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June 30, 2016 at 3:36 pm
Kiryat Arba, Israel - Crying, Rena Ariel caressed the blue shroud covered body of her daughter Hallel Yaffa, 13, before uttering her final parting words, to the girl who had been a brilliant student and who loved to dance.
“I am giving you one last hug,” Rena said on Thursday evening as she eulogized Hallel in front of the hundreds of mourners who filled the small public grass lawn, just a short walk away from their home in the West Bank Kiryat Arba settlement.
Just the night before, Hallel had performed in Jerusalem with Harikod dance troop. In the morning she slept late. She was alone in the house when a Palestinian teen, Mohammad Tarairah, 17, snuck in her bedroom through an open window and stabbed her to death.
At the funeral, Rena called out to Tarairah’s...
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June 30, 2016 at 3:35 pm
New York - Former President Bill Clinton spoke with Attorney General Loretta Lynch during an impromptu meeting in Phoenix, but Lynch said the discussion did not involve the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email use as secretary of state.
Lynch told reporters that the meeting at a Phoenix airport on Monday was unplanned and happened while the former president was waiting to depart and walked over to the attorney general’s plane after she landed there.
Lynch was traveling with her husband and said her conversation with the former president “was a great deal about his grandchildren” and their travels. The former president, who recently became a grandfather for the second time, told her he had been playing golf in Arizona and they discussed former Attor...
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June 30, 2016 at 3:35 pm
Washington - American sailors who were detained by Iran in January gave away too much information to their captors and were seized in the Gulf following a series of missteps by the crew and their superiors, the U.S. Navy said in a report on Thursday.
The report said some of the 10 crew members, detained at gunpoint Jan. 12 by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), had revealed sensitive information, such as phone and laptop passwords, to the Iranians.
At the time of their capture, an international incident that rattled nerves days before the implementation of a nuclear accord between Iran and world powers, the sailors were in transit in two vessels from Kuwait to Bahrain.
Iran used the detentions for propaganda purposes that kept the incident in the headlines fo...
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June 30, 2016 at 3:35 pm
United Nations - Violence and incitement, settlement expansion and a lack of control of Gaza by the Palestinian Authority are undermining hope for Middle East peace, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday, citing a report by the Middle East peace “Quartet”.
U.N. Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov briefed the U.N. Security Council on Thursday on an eagerly awaited report by the Quartet of sponsors of the stalled Middle East peace process: the United States, Russia, the European Union and United Nations.
He said the report was likely to be released on Friday.
“The main objective of this report is not about assigning blame,” Mladenov told the 15-member council. “It focuses on the major threats to achieving a negotiated peace and offers recommendation...
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June 30, 2016 at 3:26 pm
Baltimore, MD -- CHAI: Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc., an agency of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, announced today that it will oversee the management and operation of the Edward A. Myerberg Center, beginning July 1.
This arrangement, approved by Myerberg’s Board of Directors, will enable CHAI to bring its extensive expertise in working with Northwest Baltimore’s aging population to the management of the Myerberg. CHAI currently owns and operates 16 Weinberg Senior Living facilities including Weinberg Woods, an active senior living community connected to Myerberg through a breezeway.
CHAI also offers programs that support aging-in-community, such as Northwest Neighbors Connecting, a self-sustaining village of members and volunteers that prov...
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June 30, 2016 at 1:31 pm
Birmingham, AL - Born in the ashes of the smoldering South after the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan died and was reborn before losing the fight against civil rights in the 1960s. Membership dwindled, a unified group fractured, and one-time members went to prison for a string of murderous attacks against blacks. Many assumed the group was dead, a white-robed ghost of hate and violence.
Yet today, the KKK is still alive and dreams of restoring itself to what it once was: an invisible white supremacist empire spreading its tentacles throughout society. As it marks 150 years of existence, the Klan is trying to reshape itself for a new era.
Klan members still gather by the dozens under starry Southern skies to set fire to crosses in the dead of night, and KKK leaflets have shown up in ...
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June 30, 2016 at 1:29 pm
Oklahoma City - No one was injured when a roller coaster at an Oklahoma City amusement park stalled out and stranded eight people, including seven children.
Oklahoma City Fire Department District Chief Benny Fulkerson says firefighters walked the stranded riders down a catwalk to safety Wednesday afternoon after the Frontier City ride became stuck.
The riders, which included children ages 7 to 15, were stranded on the coaster for about an hour Wednesday.
Fulkerson says the Silver Bullet roller coaster at Frontier City “just didn’t make it over a hill” and became stuck.
Fulkerson says power to the ride was shut off and the cars were chained to the rail before the stranded riders were escorted down one at a time.
An Oklahoma City firefighter walks down a roller ...
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June 30, 2016 at 1:28 pm
Albany, NY - New York’s comptroller has directed staff of the $178 billion pension fund for state and local government workers to identify and restrict investments in companies supporting a boycott of Israel.
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the fund has $532 million in Israel-based investments and attempts to harm its economy put them at risk.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo three weeks ago ordered state agencies to cease doing business with companies that boycott, divest or sanction the Israeli government.
Critics of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians have accused the Democratic governor of violating the constitutionally protected free speech of business owners.
Cuomo directed state officials to draw up a list of businesses involved, which civil rights groups called a blacklis...
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June 30, 2016 at 1:26 pm
Jerusalem - The security establishment, IDF and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) are investigating how 19-year old terrorist Mohammad Tarairah, from the village of Bani Naim near Hebron, managed to climb the fence surrounding Kiryat Arba and enter the settlement.
Tarairah had no obstructions when he the entered into the Ariel family’s house, and killed 13-year old Hallel Yaffe while she slept in her bed. It was not immediately clear how he entered the home.
Initial inquiries have revealed that the terrorist was identified by security forces and members of the on-call team.
Only a few minutes passed between security cameras identifying Tarairah and the guards arriving at the scene, but they could not stop him before he had already fatally stabbed the defenseless teenager m...
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June 30, 2016 at 1:25 pm
New York - New York City police have arrested an 80-year-old man who gained national fame by riding his horse around the country saying he was a cowboy who wanted to help hungry children.
Police say Tod “Doc” Mishler was taken into custody Thursday, three days after riding his horse across the Outerbridge Crossing linking New Jersey with Staten Island.
A police spokeswoman says charges are pending. The exact charges are unclear.
But animal advocates say Mishler has abused the horses that took him on what he says is his God-sent mission. They say he didn’t feed them properly, exhausted them and gave them painful saddle sores.
The two horses he brought to New York were seized Monday for examinations.
Mishler was issued a court summons for blocking traffic and tre...
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June 30, 2016 at 1:20 pm
Netanya, Israel - Two Israelis were stabbed in an apparent terror attack near the market in Netanya on Thursday evening. One of the victims, an Israeli man approximately 30 years old, is in serious condition and is receiving medical treatment. The other, a woman, is in moderate condition.
The stabber has been shot and killed.
The attack took place simultaneously with the funeral of Hallel Ariel, a 13-year-old Israeli girl murdered earlier on Thursday after a Palestinian terrorist broke into her home in Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, and stabbed her to death while she slept.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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June 30, 2016 at 11:32 am
Bnos Agudath Israel has a long proud history of innovation, starting many successful initiatives. One of these is the highly acclaimed Bnos One on One Big Sister Little Sister Program. Bnos One on One was founded in 2009 with the mission of building greater resiliency in young adolescents by providing them with a role model and mentor to offer emotional support and encouragement. 12th grade girls meet with their sixth or seventh grade counterpart once a week for fun activities or just to schmooze.
The program which is operated by Bnos Agudath Israel of America and is funded by The Center for Jewish Family Life/Project YES has grown to include close to 1,000 girls in Atlanta, Baltimore, Brooklyn, Denver, Edison, Far Rockaway, Five Towns, Queens, Lakewood, Los Angeles, Miami, Monsey, and To...
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June 30, 2016 at 11:26 am
The race to be Britain’s next prime minister was upended after Justice Secretary Michael Gove entered at the last minute with a savage attack on initial front-runner Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Theresa May cast herself as the Conservative Party’s unifying candidate.
One week after Britain voted to leave the EU in a shock break with a half-century of postwar alignment, the country remains in a state of political limbo. Cameron resigned but is staying on until September, the Labour opposition is in disarray and “Leave” campaigners who won the referendum have yet to announce detailed policies beyond an intention to “take back control.”
Read full story at Bloomberg.
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June 30, 2016 at 11:10 am
The tables have turned in this week’s White House Watch. After trailing Hillary Clinton by five points for the prior two weeks, Donald Trump has now taken a four-point lead.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey of Likely US Voters finds Trump with 43% of the vote, while Clinton earns 39%. Twelve percent (12%) still like another candidate, and five percent (5%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Read full story at Rasmussen Reports.
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June 30, 2016 at 10:59 am
The drama unfolded quickly. The spies returned from their reconnaissance mission to the Land of Israel and delivered a disastrous report.
They told him (Moshe) and said, "We came to the land to which you sent us, and it is flowing with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. However, the people who inhabit the land are mighty, and the cities are extremely huge and fortified, and there we saw even the offspring of the giant. The Amalekites dwell in the south land, while the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountainous region. The Canaanites dwell on the coast and alongside the Jordan …. We are unable to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we (Bamidbar 13:27-31)."
With just a few words, a few short sentences the meraglim (spies...
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June 30, 2016 at 10:53 am
Updated as of June 30, 10:52 AM - JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.— A law enforcement official told the Associated Press officials found no active shooter at Joint Base Andrews Thursday.
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Joint Base Andrews in Maryland has been placed on lockdown following a report of an active shooter.
The base was placed on lockdown just after 9 a.m. Thursday, officials at the base told News4. All personnel have been directed to shelter in place.
Joint Base Andrews said it had planned an active shooter exercise for 9 a.m., but around the same time, first responders received reports of an "real-world active shooter situation" at the medical facility. The base says it investigating the incident as an ongoing active shooter situation.
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June 30, 2016 at 10:35 am
New york, NY - Several hundred people enjoyed kosher barbeque, scenic views of the East River and a chance to hobnob with Jewish movers and shakers from all across New York City at Mayor de Blasio’s annual Jewish Heritage Reception held Wednesday night at Gracie Mansion.
Both Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray peppered their remarks to the crowd with Hebrew phrases, with the mayor intoning “tzedek, tzedek tirdof,” while his wife spoke about the importance of tikun olam.
de Blasio was in high spirits, good naturedly repeating a joke he has shared on several occasion with two of his Israeli counterparts.
“I like to do a thing where I talk to the mayor of Jerusalem, in this case Mayor Barkat, and the mayor of Tel Aviv, Mayor Huldai, and I like t...
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June 30, 2016 at 10:33 am
London - Former London mayor Boris Johnson abruptly pulled out of the race to become Britain’s next prime minister on Thursday, in a shock move that upturned a political order shaken by last week’s vote to leave the European Union.
Johnson, whose support for the campaign to leave the EU was widely considered one of the decisive factors in the campaign, had been bookmakers’ runaway favorite to succeed David Cameron, who quit last week after failing to persuade British voters to stay in the bloc.
Johnson’s unexpected departure from the race, announced just minutes before the party unveiled the list of candidates, shows the speed with which the political landscape is being reshaped.
“I must tell you, my friends, you who have waited faithfully for the ...
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June 30, 2016 at 10:32 am
Helena -A grizzly bear attacked and killed a 38-year-old mountain biker as he was riding along a trail just outside Glacier National Park, Montana authorities said.
Brad Treat and another rider were in the Halfmoon Lakes area of the Flathead National Forest Wednesday when they apparently surprised the bear, Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry said.
The bear knocked Treat off his bike, and the second rider left to look for help, Curry said.
Authorities found Treat’s body at the scene, but not the bear. Wildlife and law-enforcement officials were searching for the grizzly Wednesday evening.
Treat was a law-enforcement officer with the U.S. Forest Service.
“Brad was an integral member of our area law enforcement team and a friend to us all,” Curry said.
Treat g...
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