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Israel’s chief negotiator in indirect talks with Hamas on a potential ceasefire and hostage release has told families of captives that chances for an agreement remain low, despite recent efforts to revive discussions. Mossad Director David Barnea, leading the Israeli negotiating team, indicated that while international mediators had submitted proposals to Hamas, there had been no official response, according to a report from Channel 12 News. Barnea, who met with hostages’ families in recent days to update them on the negotiations, reportedly stated, “We still haven’t gotten any response from the mediators, neither for the Qatari proposal nor the Egyptian one, in any official capacity, so it’s best to wait.” He added, “Right now, the chances for a deal are very slim.” The deadlock in negotiations has fueled concern among families of the hostages, who gathered in Tel Aviv over the weekend to call for a comprehensive deal that would ensure both a full ceasefire and the release of the captives. Ronen Neutra, father of tank commander Omer Neutra, argued, “There is no time for a multi-stage deal and no use for it.” Efforts for a limited release began on October 27 when Barnea traveled to Qatar for discussions with CIA Director Bill Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. However, according to an Israeli official, no breakthroughs emerged. Egypt has separately proposed a two-day truce in exchange for the release of four hostages, while Qatar and the U.S. are reportedly working on a multi-stage plan aimed at a broader hostage release and eventual ceasefire. Israel’s approach is complicated by Hamas’s demand for a full cessation of hostilities and troop withdrawal in exchange for releasing the captives, a position reinforced on Friday by Hamas official Bassem Naem, who said Israel’s offer of a temporary pause and increased aid shipments was insufficient. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emphasized that any potential deal must allow Israel to meet its objectives of dismantling Hamas’s infrastructure and recovering the hostages. Amid these developments, Barnea is said to have reassured families that the government remains committed to securing the hostages’ release but acknowledged that the negotiation team lacks a mandate from Netanyahu to end military operations. An estimated 97 hostages, along with two Israeli civilians and the remains of two soldiers captured in previous conflicts, are believed to be held in Gaza by Hamas. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart. The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and the Northern Taurids on Nov. 12. While the two showers only produce around five visible meteors per hour under ideal viewing conditions, they are often very bright fireballs, said Sally Brummel, planetarium manager at the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum. “What’s notable is that they’re likely to produce brighter and longer-lasting meteors than some other showers, even if there aren’t as many” at a time, she said. The Southern Taurids will peak on an evening with only a slim crescent moon just 11% full. The Northern Taurids may be more obstructed by moonlight since the moon will be 79% full. Viewing of both showers will last into December. Here’s what to know about the Taurids and other meteor showers. What is a meteor shower? Multiple meteor showers occur annually and you don’t need special equipment to see them. Most meteor showers originate from the debris of comets. Both showers share the same parent source — originating from the debris of comet Encke. When rocks from space enter Earth’s atmosphere, the resistance from the air makes them very hot. This causes the air to glow around them and briefly leaves a fiery tail behind them — the end of a “shooting star.” The glowing pockets of air around fast-moving space rocks, ranging from the size of a dust particle to a boulder, may be visible in the night sky. The two showers share similar names because, when seen in the night sky, they appear to originate from different points in the constellation Taurus. How to view a meteor shower Meteor showers are usually most visible between midnight and predawn hours. It’s easier to see shooting stars under dark skies, away from city lights. Meteor showers also appear brightest on cloudless nights when the moon wanes smallest. And your eyes will better adapted to seeing meteors if you aren’t checking your phone. When is the next meteor shower? Not long after the Taurids, the next big meteor shower, the Leonids, will peak on the early morning of Nov. 17. (AP)

Two new national polls reveal that the 2024 presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is razor-thin, even as most voters express dissatisfaction with their choices. An ABC News/Ipsos poll voters conducted from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 shows Harris with a slight edge, leading Trump 49% to 46%, within the poll’s 2% margin of error. Despite this narrow lead, a striking 74% of respondents believe the country is on the “wrong track,” with 50% of Harris supporters and 98% of Trump supporters expressing this sentiment. Additionally, 60% of voters say they are unhappy with the current slate of candidates. The poll also revealed economic concerns, with 42% saying their personal finances have worsened under the Biden-Harris administration. Meanwhile, a separate NBC News poll conducted from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 shows Trump and Harris tied at 49%. This survey, which has a margin of error of 3.1%, highlights stark demographic divides. Harris holds substantial leads among Black voters (87%-9%), voters under 30 (57%-41%), and White college-educated voters (55%-43%). Trump, on the other hand, commands strong support among rural voters (75%-23%), White voters overall (56%-42%), and White voters without college degrees (64%-34%). The gender gap is also significant, with women favoring Harris 57%-41% and men backing Trump 58%-40%. Notably, 60% of respondents in the NBC poll believe that the U.S. will remain divided, regardless of who wins on Election Day. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Just one week has passed since the shocking Petira of Harav Shlomo Halioua ZT”L, the esteemed Rosh Yeshiva of Chaim Berlin. The stories emerging about this tzadik, known for his remarkable humility, are deserving of a book. However, the yeshiva is engulfed in mourning and grappling with an unprecedented situation. The community is still reeling from the petira of the previous Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Aharon Shechter, a year and a half ago, followed a few weeks later by the passing of HaRav Mordechai Shechter ZT”L, the Rosh Yeshiva’s son and the beloved mashgiach in the Yeshiva. After the passing of HaRav Aharon, the yeshiva welcomed Harav Halioua, who was the son-in-law of the former Rosh Yeshiva. The community was filled with excitement and hope for the future under his leadership. Tragically, Hashem had other plans, and the life of the young Rosh Yeshiva was cut short just one year after he assumed his esteemed position. On Monday, Harav Chaim Kitowitz, a respected Ram in Chaim Berlin, announced the new leadership of the yeshiva. Harav Yosef Halioua, the son of the late Rosh Yeshiva, along with his son-in-law, Harav Tzvi Fink, will now guide the yeshiva. While this marks a bittersweet moment for the yeshiva, the Olam Hatorah is heartened that the children of this incredible tzadik will continue to lead this incredible Makom Torah, which has produced thousands of beautiful Mishpachos in Klal Yisroel. The community is hopeful that the legacy of Harav Shlomo Halioua ZT”L will endure through their leadership and guidance. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been transformed from a local armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization with support from Iran, Iraqi armed groups, Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and others, U.N. experts said in a new report. The Iranian-backed Houthis have exploited the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and worked to enhance their status in Iran’s self-described “Axis of Resistance” to gain popularity in the region and beyond, the experts monitoring sanctions against the Houthis said in the 537-page report to the U.N. Security Council. To support Iranian-backed Hamas militants, whose surprise attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, sparked the war in Gaza, the Houthis have been attacking vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, disrupting global shipping in a key geopolitical area. Despite Houthi claims that they would target ships linked to Israel, the panel said its investigations revealed the rebels have been targeting vessels indiscriminately. Its analysis of data from the International Maritime Organization, the U.S. and the United Kingdom revealed that at least 134 attacks were carried out from Houthi-controlled areas against merchant and commercial vessels and U.S. and U.K. warships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden between Nov. 15, 2023, and July 31, 2024. “The group’s shift to actions at sea increased their influence in the region,” the U.N. experts said. “Such a scale of attacks, using weapon systems on civilian vessels, had never occurred since the Second World War.” In their attacks, the experts said, the Houthis used a new and previously undisclosed ballistic missile, the Hatem-2. The five-member U.N. panel includes experts on arms, finance, regional affairs, international humanitarian law and armed groups. The experts hail from India, Egypt, Switzerland, Belgium and Cabo Verde. Confidential sources told the panel that the Houthis are coordinating operations with al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and strengthening ties to the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militant group in Somalia. The Houthis have been engaged in a civil war with Yemen’s internationally recognized government, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, since 2014, when they took control of the capital Sanaa and most of the north. Hopes for peace talks to end the war vanished after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. The U.N. experts said the Yemen conflict, which started as an internal fight and expanded into a regional confrontation, “has now escalated into a major international crisis.” According to the experts, the number of Houthi fighters is estimated at 350,000 now, compared with 220,000 in 2022 and 30,000 in 2015. “The panel observes the transformation of the Houthis from a localized armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization, extending their operational capabilities well beyond the territories under their control,” the report said. The experts said the transformation has been possible due to the transfer of military materiel and training provided by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force, Hezbollah and Iraqi specialists and technicians. Military experts, Yemeni officials and even officials close to the Houthis indicated that the rebel group couldn’t produce complex weapons systems such as ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, surveillance and attack drones, portable air defense systems, and thermal sights, which they have used without foreign support, the U.N. experts said. “The scale, nature and extent of transfers of diverse military materiel and technology provided to the Houthis from external […]

Advertisers have spent more than $2.3 billion on the 15-week presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, a stunning ad blitz during which Democrats have outspent Republicans by a total of about $1.4 billion to $933 million. By comparison, during the final 15 weeks of the 2020 presidential election, advertisers ran a total of about $1.7 billion worth of advertising for the White House race, and Democrats led Republicans by about $1 billion to $631 million, according to data from the ad tracking firm AdImpact.

Reports indicate that a senior IAF general is under increased security due to an alleged Iranian assassination plot. According to UK-based Iranian opposition outlet Iran International, the plot targeted Brigadier General Yotam Sigler, commander of the strategic Nevatim air force base. An Israeli source explained to Iran International that General Sigler is a high-priority target because Nevatim holds critical importance for Iran. “Nevatim is a significant base not only for fighter operations but also for intelligence, multi-disciplinary tasks, and strategic planning,” the source said. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

In an attempt at damage control, Haaretz is hastily trying to distance itself from a firestorm created by its own publisher, Amos Schocken. Schocken’s comments, in which he referred to Palestinian terrorists as “freedom fighters,” have not only angered Israelis but also prompted multiple government ministries to sever ties with the notoriously left-wing newspaper. Schocken, speaking at a Haaretz conference in London last week, decided to air his grievances against the Israeli government with remarkable tone-deafness, stating, “The Netanyahu government doesn’t care about imposing a cruel apartheid regime on the Palestinian population. It dismisses the costs to both sides for defending the [West Bank] settlements while fighting the Palestinian freedom fighters that Israel calls terrorists.” The remarks, captured on video and widely shared, seemed to conveniently ignore the reality of terrorism in favor of Schocken’s ideological agenda. After backlash reached a fever pitch, Schocken issued a “clarification,” claiming his “wording should have been different” and hastily adding that “as for Hamas, they are not freedom fighters.” In a hasty attempt to contain the damage, Haaretz published an editorial, almost begrudgingly titled “Terrorists are not freedom fighters,” attempting to undo the self-inflicted mess. In the piece, Haaretz concedes that, “The fact that he didn’t mean to include Hamas terrorists doesn’t mean that other terrorist acts are legitimate, even if their perpetrators’ goal is to free themselves from occupation.” In a spectacularly belated acknowledgment of the obvious, Haaretz goes on to declare, “Deliberately harming civilians is illegitimate.” Apparently, Haaretz felt the need to remind its readers that targeting innocent men, women, and children for ideological or political ends is indeed terrorism, not “freedom fighting.” The editorial struggles to strike a balance between historical narratives and the clear-cut nature of terrorism, yet somehow manages to paint Schocken’s initial comments as an innocent misstep. Haaretz concludes with a note that the term “freedom fighter” may have a “romantic connotation,” as if that excuse somehow mitigates the offense. This rushed editorial seems less like an apology and more like an attempt to excuse Schocken’s ideological misadventures. Whether this “clarification” will restore the newspaper’s credibility remains to be seen, but the damage from Schocken’s comments has been done—and it’s doubtful this half-hearted editorial will win back the confidence of those it alienated. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

TRUMP NATIONAL PRESS SECRETARY: Our internal polls have President Trump leading in every key battleground state. We are cautiously optimistic about a big victory tomorrow night as long as everyone turns out to vote.

The president of Cyprus said Sunday his administration is committed to expanding defense and security cooperation with the U.S., as his meeting with American President Joe Biden last week charted a course for the “next ambitious steps” in bilateral relations that are currently at a “historic high.” President Nikos Christodoulides says his government’s “clear foreign policy orientation” has resulted in deepening the Cyprus-U.S. strategic partnership over the first 18 months of his five-year term in fields including law enforcement cooperation on countering money laundering and sanctions evasion, as well as energy. A centerpiece of that security cooperation is the U.S.-funded center for port and maritime security known by its acronym CYCLOPS where officials from neighboring countries including Libya, Yemen and Lebanon, receive key training ranging from cybersecurity to ship inspections. Christodoulides said his Oct. 30 visit to the White House “is proof and recognition of the geostrategic role of Cyprus and the country’s potential and capabilities.” “Cyprus can be a reliable ‘port of stability’ and at the same time a country that has a vision to transform its immediate region, alongside its partners, into a region of promise, stability, cooperation and prosperity,” Christodoulides said in an email response to an Associated Press questionnaire. The Cypriot president said his administration is “certainly considering” procuring U.S.-made weapons following the 2020 lifting of a decades-long arms embargo. But what must precede such purchases is for the U.S. Congress to lift its embargo for an extended period. Currently, that is renewed annually. Christodoulides said Cyprus’ geostrategic role is highlighted by the fact that since Sept. 27, some 3,635 third-country nationals from 29 countries have been repatriated through the island nation following their evacuation from Lebanon. He said several countries consider Cyprus an “assisted departure hub and a Temporary Safe Location (TSL)” where the island’s ports, airports and designated temporary accommodations are used for civilian or military-led departures. He did not specify those countries. He said Cyprus is ready to respond if and when a mass evacuation from Lebanon is set in motion. Another key initiative for which Cyprus has gained international plaudits and was singled out by Biden is the so-called Amalthea plan that saw the establishment of the Cyprus-Gaza maritime corridor through which some 20,000 metric tons of aid flowed into the Palestinian territory earlier this year. Most of that aid reached Gaza through a U.S.-built, $230 million temporary pier project that lasted about four months after being beset by turbulent weather, security threats and sweeping personnel restrictions. Christodoulides said work is underway in cooperation with the U.S. the U.K. the United Arab Emirates and the European Union, to re-activate the maritime route to Gaza through the Israeli port of Ashdod. Collected aid will be security-screened in Cyprus and shipped to Ashdod “for swift onward delivery to Gaza.” “We maintain excellent, longstanding relations with our neighboring countries, underpinned by trust, and we have consistently acted as the region’s voice in the European Union, and as a reliable interlocutor and partner with all the states of the region,” Christodoulides said. On his decision to invite FBI and U.S. Department of Justice officials to help Cypriot law enforcement to halt Russian sanctions evasion through Cypriot lawyers and accountants, Christodoulides said, “we are strongly determined to clear our country’s name internationally and prove that Cyprus is […]

“There’s really two things that the markets are showing right now — one, that they’re pricing in a Trump victory and two, that they want a Trump victory.”

PRESIDENT TRUMP KICKS OFF HIS FIRST RALLY OF THE DAY: “I’d like to begin by asking a very simple question. Are you better off now than you were 4 years ago?”

Dearborn, Michigan residents want PEACE in the Middle East. And they know Kamala is the wrong person for that.  

A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a final push across a handful of states on the eve of Election Day. Kamala Harris will spend all of Monday in Pennsylvania, whose 19 electoral votes offer the largest prize among the states expected to determine the Electoral College outcome. The vice president and Democratic nominee will visit working-class areas including Allentown and end with a late-night Philadelphia rally that includes Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey. Donald Trump plans four rallies in three states, beginning in Raleigh, North Carolina and stopping twice in Pennsylvania with events in Reading and Pittsburgh. The Republican nominee and former president ends his campaign the way he ended the first two, with a late Monday night event in Grand Rapids, Michigan. About 77 million Americans already have voted early, but Harris and Trump are pushing to turn out many millions more supporters on Tuesday. Either result on Election Day will yield a historic outcome. A Trump victory would make him the first incoming president to have been indicted and convicted of a felony, after his hush-money trial in New York. He will gain the power to end other federal investigations pending against him. Trump would also become the second president in history to win non-consecutive White House terms, after Grover Cleveland in the late 19th century. Harris is vying to become the first woman, first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to reach the Oval Office, four years after she broke the same barriers in national office by becoming President Joe Biden’s second in command. The vice president ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket after Biden’s disastrous performance in a June debate set into motion his withdrawing from the race. That was just one of a series of convulsions that have hit this year’s campaign. Trump survived by millimeters a would-be assassin’s bullet at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. His Secret Service detail foiled a second attempt in September when a gunman had set up a rifle as Trump golfed at one of his courses in Florida. Harris, 60, has played down the historic nature of her candidacy, which materialized only after the 81-year-old president ended his reelection bid after his June debate against the 78-year-old Trump accentuated questions about Biden’s age. Instead, Harris has pitched herself as a generational change, emphasized her support for abortion rights after the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision ending the constitutional right to abortion services, and regularly noted the former president’s role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Assembling a coalition ranging from progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York to Republican former Vice President Dick Cheney, Harris has called Trump a threat to democracy and late in the campaign even embraced the critique that Trump is accurately described as a “fascist.” Heading into Monday, Harris has mostly stopped mentioning Trump. She is promising to solve problems and seek consensus, while sounding an almost exclusively optimistic tone reminiscent of her campaign’s opening days when she embraced “the politics of joy” and the campaign theme “Freedom.” “From the very start, our campaign has not been about being against something, it is about being for something,” Harris […]

Democratic candidate Kamala Harris made her closing pitch for the U.S. presidency on Sunday with key stops, including at an Arab American rally in battleground Michigan. With recent polls indicating a close race, Harris aimed to solidify support among crucial voter groups in the state. Addressing a crowd in East Lansing, Michigan, Harris spoke to the state’s 200,000-strong Arab American community. She began her speech by acknowledging the toll of civilian casualties in Gaza and Lebanon amid the ongoing conflict involving Israel, Hamas, and Hezbollah. “This year has been difficult, given the scale of death and destruction in Gaza and given the civilian casualties and displacement in Lebanon; it is devastating. And as president, I will do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza,” Harris stated, receiving applause from the audience. “To bring all the hostages, end the suffering in Gaza, ensure Israel is secure, and ensure the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, security, freedom, and self-determination.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

As both presidential candidates near the finish line, they will spend a final day campaigning on Monday — and will overlap in two places. Here’s where they are going: Vice President Kamala Harris: Harris is spending the entire day in Pennsylvania, starting with a canvass kickoff in Scranton this morning. At 9:20 a.m. ET, before she heads back to the campaign trail, Univision Radio’s program “El Bueno, La Mala, y El Feo” will air a pre-taped interview with her, conducted by Raúl Molinar. 4:10 p.m. ET: Next is a rally in Allentown, featuring performances by rapper Fat Joe and Puerto Rican singer Frankie Negrón. This afternoon, Harris makes a stop in Reading. 8:35 p.m. ET: Harris holds a rally in Pittsburgh. She will be joined by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and musical guests including Katy Perry. 11:05 p.m. ET: Finishing with a bang, Harris ends the night with a rally in Philadelphia, featuring Oprah and Lady Gaga. Former President Donald Trump: Trump will be in three battleground states today, holding events in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan. At 10 a.m. ET, the former president begins with a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina. 2 p.m. ET: He holds a rally in Reading, Pennsylvania — about two hours before Harris’ event in the same city. 6 p.m. ET: Next is a rally in Pittsburgh — also about two hours before Harris’ competing rally in the city. 10:30 p.m. ET: Trump ends his campaign trail with a final rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sen. JD Vance: 10:30 a.m. ET: Vance, Trump’s running mate, will speak in La Crosse, Wisconsin. 1:15 p.m. ET: Vance heads to Flint, Michigan, to speak about the economy and inflation. 5 p.m. ET: Next is a rally in Atlanta, Georgia focused on household expenses. 8:30 p.m. ET: Vance finishes the day with a rally in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Gov. Tim Walz: 10 a.m. ET: Harris’ running mate starts with a meet-and-greet in his home state of Minnesota. 12:30 p.m. ET: Walz delivers remarks at a get-out-the-vote event in La Crosse, Wisconsin — about two hours after Vance’s event in the same city. 3:45 p.m. ET: Next is another event in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He will be joined by Sen. Tammy Baldwin. 7 p.m. ET: Walz then heads to a rally in Milwaukee, featuring a performance by musician Eric Benét. 10:30 p.m ET.: Walz finishes his last live event with a rally in Detroit, with performances by the Detroit Youth Choir, Jon Bon Jovi, and The War and Treaty. And at 11:35 p.m. ET, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” will air a pre-recorded interview with the governor.

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on the Tiangong space station, part of China’s effort to be a global leader in space exploration. A parachute slowed their capsule’s nighttime descent to a remote landing area in China’s Inner Mongolia region. The crew emerged after touching down at 1:24 a.m. A Chinese national flag stuck in the ground near the capsule flapped in the wind. In recent years, the country’s space program has brought back rocks from the moon and landed a rover on Mars. It aims to put a person on the moon by 2030, which would make China the second nation after the United States to do so. The space station astronauts returned after welcoming a replacement three-person crew last week for the latest six-month mission. The new team of one woman and two men will conduct experiments, carry out spacewalks and install equipment to protect the station from space debris. A space agency official said in April that Tiangong had maneuvered several times to avoid debris and had partially lost power when the solar wing’s power cables were hit by debris, according to a report from the official Xinhua News Agency. China is among the countries that have created space debris, including the reported break-up of a rocket stage in August during the launch of the first 18 satellites for a global internet service similar to Starlink, the still-growing constellation of satellites operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Tiangong, which means Heavenly Palace, was completed two years ago and orbits the earth. Only Chinese astronauts have gone to the space station so far, but a space agency spokesperson said last week that China is in discussions to select and train astronauts from other nations to join the missions, Xinhua reported. Astronauts from several nations have traveled to the International Space Station, but China is blocked from that program mainly because of U.S. concerns over the military’s involvement in China’s space program. China laid out an ambitious plan last month to become a leader in space science research by 2050 in conjunction with its advances in space exploration. (AP)

To Yeshiva World News, It’s frankly shocking that you, an outlet representing the Jewish world, would publish any piece in favor of Kamala Harris or the current administration. There’s no “balance” here—only one clear choice in this election: Donald Trump. By giving a platform to opinions that contradict this, you’re misleading your readers and undermining what you claim to stand for. Publishing praise for someone as hostile to Jewish values and Israel’s interests as Kamala Harris is an embarrassment. Kamala Harris and her administration have consistently aligned with the most anti-religious and anti-Israel voices in American politics, blatantly pandering to anyone willing to side against our values. By publishing that letter, you’re legitimizing those viewpoints and encouraging readers to ignore the very real threats her policies represent. Let’s not forget who Kamala Harris is supporting—those who sympathize with groups that wish to see Israel harmed and seek to degrade religious freedoms. And to paint her as “principled”? They’re nothing of the sort. The reality is clear: the current administration bends to whatever side of public opinion is convenient, no matter the cost to Israel or moral integrity. Donald Trump is not perfect, but his policies and his administration’s support for Israel have far surpassed any recent president. He’s backed by advisors and allies who genuinely understand the importance of Israel and Jewish security. I never expected YWN to so blatantly allow support for a platform that runs counter to the values you claim to promote. Shame on you for undermining your own credibility by publishing this piece. Yosef S. – Jackson, NJ The views expressed in this letter do not necessarily represent those of YWN. Have an opinion you would like to share? Send it to us for review. 

This morning, the IAF intercepted two waves of drones targeting northern Israel. The drones included six launched by Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and two launched from Lebanon by Hezbollah.