A ceremonious event was held at the IDF naval base in Haifa on Tuesday evening, as IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Aviv Kochavi presented the prestigious Shayetet 13 naval commando unit with the Chief of Staff Award, given to the commander of the navy, Admiral Eli Sharvit.

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Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Yossi Deutsch visited Meah Shearim on Tuesday on an official tour of the area.
He was met with a most unpleasant greeting, with shouts of “sheigetz” and “get out” from location residents.

A Montana judge has blocked a Trump administration policy change that stopped nonprofit groups from identifying their big donors on federal disclosure forms.
U.S. District Judge Brian Morris ruled Tuesday that the IRS didn’t give proper public notice before it stopped requiring social-welfare groups, labor unions and business associations to identify donors contributing more than $5,000.

In the wake of last year’s fatal accident in which a four-year-old child was struck and killed by an ice cream truck in Sackett Lake, Sullivan County Sheriff’s deputies are cracking down on mobile ice cream vendors.

Washington – The White House says President Donald Trump will stop in Denmark in early September after a previously announced visit to Poland. Trump and first lady Melania Trump have accepted an invitation from Denmark’s Queen Margrethe (MAHR’-gret), and Trump will hold separate meetings with government officials and business leaders during the visit. The White [...]

Washington – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday added former Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami to its list of 10 most wanted fugitives. ICE posted a Twitter link to a “wanted” profile on El Aissami with the hashtag #MostWantedWednesday. It cautions: “Do not attempt to apprehend any subject.” El Aissami, who is now [...]

New York – Oil prices rose for a fifth day on Wednesday following a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. inventories and after the Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates for the first time in more than a decade. The front-month Brent crude futures contract, which expired Wednesday, rose 45 cents to settle at $65.17 a barrel. [...]

Leah Goldin says 2014 Gaza war won't end until bodies of her son Hadar and fellow soldier Oron Shaul are able to receive proper burials

Trump won't comment on alleged death of Hamza bin Laden; no details given on the circumstances, date or place