Falling ice has forced officials to close the following locations in NYC:
—The Upper Level of the George Washington Bridge to NY is closed due to an icing condition.
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Over 40 Israelis who flew on an El Al flight to Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport on Wednesday were detained by Russian security officials and had their passports confiscated.
Most of the Israeli passengers on the flight, including children, were moved to a separate area from the other passengers and were fingerprinted and individually questioned.

President Donald Trump woke up in the White House Wednesday morning and expressed utter disbelief that he will likely become just the third U.S. president to be impeached by the House of Representatives.
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by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com
Today, the President is facing an impeachment process of the House of Representatives.  Shortly after 9:00 AM, House Democrats will convene to adopt the rules for the impeachment debate. 
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Yosef David, a frum Jew from London who works as a social worker, took on an almost impossible challenge before the recent elections in the UK. Registering as a candidate for the right-wing Brexit Party, he tried to win Jeremy Corbyn’s seat in the Islington North constituency in London, which has elected a Labour candidate in every election since 1937.

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) shot an armed terrorist who was seen to be approaching the Gaza border fence by infrared cameras in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday evening.
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Chareidi protesters once again arrived at Yehezkel Street in Jerusalem where work on the Light-Rail system is currently underway to develop a new line that will pass directly through the neighborhood of Meah Shearim and provide service to thousands of Charedim, many of whom rely on public transportation to get around the city.

On Sunday December 15, 2019 at approximately 8:45 PM, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a burglary in progress at the Forest Park Estates complex on Anawana Lake Road in the Town of Thompson.
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Thousands of Lubavitcher Chassidim who were marking their annual “Yud Tes Kislev” Event at Kfar Chabad were joined by Prime Minister Netanyahu, Tuesday night.
Netanyahu can be seen on the attached video leading the crowd with “Ufaratzta”, clapping his hands and mouthing the words.

The jewish community in Melbourne began the first major Siyum HaShas in the world. On Monday night more than a thousand people sat down to a three course dinner in the Pullman hotel.
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