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July 24, 2017 at 4:04 pm
The pilot of a U.S. Navy EP-3 surveillance plane took evasive action to avoid possible collision with a Chinese fighter jet during an encounter off the Korean peninsula, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.
The spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, said two Chinese J-10 fighters intercepted the U.S. plane Sunday in international airspace between the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, in an area he described as west of the Korean peninsula.
Davis said one of the Chinese planes approached at a high rate of speed from beneath the American plane, then slowed and pulled up, prompting the EP-3 pilot to take evasive action. He called the Chinese pilot’s action unsafe.
“This is uncharacteristic of the normal safe behavior we see from the Chinese military,” Davis said. “There ar...
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July 24, 2017 at 3:59 pm
'Annihilate them down to the very last one...not sparing any of them. Oh Allah, make this happen by our hands. Let us play a part in this.'
Last week, Egyptian-born American preacher Ammar Shahin delivered a Friday sermon at the Islamic Center of Davis, northern California, where he serves as Imam Memri reported.
In it he cited a hadith, according to which the Muslims would fight the Jews on Judgment Day, and prayed to Allah to “liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the filth of the Jews” and to “annihilate them down to the very last one,” not sparing any of them. “Oh Allah, make this happen by our hands. Let us play a part in this,” he prayed in the sermon, which was posted on the Davis Masjid YouTube channel.
Imam Shah...
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July 24, 2017 at 3:56 pm
Former Deputy Chief of Staff: 'Magnetometers just an excuse,' says Halamish murderer should not have survived attack.
Former IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. (Res.) Uzi Dayan spoke about the tension surrounding the Temple Mount in a conversation with Arutz Sheva.
"We must not blink at this stage," says Dayan, "We need a lot less in-your-face arguing and more unity. Until now we have behaved, in my opinion, in a measured, responsible manner."
Dayan spoke about the attack that took place two weeks ago on the Temple Mount in which two policemen were murdered and declared, "It was deliberately done to hurt and incite and I think the Israeli response was correct until now.
"If there were no metal detectors and there was another attack, what would we say? That we did no...
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July 24, 2017 at 3:53 pm
Metal detectors reportedly to be removed from Temple Mount, security guard returned from Jordan.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Jordanian King Abdullah spoke earlier this evening and an understanding is reportedly being reached to resolve the crisis between the two neighbors.
According to the Channel 10 report, the agreement stipulates that metal detectors will be removed from the entrances to the Temple Mount and will be replaced by other security measures. Additionally, the security guard wounded in yesterday's stabbing attack at the Israeli embassy in Amman will be allowed to return to Israel.
Prior to the report, the head of the Shin Bet intelligence service traveled to Amman to discuss the release of the security guard who was wounded in the...
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July 24, 2017 at 3:52 pm
Rabbi Menashe Zelicha, the Rav of the Pardes Katz neighborhood in Bnei Brak, is currently in Jordan on the occasion of the Yahrzeit of Aharon HaKohen. The atmosphere however is very tense following the stabbing incident at the embassy and there have been several reports of harassment of Jews.
In a conversation with Tzvika Gronich on Kol Chai Radio, Rabbi Zelicha said: “Police came here after claiming that they killed two Jordanians at the embassy. The situation is tense. They do not let us daven at all.”
According to Rabbi Zelicha, the policemen told them that “in all of Jordan it is forbidden for Jews to daven.”
“We are not allowed to daven in the morning, even without tallis and tefillin, without anything – we must not daven, even in the h...
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July 24, 2017 at 1:39 pm
Senior White House adviser and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, standing before cameras at the White House called his service there the “honor and privilege of a lifetime” and said he comes to work every day with “enthusiasm” for what can be.
He reiterated part of a statement released earlier Monday, telling reporters that he “did not collude with Russia, nor do I know of anyone else in camp who did so.”
He said he was “eager” to share any information he had with the investigating bodies and “I have done so today.” And he said he has “not relied on Russian funds for my businesses.”
“Donald Trump had a better message and ran a smarter campaign, and that is why he won,” he said, adding that suggesting other...
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July 24, 2017 at 1:26 pm
During a visit to Intel Israel last week, the chairman of the Science and Technology Committee of the Knesset, MK Uri Maklev, praised the company’s CEO that he employs hundreds of chareidi women throughout the country. Maklev learned that one of the best workers in the factory is the wife of an avreich and the mother of 12.
The tour, which included a visit to the tank overlooking the work in the clean room in the Kiryat Gat factory,
At the beginning of the visit, Maklev said that the chareidi women working at Intel should be helped to come to work there. “The moment you provide their needs, a suitable work environment is the result, and in return, you receive excellent value from them, and this leads to a cycle of opening doors among other companies that see that good.”...
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July 24, 2017 at 1:24 pm
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday morning spoke about the barbaric slaughter in the Friday night terror attack in Yishuv N’vei Tzuf.
Speaking to Ynet, the senior cabinet minister said in this case, an IDF court should use the death sentence against the terrorist who was taken into custody.
Lieberman was asked what punishment he feels should be used. He stated that the terrorist’s home must be razed for starters. He feels that over the years, clearly this has proven to be the most effective deterrent. In addition, he envisions canceling any and all benefits for the family, including entry to Jerusalem and crossing the Green Line into “Israel proper”.
He explains he has supported the death penalty for terrorists in the past and feels this would...
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July 24, 2017 at 1:21 pm
As tensions continue to mount surrounding Har Habayis, senior Trump aide Jason Greenblatt is reportedly returning to the area, expected to arrive on Monday. The White House is hoping that Greenblatt will be able to lower tensions and bring a halt to what could escalate to an explosive situation surrounding Har Habayis.
At the heart of the conflict is Israel’s placement of metal detectors on Har Habayis, a move being interpreted as Israeli sovereignty over the site, which is claimed by Muslims. Jordan, the PA (Palestinian Authority) and others are capitalizing on the situation, and in fact, Jordan is demanding the Israeli Embassy in Aman security agent who shot his attacker dead after being stabbed, be handed over for questioning and to stand trial. The Jordanians have the agent and ...
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July 24, 2017 at 1:19 pm
Pro-Palestinian Muslims protested Israel on Shabbos, July 22, outside the Israeli Embassy in London, UK.
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July 24, 2017 at 1:15 pm
Homebuyers faced surging prices and a shrinking number of properties for sale in June — causing the pace of sales to fall.
Sales of existing homes slipped 1.8 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.52 million, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.
The decline speaks to a troubling cycle for a U.S. housing market hampered by a worsening shortage of properties to buy. Despite solid demand in a relatively healthy economy for houses, sales listings have been steadily declining for more than two years. The resulting shortage has caused prices to consistently rise faster than wage gains, making it harder for more Americans to build up their net worth by becoming homeowners.
Sales levels have improved a mere 0.7 percent over the past 12 months. The modes...
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July 24, 2017 at 1:09 pm
On motzei Shabbos, at approximately 00:40, United Hatzalah responders arrived at the scene of a serious traffic accident that occurred on Hamaapilim St. in Herzliya. A private car had been hit by a train and thrown some 20 meters from the site of the impact.
Responders braced for the worst upon arriving at the scene and seeing the state that the car was in.
EMT Chen Ben Ami was among the first responders at the scene and reported the following. “We arrived at the scene after receiving the report of a serious accident. We braced ourselves for a death and to need to evacuate the body from the crushed vehicle that had been pushed quite a long distance from the crash site by the force of the train.
“To our surprise, we were glad to find that the driver had only sustained light i...
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July 24, 2017 at 1:01 pm
It is now the Nine days and recently, there has been an uptick in violent stabbings by resha’im bent upon murdering the innocent.
Perhaps one way in which we can help address the violence transpiring in Eretz Yisroel is through strengthening ourselves in the Mitzvah of v’Ahavata l’rayacha kamocha.
What follows are rulings of Rav Elyashiv zatzal on the Mitzvah of v’ahavta l’rayacha kamocha that were culled from a sefer put together by his grandson, Rav Israelson, and shown to him for approval. Some of the material, of course, may be obvious, but it needed to be articulated in order to get a bigger picture of this important Mitzvah.
THE MITZVAH
It is a Mitzvah incumbent upon every individual to love every member of of Klal Yisroel, as it says, “v&rsquo...
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July 24, 2017 at 11:32 am
Charlie Gard's parents have decided to end their legal fight over the treatment of their terminally ill child. The months-long, emotionally charged case sparked a bioethical debate about end-of-life issues and captured the attention of world leaders, including Pope Francis and President Trump.
Attorney Grant Armstrong said the boy's parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, are withdrawing their appeal of court orders that say Charlie's treatment should end, according to the Associated Press.
Yates and Gard cried in court as their attorney said time had run out for their 11-month-old, after a U.S. doctor said it was too late to give the baby an experimental treatment on which the couple had pinned their hopes.
Britain's High Court had been scheduled to con...
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July 24, 2017 at 11:16 am
A 22-year-old California man has been charged with attempting to support terrorism by allegedly using social media to promote the Islamic State group and offering to join the organization, according to court documents.
Federal prosecutors allege Amer Sinan Alhaggagi “went so far as to meet with undercover agents on multiple occasions to plan a potential terrorist attack,” said a court filing unsealed Friday.
Alhaggagi, an Oakland, California, resident, has been in custody since November on unrelated identity-theft charges.
His defense lawyer told the San Francisco Chronicle ( http://bit.ly/2upkuqY ) that the latest allegations are baseless and stem from idle talk in late-night internet chat rooms.
“Amer is a very young and naive person, and it appears that he allowed ...
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July 24, 2017 at 11:13 am
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner denied Monday that he colluded with Russians in the course of President Donald Trump’s White House bid, declaring in a statement ahead of interviews with congressional committees that he has “nothing to hide.” He arrived shortly before 9 a.m. EDT on Capitol Hill.
The 11-page statement , released hours before Kushner’s closed-door appearance before the Senate intelligence committee, details four contacts with Russians during Trump’s campaign and transition. It aims to explain inconsistencies and omissions in a security clearance form that have invited public scrutiny.
“I did not collude, nor know of anyone else in the campaign who colluded, with any foreign government,” Kushner said in the prepared remarks ...
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July 24, 2017 at 11:12 am
The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline rose about a penny nationally over the past two weeks, to $2.32.
Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the slight increase comes after 11 weeks of decline.
The current price is about 10 cents above where it was a year ago.
Gas in Reno, Nevada, was the most expensive in the contiguous United States at an average of $2.99 a gallon. The cheapest was in Jackson, Mississippi, at $1.97 a gallon.
The U.S. average diesel price is $2.51, the same as it was two weeks ago.
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July 24, 2017 at 11:11 am
The New York Times is asking Fox News’ morning show “Fox & Friends” to apologize for what the newspaper calls a “malicious and inaccurate segment” about the newspaper, intelligence leaks and the Islamic State that aired Saturday.
New York Times spokeswoman Danielle Rhoades Ha said Sunday that she requested an “on-air apology and tweet.” The paper, she wrote, took issue with a Fox host on the segment saying that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi “was able to sneak away under the cover of darkness after a New York Times story” in 2015 and a host’s comment that the U.S. government “would have had al-Baghdadi based on the intelligence that we had except someone leaked information to the failing New York Times.&rdquo...
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July 24, 2017 at 9:43 am
The White House indicated Sunday President Donald Trump would sign a sweeping Russia sanctions measure, which the House could take up this week, that requires him to get Congress’ permission before lifting or easing the economic penalties against Moscow.
Lawmakers are scheduled to consider the sanctions package as early as Tuesday, and the bill could be sent to Trump before Congress breaks for the August recess. The legislation is aimed at punishing Moscow for meddling in the presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the newly appointed White House press secretary, said the administration is supportive of being tough on Russia and “particularly putting these sanctions in place.”
“We support where the legislati...
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July 24, 2017 at 9:41 am
The placement of new high-tech security cameras at the Lion’s Gate entrance to Har Habayis on Motzei Shabbos, the most frequently used entrance by Muslims, resulted in many Islamic worshipers refusing to visit the site on Sunday, unwilling to comply with the new security realities. The cameras can detect if one is armed and this person would be pulled from the general line by security agents operating at the scene.
Signaling Israel’s willingness to back down in response to mounting Islamic pressure, IDF Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Major-General Yoav Mordechai over Shabbos signaled Israel may be willing to remove the metal detectors for as long at the cameras were operational. The cameras signal if one is carrying a weapon and that person wou...
