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Trump Approves Deployment of 350 National Guard Members to New Orleans

The Trump administration is deploying 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans ahead of the New Year, launching another federal deployment in the city at the same time that an immigration crackdown led by Border Patrol is underway. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Tuesday that Guard members, as they have in other deployments in large […]

Have You Always Wanted To Get Smicha? This Is The Program For You!

Looking for a structured program that will give you the tools and resources you need to get Smicha? Hilchos Shabbos? Dayanus? Chuppah v’Kiddushin? Join Machon Smicha, the premier halachah institute serving the English-speaking Torah community.   Machon Smicha is a unique, online, halacha-learning program that makes learning, getting tested and receiving smicha possible. We offer rigorous […]

Have You Always Wanted To Get Smicha? This Is The Program For You!

Looking for a structured program that will give you the tools and resources you need to get Smicha? Hilchos Shabbos? Dayanus? Chuppah v’Kiddushin? Join Machon Smicha, the premier halachah institute serving the English-speaking Torah community.   Machon Smicha is a unique, online, halacha-learning program that makes learning, getting tested and receiving smicha possible. We offer rigorous […]

After Standoff With Zamir, Katz Approves New Air Force And Navy Chiefs

Defense Minister Yisrael Katz on Wednesday approved the appointments of Brig. Gen. Omer Tishler as the next commander of the Air Force and Maj. Gen. Eyal Harel as the commander of the Navy, following in-depth examinations by the Defense Ministry’s comptroller regarding their involvement in the events of October 7. The announcement comes after weeks […]

After Standoff With Zamir, Katz Approves New Air Force And Navy Chiefs

Defense Minister Yisrael Katz on Wednesday approved the appointments of Brig. Gen. Omer Tishler as the next commander of the Air Force and Maj. Gen. Eyal Harel as the commander of the Navy, following in-depth examinations by the Defense Ministry’s comptroller regarding their involvement in the events of October 7. The announcement comes after weeks […]

Trump Administration to Begin Garnishing Wages of Defaulted Student Loan Borrowers

The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year. The department said it will send notices to approximately 1,000 borrowers the week of January 7, with more notices to come at an increasing scale each month. Millions of borrowers are […]

Florida Man Charged After Feds Find Weapons, Explosives and Nazi Propaganda

Federal authorities have charged a 20-year-old Florida man after uncovering a cache of weapons, explosives materials, Nazi propaganda, and evidence of plans for a racially motivated act of mass violence. A federal grand jury has indicted Lucas Alexander Temple, 20, of Sarasota, Florida, on charges of possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun with an obliterated serial […]

Jonathan Pollard Claims Israeli Agent Urged Him To Commit Suicide To Bury Diplomatic Crisis

Convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard has leveled an explosive allegation against Israel’s own government, claiming that an individual “sent by the Israeli government” once urged him to commit suicide in order to permanently bury the diplomatic crisis his case caused between Jerusalem and Washington. In a recorded interview aired Monday on Israel Army Radio, Pollard […]

MK Reveals: Shin Bet Agent In Gaza Issued Warning Hours Before Oct. 7 Massacre

Otzma Yehudit MK Almog Cohen disclosed a dramatic intelligence detail that had been barred from publication by the military censor during a speech in the Knesset on Wednesday. Defying the military censor due to his ministerial immunity, Cohen said that just hours before the October 7 massacre, Shin Bet leaders were informed by an agent […]

“We Will Not Bow”: Iran Rejects US Nuclear Demands in Fiery Clash at United Nations

The United States and Iran clashed at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, trading accusations over whether stalled nuclear talks can be revived. Washington said it is prepared to return to negotiations, but only on its terms. Tehran responded by rejecting those conditions outright, accusing the United States of bad faith and political coercion. […]

Pro-Russian Hackers Claim Cyberattack That Disrupted France’s Postal Service

A pro-Russian hacking group claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack that halted package deliveries by France’s national postal service just days before Christmas, prosecutors said Wednesday. After the claim by the cybercrime group known as Noname057, French intelligence agency DGSI took over the investigation into the hacking attack, the Paris prosecutor’s office said in a […]

Australian Man Arrested in Perth Over Antisemitic Posts Supporting Sydney Terror Attack

Australian police arrested 39-year-old Martin Thomas Glynn in Perth, a city in western Australia, after he allegedly posted antisemitic statements online saying he “supports the shooters 100%” following the Sydney terrorist attack. Police say a search of his home uncovered around 4,000 rounds of ammunition, Hamas and Hezbollah flags, and materials allegedly linked to bomb-making. […]

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