Israel denies troops initially denied medical treatment for 16-year-old Osama al-Badn after shooting him in the back

 Polish Anti-Semites Beat & Burn Effigy of Hasidic Jew in ‘Religious Ritual’Residents of a small town in southeastern Poland marked a Christian holiday on Friday by making a large doll resembling a Hasidic Jew, hanging it, beating it up and then burning it.
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Democratic Hopefuls Demur On Pursuing Trump Post-White HouseSome Democratic contenders for president aren’t saying whether they would re-open investigations into President Donald Trump if they were to oust him from the White House in 2020.
Their reluctance comes as some liberals, including fellow 2020 challenger Sen.
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Forensic crime analyst says seven people carried out attacks on hotels and churches; two later bombings still under investigation

In 'Origin Story,' Prof. David Christian offers a big-picture look at Earth, the universe, and everything -- a zoom-out perspective that could just save the planet

Vehicle Found from the Jerusalem Hit and Run – Victim Remains in Critical ConditionOn Sunday night, YWN-Israel reported that an 11-year-old child was struck and seriously injured in a hit and run on Golda Meir Blvd. in Jerusalem.
Police investigators have since reported locating the vehicle in Givat Ze’ev and they are now in the process of finding the driver of the vehicle responsible for seriously injuring the child.

PM Wickremesinghe massacre could trigger instability in his country, vows to 'vest all necessary powers with the defense forces'

Washington – Two months before special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in the spring of 2017, President Donald Trump picked up the phone and called the head of the largest U.S. intelligence agency. Trump told Mike Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, that news stories alleging that Trump’s 2016 White House campaign had ties [...]

Still no claim of responsibility for series of attacks on churches and high-end hotels in the island nation; police lift curfew, 24 people arrested

New York – President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani insisted Sunday there was “nothing wrong” with the president’s 2016 campaign taking information from the Russians, as House Democrats pledged stepped-up investigations into campaign misconduct and possible crimes of obstruction detailed in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report . Giuliani called the Trump campaign’s effort to get [...]

Jewish Comedian Elected President of Ukraine in Landslide VictoryA comedian whose only political experience consists of playing a president on TV cruised toward a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election Sunday in what was seen as a reaction against the country’s entrenched corruption and low standard of living.

A 1950 law prevents about 75% of roughly 4,000 Jews who had lived there before the Nazi invasion of 1940 from applying for compensation for stolen property

Warsaw, Poland – The U.S. ambassador to Poland wished Jews a happy Passover in Polish, and the reaction was a wave of angry comments on Twitter. Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher also wished Poles a happy Easter on Sunday. By then, Mosbacher had been accused of offending Poland with her Passover tweet and reminded she is serving [...]

Trump Called On Spy Chiefs For Help As Mueller Probe BeganTwo months before special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in the spring of 2017, President Donald Trump picked up the phone and called the head of the largest U.S. intelligence agency.
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State Supreme Court Judge Christina Ryba says Education Department did not follow proper procedure; critics say religious schools not providing proper education

Colombo, Sri Lanka – More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in nine bombings that rocked churches, luxury hotels and other sites in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday — the deadliest violence the South Asian island country has seen since a bloody civil war ended a decade ago. Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardena [...]

11-Year-Old Jerusalem Boy In Serious Condition After Hit and RunAn 11-year-old boy was in serious condition Sunday night, after he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run accident on Golda Meir Avenue in Jerusalem.
Emergency medical personnel from United Hatzalah and Magen David Adom responded to the scene and provided medical care to the child before evacuating him to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.

Cairo – The Arab League has pledged $100 million per month to the Palestinian Authority to make up for funds withheld by Israel because of payments made to the families of Palestinian attackers and prisoners. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the Arab League in Cairo on Sunday as part of a diplomatic effort to rebuff [...]

Trump Slams Romney Who Says He’s ‘Sickened & Appalled’ at Trump’s 2016 CampaignSen. Mitt Romney says he’s “sickened” by the dishonesty the Russia investigation found in the Trump White House, but the president fires back that Romney should have put the same energy into running for president in 2012 that the Utah Republican has tapped in criticizing him.

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