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March 17, 2019 at 4:09 pm
Jacksonville, FL - The commissioner of the New York Police Department is thanking law enforcement in Florida after the arrest of a suspect in a 1999 shooting of an off-duty police officer.
Commissioner James O’Neill tweeted his appreciation Sunday for Jacksonville police and U.S. marshals in the arrest of Lester Pearson.
Local television stations in Jacksonville reported Pearson, 43, was taken into custody Friday morning in connection to the death of Officer Vincent Ling, who was off-duty at the time of the shooting and subsequently died.
Authorities said he had been living in Florida under a false name.
O’Neill says: “Law enforcement professionals demonstrate time & again that we are patient & that our collaborative forces have a very long reach.”...
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March 17, 2019 at 4:01 pm
The suspect accused of killing 49 people in Friday’s shootings at two New Zealand mosques appeared to flash a white supremacist sign when he appeared in court Saturday.
The 28-year-old Australian citizen, handcuffed and flanked by armed police officers, gestured an upside-down “OK” sign, which is frequently used by white nationalists across the globe, Agence France-Presse reported.
The suspect, Brenton Tarrant, did not request bail and was remanded into custody until April 5, when he is ordered to reappear. His Saturday appearance lasted only about a minute before police escorted him out of the courtroom.
Read more at The Hill.
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March 17, 2019 at 4:01 pm
President Trump today defended Fox News hosts, warning that the Democrats and the “Fake News Media” are trying to silence a majority of the country through a campaign against the network’s conservative hosts.
“The Radical Left Democrats, working closely with their beloved partner, the Fake News Media, is using every trick in the book to SILENCE a majority of our Country. They have all out campaigns against @FoxNews hosts who are doing too well,” he tweeted.
Bring back @JudgeJeanine Pirro. The Radical Left Democrats, working closely with their beloved partner, the Fake News Media, is using every trick in the book to SILENCE a majority of our Country. They have all out campaigns against @FoxNews hosts who are doing too well. Fox …..
— Donald J....
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March 17, 2019 at 4:00 pm
The terrorist who set out on a murderous spree in the Ariel Junction this morning (Sunday) took refuge in the "no-man's land" that has been growing in the area: an illegal cluster of shops that has flourished in the "no-go zone."
The manhunt for the perpetrator of this morning's terror rampage in the Ariel Junction is still underway, but the initial investigation of this morning's events has uncovered the start of the trail of bloodshed: The terrorist launched his murderous spree from the building supply store adjacent to the Ariel Junction.
This shop is one of the growing number of illegal businesses that have sprung up over the past number of years in the Ariel Junction vicinity. No significant law enforcement measures have been taken against these pirate operations, and...
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March 17, 2019 at 3:53 pm
Jerusalem - Israel’s top court disqualified on Sunday a far-right candidate from next month’s national ballot and approved the candidacy of an Arab party, overturning March 6 decisions by the election board, a court statement said.
The Central Elections Committee had voted to bar the joint Arab party Raam-Balad from the election in accordance with a motion filed by conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party. Likud claims the Balad faction wants to eliminate Israel as a Jewish state and backs Palestinian and Lebanese militants.
Raam-Balad describes itself as a democratic movement opposed to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory.
“We have a fierce argument with Zionism,” Mansour Abbas, who heads the Raam faction, to...
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March 17, 2019 at 3:30 pm
San Francisco - Facebook Inc said it removed 1.5 million videos globally of the New Zealand mosque attack in the first 24 hours after the attack.
“In the first 24 hours we removed 1.5 million videos of the attack globally, of which over 1.2 million were blocked at upload…,” Facebook said in a tweet http://bit.ly/2HDJtPM late Saturday.
The company said it is also removing all edited versions of the video that do not show graphic content out of respect for the people affected by the mosque shooting and the concerns of local authorities.
The death toll in the New Zealand mosque shootings rose to 50 on Sunday. The gunman who attacked two mosques on Friday live-streamed the attacks on Facebook for 17 minutes using an app designed for extreme sports enthusiasts, with copies...
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March 17, 2019 at 3:30 pm
Police in Buenos Aires have arrested two suspects in last month’s attack and robbery of the Chief Rabbi of Argentina, Rabbi Gabriel Davidovich, local media reported.
According to the reports, the suspects arrested were identified through security cameras that were located in the area. After a thorough investigation by local police, officers raided the suspects’ homes and found one of the vehicles used by them.
It was also reported that the motive behind the incident appears to be criminal, and that the two suspects who were arrested had led a gang of burglars who, in addition to breaking into the rabbi’s home, had also broken into other homes in the area.
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
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March 17, 2019 at 3:30 pm
The saga behind the Iranian phone hacking incident that has stoked the political war between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin and Netanyahu and his top challenger Benny Gantz continues to color the lead up to the April 9th elections.
The Blue and White appealed to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, demanding that he open an investigation into the leak that Iran had hacked party leader Benny Gantz’s cell phone. The party hinted that it believes that the Prime Minister’s Office is responsible for the leak.
Although the appeal to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit does not mention Netanyahu by name, it says the trail of evidence leads to “a very specific office in Jerusalem.”
“Leaking an event with potentially security-related characteristics constitutes a s...
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March 17, 2019 at 3:29 pm
US envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt condemns the “brutal” attacks at the Ariel Junction earlier today in which an Israeli solider was killed and two others seriously injured.
In posts to Twitter, Greenblatt says the US “condemn[s] today’s brutal attack by a Palestinian terrorist who murdered at least 1 Israeli & injured others near Ariel.”
In a follow up post, Greenblatt says “disgustingly, but not surprisingly, Hamas & Palestinian Islamic Jihad welcomed the attack & no doubt the Palestinian Authority will reward the terrorist under its pay for slay policy.”
Read more at Times of Israel.
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March 17, 2019 at 3:29 pm
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia’s transport minister says the black box from the plane crash one week is in good condition.
Dagmawit Moges told reporters on Sunday evening that data so far shows there is a “clear similarity” between the Ethiopian Airlines crash and an earlier one in Indonesia that involved the same type of plane.
Officials say 157 people from 35 different countries were killed when the Nairobi-bound plane crashed shortly after takeoff.
The crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and an earlier Lion Air crash have prompted the United States and other countries to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 planes.
The U.S.-based Boeing faces the challenge of proving the jets are safe to fly amid suspicions that faulty sensors and software contributed to the two crashes in less th...
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March 17, 2019 at 1:13 pm
Jerusalem, Israel - Mar. 17, 2019 - The ninth Jerusalem “Winner” Marathon took place, with 40,000 runners from 80 different countries in Jerusalem on Friday morning, March 15, 2019.
Winning the full marathon with a time of 02:18:47, was Ronald Kimeli Kurgat, age 33 from Kenya; in second place also from Kenya, Kipkogey Shadrack, 28, with a time of 2:19:07. For the women, Nancy Kimaiyo Chepngetich, 35, also from Kenya had a time of 02:44:50 to finish in first place. All six top spots were won by Kenyans.
Israeli olah Beatie Deutsch who won second place in the women's half marathon said she was pleased with her run, and is looking forward to racing soon in the Berlin Marathon. Deutsch nicknamed Speedie Beatie, is mother of five children and lives in Har Nof.
Meanwhile, the...
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March 17, 2019 at 12:17 pm
Gaza City - A U.N. envoy condemned Gaza’s ruling Hamas group on Sunday for what he called its campaign of arrests and violence in confronting street protests over the past few days against high prices.
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets across the enclave in “We want to live” demonstrations. Human rights officials said dozens of people have been detained or hurt.
Cellular phone videos posted on social media showed Hamas security forces beating protesters with clubs, and gunshots could be heard. Tires have been burned and rocks thrown at the Hamas men.
Nickolay Mladenov, the U.N. special coordinator for Middle East peace, said in a statement that “the long-suffering people Gaza” have a right to protest at “the dire economic situation”...
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March 17, 2019 at 12:14 pm
Jeanine Pirro is off Fox News prime time — and President Trump is not thrilled about it.
Fox News removed Ms. Pirro’s program, “Justice With Judge Jeanine,” from its usual 9 p.m. time slot on Saturday, one week after the network took the rare step of publicly rebuking the host for an on-air monologue that questioned a Muslim lawmaker’s loyalty to the United States.
Ms. Pirro has been formally suspended by the network because of her remarks, according to a person told of the decision who requested anonymity to describe sensitive discussions.
In a statement, Fox News declined to address the host’s status. “We are not commenting on internal scheduling matters,” the network said.
At least one regular viewer of Ms. Pirro ...
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March 17, 2019 at 11:59 am
An IDF soldier was killed and two other Israelis were injured in two attacks outside the West Bank settlement of Ariel on Sunday morning. The soldier was identified as 19-year-old Sgt. Gal Kaiden from Beersheba, a combat soldier in the Artillery Corps’ 334th “Fire” brigade. Kaidan, who was posthumously promoted to the rank of St.-Sgt., will be buried Monday at 11 a.m. in the military cemetery in Beersheba.According to IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Ronen Manelis, at around 9:45 a.m., a Palestinian terrorist stabbed Kaidan at the Ariel junction and stole his weapon and shot him before he shot toward civilians at the junction, hitting three cars passing through.
A 47-year-old male civilian, identified as Rabbi Ahiad Ettinger from the settlement of Eli was driving...
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March 17, 2019 at 9:45 am
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 17, 2019 – 9:21 AM - This morning a suspicious object was found on TA’s campus and following its emergency protocol out of an abundance of caution police were called leading to a very brief closure of the campus.
The 'all clear' has been given and parents will be thrilled to know that school is open with a regular Sunday schedule.
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March 17, 2019 at 9:44 am
Staten Island, NY - A 24-year-old man was arrested Saturday in the shooting death of the reputed boss of the Gambino crime family, New York City police said.
Anthony Comello was arrested in New Jersey in the death of Francesco Cali on Wednesday in front of his Staten Island home, said Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea, who stressed that the investigation is in its early stages.
“There are multiple, multiple angles that we are exploring,” Shea said at a news conference at police headquarters. “Was the person paid to do it? Were others conspiring to do this crime?”
The 53-year-old Cali, a native of Sicily, was shot to death by a gunman who may have crashed his truck into Cali’s car to lure him outside. Shea said Cali was shot 10 times.
Shea said police h...
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March 17, 2019 at 9:41 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand formally joined the 2020 White House race on Sunday and previewed the hard line she will take against President Donald Trump by announcing a rally outside one of his signature Manhattan properties.
She had spent more than a month traveling around the country to gauge support for a run.
Her announcement that she was joining the dozen-plus candidates who want to challenge Trump came in a nearly three-minute video produced by her campaign and released early in the morning. She says the national anthem poses this question: “Will brave win?”
“Well, it hasn’t always, and it isn’t right now,” she says. “Brave doesn’t pit people against each other. Brave doesn’t put money over lives. B...
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March 17, 2019 at 9:36 am
Addis Ababa - Grieving family members of victims of the Ethiopian air disaster are being given sacks of earth to bury in place of the remains of their loved ones.
Officials have begun delivering bags of earth to family members of the 157 victims of the crash instead of the remains of their loved ones because the identification process is going to take such a long time.
Families are being given a 1-kilogram (2.2-pound) sack of scorched earth taken from the crash sites, members of two different families told The Associated Press. They spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid any possible government reprisal. An Ethiopian government official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters also confirmed the deliveries of soil.
“The soil came...
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March 17, 2019 at 9:27 am
Washington - President Donald Trump played down any threat posed by white nationalism after the gunman accused of the New Zealand mosque massacre called the president “a symbol of renewed white identity.”
Trump, whose own previous responses to the movement have drawn scrutiny, expressed sympathy for the victims who died at “places of worship turned into scenes of evil killing.” But he declined to join expressions of mounting concern about white nationalism. When asked whether he thought it was a rising threat around the world, he responded, “I don’t really.”
“I think it’s a small group of people that have very, very serious problems, I guess,” Trump said Friday. “If you look at what happened in New Zealand, perhaps t...
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March 17, 2019 at 9:27 am
New York - On Friday night, best friends and New York University students Leen Dweik and Rose Asaf attended a vigil at their school’s Islamic Center for the victims of the New Zealand mosque massacre.
One of the other attendees caught their attention: Chelsea Clinton.
The former first daughter last month tweeted to her 2.4 million followers criticising Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar for comments about Israel that included what some saw as anti-Semitic stereotypes.
“Co-signed as an American,” Clinton tweeted in response to a tweet condemning Omar. “We should expect all elected officials, regardless of party, and all public figures to not traffic in anti-Semitism.”
Dweik, a Muslim Palestinian, and Asaf, a Jewish Israeli American, took offence to Clinto...
