In a moving interview with Channel 14, Shir Siegal, the daughter of Keith Siegal, the US-Israeli citizen who was released from captivity at the beginning of the month, spoke about how her father grew close to Yiddishkeit in Gaza. Siegel, 65, a father of four and a grandfather, returned from Gaza emaciated and dehydrated after losing over 65 pounds in Gaza. His wife Aviva later said that out of the 484 days he was held in Gaza, Keith was held alone for six months and received almost nothing to eat and little water. Whatever food he did receive was moldy or burnt, unfit for human consumption. The terrorists holding him abused him physically and psychologically. Shir told Magal: “In captivity, Abba searched for his Jewish identity and he found it in small tefillot.

Jerusalem witnessed a despicable Chutzpah on Wednesday when violent extremists attacked the vehicle of the Karlin-Stoliner Rebbe with teargas as he departed from a Sheva Brachos for his granddaughter. People should not remain silent when violent thugs attack one of the leading Admorim in Klal Yisroel. The confrontation occurred in the Mea Shearim neighborhood, where a group of extremists blocked the Rebbe’s vehicle on Ezra Street. They shouted insults at him, accusing him of encouraging Charedi enlistment in the IDF. This enraged members of the Karlin community, including overseas guests, leading to a violent brawl. “It was a shocking scene,” an eyewitness reported. “A group of extremists just blocked the Rebbe and began to spray teargas at the car.

President Donald Trump is distancing himself from the recent uptick in inflation, insisting the increase has “nothing to do” with his return to office. Instead, he pointed to  excessive government spending under former President Joe Biden. Speaking with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday night, Trump criticized Biden’s economic policies and attributed rising costs to legislative actions taken during his predecessor’s tenure. The interview, which also featured tech billionaire Elon Musk, saw the president sharply denounce federal spending in the last four years. “Inflation is back. No, think of it: Inflation’s back,” Trump said.

A woman in her 50s sustained moderate injuries on Wednesday evening after being assaulted by a man wielding an ax on Or Hachayim Street in Jerusalem’s Old City. Authorities are investigating the incident as a possible terror attack. Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency responders quickly arrived at the scene, providing medical treatment to the victim, who remained conscious despite suffering upper-body wounds. Security forces were dispatched to secure the area and investigate the attack. MDA Senior EMT Yossi Kasuto: “I was dispatched by the MDA control center to my neighbors’ home. I quickly arrived at the scene and saw a woman around 50 years old, fully conscious, lying with injuries to her upper body.

Brooklyn community activist Heshy Tischler was assaulted at a pro-Hamas protest in Boro Park on Tuesday night after infiltrating the demonstration under the pseudonym “Mohammed El-Tish.” Speaking with YWN on Wednesday, Tischler recounted the chaotic scene, which he claims drew around 600 Jewish counter-protesters against roughly 200 pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including Neturei Karta members. “I organized the counter-protest and called on everyone to join me, bringing out a few hundred people,” Tischler told YWN. “While I was filming, a few protesters got in my face, and one man kept following me. When I started recording him, he suddenly punched me in the face.” Heshy says his phone was knocked out of his hand, but he didn’t go down.

For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry read from a Sefer Torah in a Damascus Shul. The moment marked an emotional homecoming for the two, who had fled Syria in the 1990s when then-President Hafez al-Assad lifted travel restrictions on the country’s Jewish community. At the time, Syria’s Jewish population, which had long faced limitations on property ownership and employment, quickly dwindled to fewer than ten individuals in the capital. Joseph and his young son Henry resettled in New York. “Weren’t we in a prison? So we wanted to see what was on the outside,” said Joseph, now 77, recalling the exodus.

Renowned Chazan Nissim Saal, known for his once-in-a-generation voice, captivated a packed audience at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago last night with a stunning performance of Nessun Dorma, one of President Donald Trump’s favorite pieces. The famous aria from Puccini’s opera Turandot is celebrated for its powerful climax and emotional depth. Saal’s rendition earned him a standing ovation from the enthralled crowd. Fans will have another chance to experience his incredible talent at a major concert in Brooklyn on March 23. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

As an administrator of a school located on 50th St. between 13th and 14th Avenues (there are 3 large schools on that block), I was intimately involved in the askonis over the last three days. We administrators were terrified of the protest taking place in front of our schools at the same time that we dismiss our students. There are over 1000 girls that are dismissed on this block on a given day. Upon the attention this event generated, the initial location grew very concerned and no longer wanted this event to take place at their facility. We were working closely with the Boro Park leaders and askonim, as well as daas Torah, and the difficult decision was made to cancel this event. Having said that, a new location, 14 blocks away was booked.

SIGN UP NOW TO BORO PARK SCOOP FOR THE FASTEST UPDATES ON THE PROTEST IN LIVE TIME WITH A  TEAM OF REPORTERS LIVE ON THE SCENE A fiery standoff erupted in Boro Park Monday night as dozens of Jews took a stand against a pro-Palestinian demonstration, leading to violent confrontations, arrests, and injuries. Dov Hikind, a former member of the New York State Legislature and Jewish Defense League (JDL), was seen at the scene, shouting “Am Yisroel Chai!” as tensions boiled over. The long-time Democrat-turned-Republican joined counter-protesters in calling out the presence of Neturei Karta, a fringe group known for their shameful hatred of their Jewish brothers and sisters.

Dr. Ahmad Majdalani, a member of the PLO Executive Committee, delivered a scathing critique of Hamas during a televised address on Palestine TV on February 14, 2025. He rejected Hamas’s claims of victory in the recent ceasefire deal, asserting that it has only resulted in an exodus of 200 Palestinians per day from Gaza. Majdalani went further, stating that the “Nakba of Gaza is worse than the Nakba of 1948.” In his remarks, Majdalani also distanced the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from Hamas, emphasizing that the PLO has never fought as a proxy force for any external power. He pushed back against accusations that the PLO has been passive, recalling his own past as a fighter who took up arms at 16.