Earthquake Felt In Many Parts Of Israel Wednesday EveningAn 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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Researchers at a Canadian firm announced Tuesday that they have found evidence of a global disinformation campaign targeting U.S., Saudi, and Israeli interests online backed by Iran.
The University of Toronto-based Citizen Lab said Tuesday in a report that it had uncovered a “network of inauthentic personas and social media accounts,” dubbed “Endless Mayfly,” operated out of Iran targeting the U.S. and other regional rivals of Iran.
The newly-uncovered organization “spreads falsehoods and amplifies narratives critical of Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Israel,” according to the report.

Meanwhile, European Broadcasting Union reportedly concerned religious visuals in Queen of Pop's rendition of 'Like a Prayer' could spark backlash from viewers

Arik Lederman is sent to house arrest, asserts incident has been 'blown out of proportion'; Warsaw demands Israel bring suspect 'to justice,' commends police for quick arrest

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 [...]

Brooklyn, NY – A week after a 39-year-old Chasidic man was assaulted in broad daylight in Brooklyn the NYPD has arrested a 16-year-old responsible for the attack. The incident took place on May 8 at the corner of Marcy Avenue and Rodney Street in Williamsburg. He was charged with Assault, Aggravated Harassment and Harassment. Surveillance [...]

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.”

Foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini confirms move following study that found new PA curriculum to be more radical than in the past, 'abusing' European taxpayer money

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

Gaza – Palestinians on Wednesday marked the 71st anniversary of their mass displacement during the 1948 war around Israel’s creation with protests across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Thousands of people streamed to the Gaza-Israel frontier as the militant Hamas group, which controls Gaza, announced a general strike, closing schools and public institutions [...]

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.

Moscow – The bills are due for millions of barrels of contaminated Russian oil that have been stuck for weeks in pipelines from Belarus to Germany – but no one wants to pay. Western oil companies and European refiners that bought the oil a month ago, before discovering it was unusable, have so far refrained [...]

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.

 16-Year-Old Arrested For Punching Hasidic Man In HeadThe NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force arrested the suspect wanted in Williamsburg for punching a Hasidic man in the face.
The suspect is 16 years old and is being processed by the NYPD 90 Precinct.
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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 [...]

Short video clips produced by Kan broadcaster have participants dance at iconic locations around the host country

MAZEL TOV! Triplets Born To The Ginzberg Family Of Betar Illit That Lost Two Children In FireTwo 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.

A Greek billionaire and heir to the Coca-Cola fortune was arrested on the Caribbean Island of St. Kitts after a search of his private jet uncovered more than $1.3 million worth of cannabis on board, according to multiple reports.
Alkiviades “Alki” David, 50, was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Unit at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport after customs officials found approximately 5,000 cannabis plants in addition to seeds and a variety of other cannabis products, according to the Vancouver Sun.

Cultural organization believes Aras Amiri, who was arrested while visiting family in 2018, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying

Washington – An attempt by presidential senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner to win support for a White House immigration plan produced uncertain results Tuesday as Republican senators raised questions. After Kushner and others described the proposal at a Capitol Hill lunch with GOP lawmakers, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told reporters that White House officials [...]

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