The Palestinian Authority has publicized its monthly expenditures for the first five months of 2019. The figures show that the P.A. has paid no less than NIS 234,172,000 (over $65 million), or, on average, NIS 46,834,400 per month, in salaries to terrorist prisoners (including released prisoners).
According to Itamar Marcus, the director of Israeli NGO Palestinian Media Watch, “Based on this average, the P.A.’s expenditures on salaries to terrorist prisoners in 2019 should reach NIS 562 million [$158 million], as compared to NIS 502 million [$141 million] in 2018. This amounts to an 11.8 percent increase.”
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Representatives of Jewish, Christian, Muslim and other religious groups gathered together recently at FBI headquarters in Washington, DC, for a discussion on security issues facing faith communities.
The timing couldn’t be more apt, as one FBI source noted that this is the most “complex and dynamic threat environment we have ever been in.”
Every day, said the source, foreign governments are researching and identifying ways that they can “exploit” and “sow discord,” and turn people against their own communities. He added that faith communities need to think about the consequences of what happens if the United States and Iran have a deeper conflict, and Hezbollah responds by attacking local communities.
“You need to be thinking about that now,” stressed the source.

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MK And Chairman of the Blue and White Party Yair Lapid released an election campaign video in Russian in which he said his party will fight to allow chillul Shabbos for public services to run.
“Yes I don’t know Russian,” Lapid started off. “But I will fight for public transportation to run on Shabbos. For this you don’t need to know Russian, for this you need determination”
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The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in southern California.
The earthquake’s epicenter occurred southwest of Searles Valley, California near Ridgecrest. Some in Ridgecrest are reporting damage as a result.
The earthquake occurred more than 100 miles away from downtown Los Angeles, but people in the California city are reporting they felt the earthquake. People in Las Vegas are also reporting they felt the quake.
The National Weather Service says a tsunami is not expected.
Read more.
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The son of one of Hamas’ founders has caused an uproar in Palestinian society recently by speaking out against the militant Islamist movement he grew up in, calling it a “racist terror organization that is dangerous for the Palestinian people.”
In an interview with an Israeli news channel aired Wednesday night, Suheib Yousef, 38, son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef, told journalist Ohad Hemo of his disillusionment with the group’s rampant corruption and disappointment with leaders living opulent lifestyles abroad while the people in Gaza continued to suffer in abject poverty.

Happening now: America’s National Independence Day Parade, hosted by the National Park Service. “The Parade consists of invited bands, fife and drum corps, floats, military and specialty units, giant balloons, equestrian, drill teams, VIP’s, national dignitaries, and celebrity participants.”

New numbers published by the Finance Ministry show the government budget deficit grew to some NIS 14 billion ($3.9 billion) in June.
The number, representing 3.9% of the GDP, is just a slight rise over the 3.8% deficit reported in April and May, but well beyond the 2.9% target set by the treasury.
Former finance minister Yair Lapid, No. 2 in the Blue and White party, says the true deficit is even higher, and calls for a change at the top.
Read more at Times of Israel.
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According to 2017 New York Times report, FBI received email; panel reaction and analysis on ‘Hannity.’
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White House principal deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley responds to criticism of President Trump’s ‘Salute to America’ celebration.
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