The following statement was given to YWN by Hatzalah of South Florida: חֽ ְסֵ֤די יְהוָה כּי לא ת ְמנוּ כּי לא־כ֖לוּ רחָמֽיו We are pleased to announce the passage of HB805 in the Florida House of Representatives earlier today. This brings us one more giant step forward towards being able to serve our communities as a full fledged EMS provider. הוא ברוך הקדוש, In His Infinite Kindness, has shown us open miracles during this entire process – too many to count. We take this opportunity to publicly thank His messengers in the Legislature, the bill sponsors and the representatives who stood for what they know to be just and right against tremendous opposition and pressure to vote in favor of this bill. We are proud to call each one of them our friends.

As YWN published earlier, a massive police presence was at Sha’ar Shechem on Thursday night, and police went on high alert fearing a night of violence. As was anticipated, violent clashes erupted. Dozens of people were injured as Palestinian protesters confronted hundreds of Israelis who marched to the scene. Police, trying to keep the groups apart, also clashed with the Palestinians, who threw rocks and bottles at the officers. Officers used riot dispersal means including stun grenades, tear gas and water cannons to break up the Arab protestors, the sounds from the explosions rolling across the center of the capital. ​ At least 100 Palestinians were injured, including 21 who were hospitalized, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.

The Israeli military says that a missile was fired into Israel from neighboring Syria early Thursday, and that it has struck targets in Syria in response. Air raid sirens sounded in Dimona, home to Israel’s secretive nuclear reactor, indicating a possible incoming attack. Minutes later, social media lit up with residents from across Israel saying they heard loud explosions. Some reported that the explosions were so strong, they shook their houses. Sounds of explosions were reported near Jerusalem, Modiin, Rechovot, Kiryat Ono, Beersheba and more. The IDF later released a statement which said “A surface-to-air missile was fired from Syria to Israel’s southern Negev.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on lawmakers Tuesday to address the systemic cause of climate change as she reintroduced a resolution in support of a Green New Deal. “The climate crisis is a crisis born of injustice, and it is a crisis born of the pursuit of profit at any and all human and ecological cost,” the New York Democrat said at a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol.

President Joe Biden said Tuesday the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd “can be a giant step forward” for the nation in the fight against systemic racism. But he declared that “it’s not enough.” Biden spoke from the White House hours after the verdict alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, with the pair saying the country’s work is far from finished with the verdict. “We can’t stop here,” Biden declared. Biden and Harris called on Congress to act swiftly to address policing reform, including by approving a bill named for Floyd, who died with his neck under Chauvin’s knee last May.

Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades. People elated by the verdict flooded the surrounding streets downtown upon hearing the news. Cars blared their horns, and people ran through traffic, waving banners. Floyd family members gathered at a Minneapolis conference room could be heard cheering from the next room as each verdict was read. WATCH: President Biden and VP Harris call the Floyd family following the guilty verdict.

Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) both called for restricting military aid to Israel during their recorded talks at the J Street lobby’s virtual national conference on Monday. “We should talk about the elephant in the room—America’s military assistance to Israel,” Warren said. “If we’re serious about arresting settlement expansion and helping move the parties to a two-state solution, then it would be iresponsible not to consider all of the tools we have at our disposal.” “One of those is restricting military aid from being used in the ‘occupied territories.’ By continuing to provide military aid without restriction we provide no incentive for Israel to adjust course.” “We must be willing to say loudly and clearly,” Sanders said.

As the TikTok terror continues in Israel, an Arab teen published a video on his TikTok account of a virtual game involving the murder of Chareidim. The game is actually an old computer game, in which one of the characters was converted to appear like a Chareidi man, with a kippah, payos and a Chassidish vest. The game was uploaded to TikTok by a young Arab named Omar. Festive music plays in the background as the Chareidi passerby is shot to death in cold blood. It should be noted that the CEO of TikTok in Israel claimed in an official letter on Tuesday that all videos featuring violence against Chaeidim on the network have been removed and all accounts with inciteful content have been blocked. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

In the latest incident of “TikTok Terror,” a yeshivah bochur was violently attacked by a group of Arabs outside the Old City of Jerusalem on Monday evening. The Arabs’ friends videoed the attack, later uploading it to social media. The bochur was riding his bike from the direction of Sha’ar Yafo toward Kikar Tzahal when the Arabs suddenly surrounded him, punching and kicking him. Police patrolling the area immediately responded to the incident, chasing after the Arabs. And in another disturbing incident that happened last week, Arabs in Yafo attacked a 70-year-old man and his son, as they were driving, simply because they tried to pass the truck belonging to the Arab assailants.

Former President George W. Bush said Tuesday that the trial of Derek Chauvin has been conducted “fairly” as the nation awaits the jury’s verdict in the case. “I think a lot of people have already made up their mind in what the verdict ought to be,” Bush said of Chauvin’s trial.