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Elon Musk is set to join former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on election night, providing Trump direct access to the owner of a key information platform during what may be a turbulent evening. According to sources familiar with Musk’s plans, he will be part of a small group monitoring the returns with Trump in Palm Beach, Florida.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday evening fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant from his position. Likuk member Yisrael Katz, who now serves as Foreign Minister, will serve as Defense Minister in place of Gallant. New Hope chairman Gideon Sa’ar is expected to be appointed as as Foreign Minister in place of Katz. Netanyahu released a video on Tuesday evening explaining his decision. The prime minister stated: “My supreme commitment as Prime Minister of Israel is to ensure Israel’s security and lead us to a complete victory. In the midst of a war, now more than ever, full trust between the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister is essential. “Unfortunately, although there was such trust in the first months of the war and we accomplished many things, over the past months this trust has eroded between me and the Defense Minister. “Significant differences arose in the management of the war between me and Gallant, and these differences have been accompanied by statements and actions that contradicted government decisions and cabinet resolutions. “I made many attempts to bridge these gaps, but they continued to widen. These differences even became known to the public in an unacceptable way, and worse, they reached the enemy’s awareness – our enemies reveled in this and benefited greatly from it. “Different opinions in open debates, everyone knows, those who know me – this is my way of managing discussions, assessments, and decisions. Everyone knows this. But the trust crisis that developed between me and the Defense Minister has become public knowledge, and this crisis does not allow for the proper continuation of the war management. It’s not only me who is saying this, most members of the government and most cabinet members, almost all share this feeling that this cannot continue. “In light of this, I decided today on the termination of the Defense Minister’s term. In his place, I have decided to appoint Minister Yisrael Katz. Yisrael Katz has already proven his capabilities and his contribution to national security as Foreign Minister, Finance Minister, Intelligence Minister for five years, and significantly, as a member of the Security Cabinet for many years. “He brings with him an impressive combination of rich experience and practical skills. He is known as a bulldozer combined with responsibility and quiet determination – all essential skills for managing the war.” Following the announcement, Gallant released a statement on X, saying: “The security of the state of Israel was and will always remain my life’s mission.” Benny Gantz released a less idealistic statement saying: “Politics at the cost of the county’s security.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

An Iranian official claimed Tuesday that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran could execute him — directly contradicting the country’s earlier announcement he had been put to death. The comment by Asghar Jahangir comes after Germany shut down all three Iranian consulates in the country over Sharmahd’s death, leaving only the embassy in Berlin open. Meanwhile, Iran’s reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian has offered his own criticism of Germany’s response to Sharmahd’s death as tensions remain high between Tehran and the West over its rapidly advancing nuclear program and the ongoing Mideast wars. The judiciary’s Mizan news agency quoted Jahangir as saying: “Jamshid Sharmahd was sentenced to death, his sentence was ready to be carried out, but he passed away before implementation of the sentence.” He did not elaborate. Jahangir’s remarks were made to the state-affiliated Quds newspaper after a weekly news conference, when journalists typically buttonhole the spokesman into answering questions he didn’t take from the podium. Authorities in Germany and the U.S., where Sharmahd once lived, could not be immediately reached for comment. A lawyer for Sharmahd’s family did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Iran had said it executed Sharmahd on Oct. 28. He was 69. Iran accused Sharmahd, who lived in Glendora, California, of planning a 2008 attack on a mosque that killed 14 people — including five women and a child — and wounded over 200 others, as well as plotting other assaults through the little-known Kingdom Assembly of Iran and its Tondar militant wing. Iran also accused Sharmahd of “disclosing classified information” on missile sites of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard during a television program in 2017. His family disputed the allegations and had worked for years to see him freed. Germany, the U.S. and international rights groups have dismissed Sharmahd’s trial as a sham. Sharmahd was apparently kidnapped while on a layover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2020. His family received their last message from him on July 28, 2020. It’s unclear how the abduction happened, but tracking data showed that Sharmahd’s cellphone traveled south from Dubai to the city of Al Ain on July 29, crossing the border into Oman. On July 30, tracking data showed the phone traveled to the Omani port city of Sohar, where the signal stopped. Two days later, Iran announced it had captured Sharmahd in a “complex operation.” The Intelligence Ministry published a photograph of him blindfolded. In the time since his execution, Germany shut the consulates. It’s a diplomatic tool Germany seldom uses and signals a major downgrade in relations with Tehran. However, Iran has responded by criticizing Germany and the West, including Pezeshkian, who campaigned on a promise of getting sanctions on the Islamic Republic lifted. “When someone, who has slaughtered dozens, is executed, they say you do not observe human rights,” Pezeshkian said. (AP)

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The Georgia Secretary of State announced that bomb threats at two polling stations in Georgia originated from Russia, prompting the evacuation of both locations for about 30 minutes.

TRUMP AFTER CASTING HIS VOTE: “I feel very confident. I have felt, you know, we went in with a very big lead today, and it looks like Republicans have shown up in force.”

This morning, Congressman Mike Lawler, known for his steadfast support of the Jewish community in Rockland County and around the world, cast his vote at his local polling site in Pearl River.

Mud splattered the cheek of Spain’s monarch as survivors of catastrophic floods unleashed their fury in a barrage of muck and mire. Felipe VI took it, literally, on the chin, and his determination to stay and speak to the enraged crowd could redefine his reign. It instantly became an iconic moment. But what it will mean remains to be seen. Spain’s royals, prime minister and the Valencian regional president were greeted by a crowd hurling mud and other debris on Sunday when they tried to visit Paiporta, where over 60 people perished in last week’s floods. The deluge has killed over 200 people in Spain and shattered communities. It was the officials’ first visit to the devastated area. Sticky brown globs hit Felipe on the face and all over his black jacket, while Queen Letizia’s hands were streaked with the mud that, nearly a week after the floods, still coats street after street of the southern outskirts of Valencia city. Many in the crowd wielded the shovels they are using to dig out their homes. The anger appeared directed not at the king specifically but at the entire state for its management of the worst natural disaster in Spain’s living memory. The government is also saying there were far-right agitators among the locals, implying they wanted to go after the Socialist prime minister. In any case, for Montserrat Nebrera, professor of constitutional law at the International University of Catalonia, the shocking sight of a muddied monarch could set a precedent for more fervent protests, since “never had such anger been shown to the king.” Monarchists like Nebrera and even republicans agreed that Felipe, who holds a largely ceremonial position, cut the figure of a man of state. The king insisted that his bodyguards, who tried to cover him with umbrellas, let him get close to talk with residents, some of whom screamed “Get out!” and “Killers!” Letizia has likewise been praised for staying put and speaking with distraught people. A monarch seen as aloof extends himself “It could go down as the greatest day of Felipe’s reign,” Oriol Bartomeus, a political science professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, told The Associated Press. “If he had sought protection from his bodyguards and run away, now that would have been the darkest day of his reign. Instead he showed why he is king, demonstrating composure and serenity, and by getting as close as he could to the people.” There is no doubt it was the most memorable moment of his reign. The 56-year-old Felipe took over a Royal House whose reputation was in tatters after the financial and lifestyle scandals of his father, Juan Carlos, who abdicated in 2014. Earlier in his reign, Juan Carlos was loved or at least grudgingly respected after helping Spain’s restoration of democracy after the death of dictator Francisco Franco. He was seen as down to earth and fun-loving compared to other European royals. His son, by contrast, has been perceived as aloof, and has relied on Letizia, a former journalist, to help him run a relatively frugal palace in a nation where republican sentiment is strong. Felipe heard some jeers when he took part in a tribute to the dead of the 2017 terror attack in Barcelona, but that was nothing compared to Sunday’s reception. The prime minister and others were […]

For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle. The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing linking them to the Civil War. Still, that was enough for an organization dedicated to locating, identifying and interring the remains of unclaimed veterans to conclude over several years that they were all Union soldiers deserving of a burial service with military honors. “It’s amazing that they were still there and we found them,” said Tom Keating, the Washington state coordinator for the Missing In America Project, which turned to a team of volunteers to confirm their war service through genealogical research. “It’s something long overdue. These people have been waiting a long time for a burial.” Most of the veterans were buried in August at Washington’s Tahoma National Cemetery — along with the remains of some of the 31 Civil War spouses also found in the same storage facilities. In a traditional service offered to Civil War veterans, the historical 4th U.S. Infantry Regiment dressed in Union uniforms fired musket volleys and the crowd sang “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Names were called out for each veteran and their unit before their remains were brought forward and stories were shared about their exploits. Then, they were buried. Among them was a veteran held at a Confederate prison known as Andersonville. Several were wounded in combat and others fought in critical battles including Gettysburg, Stones River and the Atlanta campaign. One man survived being shot thanks to his pocket watch – which he kept until his death — and another deserted the Confederate Army and joined the Union forces. “It was something, just the finality of it all,” Keating said, adding they were unable to find any living descendants of the veterans. Along with those buried at Tahoma, Keating said, several others will be buried at Washington State Veterans Cemetery and a Navy veteran will be buried at sea. The remains of several more Civil War veterans were sent to Maine, Rhode Island and other places where family connections were found. Among them was Byron Johnson. Born in Pawtucket in 1844, he enlisted at 18 and served as a hospital steward with the Union Army. He moved out West after the war and died in Seattle in 1913. After his remains were delivered to Pawtucket City Hall, he was buried with military honors at his family’s plot in Oak Grove Cemetery. Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien said Johnson’s burial service was the right thing to do. “When you have somebody who served in a war but especially this war, we want to honor them,” he said. “It became more intriguing when you think this individual was left out there and not buried in his own community.” Grebien said the burials recall important lessons about the bloody 1861-1865 war to preserve the Union, which was fought betwen the North’s Union Army and the Confederate States of America at a cost of hundreds of thousands of lives. “It was important to remind people not only in Pawtucket but the state of Rhode Island and nationwide that we have people who sacrificed […]

Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance cast his ballot in-person this morning at his polling place in Cincinnati. The senator appeared in good spirits as he arrived at St. Anthony of Padua Church to vote with his wife, Usha, and their children. “I feel good, you never know until you know, but I feel good about this race,” Vance said. “I felt good about my own race a couple years ago when I voted in this exact same spot. Hopefully it goes as well for President Trump and me as it went for me a couple years ago in the state of Ohio.”

Two members of the Religious Zionist party, MKs Moshe Solomon and Ohad Tal, announced on Tuesday morning that they will vote against UTJ MK Yisrael Eichler’s daycare law, losing the coalition majority needed to pass it. The bill, which bases daycare subsidies solely on the employment status of the mother, was scheduled to be brought for a preliminary vote in the Knesset on Wednesday. The bill was formulated by Eichler after Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara decided that providing daycare subsidies to the children of bnei yeshivos who are eligible for the draft is illegal. Previously, Likud MKs Yuli Edelstein and Dan Illouz announced that they would not support the bill, It is also believed that Likud MK Eli Dalal and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (Likud) will not support it. New Hope chairman Gideon Sa’ar also announced that his party of four will vote against the bill. On Monday, the UTJ party held a meeting and sent a message to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that if the daycare law is not approved, they will refuse to vote with the coalition on other laws. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

On Monday, more than 20 children and members of the Misameach family attended a Trump campaign rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, where they had the opportunity to meet Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and other members of the Trump family. The event was a special experience for the children, who sat in the front row as former President Donald Trump delivered his speech to a packed audience. The group was welcomed warmly by the Trump family, with Eric and Donald Jr. spending time engaging with the children before the rally began. Misameach, an organization dedicated to bringing joy to children with serious illnesses and their families, arranged the outing as a memorable and uplifting experience for those involved. As Donald Trump took the stage, the children had a prime view of the rally, where they cheered along with the crowd and were fully immersed in the high-energy atmosphere. The rally featured messages focused on Trump’s campaign priorities, with the children enjoying a unique perspective from the front row.

New York State Police on Monday suspended a trooper without pay after launching an investigation into his account of being shot and wounded while attempting to help a motorist on a Long Island highway last week — an incident that prompted a manhunt for the purported gunman. The decision was announced after officers executed a search warrant at Trooper Thomas Mascia’s residence in West Hempstead earlier Monday as they probed the circumstances of the shooting he reported on Oct. 30. State police also canceled an alert issued for a black Dodge Charger with a temporary New Jersey registration that the trooper said was involved in the shooting. Department spokesperson Beau Duffy declined to comment further on the suspension. “This remains an ongoing investigation, and further updates will follow,” the agency said in a statement posted earlier Monday on its website. Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said her office is assisting state police in investigating “certain inconsistencies” in the reporting of the shooting. A spokesperson for her office declined to elaborate, saying the investigation is ongoing. Police on Monday closed off the West Hempstead road where Mascia lives and officers were seen entering his home. Neighbors also told Newsday that investigators began knocking on doors to ask residents questions and seek doorbell camera footage Sunday. Mascia, who was released from the hospital Friday, didn’t immediately respond Monday to email and phone messages seeking comment. The New York State Police Benevolent Association, a union representing state troopers, said it is not involved in the investigation but is monitoring the situation. New York State Police Superintendent Steven James said at a news conference last week that the shooting happened on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead, which is roughly 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of Manhattan in suburban Nassau County. Mascia had been patrolling the parkway shortly before midnight when he observed a black sedan parked on the left-hand shoulder and went to offer assistance, James said. But when he exited his patrol car, he said, he was met with gunfire and shot in the leg before the driver fled heading west in the direction of New York City. The 27-year-old, who became a trooper in 2019, used a tourniquet to stem the bleeding until other officers arrived, James said. Police at the time said there was no video footage of the incident the trooper’s body camera was not activated. The camera activates automatically when the lights on a patrol car’s roof are fully turned on; Mascia reported only turning on the rear lights of the bar. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Cop Shot, a New York City group, offered a total of $15,000 in rewards for information about the shooting. (AP)

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