As unrest flared in Los Angeles, New York City Mayor Eric Adams assured viewers during an interview with Newsmax that his police department stands ready to respond forcefully if necessary.

Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf announced his resignation from the Israeli government on Wednesday, citing the ongoing stalemate surrounding the conscription law and the lack of legislative progress. Goldknopf’s resignation comes at the direction of the Gerrer Rebbe, who rejected the agreements reached by the other Chareidi MKs and MK Yuli Edelstein last night. Goldknopf submitted his resignation letter to the Prime Minister, stating that in light of the government’s failure to fulfill its commitment to pass the conscription law, he had no choice but to resign from his position.

The House has just passed Trump’s request to cut $9.4 billion in funding for foreign aid.

The police have transferred the case of the arson at the shul of HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef to the prosecution for a decision on whether to bring the suspect to trial. According to an I24News report, the Shin Bet is no longer involved in the case after it became clear that there was no nationalistic motive and the involvement of Iran or any other element was ruled out. According to the findings of the investigation, the background is the suspect’s mental state. The suspect was arrested on Monday evening and was transferred on Tuesday for an interrogation by the Shin Bet. In footage from security cameras, the suspect is seen walking inside the shul at 4 a.m. and then setting fire to the chair. Crosses, hateful graffiti, and the inscription “Rubin!” were sprayed on nearby buildings.

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A former CIA employee who admitted to leaking sensitive intelligence regarding Israel’s potential military actions against Iran has been sentenced to just over three years behind bars, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Asif William Rahman, who began working for the CIA in 2016, confessed earlier this year to unlawfully copying, printing, and sharing classified material on multiple occasions, including several incidents in 2024.
The leaks occurred during a period of heightened hostility between Israel and Iran, when both nations were engaged in a tense back-and-forth involving covert and overt strikes.

Almost three-fourths of U.S. voters say antisemitism is a serious problem, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
In the Quinnipiac University survey, 73% of voters described prejudice against Jews as a very serious or somewhat serious problem, compared with 28% who said it wasn’t a serious problem or no problem at all.
And by 49% to 36%, they disapproved of the way U.S. President Donald Trump was handling Jew-hatred.
Recent incidents of violence against Jews heightened concerns about the rise in antisemitism, which has spiked since the Hamas-led terror attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Qatar has submitted a revised draft proposal to Israel, created in coordination with Hamas, that draws on the plan developed by US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, according to two individuals with knowledge of the process who spoke to The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
Israel’s security cabinet was scheduled to meet Thursday evening to evaluate the Qatari proposal. According to the sources, should the cabinet determine that the new terms represent a potential path forward, Israeli officials might dispatch a negotiating team to either Qatar or Egypt to continue the discussions.

CAN’T MAKE THIS UP! Chuck Schumer is “sickened” by Alex Padilla getting removed from a briefing he forcibly interrupted but not by the violent riots attacking ICE agents in major cities? Dems will keep losing elections.