An earthquake was felt in many parts of Israel, Wednesday evening.
YWN readers felt the quake in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Be’er Sheva, Modiil, Kfar Saba and many other locations.
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Meanwhile, European Broadcasting Union reportedly concerned religious visuals in Queen of Pop's rendition of 'Like a Prayer' could spark backlash from viewers

Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to delay a decision on imposing tariffs on imported cars and parts by up to six months, three Trump administration officials told Reuters, , avoiding opening yet another front in his global trade battles. A formal announcement is expected by Saturday, the due date for Trump to [...]

Hackers interrupted the Eurovision Song Contest broadcast on the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan) website Tuesday, streaming a fake Israel Defense Forces’ video message warning all viewers near the contest venue to immediately seek shelter.
The two-minute video was only played in Israel. It appeared as an IDF message telling anyone within 1.2 kilometers (0.7 miles) of the contest venue in northern Tel Aviv to seek immediate shelter due to the threat of rocket attack.
Kan issued a statement saying that it believes the video’s reach was limited, and that “the [European Broadcast Union] and Kan view cybersecurity as being of the utmost importance, and the matter is being investigated.”

Emily Thornberry speaks of East Jerusalem as future capital of Palestine and Tel Aviv as that of Israel; Board of Deputies calls remarks 'absurd'

John T. Earnest, the 19-year-old man charged with killing 60 year-old Lori Kaye and wounding three people in the Chabad of Poway synagogue on April 27, pleaded not guilty to federal hate crimes on Tuesday.
Earnest only spoke twice during the hearing—once to acknowledge his name and once to agree with his court-appointed attorney’s decision not to seek bail.
Prosecutor Peter Ko said the government had not made a final decision regarding whether or not to seek the death penalty. He reaffirmed plans to try the case separately but simultaneously with state charges of murder and attempted murder, which could also expose Earnest to the death penalty.

Danish police have arrested a man believed to have been involved in the Tuesday stabbing of Jewish woman in her 60s in the city of Helsingborg in southern Sweden, according to Swedish media reports.
The suspect was arrested after crossing the border into Denmark. His identity has yet to be made public by police.
The victim, who is in serious condition, is believed to be the wife of a senior member of the local Jewish community.
According to local reports, the attacker stabbed her nine times while she was on her way to work on Tuesday. The woman reportedly collapsed and cried for help, and was taken to a nearby hospital by first responders.
A manhunt was launched after the attacker fled the scene.

Tennessee – An 11-year-old Tennessee girl who told her classmates to stop making the Nazi salute was sent to the principal’s office, her father said in a tweet in which he asked the public to send her messages of support. Keith Jacks Gamble, chair of the Department of Economics and Finance at Middle Tennessee State [...]

Two children of the Ginzberg family of Betar Illit R”L perished in a fire in the family apartment in October 2018. The fire that broke out resulted in the deaths of siblings Tzvi (2) and his sister Efrat (4) Ginzberg.