Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to name a new settlement in the Golan Heights after President Donald Trump out of gratitude for the White House’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the territory.

Damascus – The Syrian Presidency says its official account on the social media site Instagram has been shut down, calling it an “unjustified” closure that is part of the war against the government of President Bashar Assad. Instagram, however, said Tuesday the Syrian Presidency account was removed “in error” and has since been restored. The [...]

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit found on Monday that a condominium’s gender-segregated pool time policy in a Lakewood condominium discriminated against women.
The court ruled for a group of owners who sued after each were fined $50 by their condominium association for violating the rules of A Country Place Condominium Association about the pool that includes separate swimming times for men and women in accordance with strict modesty standards upheld by Orthodox Jews, who consist of two-thirds of the association’s residents during of the 2016 lawsuit.

Sciences Po university says it prefers not to take risks after letter threatens demonstrations against Alain Finkielkraut, who was assaulted during yellow vest protests in February

New York – Hillary Clinton says special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is only the beginning of a reckoning on election meddling, not the end. The former Democratic presidential candidate stopped short of calling for immediate impeachment proceedings. She says Congress should instead determine through a serious analysis whether President Donald Trump committed high crimes and [...]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Monday that his company will have 1 million autonomous taxis on the road by 2020.
“I feel very confident predicting 1 million autonomous robo-taxis for Tesla next year. Not in all jurisdictions because we won’t have regulatory approval everywhere, but I’m confident we will have regulatory approval at least somewhere, literally next year,” Musk told investors and Wall Street analysts, according to Business Insider.
The taxis would run on the “Tesla network,” and any owner can add their car, Musk added. Tesla, which is one of several carmakers working on driverless vehicles, would keep a percentage of the revenue.

Washington – The White House told the former security specialist who approved a security clearance for Jared Kushner to skip an appearance before the House Oversight Committee. Carl Kline approved Kushner’s security clearance over the objections of two career staffers, both White House security specialists. Kline was subpoenaed to appear on Tuesday before committee staff [...]

Jerusalem – A new weapon of the Shin Bet security service was revealed during the Netanyahus’ Passover vacation which will be used to neutralize a new threat – drones. A security guard was holding a rifle intended to neutralize drones in the air. The anti-drone rifle is a product of the Chinese company HIKVISION, which [...]

During his weekly motzei Shabbos shiur, Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef explained there are two members of the Chief Rabbinate Council who wish to change the Chief Rabbinate of Israel’s position opposing visits to Har Habayis.