Anti-Israel protesters waved a Hezbollah flag and called for intifada and the destruction of the State of Israel outside a synagogue in Queens on Sunday, according to pro-Palestinian organizations, despite the Israeli real estate seminar they rallied against no longer being held at the site.
Activists led by Palestinian Assembly for Liberation New York and New Jersey (PAL-Awda) had descended on the Congregation Charm Circle in the Kew Gardens Hills neighborhood on Sunday evening to protest a real estate seminar, but according to social media statements by Jewish neighborhood watch group Queens Shmira and New York State Assemblymember Sam Berger, the venue for the event had been changed. Shmira had promised in a Friday statement that the synagogue would remain open for worship.
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“Pray for the welfare of the kingdom, for were it not for the fear it inspires, every man would swallow his neighbor alive.” (Ethics of our Fathers, 3:2)
Today’s appalling assassination attempt on former President Trump is deeply upsetting and sadly not entirely shocking. With deep concern, we have been witnessing a gradual descent towards anarchy that has impacted the safety and security of our country, its leaders, and its people. We pray for a return to law, order, and a peaceful public square. We offer sincere prayers for the full recovery of former President Trump and all those harmed by today’s unconscionable attack.
A shooting at Donald Trump ’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee, law enforcement officials say.
Trump called Sunday for unity and resilience as shocked leaders across the political divide reacted to the shooting.
The Secret Service said it killed the suspected shooter, who attacked from a rooftop of a nearby building outside the rally venue.
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King Charles III has written to Donald Trump after the assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania, Buckingham Palace said.
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IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi delivered a situational assessment at the Palmahim Air Force base on Sunday, where he spoke of the recent IDF strike on a compound where Mohammad Deif was located.
"Yesterday, in a joint operation by the IDF and Shin Bet, we attacked a compound in Khan Yunis where Mohammad Deif, the commander of the military wing of Hamas, was hiding - the man who planned and gave the order for the October 7 attacks."
Halevi noted that the strike killed Rafa’a Salameh, commander of the Khan Yunis Brigade, which was confirmed earlier on Sunday by the IDF.
The IDF Chief of Staff also stated that according to intelligence assessments, there were no hostages in the compound.
"It is still too early to summarize the results of the attack, whi...
Judge Aileen Cannon tossed former President Trump’s case over his alleged mishandling of classified information, ruling Monday that special counsel Jack Smith was not lawfully appointed.
The ruling hands a major victory to Trump, marking the first time one of his four criminal cases has been dismissed entirely.
“The Superseding Indictment is dismissed because Special Counsel Smith’s appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution,” Cannon wrote in a 93-page ruling.
The judge said her determination is “confined to this proceeding.”
The decision comes just days after an attempted assassination against the former president.
Baltimore, MD - July 15, 2024 - (Baltimore Banner) The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for much of Maryland, with heat indices expected to reach 110 degrees on Monday. The warning is in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and includes central, northern, and southern Maryland, as well as Washington D.C. and parts of Virginia. Overnight, warm and humid conditions will persist, adding heat stress for those without air conditioning. Scattered thundershowers are also possible. Baltimore's health commissioner has declared a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert through Wednesday, and an excessive heat watch is in place for Tuesday.
US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Monday released her first statement since the assassination attempt against Donald Trump on Saturday.
Read the statement in full below:
“I would like to start by extending my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Corey Comperatore, who was killed during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, as well as those who were injured during this senseless act of violence.
Secret Service personnel on the ground moved quickly during the incident, with our counter sniper team neutralizing the shooter and our agents implementing protective measures to ensure the safety of former president Donald Trump.
Since the shooting, I have been in constant contact with Secre...
The 20-year-old nursing-home employee from suburban Pittsburgh who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump was a registered Republican who packed explosives in the vehicle he drove to the campaign rally an hour from his home.
WTOV obtained a high school photo of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the assassin of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
Law enforcement officials were working Sunday to learn more about Crooks to determine what motivated him to open fire on the rally from a nearby rooftop, killing one spectator, before he was shot dead by the Secret Service.
The FBI said Sunday it has not yet identified any underlying ideology or threatening writing or social media posts from Crooks, who graduated from high school two years ago and had no past criminal cases against h...
Judge Aileen Cannon dismisses the classified documents case against Donald Trump
The 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump first came to law enforcement’s attention at Saturday’s rally when spectators noticed him acting strangely outside the campaign event. The tip sparked a frantic search but officers were unable to find him before he managed to get on a roof, where he opened fire.
In the wake of the shooting that killed one spectator, investigators were hunting for any clues about what may have drove Thomas Matthew Crooks, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, to carry out the shocking attack. The FBI said they were investigating it as a potential act of domestic terrorism, but the absence of a clear ideological motive by the man shot dead by the Secret Service led conspiracy theories to flouris...
The Afghan Taliban confirmed on Sunday that two US citizens are currently being detained for violations of Afghan laws.
The US State Department recently reported that three American citizens are currently imprisoned in Afghanistan. According to media reports, a department spokesperson identified the detained individuals as George Glezmann, Mahmood Habibi, and Ryan Corbett, who the Afghan Taliban are holding.
Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate Afghanistan, told The Media Line, “Both American nationals violated the country’s law, and discussion has been held with the US officials in this regard.”
Last week, Zabiullah Mujahid, the Taliban's chief spokesperson, told reporters in Kabul that “the topic of a prison...
Nahal Brigade Commander Colonel Yair Zuckerman spoke to Israel Hayom about the IDF's operations in Rafah and along the Philadelphi Corridor.
"Whoever thinks we are stagnating is invited to see what's happening here," he told the newspaper. "Look at Rafah, does this look like stagnating? But we need to understand that this takes time."
"Hamas has turned the entire city [of Rafah] into one giant battlefield, booby-trapped and dangerous, and gone down into the underground, from which they operate. The houses are booby-trapped and contain small reverse cameras, by means of which they follow the forces and try to harm them. We found such cameras in the buttons on sofas, on doorframes, in mosques, in clinics, and in schools," he said.
Under the Philadelphi Corridor, he not...
A chorus of right-leaning tech and business leaders, led by X owner Elon Musk, used their online megaphones in the wake of Saturday’s attack to criticize the Secret Service’s diversity initiatives, condemn Democratic donor Reid Hoffman and make unsubstantiated allegations about the shooting.
The claims by powerful business leaders with large online followings helped influence the direction of platform itself, as well as the storylines viewed by millions of people. Musk’s post endorsing Trump after the shooting received the most engagement of any post on X related to the attempted assassination, said Graham Brookie, the Atlantic Council’s vice president for technology programs and strategy.
The post received more than 118 million views and 332,000 retweets...
US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein is close to brokering deal between Israel and Lebanon, although several key issues remain, according to a report in the Lebanese al-Diyar newspaper on Sunday.
Hochstein told French officials that Israel and Lebanese officials have almost completely agreed on a deal to end the hostilities, although the fighting has been between Israel and Hezbollah, not with the Lebanese armed forces.
Quoting Lebanese political sources, the outlet said the core disputes still unresolved remain pushing back Hezbollah and several areas in the border under Israeli control.
Agreed-upon points include Hezbollah not erecting observation towers along the border and the Lebanese army deploying more extensively in southern Lebanon.
Out of 13 territorial disagre...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet US President Joe Biden at the White House on July 22, two days before his address to a joint session of Congress, an Israeli official said on Sunday, according to JNS.
The meeting will mark the first time Biden has hosted Netanyahu at the White House since Netanyahu returned to office following the 2022 election.
The two leaders last met in October, when Biden visited Israel in the aftermath of Hamas’ October 7 attack on southern Israel.
On Friday, Channel 12 News reported that the Prime Minister's Office has received confirmation from the White House that Netanyahu and Biden would meet during Netanyahu’s visit to Washington and that the sides are still working on the details of th...
The Israeli strike targeting Hamas’ military leader, Mohammed Deif, in southern Gaza on Saturday followed weeks of surveillance of a compound used by one of his key lieutenants, Rafa’a Salameh, The New York Times reported on Sunday, citing three senior Israeli defense officials.
The strike was authorized after prolonged observation of one of Salameh’s secret command posts located west of Khan Yunis, the three senior Israeli officials told the newspaper.
The villa surrounded by palm trees near the Mediterranean Sea belonged to Salameh’s family, two of the officials said. Salameh began spending more time there in recent months after Israeli forces overran many of his other strongholds in Khan Yunis, both above and below ground, according to two of the offi...
The investigation into Donald Trump’s attempted assassin have been slowed down by improvised explosives rigged across his property, senior law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the search told The Post.
Explosives were found in 20-year-old Thomas Crooks’ car as well as his home, sources said.
The explosives were described as having “varying” levels of sophistication, though it is unclear exactly what they consist of.
Investigators were forced to tread lightly after uncovering the explosives in Crooks’ property.
Crooks was shot dead by the Secret Service after he opened fire at the rally.
No motive has been been given for the assassination attempt on Trump.
Crooks donated $15 to a pro-Democrat PAC as a 17-year-old in 2021, but then registe...
Traveling to Eretz Yisroel: Know Before You Go!
A discussion will be held on
Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 12 Noon EST
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Rabbi Zvi Goldberg and Rabbi Boruch Beyer will review the various issues you should be aware of before booking your flight to the Holy Land. Topics to be discussed will include:
• Davening during a flight
• Issues pertaining to Kohanim
• Kri'ah at the Kotel
• Kashrus
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