Israel's "Iron Fist" Active Protection System (APS) Completes A Series Of Successful Interception Tests (Video)
<p><a href="https://english.mod.gov.il/Departments/Pages/Tank_and_APC_Administration.aspx" _mce_href="https://english.mod.gov.il/Departments/Pages/Tank_and_APC_Administration.aspx">The Ministry of Defense Tank and APC Directorate</a>, the IDF Ground Forces, and the <a href="https://elbitsystems.com/products/landc4i/" _mce_href="https://elbitsystems.com/products/landc4i/">Elbit Systems Land Division</a> jointly announced the completion of a successful series of "Iron Fist" Active Protection System tests. The defense system deployed to "Eitan" APCs intercepted anti-tank threats in various challenging scenarios.</p> <p>The "Iron Fist" system developed […]
Israel: UTJ Demands No Energy Generation On Shabbat – Report
<p class="content-excerpt">'Any final agreement will preserve the status quo in matters of religion and state,' says Likud party</p> <div class="components"> <p>The United Torah Judaism party's coalition demands while negotiating with prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly include ending electricity generation on Shabbat, according to Monday Israeli media reports. </p> <p>Israel's <em>Channel 12</em> <em>News</em> detailed the demands made by the ultra-Orthodox […]
Why Your Salad Costs 40% More
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Americans are paying nearly 40 percent more for vegetables this year than in 2021 – and experts blame <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/climate_change_global_warming/index.html" _mce_href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/climate_change_global_warming/index.html" target="_blank">climate change</a> and the nation's ongoing <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/inflation/index.html" _mce_href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/inflation/index.html" target="_blank">inflation</a>.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">A new report from <a class="class" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-09/us-vegetable-prices-soar-nearly-40-as-water-cuts-crush-supply?sref=P6Q0mxvj" _mce_href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-09/us-vegetable-prices-soar-nearly-40-as-water-cuts-crush-supply?sref=P6Q0mxvj" target="_blank">Bloomberg </a>states the increase in cost is due to states that grow fresh produce seeing water […]
Subaru Recalling 270,000 SUVs Due To Fire Risk
<p class="body-text">Subaru is recalling 271,694 SUVs because some of them could catch fire.<strong><em><br></em></strong></p> <p>The company is advising owners of some 2019 to 2022 model-year Subaru Ascent SUVs to park them outside, away from garages or other structures, and not to leave the vehicles unattended with the engine running.</p> <p>An electrical grounding bolt connected to the […]
Musk Says Twitter Character Limit Will Increase To 4,000
<p>Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Sunday suggested the platform will dramatically increase character limits on tweets from 280 to 4,000.</p> <p>“Elon is it true that Twitter is set to increase the characters from 280 to 4000?” one user tweeted at the social media platform’s new owner.</p> <p>“Yes,” Musk responded.</p> <p>Such a change would shift Twitter […]
Biden Establishes Government Task Force To Combat Antisemitism
<p>President <a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/biden/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/biden/">Biden </a>will establish a task force to coordinate government efforts to address antisemitism and other forms of religious bigotry, the White House said Monday, in the wake of a rise in antisemitic rhetoric from high-profile public figures.</p> <p>Biden is creating an interagency group led by the staff at the Domestic Policy Council and […]
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In Bahamas
<p>The founder and former CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency platform FTX Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday in the Bahamas and will be indicted in the U.S. as soon as Tuesday morning, according to U.S. and Bahamian authorities.</p> <p>The Attorney General for the Bahamas said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/latraelrahming/status/1602446687712473088?s=20&t=dryFIdzjTNPPbKGM6tpDEw" _mce_href="https://twitter.com/latraelrahming/status/1602446687712473088?s=20&t=dryFIdzjTNPPbKGM6tpDEw">statement</a> Monday that the Royal Bahamas police arrested Bankman-Fried after […]
Chanukah: Days Of Hoda’ah
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;"><strong>Rooted In <em>Hoda’ah</em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">The Gemara<a href="#_ftn1" _mce_href="#_ftn1"><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></a> describes how (in the years after the miracle) Chanukah became a holiday: “<em>L’shana acheret kva’um v’asa’um yamim tovim b’hallel u’v’hoda’ah</em> […]
Kindergarteners In Jerusalem To Study English From Next School Year
<p>English studies will be integrated into Jerusalem children's curriculums as early as preschool, the Israeli capital's municipality announced on Monday.</p> <p>In March 2023, the Jerusalem Municipality will launch a pilot program with the cooperation of some 50 kindergartens across the city, which will begin teaching its kindergarteners English as a second language at the cost […]
Twitter Files Part 5 Reveals Staffers Who Didn't Believe Trump Violated 'Incitement' Policy
<p class="speakable">The fifth installment of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/elon-musk" _mce_href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/elon-musk" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;" _mce_style="text-decoration: underline;">Elon Musk's</span></a> "Twitter Files" Monday revealed that staffers believed that tweets written by former President Trump around the events of Jan. 6 had not actually violated its policies despite the company saying so at the time.</p> <p class="speakable">"For years, Twitter had resisted calls both internal […]
