Month April 2024
The Hamas terror organization claims that it is “unsure” whether it can offer 40 civilian hostages in a potential ceasefire deal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday morning. A Hamas official said that Hamas cannot commit to releasing 40… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The US believes a major attack by Iran on Israel is imminent and could happen in the coming days, the Bloomberg news agency reported Wednesday. Citing people familiar with US and Israeli intelligence assessments, Bloomberg reported that… Continue Reading →
A bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program was blocked Wednesday by a conservative revolt, pushing the prospects of final passage into uncertainty amid a looming deadline. The legislative impasse follows an edict earlier in the day… Continue Reading →
New details have emerged about the IDF’s targeted airstrikes in Gaza City on Wednesday that killed the three sons of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant were not informed about the strike… Continue Reading →
US Middle East envoy Brett McGurk on Wednesday called the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Iraq and asked them to convey a message to Iran to lower tensions with Israel, Reuters reported, quoting a… Continue Reading →
(VINnews) — Conservatives and Jews and are lashing out at Tucker Carlson, who has exposed his true colors, after a scathing podcast episode in which he was highly critical of Israel. Carlson accused Israel of persecuting Christians during a friendly… Continue Reading →
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case rejected the notion Wednesday that jailed defendants charged with some of the most violent crimes of the U.S. Capitol riot are “hostages” — a label Trump and his allies have… Continue Reading →
Donald Trump on Wednesday questioned the mental fitness of Jewish voters who back President Joe Biden. Speaking in Atlanta ahead of a fundraiser, the presumptive Republican nominee renewed his running criticism of Biden’s reaction to the Israel-Hamas war. “Biden has… Continue Reading →
During a joint press conference in the White House Rose Garden with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, President Biden unleashed his gaffe machine in full force, making a statement that has sparked – for the billionth time – concern and… Continue Reading →
(JNS) — Typing “Jerusalem” on the current iPhone iOS 17.4.1 software in an emoji search returns a Palestinian flag icon if the phone is set to English (UK) but not when set to English (U.S.), JNS found on Wednesday. The… Continue Reading →
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — Argentina’s senate is on the brink of confirming President Javier Milei’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel: his personal rabbi, Shimon Axel Wahnish. Wahnish, 42, has been close to Milei as the Catholic “anarcho-capitalist” made a… Continue Reading →
(VINnews) — Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti joined MSNBC for a surprise interview from prison, in which he discussed Alvin Bragg’s case against President Trump, which he said was “stale.” Avenatti was quite critical of the case against Trump, and seemed… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Eyal Karim, the IDF chief rabbi, has ruled that Ashkenazi soldiers who are in combat regions in Gaza and the north of Israel can eat Kitniyot (legumes) on Pesach this year when required. In a halachic… Continue Reading →
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His job on the line, House Speaker Mike Johnson is dashing to Florida to meet with Donald Trump this week and has offered far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene a seat on his own “kitchen cabinet” as he draws closer to… Continue Reading →
The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to AskTheMayor@thelakewoodscoop.com. Question: Hi good evening. My street light is out for 5 months I called jcpl then and… Continue Reading →
People have excellent ideas on how we can better the community we live in. It’s not just ideas on how to widen Route 9 which we know nothing will ever be done. There’s a saying “Today’s headline is tomorrow’s trash.”… Continue Reading →
Last Call for Dry Towns? New York Weighs Lifting Post-prohibition Law That Let Towns Keep Booze Bans
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York towns and villages that have post-Prohibition bans on alcohol sales would be forced to lift such restrictions under a bill moving through the Legislature. The bill, which is up for a state Senate vote… Continue Reading →
The U.S. Postal Service signaled plans Tuesday for a rate increase that includes hiking the cost of a first-class stamp from 68 cents to 73 cents, part of an overall 7.8% increase to take effect this summer. The request was… Continue Reading →
The Jewish community in Moldova is shaken after Rabbi Mendel Axelrod, the chief rabbi of the country, was verbally attacked outside the Great Synagogue in the capital city. According to eyewitnesses, a young man with an Eastern European appearance arrived… Continue Reading →