February 27, 2023

CTeen: Empowering Jewish teens in the heart of New York

Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky, Executive Director of Chabad”s Merkos Suite 302 and Executive Director of its Office of Global Outreach, joins Israel National News from Times Square in Manhattan, where a massive Jewish pride and Havdalah concert attended by over 3,100 teens from all over the world is taking place. “They were able to be as

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Non-stop terrorism: Shots fired at Israeli family in Samaria

Terrorists on Monday evening opened fire at an Israeli vehicle that was travelling between the communities of Tapuah and Migdalim in Samaria. An inspection of the vehicle found that it was hit by four bullets. Two parents and their three children were traveling in the car at the time of the attack. The family members

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Noam leader Avi Maoz resigns as deputy minister

Noam party chairman MK Avi Maoz resigned Monday from his position as deputy minister in the Prime Minister”s Office in protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to implement parts of the coalition agreements. Maoz wrote to Netanyahu in his resignation letter: “With G-d’s help, as a partner in the coalition, I will continue to

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Shooting victim identified as US citizen

US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides revealed Monday evening that the 27-year-old man who was killed in a terrorist shooting attack on Route 90 between the Dead Sea and Jericho earlier today was an American citizen. A preliminary investigation in the field revealed that the terrorists opened fire on an Israeli vehicle on Route 90.

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​​​​​​​More “sacrifices for peace”?

Two Israelis, young, religious, vibrant, robust, are no longer with us. They took the wrong road, although there is no other road, and ended up in the wrong town, Huwara. In Israel, that can be fatal, and was, for 22-year-old Hillel Menachem Yaniv, and 20-year-old Yagel Yaacov Yaniv. They were brothers. They were hesder army

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Time for another strategy against terrorism

Firm and forceful security and thriving Jewish communities are essential, yet to effectively eradicate the roots of terrorism, a novel approach is required. The relentless onslaught of deadly attacks plaguing Israel means that the government of Israel must rethink its strategy for combatting terror and its offshoots. The soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces, the

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Suffering, filling the void, and what Amalek has to do with it

The social director of Har Bracha, the home of the two recent terrorist attack victims, asked me to write a few words to the young members of that community. I sent her the following message: “It”s enough to look at the picture of Hillel Menachem and Yagel Ya”akov Yaniv in order to appreciate the immensity

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‘Israel has habits of the heart that are democratic and Jewish’

Author, historian and commentator Professor Gil Troy speaks to Israel National News at the Conference of Presidents in Jerusalem. He explains he has a very optimistic messages to convey about the State of Israel as it soon celebrates its 75th anniversary. “I challenge everybody to smile, to enjoy, to remember that we are the people

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Massive fire engulfs first floor of Crown Heights apartment building

A serious fire broke out Sunday evening in an apartment building in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, according to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). The fire occurred at 349 Crown St on the first floor, NYCFireWire tweeted. According to a tweet by FDNYAlerts from late Sunday, the first was under

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Debit card scammer steals thousands from Jewish Brooklyn shops

A debit card scammer has stolen thousands of dollars from businesses in the heavily Jewish Midwood section of Brooklyn. Midwood is being targeted by the crafty thief who has been very successful at utilizing a scam taking advantage of vulnerabilities in credit card machines to steal thousands of dollars from at least two local businesses,

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Netanyahu: There will be no dictatorship, no halakhic state

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the opposition’s claims at the 40-signature debate held in the Knesset Monday evening on the subject of the government’s proposed judicial reforms. The opposition can call for a ’40 signatures debate’ with the signatures of 40 MKs. Netanyahu began his speech by expressing his condolences to the family of

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NY lawmaker calls for increased funding for Jewish schools

New York state Assemblyman and Chair of the Committee on Education Michael Benedetto visited Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy, an Orthodox Jewish day school in the Riverdale area of the Bronx, where he praised Jewish education. “I”ve been to many Jewish day schools on a variety of visits as part of my job and it”s my

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NY Senator Julia Salazar blasted for mocking Jewish man’s face

A Jewish man from Brooklyn is accusing state Senator Julia Salazar of insulting him based on his “stereotypical Jewish” facial features after he criticized her voting record. The controversy started last week when Salazar tweeted about a weekend meeting she went to hosted by the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus. Salazar, who

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NYT bestselling author launches ‘Jewish Leaders Books’ imprint

New York Times bestselling author and the ghostwriter behind over 900 books, Michael Levin, has launched Jewish Leaders Books, the first imprint designed to share the important stories and messages of Jewish nonprofit and communal leaders. “Every Jewish leader has a story to tell,” said Levin. “Throughout my career, I”ve had the distinct pleasure to

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Man seriously wounded in suspected terrorist shooting attack

A 25-year-old man was seriously wounded in a suspected terrorist shooting attack at the Beit HaArava Junction between the Dead Sea and Jericho Monday afternoon. Security forces are searching for the shooter, who fled the scene. Magen David Adom personnel are treating the victim at the scene. Should the shooting be declared a terrorist attack,

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Gantz: There is no government, there is chaos

Former Defense Minister Benny Gantz accused the current government of causing a “security disaster” through the actions of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during the weekly National Unity party faction meeting Monday. “These days, there is no government in Israel – there is chaos,” Gantz said. “Those who are accused

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UN envoy: Israel must prevent Jewish reprisal attacks

Tor Wennesland, UN coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process condemned both the deadly shooting attack in which two Israeli brothers were murdered in Samaria yesterday, as well as the reprisal by Jewish rioters who burned vehicles and buildings in the Arab village of Huwara. “I am gravely concerned by the deteriorating security situation in

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Watch Live: Hillel and Yagel Yaniv laid to rest in Jerusalem

Thousands of mourners gathered at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem Monday afternoon to pay their last respects to Hillel Yaniv and Yagel Yaniv, the two brothers who were murdered in a terrorist shooting attack in the Arab town of Huwara in Samaria Sunday. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (Likud) joined the mourners, as did

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Croatian capital to rename streets honoring WWII fascist regime

Officials in Croatia”s capital Zagreb have announced a proposal to rename four streets named after high-ranking members of the Ustasha, a fascist regime that ruled the Independent State of Croatia puppet state established by Nazi Germany during World War II. The move is seen as a blow to the historical revisionism of the period that

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Hamas’s Ramadan plan

The successful IDF operation in Shechem (Nablus) on Feb. 22, in which eight of the 12 Palestinian Arabs killed were members of the terrorist groups Lions” Den, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and PFLP, was the Authority cities to target terrorists in the planning stages of attacks. The two other operations were in the Aqbat Jaber refugee

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