Palestinian Islamic Jihad was “about to launch rockets at Tel Aviv when the ceasefire [with Israel] stopped it from happening,” the terrorist group’s leader, Ziad Nakhala, told the Beirut-based Al Mayadeen TV station on Tuesday.
Nakhala, who was in Egypt when the latest round of violence between Israel and Gaza-based terrorist groups erupted last Friday, outlined in the interview how events unfolded and also issued threats against Israel.

Flight attendant accused of refusing to let Yisroel Sternberg and Chana Beck board with infant car seat; US airline then bans them from flying again with company

The Palestinian American Congresswoman says visit will counterbalance Israel trips organized by the American Israel Education Foundation

New York – A dozen rabbis from across the major denominations met with the publisher and editorial page editor of The New York Times regarding the anti-Semitic cartoon it published and its general coverage of Israel. The meeting Wednesday morning at The Times offices in Midtown Manhattan lasted an hour and a half and was [...]

Washington – The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the legal battle with the Trump administration over access to special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The committee voted 24-16 to hold Barr in contempt after the Justice Department rejected House Democrats’ demands for the full Mueller [...]

Almost half of 581 respondents favor former US vice president, leaving Jewish Senator Bernie Sanders and others way behind

While being honored at Independence Day ceremony, billionaire philanthropist goes off script to announce he will again contribute to lunar mission

Rabbi Joseph Potasnik of New York Board of Rabbis says it was 'a healthy, honest exchange' with paper's publisher, opinion page editor

Washington – As he cranks up the pressure on China in pursuit of a new trade accord, President Donald Trump is putting his deal-making persona on the line and injecting new risk into his bid for another four years in the White House. Trump has raised the already high stakes of this week’s talks between [...]

 Pelosi Says Jails Will Be”Overcrowded” If We Start Arresting Trump OfficialsDuring an interview with the Washington Post‘s Robert Costa, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) suggested that Democrats could move to arrest Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin if he continues to not cooperate with a House subpoena for President Trump’s tax returns, exercising a little-used but well-recognized power against those found in contempt of Congress.

Meet the Man Helping Stranded Jew Around the World35 Israelis were reportedly detained in a Ukrainian airport in February, after being told that they would not be allowed to enter the country.

Ruth Madoff was never charged with any crime in her husband’s fraud; deal part of settlement of more than $23 million from estates of the Madoffs’ late sons

Toldot Yisrael is racing to interview anyone with a role in the establishment of the state, from those who 'schlepped' backpacks for the Haganah to a Davidka bomb maker

Washington – The FBI has more than 850 open investigations into domestic terrorism across the country, and the threat continues to grow, top counterterrorism officials said Wednesday. FBI, Justice Department and Homeland Security officials gave testimony before a congressional committee on homegrown hate and violence. They cautioned lawmakers they could not prosecute a white supremacist [...]

Elderly Woman Struck And Killed By A Truck In RamleAn 80-year-old woman was struck and killed by a truck on David Raziel Blvd. in Ramle at about 9:30AM Wednesday morning, Remembrance Day in Israel.
MDA paramedics reported the woman sustained severe multisystem trauma and she was pronounced dead on the scene.
Read more on Yeshiva World News

A square in the city of Petach Tikvah will be named after President Donald Trump, the city’s mayor announced.
Rami Greenberg said Monday that he decided to name the square adjacent to City Hall for the U.S. president because of “his unqualified support for the State of Israel,” the Israeli daily newspaper Maariv reported.
The square will be dedicated officially on July 4, Greenberg said. The mayor said he will invite the U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, government ministers and public figures.
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
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US measures on all trade of Iranian iron, steel, aluminum and copper come hours after Islamic Republic partially left nuclear deal, threatened to step up uranium enrichment

“The battle is not over,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said of the conflict with the Gaza Strip-ruling Hamas on Wednesday.
Netanyahu was speaking at an official state ceremony for Israel’s annual Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism. The speech came after a weekend of fierce fighting between Israel and the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups in Gaza.
Hundreds of rockets were fired at Israel’s southern communities over a two-day span, killing four civilians. A ceasefire was announced on Monday.
“We are carefully weighing our next steps to ensure Israel’s security,” Netanyahu pledged, according to Hebrew news site Walla.

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