Stephen Miller: “This Administration has opened investigations into universities across the country… Universities across this country are in plain and direct violation of the Supreme Court’s ruling that affirmative action, as in racial quotas… are illegal. Students must be admitted to universities on a colorblind basis.”

Israeli Air Force pilots have joined firefighting teams working to contain several conflagrations that have consumed about 5,000 acres of forest and terrain, mostly near Yerushalayim.
These efforts and weather conditions helped stabilize the situation, but the Israel Fire & Rescue Authority said in a statement on Thursday morning that its 155 teams were still working to contain the fires, in which no one was killed but which resulted in the hospitalization of 12 civilians and 17 firefighters. Thousands of residents have been evacuated from their homes in the Judean Foothills.

Murry Huberfeld seen in Kerister helping feed the thousands who have arrived for the Yartzheit.

Prime Minister Netanyahu announced the arrest of 18 individuals suspected of arson in connection to widespread fires across Israel, speaking at the annual Tanach Quiz on Yom Ha’atzmaut. He noted that one suspect was caught in the act and accused neighboring groups of inciting the destruction, while affirming Israel’s resolve to protect and preserve the land.

Israel’s Interior Minister Arbel urgently calls on Netanyahu to intervene and stop the massacre of Druze in Syria.

Law enforcement officers in Florida have been instructed to cease enforcing state immigration laws, following a decision handed down this week by a federal judge.
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams clarified that her previous directive barring the enforcement of Florida’s immigration statute is binding on all local agencies. Fox News reported that during a Tuesday hearing in Miami, Williams also told state attorneys she intends to grant a preliminary injunction against a law that criminalizes undocumented migrants who enter Florida while bypassing immigration authorities.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a blunt warning to Iran over its ongoing backing of the Houthi rebels in Yemen, making it clear that such actions won’t go unanswered—even as American officials reengage in nuclear discussions with the Islamic Republic.
Washington and Tehran have now participated in three indirect negotiation rounds, all facilitated by Oman. The aim is to strike an agreement that would restrict Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons while offering relief from severe American sanctions.
The negotiations are scheduled to continue this weekend in Rome.

President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that his administration is considering pulling federal grant money from Harvard University, expressing frustration with the school’s resistance to certain White House mandates regarding campus governance and policies on speech.
“And it looks like we are not going to be giving them any more grants, right Linda?” Trump said, addressing Education Secretary Linda McMahon, according to Reuters.
He followed up by saying, “A grant is at our discretion and they are really not behaving well. So it’s too bad.”
Harvard University and the Department of Education did not immediately respond to media requests for comment on the President’s statements.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that 18 people suspected of arson in the massive fires that spread throughout Israel on Wednesday have been arrested. Speaking at the annual Tanach Quiz held on Yom Ha’atzmaut, Netanyahu said: “There are natural disasters, there are also man-made disasters. We’re currently holding 18 people suspected of arson, one of whom was caught in the act.” “Our neighbors who claim they love this land are inciting to burn it. We are the ones who truly love it,” he emphasized. “We love the land. We protect the country. I’m confident we’ll be able to cope with this challenge as well.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)