The Hezbollah terror group fired anti-tank missiles at the western Galil on Tuesday afternoon. One of the missiles hit an IDF observation balloon, causing it to fall in Lebanese territory. The IDF said that there are no concerns about sensitive information being leaked. Hezbollah later claimed responsibility for attacking the balloon and other military targets […]
Agudah’s New Jersey Office issued a scathing statement on Monday night condemning New Jersey legislative leaders for an abrupt cancelation of a hearing on the definition of antisemitism: Agudath Israel of America’s New Jersey’s office is shocked to learn that bill S1292, which proposes the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of […]
OpenAI’s latest update to its artificial intelligence model can mimic human cadences in its verbal responses and can even try to detect people’s moods. The effect conjures up images of the 2013 Spike Jonze move “Her,” where the (human) main character falls in love with an artificially intelligent operating system, leading to some complications. While […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman THE CASE It was a Pesach getaway to be remembered. The guests were told of outstanding food service – the finest in glatt kosher for Passover cuisine. The guests are all very excited. When they arrive, however, things are not what had been promised them. There is not enough food to […]
A second senior Russian defense official was arrested on bribery charges, officials said Tuesday, days after President Vladimir Putin replaced the defense minister in a Cabinet shake-up that fueled expectations of more such purges. Lt. Gen. Yury Kuznetsov, the 55-year-old chief of the Defense Ministry’s main personnel directorate, was arrested in a raid early Monday […]
Egypt is considering downgrading its diplomatic ties with Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday morning. The report follows Cairo’s announcement on Sunday that it will join South Africa in its genocide case against Israel at the Hague. The report quoted Egyptian officials as saying that the standoff began after Israel gave Egypt only […]
At least one person is dead in Louisiana after storms slammed several southern states, including many areas previously hit during one of the most active periods for twisters on record. The death happened near the town of Henderson, St. Martin Parish Sheriff Becket Breaux and Henderson Mayor Sherbin Collette both confirmed on social media. They […]
The Biden administration believes that Israel has concentrated enough forces on the outskirts of Rafah to launch a large-scale military operation in the coming days, two senior Biden administration officials told CNN. The officials said that they are not certain if Israel has made a final decision to carry out an expanded operation or not […]
IDF tanks advanced deeper into eastern Rafah on Tuesday morning, entering the neighborhoods of Al-Jneina, Al-Salam and Al-Brazil, Reuters reported. “The tanks advanced this morning west of Salahuddin road into the Brazil and Jneina neighborhoods,” a Gazan resident told Reuters. “They are in the streets inside the built-up area and there are clashes.” The unreliable UNWRA […]
A Florida Islamic cleric, Imam Dr. Fadi Kablawi, has sparked outrage with a sermon at the North Miami Islamic Center in late April, calling for the total annihilation of Jews and accusing Israel’s army of being “worse than the Nazis.” Kablawi referred to Jews as “tyrannical” and “brothers of apes and pigs,” a phrase historically […]
A survey by The New York Times and Siena College has revealed the most prominent memories of Donald Trump’s presidency among registered voters, and perhaps surprisingly, only 5% of respondents cited the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol or Trump’s alleged election subversion efforts as their top memory. Similarly, only 4% mentioned Covid-19 […]
General Motors’ troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit said Monday it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board. Cruise said that during the testing, it will check the vehicles’ performance against the company’s “rigorous” safety and autonomous vehicle performance requirements. Testing will start in Phoenix and gradually expand to […]
A New York Times report has revealed that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, has been operating a clandestine police force to surveil and suppress Palestinian civilians who dare to voice dissent. According to the report, which reviewed a 62-slide presentation on the activities of Sinwar’s General Security Service, the force has been […]
Dr. Cyril Wecht, a pathologist and attorney whose biting cynicism and controversial positions on high-profile deaths such as President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination caught the attention of prosecutors and TV viewers alike, died Monday. He was 93. Wecht’s death was announced by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, which did not disclose a cause […]
U.S. airlines are suing to block the Biden administration from requiring greater transparency over fees that the carriers charge their passengers, saying that a new rule would confuse consumers by giving them too much information during the ticket-buying process. The U.S. Transportation Department said Monday it will vigorously defend the rule against what it called […]
Handwritten placards containing antisemitic accusations and threats were placed on numerous cars in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood overnight Monday. The hateful messages included claims such as “Jews did 9/11,” “The evil, Jewish Talmud justifies genocide of non-Jews!,” “Jews are behind Covid,” and “Jews will never tell you of how they genocided the Germans and […]
High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva on Tuesday for talks about artificial intelligence, including the risks of the fast-evolving technology and ways to set shared standards to manage it. The meeting, billed as an opening exchange of views, is the first under an inter-governmental dialogue on AI […]
A group of Neturei Karta members gathered outside the local Young Israel on Sunday to protest a Yom Hazikaron event featuring IDF and American veteran Mickey Flaumenhaft. However, their demonstration was met with an unexpected and humorous countermeasure from a nearby resident. Flaumenhaft, a veteran of the IDF’s Nahal Brigade and recent reservist in the […]
Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government’s highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted on its website Monday it will evaluate the automated driving system developed by Zoox. Both crashes involved Toyota Highlander […]
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has come under criticism from a fellow Democrat, Senator Chris Van Hollen, for her recent comments blasting anti-Israel student protesters as ignorant about Middle Eastern affairs. “They don’t know very much at all about the history of the Middle East, or, frankly, about history in many areas of the […]
