Speaking to Arel Segal of 103fm Radio, MK Betzalel Smotrich on Tuesday morning stated that Netanyahu will not have a coalition if he does not become justice minister.
Reports have indicated Prime Minister Netanyahu does not plan to appoint Smotrich to replace Ayelet Shaked, but he and party leader Rabbi Rafi Peretz have been consistent, insisting they are unwilling to compromise on the appointment of Smotrich to the post.

HaGaon HaRav Shalom Cohen Shlita, head of the Shas Moetzas Gedolei Torah, has instructed Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri not to enter into any government coalition until the matters of yeshiva funding and conscription of bnei torah have been arranged.

Federal prosecutors say they oppose a request from Roger Stone to see an unredacted copy of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report.
Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, appeared in court Tuesday for a brief status conference.
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MK Betzalel Smotrich of the United Right-Wing party appealed to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit for what he describes as an attempt to fabricate a case against him because of his candidacy for the position of justice minister.

With coalition talks with the various factions underway towards forming the next coalition government, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has announced the demands made by the chareidi and religious parties are extreme.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday he hopes for “substantial progress” in talks with Chinese officials aimed at ending a tariff war over Beijing’s technology ambitions.
Mnuchin and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer were to have a working dinner and then meet Wednesday with Chinese negotiators to discuss the standoff between the two biggest global economies, which has rattled financial markets.

President Donald Trump is proposing charging asylum seekers a fee to process their applications as he continues to try to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants seeking to cross into the U.S.
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A fire ripped through a Jewish-owned home in Monroe, NY, Tuesday morning, causing serious damage.
It was unknown if there were any injuries.

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Attacks at places of worship and the security measures put in place to thwart them are still a relatively new concept in the US. This phenomenon is on the rise and has drastically changed the status quo.
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The man seen in this video is Dr. Howard Kay. He is the husband of Lori Kay HY”D, who was gunned down in the shooting attack at Chabad of Poway.