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September 17, 2017 at 4:51 pm
US President Donald Trump should heed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent warnings about the danger posed by Iran’s effort to establish a permanent military presence in Syria, the Washington Post said on Thursday.
The editorial called on the US to take “its own steps to block the Iranian ‘entrenchment’ in Syria that Mr. Netanyahu spoke of.”
“Diplomacy might achieve some of that, but military steps should not be ruled out,” it went on to say.
The paper also praised the Sept. 7 airstrike — reportedly carried out by the Israeli Air Force — that targeted an Assad regime chemical weapons facility in Syria’s Hama region.
“If it slows the production of those deadly weapons, Isr...
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September 17, 2017 at 4:45 pm
A teacher at a Catholic school in Ontario, Canada has once again defended two notorious terrorists, this time in an Arabic-language newspaper known for peddling Holocaust denial and describing Judaism as a violent faith.
Nadia Shoufani of the St. Catherine of Siena Separate School wrote in an article published in Meshwar on Sunday that she will “not stop quoting the words of Ghassan Kanafani,” and “will not stop demanding freedom for Georges Ibrahim Abdallah,” according to the advocacy group B’nai Brith Canada.
Kanafani served as the spokesman of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a terrorist group — blacklisted by the Canadian government — which organized the 1972 Lod Airport massacre that ...
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September 17, 2017 at 4:36 pm
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will not be bullied by the United States and will react strongly to any “wrong move” by Washington on Tehran’s nuclear deal, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran was violating “the spirit” of the 2015 deal under which it got sanctions relief in return for curbing its nuclear program.
State television quoted Khamenei as saying Iran was standing firm “and any wrong move by the domineering regime regarding the (nuclear accord) will face the reaction of the Islamic Republic.”
Washington extended some sanctions relief for Iran on Thursday under the nuclear deal with world powers, but said it had yet to decide whether to maintain the agreement.
Trump must m...
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September 17, 2017 at 4:34 pm
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has expressed alarm over reports that United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, is writing to firms regarding the “blacklist” of companies doing business in or with Israeli companies in eastern Jerusalem and the West Bank.
“It is damaging enough that the High Commissioner felt he was required to ‘produce’ this database of enterprises doing business in the settlements,” said Stephen M. Greenberg, Chairman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference, in a statement released on Friday.
“There is no acceptable justification for the High Commissioner to go beyond what is called for in this biased measure,&rdq...
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September 17, 2017 at 4:33 pm
The provisions of legislation on Palestinian Authority funding of terrorism currently before the US Senate have not been watered down by a new amendment based on humanitarian concerns, supporters of the bill said on Sunday.
Following the passage of the Taylor Force Act by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in August, its sponsors accepted an amendment on September 8 which would enable continued funding for Palestinian humanitarian projects that are not connected to the PA. The amendment was demanded by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who voted against the Act in the Foreign Relations Committee, but now supports the legislation. Booker had met with sustained criticism over his original stance.
A prominent supporter of the legislation told The Algemeiner on Sunday tha...
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September 17, 2017 at 4:31 pm
As the impending referendum on independence for the Kurdish region of Iraq draws closer, pro-government media outlets in Turkey – which remains bitterly opposed to Kurdish self-determination – are energetically promoting conspiracy theories centered on the alleged relations between Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani and the Israeli authorities.
The latest antisemitic salvo in the Turkish press claims that Barzani and the Israelis have agreed on the resettlement of 200,000 Jews in territory controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq following the referendum – currently scheduled for September 25. While Kurdish leaders are reported to be considering “alternatives” to the referendum given the international unease with the prospect of Kurdish i...
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September 17, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Minister of Education and Chairman of the Bayit Yehudi Party, Naftali Bennet and his partner Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked presented Thursday the “constitutional plan” which is supposed to complete the constitution in Israel and to balance the three authorities, especially the Supreme Court.
The main points of the plan were formulated following the recent rulings of the Supreme Court justices who, according to the Bayit Yehudi ministers, violated the status quo between the Knesset and the courts.
As an example, they note that about a month ago, the court ruled that it had the power to disqualify legislation approved by the Knesset only because of the quality of the discussion. Later, another ruling that questioned the Knesset’s work was stopped. In both examples,...
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September 17, 2017 at 4:28 pm
Mitchell Flint, an American aviator who helped form the Israeli Air Force in 1948 and served in Israel’s first fighter squadron has died. He was 94.
Flint, a former US Navy fighter pilot, died Saturday in Los Angeles of natural causes, said his son, Michael Flint.
Flint was one of the founding members of “Machal,” a group of non-Israelis who fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He was one of the original members of the Israeli Air Force’s first fighter squadron and helped train Israel’s first military pilots, his son said.
Flint and other members of the Machal had flown in German planes that were captured during World War II and covered the Nazi insignia with Stars of David. He flew in rebuilt Messerschmitts, Germany’s main fighter plane during ...
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September 17, 2017 at 4:14 pm
Hamas announced on Sunday 26 Elul, night that they were prepared to begin reconciliation talks with the Fatah movement and intended to go with it until a general election was held in the Palestinian Authority.
At the meetings of the senior members of the Gaza terror organization, they made it clear that if they were accepted, they would dismantle the executive committee in Gaza to form a unity government that would also include the Fatah led by Mahmoud Abbas.
It is pointed out that since Hamas unseated the Fatah government in Gaza, several efforts towards unity between the rival actions were attempted but they all failed.
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September 17, 2017 at 4:13 pm
At nearly 6-foot-6, Tom Bossert is hard to miss. Yet he came and went through the gilded lobby at Trump Tower multiple times during the presidential transition largely unnoticed among the parade of White House job candidates headed for the elevators.
A Nov. 17 video from the lobby shows Trump adviser Dave Bossie twirling colleague Kellyanne Conway as Bossert looks on, generally ignored by reporters staking out the scene.
Bossert quickly caught the eye of the transition team, though, and then of Donald Trump. The president-elect offered Bossert the job of White House homeland security adviser nearly as soon as they met, on Dec. 22 at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Bossert, with his smooth but unassuming manner, isn’t in the background anymore. He’s squarely...
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September 17, 2017 at 4:11 pm
There are cracks in the curtains President Donald Trump tried to draw around the government early in his presidency, but the slivers of light aren’t making it easier to hold federal officials accountable for their actions.
Trump still refuses to divest from his real estate and hotel empire or release virtually any of his tax returns. His administration is vigorously pursuing whistleblowers. Among scores of vacant senior jobs in the government is an inspector general for the Department of Energy — led by Secretary Rick Perry, former governor of Texas — as it helps drive the region’s recovery from Hurricane Harvey.
Rebuilding from the deadly storm seems certain to be a $100 billion-plus endeavor involving multiple federal departments and an army of government ...
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September 17, 2017 at 4:09 pm
Iran’s president says he is “inviting” the U.S. to dinner as he heads to New York for the U.N General Assembly.
President Hassan Rouhani used an analogy of a dinner party on Sunday to describe how countries are benefiting from the 2015 nuclear deal.
Rouhani described the Americans as “sitting in another room” at the party.
Rouhani said: “They can adopt a new path and come to the room where the dinner table is. That’s alright in our opinion. If they change their bad temper they can enjoy the dinner table.”
The nuclear deal under former President Barack Obama saw Iran limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. President Donald Trump has said he wants to renegotiate it.
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September 17, 2017 at 4:07 pm
President Donald Trump says he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have discussed North Korea in their latest call.
And Trump tweets that he’s asked Moon about “Rocket Man” — an apparent reference to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea has launched a trio of missiles in recent weeks and tested a bomb that was its most powerful to date.
Trump also says long gas lines are forming in North Korea, calling it “too bad.” New U.N. sanctions cut oil exports to North Korea.
The White House says Trump and Moon are committed to continuing to take steps to strengthen deterrence and defense capabilities, and maximize economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea. They plan to meet this week at the U.N. General Assembly.
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September 17, 2017 at 3:06 pm
Updated Sept. 17 as of 3:00 PM: Shiva begins at 3:00 PM, today at 3312 West Strathmore Ave. through Wednesday, Erev Yom Tov @ 3:00 PM.
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Baltimore, MD – Sept. 14, 2017 - It is with deep regret that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petirah of Lawrence Kent, a’h, father of Mrs. Rita Shugarman
The levayah will take place on Friday, Sept. 15 in St. Louis
Shiva details to follow
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach...
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September 17, 2017 at 12:28 pm
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Reb Eliyahu Tabak, Z”L, of Monsey, who was niftar this morning. He was 81.
Reb Eliyahu is survived by his wife, Mrs Chana Tabak, and his children – all noted Bnai Torah and well-known Marbitzei Torah R’ Aharon Tabak, R’ Yossel Tabak (Flatbush), R’ Elimelech (Lakewood), R’ Moshe (Lakewood), R’ Kalman (Bensonhurst), Mrs. Hindy Housman, Mrs. Henny Polansky, Mrs. Gitty Levy, Mrs. Miriam Klein, Mrs. Rochel Kalmen, Mrs. Batsheva Halpern, Mrs. Tziporah Grossman (Lakewood) and Mrs. Leeby Weinberg.
The Levaya will take place at Tiferes Gedlaya in Monsey tomorrow, Sunday, at 10:30 AM. Kevurah will be in Monsey.
Shiva will take place at 11 Saddle River Road in Monsey.
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September 17, 2017 at 12:25 pm
Demonstrators are expected to reconvene near St. Louis Sunday afternoon for a third day of protests following the acquittal of a white former police officer in the fatal shooting of a black man.
Protests turned violent for second night late Saturday, as a small group of demonstrators refused to disperse, breaking windows at dozens of businesses and throwing objects at police, who moved in with hundreds of officers in riot gear to make arrests.
The confrontation took place in the Delmar Loop area of University City, a suburb about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of St. Louis near Washington University. The area is known for concert venues, restaurants, shops and bars and includes the Blueberry Hill club where rock legend Chuck Berry played for many years.
City and county police tweet...
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September 17, 2017 at 12:24 pm
Republicans spooked world markets in their ardor to cut spending when Democrat Barack Obama occupied the White House. Now, with a GOP president pressing for politically popular tax cuts and billions more for the military, few in the GOP are complaining about the nation’s soaring debt.
The tea partyers and other conservatives who seized control of the House in 2010 have morphed into Ronald Reagan-style supply siders while the GOP’s numerous Pentagon pals run roughshod over the few holdouts. Tax cuts in the works could add hundreds of billions of dollars to the debt while bipartisan pressure for more money for defense, infrastructure, and domestic agencies could add almost $100 billion in additional spending next year alone.
The bottom line is the $20 trillion national de...
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September 17, 2017 at 12:09 pm
It is with great sadness that wereport the passing of Rav Shlomo Yaakov Davis, zt”l. He was over 100 years old.
Rav Shlomo was a talmid of Telshe Yeshiva in Europe who was able to escape the Nazi onslaught due to his British citizenship. During the three weeks that he was in transit, including on the transatlantic boat ride, Reb Shlomo had the fortune to learn Maseches Makkos bechavrusah with another refugee with a foreign passport, Rav Nosson Wachtfogel zt”l.
When Rav Elya Meir Bloch zt”l and Rav Mottel Katz zt”l opened Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland in 1941, they sent messages and invitations to several of the best Telshe talmidim in the United States at the time to help reestablish the yeshiva. Rav S...
