New York – The Health Department announced today that it has closed two more schools for failing to comply with an Order of the Health Commissioner in response to the current measles outbreak. The Order requires yeshivas and child care programs in certain zip codes to exclude unvaccinated students and to maintain medical and attendance [...]

Agency says employees immediately tried to determine who wrote threatening social media post flagged by tipster, but shooting occurred before they could act

Bochurim at Mir Yeshiva on Sunday night arrived at their dormitory building to discover that their rooms had been trashed, Arutz Sheva reported.
Photos of the scene showed personal items thrown on the floor, broken drawers, and general chaos.
One of the students told the site that up to 3000 NIS ($829) in cash had been stolen.
Israel Police officers arriving at the scene opened an investigation into the incident.
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
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San Diego, CA – The family of the suspect in the California synagogue shooting says they’re “shocked and deeply” saddened by the deadly attack. In a statement released through a San Diego law firm, the family of John T. Earnest says he and his five siblings was raised in “a family, a faith, and a [...]

Terror leader admits battle for group's last stronghold has ended, but says fight against West continuing

An El Al flight from Israel to Warsaw was forced to make an emergency landing Monday morning at Ben-Gurion International Airport after experiencing a technical problem.
The pilot alerted air-traffic controllers that he needed to return to the airport and safely landed the plane. Ambulances and emergency vehicles were rushed to the site, and the airport declared a state of emergency, delaying all arrivals and departures.
No injuries were reported among the airplane’s 138 passengers.
(JNS)
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San Diego – A California man visiting an online message board frequented by white supremacists has come forward, saying that he came across a post containing plans for the Pohway synagogue attack on Saturday morning, contacting the FBI just moments before the shooting began. BuzzFeed News (http://bit.ly/2ZIyR8V ) reported that the man, who asked to [...]