The White House severely restricted distribution of memos detailing President Donald Trump’s calls with foreign leaders, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman, after embarrassing leaks of his conversations early in his tenure, a former White House official said.

From the moment Donald Trump became a national political figure, he has been shadowed by investigations and controversy.
They have been layered, lengthy and often inconclusive, leaving many Americans scandal-weary and numb to his behavior.
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The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court validated an agreement reached by the parties involved; Israel Police and the owners of ‘Pizza Beitit’, after they filed a lawsuit against the police for using the ‘skunk’ spray; a foul-smelling substance used against unruly protesters.

Amos Lieberman, son of Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman, got married to his Kallah Sharon Ben-Hasson at the Lago Events Hall in Rishon LeZion on Thursday night.
The Mesader Kiddushin at the Chuppah was the Chief Rabbi of Migdal Ha’Emek Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman.

Twenty police officers from Israel have arrived in Uman to assist local police with the tens of thousands of Hebrew-speaking Israelis over Rosh Hashanah.
A statement from the Ukrainian Interior Ministry says: “Together with Ukrainian law enforcement officers, they will serve in places of compact residence and pilgrimage of Breslov Hasidic Jews.”
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Just before Rosh Hashanah, famed Saudi Arabian blogger and Twitter influencer Muhammad Saud has posted two videos of himself singing two famous Jewish songs.
His first song is Jewish piyyut known as Agadlecha, that is sung by Sephardim, and was composed by the Ibin Ezra in the 11th Century.

One Republican hadn’t read the whistleblower’s complaint. Another called President Donald Trump’s conversation with the Ukraine leader “thin gruel” for any impeachment effort. A third said the whole thing was “blown way out of proportion.”

Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim, the largest yeshiva in the world unfortunately fell behind six months in paying its yungeleit. Despite tireless efforts, the yeshiva could not have foreseen this for multiple reasons, the biggest factor being the change in the value of the shekel against the dollar.

A Delta Airlines baggage handler has been arrested on charges of stealing over $250,000 in cash from John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to federal authorities.
Quincy Thorpe was arrested at his Brooklyn home Thursday and was released on $80,000 after a brief court appearance, according to federal prosecutors.

President Donald Trump lashed out Thursday at the person who gave information to a whistleblower who has accused the president of abusing the nation’s highest office for political gain, saying that individual is “close to a spy” who could have committed treason — an act punishable by death.