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TWITTER EXPLOSION: Yeger Slams Anti-Semites Omar And Sarsour, Says “Palestine” Doesn’t Exist; Politicians Demand Apology

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 18:15

Twitter exploded on Wednesday, after NYC Councilman Kalman Yeger responded to a tweet by Anti-Semite Ilhan Omar.

Omar tweeted: “At this year’s AIPAC conference, the topic PM Netanyahu chose to focus on was…me.”

Ilhan was referring to the part of Netanyahu’s speech that said “So I have a message to all the antisemites out there – whether they live in modern Persia, in the palaces of Tehran or the bunkers of Beirut; whether they march through the streets of Charlottesville or murder worshippers in a synagogue in Pittsburgh; whether they voice their hatred in political parties in Britain, or Europe, or the United States…

The Jewish people do not bow down.

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Major Revamp Planned For FAA’s Oversight Process

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 18:00

America’s standing as the model for aviation-safety regulation will be on trial as congressional hearings begin into the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Boeing before and after two deadly crashes of its best-selling airliner.

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PHOTOS: Boro Park Center Celebrates Purim In Style With Dance, Music And Joy

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 17:15

This past Thursday, as the neighborhood streets were bustling with Purim activity, the spirit of the joyous day was shared by the many patients of Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing.

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MAILBAG: Moster Uses Rockland Measles Outbreak to Smear Yeshivas

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 17:00

As reported on YWN, Rockland County has declared a measles state of emergency, the very first of its kind.

There is no question that there is a serious problem in the Orthodox Jewish community, especially in Rockland.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: IDF Chief Of Staff Lt.-General Aviv Kochavi Briefed At Gaza Division Command

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 16:50

(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Aviv Kochavi on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, visited Gaza Division command, where he was briefed by Brigadier-General Eliezer Toledano and other commanders regarding the situation in Gaza.

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Gov’t To Finance Gaza Border Farmers For Early Harvest To Avoid Incediary Bombs From Gaza

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 16:30

The Agriculture Ministry, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Finance will support farmers in the Gaza vicinity in the amount of NIS 8 million to encourage early harvesting.

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Bennet Has A ‘Biur Chametz’ Plan To Address The Hamas Regime In Gaza

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 16:24

The chairman of the New Right party, Minister Naftali Bennet, has made his ambitions known to voters ahead of elections, and he sees himself as Israel’s next Defense Minister. Bennet was a commander in the elite Sayeret Matkal Special Forces unit, and during Operation Protective Edge, in the summer of 2014, he was the audible voice of the Security Cabinet criticizing his colleagues publicly.

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WATCH: Self-Hating Jewish Socialist Bernie Sanders Uses Holocaust Victims For His Campaign Ad

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 16:05

Watch the newly-released campaign video [SEE BELOW] from 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, in which the suddenly proud Jew tells Muslims “Love Will Conquer Hate”.

Keep in mind, this is the same Bernie Sanders who just weeks ago refused to condemn Rep.

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Weeks Before Wedding, Devastating News

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 16:00

A Givat Ze’ev family was advised by rabbanim to publicize their story recently, after a shocking turn of events escalated their situation from difficult, to tragic.

The challenges began last year when 18-year-old Faigy Kochman, product of a happy, wholesome Brisk family, became engaged.

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DEATH OF A HERO: Pilot on Hijacked Entebbe Flight Dies at 95; Refused to Leave Jewish Hostages Behind

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 15:50

A French pilot who’s remembered as a hero for his actions in the 1976 hijacking of an Air France plane to Uganda’s Entebbe airport died Tuesday at the age of 95.

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Rebbetzin Shula Kazen, 96, The ‘Queen of Cleveland’

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 15:30

The following is via Chabad.org:

Revered for her fiery personality and rock-solid faith forged during a childhood in the former Soviet Union, Rebbetzin Shula Shifra Kazen nourished, guided and inspired thousands during decades of communal leadership in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Apple Tries To Take A Bite Out Of Credit Card Industry

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 15:00

Apple is rolling out a credit card that it says is designed to do things no other card can. So how does it actually stack up?

It looks different from a traditional credit card — there’s no number on the front and the users’ name is etched in metal.

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Wednesday AM Election Polls Shows Blue & White Ahead On The Popular Vote

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 14:30

A poll released by Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) on Wednesday morning, March 27, 2019, shows the Blue and White party is maintaining its lead over Likud by two seats.

Blue and White 30
Likud 28
Labor 10
Hadash – Ta’al 8
Yahadut Hatorah 7
Shas 6
Meretz 5
United Right-Wing 5
New Right 5
Yisrael Beitenu 4
Kulanu 4
Gesher 4
Zehut 4

Who is more qualified to serve as prime minister between the two?

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THIS IS JUSTICE?! Man Who Burned Menachem Stark Z”L Alive Gets 2-1/3 to 7 Years

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 13:35

Kendall Felix, the man who pled guilty to bringing the gasoline and setting the fire which murdered Menachem Stark was was sentenced to a minimum of two years and four months to a maximum of seven years on Wednesday.

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Court Sentences Arab Arsonists For Attacks Against Jews In Old City’s Muslim Quarter

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 13:30

Jerusalem District Court Judge Avraham Rubin ruled that five Arabs, including two minors and three adults, should pay compensation in the amount of NIS 17,000 after setting fire to a residential complex in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem several times.

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Trump Sees ‘Obamacare’ As Potent Issue – As Do Democrats

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 13:00

If Democrats are anxious to turn attention aware from the Mueller report and toward the issue of health care, President Donald Trump is giving them an opening.

Trump on Tuesday called on Republicans to revive the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

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6th Officer Charged In FBI Probe Of City Police Department

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 13:00

A sixth police officer in New Jersey’s third-largest city faces criminal charges in connection with a federal probe that has painted a grim picture of illegal searches, drug dealing, thefts from drug suspects and assaults.

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H LEINER & Co. Offers Professional Placement in Hiring for Non-Profits

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 13:00

H. LEINER & CO. Corporate & Nonprofit Solutions is announcing the launch of a new division that will focus on executive search and professional placement for the nonprofit sector. There is a significant need for this service and the decision to expand into this niche market is in response to the sheer demand.

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Appeals Court Tilts Against Trump In Twitter Fight

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 12:00

Judges on a federal appeals court in New York seemed skeptical Tuesday as they heard a lawyer argue that President Donald Trump can legally ban critics from his Twitter account.

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Ex-Trump Campaign Aide Says FBI Wanted Him To Wear A Wire

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 12:00

A former Trump campaign aide central to the early days of the FBI’s Russia investigation said the FBI wanted him to wear a wire to record conversations with a professor who had told him the Russians had dirt on Hillary Clinton.

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