Month January 2020

An increasingly growing amount of Gerrer chassidim are leaving the city of Haifa in recent months, and others are planning to move in the near future, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. The report said that a source told them that the Gerrer… Continue Reading →

So much for the Senate’s quaint rules and tradition. Almost immediately after Chief Justice John Roberts gaveled in Wednesday’s session of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, bored and weary senators started openly flouting some basic guidelines in a chamber that… Continue Reading →

House prosecutors faced fidgeting senators as they rolled out their case against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, the trial’s previous session having lasted a fatigue-inducing 13 hours. Trump was busy himself, returning from an international business conference but finding time… Continue Reading →

A school bus crashed in central Germany early Thursday, killing two children and leaving five others seriously injured. Officials said the bus carrying 22 elementary school children, aged eight to… Read more » The post School Bus Crash in Rural… Continue Reading →

President Donald Trump set a presidential record for activity on his favorite social media platform Wednesday, tweeting and retweeting at length about the Senate impeachment trial, the Democrats who want to replace him and much, much more. By 4:25 p.m…. Continue Reading →

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (JTA) — Neo-Nazi podcaster Christopher Cantwell quoted Adolf Hitler in a motion filed in federal court in Virginia. The quote, with which he opens the motion, comes from the Nazi leader’s “Mein Kampf,” though it is only identified… Continue Reading →

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the Soviet “sacrifice and contribution” during World War II should not be obscured. Netanyahu made the remarks at a ceremony dedicating a memorial… Read more » The post Netanyahu Lauds Soviet Sacrifice in… Continue Reading →

The United States, locked in a tense confrontation with Iran in the Middle East, has barred Iranians from entering the country on trade and investment visas from Thursday. U.S. Citizenship… Read more » The post U.S. Bars Iranians From Trade… Continue Reading →

President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday France was determined to combat the hatred and intolerance that have fueled a sharp rise in anti-Semitism in his country as he met Holocaust survivors during… Read more » The post Macron, in Israel for Holocaust… Continue Reading →

The District of Columbia is suing President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee and two companies that control the Trump International Hotel in the nation’s capital, accusing them of throwing parties for the Trump family with nonprofit funds, and overpaying for event… Continue Reading →

No joke: Switzerland has minted a gold coin so small you’d need to look very closely to see Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue at you. State-owned Swissmint said Thursday… Read more » The post Switzerland Mints World’s Smallest Gold… Continue Reading →

The successor to the Iranian commander killed in a U.S. drone strike would suffer the same fate if he followed a similar path by killing Americans, the U.S. special representative… Read more » The post U.S. Envoy: Successor to Slain Iran… Continue Reading →

Naama Issachar is set to meet on Thursday with Russia’s top human rights official, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after a meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Yaffa Issachar,… Read more » The post Putin on Imprisoned Issachar: ‘Everything… Continue Reading →

The rivalry between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders is deepening as the Democratic presidential candidates are increasingly at loggerheads over their support of Social Security, signaling a battle ahead that could last well beyond the Iowa caucuses. Biden’s campaign released… Continue Reading →

The dispatching of a booby-trapped soccer ball by Gaza terrorists to Israel constitutes “a worrying rise in the severity of attacks,” security officials said Thursday, after the ball, attached to… Read more » The post Security Officials: Booby-Trapped Gaza Soccer… Continue Reading →

Over a week after the closure of the election lists and the announcement of unified parties on the left and the right, not much has changed on the political scene:… Read more » The post Standoff Continues, No Change in… Continue Reading →

Asian shares reversed early gains Thursday as health authorities around the world moved to monitor and contain a deadly virus outbreak in China and keep it from spreading globally. China… Read more » The post Asian Shares Reverse Gains on… Continue Reading →

Israelis are not particularly worried about the Wuhan coronavirus, but they should be concerned, according to Professor Eyal Leshem of Sheba Hospital. Speaking to Yisrael Hayom, Leshem said that “anybody… Read more » The post Israelis Urged Caution On Far… Continue Reading →

Israeli airspace was closed to incoming and outgoing flights for a short time Thursday morning, as U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence and Russian President Vladimir Putin landed within minutes of each… Read more » The post Katz to Putin: Jews Know… Continue Reading →

China closed off a city of more than 11 million people Thursday in an unprecedented effort to try to contain a deadly new viral illness that has sickened hundreds and… Read more » The post China Closes Off Large City… Continue Reading →

Dozens of world leaders descended upon Yerushalayim on Thursday for the largest-ever gathering focused on commemorating the Holocaust and combating modern-day anti-Semitism. Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron,… Read more » The post World Leaders Rally in Yerushalayim… Continue Reading →