U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland refused to rule out prosecuting Donald Trump over the Jan. 6, 2021 riot in Washington, D.C., saying he intends “to hold everyone, anyone who was criminally responsible” accountable. Garland was asked about the Jan. 6 riot by NBC host Lester Holt, who specifically wanted to know whether Trump could be prosecuted for his actions relating to that day, noting that doing so would “arguably tear the country apart.” “Look, we pursue justice without fear or favor,” Garland said. “We intend to hold everyone, anyone who was criminally responsible for the events surrounding Jan. 6, for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another, accountable.

An all-out brawl between a teenager and an NYPD officer was caught on camera, showing a violent struggle between the cop and young suspect, who had been previously arrested for possession of a loaded gun and robbery. The suspect jumped a turnstile at the 125th Street and Lexington Ave. station in East Harlem. Police confronted him and exchanged words for some 3 minutes before the teen turned violent. The teen was eventually taken down and placed in custody, and subsequently charged with assault on a police officer, obstruction of governmental administration and resisting arrest. But thanks to New York’s utterly insane bail reform laws, the teen walked free the very next morning.

Eleven days after the departure of US President Joe Biden from Israel, the IDF demolished the homes of the Ariel terrorists in the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan overnight Monday. During the operation, riots broke out, with Arabs throwing explosives and rocks and setting tires on fire. IDF soldiers responded with riot control methods. Ten wanted Palestinians were arrested in other villages during the operation. Biden had made a number of requests prior to his visit, including delaying the demolition of the homes of the Ariel and Tel Aviv terrorists, as well as a number of risky concessions to the Palestinian Authority in order to “improve the atmosphere” between Israel and the PA. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

The bris of opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu’s fifth grandson took place on Tuesday in the Breslover Beis Medrash in Mea Shearim. Netanyahu wanted to attend the bris but was unable to due to difficulties securing the area. Instead, he and his wife visited with his daughter before the bris in the Beis Hachlama on Rechov HaNevi’im. Netanyahu later posted a photo of himself holding his new grandson on his social media accounts. HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Meir Shecter served as the sandak and the baby was named Natan after Reb Natan M’Breslov and the baby’s great-grandfather. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

In an address to an overflowing crowd of the yeshiva’s bais medrash, HaRav Shmuel Yeshaya Keller shlit”a announced that he is being machtir HaRav Ephraim Mordechai Levin shlit”a to succeed his father, HaRav Shmuel Yehuda Levin zt”l, as Rosh HaYeshiva of Telze Chicago. Rav Shmuel Yeshaya shlit”a noted that Rav Ephraim Mordechai – who got up from shiva Monday morning following the sudden, shocking petirah of his father – has sterling middos and is completely devoted to the bochurim, often staying in the bais medrash past midnight, making him a worthy heir to his father’s shtellar. Also added to the yeshiva’s hanhala is HaRav Yitzchok Zev Levin, who for decades has put lev v’nefesh into ensuring the smooth running of the yeshiva. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A few hundred protesters gathered on Monday night on Bar Ilan Street in Jerusalem, to protest the ongoing construction of the Jerusalem Light rail. For more than an hour, the police were unable to remove the protesters, many of whom climbed into excavation pits. Protests turned violent, as dumpsters were set ablaze, and various items were hurled at police. Police used batons, and brought in water canons to help clear the area and reopen the street to traffic. Police say the protesters caused serious damage to equipment and machinery that is at the site for construction. A number of protestors were taken into custody. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

IDF soldiers, Shin Bet operatives and Border Guard officers carried out a counterterrorism operation overnight Motzei Shabbos in a number of locations in Yehudah and Shomron. Counterterrorism Yamam officers and Givati soldiers arrested terror suspects in Shechem and surrounded a house in which a terrorist had barricaded himself. Arabs opened fire and two terrorists were killed in the ensuing exchange of gunfire. Nine other Arabs were injured, including one of the commanders of the Fatah-linked Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades terrorist organization. The operation in Shechem came about five months after IDF forces eliminated a cell of three terrorists in Shechem in broad daylight.

With the January 6th Committee, Democrats, and even some Republicans continuing to attack former President Donald Trump for insisting that the 2020 election was stolen from him, Trump released a video montage of Democrats questioning the validity of previous elections. Numerous prominent Democrats feature in the mashup, including Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and numerous others. The montage was played at a rally in Arizona Trump spoke at in support of gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake. While at the rally, Trump said that the “witch hunts” against him would stop if he did one simple thing: announce that he’s not running for president. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)    

As bad as many people believe Joe Biden has been as president, some are worried that things would be worse if Kamala Harris became commander-in-chief. One of those people is Fox News host Greg Gutfeld, who responded to the news of Biden having been infected with Covid-19 by begging the president to recover. “I think I speak for all Americans and perhaps the world, President Biden, please get well soon,” Gutfeld said. “I mean, really, really get well soon. Don’t get sick. Please, because I don’t want the crazy cackler in charge.” Gutfeld also said he thinks Harris is thrilled that Biden is sick, with the veep hoping that the president succumbs to the virus. “I think she was doing cartwheels to work,” he said. “He looks fine.

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, was assaulted by a man who apparently tried to stab him at an upstate event Thursday but the congressman escaped serious injury. “I’m OK,” Zeldin said in a statement. “Fortunately, I was able to grab his wrist and stop him for a few moments until others tackled him.” Zeldin’s campaign said the attacker was taken into custody and the congressman continued his speech. He is challenging incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul this November. The attacker climbed onto a low stage where the congressman spoke to a crowd of dozens outside Rochester, flanked by bales of hay and American flags. A video posted on Twitter shows the two falling to the ground as other people try to intervene.