Wednesday saw a wave of attacks against southern Israel by terrorists in Gaza. At least six documented fires erupted in the Gaza periphery due to a series of incendiary balloon attacks emanating from the Gaza Strip.
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Former minister who led Labor to worst-ever showing admits party in 'crisis,' blames clash of personalities with former leaders, says he does not have plan for the future

Columbus, Ohio – A federal judge awarded a Muslim-American radio host $4.1 million in monetary damages Wednesday after he successfully sued a neo-Nazi website operator who falsely accused him of terrorism. SiriusXM Radio show host Dean Obeidallah (oh-bee-DAHL’-ah) filed the civil complaint against The Daily Stormer founder Andrew Anglin, who hasn’t responded to Obeidallah’s libel [...]

Police overnight entered Meah Shearim and made five arrests of suspects allegedly involved in attacks against police and police vehicles, as well as against firemen.
The suspects in custody range in age from 20-40, all Jerusalem residents.

President Trump on Wednesday blasted “fake news” and “fake polling” following reports that internal polling showed him trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in a hypothetical 2020 matchup.
The president claimed that reports that polling within his campaign showed him trailing are untrue and said he has “the best numbers WE have ever had.”
“The Fake News has never been more dishonest than it is today. Thank goodness we can fight back on Social Media. There new weapon of choice is Fake Polling, sometimes referred to as Suppression Polls (they suppress the numbers),” Trump tweeted.

Randy Halprin was convicted in murder of a police officer; claims judge harbors 'deep-seated animus towards and prejudices about non-white, non-Christian people'

Amsterdam – For Jacqueline van Maarsen, attending Anne Frank’s 13th birthday party in 1942 was a welcome distraction from the grim reality of life in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam during World War II. Enjoying movies and cookies at Anne’s apartment meant “we didn’t think about it at that moment,” the 90-year-old Van Maarsen said Wednesday as she [...]

After operating for more than a century, the iconic Lendner Bakery in Yerushalayim’s Meah She’arim quarter has closed.
A notice posted on the doors of the landmark bakery at the corner of Leib Dayan Street and Moshe Dov Lendner Street said: “The Lendner Bakery, which was established by Rav Moshe Dov Lendner in 1896, is closing its doors after 123 years of a family tradition of baking, helping others and supporting the community, which was passed down from father to son.”
The note continued: “We thank our steadfast and faithful customers for the trust they placed in us for all these years.” The bakery, named for its founder, was best known for its Shabbos and Yom Tov challah.