Some 59 gravesites at a Massachusetts Jewish cemetery were vandalized with swastikas and anti-Semitic words, and some gravestones were toppled over, according to the Fall River Police Department. The FBI has offered to help with the investigation, said police chief Albert Dupere. “They could offer additional detectives or investigators to help with interviews or technical assistance,” he said. “We’re still canvassing the area looking for potential witnesses and video to make sure nothing was missed.” No leads or suspects have been identified, added Dupere. “Something on this scale, I can’t remember seeing something like this before,” he said. “I think it’s awful that this should ever happen anywhere, let alone here in Fall Riv...
In an address at a conference held by the American Jewish Committee’s Transatlantic Institute on Thursday, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said, “In today’s political climate, antisemitism and anti-Zionism are often two sides of the same coin.” Speaking on the struggle against antisemitism in Europe and elsewhere, Kurz told the audience, “Europe is definitely a continent of safety, of liberty, and rule of law. To live up to this heritage we must ensure that every member of our society is and also feels safe and free. No one must every feel afraid to walk in the streets of any European country, no matter who they are, where they are from, or what their faith is.” “We owe this assurance to all people in Europe, and especially to the Jewish commu...
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) has a lot of “firsts” to her credit. She is the first Palestinian Arab elected to the US Congress. She is one of the first two Muslim women to be elected to Congress. And now she is the first member of Congress to make a fraudulent claim about her own grandmother in order to score points against Israel. Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union with Jake Tapper” on March 17, Tlaib was asked about her claims that “racism” and “Islamophobia” were the real motives behind the widespread criticism of the recent antisemitic remarks by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN). Rep. Tlaib responded to Tapper that both she and Omar were “an easier target” because they are “very vocal against human-...
House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) issued a strong rebuke of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and her anti-Semitic remarks in a speech at the AIPAC Policy Conference on Sunday. “I am not Jewish, nor do I do represent a large Jewish constituency. But I have visited Israel fifteen times, and I have seen the courage of its people and their enduring spirit to make their country flourish,” he said. "I stand with Israel, proudly and unapologetically. So when someone accuses American supporters of dual loyalty, I say: accuse me," added Hoyer, hinting at comments by Omar, who appeared to refer to domestic support for Israel as “allegiance to a foreign country”. "Millions of Americans, regardless of race or faith or partisan label, stand with Israel because the...
Tel Aviv - Newsweek Magazine has ranked Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer in the Tel Aviv are as one of the top 10 hospitals in the world Newsweek partnered with Statista Inc., a global market research and consumer data company, to develop a groundbreaking ranking of the world’s best medical facilities. In its special “Best Hospitals in the World” edition, Newsweek published a list of hospitals that are at “the forefront of adapting to these new challenges while providing top-notch patient care.” The hospitals on the list are “all world leaders in health care, but these are the very best.” The Rochester, Minnesota–based Mayo Clinic was ranked best in the world, followed by the Cleveland Clinic and Singapore General Hospital. Newsweek w...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the special counsel’s Russia investigation. (all times Eastern time): 7:30 p.m. President Donald Trump says “America is the greatest place on earth.” That was Trump’s only comment as he returned to the White House on Sunday, hours after the Justice Department declared that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation found no evidence that Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election. Mueller also investigated whether Trump sought to obstruct the investigation, but did not provide a definitive answer. Back at the White House, Trump said only: “I just want to tell you that, America is the greatest place on earth,...
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Now that special counsel Robert Mueller has completed his investigation, it is tempting to breathe a sigh of relief and assume that our long national nightmare is over. Resist the temptation, the assumption is false. We are not close to the end. Not by a long shot. In fact, I believe the last two years, as traumatic as they were, will prove to be the easier part of the nightmare, because Mueller dealt only with whether Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign conspired with Russia to swing the election. Based on what we know so far, especially that no more indictments are coming, it appears that Mueller’s answer is no, there was no collusion or obstruction of justice. If true, this is an enormous vindication for Trump, who insisted all along that he had done nothing wrong...
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 24, 2019 - In the 2nd aliyah of Parshas Shemini, Moshe and Aharon bless Bnei Yisroel that the presence of Hashem should come down into their midst. Aharon blesses the people as well, and he raises his hands for this bracha. This is similar to the raising of Moshe's hands during the war with Amalek, in order to turn our hearts toward Hashem. We recognize that our efforts are not what accomplish; rather, it is Hashem's doing that makes our work come to fruition. Click here to listen
THE FOLLOWING IS VIA YWN A yeshiva Bochur was injured near the start of Shabbos in a hit-and-run accident and is in need of tefilos. The yeshiva bochur, who was in Yerushalayim with a friend on Purim to collect money, was struck an hour before Shabbos on Zichron Yaakov Street and was reported to be in moderate condition. According to BeChadrei Chareidim, the young man was “a bit intoxicated” and tried lifting something from the ground and was hit on Mem Gimmel Street at the corner of Zichron Yaakov Street. Read more at YWN
Washington - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham says “the cloud hanging over President Trump has been removed” by special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Graham, a close ally of Trump, also says it is “a bad day for those hoping the Mueller investigation would take President Trump down.” A summary of Mueller’s findings released Sunday says Mueller did not find that the Trump campaign or its associates “conspired or coordinated” with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 election. It also says that Mueller did not exonerate President Donald Trump of obstruction of justice or find that he committed a crime. Top House Judiciary Republican Doug Collins said “there is no constitutional crisis.” House Majority ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation did not find evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election. Mueller also investigated whether Trump obstructed justice but did not come to a definitive answer, Attorney General William Barr said in a letter to Congress summarizing Mueller’s report. The special counsel “does not exonerate” Trump of obstructing justice, Barr said, and his report “sets out evidence on both sides of the question.” After consulting with other Justice Department officials, Barr said he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein determined the evidence “is no...
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On Friday, Shushan Purim, Shalom Dov Ber Yona, a 13-year-old from Arad, underwent a heart transplant surgery at the Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Clalit. The surgery was performed by Prof. Dan Aravot, director of the breast and cardiac surgery department at Beilinson and Schneider, Dr. George Frenkel, director of the cardiac surgery unit at Schneider Children’s Hospital, and Dr. Yaakov Katz, director of the anesthesiology department and the operating room at Schneider Children’s Hospital. The boy is recovering from the operation at the Schneider Children’s Intensive Care Unit, headed by Prof. Ovadi Dagan. He is in stable condition. The follow-up treatments are being performed by Dr. Nili Zucker, a senior physician at the Heart Institute at Schneider Child...
During a search by IDF soldiers in the city of Hevron, the soldiers confiscated tens of thousands of shekels in terror money. This activity is part of an ongoing campaign to prevent money from being used for terrorism. In addition, IDF soldiers operating in Palestinian Authority-assigned areas of Judea and Samaria detained 12 wanted persons suspected of involvement in terrorist activities, popular terror and violent disturbances against civilians and security forces. Read more at Arutz Sheva.
Hamas official Rafiq Abu Hani said in a speech that aired on March 17 on Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas/Gaza) that the goal of the Palestinians is jihad for the sake of Allah. He then drew a handgun and brandished it, saying: “We all agree that our weapons, in which lie our honor and strength, will be put down only in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.” Addressing Mohammed Deif, the Al-Qassam Brigades, and the “heroes of the resistance” in the West Bank and Gaza, he said: “Take our livelihoods from us and buy more [guns]! Take our salaries and buy more [guns]!” Following are excerpts: Rafiq Abu Hani: Our goal is jihad for the sake of Allah! What is your goal? Crowd: Jihad! Rafiq Abu Hani: What is your goal? Crowd: Jihad! Rafiq Abu Hani: What is y...
Linda Sarsour will be the keynote speaker on March 31 in Hillsborough, North Carolina at an event sponsored by Orange County’s Department of Human Rights & Relations and The Orange County Human Relations Commission (HRC) of NC “in honor of women’s history month.” The event will be a part of the “Courageous Conversations” series. Orange County Commissioner Earl McKee told me, “The Human Relations Commission extended the invitation and she [Sarsour] will be paid $5000 plus expenses.” McKee continued, “I only know that I had no part of any of this and am sure that many other well-qualified women could have been asked to speak. Perhaps a question to the Chair at the meeting on April 2nd would be appropriate although I doubt y...
Avatars of political correctness in search of dissenters In the political realm, power is roughly divided between Democrats and Republicans in the United States. But the cultural realm — mainstream media, the entertainment industry, and higher education — tilts dramatically left. And the latter is likely to be far more determinative of the environment in which Orthodox parents raise their children, as Stephen Prothero documents in Why Liberals Win the Culture Wars (Even When They Lose Elections). That pattern applies even as the left grows ever more unmoored from reality and hoisted on the petard of its own internal contradictions. As Exhibit One, I offer the confirmation hearings of Neomi Rao to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the most powerful Court of Appeals in the na...
As the Muslim community in Christchurch, New Zealand, grapples with the mass terror shooting in two mosques that claimed 50 lives and left dozens more injured on Friday, they received comfort from the Chabad representative to the country. Rabbi Mendy Goldstein, co-director of Chabad of New Zealand, flew down from the North Island on Sunday to comfort and console grieving families and the community. “People were exceedingly grateful to see a rabbi fly in, as well as the Jewish community’s support from all over New Zealand and around the world,” Goldstein told Chabad.org. “In moments like these, we are reminded how united we are. Despite our differences, humanity is one family, and this is what was felt. “The scourge of terror knows no boundari...
Stavanger, Norway - Rescue helicopters took more than 475 passengers from a cruise ship that got stranded off Norway’s western coast in bad weather before the vessel departed for a nearby port under escort and with nearly 900 people still on board, the ship’s owner said Sunday. The Viking Sky carried 1,373 passengers and crew members when it had engine trouble in an unpredictable area of the Norwegian coast known for rough, frigid waters. The crew issued a mayday call Saturday afternoon. Five helicopters flying in the pitch dark took passengers from the tossing ship in a painstaking process that continued throughout the night. The rescues took place under difficult conditions that included wind gusts up to 38 knots (43 mph) and waves over 8 meters (26 feet) high. Photos post...
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