Joint List Party leader Ayman Odeh said on Thursday if Blue and White leader Benny Gantz must back down from the idea of a “Jewish majority” coalition and abandon efforts to extend Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria before the Joint List can recommend that he form Israel’s next government.
“Right now, with Gantz’s attitude [in favor] of a Jewish majority and unilateral annexation, we have no one to recommend to the president,” Odeh told Israel’s Kan news. “If there is a change after the elections in the direction of peace and equality, we will weigh our position again.”

As the coronavirus spreads through the Jewish community in Westchester County, New York, concerns are being raised about a possible rise in antisemitism as a result.
Local news site lohud.com reported that the virus arrived in the area through a single patient and was concentrated in the city of New Rochelle, with the man’s family and friends diagnosed with the virus and 1,000 members of his synagogue being quarantined.
The Washington Heights campus of Yeshiva University and a Jewish school in Riverdale attended by the patient’s children have been closed, along with other Jewish schools in Westchester County.
Now, there is growing evidence that an antisemitic backlash is occurring as a result of the spread of the virus in the community.
 

By Sandy Eller

 
Just in time for Chodesh Adar, chap a tentzel with this energetic new single by Achim Freund!
From Chasunas & events to rebbishe simchas, and everything in between, Yitzchok & Yoely Freund, AKA “The Freund Brothers” are the duet that gets the crowd on their feet. With something new and exciting every time, they surely know how to take things up a notch and bring your event to the next level!
Achim Freund; because two is better than one!
V’Yeidu – is a truly uplifting chabad classic, masterfully produced and arranged by the talented Avrumi Berko with vocals recorded at MK Studios. You’ll surely enjoy the quality and energy this song has to offer.

Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday that his Democratic presidential primary opponent former Vice President Joe Biden is winning African American voters’ support by running on his ties to President Obama.
Asked by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on his inability to win over Black voters, Sanders said he’s “running against somebody who has outed his relationship with Barack Obama” throughout the entirety of his campaign, adding that Obama is “enormously popular” with the majority of Democrats and African American voters.
“[It’s] not that I’m not popular; Biden is running with his ties to Obama,” Sanders told Maddow. “And that’s working well.”

The Palestinian Authority (PA) declared a state of emergency on Thursday in the areas of Bethlehem, Jericho and the Jordan Valley, following coronavirus cases diagnosed in a West Bank hotel.
The PA’s health ministry ordered the closure of all educational institutions and houses of worship, including the barring of all activities and conferences in Bethlehem for 14 days. Later, it was also announced that the West Bank would be shut for tourists for two weeks.
According to Hebrew-language outlet Walla News, the number of patients suspected of carrying the disease was not disclosed, but earlier reports indicated there are four Bethlehem employees who were infected by Greek tourists who stayed at the hotel.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren declined to make an endorsement in the Democratic presidential race on Thursday, saying that she would take her time to determine whom to support for her party’s nomination.
Her remarks came shortly after she announced that she would suspend her presidential campaign following lackluster finishes across the map on Super Tuesday, including a third-place finish in her home state of Massachusetts.
Speaking outside her home in Cambridge, Mass., on Thursday, she suggested that she would endorse one of her rivals for the Democratic nomination eventually, but “not today.”
“Let’s take a deep breath and spend a little time on that,” Warren said. “We don’t have to decide that this minute.”

Sen. Josh Hawley said on Wednesday night that he will try to censure Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer after remarks made toward Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.
The Democratic leader earlier in the day warned that the two conservative justices would “pay the price” if they voted against abortion rights.
“I would call on Schumer to apologize, but we all know he has no shame,” Hawley tweeted. “So tomorrow I will introduce a motion to censure Schumer for his pathetic attempt at intimidation” of SCOUS.
He also called Schumer’s comment “disgusting, shameful, and frankly, WEAK.”
Read more at The Hill.
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R’ Yaakov Klein
Believe it or not, it’s that time of year again! Winter seems to be slowly losing its icy grip on the world as the days grow longer and the warmth of spring begins to cautiously emerge. Even the most stubborn snowdrifts are melting, soon to be forgotten by gleeful children whose parents (to their great relief) have given up nagging them to put on a coat before heading out to play. The gravity of Tu B’Shevat a thing of the past, hopeful trees have begun to blossom, joyously bearing their bountiful new year’s blessing to a thawing world. Channeling the deepest spiritual energies, nature is beginning to waken from her deep and tortured slumber. It’s Adar! A month of joy and celebration. Adar! A month of new beginnings.