On Sunday, Shas leader Aryeh Deri added his voice to a call from other coalition party leaders, urging Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to delay Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s testimony in his ongoing corruption trial, which is set to start this week. Deri’s appeal emphasized the need for a postponement due to the ongoing security challenges and the immense pressure on the Prime Minister, arguing that “there is a duty to go beyond the norm” and allow for a delay, potentially spreading the testimony over a longer timeframe.

A Boston city councilor with a history of anti-Semitic remarks, who previously referred to the October 7th massacre as a “military operation,” was apprehended on Friday by federal authorities. She faces fraud charges for allegedly diverting part of an inflated bonus payment intended for a staffer—who was a relative—into her own hands during a meeting at a City Hall restroom, as reported by the U.S. Attorney’s office.
Tania Fernandes Anderson, the councilor in question, was taken into custody outside her residence on five charges of wire fraud and one charge of theft involving a program funded by federal resources. U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy confirmed the arrest during a press briefing.

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Texas Rep. Pat Fallon (R) got into a shouting match on the Hill on Thursday during a hearing on the failures of the Secret Service to protect Donald Trump in Butler, PA earlier this year.
Fallon lambasted Rowe for waiting days before visiting the Butler, Pa., site where Trump was nearly killed on July 13 — and then presented a photo showing the acting director near the incoming president instead of his detail during the Republican’s visit to New York to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

A shul in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, was set on fire early Friday morning, leading to the evacuation of congregants and leaving at least one person injured.
The fire, which broke out before dawn at Adass Israel, an Orthodox haredi shul located in the Ripponlea area, prompted those attending morning prayers to flee into the streets at 4:10 a.m. Those who escaped reported seeing attackers smash windows and launch firebombs into the building.
The fire caused significant damage and was finally extinguished by 5 a.m. after 60 firefighters and 17 fire trucks responded, according to the Australian newspaper, The Age.

A group of U.S. senators from both parties strongly criticized the growing fees charged by airlines for luggage and seat reservations during a hearing on Wednesday. They described these fees as unfair and pointed out how passengers are charged differently based on various factors.
“Airlines these days view their customers as little more than walking piggy banks to be shaken down for every possible dime,” Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat who leads the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, remarked during the session.
Executives from major airlines such as American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, and Frontier Airlines took part in the two-hour hearing, responding to lawmakers’ concerns.

Commit a crime, face deportation before serving time.
On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams signaled a shift in policy, expressing his openness to deport migrants who have been charged with crimes, without waiting for a conviction. This marks a departure from his earlier stance, where he advocated for waiting until after a conviction before deporting immigrant criminals.
Adams announced his intention to meet soon with President-elect Donald Trump’s new “border czar,” Tom Homan, to discuss the incoming administration’s approach to potentially deporting migrants accused of criminal activity.

IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley and former Trump impeachment attorney David Schoen discuss the implications of President Biden pardoning his son on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’
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The song “Tamid Ohev Oti”  – more commonly known as “Od Yoter Tov” – which recently burst into the chareidi world, is being sung in various places, including weddings and other simchos.
However, in recent weeks, a wide debate has emerged surrounding the song and its lyrics. In some locations, including yeshivas and chadorim, the song has been prohibited.
The song was composed by Rav Shalom Arush of “Chut Shel Chesed. Last weekend, in an extensive article in the weekend supplement of Yediot Achronot, journalist Shila Fried quoted the words of Rav Arush, who said that the song was born from the messages he regularly conveys to his talmidim during his shiurim.

Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant visited 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights and spoke at the Rosh Chodesh Kislev Farbrengen on Sunday about the Jewish spirit and strength.
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