Harrisburg, PA – Amid a rise of violent attacks against the Jewish community, students and staff members at Jewish day schools in the same neighborhood as the Pittsburgh synagogue that was the site of October’s mass shooting are asking state lawmakers for help paying for security measures. They went to Pennsylvania’s Capitol on Tuesday, along [...]

NYC Amazon To Open First Go Store That Accepts CashAmazon launched its high-tech Go convenience store a year ago, where shoppers can pull items off the shelf and walk out.
Now it’s adding a decidedly low-tech feature: accepting cash.
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4 Great Tools to Streamline Your Lead GenerationThe following article is part of a new series presented by Jewish Content Network which will discuss business ideas, marketing advice, and feature new business technologies, in an effort to help small business and organizations thrive and succeed. 
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 “My Son Looked Like a Monster”Otto Warmbier’s mother, Cindy, spoke out for the first time since it was revealed the US agreed to pay North Korea $2 million for her son’s release back in 2017.
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Arab teenagers shot fireworks at Jewish children in an eastern Jerusalem neighborhood Tuesday morning, residents say.
Residents of the neighborhood of Maaleh HaZeitim, which along with Maalot David is home to over one hundred Jewish families just to the southeast of the Old City of Yerushalayim, say Arab teens targeted elementary school-age children Tuesday morning, shooting fireworks at them from a distance of just several dozen yards.
The children targeted by the Arab teens fled the scene, and managed to avoid injury.
Residents are now demaning “full security around the clock for children” and the rest of the neighborhood’s residents.
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Tehran – Iran on Wednesday will announce it is partially withdrawing from the nuclear deal it struck with world powers, its state-run news agency reported, a year to the day that President Donald Trump pulled America from the accord. The terms of the withdrawal remain unclear, though the IRNA news agency said President Hassan Rouhani [...]

Felder And NYS Senate Pass Comprehensive School Bus Safety LegislationThe New York State Senate unanimously passed sweeping legislation (S3558, S4385, and S2960) last week taking measures to ensure children’s safety while traveling to and from school by increasing penalties and education around school bus safety.

Tel Aviv – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Tuesday it has launched a four-month program in Israel to help startups grow globally using its experts and tools. The Google Startup Growth Lab Programme has picked eight companies, after a pilot was completed in 2018. “This is a program for startups that are beginning their growth [...]

Iran will restart part of its halted nuclear program in response to the U.S. withdrawal from a landmark 2015 nuclear deal but does not itself plan to pull out of the agreement, the state-run IRIB news agency reported on Monday.
Citing a source close to an official commission which oversees the nuclear deal, IRIB reported that President Hassan Rouhani would announce that Iran would reduce some of its “minor and general” commitments under the deal on May 8 – exactly one year after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the U.S. pullout.

Rivlin says return of Zachary Baumel's remains is a testament to commitment to bringing back other missing troops; IDF chief says the day 'dissolves barriers and unites the nation'

French diplomat says Europe may reimpose sanctions if Iran pulls out of deal as Tehran hints at retaliatory actions on anniversary of US leaving pact

US-Iran Tensions Rise Ahead Of Anniversary Of Deal PulloutA sudden White House announcement that a U.S. aircraft carrier and a bomber wing would be deployed in the Persian Gulf to counter Iran comes just days ahead of the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw America from Tehran’s nuclear deal.

 HaGaon Harav Avraham Tucker ZATZALYWN-Israel regrets to inform you of the petira of HaGaon HaRav Avraham Tucker ZT”L, who was niftar in Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Hospital on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the age of 85.
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Tel Aviv Cyber Unit Assists In Apprehended Dark Web OperationThe Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court extended the detention of two suspects, a 35-year-old Tel Aviv resident and a 34-year-old Ashdod resident, who were arrested and brought for interrogation in the cyber unit in the Tel Aviv District.
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 PM Netanyahu Continues Consultations Regarding Situation In S. IsraelPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu continues consultations pertaining to the situation in southern Israel and the Gaza border. He explains that in the weekend round of warfare with Hamas, Israel killed dozens of terrorists and “changed the rules of the game,” adding “the operation is not over” and that he has ordered the armored and artillery units to remain along the border.

Jerusalem – Israel is commemorating its annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism. Sirens sounded nationwide at 8 p.m. local time on Tuesday and Israelis halted and stood silently with heads bowed for a solemn moment in memory of the dead. The official memorial ceremony honoring the dead is being held at [...]

As the ceasefire between Israel and terrorist organizations in Gaza takes effect, Qatar has announced that it would transfer $480 million to the Palestinian Authority and Gaza.
Approximately $300 million will go toward the P.A. health and education budget, and the rest will go to funding United Nations programs and electricity services in the West Bank and Gaza.
Both P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh thanked Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
“This honorable decision is a continuation of the unwavering Qatari stance that supports the Palestinian people politically and financially, in addition to defending Palestinian rights on international platforms,” wrote Haniyeh.

Minister denounces Guardian story as 'lie,' after Foreign Ministry spokesman says authorities to step up vigilance to keep away those who intend to try and 'destroy' music event

The Terrorist Who Murdered Ori Ansbacher HY”D Is Deemed Mentally Competent To Stand TrialThe terrorist who brutally murdered Tekoa teenager 19-year-old Ori Ansbacher HY”D has been deemed mentally competent to stand trial.
Arafat Erfayieh, 29, of Hebron, was sent for a psychiatric evaluation at the end of April.

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