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NYC Mayor Mamdani Launches “Rental Ripoff Hearings” Citywide

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has ordered city agencies to hold “Rental Ripoff Hearings” across all five boroughs within his first 100 days in office. The goal is to enable renters to testify publicly about unsafe living conditions, hidden and excessive fees, and other deceptive landlord practices, allowing the city to identify widespread problems and strengthen […]

REUNION WITH ASSAD?: Iran’s Supreme Leader Prepares To Bolt To Moscow If Armed Forces Turn On Him

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has prepared a contingency plan to flee the country if nationwide protests spiral beyond the control of his security forces, revealing the depth of concern inside the Islamic Republic’s highest ranks as unrest grips the country. An intelligence report says the 86-year-old cleric would evacuate Tehran with a tightly controlled […]

WHO’S NEXT? After Venezuela, Trump Sets Sights on Greenland as Rubio Warns Cuba

A day after the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland for the sake of U.S. security interests, while his top diplomat declared the communist government in Cuba is “in a lot of trouble.” The comments from Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the ouster of Venezuela’s Nicolás […]

Orthodox Jewish Judge Alvin Hellerstein To Preside Over Former Dictator Maduro’s Trial

One of the most consequential international criminal prosecutions to land in New York in years is now in the hands of Alvin K. Hellerstein, a 92-year-old senior U.S. district judge, Orthodox Jew, and one of the longest-serving active jurists in the federal judiciary. Hellerstein has been assigned to preside over the criminal case against Nicolás […]

Antisemitism In Nepal: Chabad Shlichim Kicked Out From Rental After 20 Years

Chani Lifshitz, who, together with her husband, Rabbi Chezky, runs the Chabad House in Kathmandu, where they’ve hosted tens of thousands of Israeli backpackers over the years, published a Facebook post stating that their landlord ordered them to evacuate the premises of the home they’ve been renting for 20 years after months of harassment. “The […]

U.S. Lost Full Oversight of Some Sensitive Arms in Israel During Gaza War, Audit Finds

A U.S. Defense Department watchdog has found that Washington lost full accountability over large portions of sensitive American-supplied weapons in Israel during the first year of the Gaza war, as the intensity of the fighting overwhelmed standard oversight systems meant to track some of the Pentagon’s most advanced arms. A report from the U.S. Department […]

BBC Apologizes, Pays Compensation After Filming Israeli Terror Victims’ Home Without Consent

The BBC has quietly admitted to a grave ethical breach in southern Israel—entering the private home of a terror-survivor family days after the October 7 massacre without permission to film, then broadcasting the footage. The BBC has now apologized and paid NIS 120,000 in compensation to the Horenstein family of Netiv HaAsara, a community devastated […]

BOMBSHELL: German Intelligence Secretly Spied on Obama, Die Zeit Says

BOMBSHELL: Germany’s BND intelligence service secretly wiretapped then-U.S. President Barack Obama for years, including calls made aboard Air Force One, all without Angela Merkel’s approval, Die Zeit reports. The operation ended in 2014. The BND allegedly exploited weaknesses in the plane’s encryption, recorded transcripts for top officials only, then destroyed them after review. The spying […]

Israel, Syria to Hold U.S.-Mediated Talks in Washington

Senior Israeli and Syrian officials will meet in Washington on Monday and Tuesday for U.S.-mediated talks led by envoy Tom Barrack. The Israeli delegation will be led by Ambassador Yechiel Leiter and Roman Goffman. Syria will be represented by its leadership The talks are described as exploratory, with no final agreements expected at this stage.

Iranian Regime in “Survival Mode” as Protests Intensify, NYT Reports

According to the New York Times, Iranian leaders have been thrown into “survival mode” as nationwide protests intensify, raising fears inside the regime that the unrest could threaten its hold on power. According to the report Iranian officials have held several urgent emergency meetings in recent days as the government struggles with growing domestic unrest, […]

Trump Draws Hard Line: Hamas Must Disarm or Face Consequences, Netanyahu Says

President Donald Trump has been “unequivocal” that Hamas must fully disarm before his proposed peace framework can move forward, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, demonstrating a hard U.S.-Israeli stance that leaves little room for compromise with the Iran-backed terrorist group. Speaking to reporters ahead of Israel’s weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said […]

Court Sentences Terrorist to Life for Murder of 83-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor in Herzliya

The Tel Aviv District Court on Sunday sentenced Ibrahim Shalhoub, 29, of Tulkarm, to life imprisonment for the murder of Ludmila Lipovsky hy”d, an 83-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in Herzliya in December 2024. Shalhoub pleaded guilty and was convicted of murder under aggravated circumstances as an act of terrorism, as well as […]

UPDATE: ZAKA Confirms Identity of Missing Israeli in Crans-Montana

UPDATE: ZAKA reports that the body of the missing Israeli citizen at the ski resort town of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, has now also been identified. ZAKA teams continue to operate at the scene, in coordination with Swiss police and rescue authorities, the Israeli Ambassador to Switzerland, Tibor Shalev Schlosser, the local Chabad shliach Rabbi Yitzchak Levi […]

Winnipeg Police Investigate Antisemitic Graffiti on Shaarey Zedek Synagogue

Police in Winnipeg Canada have opened a hate-crime investigation after antisemitic graffiti were spray-painted on the exterior of the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue overnight. Jewish organizations strongly condemned the vandalism, warning that repeated targeting of Jewish institutions poses a serious threat to the community.

Comer: Trump Admin Freezes Funds Until Dem Governors Comply

James Comer: You’re gonna see the Trump administration continue to freeze funds until Democrat governors do like what the Republican governors are doing, they’re complying with the federal government, with the Trump administration.

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