When they broke from Jewish Home, Shaked and Bennett left an angry religious-Zionist faction behind -- one none too eager to back them as they hover just short of the threshold

London – The U.S. Justice Department has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with conspiring with Chelsea Manning to break into a classified government computer. The charge was announced Thursday after Assange was taken into custody in London in connection with a U.S. extradition request, as well as for breaching U.K. bail conditions in 2012. His [...]

Satmar Rebbe’s Letter Against Participation in Israeli Elections to Be Auctioned OffThe Satmar Rebbe, Hagaon HaRav Yoel Teitelbaum’s letter explaining his psak against participation in Israeli elections, is going to be auctioned off after Pesach.
The auction, which is being organized by the Kedem Auction House in Jerusalem, was revealed to the public on Tuesday, election day in Israel.

Ecuador handed Julian Assange over to British authorities Thursday, ending a standoff that left the controversial WikiLeaks founder holed up in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London for nearly seven years and paving the way for his possible extradition to the United States.
Jennifer Robinson, Assange’s lawyer, confirmed on Twitter that her client was “arrested not just for breach of bail conditions but also in relation to a US extradition request.” Robinson did not immediately respond to requests for further comment.
U.S. authorities have prepared an arrest warrant and extradition papers, according to a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Jerusalem – The final ballots of Israel’s election were being tallied Thursday, with another nationalist faction tantalizingly close to crossing the 3.25% electoral threshold needed to get into parliament. Should the New Right party of Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked break in, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comfortable parliamentary majority would grow [...]

There is no reason to believe that anything untoward is going on. But delays, discrepancies and technical hitches threaten to undermine confidence in the results

Jerusalem – The New Right Party headed by Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked demanded a recount of the soldiers’ votes after the party fell just .03 percent short of the electoral threshold. The party needs about 1,380 more votes to be lifted to the required 3.25 percent electoral threshold. The counting of the so called [...]

Yahoo To Pay $117.5M In Latest Settlement Of Massive BreachNearly 200 million people who had sensitive information snatched from their Yahoo accounts will receive two years of free credit-monitoring services and other potential restitution in a legal settlement valued at $117.5 million.
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Lawsuit Planned to Challenge NYC’s Vaccination OrderNew York City’s effort to halt a measles outbreak by ordering mandatory vaccinations in one Brooklyn neighborhood is facing opposition, with lawyers for parents opposed to vaccinations promising to file a lawsuit challenging the order by Friday.
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A Private Spring

By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
 Nissan is here. The cold is gone, snow is history, and the harsh weather is a thing of the past. The ground has warmed. Trees and bushes are beginning to show signs of life as tiny green buds begin to unfurl. Branches bloom, grass turns green, and squirrels and birds dart across the lawn seeking life. The sun rises higher in the sky, shining brighter, filling hearts with promises of warmth and color.
Young and old soak in the pleasures of recreation, walking, biking, and playing ball, as they strengthen their bodies, enhance their well-being, and broaden their perspective.

38-year-old who played for English clubs Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal will become professional manager for Beitar Jerusalem; 'I am happy with my soccer journey,' he says

Washington – Former Obama administration White House counsel Greg Craig expects to be charged in a foreign lobbying investigation spun off from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, his lawyers said. “Mr. Craig is not guilty of any charge and the government’s stubborn insistence on prosecuting Mr. Craig is a misguided abuse of prosecutorial discretion,” [...]

 ‘I Don’t Trust Barr; I Trust Mueller’House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday questioned Attorney General William Barr’s independence from President Donald Trump, arguing Barr’s pursuit of Trump’s claims about “spying” during the 2016 campaign undermines his position as the nation’s top law enforcement officer.
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Special discounts for Times of Israel readers on two surtitled productions at Jerusalem's Khan Theatre

ASSANGE ARRESTED! WikiLeaks Chief Nabbed By British Police Moments After Ecuador Boots Him From London EmbassyBritish police arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday, after the South American nation decided to revoke the political asylum that had given him sanctuary for almost seven years.

At a packed event, author Matti Friedman relates that a well-conjugated Arabic verb was the difference between life and death for the Jews who founded Israel's intelligence agency

 Muslim Rep. Omar About 9/11: ‘Some People Did Something’ [VIDEO]Anti-Semitic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is facing backlash after her speech at a Muslim rights group’s event in which she described the horrific September 11, 2001 terror attacks as “some people did something.”


As the Pesach preparations begin, take a short break, and turn back the clock with this awesome clip, the fourth in our ‘REIMAGINED’ series, as superstar Benny Friedman & The Yedidim Choir join the new look Aaron Teitelbaum Orchestra.
The clip features six of the hottest wedding songs of yesteryear, as we throw you back into the ’90s. The energetic and smooth vocals of Benny and the choir, with fresh musical arrangements, put a new spin on those classics, for a clip that you will for sure want to watch more than once.
Video Taken at the Berger & Kraus Wedding on December 19th, 2018 at The Rockleigh Country Club.
Songs:
Lecha Eten- Dedi
Sameach- Mendy Wald
Im Ein Ani-Shlomo simcha
Lefonov- Mordechai Ben David

London – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested on Thursday by British police and carried out of the Ecuadorean embassy, where he has been holed up for nearly seven years to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault investigation. A video posted online showed an agitated, frail-looking man with white hair and a white [...]

Haredi parties look to join forces to help win demands; Likud official suggests merger with Kulanu but not Yisrael Beytenu, rules out justice portfolio for Smotrich

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