Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu convened a special team of ministers on Sunday morning to discuss what measures could be taken against the Eritreans who engaged in violent clashes and attacked police on Shabbos. At the beginning of the meeting, Netanyahu said that “the massive illegal infiltration into Israel from Africa constituted a real threat to the future of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. We curbed this threat by building the fence. The construction of the fence involved overcoming opposition from the security establishment and political opponents. We stopped the infiltration completely, and I’m proud that the government under my leadership accomplished that.” “There remains a problem of those who had already entered before the completion of the fence.

A new poll from The Wall Street Journal shows former President Donald Trump maintaining a dominant lead in the Republican presidential primary race for the White House. The poll found that 59% of Republican primary voters are throwing their support behind Trump, marking an impressive 11-point increase since a similar survey was conducted by the outlet in April. Among the Republican contenders, the only candidate aside from Trump to secure double-digit support was Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who garnered 13% support. Notably, since the April poll, Trump’s lead over DeSantis has nearly doubled, now standing at an impressive 46 percentage points. This surge in Trump’s popularity is accompanied by a notable drop in favorability for DeSantis.

A protest by foreign nationals from Eritrea in Tel Aviv on Shabbos spun out of control and deteriorated into hours-long violent clashes, the most violent street confrontations among African asylum seekers and migrants in Tel Aviv in recent memory. The riots began as a demonstration by opponents of the Eritrean regime against an event at the Eritrean embassy on Shabbos morning which deteriorated into violent clashes with pro-regime Eritreans. The police stepped in to restore order and both groups began clashing with the police.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis emerged as the victor over former President Donald Trump in a straw poll organized by the Young Republicans, causing a meltdown in MAGA world. The Young Republicans National Convention, held in Dallas, saw active participation from members across the nation. At the end of the event, the organization shared the results of a poll taken of attendees. “Straw Poll Results Are In! YRs across the country participated in a straw poll at YRNC Dallas. And it’s clear that YRs are divided between two contenders. Ron DeSantis comes in with 36.6% of the support, closely followed by Donald Trump at 35.4%.” The tweet triggered an immediate and foaming-at-the-mouth backlash from the MAGA movement.

A leftist held a sign with a photo of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu under the words Mein Kampf, the book written by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, at a protest on Thursday. The protest, held “in support” of Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, took place outside her office in Tel Aviv. Baharav-Miara is waging a battle against the government despite the fact that the duties of her position call for her to serve as a legal adviser for the government. Another protester held a sign with photos of Baharav-Miara and Supreme Court President Esther Hayut with the words “Eishes Chayil Mi Yimtza” and “the last fortress.” Interior and Health Minister Moshe Arbel said: “The comparison of the Prime Minister of Israel to Hitler is grave and terrible and not protected under freedom of speech.

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Six IDF soldiers were injured in a ramming attack at the Maccabim checkpoint on the Jerusalem 443 highway near Modiin on Thursday morning. A terrorist driving a truck rammed into the soldiers near the checkpoint. He then fled the scene and continued driving toward the Chashmonaim intersection, several miles away. By the time, he got to the checkpoint, the security forces had been briefed about the attack and immediately opened fire at the truck, neutralizing the terrorist. One soldier was critically injured, two were seriously injured, one was moderately injured, and two were lightly injured. Paramedics provided emergency medical aid at the scene and evacuated them to Sheba, Asaf HaRofeh, and Shaare Tzedek Hospitals.

Iranian weightlifter Mostafa Rajaei was banned for life by the Iranian regime for shaking the hand of Israeli weightlifter Maksim Svirsky at a sports competition in Poland on Saturday, Iranian state media reported.

A group of yeshivah bochurim from the Chabad yeshivah in Vienna spent their summer break in Italy, during which they made a siyum on 20 masechtos l’illui nishmas Agent M., the Mossad agent who drowned to death in Italy’s Lake Maggiore in a boat accident about three months ago. They made the siyum in the area where the boat sank. The Rosh Yeshivah said: “We don’t know almost anything about Agent M. except the first letter of his first name and snippets that his friends shared.

An Israeli man was stabbed in the back by a Palestinian terrorist near the Shivtei Yisroel light rail station in Yerushalayim on Wednesday night. The victim subsequently fled to Shimon HaTzaddik Street, where medics began treatment. Magen David Adom Ambulance service transported the 25-year-old victim to Shaarey Tzedek hospital in moderate condition. The Palestinian terrorist was confronted by Israeli security forces at the light rail station, who shot and killed him. Further details to follow. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)