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U.K. Sanctions Entire Russian Spy Agency After Inquiry Blames Putin for 2018 Poison Attack

Britain sanctioned Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency and summoned Moscow’s ambassador on Thursday after an inquiry concluded that President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a nerve agent attack on British soil in 2018. The government said that the GRU was being sanctioned in its entirely for “reckless” acts including the attack in the city of […]

WSJ: Trump Administration Cuts Migrant Work Permits to 18 Months

According to a Wall Street Journal report, the Trump administration has reduced work-permit validity for migrants seeking asylum or humanitarian protections from five years to 18 months. • Officials say the shorter term allows for more frequent re-vetting, per USCIS Director Joe Edlow. • The move reverses a Biden-era policy and expands the administration’s efforts […]

Report: Iran Tried Using Thai Hostages to Pressure Israel

According to a report by i24NEWS today Iran Tried to Use Thai Hostages to Pressure Israel • Hamas and other terror groups kidnapped 31 Thai citizens on October 7. • Thailand turned to Iran to help secure their release. • Iran agreed, but demanded Thailand order all 30,000 Thai workers in Israel to return home. […]

Russia-Ukraine Peace Prospects Fade as Putin Rejects Portions of Trump’s Framework

Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published Thursday that any deal is still some ways off. U.S. President Donald Trump has set in motion the most intense diplomatic push to stop the fighting since Russia launched […]

Pompadesia Yeshiva at Vizhnitz Talmud Torah in Ashdod Holds “Hascholas Gemara” Event [PHOTOS]

A heartfelt and uplifting celebration took place this week at the Vizhnitz Talmud Torah in Ashdod, where fifth-grade students marked their formal entry into the world of Gemara learning. The event, held under the banner of the Pompadesia Yeshiva, combined a public oral exam, a dramatic presentation depicting the historical yeshiva, and inspiring talks on […]

1,000 American Christian Pastors Visit Kosel, Place Notes Bearing Names of Nova Festival Victims

In an unprecedented visit, approximately 1,000 Christian pastors, community leaders, and religious figures from across the United States arrived Thursday evening at the Kosel to pray and express solidarity with the people of Israel. The delegation was welcomed by the Rabbi of the Kosel and Holy Sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, who briefed them on the […]

IDF Appoints Maj. Gen. Roni Numa to Review ‘Jericho Wall’ Intel Document

IDF Chief Appoints Maj. Gen. (res.) Roni Numa to Review ‘Jericho Wall’ Intelligence Document IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has appointed Maj. Gen. (res.) Roni Numa to examine the “Jericho Wall” document, an assessment tied to Hamas’ deception efforts before the October 7 attack that was never formally reviewed. • Numa, a […]

BEDLAM IN LOS ANGELES: ‘Baby Killers’ Chants, Smashed Glass, and Arrests as Anti-Israel Protesters Storm City’s Oldest Synagogue

What was billed as a bridge-building security seminar between Jewish and Korean community members at Wilshire Boulevard Temple on Wednesday instead became the latest flashpoint in the national fight over protests targeting Jewish institutions. Shortly after 9:30 a.m., as participants gathered inside the Koreatown campus of the synagogue – which bills itself as “a congregation […]

Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Under Fire as Judge Weighs Legitimacy of NY Acting U.S. Attorney

President Donald Trump’s effort to install political loyalists as top federal prosecutors has run into a legal buzz saw lately, with judges ruling that his handpicked U.S. attorneys for New Jersey, eastern Virginia, Nevada and Los Angeles were all serving unlawfully. Now, another federal judge has considered an argument by New York Attorney General Letitia […]

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