May 29, 2023

US criticizes relocation of Homesh Yeshiva

The United States on Monday criticized the relocation of the Homesh Yeshiva to a new, permanent location. “We are deeply troubled by the Israeli government”s recent order that allows its citizens to establish a permanent presence in the Homesh outpost in the northern West Bank,” a State Department spokesperson said. The spokesperson said that the

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Fire opened towards soldiers near Kiryat Arba, IDF ambulance damaged

A shooting was carried out on Monday evening toward IDF soldiers who were operating in route defense activity on Highway 60, adjacent to the community of Kiryat Arba. The IDF Spokesperson”s Unit said that IDF soldiers responded with live fire toward the source of the shooting. No injuries were reported, but damage was caused to

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‘Raging antisemitism has fully consumed CUNY’

New York Republican and Democratic lawmakers are calling for taxpayer funding for City University of New York (CUNY) Law School to be slashed after a vile Israel bashing graduation speech by a student activist who described the founding of the Jewish State as a “catastrophe.” Law graduate and Students for Justice in Palestine member Fatima

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Border Police cadet dies suddenly following training session

Maya Aloni, an 18-year-old Border Police cadet, collapsed after a training session at a Border Police base in Mikhmas. After resuscitation attempts failed, she was pronounced dead. The commander of the Border Police ordered an immediate suspension of training activities and appointed an investigation team under the command of a senior officer to investigate and

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Netanyahu to Erdogan: We’ll bring the relations between the countries to new heights

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and congratulated him on his election victory. The two leaders agreed to continue strengthening bilateral relations and to bring them to new heights. The Turkish President reiterated his thanks for the Israeli search and rescue aid following the recent earthquake. Prime

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Russian state media chief calls for assassination of Lindsey Graham

The head of a Russian state media broadcaster called for US Senator Lindsey Graham to be assassinated after the South Carolina Republican met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of Russian state-controlled broadcaster RT and state-owned media group MIA Rossiya Segodnya, threatened that “we have his address,” the Washington Examiner reported. Reacting

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National Unity MK fears political revenge in plenum votes

MK Sharren Haskel (National Unity) tells Israel National News that she feels political vindictiveness on the part of the coalition regarding her bills that were previously also supported by members of the current government. “There are quite a few things that are a kind of political revenge, such as the cannabis law, which the coalition

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ZOA slams Biden’s inclusion of ‘dangerous’ antisemitism definitions in nation action plan

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has denounced the Biden administration”s National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, which was released on Thursday, for “serious flaws,” including not calling out Islamists and other antisemites and not fully adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism, while voicing support for other “dangerous” alternate definitions. ZOA also

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Israeli man drops dead in Uman

An 80-year-old Israeli collapsed near the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in the city of Uman in Ukraine. Despite prolonged resuscitation attempts, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Businessmen from the Breslov Hasidic congregation and the Jewish communities in Ukraine are now working to fly his body to Israel. Repatriating the deceased individual

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New committee to examine Yemenite Children Affair

The Minister of Health, Moshe Arbel, today (Monday) signed a memorandum of appointment to the committee to examine the involvement of the medical community in the case of the children brought to Israel from East Yemen and the Balkans. The committee will examine the involvement of the medical community in the case of the children

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American Jewish Congress applauds White House antisemitism strategy

The American Jewish Congress welcomed and applauded the release on Thursday of the White House National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. The plan involves increasing understanding and awareness of antisemitism and Jewish American heritage, improving the safety and security of Jewish communities, and reversing the normalization of antisemitism in the US. “The Strategy acknowledges the need

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NYC apt. robbed in broad daylight while mother home with baby

A burglar committed a brazen daylight robbery in a Williamsburg, Brooklyn apartment belonging to Jewish tenants, stealing cash and other valuables last week. During the robbery, the mother and her baby were in the apartment, Hamodia reported. The robber was likely able to sneak into the building after ringing multiple apartment doorbells from the lobby

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Ben-Gvir sues left-wing activist for half a million shekel

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is suing the leftist Gilad Sadeh for half a million shekels after he claimed that when he was 14, Ben-Gvir ordered him to sabotage UN vehicles and create a diplomatic incident. Ben-Gvir claims that this is a “false and delusional story.” In the statement of claim, it is alleged against

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Practicing to attack Iran? IDF launches annual general staff exercise

The IDF”s main General Staff exercise began today (Monday), and will take place over the course of two weeks. The large-scale exercise will simulate intense multi-arena combat including air, sea, and land forces, as well as electromagnetic and cyber warfare. The exercise will test the IDF”s readiness for an intense, prolonged campaign in a multitude

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UK Jewish org launches petition to stop Roger Waters concerts

A leading British Jewish advocacy NGO has launched a petition urging venues to cancel upcoming Roger Waters concerts. The move by Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) came after police in Berlin opened a criminal investigation into suspected incitement by the Pink Floyd co-founder following a concert in Berlin in which he dressed in a uniform resembling

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Iran arrests alleged Israeli hit squad

Iran claims to have arrested a squad of 14 insurgents who, according to senior officials in the Iranian justice system, were planning attacks in Iranian territory at the behest of Israel. The Iranian news service Tasnim quotes an official in the Iranian justice system, who claims that local security forces managed to uncover in northwestern

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Protesters blame Israeli government for Arab violence

The Supreme Monitoring Committee of the Arabs of Israel set up a protest tent in front of the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem in protest of the rising violence in the Arab sector. Sheikh Rayid Salah, the leader of the Islamic movement in the northern areas of Israel and currently a senior member of the

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The Daily Portion, Naso / May you be blessed . . . and protected too

* Translation by Yehoshua Siskin A singer who rises to fame is likely to change and become arrogant and distant. A young entrepreneur who becomes wealthy can lose his pleasant demeanor and good character traits. This danger can ambush any of us, even when the success involved is small. Anyone who has some sort of

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An ugly scar on Israel’s justice system

Attorney Avigdor Feldman, who represented Amiram Ben Uliel before the Supreme Court, claims that Ben Uliel”s confession was obtained under torture and should be treated as such. Feldman was hosted on Arutz 7 Hebrew site against a backdrop of calls to allow Amiram to celebrate Shavuot outside his solitary confinement. Although this was agreed to,

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‘Police are alienating the law and the dream of generations”

The activist for Jewish worship on the Temple Mount, Arnon Segal, tells Israel National News about the new lobby that was recently established calling ffor the democratic right for Jews to freely ascend the Temple Mount, what is expected from Erdogan after his return to power and why he is overall optimistic. Segal described the

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How Women are Mastering Hilchos Shabbos Around the World

Am I allowed to make egg and onion on Shabbos? How to choose a shirt from a pile of clothing and not transgress borer on Shabbos? Can you put food in the oven on Shabbos? Numerous Shabbos questions are impossible to answer without thorough knowledge of its laws. Shabbos comes once a week, so if

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Arsonist causes ‘horrifying’ damage to NYC Chabad Mitzvah Tank

An arsonist destroyed a Mitzvah Tank in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York overnight Thursday, causing severe damage to the tank and the items inside it. The StopAntisemitism organization described the aftermath of the fire as “horrifying.” “The Mitzvah Tank, started by Rabbi Pevzner to assist Jews with teffilfin, overall Torah studies, and

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Likud MK predicts inquiry into police spyware scandal

MK Moshe Saada (Likud) told Israel National News about the urgent need for a commission of inquiry that will reveal the meaning and extent of the illegal surveillance by the police of many citizens in Israel using the Pegasus espionage software developed by the Israeli company NSO Group. “Obviously there will be a commission of

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