Justice Minister Yariv Levin has appointed retired district court judge Yosef Ben-Hamo to oversee the criminal investigation into the Sde Teiman video leak, following a High Court ruling that cleared the way for him to make the selection. Levin’s original choice — State Ombudsman for Judges Asher Kula — was rejected by the High Court […]
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is slated to meet Wednesday in Istanbul with senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya to discuss efforts to uphold the current ceasefire in Gaza, an Arab diplomat tells The Times of Israel. This marks Witkoff’s second sit-down with al-Hayya. The first came on October 9 in Egypt, when Witkoff — alongside […]
What was once seen as a near-certain cut in interest rates next month now looks more like a coin flip as Federal Reserve officials sharply disagree over the economy’s health and whether stubborn inflation or weak hiring represent a bigger threat. In several speeches in the past week, some policymakers have registered greater concern over […]
MK Meir Porush spoke on Tuesday in the Knesset plenum, marking the special day for children’s rights—and attacked the violation of the rights of Chareidi children. “We gathered here today to mark Children’s Rights Day,” Porush said. “The question arises: why is there a need for a special day to mark children’s rights? In my […]
TRUMP: “I’m pleased to announce that we are taking our military cooperation to even greater heights by formally designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally.”
Axios reports the U.S. is drafting a 28-point Ukraine peace plan with Russian input, led partly by Trump-aligned envoy Steve Witkoff, who met Russia’s Kirill Dmitriev in Miami in late October. The plan focuses on four areas – peace in Ukraine, security guarantees, European security, and future U.S. ties with Russia and Ukraine, though Axios […]
A-I POWERED FLIGHT DEALS: Google is rolling out its AI-powered Flight Deals tool worldwide this week, expanding it from a limited U.S./Canada/India pilot to more than 200 countries and over 60 languages. The feature lets users describe a trip in plain language and instantly get matching cheap-fare options generated by Google’s AI. This global launch […]
THE TRUMP ACCOUNT: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says every American child born in the next 3 years, starting January 1st, will receive a government-backed investment account tied to the stock market, giving young people a stake in the economy.
BREAKING: The U.S. Senate has passed, by unanimous consent, a measure requiring the release of the Epstein files — sending the House bill straight to President Trump once it arrives.
Trump calls for ABC’s license to be revoked after reporter asks about Jeffrey Epstein files • President Donald Trump called for ABC’s broadcast license to be revoked after ABC News White House correspondent Mary Bruce asked why he has not released the Jeffrey Epstein files. • “Your news is so fake and so wrong,” Trump […]
The Rav of Tzfas, HaRav Shmuel Eliyahu, published an article on the severe crimes of the disgraced Military Advocate General, apart from her role in the leak of the Sdei Teiman video. HaRav Eliyahu wrote, “Since the beginning of the war, I have accompanied dozens of families of wounded and fallen IDF soldiers, including dozens […]
The Orthodox Union (OU) has announced a major policy change regarding the kashrus status of beer beginning January 1, 2026. For decades, unflavored beer was widely assumed to be inherently kosher. The classic brewing process—built on simple ingredients such as water, hops, barley, and yeast—was traditionally viewed as straightforward and unlikely to involve non-kosher additives. […]
Around 250 federal border agents are set to descend on New Orleans in the coming weeks for a two-month immigration crackdown dubbed “Swamp Sweep” that aims to arrest roughly 5,000 people across southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press and three people familiar with the operation. The deployment, which […]
The excitement is palpable. From Lakewood to London, Bnei Brak to Brooklyn, the kol Torah of tens of thousands of lomdim rises higher each day as Klal Yisrael prepares for a milestone unlike any before: the Siyum on Seder Mo’ed. With the final dafim of Maseches Chagigah now being learned, the dream that began nearly […]
A young girl is suffering. A father is breaking. A family is struggling to survive. Chana has battled a severe illness multiple times, and now, the nightmare has returned for the fourth time. Her only chance is life-saving treatment in Philadelphia, forcing her parents to leave everything behind to be with her. The financial […]
HURRY!! Sunday is Rachel Imeinu’s yahrtzeit, and Talmidei Chachamin, messengers of Yad L’Achim will be davening in Kever Rachel for all your names for tefillah! There is no cost to submit names online by clicking HERE, or visit www.YadLachim.org or call 1-718-690-2944. Rav David Abuchatzeira shlit”a, The Vizhnitzer Rebbe shlit”a & Rav Yaakov Ades shlit”a will daven for all […]
A significant majority of Israelis are opposed to the creation of a Palestinian state along the 1967 lines. The poll, released Monday by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, came just hours before the UN Security Council was set to vote on a U.S. proposal that could open the door to Palestinian statehood. […]
A 22-year-old Georgian national, Michail Chkhikvishvili (aliases “Mishka,” “Michael,” “Commander Butcher,” “Butcher”) pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to soliciting hate crimes and distributing instructions to manufacture bombs and ricin, in what investigators say was a sprawling global neo-Nazi extremist operation. The chilling details laid out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York […]
