Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Turkey barred Israeli President Isaac Herzog from using its airspace earlier this week, forcing him to cancel a planned visit to the United Nations COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. Herzog’s office announced that the cancellation was due to “security considerations.” However, during a press conference at the G20 Leaders Summit in Brazil, Erdogan said that the decision was actually tied to Turkey’s opposition to Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. “With regard to the Israeli president going to Azerbaijan for the COP summit, we did not allow him to use our airspace,” Erdogan said, according to Turkish media.

ROCKLAND (VIN PODCAST) — State Senator Bill Weber appeared on the VIN Podcast to discuss the recent fiasco in the East Ramapo school district, which is affecting thousands of families in the Monsey region. Weber has been extremely vocal and upset, after the bombshell revelation that the supposedly ‘cash-strapped’ East Ramapo Central School District was […]

The House Ethics Committee has decided against releasing its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), following a vote by Republican members of the panel to keep the findings private.
Gaetz has been nominated by President-elect Trump to serve as attorney general, a position that would make him the nation’s top law enforcement official. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) publicly opposed making the report available, citing concerns that doing so would violate precedent since Gaetz is no longer a member of Congress.
“There was not an agreement by the committee to release the report,” Ethics Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) said as he left Wednesday’s meeting.

President-elect Donald Trump and his new administration are “uniquely positioned” to stabilize the Middle East, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel said on Wednesday.
“President Trump has strategically surrounded himself with a team of seasoned leaders who possess a deep understanding of the Middle East’s complex dynamics and the grave threats Israel faces from its enemies,” Haskel told JNS. “Supported by this powerhouse team, President Trump is uniquely positioned to stabilize the region and secure a better, more prosperous future—one that serves not only the safety and security of Israel, but also the strategic interests of the United States and democracies worldwide,” she added.