France’s spat with the U.S. ambassador to Paris took another turn Tuesday with the French foreign minister saying the top U.S. diplomat in France must respond to a summons and won’t have access to French government officials until he complies. French authorities had summoned Ambassador Charles Kushner — the father of U.S. President Donald Trump […]
A wave of arrests of yeshiva bochurim took place in Beit Shemesh overnight Monday, with two bochurim stopped by an Israel Police officer and handed over to the military police, and another bochur arrested at his home by the military police. The first incident took place when an Israel Police officer stopped two Chassidish bochurim […]
In a stinging defeat for Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich and an embarrassment to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the Knesset overnight Monday voted down Smotrich’s order doubling the VAT exemption on overseas online purchases from $75 to $150. The vote was an unprecedented political drama, as it was the first time since the government was formed […]
Yair Lapid, Israel’s opposition leader, delivered a blistering attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, before pivoting to a message of national unity should Israel slide into open conflict with Iran. Speaking from the podium of the Knesset, Lapid said that despite deep political divisions, a war with Tehran would force Israel’s leadership into […]
NJ TRANSIT UPDATE: All three light rail lines, bus service, and Access Link service will operate on a regular weekday schedule. • NJ TRANSIT rail service will resume on a holiday schedule — with a few caveats. • Pascack Valley Line, Main-Bergen Line, and Port Jervis Line will run as scheduled on the regular holiday […]
FedEx has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking a refund for emergency tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the levies illegal last week.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Iran: Iran should make a deal. Iran has an opportunity to make a deal. That’s the outcome the President would prefer. Our job is to provide options, and we will have options for the President should Iran decide not to take a deal.
Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs said on Monday that the Attorney General’s office refuses to advise the government on how to formulate policy and procedures for enforcement against Chareidi draft-eligible individuals. According to an i24News report, Fuchs wrote to the court that “the Attorney General’s office does not act to help the government advance its policy […]
This past Shabbos, the city of Stamford, Connecticut, was transformed into a migdalor of Torah with the hosting of the 30th annual Dirshu Convention. The massive Maamad was held this year under the banner of three decades of Harbotzas Torah, bringing together thousands of Chavrei Dirshu who traveled from across the United States and North […]
Federal and local authorities are piecing together the final days of a troubled young man who was shot and killed Sunday after sneaking onto Mar-a-Lago, the private estate of President Donald Trump, while armed with a shotgun. The intruder, identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin, was killed Sunday after he reportedly raised his weapon into […]
Picture from N12’s studio shows that inflatable beds have been set up in the offices for overnight shifts in a potential conflict between the US and Iran.
An additional aerial refueling aircraft has arrived in Israel, following earlier sightings of similar planes at Ben-Gurion Airport. • The movements come amid heightened regional tensions and have drawn attention due to the role such aircraft play in extended air operations. • Aerial refueling tankers are considered critical assets, allowing fighter jets and bombers to […]
Jeanine Pirro’s office has shelved efforts to pursue charges against six Democratic lawmakers over a social media video urging military and intelligence personnel not to follow unlawful orders. • A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. unanimously rejected the indictment attempt, indicating jurors did not find sufficient basis to bring charges. • The case centered […]
Does anything exist? That is one of philosophy’s most enduring questions. Consider a table: to determine whether it exists, we must first define what a table actually is. One might begin by describing it as an object comprised of a flat surface supported by legs — but this definition immediately invites further scrutiny. If a […]
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Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said Sunday that the United States is expected to issue an ultimatum to Hamas in the coming days, demanding that the terror group disarm and fully demilitarize Gaza. Speaking to Kan News, Smotrich said the move would come from Washington and would give Hamas a final opportunity to avoid a […]
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on how the Supreme Court ruling against President Trump’s tariffs could affect Fed decisions: It’s too soon to know…This ruling is unlikely to have a significant impact on my view of the appropriate stance on policy.
Rep. Raskin on President Trump: As aspiring presidential dictators go, he is simply in a class by himself…Trump makes no pretense of respecting any part of the First Amendment.
