During his weekly motzei Shabbos shiur, Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef explained there are two members of the Chief Rabbinate Council who wish to change the Chief Rabbinate of Israel’s position opposing visits to Har Habayis.

An totally Kosher event with music and Divrei Torah scheduled for Tuesday night in WIlliamsburg was banned at the last minute.
The event was titled “Shirim, V’shiyurim”, and had a lineup of Chassidish singers, top of the line music, as well as Divrei Torah by the world renowned Chassidish speaker, HaRav Avrohom Mordechai Magid.

A violent arrest in Brooklyn was caught on camera.
Four NYPD officers tried to take down a robbery suspect who fought back, and then got hold of one of their Tasers.
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A group of Peleg protesters attempted to block the intersection of Kikar Shabbos on Monday evening. The intersection is a major thoroughfare for those living in the Me’ah Shearim and Geulah neighborhoods.

President Trump declared Tuesday that The New York Times should “get down on their knees & beg for forgiveness” for its negative coverage of his presidency, as part of an early-morning Twitter tear against a range of media outlets.

The 43-year-old El Al flight attendant who contracted measles during a flight from New York is suspected of having brain damage due to the complications that resulted from the illness.
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The IDF Spokesperson on Monday, Chol Hamoed Pesach, put out a statement denying any progress in locating the body of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen.
There were several reports last week claiming that Russian officials had taken Cohen’s remains out of Syria, where he was executed more than five decades ago.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to introduce a bill banning new construction of glass skyscrapers as part of his efforts to reduce citywide greenhouse emissions by 30%.
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A House chairman on Monday subpoenaed former White House Counsel Don McGahn as Democratic leaders moved to deepen their investigation of President Donald Trump while bottling up talk among their rank-and-file of impeaching him.

Regional Comissioner (Tafsar) of Israel’s Fire Department Aryeh Regev issued a letter on Sunday clarifying that any fire fighter who maintains a religious lifestyle is allowed to grow a beard during the days of Sefiras Ha’Omer.