Hundreds of people flocked to Chabad of Bondi on Wednesday morning to attend the levaya of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, H’yd, a 41-year-old Chabad shliach murdered in Sunday’s massacre while hosting a Chanukah celebration “We kept hoping over the last three days that we would wake up and somehow realize that this was all just a […]
At approximately 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday, FDNY firefighters and multiple other emergency personnel responded to a massive fire at the Boro Park Matzah Bakery, located at 1285 36th Street. Upon arrival, crews encountered intense fire conditions, with massive flames shooting out from the roof, visible from miles away. A second alarm was quickly transmitted, and […]
The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the U.S. The Trump administration included five more countries as well as people traveling on documents […]
ZAKA Search and Rescue has deployed an international team to Australia following the deadly terror attack that targeted a Chanukah gathering in Sydney, with the goal of assisting authorities and the Jewish community in ensuring proper kavod hameis. ZAKA, Israel’s volunteer emergency response and disaster victim recovery organization, said it was sending approximately a dozen […]
British counterterrorism authorities have charged two men living in London with membership in the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah and with attending military training camps in Lebanon. The suspects, Annis Makki, 40, and Mohamed Hadi, 33, were first arrested at their home addresses in London in April and were rearrested last week after prosecutors authorized terrorism […]
A federal judge said Tuesday he’s leaning toward denying a preservationist group’s request to temporarily halt President Donald Trump ‘s White House ballroom project, saying the organization failed to show that “irreparable harm” would be caused if the project moves forward. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said he could issue a final decision on the […]
An IDF soldier was killed by gunfire earlier today at a military base in northern Israel, the DF confirmed, as authorities opened a Military Police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. The army said the soldier was critically wounded in the shooting and rushed to a hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. […]
Sales at U.S. retailers and restaurants were unchanged in October from September as consumers moderated their spending amid worries about higher prices and other economic uncertainties after splurging over the summer. But a big factor dragging down the figure was a 1.6% drop in sales at motor vehicles and auto parts dealerships, hurt by the […]
A Jewish man was stabbed in the chest by a man shouting antisemitic slurs in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood on Tuesday. The victim was attacked near the intersection of Kingston Avenue and Lincoln Place and stabbed in the chest. He was transported to Kings County Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries and is […]
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country’s economy. Trump’s escalation comes after U.S. forces last week seized an oil […]
Rome opened two subway stations on Tuesday — one deep beneath the Colosseum — that mix the modernity of high-tech transport with artifacts from an ancient era. Commuters and tourists entering the station beside the iconic amphitheater can view displays of ceramic vases and plates, stone wells and suspended buckets, as well as the ruins […]
On the second day of Chanukah, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office hosted a menorah lighting and Chanukah celebration at the Sullivan County Government Center, bringing together members of the Jewish community and law enforcement from across the county. The event was attended by representatives of the New York State Police, along with the police chiefs […]
Newly released internal FBI records show that agents did not believe they had established probable cause to search Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in August 2022, raising fresh questions about one of the most controversial law-enforcement actions in modern U.S. political history. The documents, made public Tuesday by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), reveal […]
The United States gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks by the Trump administration, the government said in delayed reports. The unemployment rate rose to 4.6% last month, highest since 2021. The November job gains were higher than the 40,000 economists had forecast. The […]
President Donald Trump defended White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on Tuesday following a series of explosive Vanity Fair interviews that ignited controversy inside Washington and across the media landscape, saying she was right to describe him as having an “alcoholic’s personality” — even though he does not drink — and making clear her […]
European officials on Tuesday moved to ease their ban on sales of cars with internal combustion engines by 2035, responding to pressure from governments and automakers who argued that the industry needed more flexibility in finding ways to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and help achieve EU climate goals. The proposal from the EU’s executive […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says proposals being negotiated with U.S. officials for a deal to end the fighting in Russia’s nearly 4-year-old invasion of his country could be finalized within days, after which American envoys will present them to the Kremlin before possible further meetings in the U.S. next weekend. A draft peace plan discussed […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham declared that former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden are partially responsible for a deadly terrorist attack that targeted a Chanukah celebration in Australia, and argued that the massacre was part of a broader “religious war” with radical Islam. The remarks came a day after two gunmen opened fire at a Chanukah […]
