Despite being longtime supporters of Democrats, the Satmar Rebbe of Kiryas Joel, HaRav Aharon Teitelbaum shlit”a, has announced his chassidus’ endorsement of former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, Arutz 7 reports. The report claims the reason was concerns over the potential implications of a Kamala Harris presidency for Jews. YWN has not confirmed the veracity of this report. Following extensive discussions within the chassidus, the decision to back Trump is expected to mobilize tens of thousands of additional votes in New York and beyond. To assist chassidim, Satmar will provide free transportation to polling stations for early voting.

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet narrowly avoided a collision with another aircraft on the runway at Ramat David Airbase in northern Israel on Saturday night, according to the IDF. The incident, which is under investigation, occurred as an F-16 jet was preparing for takeoff for an airstrike mission in Lebanon. Footage leaked from the base shows the F-16 swiftly maneuvering to avoid a potential collision after spotting another fighter jet crossing the runway. According to an IDF statement, the near-miss resulted from “the issuance of wrong takeoff approval by the control tower, while another plane was on the runway.” “The crews responded quickly and professionally, and a serious safety incident was avoided,” the IDF said. Fortunately, no injuries or damage were reported.

Like every year, HaGaon HaRav Moshe Shternbuch received the smallest Sefer Torah in the world on the night of Hoshanah Rabbah. In the past, the Sefer Torah was used by HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, z’tl. HaRav Shternbuch was videoed dancing with the Sefer Torah around his neck on Motzei Simchas Torah with his talmidim at his yeshivah in Beit Shemesh.     (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

At a rally in Pittsburgh on Saturday, President Joe Biden took sharp aim at former President Donald Trump, portraying him as a threat to the hard-won benefits of union workers. Biden emphasized his commitment to protecting union rights and accused Trump of being an “anti-labor” figure who, if re-elected, would jeopardize healthcare, pension plans, and other union-supported benefits. “Donald Trump is a loser,” Biden declared to a supportive crowd, adding, “He’s a loser of a candidate, and he’s a loser of a man.” Biden’s remarks marked an unusually direct critique, reflecting a strategic appeal to Philadelphia union workers, a key demographic that has traditionally leaned Democratic but in recent years has shown greater support for Trump.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu encountered a tense moment during a memorial ceremony for civilian victims of the October 7 Hamas attack and ensuing conflict, as grieving family members interrupted his speech with vocal expressions of anger and sorrow. The interruption came as Netanyahu addressed the crowd, only to be met with cries of “Shame on you!” The prime minister briefly paused as event organizers moved to calm the gathering and escorted some of the upset family members from the venue. He resumed his speech shortly afterward, though the event remained charged with emotion.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended former President Donald Trump against claims from prominent Democrats, including Kamala Harris, likening him to a fascist, with comparisons to Adolf Hitler. “I have had those comments hurled at me by some political leaders in the city; my answer is ‘No,’” Adams said when asked about the accusations directed at Trump. Following up his defense of Trump, Adams called for a more tempered approach to political discourse. “I know what Hitler has done, and I know what a fascist regime looks like,” he asserted. “I think we can all dial down the temperature,” he added.

The IDF and Shin Bet announced the killing of Muhammad Abu Attawi, a commander in Hamas’s elite Nukhba Force, in an airstrike on the Gaza Strip. Attawi was reportedly responsible for the deadly October 7 assault near Kibbutz Re’im, where Nova music festival-goers who had taken shelter from attacks were targeted, leaving multiple casualties and taking numerous hostages. Attawi, who held a position in Hamas’s Bureij Battalion, had allegedly been employed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) since July 2022. The IDF says he commanded the assault on a roadside bomb shelter, where many had fled from the Nova festival. During the attack, four people, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, were kidnapped, 16 were killed, and seven managed to survive before being rescued.

A Jewish man on his way to shul on Shabbos morning was shot in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood, triggering a tense standoff between police and the gunman – who may have shouted “Allah Akbar!” as he fired at officers, footage obtained by YWN shows. The incident unfolded around 9:35 a.m. Shabbos morning in the 2600 block of North Washtenaw Avenue, an area home to a large Orthodox Jewish community. The 39-year-old victim was walking in the neighborhood when he was approached from behind by an armed suspect, who opened fire, striking him in the shoulder, according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD). Around 9:55 a.m., the suspect, who had fled into an alley, returned and began firing shots at police and paramedics.

Fox News’ Carley Shimkus visited Madison Square Garden as supporters lined up in anticipation of former President Donald Trump’s rally on Sunday. Hundreds of would-be rally goers could be seen waiting outside the stadium even in the earliest hours of Sunday morning. Trump’s rally is not set to begin until the evening. Trump’s campaign is hoping to sway voters in New York, a state that hasn’t voted for a Republican presidential nominee in decades. Nevertheless, polls show Vice President Harris performing well below the typical Democrat in the state. Trump’s rally will feature big names from politics as well as celebrities like Elon Musk and UFC CEO Dana White. Tickets for the rally sold out in just hours. The stadium seats a maximum of 19,500 people. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

In her latest jab at former President Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton is reaching deep into the archives, claiming that Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden this Sunday will “reenact” an infamous 1939 Nazi event held in the same venue. Yes, you read that right. In a CNN interview with Kaitlan Collins, Clinton accused Trump’s rally of echoing the American Nazi Party gathering nearly 85 years ago, where extremists gathered to express sympathies with Hitler’s Germany. “One other thing that you’ll see next week, Kaitlin, is Trump actually reenacting the [Nazi] Madison Square Garden rally in 1939,” Clinton said, reaching so far that even viewers had to do a double-take.