serious condition at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center. Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedics Ahiad Goharian and Mordchai Karelitz responded to the scene and found the unconscious […]

An IDF airstrike on Saturday killed three Hezbollah terrorists, identified as Abbas Ahmed Kalil, Hussein Muhammad Badawi, and Farouk Muhammad Harb. The first, Kalil, is the grandson of bloodthirst Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. The IDF airstrike took place in Neqoura, a town in south Lebanon, with the army saying the strike targeted a vehicle transporting […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign Sunday on the eve of the New Hampshire primary, ending a White House bid that failed to meet expectations that he would emerge as a serious challenger to former President Donald Trump. DeSantis announced his decision in a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. The ambitious big-state governor entered the 2024 presidential contest with major advantages in his quest to take on Trump, and early primary polls suggested DeSantis was in a strong position to do just that. He and his allies amassed a political fortune well in excess of $100 million, and he boasted a significant legislative record on issues important to many conservatives, like abortion and the teaching of race and gender issues in schools.

At a luncheon hosted by the Orthodox Union on Wednesday, Senator John Fetterman delivered a powerful defense of Israel in light of the accusations of genocide prior to a hearing at the International Court of Justice. “Who are we? Who are they really fighting?

The Israeli Air Force conducted air strikes on Sunday morning against Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, targeting areas in the village of Ramyeh which the IDF identified as housing military buildings and infrastructure used by the terror group.

The IDF says they have launched a series of “widespread” comprehensive strikes in response to Hezbollah’s attacks on northern Israel. These strikes were concentrated in southern Lebanon, particularly in the regions of Ayta ash Shab and Ramyeh, among other locations.

After a lengthy hiatus from social media, Kanye West made a return to Instagram to extend an apology to the Jewish community, following a series of anti-Semitic remarks over the years.

An article in the print edition of The New York Times with the headline “Gaza Deaths Surpass Any Arab War Losses in 40 Years” has sparked controversy for its portrayal of the recent Gaza-Israel conflict.

YWN has been reporting that hundreds of Jewish institutions are the United States have been receiving threats recently, but as usual, people don’t pay attention until it hits their own community.