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President Donald Trump clarified that he did not authorize the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who had been deported in March under contested circumstances.

“That wasn’t my decision,” Trump said in an interview with NBC News. “The Department of Justice decided to do it that way.”

Abrego Garcia was brought back to the United States on Friday to stand trial on federal human trafficking charges in Tennessee, following the release of a formal indictment earlier this week. His deportation months ago, which the Trump administration later acknowledged was a mistake, was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court. The court directed the government to “facilitate” his return, igniting fierce legal and political debate nationwide over the administration’s broader deportation strategy.

“It should be a very easy case” for federal prosecutors, the president told NBC News. Trump also mentioned that he had not spoken with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador regarding the matter.

Even after the Supreme Court issued its directive, Trump administration officials were reluctant to comply, citing the fact that Abrego Garcia remained under the jurisdiction of Salvadoran authorities.

“There is no scenario where Abrego Garcia will be in the United States again,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told lawmakers last month.

The administration repeatedly portrayed Abrego Garcia as a dangerous gang member, a claim rejected outright by both his legal team and family members. A federal judge further dismissed the characterization as “a vague, uncorroborated allegation.”

While officials referred to his removal from the U.S. as “an administrative error,” they failed to act swiftly on the Supreme Court’s order to bring him back.

The situation triggered a wave of criticism. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) even traveled to El Salvador, where he met with Abrego Garcia and called for his return. Republicans fired back, accusing Van Hollen and other Democrats of siding with a potentially dangerous individual.

Abrego Garcia’s legal team has asked the public to approach the charges with skepticism.

“They’ll stop at nothing at all — even some of the most preposterous charges imaginable — just to avoid admitting that they made a mistake, which is what everyone knows happened,” Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, one of his attorneys, told reporters Friday. “He’s not going to be convicted of these crimes,” the lawyer added. “There’s no way a jury is going to see the evidence and agree that this sheet metal worker is the leader of an international MS-13 smuggling conspiracy.”

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A congresswoman and former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot secured the endorsement of the highest-ranking Hispanic official in her state. A mayor highlighted his arrest by immigration officials. A congressman campaigned at a Latino supermarket. And another mayor decided to put his self-taught Spanish to use on the trail. The New Jersey gubernatorial primary has emerged as a crucial test for Democrats seeking to regain Latino support nationally. It highlights the challenges in traditionally blue areas where the party’s loss of support among Hispanics in 2024 was even more pronounced than in battleground states. President Donald Trump slashed Democratic margins in New Jersey and New York, even flipping some heavily Latino towns he had lost by 30 and 50 percentage points in 2016. The Democratic primary for governor features an experienced field of current and former officeholders: U.S. Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Mikie Sherrill, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, New Jersey Education Association president and former Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller and former state Senate President Steve Sweeney. Although Trump made closing U.S. borders a central promise of his campaign, his economic message hit home with Latinos. More Hispanics saw inflation as the most important concern last fall than white voters, AP VoteCast showed. That lesson has been taken to heart in this year’s campaign, with strategists, unions, organizers and politicians pivoting away from immigration and putting pocketbook concerns at the forefront of their appeals. “At the end of the day, if you’re worried about paying your bills and being safe at night, everything else is secondary,” Rep. Gottheimer said in an interview. “I think that is front and center in the Latino community.” Warning signs for Democrats Laura Matos, a Democratic National Committee member from New Jersey and board member of Latina Civic Action, said the party is still finding its way with Hispanic voters, warning that support can’t be taken for granted even when Democrats win most of it. While there was a big rightward swing among Hispanics in Texas and Florida in 2024, it was similarly pronounced in blue states like New Jersey and New York. Here, 43% of Latino voters supported Trump, up from 28% in 2020. In New York, 36% of Latino voters supported Trump, up from 25% in 2020, according to AP VoteCast. Understanding that all Latino voters don’t think or vote alike helps. Compared to the 2020 election, Trump gained significantly with Dominican voters, where he went from 31% to 43% of support. Of the 2 million Latinos in New Jersey, more than 375,000 are Dominican, making up the second largest Hispanic group in New Jersey, after Puerto Ricans, a group where Trump also increased his support from 31% to 39%, the survey showed. But sometimes candidates overthink such targeted appeals. “The November election results in parts of New Jersey should serve as a big warning sign that Democrats need to think about how they’re communicating with some of these voters,” Matos said. Sherrill’s campaign manager acknowledged in a memo to supporters last month that “there is a real risk of a Republican winning in November.” New Jersey tilts Democratic in presidential and Senate elections, but Republicans have won the governorship in recent decades. Focusing on the economy Strategists, organizers, union leaders and some candidates agree that what they are hearing from Latinos is consistent with the concerns of other working […]

Mahmoud Bassal, the spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense, who has issued hundreds of false statements to international media since the war began, is an active Hamas terrorist, the IDF revealed on Sunday. The IDF confirmed the information following an analysis of intelligence documents found during operations in the Gaza Strip. Bassal, who “has served as the Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson for an extended period of time, exploits his position to spread false and unverified information to international media outlets while presenting distorted data and falsely attributing war crimes to Israel,” the IDF spokesperson stated. “This information has received worldwide media exposure and has severely distorted the reality on the ground.” “The documents reveal that Bassal is a terrorist in the Hamas terror organization, and as part of his position, he is responsible for psychological warfare and propaganda.” The IDF published a document in which Bassal is included on a list of terrorists for Hamas’s military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.   (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)    

Russian officials said Sunday that Moscow is still awaiting official confirmation from Kyiv that a planned exchange of 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action will take place, reiterating allegations that Ukraine had postponed the swap. Russian state media quoted Lt. Gen. Alexander Zorin, a representative of the Russian negotiating group, as saying that Russia delivered the first batch of 1,212 bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers to the exchange site at the border and is waiting for confirmation from the Ukrainian side, but that there are “signals” that the process of transferring the bodies will be postponed until next week. Russia and Ukraine each accused the other on Saturday of endangering plans to swap 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action, which was agreed upon during direct talks in Istanbul on Monday that otherwise made no progress toward ending the war. Vladimir Medinsky, a Putin aide who led the Russian delegation, said that Kyiv called a last-minute halt to an imminent swap. In a Telegram post on Saturday, Medinsky said that refrigerated trucks carrying more than 1,200 bodies of Ukrainian troops from Russia had already reached the agreed exchange site at the border when the news came. In response, Ukraine said Russia was playing “dirty games” and manipulating facts. According to the main Ukrainian authority dealing with such swaps, no date had been set for repatriating the bodies. In a statement on Saturday, the agency also accused Russia of submitting lists of prisoners of war for repatriation that didn’t correspond to agreements reached on Monday. It wasn’t immediately possible to reconcile the conflicting claims. In other developments, one person was killed and another seriously wounded in Russian aerial strikes on the eastern Ukrainian Kharkiv region. These strikes came after Russian attacks targeted the regional capital, also called Kharkiv, on Saturday. Regional police in Kharkiv said on Sunday that the death toll from Saturday’s attacks had increased to six people. More than two dozen others were wounded. Russia fired a total of 49 exploding drones and decoys and three missiles overnight, Ukraine’s air force said Sunday. Forty drones were shot down or electronically jammed. Meanwhile, Russia’s defense ministry said that its forces shot down 61 Ukrainian drones overnight, including near the capital. Two people were wounded when a Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at a chemical plant in the Tula region. Russian authorities said early on Sunday that Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports, two international airports serving Moscow, temporarily suspended flights due to a Ukrainian drone attack. Later in the day, Domodedovo halted flights temporarily for a second time, along with Zhukovsky airport. (AP)

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Iranian state-controlled media and affiliated news organizations asserted today that Tehran had successfully acquired a massive cache of highly classified Israeli intelligence, supposedly including details about Israel’s defense systems and nuclear infrastructure. No proof was presented to substantiate these claims.

State television announced, “Iran’s intelligence apparatus has obtained a vast quantity of strategic and sensitive information and documents belonging to the Zionist regime,” emphasizing the alleged magnitude of the haul.

The announcement was echoed by Hezbollah-aligned al-Mayadeen and the semi-official Iranian outlet Tasnim, though none of the reports offered any specifics about the contents or origin of the purported documents.

Among the materials allegedly obtained, Iranian officials claim to have secured “thousands of documents related to the regime’s nuclear plans and facilities,” though no examples or files have been made public.

According to the Iranian broadcast, the material — said to include videos, photographs, and documents — was seized during a secretive mission. The trove was reportedly examined in detail after being transported securely back to Iran. The operation, they added, took place “some time ago,” but disclosure was delayed to allow time for data analysis and safe transfer.

Tasnim, which maintains close ties with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), linked the intelligence windfall to Roy Mizrahi and Almog Atias, two Israelis apprehended in May. They are accused of spying for Iran and collecting intelligence inside Israel.

Authorities said the two were captured while surveilling the town of Kfar Ahim, home to Defense Minister Israel Katz. Officials have described the case as another escalation in Iran’s growing intelligence campaign within Israeli borders.

Mizrahi and Atias, both 24 and residents of Nesher near Haifa, were taken into custody in late April after a collaborative investigation between the Shin Bet and the Israel Police’s Lahav 433 unit, which handles national-level crimes.

According to security officials, Mizrahi was in frequent contact with Iranian intelligence figures during 2025 and engaged in several missions at their direction. In some instances, he acted together with Atias, allegedly aware that their tasks were coordinated by Tehran.

One such operation involved digging up a bag suspected to contain an explosive device and moving it to a different location under instructions from Iranian handlers.

Reports say Mizrahi had procured a new phone and used encrypted messaging software to maintain discreet communication with his Iranian contacts.

A senior security figure stated, “This case joins a series of recent incidents that point to persistent efforts by hostile terrorist and intelligence entities to recruit Israeli citizens to carry out missions intended to harm the security of the State of Israel and its citizens.”

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An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City earlier today eliminated Asaad Abu Sharia, the head of the Mujahideen Brigades, a smaller terror group affiliated with Hamas. The group was implicated in the October 7, 2023, abduction and killing of several hostages, including Shiri Bibas and her two young sons. In a separate operation, another senior figure from the same organization, Mahmoud Kaheel, was also killed.

The Mujahideen Brigades acknowledged that both Abu Sharia and Kaheel had been killed. Abu Sharia led the group, which, though less prominent than Hamas, played a key role in the brutal attacks. Kaheel held a high-ranking position within the organization.

“The news represents another step for us in closing the circle and the process of accepting the great loss,” the Bibas family said in response to the announcement. They added, “Shiri, Ariel and Kfir will not return, but there is some comfort in knowing that the vile murderers will not harm another family.”

Shiri Bibas and her husband, Yarden, along with their children Ariel, age four, and nine-month-old Kfir, were taken hostage from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz on the day of the October 7 assault, when Hamas-led terrorists infiltrated the Gaza border, murdering 1,200 people and abducting 251 others in the deadliest attack on Israeli soil.

During a brief truce in February between Israel and Hamas, Yarden Bibas was released. Hamas subsequently returned the bodies of Ariel and Kfir, along with those of fellow hostage Oded Lifshitz and a deceased woman from Gaza who they falsely claimed was Shiri Bibas. Following objections by Israel, Hamas later returned Shiri’s actual remains.

IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari at the time disclosed that the two boys were murdered by their captors in November 2023. He said they were killed “in cold blood” and “with bare hands,” and that Hamas operatives tried to cover up the killings. “Yarden Bibas asked me to make sure the world knows and is horrified by the way his children were murdered,” Hagari said.

The military noted that in addition to the Bibas family, the Mujahideen Brigades were also behind the kidnapping and murder of Gadi Haggai and Judih Weinstein, as well as Thai worker Nattapong Pinta. The bodies of Haggai and Weinstein were recovered from Gaza Wednesday night. Pinta’s body was returned to Israel today.

Haggai and Weinstein, ages 72 and 70, were an American-Israeli couple. They were killed during their morning walk near Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, and the IDF confirmed their deaths in December 2023.

Pinta, a 31-year-old Thai national working in agriculture in Israel, had come to the country a year and a half before the attack. He was abducted from the same kibbutz where he worked in the fields, and later killed in captivity. He had been supporting his wife and young son back in Thailand.

Palestinian media outlets reported that more than 30 people were killed in the airstrike on the Sabra neighborhood that took out Abu Sharia. The separate strike targeting Kaheel also killed members of his family, including his wife and children, according to statements from the terror group.

The IDF said Abu Sharia was among the terrorists who stormed Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 and that he played a central role in the abduction and murder of civilians, including the Bibas family. The military also accused him of orchestrating attacks within Gaza and directing terror activity from the West Bank aimed at harming Israelis.

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Hamas today released a new image of Matan Zangauker, an Israeli hostage, and claimed that Israeli forces were surrounding the location in Gaza where he is allegedly being kept. The group threatened to kill him if the army came any closer.

In a response, the Israeli military issued a statement clarifying that they had not carried out any rescue attempt for Zangauker.

The photo shows Zangauker lying on his side, partially covered by a blanket. An IV bag is visible in the background, suggesting he is receiving some form of medical treatment.

“The enemy will not be able to recover him alive. We have preserved his life for 20 months; if this prisoner is killed during an attempt to free him, the occupation army will be the one responsible for his death,” declared Hudhaifa Kahlout, the Hamas military spokesman also known as Abu Obeida.

“This is a final warning,” he warned.

This new image emerged as the Israeli military ramps up its operations throughout Gaza, coinciding with ongoing efforts to broker a ceasefire and negotiate the release of hostages.

After the photo was made public, Zangauker’s mother, Einav, who has become a leading voice in the campaign to secure a hostage deal, addressed demonstrators at a protest on Begin Road in Tel Aviv. Speaking to the crowd of around 1,000, she said, “I’m very worried about Matan’s physical and emotional state. I’m very afraid of a deterioration in his condition.”

She continued, blaming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for failing to act. “Our heart is broken by the knowledge that without [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s political calculations, all this would have been avoided,” she said. In a direct message to Netanyahu, she added that her son’s “blood will stain your hands” if efforts to return him are not made.

Back in May, Channel 12 News reported that Zangauker was having difficulty standing and was experiencing persistent digestive issues. The information came from Edan Alexander, a U.S.-Israeli citizen who was held captive with him and has since been freed.

That report also noted that Zangauker had spent extended periods isolating himself in the tunnel where he’s being detained. During those times, he reportedly refrained from speaking or eating, and was observed shaking and appearing physically weakened, likely due to muscle atrophy.

Zangauker was abducted on October 7, 2023, from Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his girlfriend, Ilana Gritzewsky. Gritzewsky was released on November 30, 2023, as part of a brief truce agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Previously a Netanyahu supporter, Einav Zangauker has since become an outspoken critic, frequently appearing in the media and leading demonstrations in support of a deal that would end the war and free the hostages.

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In a dramatic effort to stabilize the financial future of Gerrer mosdos across the globe, the Gerrer Rebbe departed Eretz Yisroel shortly after midnight on Motzoei Shabbos for a high-stakes fundraising mission in the United States.

The emergency trip comes amid the ongoing political crisis and sweeping cuts to yeshivah and kollel budgets in Israel. With the looming uncertainty surrounding the draft law and the status of bnei Torah, Gerrer leaders have launched a bold campaign to raise a massive sum — enough to support all Gerrer institutions in Israel and abroad for the next two years.

The Rebbe departed from Ben Gurion Airport aboard a private jet provided by prominent philanthropists Reb Yoeli Landau of Williamsburg and his partner Reb Dovid Geffner.

The Rebbe’s journey marks the beginning of an ambitious campaign during one of the most turbulent periods for the Torah world in recent memory.

The itinerary includes personal visits to the homes of leading donors across the United States, culminating in a major fundraising dinner hosted by Mr. Shloime Werdiger, Chairman of the Board of Agudath Israel of America.

Additionally, the Rebbe is expected to participate in the inauguration of a new building of the Gerrer cheder, Talmud Torah Imrei Emes, in Boro Park, Brooklyn.

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A dramatic scene unfolded on Fifth Avenue recently when an entire section of the iconic Manhattan street was shut down to accommodate an enormous delivery to Jeff Bezos’ lavish penthouse in the NoMad neighborhood — an event captured in a now-viral TikTok video.

The footage shows a massive, shrink-wrapped piece of furniture suspended midair as a crane carefully lifted it over the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 26th Street. The area below was cordoned off with caution tape and barricades, surrounded by heavy equipment and moving trucks.

Scores of workers were seen coordinating the delivery and managing traffic, while curious onlookers gathered to watch as the colossal item ascended toward 212 Fifth Ave., a 24-story building where Bezos is said to own five adjoining units across the top four floors, together valued at $119 million.

Raffi Arslanian, who owns the luxury candle brand Thompson Ferrier and works nearby, filmed the whole operation and shared it online.

“You want to see how Jeff Bezos delivers his furniture? Let me show you,” said Arslanian, narrating from just a block away.

He then added a humorous note: “I think we all can relate to this.”

“Now back to reality, where, when we move, we get a U-Haul and we do it ourselves, or at best, we get a company to do it — but we don’t close the street,” Arslanian joked.

His clip has racked up over 970,000 views and thousands of comments, many from users speculating about the mysterious oversized item being hoisted skyward.

“It’s a hot tub,” one person guessed.

“A grand piano,” proposed another.

Some commenters were less interested in the item itself and more intrigued by the cost of such an extravagant moving job.

Relocating large objects with cranes can cost more than $20,000 per day and usually requires special permits to temporarily shut down city streets, according to industry sources.

“Amazon prime delivery, billionaire subscription,” one TikTok user commented, poking fun at the scene.

“We would all do the same if we had 100 billion dollars,” added another.

Bezos, whose fortune is estimated at $223 billion by Forbes, reportedly purchased the penthouse and surrounding units in a series of transactions between 2019 and 2021. The properties, housed in a converted office tower with views of Madison Square Park, make up one of the most exclusive residences in the city.

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Thousands gathered Thursday night at Yeshivas Ateres Shlomo in Rishon L’Tzion for the inauguration of the world’s largest and most ornate Aron Kodesh and the dedication of a new, exceptionally small Sefer Torah.

The celebration began with the writing of the final letters of the Sefer Torah at the home of Rabbi Moshe Buchris in Rishon L’Tzion. From there, a majestic procession made its way through the streets, which came to a standstill as throngs of locals joined.

Upon arrival at the yeshiva campus, joyous dancing erupted. Leading the festivities were the Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin, along with the yeshiva’s roshei yeshiva and rabbanim, while thousands of talmidim danced throughout the beis medrash, singing and rejoicing as the miniature Sefer Torah was brought into the massive Aron Kodesh — the largest and most magnificent of its kind in the world.

Following the hachnasas Sefer Torah, the assembled moved to the main plaza of the yeshiva where a distinguished gathering of gedolei Yisroel joined the celebration. Among them were Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman, Rav Berel Povarsky, Rav Yitzchak Yosef, Chacham Nissim Ben Shimon, Rav Yitzchok Soloveitchik, Rav Shraga Steinman, Rav Shimon Galai, Rav Chaim Mordechai Ausband, and others. Wealthy philanthropists from across the globe were also in attendance.

חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל

חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל

חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל

חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל

חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל

חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל

חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל

חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל

חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל

חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל

חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל

חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל חנוכת ארון הקודש והכנסת ס”ת בעטרת שלמהצילום: יעקב נחומי, דניאל נפוסי ופנחס עמנואל

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Ongoing demonstrations against federal immigration enforcement escalated again today in Los Angeles, where federal agents in full riot gear reportedly used flash-bang devices to disperse unruly crowds. The federal government now plans to deploy the National Guard, citing what officials called an unacceptable delay by the LAPD in responding to Friday’s unrest.

“We’re going to bring the National Guard in tonight. We’re going to continue doing our job. We’re going to push back on these people and we’re going to enforce the law,” said Tom Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, during an appearance on Fox News.

According to the Associated Press, California Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that the state’s National Guard is preparing to send in 2,000 troops to address the unrest.

Governor Newsom posted on X, accusing the federal government of deliberately provoking turmoil. “Sowing chaos so they can have an excuse to escalate,” he wrote.

President Donald Trump addressed the situation directly, issuing a stark warning on his Truth Social account.

“If Governor Gavin Newscum, of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles, can’t do their jobs, which everyone knows they can’t, then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!!”

Photos and video from today revealed chaotic scenes in Paramount, California, where hundreds of protesters clashed with federal officers. The confrontations unfolded outside a Home Depot as demonstrators attempted to block immigration arrests carried out by Border Patrol agents.

Heavily armed federal personnel deployed tear gas in an effort to disperse the crowd, which had taken over the streets in a volatile standoff that lasted for hours.

One protester wearing a helmet was caught on video throwing rocks at vehicles, smashing windows and damaging several Border Patrol trucks.

Footage obtained by Fox News showed that one of the rocks shattered a windshield and injured a federal officer, cutting both the glass and the agent’s hand.

Border Patrol Chief Michael W. Banks stated on X today that “several arrests” had been made for assaulting federal officers.

Another widely circulated video showed an American flag being burned in the street directly across from the Home Depot store surrounded by demonstrators.

Elsewhere, protesters were seen blocking a federal transport bus from leaving with detained individuals, according to video posted on social media.

In Compton, protestors ignited a vehicle during a confrontation with ICE and local law enforcement, ABC7 LA reported.

The protests were sparked by a series of federal immigration raids that began Friday across Los Angeles, targeting locations including the city’s fashion district. The disturbances continued Saturday near the Home Depot in Paramount, according to the ACLU of Southern California.

The Trump administration condemned Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass following the violent response to ICE operations. The Department of Homeland Security said the LAPD took two hours to respond to requests for assistance when clashes first erupted on Friday.

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin said politicians like Bass are “villainiz[ing] and demoniz[ing] ICE law enforcement,” and that this rhetoric fueled the attacks, which included damage to vehicles, property destruction, and violence against officers by nearly 1,000 agitators.

“The violent targeting of law enforcement in Los Angeles by lawless rioters is despicable, and Mayor Bass and [California] Governor [Gavin] Newsom must call for it to end,” McLaughlin said in a statement released today. “The men and women of ICE put their lives on the line to protect and defend the lives of American citizens.”

According to McLaughlin, assaults on ICE personnel have risen by 413% since President Trump took office in January, compared to the same period the previous year.

Photos released today by DHS show downtown Los Angeles defaced with vulgar graffiti on buildings and fencing. One flyer distributed by the Communist organization RefuseFacism.org read: “The Trump Fascist Regime MUST GO NOW!!!”

Clashes continued Friday night as LAPD officers in riot gear moved in to control the crowd following a day of ICE activity. At least 44 individuals were arrested in the unrest.

Andrew Cuomo, New York mayoral candidate and former governor, weighed in on the developments in both Los Angeles and New York.

“The recent ICE crackdowns in Los Angeles and New York City are a deeply troubling escalation in immigration enforcement tactics that undermine community trust and the principles of due process,” Cuomo said in a statement.

“I believe in upholding the rule of law and maintaining secure borders, but these operations — marked by military-style raids, the use of flash-bang grenades, and the detention of individuals, including those attempting to document the events — cross a line into cruelty and unnecessary fear mongering,” he continued.

According to the ACLU, hundreds of migrants, including minors, were apprehended during Friday’s raids.

However, DHS reported that ICE operations in Los Angeles this week led to the arrest of 118 individuals in the country illegally — among them five gang affiliates and several others facing charges such as drug trafficking, robbery, child abuse, and assault.

In a statement of her own, Mayor Bass denounced the raids and federal actions. “These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city… We will not stand for this.”

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French authorities on Friday arrested a man originally from Gaza after an assault on a rabbi in a suburb of Paris, the latest in a series of troubling antisemitic incidents that have shaken the Jewish community in France.

Rabbi Elie Lemmel reported that while seated at a café in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb just outside Paris, he was suddenly struck in the head with a chair by an unknown individual.

Earlier in the week, Rabbi Lemmel had posted on social media describing a separate attack in Deauville, Normandy, where he said he was punched in the stomach by someone speaking a language he didn’t recognize. “I received a blow and was insulted in a language I didn’t understand,” he wrote.

The rabbi, who has a large online following, said he had never experienced physical violence before these two assaults.

“Unfortunately, given my beard and my kippah, I suspected that was probably why, and it’s such a shame,” Rabbi Lemmel told Reuters.

France has the largest Jewish population in Europe, with over 440,000 Jews. In 2024, the French Interior Ministry recorded 1,570 antisemitic incidents, which made up the majority of all religion-based hate crimes reported in the country.

“This act disgusts us. I want to express our solidarity with him,” French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal posted on X. “Antisemitism, like all hatred, is a deadly poison for our society. We will always fight it.”

The suspect, currently being held at the Neuilly-sur-Seine police station, was transferred to a hospital following a psychiatric evaluation, according to the prosecutor’s office in Nanterre. Officials said the 28-year-old man was born in Rafah, a city in the Gaza Strip, based on German-language documents found on him. France’s interior minister commented on the situation, tweeting that the individual “had no business being in France.”

Authorities have not confirmed whether the assailant made any statements during the attack.

This incident comes on the heels of a series of assaults on Jewish individuals and institutions in the United States carried out by pro-Palestinian activists, leading some in France to draw parallels.

“To attack a rabbi is to attack the most visible face of the Jewish presence in society,” tweeted Yonathan Arfi, President of CRIF, the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions. He continued, “Let us say it forcefully: nothing, not even solidarity with the Palestinians, will ever justify attacking a rabbi. Hatred of Israel has today become the fuel for hatred of Jews.”

Just three months earlier, another rabbi in France was assaulted—this time the chief rabbi of Orléans, who was attacked and subjected to antisemitic insults while walking with his 9-year-old son on Shabbat. Earlier this week, several Jewish sites in Paris were defaced with green paint, an act widely condemned by French officials, Jewish leaders, and international monitoring groups as a blatant antisemitic provocation.

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FLATBUSH: This Shabbos morning, at the Ruach HaTorah Yeshiva dormitory (1450 Ocean Ave), bochurim woke up around 6:00 AM to smoke from a fire caused by an electric scooter battery—despite it not being plugged in or charging, just sitting there. The incident highlights the serious dangers of keeping electric scooters or their batteries inside buildings. Thankfully, no one was hurt. (Video taken today by a non-Jew)

Today, Elon Musk took down a tweet in which he had accused President Donald Trump of being tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case.

The tweet, originally posted on Thursday, alleged that Trump’s name appeared in the so-called “Epstein files”—government records associated with the late financier—and hinted that this was the reason the documents had not yet been released. Musk offered no proof to support his claim.

This incident comes amid rising friction between Musk and Trump, sparked by Musk’s harsh condemnation of a new budget proposal supported by the president, which Musk labeled a “disgusting abomination.”

In the wake of Musk’s public remarks, Trump is said to have considered canceling federal deals with Musk’s companies, including major contracts held by SpaceX and Starlink. He also issued a warning that Musk would face consequences if he began contributing to Democratic campaigns in the 2026 midterm elections, stating, “he will pay the price.”

Weighing in on the dispute, Vice President J.D. Vance made his first public comments during an interview on comedian Theo Von’s podcast. “It’s a huge mistake for the richest man in the world to be at war with the most powerful man in the world,” Vance said. “I hope Elon realizes that and backs down. I think if he cools off a bit, everything will be fine.”

{Matzav.com}

WATCH: President Trump defended the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, saying, ‘Bring him back. Show everybody how horrible this guy is’

President Donald Trump really wants to fly on an upgraded Air Force One — but making that happen could depend on whether he’s willing to cut corners with security. As government lawyers sort out the legal arrangement for accepting a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family, another crucial conversation is unfolding about modifying the plane so it’s safe for the American president. Installing capabilities equivalent to the decades-old 747s now used as Air Force One would almost certainly consign the project to a similar fate as Boeing’s replacement initiative, which has been plagued by delays and cost overruns. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers Thursday that those security modifications would cost less than $400 million but provided no details. Satisfying Trump’s desire to use the new plane before the end of his term could require leaving out some of those precautions, however. A White House official said Trump wants the Qatari jet ready as soon as possible while adhering to security standards. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not provide details on equipment issues or the timeline. Trump has survived two assassination attempts, and Iran allegedly also plotted to kill him, so he’s well aware of the danger he faces. However, he seems willing to take some chances with security, particularly when it comes to communications. For example, he likes to keep his personal phone handy despite the threat of hacks. He boasted this week that the government got the jet “for free,” saying, “We need it as Air Force One until the other ones are done.” Here’s a look at what it would take to make the Qatari plane into a presidential transport: What makes a plane worthy of being Air Force One? Air Force One is the call sign for any plane that’s carrying the president. The first aircraft to get the designation was a propeller-powered C-54 Skymaster, which ferried Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference in 1945. It featured a conference room with a bulletproof window. Things are a lot more complicated these days. Boeing has spent years stripping down and rebuilding two 747s to replace the versions that have carried presidents for more than three decades. The project is slated to cost more than $5.3 billion and may not be finished before Trump leaves office. A 2021 report made public through the Freedom of Information Act outlines the unclassified requirements for the replacement 747s under construction. At the top of the list — survivability and communications. The government decided more than a decade ago that the new planes had to have four engines so they could remain airborne if one or two fail, said Deborah Lee James, who was Air Force secretary at the time. That creates a challenge because 747s are no longer manufactured, which could make spare parts harder to come by. Air Force One also has to have the highest level of classified communications, anti-jamming capabilities and external protections against foreign surveillance, so the president can securely command military forces and nuclear weapons during a national emergency. It’s an extremely sensitive and complex system, including video, voice and data transmissions. James said there are anti-missile measures and shielding against radiation or an electromagnetic pulse that could be caused by a nuclear blast. “The point is, it […]

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was returned to the United States to face criminal charges months after he was deported to a prison in his native El Salvador. Abrego Garcia has been indicted in federal court in Tennessee on a charge related to transporting undocumented migrants within the United States. The indictment alleges that Abrego Garcia and others from 2016 through 2025 “conspired to bring undocumented aliens to the United States from countries such as Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Ecuador, and elsewhere, ultimately passing through Mexico before crossing into Texas.”