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Har Nof Residents Furious With City Hall’s Decision to Change the Name to “Neot Yosef”

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 15:45

It appears many, if not most Har Nof residents are less than pleased with the decision by Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon to change the name of the neighborhood to Neot Yosef, in memory of Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef ZT”L and Maran HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv ZT”L, as reported by YWN-Israel.

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Chicago Schools, Union Reach Agreement To End Strike

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 15:41

Chicago teachers and the nation’s third-largest school district reached a labor contract deal on Thursday, ending a strike that canceled 11 days of classes for more than 300,000 students.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that the district had reached a deal with the Chicago Teachers Union after months of unsuccessful negotiations led to the city’s first significant walkout by educators since 2012.

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Gas Prices in Israel are Dropping in Israel in November

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 15:30

During the night between Thursday and Friday, October 31st to November 1st, the price of gasoline will be adjusted and prices at the pumps will drop by six agorot.

The price of 95 octane fuel may not exceed NIS 6.12 a liter at self-service pumps, a six agorot drop in the price in October 2019.

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ANIMAL: Palestinian Nursing Home Worker in Jerusalem Indicted for Assaulting Holocaust Survivor

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 15:15

The Jerusalem District Prosecutor handed down a criminal indictment against Div Abdullah, 48, a resident of Ein Naqquba in Central Israel, for allegedly abusing and beating a patient in his charge in a nursing home in Maale HaChamisha.

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Security Firm Says Chinese Hackers Intercepted Text Messages

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 15:00

Chinese hackers with a history of state-sponsored espionage have intercepted the text messages of thousands of foreigners in a targeted campaign that planted eavesdropping software on a telecommunications provider’s servers, a cybersecurity firm said.

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Jewish Youth Injured In A Rock Attack In Yishuv Yitzhar In Shomron

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 14:30

A Jewish youth sustained head injuries as a result of being attacked with rocks and a baton, by Palestinians. The attack occurred on Wednesday morning near his home, Yishuv Yitzhar.

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New York City Banning “Foie Gras”

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 14:00

New York City lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill that bans restaurants and grocery stores from selling foie gras, the fattened liver of a duck or goose considered a culinary delicacy for centuries.

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It Appears Ayelet Shaked is Trying to Return Home to Bayit Yehudi

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 13:30

It appears that former justice minister, MK Ayelet Shaked, is probing current realities vis-à-vis a possible return to the Bayit Yehudi party.

According to a report appearing in the daily Yisrael Hayom newspaper, the chairwoman of the New Right party, Ayelet Shaked, is conducting meetings with senior Bayit Yehudi party officials towards a possible return, and then to unseat Bayit Yehudi chairman, Rabbi Rafi Peretz.

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Border Wall, Impeachment Battle Imperil Budget Progress

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 13:00

A bitter fight over funding for border fencing is imperiling Capitol Hill efforts to forge progress on more than $1.4 trillion worth of overdue spending bills, one of the few areas in which divided government in Washington has been able to deliver results in the Trump era.

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Truck Driver Moderately Injured When Vehicle Flips On Kvish 6 [PHOTOS]

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 12:30

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A 35-year-old truck driver sustained moderate injuries in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 6 near the Lahavim Interchange.

According to United Hatzalah, the driver was extricated from the truck by fire rescue.

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BREAKING UPDATE: Niftarim To Be Flown To Eretz Yisroel – Embassy Strike Placed On Hold

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 12:09

Thanks to the hard work by multiple activists including Zvi Gluck of Amudim, Rabbi Jack Meyer of Misaskim and many others working behind the scenes, there has been a decision to place the strike at all Israeli Embassies around the world on hold for one day.

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BREAKING: House Passes Dem-Backed Guidelines For Trump Impeachment

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 11:38

The US House of Representatives has voted 232-196 to move forward with 4th presidential impeachment inquiry in U.S. history, scrutinizing Pres Trump’s efforts to pressure #Ukraine to investigate political rival; adds public hearings.

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MVA On Route 90 In Israel Leaves Two Victims In Serious Condition [VIDEOS & PHOTOS]

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 11:30

Two young men in their 20s were injured in a vehicular accident on Israel’s Route 90 on Thursday afternoon.

The two were riding on a motorcycle.

According to Magen David Adom, both were unconscious when ambulances arrived, both suffering from massive traumatic injuries.

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2 New California Fires Burn Homes, Send Residents Fleeing [VIDEO]

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 11:15

Strong winds fanned new fires in Southern California on Thursday, burning homes and forcing residents to flee in a repeat of a frightening scenario already faced by tens of thousands across the state.

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Trump To Welcome Military Working Dog Conan To White House

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 11:00

Every dog has his day, just not at the White House.

President Donald Trump tweets that the military working dog injured in the raid last weekend that killed the Islamic State leader will leave the Middle East for the White House sometime next week.

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Israel’s Weekend Weather Forecast; Some Rain Possible

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 10:30

Temperatures on Thursday, October 31, 2019, are seasonable. However, on Thursday night, precipitation is expected to begin along the coast. A cooling trend will begin over the weekend, with a slight drop in temperatures on Friday, with light rain in the north and center.

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Poll: Trump Approval Steady As Impeachment Rages

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 10:00

President Donald Trump’s approval rating is holding steady as the House presses forward with an impeachment probe that could imperil his presidency, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

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VIDEO: Dozens Of Protesters Demand Harsher Sentence For Accomplice To Har Habayis Terror Attack

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 09:30

Dozens of demonstrators gathered today outside the Haifa Magistrate’s Court to protest the sentence handed to terrorist Amjad Jabareen, an Arab-Israeli accomplice to the 2017 terror attack on Har Habayis.

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IDF Confirms a Drone was Fired Upon Over S. Lebanon

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 09:09

The IDF Spokesman’s Office confirms that a missile was fired in Southern Lebanon at an IDF drone on Thursday afternoon, October 31, 2019. The IDF Spokesman reports the drone was not hit, despite reports from the contrary by the Lebanese media.

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