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BOTTLE THROWN AT NETANYAHU’S CONVOY: A bottle was hurled toward Prime Minister Netanyahu’s convoy as it passed through Machne Yehuda Market in Yerushalayim. Police have launched a search for the suspect.
🔥 HAPPENING NOW: Thousands pack the iconic Machane Yehuda Shuk in Yerushalayim as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu makes a campaign stop ahead of Tuesday’s Knesset elections, drawing massive crowds and excitement. 📹 VIA REUVEN BIALA YWN ISRAEL
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🚨 URGENT WARNING: Agudath Israel of America COO and New Jersey Assemblyman Avi Schnall warns that NUMEROUS individuals from our community have been detained at U.S. airports and sent to immigration detention centers over illegal voting. Non-U.S. citizens, including green card and visa holders, CANNOT vote in federal elections, even if they are registered or receive a ballot in the mail. Schnall warns that voting illegally can have devastating consequences, including criminal charges, detention, and possible deportation. Do not vote unless you are a U.S. citizen and legally eligible!
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🔥 HAPPENING NOW: Thousands pack the iconic Machane Yehuda Shuk in Yerushalayim as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu makes a campaign stop ahead of Tuesday’s Knesset elections, drawing massive crowds and excitement. 📹 VIA REUVEN BIALA YWN ISRAEL
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A federal court filing identifies Rep. Ilhan Omar as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar,” amid a criminal investigation into possible immigration fraud. Sources reportedly say her public name differs from her birth name. The filing’s use of “Nur Said Elmi” has drawn attention because her former husband is named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. Investigators reportedly obtained Omar’s DNA and seized her passport and phone during the October 12 search. Asked whether she was related to her former husband, Omar said, “Not to my knowledge.” She denies wrongdoing and calls the investigation political intimidation.
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ELECTION FIRESTORM: HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau issued a blistering warning against alternative Chareidi political lists, declaring that they would only cause harm and gain nothing. “Woe to them, woe to them,” he said, saying that they are “certainly hired by the left.” He added that even if those behind the lists wear tefillin, “they are not Chareidim.”
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Fox News’ Trey Yingst with the latest from the Middle East.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Channel 14 journalist Amir Ivgi: “According to our internal polls, the race is tied at 60–60 seats. We are one step away from forming a strong right-wing government that will eliminate the Iranian threat.”
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Thousands of mispallelim are gathered at Kever Rochel in Beis Lechem today to mark the yahrtzeit of Rochel Imeinu.
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BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered President Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, warning that failure to comply could result in sanctions, including dismissal of the case. The order follows complaints from BBC attorneys that Trump canceled his scheduled October 16 deposition, citing a “matter of national importance.” The judge set the deadline ahead of the December 18 discovery cutoff, unless that period is extended.
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Attorney General Todd Blanche announces Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas has been indicted for allegedly leading a criminal marijuana distribution enterprise.
BREAKING: Virginia Democratic State Senator Louise Lucas, 82, has been indicted on federal drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud and firearms charges, accused of running a marijuana distribution operation with family members. In a stunning twist, Lucas was a leading advocate for legalizing marijuana in Virginia. Prosecutors now accuse her of using her powerful Senate position to protect the alleged criminal enterprise and personally profit from it.
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Two terrorists were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike earlier today targeting a vehicle in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in southern Gaza City.
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BREAKING: Virginia Democratic State Senator Louise Lucas, 82, has been indicted on federal drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud and firearms charges, accused of running a marijuana distribution operation with family members. In a stunning twist, Lucas was a leading advocate for legalizing marijuana in Virginia. Prosecutors now accuse her of using her powerful Senate position to protect the alleged criminal enterprise and personally profit from it.
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At a rare gathering of 20 businessmen in his Bnei Brak home, HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau urged support for United Torah Judaism and pledged to address the needs of working Chareidim. “You are part of the Torah world. We share the same hashkafah,” he told them. Asked how working fathers can raise sons who become talmidei chachamim, the Rosh Yeshiva recalled his own father learning Torah between customers at his bookstore. He encouraged fathers to learn whenever possible and gave them a bracha for success.
HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau held a rare meeting with dozens of working Charedim and businessmen at his Bnei Brak home Wednesday evening, amid concerns that some may abandon Degel HaTorah in next week's elections over longstanding complaints about their community's needs. The Rosh Yeshiva urged them to vote Gimmel, warning against supporting alternative Charedi parties or abstaining. He promised to personally approach Degel HaTorah representatives to address their concerns, emphasizing, “You are part of the Torah world.”
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🔥 PROMINENT ENDORSEMENT: Mr. Shloime (Sol) Werdiger, prominent Orthodox Jewish communal leader, askan, and philanthropist, has endorsed Governor Kathy Hochul for reelection. Werdiger’s endorsement reflects both his longstanding personal relationship with the governor and her historic decision to support the federal scholarship tax credit program, which is expected to deliver significant financial benefits to Jewish families and yeshiva parents throughout New York State.
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HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau held a rare meeting with dozens of working Charedim and businessmen at his Bnei Brak home Wednesday evening, amid concerns that some may abandon Degel HaTorah in next week's elections over longstanding complaints about their community's needs. The Rosh Yeshiva urged them to vote Gimmel, warning against supporting alternative Charedi parties or abstaining. He promised to personally approach Degel HaTorah representatives to address their concerns, emphasizing, “You are part of the Torah world.”
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🤡EVEN HIS OWN SIDE IS CALLING IT A PHOTO OP: Noted Askan Chaskel Bennett blasted self-hating Jew Brad Lander’s West Bank publicity stunt, agreeing with pro-Hamas activist Nerdeen Kiswani, who accused Lander of using Palestinians for political theater. Bennett called Lander’s performance “so blatantly and transparently performative its impossible to take him seriously,” slamming Mamdani and Khanna for shedding “crocodile tears” over the incident. When even radical anti-Israel activists see through Lander’s shameless photo op, you know it’s bad.
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PHOTO: Congressman Mike Lawler met with the Skvere Rebbe this afternoon ahead of the upcoming elections. The Skvere Rebbe and Kehilla leadership have endorsed Lawler in his bid for reelection.
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PHOTOS: New York Governor Kathy Hochul visited Boro Park today, making her first stop at Boro Park Hatzolah, where she toured the ambulances and dispatch room. She later met with Yeshiva administrators alongside Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein and Senator Sam Sutton ahead of the upcoming elections.
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Meanwhile, U.S. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott disputed reports of broader embassy evacuations across the Gulf, clarifying that the department has ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families from Saudi Arabia only. Pigott said the decision comes amid increasing attacks by the Houthis against Saudi Arabia, including strikes on civilian airports and critical infrastructure that have caused civilian casualties and severe travel disruptions. He emphasized that the safety of U.S. personnel and their families remains the department's highest priority.
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The United States has ordered U.S. embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, according to AFP, citing a diplomatic source. Families of U.S. embassy personnel stationed in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar, and Bahrain have also been ordered to leave those countries.
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