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May 11, 2022 at 8:15 am
The Al Jazeera reporter killed during a gun battle in Jenin early Wednesday morning was an American citizen, US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides said Wednesday.
In a tweet released hours after her death Wednesday morning, Nides wrote that Shireen Abu Aqleh held American citizenship, and called for a “thorough investigation” into her death.
“Very sad to learn of the death of American and Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh of AJArabic/AJEnglish. I encourage a thorough investigation into the circumstances of her death and the injury of at least one other journalist today in Jenin.”
Abu Aqleh, a correspondent for the Qatar-based Al Jazeera network, died after suffering a gunshot wound to the head Wednesday morning, after Arab terrorists in ...
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May 11, 2022 at 8:12 am
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett pushed back Wednesday on accusations by the Palestinian Authority that Israeli forces were responsible for the death of American-Arab journalist in Jenin.
In a statement issued following the death of Shireen Abu Aqleh, a correspondent for the Qatar-based Al Jazeera network, during a firefight in Jenin between Arab terrorists and Israeli soldiers, Bennett lamented Abu Aqleh’s death, and suggested that it may have been caused by terrorist gunfire.
"Last night, IDF forces conducted an extensive operation in northern Samaria, as part of the efforts of the State of Israel to stop the deadly wave of terrorism. During the engagement, armed Palestinians shot in an inaccurate, indiscriminate and uncontrolled manner. Our forces from the I...
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May 11, 2022 at 8:10 am
Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh was killed Wednesday morning and another journalist was wounded during clashes between armed Palestinians and IDF troops in Jenin.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said that Abu Akleh was struck by a bullet to the head while another journalist, Ali Samoudi, who works for the Jerusalem-based Quds newspaper, was in stable condition after being struck in the back.
Ali Smoudi, a veteran journalist from Jenin who was with Abu Akleh, said that they arrived at the scene to report on the IDF operation.
"All of a sudden, they opened fire at us," he told reporters from his hospital bed. Smoudi, who was injured during the incident, claimed that no one warned him and his colleague before the shooting.
"They killed her in cold...
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May 11, 2022 at 8:01 am
Baltimore, MD - May 5, 2022 - Are you or your loved one dependent on medical devices because of illness or physical limitations? Learn about Shabbos scooters, stairlifts, nebulizers, nurse call systems, hospital beds, and more!
Join host Rabbi Zvi Goldberg on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 12 Noon ET, who will discuss Medical Devices Certified for Shabbos, with guests:
• Rabbi Mordechai Frankel – Director, STAR-K Institute of Halacha
• Shmuel Glick – Director of Engineering, Gramachip Technologies
• Rafy David – CEO, MovingLife Shabbatt...
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May 11, 2022 at 7:59 am
Baltimore, MD - May 10, 2022 - My brothers Shmuel, Mayer and I each donated a kidney to a stranger. We did so in memory of our father, Bais Yaakov of Baltimore Elementary School Principal, Rabbi Mendel Freedman, z”l, who himself received a heart transplant.Together, we are raising funds for Renewal, the amazing organization which facilitates these life saving transplants.
Click here and please participate generously.
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May 10, 2022 at 10:41 pm
Baltimore, MD – May 10, 2022 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Shlomo Pollack and Etti Rubin on their engagement.
Mazel Tov to Eli and Chaya Pollack and Shoshana and Moshe Meir Rubin and grandparents Dr. Mordechai & Elaine Bodenheimer
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
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May 10, 2022 at 5:13 pm
On Sunday, after several days of interviews with passengers on Lufthansa flight 401, I wrote about the shocking story of Lufthansa collectively punishing over 130 Jews by barring them from catching their connecting flight on Lufthansa flight 1334, and barring them from flying on any Lufthansa flight for 24 hours.
I’m not an investigative journalist, but I heard rumors of what happened and couldn’t find any actual journalists pursuing and writing about the story. Since I cover travel deals and news and was shocked by the story, I decided to take it on.
Eventually that led me to uncovering the chilling video of a Lufthansa supervisor blaming problems on the Jews and explaining why collective punishment, or Sippenhaft against the Jews was justified. I was hor...
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May 10, 2022 at 5:12 pm
Baltimore City Commissioner of Health Dr. Letitia Dzirasa is asking everyone to wear a mask in public indoor spaces regardless of COVID vaccination status. She says she's basing her recommendation on increases in COVID transmission in the city.
"While this is not a mandate, it is a clear warning that we need to make some changes to ensure the safety of the community, especially our immunocompromised, our older adults and young children who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated," said Dr. Dzirasa.
According to the health commissioner, Baltimore City has seen a 243% rise in cases and a 28% increase in hospitalizations over the past 28 days. Statewide, the COVID-testing positivity rate lept to 6.22%. 36 people were hospitalized with COVID during the past 24 hours and 10 people died fro...
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May 10, 2022 at 4:35 pm
One person died, and three others were injured, in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in East Baltimore.
The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Rose Street.
A 25-year-old man was taken to the hospital where he died. A woman and another man were also found at the scene with a gunshot wound. They are expected to survive.
A 40-year-old man was found at the hospital with a gunshot wound from the same shooting. He is also expected to survive.
Baltimore Police are now investigating 120 murders since the start of 2022.
"Baltimore, I want to be very clear, this is not normal," said Shantay Jackson, Director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement in Baltimore City. "It is never going to be acceptable for anyone in our city to choose to pick up a gu...
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May 10, 2022 at 3:11 pm
A congressional report published Tuesday shows that a biotech company hid the real number of COVID-19 vaccine doses that were contaminated.
Emergent BioSolutions was hired to produce hundreds of millions of vaccine doses.
The new report gathered by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform shows that, between March 2020 and February 2022, the company discarded up to 400 million vaccine doses due to ingredients becoming contaminated.
Previous estimates of discarded doses were lower.
According to the report, executives at the company had privately raised concerns about quality control before ingredients were contaminated.
The report goes on to show that lab workers misled government inspectors about issues at the plant in Bayview, Maryland.
They reportedly told the FDA that they were...
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May 10, 2022 at 3:08 pm
Jerusalem, Israel - May 10, 2022 - After a full day of meetings with Israeli government officials including Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, and a meaningful visit to Yad Vashem, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz was hosted at a reception held at the Kosovo Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.
The reception on Monday evening included Israeli diplomats and people interested in furthering connections between Kosovo and Israel. Kosovo Charge d'affaires Ines Demiri, who has performed actively in the role as the ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo accompanied Gërvalla-Schwarz throughout the day and introduced her to the guests in Jerusalem.
Among those attending was Rabbi Yitzchak Schapira, who for o...
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May 10, 2022 at 2:55 pm
Baltimore, MD – May 10, 2022 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Scott and Beth Leder on the birth of a son.Mazel Tov grandparents Diane Leder and Stanley and Marcia Saltz
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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May 10, 2022 at 2:18 pm
The NYS Education Department recently released new, proposed Substantial Equivalency Regulations for nonpublic schools. These draft regulations can give unprecedented authority over yeshivos to the local public-school districts, and the curricular requirements can present a serious challenge to the ability of our yeshivos to be mechanech our children according to their mesorah.
The release of these regulations triggers a 60-day public comment period which ends May 31. The last draft of the regulations received an unprecedented 140,000 comments, with the overwhelming majority in opposition. This resulted in an over two year deferral of the regulations, forced NYSED and the Board of Regents to seriously engage with the community in a variety of public and private meetings, and resulte...
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May 10, 2022 at 11:36 am
Baltimore, MD – May 10, 2022 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Jeremy and Lisa Kramer on the birth of a son.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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May 10, 2022 at 10:18 am
“Hi Sivan, I know you don’t usually publish stories like this, but I feel the need to share.My name is Avraham Maimon, I’m the brother of Yair Maimon, the hero from Tekoa who killed the terrorist who tried to break into his house yesterday.Here is another side to the story: Yesterday evening, my mother was sitting in her home in Kiryat Arba, when she began to feel an overwhelming distress in her heart. Although she was tired and exhausted from Shabbat where she hosted all her children, she felt that something big was about to happen.In a spontaneous decision, she walked down to the Cave of the Patriarchs, the tombs of our fathers and mothers, and began to weep and pray; although she did not know for what.In those very moments, Yair and his wife decided to go out for...
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May 10, 2022 at 10:11 am
Seven hospitals in Maryland received top marks, but others didn't quite measure up in the Spring 2022 Hospital Safety Grades report released Tuesday by The Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit health care watchdog group.
The 2022 ratings reflect care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Leapfrog Group said its and other groups' research showed the pandemic reversed years of progress in patient safety.
The pandemic has had a negative effect on "health care delivery at every level and setting, from staffing shortages to increased infections to the very care patients receive," according to the Adult Patient Experience at Acute Care Hospitals survey, also released Tuesday by The Leapfrog Group.
"The health care workforce has faced unprecedented levels of press...
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May 10, 2022 at 10:06 am
Gas prices may impact where you go and what you do, especially with Memorial Day, and then summer approach.
Prices at the gas pump continue to soar, which hit another record high in Maryland Monday.
Many drivers were shocked to see gas prices rise 15 cents higher.
We had the price increase already, then a little tax break from the legislature and that went away, now it jumped back up.
“At the end of the day, the price that motorist see at the pump is driven by the price of crude oil which makes up more than 50% of the gasoline," said Regina Ali, from AAA Mid-Atlantic.
Crude oil was just under $110 a barrel Friday.
Gas is averaging $4.40 a gallon, 14 cents more than this time last week.
“My fuel prices rise from 1,000 a week to about 2,000 a week,” said Billy Snyder...
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May 10, 2022 at 10:05 am
To honor healthcare workers during National Nurses Week, Crocs is giving away free footwear and scrubs.
Crocs will give away 10,000 pairs of its iconic shoes.
The company said it has donated nearly 1 million pairs of shoes to healthcare workers since the beginning of the pandemic.
The extension of the "free pair for healthcare" program is open to all medical professionals.
For more information on how to get a pair, visit its website here.
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May 10, 2022 at 10:05 am
Biden will also reportedly not be accompanied by any Israeli officials during the possible excursion
United States President Joe Biden is said to be weighing a visit to east Jerusalem during his upcoming trip to Israel, according to Israeli officials cited in a media report.
The report, which was first published by Israel’s Kan broadcaster, explained that the proposal was raised during preparation meetings ahead of the US leader’s trip.
Biden will also reportedly not be accompanied by any Israeli officials during the possible excursion to east Jerusalem.
Tensions in the area remain high following weeks of holy site clashes between Palestinians and Israel Police on the Temple Mount.
Israel is also bolstering its security efforts to counter terrorism around...
