ADL Statement on Series of Antisemitic Swatting Incidents Targeting Synagogues
ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) tonight issued the following statement in response to a series of incidents over the past four weekends involving the disruption of Jewish prayer services through swatting and fake bomb threats targeting synagogues, posed by a group of online trolls. Statement from Jonathan A. Greenblatt, CEO and National Director: “For the fourth weekend in […]
Trump Reacts to 'Leaked Charges' With Call for Cash
Former President Donald Trump urged supporters to donate to his 2024 presidential campaign following the emergence of a “leaked” document outlining potential criminal charges in Georgia. The Fulton County court website on Monday uploaded, then deleted a document listing at least 13 charges against the former president, including racketeering, filing false documents and multiple conspiracy charges, according to […]
History: Makkabi Berlin Becomes First Jewish Team To Play In German Cup
Makkabi Berlin set a milestone in the German Cup on Sunday when it became the first Jewish team to compete in the competition that was first played under the Nazis in 1935, The Associated Press reported. Things did not go well on the field for Makkabi, a fifth-tier side of office workers and other part-timers, […]
Kentucky Man Arrested For Threatening Jewish Leaders, Chabad
A Kentucky man has been arrested for sending threats to a rabbi and Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of Kentucky. Police stated that they were contacted by a local rabbi over threatening messages he and other Jewish leaders in the area had been receiving over a period of several days. The threats were […]
Nasrallah Threatens To Return Israel To 'Stone Age'
Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, again threatened Israel this evening (Monday) and vowed to send the Jewish State to the “stone age” in the event of a war. During his speech, Nasrallah called Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant “the enemy’s minister of war” and threatened: “You can return Lebanon to […]
Egypt, Jordan, PA Leaders Discuss Israel-Saudi Normalization
The issue of possible normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia came up on Monday during a meeting in Egypt between President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, and Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas, a source told the AFP news agency. The three leaders met in the northern coastal city of El Alamein, Egyptian […]
Report: U.S. Sees Record Rise in People Who Are Homeless
Surging housing costs, a shortage of affordable rental units, and the ongoing opioid crisis reportedly are factors leading to a record number of people who are homeless in the U.S. The number of homeless people has jumped 11% so far this year, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Outside of an artificially high total last year […]
Nestlé USA Voluntarily Recalls Limited Quantity of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Products Due to Potential Wood Fragments
ARLINGTON, VA., August 10, 2023 — Nestlé USA is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough “break and bake” Bar (16.5 oz) products due to the potential presence of wood fragments. This voluntary recall is isolated to two batches of NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Chocolate Chip Cookie […]
Baltimore Car Chase Involving Juveniles Sparks Discussion on Maryland's Juvenile Justice Laws
A high-speed car chase in Baltimore City stemming from a stolen car in Baltimore County has reignited discussion surrounding juvenile justice laws ahead of the General Assembly Session in January. Four young kids, two 14-year-olds, one 13-year-old, and an 11-year-old, were apprehended by Baltimore City Police after 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, evening. Foxtrot, […]
Fitch Affirms Israel At 'A+'; Outlook Stable
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionism) on Monday issued a joint statement on Israel’s credit rating and the resulting outlook. “The ratification of Israel’s credit rating as A+ and the affirmation of the outlook as ‘stable’ proves what we have repeated and said the entire time: Israel’s economy is […]
