In the aftermath of the Wagner Group’s failed armed insurrection last month, retired Gen. Robert Abrams, an ABC News contributor and former commander of US Forces Korea, has expressed doubts about the fate of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mutinous Wagner mercenary group boss. Prigozhin, known for his connection to the Kremlin, is believed by Abrams to be either dead or imprisoned, raising questions about the authenticity of his much-publicized meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin following the rebellion. Speaking to ABC News, Abrams shared his personal assessment, stating, “I doubt we’ll see Prigozhin ever again publicly.

On the background of the government advancing legislation to revoke the Reasonableness Clause, which allows the Supreme Court limitless power to overrule decisions by the Knesset as long they establish “reasonableness,” the Court on Wednesday ruled that a Knesset law regulation that incentivizes foreign workers who illegally extend their stay in Israel to leave is “disproportionate.” According to the current law, employers of foreign workers are obligated to deposit social benefits for their workers in a designated bank account every month. The receipt of the money is conditioned on the foreign workers’ departure from Israel at the time they are legally required to do so. After six months of delay, foreign workers may lose rights to all the deposit money.

The Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday sentenced a 22-year-old resident of Elad to 20 months in prison, a suspended prison sentence, and monetary compensation to the victim for the crimes of causing serious injury under aggravating circumstances and causing a road hazard. The sentence was given as part of a plea deal after the defendant was convicted of causing a garbage dumpster to careen out of control and severely injure Mirel Duzlovosky, a mother of 11. The incident occurred during a protest in December 2022 following the arrest of a Beit Shemesh resident who was involved in setting a cell phone store in Geulah on fire.

A new poll conducted by Siena College has found that crime is a top concern for a majority of New Yorkers, with 61% of Empire State residents expressing fear of becoming a victim. Released on Wednesday, the poll highlights the growing unease among New York City residents, where 70% are worried about their safety. The survey revealed that 87% of New Yorkers consider crime to be either a very or somewhat serious problem, with only 11% dismissing it as not very or not at all serious. Siena College Poll Director Don Levy noted, “Crime isn’t just something that happens to others far away according to New Yorkers.” He further emphasized that a significant portion of the population, 61%, are worried about falling victim to crime themselves.

In a harrowing incident on Tuesday night, Catskills Hatzolah responded to Nachlei Emunah in Monticello, where an 11-year-old child suffered a severe allergic reaction. The situation quickly escalated when the child went into cardiac arrest, prompting the Hatzolah paramedics to spring into action. Undeterred by the gravity of the situation, the Hatzolah paramedics valiantly worked to resuscitate the child, successfully restoring a pulse. Realizing the critical nature of the child’s condition, they requested a chopper to airlift the young patient to a hospital. However, tragedy struck again when the child went into cardiac arrest once more. Urgency surged through the air as the paramedics made the swift decision to rush the child to Catskill Regional Medical Center.

Emergency personnel are at the scene of a serious MVA involving an Ellenville police cruiser and a passenger van at the intersection of Route 52 and Route 209. Catskills Hatzolah is at the scene, and is treating at least 7 patients with various severity of injuries. The police officer inside the cruiser had to be extricated from the mangled wreck. His condition is unknown at this time. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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Renowned diplomat and former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, recently found himself in a candid conversation with two infamous Russian pranksters, Vovan and Lexus. Pretending to be Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the duo quizzed Kissinger about his thoughts on the detonation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Startlingly, Kissinger responded by expressing his belief that Ukraine may have played a role in the explosive incident. During the recorded exchange, the seasoned statesman confessed, “To be honest, I thought it was you. But I didn’t blame you for that. I wouldn’t say it’s criticism.” Kissinger’s comment suggested a certain level of suspicion towards Ukraine’s involvement in the high-profile pipeline explosion.

US prosecutors have unsealed an indictment against Gal Luft, the American-Israeli co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, charging him with illicit arms trafficking, violation of US sanctions laws, and other related offenses. The indictment unsealing comes five months after Luft’s arrest in Cyprus, from where he subsequently fled from authorities. Luft has been in the spotlight recently, having been an informant claiming to possess incriminating information on Hunter Biden, according to House Oversight Chairman James Comer, a prominent Republican figure. Luft has vehemently denied the allegations made against him. In February, he tweeted, “I’ve been arrested in Cyprus on a politically motivated extradition request by the US.

A protest began at Ben-Gurion Airport at about 3:30 pm. on Tuesday, with police limiting protesters to a designated area outside the airport. However, hundreds of protesters showed up and as the area became crowded, protesters began breaking through the designated areas, blocking the road leading from Terminal 3 to Terminal 1, the road to Terminal 3, and a parking area. Five protesters were arrested by the police for disturbing public order. Many protesters left the airport toward the evening and headed to a protest outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv. Police Chief Kobi Shabtai told Kan News that reports of overcrowding at Ben-Gurion are false and that there is plenty of room for protesters to move around if needed.

President Joe Biden, known for his soft-spoken demeanor in public, has a tendency to unleash his temper behind closed doors, Axios reports. According to anonymous sources within his administration, these outbursts show him to be a different person than his carefully crafted image as a kindly uncle figure who enjoys Aviator sunglasses and ice cream. The president’s quick-trigger temper has led some aides to avoid meeting with him alone, instead opting to bring along a colleague as a shield against a potential solo outburst. The eruptions within private walls have sparked a debate among Biden’s aides, with some suggesting that occasional displays of his temper in public could help assuage concerns among voters that the 80-year-old president is disengaged and unfit for office.