A senior Israeli official told reporters that Israel is in active talks with multiple countries about accepting Palestinians from Gaza as part of a long-term strategic shift in the region’s post-war future. The disclosure came during a press briefing with reporters covering Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s diplomatic visit to Hungary, making it likely that the “senior official” is Netanyahu himself. According to the official, while the United States is not currently pushing President Donald Trump’s Gaza relocation proposal, Israel is “very serious” about advancing it. “There are countries interested,” the senior official said.

Newly released NYPD data reveals that antisemitic hate crimes once again topped the list of bias-motivated attacks in the city, with Jewish New Yorkers targeted in 39 separate incidents last month — more than all other hate crimes combined. The total number of reported hate crimes in March was 67. Antisemitic acts alone made up 58% of that figure, continuing a disturbing trend that has played out month after month across the five boroughs. The data underscores what Jewish leaders and security officials have long warned: New York City’s Jewish community is facing an unprecedented wave of hatred and harassment. In the first three months of 2025, there have been 85 reported antisemitic crimes — nearly one incident every 26 hours.

A furor arose in Israel after Kan News revealed a recording of a Shin Bet senior official saying that Jewish residents of Yehudah and Shomron are arrested “even without evidence” for several days. In a recording, the Shin Bet officer, the head of the Jewish Department, is heard speaking with Cdr. Avishai Mualem, the Yamam commander, about several Jews who were arrested in Yehudah and Shomron. “Put them in cells, with the mice,” says the officer, who is identified only as A. A. adds: “We always want to detain them for interrogation as much as possible. You’ll see how they deal with Shin Bet investigations.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is making a flash visit to the US on Sunday to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., following Trump’s invitation. Netanyahu, who was in Budapest over Shabbos, will depart Hungary on Sunday afternoon and fly straight to Washington. According to reports, Netanyahu discussed Trump’s decision to impose a 17% tariff on Israeli goods with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Trump during a phone call in Hungary, and Trump invited him to Washington to discuss the issue in person. “This is an unprecedented moment economically and geopolitically,” an Israeli official said, as quoted by Ynet. “The world’s leading power is imposing tariffs on almost every country, including Israel. We tried to preempt this by lowering tariffs on U.S.

Azerbaijan’s security services revealed on Shabbos that it thwarted an Iranian attempt to assassinate Rabbi Shneur Segal, the main Chabad Rav in the country. In the fall, an Iranian Quds Force commander met with Agil Aslanov, a drug trafficker from Georgia, the Washington Post reported. The office showed Aslanov a photo of Rabbi Segal and gave him detailed instructions on how to kill him. Aslanov agreed to assassinate him and also attack an education center in exchange for $200,000. Aslanov traveled to Baku and recruited a local accomplice, and they began to track Rabbi Segal.

In its latest act of psychological terror, Hamas published a propaganda video on Shabbos of hostages Bar Kupershtein and Maxim Herkin. The families have not approved the publication of the video. Herkin, 36, and Kupershtein, 21, were both abducted from the Nova music festival on October 7. Herkin’s mother has Russian citizenship. Hamas stated in February that it was considering releasing him in the second phase of the deal out of its consideration for its friendship with Russia. Kupershtein’s abduction was the second major blow in the family in recent years. His father was severely injured several years ago when he stopped to help someone on the side of the road and remains severely disabled.

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman There is a now famous quote from Rebbitzen Wein____

The IDF and Shin Bet have successfully eliminated Mohammed Hassan Mohammed Awad, a senior military commander in the Palestinian Mujahideen terrorist organization. He is believed to have personally overseen the abductions of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir, and was most likely involved in their horrific murders. Mohammed Awad played a central role in the brutal October 7th massacre, infiltrating the Israeli community of Nir Oz multiple times during the attack. Additionally, Awad was responsible for the abduction and burial of Gad and Judi Lynn Weinstein, as well as the kidnapping of several Thai citizens during the same assault.

The Trump administration has issued a list of demands Harvard University must meet as a condition for receiving almost $9 billion in grants and contracts, federal money that is being threatened during an investigation into campus antisemitism. In a letter to Harvard’s president on Thursday, three federal agencies outlined demands described as necessary for a “continued financial relationship” with the government. It’s similar to a demand letter that prompted changes at Columbia University under the threat of billions of dollars in cuts. The letter describes Harvard’s federal money as a taxpayer investment that’s based on performance.

Restated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman    L’zecher nishmas R’ Tzvi Dovid ben R’ Moshe The Small Aleph and