Palestinian security prisoners are calling off a planned mass hunger strike after reaching an agreement with Israeli prison authorities, according a Palestinian advocacy group.
“An agreement in principle has been reached between the prisoners and the management of the occupation’s prisons regarding their demands,” the Palestinian Prisoners Club announces in a Facebook post. The group said details of the preliminary agreement would be announced at a later date.
The prisoners launched a mass hunger strike last week to protest an Israeli crackdown on illicit cellphone usage among inmates.
Read more at Times of Israel.
{Matzav.com}

Pittsburgh – A Pittsburgh synagogue where 11 people were killed in a mass shooting last year is inviting young people worldwide to submit artwork to cover the fencing surrounding the still-shuttered building. The art project is called “#HeartsTogether: The Art of Rebuilding.” Organizers said that Tree of Life synagogue is looking for “original, uplifting images [...]

Chareidi Faction Leaders Met With PM NetanyahuLeaders of the chareidi factions in Knesset, Moshe Gafne, Yaakov Litzman and Aryeh Deri met on Monday morning, April 15, 2019, with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu as President Reuven Rivlin has begun meeting with party leaders, who have to recommend who should receive the presidential mandate to form the next coalition government.

Rivlin Requests To Not Sit Next To Netanyahu Due to Election ProcessPresident Ruvi Rivlin requested to not sit next to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at a ceremony that will take place tonight at the Jerusalem Convention Center. The event is a salute to bereaved families of those killed in Israel’s wars.
Read more on Yeshiva World News

Israel’s National Security Advisor To Meet With America’s NSA John BoltonIsrael National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat is scheduled to meet with his US counterpart, John Bolton, to permit the two to discuss the Iranian threat and Iran’s continued effort to establish its presence in both Lebanon and Syria.

BDS protesters rain leaflets on incoming students at campus welcome ceremony

First quarter of 2019 sees 112,000 reported cases, up from 28,000 in same period last year; in US, ultra-Orthodox vaccine skeptics are epicenter of spread

Columbia, SC – On the cusp of an expected White House run, Joe Biden is returning to a familiar role this week as the one of the nation’s top eulogists. The former vice president will speak Tuesday at the funeral of Fritz Hollings, the longtime South Carolina Democratic senator who was Biden’s Capitol Hill deskmate [...]

These Easy and Delicious Kugel Bites Are Perfect for Pesach
Finally, Pesach Noodles that are actually healthy! Try the new Heaven & Earth Veggie Spirals!
Try this delicious, low-carb Pesach recipe now: Vegetable Kugel Bites
On Pesach, we’re often looking for delicious recipes that don’t take a long time to make, and yet aren’t just potato after potato after potato.

Israeli scientists on Monday unveiled what they said was the first-ever 3D printed heart made of real human tissues and vessels, calling it a first and a “major medical breakthrough” that advances possibilities for transplants.
The heart, about the size of a rabbit’s, marked “the first time anyone anywhere has successfully engineered and printed an entire heart replete with cells, blood vessels, ventricles and chambers,” said Tal Dvir, who led the project.
“People have managed to 3D-print the structure of a heart in the past, but not with cells or with blood vessels,” he said.

Terror group posts animation showing drone attack blowing up Jewish state's delegation conference in Gulf kingdom

We’ve Got Your Afikoman Present Covered! And We’re Not Hiding ItYou’ve heard about The Circle magazine, seen it at the checkout line in the grocery, and your kids have been begging you to buy them a subscription because everyone has it.
Read more on Yeshiva World News

Move makes it a crime to provide 'material support' to the Iranian force, could pose trouble for US relations with Iraq, Lebanon

Washington – The U.S. terrorism label for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard formally took effect on Monday, amid a battle between the Trump administration and some in Congress over waivers on oil and nuclear sanctions that are due to expire or be extended early next month. The Guard’s formal designation as a “foreign terrorist organization” — the [...]

Hatzolah In NYC Joins The Fight Against The Measles Outbreak – GET VACCINATED NOWCentral Hatzolah has joined with the NYC Health Department and released a letter calling on the community to vaccinate. The following is the letter:
Measles is a highly contagious disease that is now unfortunately prevalent in our community.

 Fire In Haifa Leaves 16 Injured, 4 Seriously(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE)
A fire broke ripped through a four-story residential structure on Eben Givrol Street in Haifa, in the Carmel district, Monday morning. Firefighters responded at about 8:30 AM to find flames emanating from second story windows.
Read more on Yeshiva World News

The heads of Israel’s charedi parties on Monday morning met Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at his home, Kikar Shabbos reported.
Netanyahu’s meeting with Shas leader Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and UTJ’s Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman came just before the two met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to recommend Netanyahu continue in his position as PM.
“We recommend Netanyahu as candidate for the premiership,” said Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman.
“We worked with him during the previous term. We did everything we could for the Jewish people, and so we think that he is the right candidate for prime minister.”
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
{Matzav.com}

In meeting with President Rivlin, party leaders accuse PM of 'unbridled incitement' during campaign, slam Likud over cameras at polls in Arab towns

As spring draws to a close, the Sa'ar River is still gushing, thanks to a rainy winter and snowmelt from Mount Hermon

Jerusalem – Tel Aviv University on Monday (April 15) presented a prototype of a miniature heart, which scientists say is the world’s first heart created with a 3D printer using human tissue. “This is the first time anyone, anywhere, has successfully engineered and printed an entire heart replete with cells, blood vessels, ventricles and chambers,” [...]

Pages