Beirut – Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears for first time in 5 years in video released by the extremist group

United Nations – On Monday morning, the United Nations Security Council held a special session on the Middle East, focusing on the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Council led by German Ambassador to the United Nations in New York Dr. Christoph Heusgen opened the debate with condemnations of a church attack in Burkina Faso which killed 6, [...]

Danny Danon says drawing of Netanyahu-faced dog leading a blind Trump could have been taken from Nazi propaganda newspaper Der Sturmer

President Donald Trump on Monday heaped praise on Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, the Chabad rabbi hit by a shooting attack on Shabbos, following a phone call in which the President offered his condolences for the death of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, a veteran member of the community.
“I spoke at length yesterday to Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, Chabad of Poway, where I extended my warmest condolences to him and all affected by the shooting in California,” the president tweeted Monday. “What a great guy. He had a least one finger blown off, and all he wanted to do is help others. Very special!”

New York – Measles continues to spread in the United States, with more 704 cases reported so far this year in 22 states. U.S. health officials on Monday updated the national tally. It has already eclipsed the total for any full year since 1994, when 963 cases were reported. The Centers for Disease Control and [...]

President Trump on Monday lashed out at former Vice President Joe Biden, ahead of the Democratic candidate hitting the trail for the first time since entering the 2020 presidential race.
“The Media (Fake News) is pushing Sleepy Joe hard. Funny, I’m only here because of Biden & Obama. They didn’t do the job and now you have Trump, who is getting it done – big time!” Trump wrote.
As Biden prepared to travel to the Keystone State, Trump suggested the economy would help keep the state in the Republican column next year.

The Defense Ministry announced that it will hold its first memorial ceremony for IDF fallen chareidi soldiers on the eve of Memorial Day, and that the IDF will announce that it will participate in the ceremony of the commanders of the 340th Division which is responsible for the chareidi units in the military.

Poway, CA – A shrine of flowers to honor those shot at a San Diego-area synagogue is growing on the sidewalk near the location where a gunman killed a congregant and injured three others. Next door to the Chabod of Poway synagogue, Father Alexander Federoff said Sunday that he is praying for the recovery of [...]

All together now -- swarms of big, black and annoying -- but harmless -- Calosoma olivieri beetles are infesting Israel