New York – Lew Fidler, a former New York City Councilmember who was active for many years in Democratic politics, has died. He was 62. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said Fidler died on Sunday. Fidler had been working in the borough president’s office until his passing, and Adams issued a statement calling him “a [...]

After meeting Netanyahu, top US diplomats to Europe and anti-Semitism czar condemn rocket fire on Israeli civilians as 'terrorism pure and simple'; PM accuses Hamas of war crimes

Gaza – The leader of Hamas says his group is “not interested in a new war” with Israel, after two days of heavy rocket fire from Gaza and Israeli airstrikes on the blockaded territory. Ismail Haniyeh said in a statement late Sunday that the militant group is ready to “return to the state of calm” [...]

Washington – A video showing children speaking in Arabic about sacrifice and chopping off heads wasn’t vetted before being posted on the Facebook page for the Muslim American Society’s Philadelphia chapter, and it does not represent their values, the executive director of the national group said Sunday. Executive Director Ayman Hammous said the Muslim American [...]

Washington – US Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib slammed a New York Times headline that framed the violence in Israel as being initiated by a barrage of rockets from Gaza. “When will the world stop dehumanizing our Palestinian people who just want to be free?” she tweeted. “Headlines like this & framing it in this way [...]

Gaza – New information emerging in the last hours casts serious doubt on Hamas’ claim that a Gazan woman and her baby daughter were killed in an Israeli Air Force strike in Gaza city on Saturday night. A woman in the Gaza Strip on Saturday night and her toddler baby were reportedly killed, with Gazan [...]

Major General Kamil Abu-Rokun who heads the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) division in the military announced that as of tomorrow Israel will no longer be allowing gasoline to enter into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing.

On Sunday evening, the Homefront Command of the Israel Defense Forces issued an order that all schools and educational institutions within a 40 KM (25 Mile) radius from the Gaza border are to remain closed on Monday.
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Two weeks into his term in office, Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein was approached by a large number of constituents about an issue that concerns thousands of local families.