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November 10, 2019 at 7:22 pm
Vandals spray-painted swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti on cars and garages in Britain on Sunday.
A car, van and garage door were found daubed with Nazi symbolism and the words “Jews out” in Canvey Island, Essex, according to the Daily Mail.
The anti-Semitic attack, which took place near the Castle Point Golf Course shocked residents in the area.
Canvey is a town known for its proud Jewish links, with a large orthodox community making their home there in the past few years.
The imagery is believed to have been painted late last night or in the early hours of the morning, the Daily Mail said.
Essex Police are investigating but they have not yet made any arrests.
An Essex Police spokesman said, “We are investigating after several reports of criminal d...
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November 10, 2019 at 6:45 pm
A spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said on Sunday that while the Islamic Republic’s current need was only for uranium enriched to five percent, it had the capacity to enrich up to 60 percent.
Iran “has the possibility to produce [uranium enriched to] 5%, 20% and 60%, and has this capacity,” AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said during a news conference at Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility, according to Reuters. “At the moment, the need is for 5%,” he added.
While 60% far exceeds the level of enrichment required for most civilian applications, it falls short of the 90% required to construct a nuclear weapon.
Iran announced last week that it was resuming uranium enrichment at Fordow, in a further step from its commitments u...
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November 10, 2019 at 6:33 pm
Two people were killed in New Jersey early Sunday when a Porsche launched into the air and smashed into the second story of a commercial building, investigators said.
The sports car, a 2010 Porsche Boxster convertible, was traveling at “a high rate of speed” when the driver lost control, hit a center median and struck an embankment that sent it smashing through the building, Toms River Police spokeswoman Jillian Messina told Fox News.
The victims were later identified as 22-year-old Braden DeMartin of Toms River and his passenger, 23-year-old Daniel Foley, also of Toms River, the department said in a news release. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash unfolded around 6:30 a.m., Sgt. Vincent Pedalino told NJ.com. He said the buil...
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November 10, 2019 at 6:07 pm
he climate of vicious hatred and incitement based on opposing political ideologies, which is now permeating Israel and seeping down to the next generation, could spark another political assassination, President Reuven Rivlin and Dalia Rabin, the daughter of slain prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, implied on Sunday.They were speaking at the President's Residence at the Ner Yitzhak (a candle for Yitzhak) ceremony, which marks the official beginning of a series of annual memorial events on the Hebrew anniversary of Rabin's death.
A massive memorial rally is held annually at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on the Saturday night closest to the anniversary of the murder, according to the Gregorian calendar.In addition to four generations of the Rabin family – currently headed by the prime ...
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November 10, 2019 at 6:03 pm
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. health officials announced a breakthrough Friday into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses, reporting they have a “very strong culprit.”
The same chemical compound was found in fluid taken from the lungs of 29 patients across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The compound — vitamin E acetate — was previously found in liquid from electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices used by many of those who got sick.
But this is the first time they’ve found a common suspect in the damaged lungs of patients, officials said.
“We are in a better place in terms of having one very strong culprit,” said the CDC’s Dr. Anne Schuchat.
Agency officials cautioned they cannot rule ...
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November 10, 2019 at 6:02 pm
RABAT, MOROCCO (AP) – Ivanka Trump brushed off criticism that her family has profited off the presidency and said Friday a big difference between her family and Democrat Joe Biden’s is that President Donald Trump amassed his fortune before he entered politics while Biden’s wealth is “derivative” of his time in office.
In an interview with The Associated Press, she said the two situations were “completely inverse.”
In New Hampshire, Biden responded that the president’s daughter should look at his tax returns for evidence he didn’t cash in as vice president or a legislator.
Ivanka Trump, a White House adviser, pushed back against nearly three years of ethics complaints and lawsuits accusing the Trumps of trying to turn the presidency t...
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November 10, 2019 at 6:01 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Former national security adviser John Bolton has a book deal, The Associated Press has learned.
The hawkish Bolton departed in September because of numerous foreign policy disagreements with President Donald Trump. He reached a deal over the past few weeks with Simon & Schuster, according to three publishing officials with knowledge of negotiations. The officials were not authorized to discuss the deal publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Two of the officials said the deal was worth about $2 million. Bolton was represented by the Javelin literary agency, whose clients include former FBI Director James Comey and the anonymous Trump administration official whose book, “A Warning,” comes out Nov. 19.
The publishing officials did not know the t...
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November 10, 2019 at 5:59 pm
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders let loose a volley of sharp attacks against Michael Bloomberg on Saturday night, accusing the former New York mayor in his bluntest language yet of positioning himself to buy the election and vowing to stop him from doing so.
“Tonight we say to Michael Bloomberg and other billionaires: Sorry, you ain’t gonna buy this election,” said Sanders, I-Vt., prompting loud cheers from supporters.
The fiery comments, which marked an escalation from earlier and less direct criticism from Sanders, underscored how Bloomberg’s recent steps toward entering the Democratic primary have roiled the contest. They also offered a preview of the jabs Bloomberg could face from other candidates if he decides to jump in the race.
The leading liberal ca...
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November 10, 2019 at 5:58 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s former U.N. ambassador, Nikki Haley , alleges in her upcoming memoir that two administration officials who were ultimately pushed out by Trump once tried to get her to join them in opposing some of his policies.
In “With All Due Respect,” Haley said then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and then-White House chief of staff John Kelly told her that they were trying to “save the country.” Haley writes that she was “shocked” by the request, made during a closed-door meeting, and thought they were only trying to put their own imprint on his policies.
“Kelly and Tillerson confided in me that when they resisted the president, they weren’t being insubordinate, they were trying to save the count...
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November 10, 2019 at 5:57 pm
As many as 600 U.S. troops will remain in northeast Syria to continue counterterrorism operations against the Islamic State, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Sunday.
“There will be less than 1,000 for sure,” Milley said, referring to the number present when President Dpma;d Trump ordered their complete withdrawal last month. Trump later was persuaded by national security advisers and congressional supporters, such as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to retain an unspecified number of troops whose mission, the president said, was to “secure the oil” from a takeover by the Syrian government or militants.
Milley, speaking on the ABC News program “This Week,” said the number of troops that would remain was “probably in the 50...
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November 10, 2019 at 5:55 pm
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (AP) – Bolivian President Evo Morales announced his resignation Sunday under mounting pressure from the military and the public after his re-election victory triggered weeks of fraud allegations and deadly protests.
The decision came after a day of fast-moving developments, including an offer from Morales to hold a new election. The crisis deepened dramatically when the country’s military chief went on national television to call on him to step down.
“I am sending my resignation letter to the Legislative Assembly of Bolivia,” the 60-year-old socialist leader said, portraying his departure as the culmination of a “coup d’etat.”
He added: “I ask you to stop attacking the brothers and sisters, stop burning and attacking.&rdquo...
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November 10, 2019 at 5:52 pm
French authorities have opened Yerushalayim’s ancient Kivrei Malachim to the public for the first time in 10 years, the AP reported on Friday.
Limited numbers of visitors are now being allowed to visit the site, which was closed in 2009 for an extensive, $1.1 million restoration, following several abortive attempts to open it to the public in recent months.
The tomb, which is located in eastern Yerushalayim, is believed to be the burial site of Queen Helena of Adiabene, a Mesopotamian monarch who converted to Judaism in the first century. While access to the burial chambers remains prohibited, visitors can now tour the tomb’s impressive courtyard, which dates back over 2,000 years.
There is an ongoing dispute over ownership of the site between France and Israeli religious an...
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November 10, 2019 at 12:28 pm
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 5, 2019 - On Sunday, November 3, Yeshivas Kochav Yitzchok/Torah Institute held its first annual Mishnayos Shasathon. Over 1300 participants, including talmidim, their parents, and grandparents, filled the ballroom at Martin's West to learn and complete Shas Mishnayos in under one hour, creating a big Kiddush Hashem and providing a chizuk for everyone involved.
The idea for the Siyum was the brainchild of Dr. Dani Sova, a devoted parent of Cheder talmidim, who dreamed of organizing an event that would create a Kiddush Hashem and benefit the Cheder. After months of hard work by parents and hanhalah members, the dream became a reality.
As the talmidim arrived at their assigned seats, each one found the mishnayos they had comm...
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November 10, 2019 at 12:16 pm
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – An earthbound jet known as the Bloodhound became one of the world’s 10 fastest cars this week, on target for its goal to set a new land speed record.
“The feeling in this car is fantastic,” driver Andy Green told The Associated Press on Friday, days after the Bloodhound hit 501 mph (806 kph) in South Africa’s northern desert. “It’s quite lively. … The car is just doing brilliant work.”
Bloodhound’s next goal is to reach 550 mph (885 kph), possibly in the coming week. Powered by a Rolls-Royce EJ200, the same jet engine used in the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet, the car hurtles so fast across the salt pan track that a twin parachute is needed to bring it to a halt.
With the aerodynamic lines of a rocket, Bl...
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November 10, 2019 at 12:15 pm
AMMAN (AP) – Jordan’s king announced Sunday that two pieces of land leased by Israel would be returned to the “full sovereignty” of Jordan as the two countries marked a chilly 25th anniversary of their landmark peace agreement.
Israel has controlled the agricultural lands for over 70 years and had been permitted to lease the areas under the 1994 peace agreement, with the assumption that the arrangement would be extended once again. Even amid mistrust and a looming deadline, Israel was hoping a solution could be found. But King Abdullah II’s announcement to parliament seemed to put an end to that and Jordan is set to reclaim full control of the areas this week.
“I announce the end of the annex of the two areas, Ghumar and Al-Baqoura, in the peace treaty...
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November 10, 2019 at 12:15 pm
Yisrael Beiteinu head Avigdor Lieberman’s threat on Saturday to support a minority government was a bluff, a Likud official said on Sunday, as such a move would be tantamount to political suicide for the former defense minister.
Lieberman told Israel’s Channel 12 news on Saturday that if the Likud and its main rival Blue and White refused to compromise and form a unity government, he would break his vow to only support such a government.
“Gantz must accept the president’s plan, including a leave of absence, and Netanyahu has to say goodbye to his ultra-Orthodox messianic bloc,” said Lieberman.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s proposed framework for a unity government involves and equal division of power between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...
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November 10, 2019 at 12:08 pm
Attorney Alan Dershowitz warned that Americans should be “frightened” of the House’s impeachment investigation, accusing Democrats of trying to “create crimes out of nothing.”
“Whether you’re from New York or the middle of the country, you should be frightened by efforts to try to create crimes out of nothing,” Dershowitz said Sunday on John Catsimatidis’ radio show.
“Well, I spent the afternoon yesterday searching the federal criminal statutes from beginning to end. I couldn’t find the crime.”
“First they made up collusion… I searched the statute books. There’s no crime of collusion… with a foreign country. After that ,they said obstruction of Congress,” Dershowitz said.
“In a...
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November 10, 2019 at 12:06 pm
The United Kingdom’s Jewish Chronicle published a front-page editorial message to non-Jews expressing Jewish concerns about Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn possibly becoming prime minister.
“Putting oneself in the shoes of another person, or another group, can be difficult. But we believe it is important—and urgent—that you do that,” the paper said, citing a recent poll that found 87 percent of British Jews consider Corbyn to be an anti-Semite.
“Throughout his career, he has allied with and supported antisemites such as Paul Eisen, Stephen Sizer and Raed Salah. He has described organisations like Hamas, whose founding charter commits it to the extermination of every Jew on the planet, as his ‘friends.’ He has laid a wreath to honour terro...
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November 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 9, 2019 - It is with deep sadness that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petirah of Mr. Jacob Schuchman, z'l, husband of Mrs. Debby Schuchman, father of Rabbi Moshe Schuchman, Mr. Eitan Schuchman, Mrs. Bryna Handler and brother of Sidney Schuchman and Mordechai Schuchman.
The levaya will take place at Levinson’s on Sunday, Nov. 10, at 2:00 PM.Shiva will be observed at 2804 West Strathmore, (corner of Taney) Baltimore, MD, 21209
Minyanim:Shacharis: 7:00 AMMincha 1:00 PM (Erev Shabbos: 2:30 PM)Maariv: 8:00 PM
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach...
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November 10, 2019 at 9:57 am
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country's south with over 50 billion barrels of crude, its president said Sunday, a find that could boost the country's proven reserves by a third as it struggles to sell energy abroad over U.S. sanctions.
The announcement by Hassan Rouhani comes as Iran faces crushing American sanctions after the U.S. pulled out of its nuclear deal with world powers last year.
Rouhani made the announcement in a speech in the desert city of Yazd. He said the field was located in Iran's southern Khuzestan province, home to its crucial oil industry.
Some 53 billion barrels would be added to Iran's proven reserves of roughly 150 billion, he said.
"I am telling the White House that in...
