Six Sifrei Torah were miraculously rescued without damage from a fire that broke out Wednesday evening at a Shul on Mavo HaSaifan Street in Ashdod. Following reports of the blaze, multiple firefighting teams from the Ashdod regional station were dispatched to the scene. Firefighters worked under extremely difficult conditions, facing intense heat and heavy smoke, […]
New York is poised to become the latest state to legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that she plans to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act next year, following a deal with legislative leaders to add additional safeguards to the bill. The announcement marks a decisive and […]
The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation’s capital, killing 67 people. The official response to the first lawsuit filed by one of the victims’ families said that the government […]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is facing criticism after activists said City Hall officials attempted to block a vigil in Parliament Square commemorating Jewish victims of the Bondi Beach Chanukah massacre in Australia, even as national authorities moved to toughen enforcement against antisemitic rhetoric amid rising security threats. The vigil, organized Sunday by the Campaign Against […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a top U.S. envoy this week that Israel will soon name a new point person to handle stalled security talks with Syria, signaling an effort to restart negotiations that have languished for months amid leadership turnover in Jerusalem. During a Monday meeting with U.S. special envoy to Syria Tom […]
Teen use of alcohol, nicotine and marijuana remains at record lows, according to national survey results released Wednesday. They consume a lot of energy drinks, though. And there are slight, but concerning, increases in heroin and cocaine use. But overall, the findings indicate teens are drinking, smoking and using substances at much lower rates than […]
A public menorah erected for Chanukah celebrations in a Queens park was vandalized over the weekend, deepening concerns in a New York City neighborhood that local officials and Jewish leaders say has been repeatedly targeted by antisemitic graffiti over the past year. The incident occurred in Travers Park in Jackson Heights, where a large menorah […]
California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla’s license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Musk-led company has been misleading consumers about the technology’s capabilities. The potential 30-day blackout of Tesla’s California sales […]
British police warned Tuesday that demonstrators publicly chanting pro-Palestinian slogans such as “globalize the intifada” will face arrest, signaling a tougher law-enforcement posture after what authorities described as a sharply changed threat environment following the Bondi Beach massacre in Australia. In a joint statement, the London Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police said communities had […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul remains the clear frontrunner for reelection in 2026, even as voter frustration with her leadership runs deep and a majority of New Yorkers say they want a different governor, according to a new Siena University poll released Tuesday. The survey reveals a striking political paradox: while just 37% of voters […]
Ex-prime minister Naftali Bennett admitted that his Telegram account was breached on Wednesday night after initially denying claims earlier on Wednesday by an Iranian hacker group that it had hacked his phone. The claims were made by the “Handala” group—known for its cyberattacks on Israeli targets. The hackers published what they said was his contact […]
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday greenlit what he described as the largest energy deal in Israel’s history, pitching a sweeping natural gas export agreement with Egypt as both a fiscal windfall and a strategic lever for regional influence. In a video statement alongside Energy Minister Eli Cohen, Netanyahu said the deal is valued at […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday paid his respects to two Iowa National Guard members and a U.S. civilian interpreter who were killed in an attack in the Syrian desert, joining their grieving families as their remains were brought back to the country they served. Trump met privately with the families at Dover Air Force Base in […]
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns acknowledged Tuesday that only two police officers were on duty inside the park at the Sydney Chanukah celebration where two terrorists opened fire, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more, raising urgent questions about security planning for the large Jewish community event. Speaking to Sky News Australia, Minns said […]
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers in a closed-door interview on Wednesday that his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that President Donald Trump had criminally conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by The Associated Press. He also […]
Two more trustees have resigned from the board of The Heritage Foundation, deepening a growing internal rupture at the influential conservative think tank over its response to antisemitism and its leadership’s handling of far-right extremism. Shane McCullar and Abby Spencer Moffat stepped down Tuesday, issuing sharply worded statements that accused Heritage of moral drift, institutional […]
France’s counterespionage agency is investigating a suspected cyberattack plot targeting an international passenger ferry, authorities said Wednesday. A Latvian crew member is in custody facing charges of having acted for an unidentified foreign power, French officials said. But Interior Minister Laurent Nunez appeared to hint that Russia is suspected, saying: “At the moment, foreign interference […]
Vice President JD Vance said Monday that the most effective way to combat antisemitism in the United States is to sharply reduce immigration. In a series of posts on X, Vance argued that rising antisemitism, particularly among younger Americans, is being misdiagnosed by journalists and critics who focus on generational attitudes rather than demographics. “The […]
A member of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team and a top fundraiser for his campaign once praised anti-police chants, embraced far-left ideology, and declared that the United States should be “punished for its sins,” according to social media posts that have resurfaced as Mamdani prepares to take office. Jack Gross, a far-left activist with close […]
China is exploiting partnerships with U.S. researchers funded by the Department of Energy to provide the Chinese military with access to sensitive nuclear technology and other innovations with economic and national security applications, according to a congressional report published Wednesday. The authors of the report say the U.S. must do more to protect high-tech research […]
