The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and the IDF thwarted a plot by a terrorist cell that planned to carry out a suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem, the two forces announced on Thursday.
The terrorist cell, made up of Fatah and Hamas operatives from the Ramallah area, was arrested in November-December 2024.
The Shin Bet named the members of the cells as Ahmed Jasser Ali, Mander Sheikh Kassem, Bashir Awad, Ammar Subah, and Ali Shwiki.
The Shin Bet investigation revealed that the cell planned to remotely activate an explosive device that would be brought into Israeli territory in order to carry out the bombing.
Along with the other members of the cell, Ali constructed the explosive device and planned to carry out the suicide attack.
Some of t...
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from obtaining access to certain Treasury Department payment records.
Treasury officials "will not provide access to any payment record or payment system of records maintained within the [Treasury] Bureau of Fiscal Service," Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote in a temporary restraining order.
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 6, 2025 – A series of weather systems will bring rain, snow, and freezing rain to Baltimore over the next few days, potentially impacting travel and outdoor plans.
Today (Thursday): Rain likely until early afternoon, with patchy fog lingering until 4 p.m. Expect cloudy skies and a high of 44°F, with southwest winds at 7-9 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog will clear before midnight, leaving mostly cloudy skies and a low of 36°F with light west winds.
Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 45°F and gusts up to 23 mph. Overnight temperatures will drop to 27°F under mostly cloudy skies.
Shabbos: A wintry mix of snow and rain is likely by the afternoon, with highs around 36°F. Light southeast winds may develop.
Motza...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 6, 2025 – Bottles of of Öncü brand "Salata Sosu" salad dressing, manufactured in Turkey by Acemoğlu Gıda, were found in a kosher grocery store in London bearing an unauthorized STAR-K symbol. Corrective action is being taken.
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 6, 2025 - Despite a surge in funding, Baltimore City student test scores remain among the lowest in the nation, according to results released by the federal government. And these scores have renewed calls for City Schools’ CEO to be replaced.
Former Baltimore City Mayoral Candidate Shannon Wright is often skeptical of government press releases.
“People are going to tell you all the wonderful things that they want to hear. The best way they can spin it,” said Wright.
With that in mind, when Baltimore City Schools in late January posted a press release to its website summarizing 2024 federal test results known as NAEP, Wright wanted to know more.
“I rather look at numbers,” said Wright.
So, Project Baltimore did look at the ...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 6, 2025 – 9:07AM - (BJL) Traffic signals are flashing at two intersections:
Reisterstown Road & Rosewood Lane (Flashing Yellow)
and
Clarks Lane & Cross Country. (Flashing Red & Yellow)
Reminder:
Flashing red and yellow lights on a traffic control signal does not mean the light is ‘non-functioning’. Drivers approaching a red flashing light must stop and can only proceed when the intersection is clear, and drivers approaching a yellow flashing light should slow down and use caution but can proceed through the intersection without stopping.
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 6, 2025 - Explore the latest issue of Baltimore Jewish Home.Click on the graphic below:
The Pentagon on Wednesday issued a statement summarizing the meeting between US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“This was Secretary Hegseth's first hosting of a foreign dignitary as Secretary of Defense in the Trump Administration,” said Department of Defense Spokesman John Ullyot.
He added that Hegseth “emphasized the unbreakable bond that exists between the United States and Israel and praised Israel as a model ally in the Middle East. Secretary Hegseth stressed that the United States remains 100 percent committed to Israel's security.”
The statement also added that Hegseth and Netanyahu discussed Hamas' October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel. “Secretary Hegseth praised Prime Minister Neta...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 5, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Eli Walfish (Queens) & Yakira Bogart (Baltimore) on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Phil & Rivka Bogart
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 5, 2025 - The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) is pleased to announce updates to its Community Pitch-In Dumpster Request Program that are designed to promote greater equity and access to resources. These changes aim to empower communities, especially those in underserved areas, by enhancing opportunities to organize clean-up events while ensuring transparency and fairness in resource allocation.
Under the previous program, only community association presidents were eligible to request dumpsters for clean-up efforts. The revised program eliminates this restriction, allowing any resident or group to request assistance from DPW, regardless of their affiliation with a community association. The program enables each neighborhood to request up to four d...
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 5, 2025 - Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV) joined in an amicus curiae brief filed yesterday in the cases Fuld v. PLO and U.S. v. PLO in the Supreme Court of the United States. These cases pertain to the attempt of Miriam Fuld, widow of Ari Fuld, and other victims of PLO-sponsored terrorism to sue in American federal court. The Supreme Court agreed to hear these combined cases later this year.
Mark Pinkert, Jason Torchinsky, Erielle Davidson, and Jared Bauman from the law firm of Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak took the lead on the amicus brief, which was filed on behalf of a coalition of seventeen Jewish, Pro-Israel, and civil rights organizations, including CJV.
The amicus brief traces the history of the P...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 5, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Menachem Hochberg & Elisheva Ehsanipoor on their engagement!
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 5, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Ari Cohen (Boca Raton) & Chana Raizel Rabhan (Baltimore/Savannah) on their engagement!
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 5, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mr. Hershel Goldman, z’l, father of Abigail Goldman and Beth (Nathan) Adler.
The Levayah will be held at Levinson’s today, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at 2:30PM.
Shiva will be observed at Park Regent Condos, 6414 Park Heights Ave., Apt. A2, Baltimore, MD, 21215Daily from 9:30AMPlease no visitors from 12-1 and 5-6 or after 10PM
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 5, 2025 - The founder of a Florida-based neo-Nazi group was convicted Monday of conspiring with his former girlfriend to plan an attack on Maryland’s power grid in furtherance of their shared racist beliefs.
Brandon Russell, 29, encouraged Sarah Beth Clendaniel to carry out a series of “sniper attacks” on electrical substations around Baltimore that could have caused significant damage to the regional power grid, according to federal prosecutors. Their goal was to create chaos, [...]prosecutors say.
The two were arrested in February 2023 — before the plans were executed.
The 12-person jury deliberated for less than an hour after hearing about four days of testimony in federal court in Baltimore. They found Russell guilty o...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 5, 2025 – The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Baltimore and surrounding areas, warning of freezing rain, sleet, and light snow overnight into Thursday morning. The advisory is in effect from 9 PM Wednesday until 10 AM Thursday, with hazardous conditions expected to impact the morning commute.
What to Expect
A mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain is forecasted to begin late Wednesday night. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to one inch are possible, along with a glaze to a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation.
After midnight, freezing rain and sleet will develop, making roads and sidewalks extremely slippery. Areas along and east of Interstate 95 may see rain mixing in by early morning as temperatures begin to rise.
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Exactly one week after a passenger plane and Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed midair near D.C., killing 67, a Japan Airlines plane and Delta Airlines plane collided in Seattle.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) announced on social media Wednesday that Port of Seattle Fire, police and SEA operations responded to an incident just after 10:15 a.m. local time, on a ramp on a taxi line between S Concourse and the south airport maintenance hangars.
The incident involved a taxing Japan Airlines aircraft "that appears to have struck" the tail of a parked Delta Air Lines aircraft, according to a statement from the airport, posted to X.
No injuries have been reported at this time, according to SEA officials. The airport is working with both airlines to safely d...
