Netanyahu needs restrictions removed to offer more posts to coalition partners ahead of May 28 deadline; measure passed in 2013 as good-government reform has never been enforced

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has laid out a number of practical steps to be taken by his government to curb neo-Nazi activity and demonstrations, as well as to increase protection of the local Jewish community.
“Let me reiterate what I said publicly on [May 1]: It is a disgrace that the scum of history is rearing its ugly head today again,” he wrote in a May 18 letter to World Jewish Congress CEO and executive vice president Robert Singer, who wrote a letter earlier this month to Löfven, calling for the ban of the Nordic Resistance neo-Nazi party as “there must be zero tolerance for such manifestations of evil.”

Suspected killer is captured after fleeing to Belarus, leads local police to Rivka Tsipishev's body after days of searches

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Eric Garcetti, a Democrat, criticized by left-wing US groups after saying 'I support the embassy being here' while in Israeli capital

Revised indictment adds 4 charges to the previous 109 against gunman John Earnest; Poway synagogue to dedicate Torah scroll in memory of victim Lori Gilbert-Kaye

Senior Likud sources quoted as saying push for new legislation is engineered to generate outrage and ultimately secure support for Netanyahu immunity using existing law

Israel on Tuesday condemned a top UN official for meeting with a Hezbollah leader in Lebanon.
A day earlier, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis tweeted, “Grateful for an open and substantive discussion on a broad range of topics with Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem of Hizbullah. On top I received a copy of his book — a necessary reading.”
Responding on Tuesday, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon tweeted, “We are shocked and disappointed by this meeting with a designated terror organization’s leader, threatening Israel, Lebanon and the whole region. One doesn’t need to read the Naim Qassem book, courtesy of #Hezbollah terrorists, in order to understand this!!”

Israel's intelligence agency calls on startups to apply for funding, seeks variety of fields ranging from big data, to fintech, natural language processing and smart city tech

Rav Yechezkel Landau, the Noda Beyehuda (1713-1793). Born in Apta, Poland, learned and served in Brody, serving as Av Beis Din at the age of 20 years. In 1755, he was appointed Rav of Prague and all of Bohemia, soon establishing and heading a yeshiva there as well. He also wrote Dagul Meirevavah on the Shulchan Aruch and Tzelach on Shas, as well as Doresh Tziyon and Ahavas Tziyon. He was able to trace his family lineage back to Rashi.

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Image of Leila Khaled, who tried to hijack El Al flight using grenades, 'harmful and hateful' to Jewish community, women's group says

Officers who went with him claim Galilee-based Rabbi Yehuda found 6 tunnels on Lebanon border, and 31 on Gaza border, years before IDF exposed them. Today, the army is dismissive

Thousands of documents related to Jewish author provide window into Europe's literary scene in the early 20th century, experts say

Washington – U.S. Democratic Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez said on Tuesday it is time for Democratic leaders to allow an impeachment process to start against President Donald Trump, saying the administration’s obstruction of lawmakers’ oversight efforts gives them no choice. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has so far resisted calls for Democrats to launch impeachment proceedings, instead [...]

GOP Frowns On, But Does Not Punish, Amash’s Call For Trump ImpeachmentTop House Republican Kevin McCarthy pushed back Tuesday against Rep. Justin Amash and his call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, saying the Michigan Republican is out of step with others in the party and with Americans.
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State Department says it will respond 'quickly and appropriately' to alleged strike by Assad regime, denounces Russia for support of Damascus

Fort Worth, TX – American Airlines says it’s cutting the cost of checking oversized sporting gear and musical instruments on flights. American said Tuesday that it eliminated the extra oversize charge for those items and instead will charge regular bag fees, which are lower. Before Tuesday, a passenger who checked a big item like a [...]

NYPD Officer Says He Inflated Charge Against Chokehold VictimAfter Eric Garner died following a confrontation with New York City police five years ago, one officer involved in the struggle wrote up paperwork that exaggerated the seriousness of the dead man’s suspected crime, according to testimony Tuesday.
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United Arab Emirates 'welcomes' announcement of economic summit, highlighting potential benefits to Palestinians; Saudi Arabia to send its economic minister

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