Month January 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesman says the Israeli leader will ask his Cabinet on Sunday to approve his plan to annex parts of the West Bank. Jonathan Urich made the announcement on Twitter late Tuesday, shortly after… Continue Reading →

After spending a month-and-a-half in military prison following his arrest at Ben Gurion Airport, Charedi Avreich Yehuda Elimelech Tumback was released from prison on Tuesday with a complete exemption from military service. Kikar Shabbos broke the news in Israel regarding… Continue Reading →

The horrific tragedy which took place last month in Greenville, NJ, has left behind a devastated community who is struggling to pick up the pieces. In one senseless act of hatred, two souls were so brutally ripped away from this… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — Melanie Musson in Belgrade, Montana, does a lot of driving with her four girls. Juggling a broad age range, 1 to 9, she’s forever searching for ways to keep them all entertained without relying entirely on… Continue Reading →

Apple is still reaping huge profits from the iPhone while mining more moneymaking opportunities from the growing popularity of its smartwatch, digital services and wireless earbuds. That combination produced a… Read more » The post Apple Season Tops Projections appeared… Continue Reading →

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators privately Tuesday he does not yet have the votes to block new witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. That’s according to a… Read more » The post Report: McConnell Says He Can’t… Continue Reading →

The post Gallery of Siyum HaShas in Cleveland, Fort Lauderdale, Toronto and Lublin appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Photo Gallery of Siyum HaShas in Los Angeles, London and Montreal Siyum HaShas in Lublin, HaRav Meir Shapiro’s Dreams Live… Continue Reading →

Hamas operatives inside the Gaza Strip continue to launch balloon bombs at Israel in the hopes of igniting large fires and injuring civilians. Police sappers were called to various locations in the Gaza periphery to dismantle explosive devices attached to… Continue Reading →

Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street, reversing most of their losses from a sell-off the day before. The gains on Tuesday snapped a two-day skid driven by fears… Read more » The post Stocks Indexes Gain on Wall… Continue Reading →

[FOLLOW OUR STATUS FOR LIVE UPDATES FROM OUR REPORTERS AT THE RALLY] Tens of thousands of Trump supporters have converged on the Wildwood Convention Center to watch as President Trump leads a campaign rally there. The venue only holds 7,500… Continue Reading →

SAO PAULO, Brazil (JTA) — The governor of Brazil’s largest state called the Holocaust “humankind’s day of shame” at the official ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Latin America’s largest nation. “It’s not only about remembering the 6… Continue Reading →

Michael Shemesh, the Israeli political correspondent for Kan News Agency, made a Kiddush Hashem on a live broadcast after his Yarmulka blew off in front of the White House while he was giving a report. The incident took place while… Continue Reading →

As the defense lawyers for President Trump ended their three days of arguments in the impeachment trial in the Senate, the Los Angeles Times reported that Sen. Dianne Feinstein of… Read more » The post Senator Dianne Feinstein Leans Toward… Continue Reading →

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African billionaire businessman has apologized for telling U.S. President Donald Trump that “Africa loves you” during the World Economic Forum in Davos last week. A video of Patrice Motsepe’s remarks to Trump went viral on… Continue Reading →

AUSCHWITZ (VINnews) — In a particularly moving scene, a Holocaust survivor visiting Auschwitz was seen recounting his Holocaust experiences to a group of boys. The man in the videos is 92-year-old Rabbi Shmuel Beller, who grew up in the Polish… Continue Reading →

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday invited his Polish counterpart to Jerusalem for talks aimed at boosting bilateral relations following tensions over Poland’s World War II history. Rivlin spoke in Oswiecim, southern Poland, during observances of the 75th anniversary of… Continue Reading →

World reaction to the long-awaited publication of the U.S. peace plan was predictably mixed on Tuesday, with the Palestinians and Arab countries denouncing it, while Europe seemed willing to give… Read more » The post Arab League Calls Urgent on… Continue Reading →

Israeli right-wing leaders welcomed the proposal of immediate annexation of parts of Yehuda and Shomron, but were opposed to the Trump peace plan’s provision for a Palestinian state. That’s the… Read more » The post Dissent on Palestinian State in… Continue Reading →

Translating the publication of the Trump administration peace plan into Israeli political terms, the Blue and White party issued a statement on Tuesday clarifying who will implement it. Blue and… Read more » The post Blue and White Says Gantz… Continue Reading →

MIAMI (AP) — Private jet service, a personal butler, or how about a meal with former Patriots star Rob Gronkowski to top off Super Bowl weekend? From legendary nightclubs to exclusive parties, no place caters to the rich and famous… Continue Reading →

In a moving scene by Auschwitz, an English-speaking Holocaust survivor told his story, surrounded by a group of American yeshiva boys. Rabbi Shmuel Beller, 92, grew up in the Polish town of Oświęcim which later became the most notorious concentration… Continue Reading →