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October 22, 2018 at 8:27 pm
Houston - President Donald Trump hailed former foe Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday as “a man who has become a really good friend of mine” at a campaign rally in Texas.
Trump spoke before a massive crowd in Houston on behalf of his onetime rival for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. The rally comes as Cruz faces a strong challenge from Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke. During the campaign, Trump would frequently deride his former foe as “Lyin’ Ted” but said in Texas that their relationship had come a long way.
“Nobody has helped me more with your tax cut, with your regulation,” Trump said of Cruz. “He defended your jobs, he defended your borders, and we are defending that border, by the way.”
Speaking before Trump took the stage...
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October 22, 2018 at 7:00 pm
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rav Eliahu Pesach Rominek, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Ohavei Torah in Far Rockaway.
Rav Rominek was a talmid of Rav Yitzchok Hutner zt”l at Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin, and Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l at Bais Medrash Govoah in Lakewood.
Rav Rominek’s life in harbotzas haTorah began while still a young man, in the year 1949, when he became R”M at Mesivta Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin and the rov of the Young Israel of Laurelton, Queens. These positions were secured after spending one year at Bais Medrash Govoah in Lakewood with Rav Aharon Kotler.
That same year, 1949, he married his wife, Hadassah Wohlgelernter, daughter of Rav and Mrs...
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October 22, 2018 at 4:53 pm
Washington - US President Donald Trump told French President Emmanuel Macron that he would be willing to put pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the US peace plan, which is expected to be presented in the coming months.
Israel Ch. 10 news is reporting that Trump made the statement during a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Sept 24.
According to the report, Trump said, “We are giving Israel $ 5 billion a year. I can be tough with Netanyahu about the peace plan, just as I was tough with the Palestinians.”
This is the first time that Trump’s statement to Netanyahu has been published.
According to the four Western diplomats, it was Macron who raised the Israeli-Palestinian issu...
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October 22, 2018 at 4:53 pm
Istanbul - One mystery surrounding the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul is the existence of purported audio recordings of his death. The recordings, reported to include voices of Saudi officials who were present as well as confirmation of a grisly scheme to dispose of the dismembered body, were reported in pro-government newspapers in Turkey but have not been officially confirmed.
Saudi Arabia says Khashoggi was killed by accident in a “fistfight” with rogue officials, although international suspicions that the killing was ordered with the knowledge of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salam are mounting.
Whether or not the recordings exist, or would ever be released if they do, the reports add to tales of intrigue and surveillance in Tur...
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October 22, 2018 at 4:51 pm
Gaza - Hamas appears to be scaling back mass protests along the Gaza-Israel frontier as Egypt renews its efforts to broker a cease-fire.
Only a few hundred people joined a beach demonstration near the perimeter fence in northern Gaza on Monday — a much smaller turnout than previous weeks. The Health Ministry said 20 protesters were wounded by Israeli fire.
The march took place as Egyptian mediators were in Gaza for cease-fire talks.
Hamas says the protests will continue until Israel ends a crippling blockade it imposed with Egypt after the group seized power in Gaza in 2007.
For the first time in months, there were no deaths during last Friday’s weekly protest.
Israeli fire has killed 156 Palestinians at protests since March. A Gaza sniper killed an Israeli soldier in July...
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October 22, 2018 at 4:27 pm
THE FOLLOWING IS VIA YWN
According to a report that appeared in the Ma’ariv news service, the Ministerial Committee for Legislation passed the proposed bill submitted by MK Bezalel Smotritch (Bayit Yehudi) that would limit the use of credit cards by people who refuse to give a Get.
“Only with a continuous and long-term stubbornness will we succeed at eradicating the negative trend of Get refusers,” said Smotritch.
“This law was written in collaboration with Rabbinic Bais Din and is intended to add an additional sanction that can be used against men and women who refuse to either give or receive a Get. Whoever attempts to use Halacha as a tool to entrench their own position, will find all of us unified against them. We will continue to safeguard the Jewish holy fr...
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October 22, 2018 at 4:16 pm
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, today (Monday, 22 October 2018), welcomed Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, where he signed the guestbook.
Prime Minister Netanyahu told Chinese Vice President Qishan:
"Welcome to Israel. This the most important visit by a Chinese leader in the last 18 years. It's a sign of our growing friendship. The fact that the Vice President of China came to Israel at my invitation for the Prime Minister's Innovation Conference is a tremendous compliment to Israel and a reflection of the growing ties between China and Israel. And I look forward to our discussions."
Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chinese Vice President Qishan – who is the most senior Chinese offi...
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October 22, 2018 at 4:13 pm
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 22, 2018 - Searching for a way to really make a difference? The Jewish Big Brother Big Sister Program is looking for men of all ages who would be interested in volunteering to be Big Brothers. We currently have several boys in our community in need of friends/mentors.
The boys currently waiting to be matched with “Bigs” range in age from 8 to 14. Their wide scope of interests includes sports, music, and science, but one thing they all have in common is the need for a trustworthy adult willing to give them some extra time and attention.
Jewish Community Services provides Big Brother volunteers with orientation/training, monthly check-ins with the volunteer coordinator, and free passes to enjoy outings together around town on a weekly or ...
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October 22, 2018 at 3:51 pm
Democrats' once-cushy advantage in key House races has all but disappeared with just over two weeks to go before November’s crucial midterm elections, a new NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll found.
While the poll found that Democrats still hold a large advantage overall, in districts rated as the most competitive by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, the parties are now in a dead heat on the question of which one should control Congress.
"It's a barnburner," Bill McInturff, a GOP pollster who conducted the survey with Democrat Fred Yang, told the Wall Street Journal. "There's a switch that's been flipped . . . They are engaging in the campaign and the process."
Whether Democrats indeed are riding a "blue wave" into November remains unclear. E...
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October 22, 2018 at 3:46 pm
An amicus curiae was filed last week on behalf of 10 Jewish organizations to support a brief asking the US Supreme Court to overturn a 41-year-old precedent that drastically limited a provision of the 1964 Civil Rights Act not to jeopardize the job status of Shabbos-observant employees.
Written by prominent lawyer Nathan Lewin, and filed by the National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs on behalf of the Orthodox Jewish organizations, Patterson v. Walgreen Co. seeks to overrule a 1977 case called Trans World Airlines, Inc v. Hardison, in which the Supreme Court decided that a “1972 amendment to the employment provisions of the Civil Rights Act required only minimum accommodation for an employee’s religious observance,” according to a statement from Lewin’s...
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October 22, 2018 at 3:44 pm
Gilad Shalit celebrated his seven year anniversary of his release from Hamas captivity by supporting children with disabilities at the Shalva Israel Gala Dinner on Monday.
Shalit was held captive by Hamas for 5 years, from 2006-2011. He was captured by Hamas militants in a cross-border raid via underground tunnels. He gained his freedom during a prisoner exchange, where Israel released 1,027 prisoners in return for Shalit.
Given a second chance, Shalit has dedicated his time helping others including his volunteer work with Shalva children.
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October 22, 2018 at 3:35 pm
Elon Musk moved a step forward in his vision for the future of public transportation, announcing that his Boring Co.’s hyperloop test tunnel will open in less than two months.
“The first tunnel is almost done,” Musk said on his official Twitter account. “Opens Dec 10.”
While the trial tunnel — which begins on the site of Musk’s rocket company SpaceX in Hawthorne, California — injects a dose of realism to his vision of a hyper-fast underground system, key questions remain. It’s unclear how Musk will achieve the top speeds of 760 miles (1,220 kilometers) per hour he has touted for a hyperloop tunnel, and the mode of transport that will be used there.
The trial tunnel will have a top speed of 155 miles per hour, according to the billion...
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October 22, 2018 at 3:32 pm
Jerusalem - China’s vice president on Monday kicked off a trip to Israel that illustrated the warming ties between the two countries.
Wang Qishan is in the region for a three-day trip. The highlight will be co-hosting a joint summit of innovation cooperation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He will also head to the West Bank to visit the Palestinians.
Wang, a confidant of President Xi Jinping, is one of the most senior Chinese officials to visit Israel since the countries established diplomatic relations in 1992. In 2000, China’s then president, Jiang Zemin, became the first-ever Chinese president to visit.
Netanyahu called the visit a “tremendous compliment” to Israel.
Wang visited Jerusalem’s Old City, where he visited the Western Wall b...
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October 22, 2018 at 3:32 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge on Monday ordered Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti to pay $4.85 million to an attorney at his former law firm, the first time the potential presidential candidate is being held personally liable in the case.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dennis Landin issued the ruling after turning down a request from Avenatti to have the matter moved to federal court, which the opposing side called a delay tactic.
Avenatti did not appear at the court hearing and never filed opposing arguments in the case.
The judge said Avenatti must pay the money because he personally guaranteed a settlement with Jason Frank, who had worked at his former firm.
Frank had alleged the firm misstated its profits and that he was owed millions.
Avenatti, who is t...
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October 22, 2018 at 3:22 pm
In recent weeks, residents of the Upper Galilee region have witnessed trucks unload countless mounds of sand and watched artificial hills slowly rise, with a tank or armored personnel carrier parked atop each one.
“The hills are being built close to the cement barrier the IDF has been building in recent months along the border,” an area resident told Israel Hayom, referring to Israel’s border with Lebanon. “Judging from what I’ve seen, they are being built opposite Hezbollah watchtowers in a manner that allows [Israeli soldiers] to see past the cement wall, into Lebanon.”
“While they were building the [cement] barrier, I saw a tank overlooking the work, and now we see the same tank on the hill itself,” he said.
However, defense officials t...
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October 22, 2018 at 3:11 pm
Miriam Fuld, the widow of Ari Fuld who was murdered last month in a terrorist attack in Gush Etzion, sent a letter to the head of the IDF Central Command calling on him to demolish the home of the terrorist who murdered her husband.
“I have a simple question,” wrote Fuld in a letter addressed to head of the IDF Central Command, Maj. Gen. Nadav Padan, “Why is the decision to demolish the home of the depraved terrorist being delayed?”
“It’s important for me to emphasize,” continued Fuld, “that the desire to advance the home demolition of the murderer does not stem from a place of revenge. Rather, this demand is intended to increase deterrence in order to save lives.”
Fuld added: “Ari won’t return to his family, but I know t...
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October 22, 2018 at 3:07 pm
Maryland kicks off Teen Driver Safety Week with interactive lab
FORT WASHINGTON, MD (Oct. 22, 2018) − The Maryland Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) joined traffic safety leaders and more than 100 teens today at an Interactive Traffic Safety Lab led by the National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) to highlight the dangers faced by young drivers. The event kicked off the beginning of National Teen Driver Safety Week, which runs through October 27.
“Teen drivers are at greater risk on our roads due to inexperience,” said Chrissy Nizer, Governor Larry Hogan’s Highway Safety Representative and Administrator for the MDOT MVA. “We are proud to partner with the National Organizations for Youth Safety in educating our ...
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October 22, 2018 at 2:59 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed his predecessor Yitzhak Rabin as a “Zionist patriot of the first rank” in a special Knesset session on Sunday marking the leader’s 1995 assassination.
His comments came soon after Rabin’s granddaughter issued a ferocious condemnation of the Israeli right at a ceremony marking the 23rd anniversary of the tragic event.
According to Israel’s Channel 2, at the official commemoration of Rabin’s death on Mount Herzl, his granddaughter Noa Rothman said, “Many of the officials in this country participate in fanning the flames of the bonfire of incitement.”
Speaking of the current situation in Israel, Rothman asserted, “Criticism of Israel is considered treason. If you don’t stop the marc...
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October 22, 2018 at 2:42 pm
Hempstead, NY - An Ecuadorian pizza deliveryman who was held up as an example of zealous U.S. immigration enforcement has been arrested in a domestic violence case.
A criminal complaint alleges that Pablo Villavicencio pushed his wife against a wall, slapped her and grabbed her phone to keep her from calling police.
It says the incident occurred Thursday at the couple’s Hempstead, Long Island home.
He was arraigned Saturday on a misdemeanor charge and remained jailed Monday afternoon.
His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Villavicencio was detained on June 1 after delivering pizza to the Fort Hamilton Army base in Brooklyn. He was seeking to establish legal residency and overcome a 2010 order to leave the country.
The government declined to appeal t...
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October 22, 2018 at 2:41 pm
Gaza - Hamas authorities have been burning piles of narcotics and cannabis in a yearly sweep against drugs in the beleaguered Gaza Strip.
Officers in military fatigues on Monday poured gasoline and set alight more than 1 million tablets of opioid painkiller tramadol, about 1,500 slabs of hashish and 900 grams of opium.
With residents suffering under a decade-long Israeli-Egyptian blockade since the militant Hamas took power, authorities say drug use has grown among Gaza’s 2 million residents as people look for an escape from harsh living conditions, soaring unemployment and travel restrictions.
Hamas says it is fighting the endemic relentlessly. On Monday, it sentenced 17 people convicted of drug trafficking to hard labor prison terms of 10 years to life.
Last year, Hamas legis...
