Month March 2019
Schools are closed in Gaza border communities as well as in Ofakim, Netivot, Ashkelon, the Merchavim Regional Council, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Kiryat Malachi, Kiryat Gat, Gan Yavne, the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, the Bnei Shimon Regional Council and Be’er Sheva, some… Continue Reading →
Residents of southern Israel woke to a relatively quiet morning Tuesday, following a night in which dozens of rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip and the IDF struck multiple… Read more » The post Tense Calm in Gaza Border… Continue Reading →
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer lamented what he called the “ancient poison” of anti-Semitism in his speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) annual conference in Washington on Monday, during which he criticized both President Trump and a… Continue Reading →
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has canceled a visit to Romania to protest its prime minister’s support for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The Royal Hashemite Court said Monday that the decision came “in solidarity with Jerusalem.” Abdullah was scheduled to… Continue Reading →
Washington – The U.S. Department of Defense shifted $1 billion to plan and build a 57-mile section of “pedestrian fencing”, roads and lighting along the border between the United States and Mexico, the Pentagon chief said on Monday. Last week,… Continue Reading →
He kept up a fist-pumping victory lap over the end of the Mueller probe. Basked in gushy accolades from a foreign leader. Saw a former nemesis humiliated by the feds. Read more on Yeshiva World News
A special Tefilla election event was held on Monday at the Kever of the baba Sali in Netivot. Minister Aryeh Deri of the Shas party was greeted by Rav Boruch Abuchatzeira, a son of the Baba Sali, where the mekubal… Continue Reading →
Washington – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday condemned the rise of anti-Semitism as a “cancer metastasizing” in the Middle East, Europe and in the United States, where he said the Trump administration would vigorously oppose it. In… Continue Reading →
Michael Avenatti, the pugnacious attorney best known for representing a woman named Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was arrested Monday on charges that included trying to shake down Nike for as much as $25 million by threatening… Continue Reading →
Democrats cannot rely on investigations and impeachment to topple Donald Trump and must instead beat the Republican president “on the merits,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. While the governor said ongoing state and federal investigations mean that Trump’s… Continue Reading →
Trenton, NJ – New Jersey is ordering five companies that manufacture chemicals used to stain-proof clothing and produce non-stick cookware to spend what could be hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up contamination from the substances. The state Department… Continue Reading →
The Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says his panel will “unpack the other side of the story” of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into President Donald Trump and his campaign. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Washington – Senate Republicans are set to introduce two bills that oppose anti-Semitism. The bills follow a controversy surrounding Rep. Ilhan Omar, the freshman Democrat from Minnesota, who was accused by both parties of anti-Semitism for several remarks she made… Continue Reading →
In the shadow of the IDF’s concerns over the establishment of Iran and Hezbollah on the Syrian Golan Heights, and the announcement by US President Donald Trump of the recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Israeli part of the Golan… Continue Reading →
New Jersey lawmakers dealt a blow to the prospects of legal recreational marijuana use Monday, when the state Senate president postponed a vote after his and the governor’s lobbying campaign failed to muster enough support in the chamber. Read more… Continue Reading →
Rio De Janeiro – Brazil’s decision on whether to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem deserves deeper study, and that is what President Jair Bolsonaro is doing, his spokesman said on Monday. General Otavio Rego Barros also told reporters… Continue Reading →
Special Seminary Student Fares to Israel – Call to book Special Israel Seminary Student Fares Read more on Yeshiva World News
Senator Todd Kaminsky presented West Hempstead residents Mr. Yoni and Mr. Ariel Sacknovitz with the New York State Liberty Medal, the highest award a State Senator can bestow upon a… Read more » The post Senator Kaminsky Presents NYS Liberty… Continue Reading →
New York – Holding a copy of the New York Times to the camera on Monday, a giddy Steve Doocy of Fox News Channel said the headline about special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings in the Russia investigation “probably killed whoever… Continue Reading →
The Hiddush NGO, which has ties to the Reform Movement, has recently filed against the Jerusalem Municipality to have the eruv polls installed in recent years in the city removed. Read more on Yeshiva World News