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Rep. Ilhan Omar: I hope he ( Trump) gets the help he needs. It sounds like he’s trying to deflect from the failures that he’s had as president.

Former hostage Edan Alexander is back in IDF uniform and has a message for terrorists in Gaza – “You gave me hell. I’ll give you hell back.”

CNN reports that New Orleans restaurants are handing out whistles so leftists can warn illegal aliens when ICE shows up.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls out the New York Times for blatant double standard regarding President Trump’s health, reminding them how they ignored Joe Biden’s mental collapse.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will depart Israel this Sunday, December 7, for a two-day visit to New York, during which he will engage with top American Jewish leaders, members of Congress, and senior figures from major U.S. academic institutions. He will return to Israel at the conclusion of the visit. Herzog has been invited to […]

Howard Lutnick: “I think the President is absolutely right. He’s allowed to regulate importation — that’s the rule. He can do it with a fee and a tariff. I think that is perfectly reasonable. However, we have other tools as well… tariffs are here to stay.”

President Donald Trump used a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday to unleash a blistering critique of Somali migrants living in the United States, insisting that those who complain about America should return to their homeland instead of complaining about the country. “They come from —- and they complain and do nothing but [complain],” he said, arguing, “We don’t want them in our country. Let them go back to where they came from and fix it.”

His remarks are expected to spark a fierce counterattack from Democrats, who have routinely defended the community.

The comments come at a time when mounting investigations have revealed widespread criminal schemes involving individuals within the nearly 100,000-strong Somali migrant population settled in Minnesota. Even the New York Times has acknowledged that “Somali refugees who came to the United States after their country’s civil war were raised in a culture in which stealing from the country’s dysfunctional and corrupt government was widespread.”

During the same meeting, Trump doubled down on his position, saying, “I don’t want them in our country,” before launching into a searing assessment of Somalia’s conditions. “Their country is no good for a reason. Their country stinks … I can say it about other countries too. We got to, we have to rebuild our country … [Rep.] Ilhan Omar [D-MN] is garbage. She’s garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren’t people that work. These aren’t people that say, ‘Let’s go, come on, let’s make this place [Somalia] great.’ These are people that do nothing but complain.”

Trump’s focus on the community comes against the backdrop of several massive fraud cases linked to Somali networks that allegedly siphoned off more than $1 billion in government funds earmarked for vulnerable populations — including autistic children, underprivileged families, coronavirus aid recipients, homebuyers, and the medically needy. Critics argue that the problems stem not only from weak vetting processes but also from cultural clashes between a deeply clan-based society and the individualistic fabric of American life.

Minnesotans themselves have been increasingly aware of the scope of the misconduct, even as Democratic officials in the state have been accused of ignoring or suppressing evidence presented by state investigators. Meanwhile, Trump’s Department of Homeland Security has intensified enforcement efforts in Minnesota, arresting migrants following extensive probes into systemic migration fraud.

Democrats’ continued efforts to shield political and community figures tied to the scandals risk becoming a political liability, strategists warn. With voters already uneasy about corruption and mismanagement, party leaders may face a backlash heading into the 2026 elections.

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Marco Rubio: The U.S. is taking decisive action in response to violence against Christians in Nigeria and elsewhere.

Sec. Scott Bessent on Trump Accounts: Americans are the most generous and giving people in the history of the world, and there has never been a vehicle for them to be able to give directly to American children. This incredible gift that Michael Dell and Susan Dell are giving… is going to work out to […]

In a move that surprised no one, the Supreme Court took another step to stymie the investigation into the Sdei Teiman affair and the disgraced Military Advocate General, revoking Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s appointment of retired judge Yosef Ben Hamo to head the case. The Supreme Court has again proven to be the true ruler […]

Dear Matzav Inbox,

Someone has to finally say aloud what too many are whispering in private: the bizayon haTorah unfolding in our midst is intolerable, and the silence around it is even worse.

And so, I really hope you’ll print my letter, because someone has to say something!

Over these past weeks, the kooks and agitators have crawled out from their corners to stage their so-called “protests” against the gedolei hador themselves, whether it is Rav Dov Landau or, specifically this week, Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch during his visit to the United States.

And what do we hear in response? Nothing. Deafening, humiliating silence.

Where is the machaah? Where is the voice of a rosh yeshiva, of a rov, of anyone in leadership, rising publicly to defend kavod haTorah? How is it that this keeps happening, again and again, and not one person thundering a single word against it?

Let us be clear: These individuals are being mevazeh Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch because of their own amateur commentary on the Draft Law. They’ve crowned themselves experts, as if the gedolim who have borne the weight of Klal Yisroel somehow “don’t get it.”

Do these people truly believe that Rav Dov Landau and Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch are unaware of the law, the negotiations, the consequences, the subtleties?

These Torah giants know the Draft Law better than any pundit, blogger, WhatsApp warrior, or bullhorn-wielding kanna’i or demonstrator. They understand every ramification — legal, political, practical, and spiritual — with a depth that protestors and kannaim hotlines featuring hotheads and misguided ignoramuses cannot even begin to fathom.

And more than that, they understand the way gedolim have always navigated moments like this, with responsibility, strategy, and the foresight that comes only from Torah leadership.

They know how to maneuver.

They know how to negotiate.

They know how to delay when delay is necessary — how to “kick the can down the road” if that is what preserves the Olam Hayeshivos today so that Klal Yisroel can thrive tomorrow.

And let’s spell out what every honest person knows: They do not intend for a single ben yeshiva to end up in the army. Not one. They are safeguarding our yeshivos with every fiber of their being.

That’s what makes them gedolim. That’s what makes them the leaders of our generation. And yet these protestors — these noisy, self-appointed critics — actually imagine they know better. Afra L’pumayhu.

We’ve seen this script before. These are the very same people who, not so long ago, hurled venom at Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt”l and Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman zt”l, accusing them of the vilest things. The invectives they screamed back then cannot be repeated in a respectable publication.

The pattern is identical: Delegitimize the gedolim, weaponize ignorance, and pretend it’s all “for the sake of Klal Yisroel.”

They did it to Rav Chaim. They did it to Rav Aharon Leib. And now they are doing it to Rav Dov and Rav Moshe Hillel.

But the protestors themselves are not the only guilty parties. No. The rot spreads further. The enablers are the ones who give them cover, those who refuse to call them out, who remain silent while kavod haTorah is trampled, who, especially in America, watch the questioning of the gedolei hador metastasize across our communities and shrug it off or even legitimatize it.

Only when the chaos spirals out of control — only when the monster they themselves allowed to grow explodes out of control — do they suddenly rouse themselves with indignance. By then, of course, it’s too late. By then, the damage is done. And we are left with a daily churban of mobs of loudmouthed goons degrading the gedolei hador without consequence.

Enough.

Enough silence. Enough enabling. Enough pretending that this is normal or tolerable. We must call this what it is: an assault on kavod haTorah, a brazenness that should make every member of Klal Yisroel tremble.

If we still have the dignity to care, if we still believe in the sanctity of Torah leadership, then the time has come to draw a clear line and say with absolute clarity: this behavior is poison and it must end now.

If no one else will speak up, then let this letter be the beginning.

Sincerely,
A deeply pained member of Klal Yisroel

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Israel today hands over its Arrow 3 long-range missile defense system to the German Air Force, completing a €4 billion sale, the largest defense export deal in Israel’s history. This is the first deployment of Arrow 3 outside Israel and the U.S., with the first site at Holzdorf Air Base. Arrow 3 has intercepted hundreds […]

Trump just announced that he has issued a full pardon to Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda.

Russian forces unleashed a wave of drone assaults across Ukraine on Wednesday, striking just as Moscow rebuffed a U.S.-backed blueprint to halt the fighting. According to Ukraine’s air force, the barrage included 111 attack and decoy drones, overwhelming multiple regions and leaving the town of Ternivka in the Dnipropetrovsk area reeling, with two fatalities and three wounded.

Even with negotiations underway, Moscow appeared to dismiss the very premise of concessions. Russian state media suggested that President Vladimir Putin sees “no point in making any serious compromises” and believes he remains “absolutely confident on the battlefield,” underscoring his refusal to bend despite the high-level American outreach.

The diplomatic push had stretched late into the night. Five hours of discussions between Putin and President Donald Trump’s emissary Steve Witkoff, joined by Jared Kushner, ended without any breakthrough. The Kremlin acknowledged the impasse with a curt assessment that “compromises have not yet been found.”

Still, Moscow attempted to paint the talks as productive in tone, if not in substance. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized that the conversation represented progress in itself, saying, “A direct exchange of views took place yesterday for the first time.”

Peskov insisted that Russia was not shutting the door entirely. He maintained that negotiators had found limited areas of alignment before firmly pushing back on others. “Some things were accepted, some things were marked as unacceptable – this is a normal working process of finding a compromise,” he said.

Despite the stalemate, Peskov signaled that Moscow would not shy away from continuing discussions, asserting that Russia was open to as many rounds of meetings as required to determine whether an agreement could eventually be forged.

{Matzav.com}

A short while ago, a cell of three terrorists emerged from a tunnel shaft in Rafah and fired an anti-tank missile at IDF forces. Soldiers engaged in close-quarters combat and killed two of the terrorists. The third placed an explosive device on a Namer armored vehicle and escaped back into the tunnel. This incident occurred […]

Overnight, Soldiers of the Etzion Brigade and Air Force Squadron 124 carried out an air-and-ground operation in Tzurif, arresting three terrorists, including one who was planning an attack, and detaining around 40 suspects for questioning.

Malaysia is set to resume the search for missing flight MH370, which disappeared in March 2014, with Ocean Infinity starting deep-sea operations on December 30, the New Straits Times reports, citing the transport ministry.

Republican Matt Van Epps won a nationally watched special election in Tennessee for a U.S. House seat Tuesday, maintaining his party’s grip on the conservative district with help from President Donald Trump. But the comparatively slim margin of victory fueled Democratic hopes for next year’s midterms as the party grasps for a path back to power in Washington. […]

Iran’s rial currency fell Wednesday to a new low of 1.2 million to the U.S. dollar as nuclear sanctions squeeze Tehran’s ailing economy. Traders offered the new exchange rate as attempts so far to restart negotiations between America and Iran over its nuclear program appear stalled. The new record low is increasing pressure on food […]

President Donald Trump signaled on Tuesday that his personal feelings toward Elon Musk remain warm, even after their dramatic and very public rupture this past summer over the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

As the monthly Cabinet session wrapped up, FOX Business correspondent Edward Lawrence asked whether Musk had rejoined Trump’s inner circle after months of pointed criticism. Trump replied with measured uncertainty but emphasized his affinity for the tech mogul, saying, “Well, I really don’t know. I mean, I like Elon a lot.” He then acknowledged Musk’s enthusiastic support during the 2024 race, before noting that their clash over electric-vehicle rules was a turning point.

In the early stretch of Trump’s second term, Musk was omnipresent in Washington. He became the unofficial head of the Department of Government Efficiency, operating as a special government employee who attended Cabinet meetings, appeared alongside Trump at public events, and drove DOGE’s internal reform efforts. That chapter ended in late May, when Musk’s role with DOGE concluded.

Musk had been a vigorous and visible ally during the 2024 presidential race, traversing swing states and stumping for Trump in a campaign that ultimately swept every battleground. Trump often publicly applauded Musk’s achievements at DOGE, crediting him with rooting out government waste—moves that triggered fierce opposition from federal workers and Democrats who protested both Musk and the administration repeatedly.

The cordial partnership collapsed by June, when Musk launched an aggressive online campaign against the sweeping legislative package that Trump pushed for months. He mocked the One Big Beautiful Bill, calling it the “BIGGEST DEBT ceiling increase in HISTORY,” and escalated the feud further with a personal post alleging, “@RealDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files.”

Trump had said previously that Musk’s breakaway began when he objected to Trump’s move to end the electric-vehicle mandate—a shift that would directly influence Tesla. In June, Trump signed three congressional resolutions eliminating California’s diesel-engine restrictions and its EV-sales mandates, boasting afterward that his signature “will kill the California mandates forever.”

After their split, Musk distanced himself from the administration but occasionally expressed approval online when he supported Trump’s decisions, including commending a July ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza.

Their paths crossed again visibly in September at the memorial service for Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on September 10. Trump and Musk were spotted sitting together, speaking quietly during the ceremony, signaling a possible thaw.

Musk also attended a high-profile White House dinner on November 18, joining Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and a gathering of major business figures for the event.

Trump’s newest comments about Musk came during his latest Cabinet meeting—the ninth he has held since beginning his second term, matching the total number of full Cabinet meetings Joe Biden conducted throughout his entire four-year presidency.

{Matzav.com}