The baby of Tze’ele Gez, who was shot and killed near Bruchin in the Shomron while on the way to the delivery room two weeks ago, was niftar on Thursday morning. Following the attack, the doctors at Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah delivered the baby in an emergency C-section. He has remained in the hospital in intensive care since his birth, in serious but stable condition. His father, Chananel Gez, who expressed great emunah following the attack, chose to name the baby before his bris so Am Yisrael can daven for him with his name, Ravid Chaim. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu responded to the news by stating: “It is with deep sadness and pain that we received the news this morning of the death of the infant Ravid Chaim, son of Tze’ele, z’l, and Chananel Gaz.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on Wednesday that the Trump administration plans to begin a sweeping effort to cancel visas issued to certain Chinese students.
According to Rubio, the initiative will focus on Chinese nationals involved in sensitive academic areas or with ties to the Chinese Communist Party. These individuals will face visa revocations under a broad campaign led by the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, the US State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields,” Rubio said in a statement.

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman The Scenario A new driver just got her license and was driving two friends to the mall. Not sure of where to turn, her driving appeared somewhat erratic and she was soon pulled over. The police officer ticketed her but not for the erratic driving. Her front passenger was not wearing […]

President Donald Trump has pardoned former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican who resigned from Congress after a tax fraud conviction. The pardon was disclosed Wednesday by a White House official who requested anonymity before an official announcement. Grimm, a former Marine and FBI agent, pleaded guilty in late 2014 to underreporting wages and revenue at a restaurant he ran in Manhattan. He resigned from Congress the following year and served eight months in prison. Grimm tried to reenter politics in 2018 but lost a primary for his old district. While he was in Congress, Grimm made headlines for threatening to throw a reporter off a balcony in the Capitol after the reporter asked about the long-running FBI investigation into his campaign finances. “Let me be clear to you.

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