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Statement from Agudath Israel of America on the Deadly Antisemitic Terror Attack in Australia  

Australian police raid Bondi Beach terrorist Naveed Akram’s home, residents are seen exiting with their hands raised.

TRUMP: In Australia, as you know, there was a terrible attack… that was an anti Semitic attack obviously…

Since the beginning of October, the IDF has eliminated about 40 Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, adding to more than 380 terrorists eliminated since the ceasefire, during which Hezbollah has violated the agreement over 1,900 times.

Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy reported Sunday that he spoke with President Trump regarding the deadly terrorist attack in Australia, as Jewish communities around the world reel from the violence. According to Doocy, President Trump delivered a message directed at Jewish Americans preparing to celebrate Chanukah, urging resilience and pride in the face […]

Hagaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Rosh Yeshivas Slabodka, lighting Menorah on the first night of Chanukah.

Jewish activist and attorney Arsen Ostrovsky, who is a senior and well-known figure in the local and international Jewish community, was among the dozens of victims wounded in the massacre at the Chanukah celebration in Bondi Beach, Sydney. Ostrovsky recently moved back to Australia from Israel to serve as the chairman of the Australia/Israel & […]

One of the victims of the deadly terror attack at a Chanukah celebration in Sydney has been identified as Alex Kleytman hy”d, a Holocaust survivor and native of Ukraine.  Kleytman and his wife, Larisa, had come to celebrate at the event, as they had for years. “He came on Bondi Beach to celebrate Hanukkah,” Larisa […]

A Los Angeles jury awarded $40 million on Friday to two women who claimed that talcum powder made by Johnson & Johnson caused their ovarian cancer. The giant health care company said it would appeal the jury’s liability verdict and compensatory damages. The verdict is the latest development in a longstanding legal battle over claims […]

Chanukah Zemiros in Vishnitz prepared for the Vishnitzer Chassidim, with all the “אוי אוי” arranged in the proper places for their special Niggunim.

The first night of Chanukah on the snowy Chermon Mountains in Northern Israel.

HY’D: Alex Kleytman, a Holocaust survivor and native of Ukraine, has been identified as one of the victims murdered in the deadly attack at a Chanukah event in Sydney, Australia. Kleytman had gone to Bondi Beach to take part in the annual Chanukah celebration when the massacre unfolded. His wife, Larisa Kleytman, spoke to The […]

Rabbi Kalman Meir Ber, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, released a brief statement following the terrorist attack that took place earlier today in Australia.

Authorities confirm a person of interest is now in custody following yesterday’s shooting at Brown University. The shooting left two people dead and nine others injured, according to officials. Police say the investigation is ongoing, and additional details will be released as they are confirmed.

Earlier today, the IDF eliminated two Hezbollah terrorists in separate strikes in southern Lebanon within less than an hour. One was targeted in the Yater area for attempts to reestablish Hezbollah infrastructure, and another in Bint Jbeil, where he served as a local Hezbollah representative.

WATCH: Prime Minister Netanyahu: “On August 17, about four months ago, I sent Prime Minister Albanese of Australia a letter in which I gave him warning that the Australian government’s policy was promoting and encouraging antisemitism in Australia. I wrote: “Your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on the antisemitic fire. It rewards Hamas […]

WATCH: Following the deadly terror attack on the Jewish community in Sydney this morning, President Herzog sent the following message to the Jewish community of Australia from the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.

In a surprise to no one, Israel’s High Court of Justice unanimously (7–0) annulled the government’s decision to fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, ruling the move was not legally justified. The court said the government relied on a rushed, newly created dismissal process instead of the long-established procedure. Baharav-Miara will remain in office, despite the […]

A United Airlines flight experienced an engine failure during takeoff from Dulles International Airport on Saturday before safely returning to the airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said United flight 803 was traveling to Tokyo when the engine failed Saturday afternoon. The plane, a Boeing 777-200, safely returned to airport around 1:20 […]