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November 20, 2019 at 6:12 pm
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 20, 2019 - Please say tehillim/learn for a zechus l'refuah shelaima for Moshe ben Rachel who underwent surgery today.You can join a Tehillim Whatsapp group for him here:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/EgEXda0ngJV6JsLcuJtZzk
Besuros tovos.
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November 20, 2019 at 6:00 pm
JERUSALEM(VINnews) — Yisrael Beitenu chairman Avigdor Liberman may not have succeeded in creating a unity government in Israel, but during a fiery political speech delivered Wednesday afternoon, he succeeded in earning the condemnation of the entire political system in Israel with his inflammatory comments against Chareidi Jews and against the Satmar Rebbe.
In his dramatic announcement Wednesday just hours before Blue and White chief Benny Gantz’s mandate to form a government ends, Liberman announced that he would not support either a minority government headed by Gantz or a right-wing government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seemingly dragging the country into its third election in less than a year.
But Liberman sought at the same time to rebuke the Char...
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November 20, 2019 at 5:58 pm
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign accidentally sent out a fundraising email celebrating his performance at Wednesday's Democratic debate – hours before the event had even begun.
The message is clearly worded to be sent after the debate’s conclusion.
“I’m leaving the fifth Democratic debate now,” the email begins. “I hope I made you proud out there and I hope I made it clear to the world why our campaign is so important.”
The message was sent out to Biden supporters several minutes after 3 p.m. ET, nearly six hours prior to the start time.
A little more than an hour later, the campaign sent a follow-up email with the subject line "oops."
"You might have just gotten an email from Joe about just gettin...
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November 20, 2019 at 5:49 pm
MONSEY (VINnews) — A 30-year-old Jewish man is in critical condition after he was stabbed numerous times this morning while walking to his shul in Monsey. Rockland Hatzolah transported the victim to the Westchester Hospital where he is undergoing emergency surgery and is listed in critical condition. Ramapo Police are investigating the incident.Video by Lohud
The victim was stabbed at 5:45 am on Howard Drive, Monsey as he was walking to his local shul. When the Hatzalah volunteers arrived, they assumed that the victim had been hit by a car, but after they communicated with the victim, who was still conscious at the time, it became apparent that he had been brutally assaulted by two men and then stabbed multiple times. It appears that no words were exchanged between the two at...
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November 20, 2019 at 5:48 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — As he moves toward a presidential announcement, New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg is rolling out plans to spend an estimated $15 million to $20 million on a voter registration drive designed to weaken President Donald Trump’s reelection chances in five battleground states.
News of the large investment, confirmed by Bloomberg’s team on Wednesday, comes less than a week after the former New York City mayor unveiled a $100 million online advertising campaign attacking Trump in four general election swing states as well.
The new effort will target 500,000 voters from traditionally underrepresented groups that typically lean Democratic, including African Americans, Latinos, Asians, young voters and those living in some rural communities. The drive will...
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November 20, 2019 at 5:34 pm
AZERBAIJAN—Affectionately called “Mountain Jews,” the Jewish community of Qırmızı Qəsəbə (Red Village) in the Quba district of Azerbaijan is home to nearly half the Jews living in this Muslim-majority country. Believed to be the world’s only all-Jewish village outside of Israel and the United States—and the last surviving shtetl—the Red Village is situated in the northeast of the country, close to the border with Russia.
It is also historically one of the few places in the world unaffected by anti-Semitism. According to the Jews of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the country is an “oasis of tolerance,” protecting all religious minorities (Jews included) in a world where persecution has become a norm.
A visit to the “Six Dome Synagog...
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November 20, 2019 at 5:29 pm
Hungary is blocking a diplomatic effort by the European Union to issue a joint statement condemning the U.S. announcement on Monday that it does not consider Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria to be illegal, the Times of Israel reported on Wednesday.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has made it plain that Hungary will veto any E.U. statement on the settlement’s legality, a diplomatic source with direct knowledge of the matter told the Times on condition of anonymity. As a result, no text has yet been circulated among E.U. member states, according to the source.
Budapest recently blocked a joint European Union statement condemning the U.S. move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Hungary opened a trade office in Jerusalem earlier th...
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November 20, 2019 at 5:27 pm
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Security Council members have rebuked the U.S. announcement that it no longer considers Israeli settlements to be a violation of international law. They’re stressing that the settlements are illegal and undermine a potential two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The council’s monthly Mideast meeting, just two days after the U.S. announcement, was dominated by negative reaction to the new American policy.
Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon backed the U.S. action, saying it “rights a historical wrong.” Israel is a not a member of the Security Council.
Kuwait’s Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi said 14 council members agreed on a press statement Wednesday saying settlements are illegal and undermine a two-s...
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November 20, 2019 at 5:25 pm
ATLANTA (AP) — Pete Buttigieg’s dramatic rise in the Democratic race makes him a prime target at Wednesday’s debate as the candidates bunched at the front of the pack seek to distinguish themselves with just three months until 2020 presidential voting begins.
The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has gained significant ground in recent months in Iowa, which holds the nation’s first caucuses on Feb. 3. But with top-tier status comes added scrutiny, as the other front-runners discovered in four previous debates throughout the summer and fall.
Former Vice President Joe Biden had to swat back criticism of past work with segregationist Senate colleagues and his support of some unpopular Obama administration policies.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has fac...
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November 20, 2019 at 5:14 pm
WBFF has promoted Mary Bubala to be its lead co-anchor for its evening newscasts, the station announced today. She will co-anchor with Kai Jackson, with whom she once co-anchored at WJZ. Bubala will start in her new role Nov. 27.
Bubala replaces Jennifer Gilbert, who announced her retirement from the station this month.
Bubala, a local media veteran, joined WBFF in September after being fired in May by WJZ following a controversial question she asked in the wake of the resignation of Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh. The question referenced race and gender of previous mayors in connection with Baltimore leadership, and was viewed as discriminatory by some.
“We’re very excited to bring Mary back to the anchor desk in Baltimore where she will conti...
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November 20, 2019 at 5:10 pm
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 17, 2019 - It is with sadness that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petirah of Dr. Stanley Joel Gelber, z'l; beloved husband of Mrs. Gwen Gelber (nee Pazornick); dear father of Rabbi Yisroel Jason (Avigail) Gelber and Mrs. Zelda Wendy (Michael) Engles; cherished brother of the late Alan Gelber, z’l; loving brother-in-law of Marvin and Mindy Pazornick; adored grandfather of Malkiel, Baruch, Chaim, Zahava, Pinchas, Yosef, and Aaron Gelber, and Shaindel, Shalom, Yehudah, Moshe, and Chaya Engles.
The levayah will take place at Levinson’s on Monday, November 18, at 9 am.Kevurah at Swinicher Woliner Benevolent Society, 6700 Bowleys Lane. Shiva will be observed at 8902 Greylock Road, Pikesville, MD 21208.Shiva hours are from S...
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November 20, 2019 at 4:11 pm
Boxes of OxyContin tablets sold in China sit on a table in southern China's Hunan province on Sept. 24, 2019. Representatives from the Sacklers' Chinese affiliate, Mundipharma, tell doctors that OxyContin is less addictive than other opioids — the same pitch that their U.S. company, Purdue Pharma, admitted was false in court more than a decade ago. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
SHANGHAI (AP) — Thousands of lawsuits across the United States have accused a drug company owned by the billionaire Sackler family of using false claims to push highly addictive opioids on an unsuspecting nation, fueling the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history.
Yet, even as its U.S. drugmaker collapses under the charges, another company owned by the family has used the same tactics to pedd...
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November 20, 2019 at 4:02 pm
The son of former German President Richard von Weizsäcker has been stabbed to death at a Berlin hospital. Doctor Fritz von Weizsäcker, 59, had just given a lecture on liver diseases. His father served as president during the reunification of Germany in 1990.
The suspect, also in his 50s, is in police custody. The motive for the attack was not immediately clear. An off-duty policeman was seriously injured when he stepped in to overpower the attacker. Despite efforts to save Mr von Weizsäcker, he died at the scene.
The attack occurred at the Schlosspark hospital in western Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, where he worked as a doctor.
Richard von Weizsäcker served as president of West Germany from 1984 to 1990. He was in post during the reunification of West and E...
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November 20, 2019 at 4:00 pm
Jerusalem, Israel - Nov. 20, 2019 - The Fifth World Holocaust Forum, to take place at Yad Vashem on January 23, 2020, was launched this morning at a press conference held at Beit Hanasi in Jerusalem, Israel. President Reuven Rivlin, Foreign Minister Israel Katz, Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev and World Holocaust Forum Foundation President Dr. Moshe Kantor spoke about the importance of the event and the urgent need to fight against antisemitism and Holocaust denial.
The forum, titled “Remembering the Holocaust, Fighting Antisemitism,” is being organized by the World Holocaust Forum Foundation, in cooperation with Yad Vashem, under the auspices of the President of the State of Israel.
As the world prepares to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the ...
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November 20, 2019 at 3:43 pm
Bnai Braq, Israel - Nov. 20, 2019 - Rabbi Pinchos Rabinowitz, executive director of Bikur Cholim of Baltimore, visited Sar HaTorah HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, Shlita, today, who was amazed at the Bikur Cholim's efforts locally. The gadol hador has already heard much about the many services provided by Baltimore's Bikur Cholim and has given his bracha to many people who have come to Baltimore for medical treatment.At Rabbi Rabinowitz's request, Rav Kanievsky bestowed a warm bracha upon the hundreds of Bikur Cholim volunteers whose dedication and selflessness benefit Bikur Cholim, and another for a refuah sheleima to all of cholei yisroel.
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November 20, 2019 at 3:23 pm
SAN DIEGO (AP) — An attorney for a Navy SEAL convicted of posing with a dead Islamic State militant contended Wednesday that Navy leaders are trying to remove him from the elite force in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s decision last week to restore his rank.
Rear Adm. Collin Green made his intentions clear at a staff meeting Monday that he wants to remove Special Warfare Operations Chief Edward Gallagher’s Trident pin, which designates him as a SEAL, attorney Timothy Parlatore said. Green is the Naval Special Warfare commander.
“What I’m hearing is that the rear admiral said very disparaging comments about the president and stated his disagreement with the president’s actions and said therefore I want to move forward in removing his Trident,&r...
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November 20, 2019 at 3:21 pm
The U.N. General Assembly Fourth Committee adopted eight resolutions on Friday that singled out or condemned Israel, reported the watchdog group UN Watch.
The resolutions condemn Israel for “repressive measures” against Syrian citizens in the Golan Heights and demand Israel hand over the land to Syria; renew the mandate of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency; and renew the mandate of the U.N.’s “special committee to investigate Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people and other Arabs of the Occupied Territories.”
All 193 U.N. member states belong to the Special Political and Decolonization Committee, also known as Fourth Committee. The votes will be repeated in December when the G.A. plenary formally ratifies the resolutions, accor...
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November 20, 2019 at 3:20 pm
BRUSSELS—A few hours after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that the United States no longer views Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria as violating international law, E.U. foreign-affairs chief Federica Mogherini stated that the European Union’s position on the issue “is clear and remains unchanged.”
“The E.U. position on Israeli settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territory is clear and remains unchanged: All settlement activity is illegal under international law, and it erodes the viability of the two-state solution and the prospects for a lasting peace, as reaffirmed by U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334,” she said.
“The E.U. calls on Israel to end all settlement activity, in line with its obligations a...
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November 20, 2019 at 3:19 pm
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani issued a warning to protesters this week, saying during a government meeting that Iran would not tolerate rioting, and has monitoring systems and cameras that enable it to identify cars used to block roads, as well as their drivers.
Since the government cannot raise taxes or export more oil, it had no choice but to cut subsidies, added Rouhani, whose remarks were aired on Iran’s Channel 1 television on Monday.
The following is a partial transcript of Rouhani’s address:
Hassan Rouhani: “I feel like I should say a few words to our dear public about the events of the past three days. The main goal of the government in its plan to support livelihood under the economic sanctions, and in light of the pressure on the public’s livel...
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November 20, 2019 at 3:16 pm
Below is the Israeli law concerning elections.Tomorrow, President Rivlin will inform the Speaker of the Knesset that, for the first time in Israel’s history, no candidate was able to form a government.Tomorrow at 13:15, President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin will hand an official announcement to the Speaker of the Knesset regarding the expiration of the mandate, and the two will then give statements to the press. An announcement regarding press arrangements at Beit HaNasi for tomorrow will be issued in the morning.According to the text of the announcement that the president will hand to the speaker, the 28 day period that was given to MK Benny Gantz to form a government have passed and he was unable to do so, and therefore according to paragraph 10 of Basic Law: The Government (2001), from T...
