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June 23, 2019 at 8:58 am
US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy lashed out at the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Friday over its refusal to take part in next week’s American-organized conference in Manama on investment in the Palestinian economy.
“The PA is calling for demonstrations against the Bahrain workshop,” Jason Greenblatt tweeted. “Tells you everything you need to know about their priorities & intentions. Their leadership is happy w/ the status quo & would rather Palestinians suffer than at least explore a different path for a better future.”
The “Peace to Prosperity” summit is set to take place next Tuesday and Wednesday, June 25-26. The event is supposed to mark the kick-off of the Trump administration’s long-awaited Israeli-Palestini...
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June 23, 2019 at 8:56 am
he British government declared a top-performing Jewish school to be “inadequate” because it teaches girls and boys separately.
King David High School in the Manchester area was downgraded this year by Ofsted, the British government’s regulator authority for education, the Manchester Evening News reported last week.
It had been rated by Ofsted as “outstanding” in keeping with its being one of the top-rated and best-performing high schools in the country but was found to be practicing “unlawful segregation” of pupils “on the grounds of faith and belief and sex.”
The school of 800 pupils may be shut down if it continues to be found inadequate in subsequent inspections.
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
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June 23, 2019 at 8:53 am
Israeli officials have been concerned about the Trump administration’s response to Iran amid the latest tension between Washington and Tehran, reported Israel’s Channel 13 and Axios on Thursday.
The officials told the outlets that U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to avoid military conflict, and that if the administration does not launch even a limited military response, Iran will continue with the attacks.
This development preceded Trump calling off retaliatory strikes against Iran for shooting down an American spy drone near the Strait of Hormuz, which Trump confirmed on Friday, saying that such a response was “not proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone.”
“We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, ho...
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June 23, 2019 at 8:51 am
Chabad yeshivas in Israel are banning young teenagers from working in summer camps, COLlive reported.
According to the report, the administrations of yeshivas for boys ages 14-17 – also known as “yeshiva ketana” or “mesivta” – told directors and head counselors of Chabad summer camps around the world not to hire their students.
“It is absolutely forbidden for managers of camps, day camps and the like to employ students studying in Yeshivos Ketanos (going up to shiurim Aleph, Beis or Gimmel),” a joint statement from the yeshivas read.
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
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June 23, 2019 at 4:44 am
Tehran - Iran’s state TV says authorities have executed a former staff member of the Defense Ministry who was convicted of spying for the CIA.
The Saturday report says Jalal Hajizavar was hanged last week in a prison near Tehran.
The report said Hajzavar admitted in court that he was paid to spy for the CIA. The report said authorities also confiscated espionage equipment from his residence.
It said the court sentenced Haizavar’s wife to 15 years in prison for her role in the espionage.
Occasionally, Iran announces the detention of spies from foreign countries, including the U.S. and Israel.
In 2016, Iran executed a nuclear scientist convicted of spying for the U.S.
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June 23, 2019 at 4:42 am
Washington - U.S. military cyber forces launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems on Thursday as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for a more conventional military strike in response to Iran’s downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, U.S. officials said Saturday.
Two officials told The Associated Press that the strikes were conducted with approval from Trump. A third official confirmed the broad outlines of the strike. All spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the operation.
The cyberattacks — a contingency plan developed over weeks amid escalating tensions — disabled Iranian computer systems that controlled its rocket and missile launchers, the officials said. Two of the officials said the at...
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June 23, 2019 at 4:40 am
Baltimore, MD – June 19, 2019 - It is with deep sadness that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petirah of Shira Saperstein, a'h, beloved wife of Perry Saperstein, daughter of Philip and Beth Weinberg, sister of Miriam (Chaim) Goldfeder, Jon (Shoshanna) Weinger, Tamar (Dovid) Geldman daughter-in-law of Ray & Risha Saperstein and granddaughter-in law of Mrs. Ruth Saperstein.The levaya will be held tomorrow morning (Thursday 6/20) at 9:00 am at Sol Levinson followed by kevurah at the Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah Georgia and will be available online.
Shiva will be observed in Savannah until Sunday night.Shiva will be observed in Baltimore beginning Monday morning at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Elman, 3201 1/2 Fallstaff Rd, Baltimore, MD, 212...
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June 22, 2019 at 11:46 pm
Baltimore, MD - June 20, 2019 - Hard to believe, but, 27 Baltimore children in our community are afflicted with traumatic illnesses. They escape those illnesses, looks of judgement, and self-consciousness for 2 weeks each summer in Camp Simcha, a medical camp that is the flagship program of Chai Lifeline.
The cost for them to be taken care of and in camp is $10,000 per child. Medicine, medical staff, one-on-one support... it all ads up.
That means the total cost for our local kids is $270,000.
Team Baltimore, riding in memory Ed Schaffer, z'l, (pictured below), has an ambitious goal of raising $100,000 to help cover the costs of the 27 Baltimore children who attend Camp Simcha. This money will help us cover just over a third of the expense to give our community�...
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June 22, 2019 at 11:10 pm
Baltimore, MD - June 22, 2019 — Transit fares will increase Sunday for Maryland Transit Administration buses, light rail, subway and MobilityLink.
Fares are increasing by 10 cents starting Sunday. The single-trip fare will increase from $1.80 to $1.90 for local bus, light rail and subway. MobilityLink single-trip fares will increase from $2 to $2.10.
MTA officials encourage riders to purchase monthly fare passes, which will increase from $72 per month to $74.
Fare increases for Commuter Bus and MARC Train fares occur every five years and are scheduled for review in 2020.
Transportation officials said the increase comes because of the Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013, which mandates fare increases be based on the consumer price index every two years.
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June 22, 2019 at 11:00 pm
Washington - President Donald Trump said Saturday that military action against Iran was still an option for its downing of an unmanned U.S. military aircraft, but amid heightened tensions he dangled the prospect of eventually becoming an unlikely “best friend” of America’s longtime Middle Eastern adversary.
Trump also said “we very much appreciate” that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard chose not to target a U.S. spy plane carrying more than 30 people.
The president’s softer tone Saturday marked a stark contrast to the anti-Iran rhetoric he employed throughout the presidential campaign and presidency, including his use of punishing economic sanctions in an attempt to pressure Iran to give up its quest to build nuclear weapons.
“The fact is ...
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June 22, 2019 at 10:58 pm
A fast-moving line of severe storms known as a derecho stretched from the Midwest to the South Carolina coastline, leaving three people dead and more than 350 damage reports in its wake.
The extreme weather phenomena started in central Nebraska in the predawn hours on Friday and traveled all the way to Charleston by Saturday morning.
Shelf clouds were seen along the line of storms. Major US cities, such as Kansas City and St. Louis, got a taste of strong winds and heavy rain from these apocalyptic-looking clouds.
The term "derecho" is Spanish for the word straight. It was first defined by physicist Dr. Gustavus Hinrichs in his paper in the American Meteorological Journal in 1888.
The National Weather Service defines derechos as "widespread, long-lived wind storms as...
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June 22, 2019 at 10:33 pm
Montevideo, Uruguay - A court in Uruguay ruled Friday that the government must sell a huge Nazi bronze eagle that was recovered off the South American country’s coast in 2006.
The eagle with a swastika under its talons was part of the stern of the German battleship Admiral Graf Spee that sank off Uruguay’s coast at the outset of World War II. The Third Reich symbol has ignited so much controversy since it was recovered that it has been kept hidden inside a sealed crate in a Uruguayan navy warehouse for more than a decade.
The court ruled that it must be sold within 90 days and the proceeds must be split equally among the investors who organized the effort to recover the eagle from the bottom of the River Plate.
“Everything was done following the law and under a contrac...
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June 22, 2019 at 10:32 pm
Thirty-three percent of parents paying for summer childcare will accrue debt to cover the expenses, according to a survey released Thursday by financial services company Bankrate.
Fifty-nine percent of respondents said they would pay for their childcare with a credit card. Parents will spend an average of $998 per child for summer child care, the survey said, but 19 percent of parents said they will pay over $2,000 per child.
“Childcare is expensive! It’s no wonder so many parents are going into debt trying to cover the costs. However, it is avoidable,” Bankrate credit card analyst Ted Rossman said in a press release. He recommends parents take advantage of credit card companies that offer 0% interest deals for a limited period after opening an account in order to reduc...
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June 22, 2019 at 10:30 pm
An Iranian general on Friday said that officials sent multiple warnings to a U.S. military surveillance drone before firing off a missile to down the aircraft this week.
“Unfortunately they did not answer,” Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh said in an interview with state television, according to The Associated Press.
Hajizadeh said officials eventually shot down the drone in international airspace after it was found to be flying above the Strait of Hormuz. He also said that officials were able to collect pieces of the drone found in its territorial waters, which could reportedly be seen behind him in the interview with state television on Friday.
Read more at The Hill.
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June 22, 2019 at 10:28 pm
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she was not informed of President Donald Trump’s plans to strike Iran Thursday night, a military action that he said he called off minutes before it was to occur.
At a congressional event, Pelosi, second in line to the presidency, was asked if she had been notified by the White House, and she replied, “No.” Her spokesman said a statement would be forthcoming.
Traditionally, House and Senate leadership, and chair and ranking members on the national security-related and other key committees are told about an imminent U.S. military action.
Senior lawmakers were briefed at the White House about how the United States planned to respond to Iran shooting down an unmanned U.S. drone Thursday afternoon, but no set plans were made at t...
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June 22, 2019 at 10:27 pm
Palestinian officials on Saturday dismissed proposals unveiled by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner for big money projects to form the first economic portion of the Trump administration’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan.
Senior Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) official Hanan Ashrawi said Kushner’s plans were “all abstract promises” and said only a political solution would solve the conflict.
Hamas, the Islamist militant group that controls Gaza, was more blunt, saying: “Palestine isn’t for sale.”
An Israeli cabinet minister welcomed the plan.
JUNE 21, 2019 4:16 PM0Holocaust Survivor Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident in Los AngelesA 91-year-old Holocaust survivor was killed in a hit-and-run accident in the V...
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June 22, 2019 at 10:23 pm
Los Angels, CA - Police said they are looking for a driver in a hit-and-run that killed a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Police Department said Thursday the collision occurred early Monday in a San Fernando Valley neighborhood.
Graphic security video shows a light-colored pickup with a camper shell striking a pedestrian at a crosswalk.
Officials identified the victim as 91-year old Gennady Bolotsky and said he died at a hospital.
The family told KABC that he came to the U.S. as a refugee during World War II to escape Nazi occupation in Europe.
“He was supposed to live to 100 or more. At 91, he had more energy than a person half his life,” his son, Michael Bolotsky, said.
Neighbors told the station that Gennady Bolotsky was hit by a car in t...
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June 22, 2019 at 10:18 pm
RANDOLPH, N.H. (AP) — Investigators pleaded Saturday for members of the public to come forward with information that could help them determine why a pickup truck hauling a trailer collided with a group of 10 motorcycles on a rural highway, killing seven bikers.
The crash in remote northern New Hampshire involved members of Marine JarHeads MC, a motorcycle club that includes Marines and their spouses, authorities said. The tragedy sent shockwaves through New England’s communities of motorcyclists and military veterans, which often overlap.
“When something like this happens, we all feel it,” said Cat Wilson, who organizes a motorcycle charity event in Massachusetts and is a friend of some of the crash victims. “There is no tighter community than our biker comm...
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June 22, 2019 at 10:15 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Saturday unveiled a $50 billion Palestinian investment and infrastructure proposal intended to be the economic engine to power its much-anticipated but still unreleased “deal of the century” Middle East peace plan.
The scheme, which calls for a mix of public and private financing and intends to create at least a million new jobs for Palestinians, was posted to the White House website ahead of a two-day conference in Bahrain that is being held amid heavy skepticism about its viability and outright opposition from the Palestinians. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday reiterated his rejection of the proposal and the conference.
The “Peace to Prosperity” workshop on Tuesday and Wednesday will also take pl...
