A man accused of hurling Molotov cocktails at a group of people demonstrating in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 hate crime counts. Mohamed Sabry Soliman was initially charged with only one hate crime count in federal court in the June 1 attack on demonstrators. The federal grand jury indictment, which was filed in court Tuesday, had been expected for weeks as a formality in advancing the felony criminal case toward trial. It is routine for prosecutors to add charges beyond the crimes alleged in an initial criminal complaint.

NEW YORK – Billionaire investor Bill Ackman expressed deep concern over Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, criticizing Mamdani’s socialist policies and lack of governing experience.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is raising alarms over the outcome of Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary, where Zohran Mamdani, known for his sharp criticism of Israel, emerged victorious. Adams warned that Mamdani’s positions should give the Jewish community reason for concern.
Speaking about Mamdani’s approach to Middle East issues, Adams remarked, “has been unwilling to just address some of the basic issues as just the acknowledgement of Israel and his real unwillingness to talk about some of the behavior that has played out on our streets.”

Travelers heading upstate on Thursday nights this summer will be able to catch a minyan without having to worry about seasonal heat, humidity, or heavy rains, with the Tefilas Mordche Mincha Area moving to an indoor, air-conditioned space for the first time ever. The Mincha Area will be operating inside The Marketplace shopping center in Spring Valley, located just off exit 14 of the New York State Thruway. Minyanim will be held every Thursday starting on June 26th and running through August 28th. The mall’s first entrance offers the fastest access to the Mincha Area, with signs posted inside the mall pointing travelers to the davening spot.

Israel’s Mossad agency has proffered an offer of free telemedicine to residents of Iran injured during Operation Rising Lion. The offer was extended on the Mossad’s brand-new Farsi-language X account, its first public account in its history, in a break from its strict decades-long policy of secrecy. “Dear people of Iran,” the post begins. “A ceasefire has been implemented. Now, the extent of the damage is becoming clear.

JERUSALEM – A heated halachic

HEGSETH: “When someone leaks something, they do it with an agenda. When you leak a portion of an intelligence assessment but just a little portion… that makes it seem like maybe the strike wasn’t effective, then you start a news cycle.”

A former Venezuelan spymaster who was close to the country’s late President Hugo Chávez pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug trafficking charges a week before his trial was set to begin in a Manhattan federal court. Retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal was extradited from Spain in 2023 after more than a decade on the run from U.S. law enforcement, including a botched arrest in Aruba while he was serving as a diplomat representing current Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government. Carvajal pleaded guilty in court to all four criminal counts, including narco-terrorism, in an indictment accusing him of leading a cartel made up of senior Venezuelan military officers that attempted to “flood” the U.S. with cocaine in cahoots with leftist guerrillas from neighboring Colombia.