A coalition of Jewish organizations is urging New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to appoint a new head of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism who is closely connected to Jewish communal life, amid heightened anxiety among Jewish New Yorkers about safety, schools and City Hall’s direction. In a letter sent Friday, 13 groups asked […]
A high-speed train derailed, jumped onto the track in the opposite direction and slammed into an oncoming train Sunday in southern Spain, killing at least people 21 and injuring dozens more, the country’s transport minister said. The tail end of an evening train traveling from Malaga to Madrid with some 300 passengers went off the rails near […]
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The government has formally argued that the High Court of Justice does not have the authority to compel the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, onslaught, asserting that Israeli law grants that power exclusively to the government itself. In a response filed to petitions seeking a court order […]
Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 18 people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed hundreds of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heat wave. Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in the country’s central Biobio region and the […]
The IDF on Sunday disclosed that it carried out a covert operation in Gaza roughly a year ago to recover the body of a soldier killed and abducted during the 2014 war with Hamas, shedding new light on a long-running effort to resolve some of the country’s most painful unresolved cases from past conflicts. The […]
Far-right activist Nick Fuentes attacked President Donald Trump, declaring during a livestream that his core grievance with Trump is not authoritarianism — but the absence of it. “My problem with Trump isn’t that he’s Hitler,” Fuentes said Tuesday during his streaming show. “My problem with Trump is that he is not Hitler.” The remark marked […]
The mayor of Minneapolis said Sunday that sending active duty soldiers into Minnesota to help with an immigration crackdown is a ridiculous and unconstitutional idea as he urged protesters to remain peaceful so the president won’t see a need to send in the U.S. military. Daily protests have been ongoing throughout January since the Department […]
The Syrian government Sunday announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country and dismantling the Kurdish-led forces that controlled the northeast for over a decade. The announcement comes as tensions between government forces and the SDF boiled over earlier this month, eventually resulting in a major push by government forces […]
Three new F-35I fighter jets arrived in Israel on Sunday, increasing the Israeli Air Force’s fleet of fifth-generation stealth aircraft to 48. According to the IDF, the jets flew from the United States to Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel. The aircraft will be assigned to the Israeli Air Force’s 116th and 140th squadrons. The newly […]
The U.S. military was prepared last week to carry out strikes against Iran and was awaiting authorization from U.S. President Donald Trump, but the order was ultimately never given amid pressure from Israel and key Arab allies, according to a report by Axios. The report cites four U.S. officials, two Israeli officials, and two additional […]
The FBI has captured a Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive, Alejandro “Alex” Rosales Castillo, in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico, on January 16. He had been on the run for nearly a decade after being added to the list in 2017 for the 2016 murder of his former coworker.
Iranian diplomat reportedly seeks asylum in Switzerland Iran International reports that a senior Iranian diplomat stationed in Geneva has left his post and requested asylum in Switzerland. The diplomat, Alireza Jeyrani Hokmabad, served as a senior official at Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations in Geneva and reportedly sought asylum together with his family. […]
U.S. expands air-defense presence in Israel The United States has expanded its air-defense deployments in Israel, adding to systems already in place amid heightened regional tensions. The presence includes THAAD missile-defense systems, designed to intercept ballistic missiles at high altitude, as well as additional U.S. air-defense assets, including Patriot systems. The deployment is described as […]
A U.S.-based activist agency said Sunday it has verified at least 3,919 deaths during a wave of protests that swept Iran and led to a bloody crackdown, and fears the number could be significantly higher. The Human Rights Activists News Agency posted the revised figure, up from the previous toll of 3,308. The death toll […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused his chief political rivals, former prime ministers Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett, of planning to form a future government with the Islamist United Arab List, escalating an already volatile pre-election battle over legitimacy, security and the role of Arab parties in Israeli politics. “The cat is out of […]
President Donald Trump is proposing a steep price of entry for countries seeking a permanent role in a new U.S.-backed body aimed at rebuilding Gaza after Israel’s war with Hamas — at least $1 billion in cash, according to a Bloomberg report published Saturday. A draft charter obtained by Bloomberg outlines plans for what it […]
Reports in Iran – State television broadcasts were reportedly disrupted by a cyberattack, with footage aired showing the Shah alongside scenes from anti-regime protests.
Several members of Israel’s security cabinet have privately placed blame on Jared Kushner for the controversial composition of the Executive Board of the Gaza Board of Peace, which includes representatives from Turkey and Qatar — countries Israel strongly opposes having any role in Gaza’s future governance. According to remarks made during a closed cabinet discussion […]
Three Wedding Invitations – One Overwhelmed Father. In a small, old 40-square-meter apartment in Yerushalayim, lives R’ Yosef Kornblit – a true Yirei Shamayim, a father of 15 children, raising each one with love, simplicity, and deep Emunah. Eight are already married. Now – three more children got engaged, one after the other. […]
