The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday night issued a blistering rebuttal to news reports that Jews had been targeted in a shooting attack in Monticello earlier in the day. In a statement, the Sheriff’s office gunned down the fallacious story, condemning those involved in its dissemination for unnecessarily and wrongfully instilling fear in countless individuals. The statement reads: On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, media outlet VIN News published a story about a shooting in Monticello. In the article, VIN News cites Duvi Honig of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce as a source of information regarding the incident. Based on Mr. Honig’s information, the news article contends that Jews and their vehicles were being targeted by gunmen on State Route 42.

After bond was set for him at $200,000 in his Georgia election case, former President Donald Trump made light of his legal situation, joking about the possibility of seeking refuge in Russia. In a Truth Social post, Trump directed his attention to Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis, who is leading the proceedings. He humorously alluded that the decision to set a bond signaled concerns about his potential to flee the jurisdiction. Trump quipped, “I assume, therefore, that she thought I was a ‘flight’ risk – I’d fly far away, maybe to Russia, Russia, Russia, share a gold domed suite with Vladimir, never to be seen or heard from again,” referencing Russian President Vladimir Putin in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

The U.S. Department of State recommends that U.S. citizens do not travel to Ukraine.  This recommendation applies to U.S. citizens considering travel to Uman during Rosh Hoshanah for the pilgrimage to the grave of Rebbe Nachman. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, all parts of the country have experienced Russian airstrikes hitting civilian buildings and critical infrastructure, including houses of worship, often with little or no warning.  Uman has been the site of multiple Russian missile attacks as recent as June.  The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv continues to operate with reduced staffing and has limited capacity to assist U.S. citizens in Ukraine. The State Department’s Current Travel Advisory for Ukraine Is Level 4: Do Not Travel The Department of State continues to advise that U.S.

Thirty-five people have been murdered in Israel in terror attacks since the beginning of 2023, a year with the most terror attacks since the Second Intifada, according to Ynet military reporter Yossi Yehoshua. Yehoshua added that the number of people killed since the beginning of the year already surpassed the number of terror victims in all of 2022, when 33 people were murdered. “The number of terror alerts is at a peak – at about 200 a day,” he wrote.

A terrifying incident unfolded on Tuesday in Monticello as a small group of juveniles opened fire on a vehicle traveling along Route 42 near Ichud. The driver of the targeted vehicle returned fire. Law enforcement officials believe the incident was gang-related. Contrary to earlier reports by irresponsible individuals, sources have confirmed to YWN that there were no Jews involved in the incident, nor were Jews targeted. No injuries were reported from the outbreak of violence, and an investigation is underway. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

As part of his official visit to Israel, New York City Mayor Eric Adams visited the Kosel on Tuesday. He was welcomed by the rabbi of the Kosel, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, and the director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, Mordechai (Suli) Eliav, who explained to him the significance of the site for the Jewish people and the nation’s yearnings for it throughout the generations. During the visit, Mayor Adams stated, “We will continue to fight against anti-Semitism worldwide. New York City has one of the largest Jewish populations outside of Israel. As the mayor of New York City, I want to send a clear message from here, the home of the Jewish people, and to strengthen our resolve to combat anti-Semitism.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who is currently on a three-day visit to Israel, paid a visit on Monday to the Toldos Avraham Yitzchak Rebbe, who is currently hospitalized at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem due to kidney problems. The mayor was escorted by Yoeili Eisdorfer, senior advisor to Mayor Eric Adams, who accompanied Adams on his visit to Israel. Businessman Ephraim Fink, a Toldos Avraham Yitzchak chassid who is close to Adams, initiated the visit. The two discussed the Jewish community in the States and the issues of education in Chareidi institutions in New York. Afterward, Adams tweeted a photo of the meeting and wrote: “Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Kohn is the embodiment of strength and perseverance. His faith and wisdom are unstoppable.

Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss. “Can you believe it? I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED,” Trump wrote on his TRUTH social media network Monday night, hours after court papers said his bond was set at $200,000. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Monday afternoon that when Trump surrenders there will be a “hard lockdown” of the area surrounding the main county jail.

As if it’s not deplorable enough that left-wing Israeli doctors support denying medical care to patients by going on politically-motivated strikes, now they’re boycotting their own colleagues for daring to speak up against their policies. Dr. Meir Cohen, a senior physician, was removed from the Whatsapp group of the Israel Medical Association (IMA) on Motzei Shabbos after criticizing the organization’s recent policies, including politically motivated strikes. Dr.

Israeli security forces rescued an Israeli man who was attacked by an Arab mob after accidentally entering the village of Turmus Ayya near Ramallah on Sunday evening. Local Arabs surrounded the man and threw rocks at him and set fire to his car. Other local Arabs assisted him to escape the area, escorting him out of the village, where he was met by IDF forces. The man was lightly injured by a rock thrown at him. The IDF spokesperson said that “an Israeli citizen was rescued from the village by IDF forces. While he was in the village, a number of Palestinians gathered around him, threw stones at him, and set fire to his vehicle. The forces entered the village and took him out.