Iran’s Foreign Ministry has warned Israel of the “dangerous consequences” following deadly air strikes in various parts of Lebanon today. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani called the Israeli strikes “insane”, and warned of “the dangerous consequences of the Zionists’ new adventure”. Iran condemns ‘insane’ Israeli air strikes in Lebanon
U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar rejected accusations by Mexico’s president that the U.S. was partly responsible for a surge in cartel warfare in northern Sinaloa over the weekend. Sinaloa has been eclipsed by violence as two warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel have clashed in the state capital of Culiacan in what appears to be a fight for power since two of its leaders were arrested in the U.S. in late July. “It is incomprehensible how the United States can be responsible for the massacres we see in different places,” Salazar said in a news conference in Chihuahua on Saturday. “What is being seen in Sinaloa is not the fault of the United States.” The arrests startled many because it appeared that the son of notorious drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán abducted an elder cartel figure, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, and flew them both to the U.S. to be detained. Such a violent outburst was expected in the wake of the arrests. As the warring cartel factions and authorities have clashed in firefights, helicopters regularly circle overhead and military rove the streets of the capital. Families have said they are scared to send their children to school. Meanwhile, bodies have appeared across the city, often left slung out on the streets or in cars with either sombreros on their heads or pizza slices or boxes pegged onto them with knives. The pizzas and sombreros have become informal symbols for the warring cartel factions, underscoring the brutality of their warfare. Local authorities said that as of Friday at least 53 people had been killed and 51 others have gone missing in Sinaloa state since the fighting started. On Thursday, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed American authorities in part for the bloodshed. Asked at his morning briefing if the U.S. government was “jointly responsible” for this violence in Sinaloa, the president said, “Yes, of course … for having carried out this operation.” “If we are now facing instability and clashes in Sinaloa, it is because (the American government) made that decision,” López Obrador said. López Obrador claimed American authorities “carried out that operation” to capture Zambada and that “it was totally illegal, and agents from the Department of Justice were waiting for Mr. Mayo.” Salazar had previously denied that American officials were involved in the alleged kidnapping. It was the latest blow to bilateral relations between the two regional allies. Last month, López Obrador — a populist prone to lashing out at critics — said he was putting relations with the U.S. and Canadian embassies “on pause” after ambassadors criticized his controversial plan to overhaul Mexico’s judiciary by requiring all judges to stand for election. Still, the Zambada capture has fueled criticisms of López Obrador, who has throughout his administration refused to confront the cartels and has falsely stated that cartels respect Mexican citizens and largely fight amongst themselves. Under López Obrador, who leaves office at the end of this month, cartels have employed an increasing array of weapons and tactics, including roadside bombs, trenches, home-made armored vehicles and bomb-dropping drones. The criminal organizations have also seeped into new industries such as migrant smuggling and the lucrative avocado business. While Mexican authorities said Saturday they had sent an additional 600 soldiers to Sinaloa as reinforcements, Salazar cast blame for the […]
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security assessment at the Air Force operations center at the Kirya in Tel Aviv, together with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, Air Force Commander Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar and his Military Secretary, Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman. Prime Minister Netanyahu [translated from Hebrew]: “I would like to clarify Israel’s policy to whoever does not yet understand: We are not waiting for the threat, we are pre-empting it – everywhere, in every sector, constantly. We are eliminating senior figures, terrorists and missiles – and our arm is still extended. Whoever tries to harm us, we will harm them all the more forcefully. I promised that we would change the security balance, the balance of forces in the north – this is exactly what we are doing. We are destroying thousands of missiles and rockets that are directed at Israel’s cities and citizens. We face complex times. Citizens of Israel, I ask of you two things: Follow the directives of Home Front Command, they save lives; and stand together with determination, responsibility and – of course – patience. Together we will stand strong, together we will fight and with G-d’s help, together we will win.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
A newly developed ballistic missile from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force was revealed during a military parade held in Tehran.
As part of the nationwide celebrations for Sacred Defense Week, the Iranian Armed Forces showcased a variety of new domestic military equipment, which included ballistic missiles and drones, in Tehran on Shabbos morning.
Among the highlights was the introduction of a ballistic missile by the IRGC Aerospace Force.
The ‘Jahad’ missile operates on liquid fuel and boasts a range of 1,000 kilometers.
During the parade, 21 ballistic missiles were showcased, featuring models such as the Khaybar-buster, Fattah, Hajj Qassem, Qadr-H, Emad, Khorramshahr, Sejjil, and Jahad.
Additionally, the Iranian Armed Forces displayed several military drones, including the Shahed-136B.
The Shahed-136B is a kamikaze drone produced by the IRGC Aerospace Force.
Drones of the Shahed variety are available in combat, reconnaissance, and suicide configurations.
In recent years, Iranian military experts and technicians have made significant advancements in producing a diverse array of homegrown equipment, allowing the armed forces to achieve self-sufficiency in armaments.
Iran asserts that its military capabilities do not pose a danger to neighboring countries, emphasizing that the defense strategy of the Islamic Republic is fundamentally rooted in deterrence.
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The Israel Defense Forces IDF has released new footage showing secondary explosions following an airstrike on a building in Jabal al-Botm, southern Lebanon. According to the IDF, the building was used by Hezbollah to store weapons, including rockets and missiles. This strike was part of a broader campaign in which the IDF has hit over 300 targets across Lebanon today, focusing on homes and civilian buildings that Hezbollah allegedly uses for weapon storage. The IDF has repeatedly warned civilians to evacuate areas where Hezbollah has placed weapons. The military issued a specific warning to residents of Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, giving them two hours to leave homes used by the Iran-backed group before airstrikes begin. “This is for your safety and protection,” said Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesperson, in a direct message to the people of the region. IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari confirmed the targets of today’s strikes, stating, “Every home we struck, there are rockets, drones, missiles, which were intended to kill Israeli civilians.” Hagari also described the scenes in southern Lebanon, noting, “The sights that are now seen in southern Lebanon are Hezbollah’s weapons exploding inside houses.” The IDF said it has expanded its operations against Hezbollah, increasing the scope of its strikes to disrupt the group’s preparations for attacks on Israeli territory. “We are systematically broadening our strikes against Hezbollah,” an IDF spokesperson said during a media briefing. At least 300 people have been killed and over 1,000 injured in the airstrikes across Lebanon, though the figures do not specify whether the casualties are Hezbollah fighters or civilians. The IDF emphasized that civilians were warned in advance to flee areas where Hezbollah is believed to store weapons, particularly ahead of strikes on the Beqaa Valley later today. On Monday morning, IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari spoke to the public and warned that the IDF is attacking Lebanon to remove the threat to Israeli citizens. He explained that the IDF launched the attacks after identifying Hezbollah’s preparations to attack Israel. “Hezbollah has turned southern Lebanon into a stronghold of terror,” he said. “A village in southern Lebanon is nothing other than a terror base, with rocket launchers located inside people’s homes – risking the lives of the villagers.” Hagari showed footage of Hezbollah terrorists about to launch a powerful cruise missile from the home of an “innocent” Lebanese civilian in southern Lebanon. The IDF destroyed the house. Hagari explained that the terrorists knock down walls of civilian homes, creating openings for missile launchers. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election. Temporary spending bills generally fund agencies at current levels, but an additional $231 million was included to bolster the Secret Service after the two assassination attempts against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and additional money was added to aid with the presidential transition, among other things. Lawmakers have struggled to get to this point as the current budget year winds to a close at month’s end. At the urging of the most conservative members of his conference, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had linked temporary funding with a mandate that would have compelled states to require proof of citizenship when people register to vote. But Johnson abandoned that approach to reach an agreement, even as Trump insisted there should not be a stop-gap measure without the voting requirement. Bipartisan negotiations began in earnest shortly after that, with leadership agreeing to extend funding into mid-December. That gives the current Congress the ability to fashion a full-year spending bill after the Nov. 5 election, rather than push that responsibility to the next Congress and president. In a letter to Republican colleagues, Johnson said the budget measure would be “very narrow, bare-bones” and include “only the extensions that are absolutely necessary.” “While this is not the solution any of us prefer, it is the most prudent path forward under the present circumstances,” Johnson wrote. “As history has taught and current polling affirms, shutting the government down less than 40 days from a fateful election would be an act of political malpractice.” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats would evaluate the bill in its entirety before this week’s vote, but with the agreement, “Congress is now on a bipartisan path to avoid a government shutdown that would hurt everyday Americans.” Rep. Tom Cole, the House Appropriations Committee chairman, had said on Friday that talks were going well. “So far, nothing has come up that we can’t deal with,” said Cole, R-Okla. “Most people don’t want a government shutdown and they don’t want that to interfere with the election. So nobody is like, ‘I’ve got to have this or we’re walking.’ It’s just not that way.” Johnson’s earlier effort had no chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate and was opposed by the White House, but it did give the speaker a chance to show Trump and conservatives within his conference that he fought for their request. The final result — government funding effectively on autopilot — was what many had predicted. With the election just weeks away, few lawmakers in either party had any appetite for the brinksmanship that often leads to a shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the same agreement could have been reached two weeks ago, but “Speaker Johnson chose to follow the MAGA way and wasted precious time.” “As I have said throughout this process, there is only one way to get things done, with bipartisan, bicameral support,” Schumer said. Now a bipartisan majority is expected to push the short-term measure over the finish line this week. The agreement on the short-term measure does not mean getting […]
The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind a note saying that he intended to kill the former president and maintained in his car a handwritten list of dates and venues where Trump was to appear, the Justice Department said Monday. The new allegations were included in a detention memo filed ahead of a hearing Monday at which the Justice Department was expected argue that 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh should remain locked up as the case moves forward. The details are meant to buttress prosecutors’ assertions that Routh had set out to kill Trump before the plot was thwarted by a Secret Service agent who spotted a rifle poking out of shrubbery on the West Palm Beach golf course where Trump was playing. The note, addressed “Dear World,” was placed in a box that was dropped at the home of an unidentified person who contacted law enforcement officials after last Sunday’s arrest. It appears to have been based on the premise that the assassination attempt would be ultimately unsuccessful. The box, which also contained ammunition, a metal pipe and other items, was not opened by the person until after Routh was taken into custody. The person who received the box and contacted law enforcement was not identified in the Justice Department’s detention memo. “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you. I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job,” the note said, according to prosecutors. An attorney for Routh didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment Monday morning. Authorities who searched his car found six cellphones, including one that showed a Google search of how to travel from Palm Beach County to Mexico. They also found a list with dates in August, September and October and venues where Trump had appeared or was scheduled to, according to prosecutors. A notebook found in his car was filled with criticism of the Russian and Chinese governments and notes about how to join the war on behalf of Ukraine. Cellphone records indicate he traveled to West Palm Beach from Greensboro in mid-August, and that he was near Trump’s golf club and the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence “on multiple days and times” between August 18 and the day of the apparent attempted assassination. (AP)
IDF says civilians in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley have 2 hours to leave homes used by Hezbollah to store weapons. In an Arabic message to residents of Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, says civilians have two hours to leave before the military launches its airstrikes there.
Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo has asserted that Israel should have consented to the release of all terrorists detained in Israeli prisons in return for the hostages taken on October 7. The overwhelming majority of these hostages are civilians, including children, while many of the terrorists have committed grave offenses.
In a recent podcast discussion, Pardo revealed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar proposed at the onset of the conflict, before Israel launched a ground offensive in Gaza, that Israel should free all terrorists in exchange for the hostages. “Israel chose revenge,” Pardo said. “And Israel knew that it could not free all of the hostages in military campaigns, and only a very few. And Israel knew that every strike by the IAF, when you don’t know where they are, could kill hostages as well.”
He elaborated, “And Israel knew that it would kill terrorists in one place and if a relative was watching hostages that day then that would likely be the end of the hostages.” Criticizing the government, he continued, “The Israeli government knew all of this and it did not bother them; instead, they began a campaign to convince all Israeli citizens of nonsense such as ‘complete victory’ for standing strong, when all it needed to do was on the first day, on October 8, carry out this processes of releasing all the hostages, and after that they could have done whatever was necessary.”
On October 8, Israel was still engaged in efforts to clear its towns near the Gaza border of terrorists, including attempts to reclaim the Sderot police station. Yahya Sinwar was released from prison in October 2011, part of a swap involving 1,027 convicted terrorists for kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Following his release, Sinwar began orchestrating the massacre and kidnappings that culminated twelve years later, on October 7, 2023.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed on Monday that he is considering a plan to lay siege to northern Gaza, a proposal promoted by senior IDF reservists. Speaking before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Netanyahu indicated that the so-called “generals’ plan” is one of several strategies under review to address Hamas forces. The prime minister also shared grim news regarding the hostages held in Gaza. “According to the information we have, half of the [97 remaining] hostages in Gaza are alive,” Netanyahu reportedly said, implying that around 50 hostages may have died. The IDF has only confirmed the deaths of 33 hostages still in Hamas hands. The plan to besiege northern Gaza, championed by retired Maj. Gen. Giora Eiland, calls for cutting off supplies and warning civilians to evacuate. Eiland, a former IDF official, argued that such a move would “change the reality” in Gaza and weaken Hamas’s hold over the region. “What matters to [Hamas leader Yahya] Sinwar is land and dignity, and with this maneuver, you take away both land and dignity,” Eiland explained. Netanyahu echoed this sentiment, emphasizing the importance of controlling the distribution of humanitarian aid to diminish Hamas’s power. “As long as Hamas controls food and fuel, they can continue to recruit fighters,” he told the committee. Likud MK Amit Halevi expressed support for the plan, saying that “in order to defeat Hamas, we must control the land and the population.” Halevi also suggested that the siege could increase pressure on Hamas to negotiate for the release of hostages, asserting that Hamas would have no incentive to deal if they had ample resources. The possibility of shifting northern operations to Lebanon also came up in the meeting, with Netanyahu noting the intensifying conflict with Hezbollah. He said that military actions in the north could help force Hamas to negotiate in Gaza. Netanyahu also addressed criticisms over delays in reaching a hostage deal, denying claims that he was the obstacle to an agreement. He stated that Hamas has repeatedly revised the terms of a proposed ceasefire, while Israel has accepted the conditions laid out by American mediators. Netanyahu suggested a new approach involving multiple brief ceasefires, during which small groups of hostages would be released. Amid growing hostilities with Hezbollah, Netanyahu warned that Israel would continue to degrade Hezbollah’s capabilities while seeking to avoid full-scale war. In recent days, Hezbollah expanded its rocket attacks, targeting the Haifa area and the Jezreel Valley, bringing over two million Israelis within range of its strikes. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
Former President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he doesn’t “think” he’d run again for president in 2028 if he falls short in his bid to return to the White House in 2024. “No, I don’t. I think that will be, that will be it,” Trump said when journalist Sharyl Attkisson asked him if he’d run again. The comment was notable both because Trump seemed to rule out a fourth bid for the White House and because he rarely admits the possibility he could legitimately lose an election. Trump normally insists that could only happen if there were widespread cheating, a false allegation he made in 2020 and he’s preemptively made again during his 2024 presidential campaign. Trump would be 82 in 2028, a year older than President Joe Biden is now. Biden bowed out of the race in July following his disastrous debate performance and months of being hammered by Trump and other conservatives as being too old and erratic for the job. Attkisson interviewed Trump for her show “Full Measure.” Also during the 22-minute interview, Trump defended his record on the coronavirus pandemic. He took credit for the development of the COVID-19 vaccines developed during his presidency while also saying “they’re doing studies on the vaccines and we’re going to find out” if they are safe. Trump said Republicans have become skeptical about the vaccines even as Democrats trust them. The statement about 2028 came at the very end of the interview, which also included a question about how Trump stays in good health. “I try and eat properly,” the former president said, drawing an incredulous reaction from Attkisson, who noted that Trump has become infamous for his fondness for hamburgers. “Proper hamburgers,” Trump said. (AP)
In an interview with CBS News, former CIA Director Leon Panetta labeled Israel’s operations involving pagers as “terrorism.”
Last week in Lebanon, there were large-scale detonations of pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to the Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah. This incident has been largely attributed to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, resulting in numerous fatalities and thousands of injuries.
During his conversation with CBS News Sunday Morning, Panetta expressed to anchor Lee Cowan that Israel’s actions represent “a form of terrorism.” He further remarked that such actions could pave the way for more lethal operations in the ongoing conflict.
PANETTA: The ability to be able to place an explosive in technology that is very prevalent these days. And turn it into a war of terror. Really, a war of terror. This is something new.
COWAN: Is it terrorism?
PANETTA: I don’t think there’s any question that it’s a form of terrorism…This is going right into the supply chain, right into the supply chain. And when you have terror going into the supply chain, it makes people ask the question, what the hell is next?
COWAN: It sounds like you’re genuinely worried.
PANETTA: I am. I am. This is a tactic. That has repercussions. And we really don’t know what those repercussions are going to be…The forces of war are largely in control right now. What’s going on?
COWAN: Do you think there should be condemnation for it? Should other nations step in, including us?
PANETTA: I think it’s going to be very important for the nations of the world to have a serious discussion. About whether or not this is an area that everybody has to focus on, because if they don’t try to deal with it now. Mark my word. It is the battlefield of the future.
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Lebanon’s health ministry says at least 100 people have been killed and more than 400 injured in Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets. The figures do not differentiate between members of the terror group and civilians.
Under extraordinarily tight security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday visited the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces. Rep. Matt Cartwright, a Democrat who was among those who met with Zelenskyy at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, said the president had a simple message: “Thank you. And we need more.” The Scranton plant is one of the few facilities in the country to manufacture 155 mm artillery shells and has increased production over the past year. Ukraine has already received more than 3 million of them from the U.S. Zelenskyy’s visit kicked off a busy week in the United States as he works tirelessly to shore up support for Ukraine in the war. He will speak at the U.N. General Assembly annual gathering in New York on Tuesday and Wednesday and then travel to Washington for talks on Thursday with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The area around the ammunition plant had been sealed off since Sunday morning, with municipal garbage trucks positioned across several roadblocks and a very heavy presence of city, regional and state police, including troopers on horseback. As Zelenskyy’s large motorcade made its way to the ammunition plant in the afternoon, a small contingent of supporters waving Ukrainian flags assembled nearby to show their appreciation for his visit. “It’s unfortunate that we need a plant like this, but it’s here, and it’s here to protect the world,” said Vera Kowal Krewson, a first-generation Ukrainian American who was among those who greeted Zelenskyy’s motorcade. “And I strongly feel that way.” She said many of her friends’ parents have worked in the ammunition plant, and she called Zelenskyy’s visit “a wonderful thing.” Laryssa Salak, 60, whose parents also immigrated from Ukraine, also said she was pleased Zelenskyy came to thank the workers. She said it upsets her that funding for Ukraine’s defense has divided Americans and that even some of her friends oppose the support, saying the money should go to help Americans instead. “But they don’t understand that that money does not directly go to Ukraine,” Salak said. ”It goes to American factories that manufacture, like here, like the ammunition. So that money goes to American workers as well. And a lot of people don’t understand that.” The 155 mm shells made in the Scranton plant are used in howitzer systems, which are towed large guns with long barrels that can fire at various angles. Howitzers can strike targets up to 15 miles to 20 miles (24 kilometers to 32 kilometers) away and are highly valued by ground forces to take out enemy targets from a protected distance. With the war now well into its third year, Zelenskyy has been pushing the U.S. for permission to use longer range missile systems to fire deeper inside of Russia. So far he has not persuaded the Pentagon or White House to loosen those restrictions. The Defense Department has emphasized that Ukraine can already hit Moscow with Ukrainian-produced drones, and there is hesitation on the strategic implications of a U.S.-made missile potentially striking the Russian capital. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia would be “at war” with the United States and its NATO allies if they allow Ukraine […]
At the Seminar Hayoshon in Yerushalayim, a remarkable scene unfolded as students took off their shoes and walked barefoot upon discovering that their TOMS footwear contained shatnez.
The event unfolded when one student alerted her peers about the presence of shatnez in her shoes. This prompted Rav Yisroel Levin, the principal, to make an announcement over the public address system. In no time, countless students followed suit, removing their shoes to adhere to the halachic guidelines and opting to walk without them.
Rabbi Levin shared his pride regarding the swift and resolute reaction of the students.
“It was touching to see the girls proudly remove their shoes without a second thought once they heard about the prohibition,” Rabbi Levin remarked, illustrating how the students discarded their shoes and quickly organized alternative options, including makeshift footwear crafted from cardboard.
Some girls even chose to walk home without their shoes. Others sought out borrowed footwear from friends or purchased thick socks for added comfort.
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IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari on Monday morning warned the residents of southern Lebanon, especially those harboring Hezbollah weapons or rocket launchers in their homes, to leave the area. IDF Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee sent the same message in Arabic, warning Lebanese civilians that homes where Hezbollah weapons are being stored will be attacked in the coming hours. Residents received text messages as well as phone calls from a Lebanese phone number. The Lebanese Health Ministry announced on Monday afternoon that at least 100 people were killed in the IDF’s strikes earlier in the day and over 300 were wounded. The IDF began a new wave of strikes shortly before 3 p.m. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
On May 10, 1933, in Bebelplatz, Berlin, over 20,000 books by Jewish authors were burned in a notorious display of Nazi hatred. Among those books were likely many Sifrei Kodesh from the Jewish community of Berlin. Yesterday, from that very spot, a unique Hachnasas Sefer Torah took place. With the support of the broader Jewish community in Berlin, a new Sefer Torah was completed in memory of the victims of October 7. At Bebelplatz, Shloimie Gertner emotionally sang the Ani Maamin melody born on the trains heading to the concentration camps. What began as a solemn moment quickly shifted to joyous celebration. The Sefer Torah was lovingly danced through the streets of Berlin to Kahal Adass Jisroel, a thriving Frum community of 120 families. Several central streets were closed off to allow the procession to joyfully walk two miles of police-lined streets from Bebelplatz to the shul. The Talmidim of the Rabbinerseminar zu Berlin, a Smicha program under the leadership of Rav Moshe Mordechai Farbstein, Rosh Yeshivas Chevron, spearheaded the dancing with incredible Ruach. When the procession arrived at the Shul, the Sifrei Torah from the shul were brought out to greet the new Sefer Torah, and it was welcomed amid lebedige dancing. Unlike many other Sifrei Torah in Germany, this Sefer Torah is not destined for a museum; it will be layned from, learned from, and lived by. Kahal Adass Jisroel is a unique Frum community in the heart of Berlin. The only community of its kind in Germany, it is a magnet for those Yidden all over Germany who are looking to be part of an authentic Torah focused community. Germany has about 150,000 Yidden, mostly from the former Soviet Union. It has the largest Jewish population in Europe after the UK and France. The vast majority of these Yidden are disconnected from their roots, but the strong core in Berlin serves as a hub for those who want to get closer to Yiddishkeit. The community also partners with and supports various Kiruv organizations such as OLAMI Germany and Lauder Yeshurun, and is proactive in reaching out to Yidden all over Germany to provide them with opportunities to become closer to Yiddishkeit. To illustrate, Avos Ubanim on Shabbos afternoon in Kahal Adass Jisroel is packed, and a high percentage of high-school age boys go to Mesivta in Eretz Yisroel. The community also had a Lakewood Kollel for 3 years, and is hoping to restart the Kollel in the future. Kahal Adass Jisroel is led by Rav Dovid Roberts, Mara D’Asra.
Israel’s representative to the United Nations, Danny Danon, was interviewed by Fox News’ Eric Shawn regarding the recent events unfolding in Lebanon.
Reflecting on Israel’s targeting of Hezbollah leader Ibrahim Aqil in a Beirut airstrike, Danon stated, “We attacked him during a meeting in Beirut, [in which he and other terrorists] were plotting another major attack against Israel. So I think justice was served for what he did to the American people and for what he was planning to do to us, and we are very proud of this air strike and we will continue to hunt down these terrorists.”
Danon asserted, “The chain of command of Hezbollah is not the same, and if they continue to attack Israel, we have more surprises. We will get to them. They cannot hide.”
He further remarked, “I think many countries should thank Israel, but the UN is exactly the opposite. On Friday I was there until 7:00 p.m., listening to all the condemnations against Israel. That was shameful. The Palestinian Authority is in charge of this diplomatic terrorism. Hamas is fighting us with the tunnels, the PA is fighting us with [UN] resolutions, and the sad part is that you see so many countries collaborating with them.”
Danon suggested that when [PA chairman] Abbas addresses the General Assembly in New York, perhaps someone ought to inquire: “Why don’t you condemn what happened to the Israelis? If you want to have peace with them, if you want to live peacefully with us, how can you ignore what Hamas did to us?” He emphasized, “The PA supports Hamas. They are terrorists wearing suits. If you cannot condemn them, you are part of them.”
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The IDF is set to launch a “large-scale attack” on Lebanon in the coming hours, Ynet reported on Monday afternoon following the IDF’s preemptive strikes against Hezbollah on Monday morning. According to a security source quoted by the report, Hezbollah will respond, possibly by firing rockets at central Israel. “Hezbollah will surely respond by firing in large quantities on northern Israel and perhaps also on selected targets in Tel Aviv,” he said. The sourced added: “I don’t think it’s too early to now call these events the ‘Third Lebanon War.'” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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