Police were investigating a shooting in Spring Valley Monday night, that left one person dead, and two others injured. It happened at around 10:30PM in the vicinity of Rose Avenue and Fred Hecht Drive. One victim was pronounced dead, and two others were rushed to the hospital. The shooting’s are reportedly gang related. Police have taken one person into custody, although it does not appear that he is one of the shooters, but instead a person who was arguing or fighting with police who responded to the scene. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on Monday. In short public remarks Netanyahu said: “No one has done more for Israel than you, Senator Lindsey Graham, a stalwart champion of our alliance and we have no better friend. I want to thank you for everything you’ve been doing over the years on our defenses, our security, on Iran. You’ve been a tremendous friend and a tremendous ally.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

The NYPD is investigating a shots fired incident in Boro Park early Sunday morning. As can ben seen in the attached video footage, a vehicle with with two suspects pulled up on 10th Ave and 45th street, two men calmly walk out and and openfire into the air. Six shell casings were recovered by Detectives. The two men then get back into their vehicle and drive away. The NYPD and Boro Park Shomrim are inveistigating the incident.
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Amid a rash of anti-Semitic incidents in Los Angeles, the Young Israel of Century City synagogue was vandalized early Friday morning. A security camera outside the synagogue on Pico Boulevard captured a man hurling a large piece of cement at the building around 1 am Friday. After the first attempt to break into the synagogue, the man tries again and fails. The Shul’s Security Chief, Steven Silver, believes the same person also broke the window at Pat’s, a kosher restaurant just steps away. We will not be frightened by any act by anyone,” Rabbi Elazar Muskin, who leads Young Israel of Century City, said at a news conference Friday.

Yamina head Naftali Bennett officially announced Sunday that he will join Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid in his efforts to form a government which if successful, will oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Israel’s political crisis is unprecedented, this madness must end,” Bennett said. The former defense minister lambasted Netanyahu for his failure to form a government after four election cycles in the past two years, saying that “Netanyahu never had a right-wing government, no one believes him anymore.” The pair have until Wednesday to complete a deal in which they are expected to each serve two years as prime minister in a rotation deal.

NYC Mayor DeBlasio says Jewish Community will see increased NYPD presence at least until after Shabbos.
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Keeping to their word to increase the police presence in Jewish communities in New York City, the NYPD Chief of Community Affairs, Jeffrey Maddrey, took a few hours out of his busy schedule to personally walk the streets of Flabush this week. It was an incredible visit, as the Chief was joined by two dozen Officers of the NYPD Brass. Every Commanding Officer from the local precincts, as well as the Commanding Officer of Community Affairs Outreach, Deputy Inspector Richie Taylor was there. From the Jewish community, the Chief was joined by Flatbush Shomrim Coordinator Tzvi Weil, Flatbush Hatzolah Coordinator Moshe Wulliger, Councilman Kalman Yeger, Senator Simcha Felder, Yehuda Eckstein, Police Liaison, Josh Mehlman from the FJCC and many others.

In his first speech since the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza-based terror groups, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appeared pale and coughed repeatedly throughout his speech on Tuesday, sparking speculation about his health on social media. “Nasrallah..is having great difficulty breathing [during his speech],” wrote Haaretz reporter Jack Khoury. “He’s speaking in short sentences and in a hoarse voice.

Sunday saw a flurry of high-level reassurances to the Jewish communities in NYC following a recent string of hate crimes. The day began with a visit by NYC Mayor DeBlasio to Boro Park, followed by an extremely warm visit to Flatbush by Rodney Harrison, the NYPD Chief of Department, where the Chief spent nearly three hours walking the streets, talking to random residents and store owners, and listening to their concerns and fears. The day ended with a visit to Flatbush by NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, who visited the Agudah of Avenue L as they were Davening Mincha / Maariv. The Commissioner was joined by Richie Taylor Commanding Officer of Community Affairs, Lt.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said on a radio show he won’t be getting the COVID-19 vaccine, but that he might change his mind if people who previously contracted the disease are getting reinfected at a greater rate than those who are vaccinated. The Republican — more than a year after contracting COVID-19 — said on a podcast released Sunday on WABC-AM in New York that he doesn’t want the federal government ordering him around. “In a free country you would think people would honor the idea that each individual would get to make their medical decisions,” Paul said. ”Are they going to also tell me I can’t have a cheeseburger for lunch? Are they going to tell me I have to eat carrots only and cut my calories? All that would probably be good for me.