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Baltimore, MD – June 19, 2024 – 3:14PM - A fire emanating from the woods on the way to Bais Yaakov is causing significant traffic congestion.
In the wake of accusations from Jerusalem that the Biden administration is delaying weapons shipments to Israel, the Wall Street Journal has reported that the White House has not progressed with the sale of 50 F-15 fighter jets despite Congressional support.
The $18 billion sale, which received backing after top Democrats lifted their objections last month, is yet to be formally notified to Congress by the State Department.
This delay has fueled further criticism from Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who posted a video yesterday expressing his astonishment at the hold-up.
In his video, Netanyahu criticized the Biden administration, stating, "It's inconceivable that in the past few months, the administration has been withholding weapons and...
During his visit to the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia and North Korea pledged to help each other if either nation is attacked in a "breakthrough" new partnership. The parties signed a comprehensive agreement pact that includes a mutual defence clause.
The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un described the agreement as "peaceful and defensive in nature." Putin said it did not rule out "the provision of mutual assistance in the event of aggression against one of the parties to this agreement."
After thousands of North Koreans chanted "Welcome Putin" as the Russian leader kicked off his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, the parties also signed agreements on constructing a border road bridge and cooperation on health, medical education ...
A white cat walking across a partially destroyed building in Rafah’s Shabura refugee camp was the only civilian remnant of the Gaza neighborhood by the Egyptian border, which until the start of May had been crowded with Palestinians.
A bullet-riddled Sonol sign still hung on top of the rubble of what had once been a gas station.
Half destroyed concrete buildings stood, in some cases reduced to framed shells, intermixed with piles of rubble.
Large swaths of sand, covered what had once been paved roads, giving Shabura a dustbowl appearance.
The IDF brought a small number of reporters in a Humvee into this desert landscape on Tuesday, to speak with Nahal Brigade Commander Colonel Yair Zuckerman about the extent to which Hamas has integrated itself into the civilian area.
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Jerusalem, Israel - June 19, 2024 - President Isaac Herzog hosted the Israeli Olympic and Paralympic delegations for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on Wednesday morning, June 19, at Beit Hanasi, in Jerusalem, Israel.
The reception was attended by the Minister of Culture and Sports Miki Zohar, the Chairman of the Olympic Committee, Yael Arad, and the Chairman of the Paralympic Committee, Moshe Matlon, plus representatives of the families of the hostages, the widows of the Munich victims, Ilana Romano and Anki Spitzer and the athletes.
The President greeted the delegations with a blessing of success and said: "We are proud that you are the ones who represent us, we are proud that you trained for years to reach this moment, you invested days and nights, tears and sw...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Wednesday, 19 June 2024) [translated from Hebrew]:
"We are fighting on several fronts and face great challenges and difficult decisions.
Therefore, I demand that all coalition partners get a hold of themselves and rise to the importance of the hour.
This is not the time for petty politics or for legislation that endangers the coalition, which is fighting for victory over our enemies.
We must all focus solely on the tasks at hand: Defeating Hamas, returning all of our hostages and returning our residents securely to their homes, both in the north and the south.
Therefore, I demand that everyone put aside every other consideration. Put aside all extraneous interests. Line up, as one, together, behind our fighters."
Baltimore, MD – June 19, 2024 - (FOX45) For the second time in two weeks, a thief has stolen the Israeli flag from the front porch of an office on Falls Road. Dr. John Parkerson, who was inside his office when the theft occurred, expressed his disbelief and distress over the repeated incident. Surveillance footage shows the thief ripping the flag off its pole and driving away. Parkerson suspects it is a hate crime and believes the same person is responsible for both thefts.Nathan Willner, representing Shomrim, noted an increase in vandalism coinciding with rising tensions in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Despite the thefts, Parkerson has replaced the flag and insists on his right to express his opinion without fear of retaliation.
The end of a school year is always a time for introspection for teachers, parents, and students. They look back at their ups and downs throughout the school year and try to plan for an even brighter future. Teachers often reflect on their year to identify successes and disappointments, hoping to build on them for the coming year.
This year was different with the ongoing situation in Eretz Yisrael. As mechanchim, we had many opportunities to inspire the boys. Returning from Sukkos to a new world, we started saying Tehillim after each tefillah. As the weeks went by, a rebbe in our Yeshiva K’tana of Waterbury had an idea to help maintain the momentum in these precious tefillos. Each week, a rebbe would choose a new kapittel, give a shiur explaining the whole kapittel, and then througho...
For the first time since November 2023, sirens sounded in the Eshkol region near the Gaza border, warning of a hostile aircraft infiltration.
Sirens sounded in Holit, Nir Yitzhak, and Sufa.
An IDF spokesman confirmed: "Following the sirens that sounded regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration in communities near the Gaza Strip, a suspicious aerial target crossed a short while ago from the Gaza Strip and fell in the area of communities near the Gaza Strip. No injuries were reported and the incident was concluded."
The Eshkol Regional Council said: "This morning at 6:10a.m. alerts sounded in a number of communities in the Council, warning of hostile aircraft infiltration following the identification of a craft nearing our territory."
"The IAF's defense system neutralized the aircra...
Baltimore, MD, June 19, 2024—Calling upon Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to prove himself the "Shomer," or Guardian, that he often claims to be, Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV) requested that Mr. Schumer urgently place three bills, all focused upon combating antisemitism, onto the Senate agenda. This comes after weeks of inaction despite strong bipartisan support for the proposed Acts, giving them a strong likelihood of quick passage once introduced.
CJV, representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, sent a letter last week to the Majority Leader with their appeal to put the three legislative efforts up for consideration. "We are confident that Senators will see fit to pass all three of these critical Acts," wrote the rabbis, "if given the o...
Pro-Israel Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY) voiced rare criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday after the latter published a video in which he accused the US of withholding arms from Israel, a claim which the White House has denied.
"If you are looking to undermine the bipartisanship of the US-Israel relationship, then release a public video attacking the Biden Administration, which, despite hysterical opposition from the far left, has held firm in support of Israel for eight months and counting," Torres wrote.
He continued: "Disagreements should be had in private. Hamas is emboldened by even the appearance of a ruptured relationship.
"I call out my own country, the US, when it fails to keep its differences with Israel private. I will do the same ...
Baltimore, MD – June 18, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Shua Schuchman (Baltimore) & Hannah Klerer (Edison, NJ) on their engagement. Mazel Tov to the parents Eitan and Ariella Schuchman and Sari and Michie Klerer
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Approximately 250 rockets were launched on Wednesday towards northern Israel, disrupting the holiday calm with successive alerts. Rockets that exploded in open areas caused fires. In the city of Tiberias, a siren was activated for the first time since October.
These launches come after the assassination of senior Hezbollah official Sami Taleb Abdullah, whose rank was equivalent to a brigadier general in the IDF.
For the past 20 years, Abdullah had led rocket fire toward Kiryat Shmona, the Galilee panhandle, and the Golan Heights. He is the highest-ranking Hezbollah commander to have been killed so far in the war.
Abdullah was also active during the Second Lebanon War, serving as a brigade commander and developing rockets in the region.
Yesterday, following at...
The Northern Command Commander, Major General Uri Gordin, and the Head of the Operations Directorate, Major General Oded Basiuk, conducted a joint plans approval and situation assessment in the Northern Command today.
As part of the situation assessment, operational plans for an attack in Lebanon were presented and approved, and decisions were made to further accelerate the preparations by ground forces.
Meanwhile, during the day, Air Force aircraft attacked UAV launch cells from Hezbollah’s air unit. The unit has led dozens of attacks using explosive and reconnaissance UAVs against Israel and IDF forces. "The IDF will continue to thwar Hezbollah activities in the area," the IDF stated.
Additionally, in the evening hours, Air Force fighter jets attacked several Hezbollah terror ta...
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced an executive action allowing certain undocumented spouses and children of US citizens to apply for lawful permanent residency without leaving the country – a sweeping election-year move that could offer deportation protections to hundreds of thousands of people.
The action will provide legal status and protections for about 500,000 American families and roughly 50,000 noncitizen children of immigrants under the age of 21 whose parent is married to a US citizen, a senior administration official said. It amounts to one of the federal government’s biggest relief programs for undocumented immigrants since the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was announced by then-President Barack Obama in 2012.
The action is ai...
Baltimore, MD - June 18, 2024 - (BJL) Did you know you have until June 30th to pay your parking tickets before penalties resume? If you have 3 or more unpaid parking citations that are 30 days or older from the violation date, now is the time to settle them.https://pay.baltimorecity.gov/parkingfines
Baltimore, MD – June 18, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Menachem and Leah Lasdun on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Yitzchok & Janet Pollock, Mrs. Brendle Lasdun and great-grandparents Mrs. Margo Lasdun and Mr. & Mrs. Ismar and Sandy Berlinger
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
The United States has halted inspections of avocados and mangoes in Mexico's Michoacán state following the attack and detainment of two U.S. Department of Agriculture employees, according to U.S. officials.
The workers with the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service were recently attacked while carrying out their work inspecting avocados, and have since been released, U.S. ambassador Ken Salazar said in a statement Tuesday.
His statement gave no further details on the incident. He said the inspections will be suspended until the safety issues have been resolved.
Michoacán Gov. Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla told reporters on Monday that Mexican authorities were in contact with U.S. officials and were working to resolve the situation, ac...
