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Jerusalem – Wildfires in the Jerusalem area on Friday ravaged one of Israel’s prettiest and largest memorial forests. The fires, aided by a scorching heat of over 104 degrees and eastern winds, consumed the Jewish National Fund’s forest around the Kdoshei Zaglambia Holocaust monument, Ynet reported. Situated on the western slopes of the Judean Hills, [...]

The central Lag B’Omer Medurah in Bait Vegan was held on Wednesday night near the home of the previous Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Hagaon HaRav Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron.
The event was organized by the D’vei Eliyahi Yeshiva, headed by HaRav Moshe Edri.

Ahead of the announcement of the American Middle East peace plan being called the “deal of the century,” and in light of concerns in Jordan that the deal may threaten the kingdom’s stability, scathing articles have recently appeared in the Jordanian press, including in the government daily Al-Rai, containing calls for, among other things, a new Palestinian intifada in the West Bank in order to thwart the deal.
The following are excerpts from some of these articles:
Al-Rai: A serious intifada in the West Bank is the best way to thwart the ‘deal of the century’

London – Theresa May has joined the ranks of Conservative prime ministers whose time in office has been overwhelmed — and cut short — by the issue of Europe. Ever since Edward Heath took the U.K. into what was then the European Economic Community in 1973, the Conservative Party has been anguished by how close [...]

Plans to build a new Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York are moving forward, a sign that the interstate feuding that stalled the process over the last several years may finally be coming to an end.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls Betsy DeVos the “worst secretary of education we’ve seen.” Sen. Amy Klobuchar says DeVos “shouldn’t be in her job.” Beto O’Rourke’s take on DeVos: “We can do better.”

Beijing – Stepping up Beijing’s propaganda offensive in the tariffs standoff with Washington, Chinese state media on Friday accused the U.S. of seeking to “colonize global business” with moves against Huawei and other Chinese technology companies. There was no word from either side on progress toward resuming talks between the world’s two largest economies, though [...]

New York – New York City police have made an arrest in their investigation into a series of subway emergency brake activations. Police said on Friday that the 23-year-old Brooklyn man is charged with one brake-pulling incident. Investigators have been looking into about 40 similar crimes between February and this month. They believe someone has [...]