Ceremony had been postponed due to fears of Hezbollah attack; previous candidate bowed out amid controversy over role in corruption probe

Israel Police is completing final preparations for Election Day for 22nd Knesset, Tuesday, September 15, 2019. On Election Day, 18,800 police officers will be deployed, including police, border police and volunteers alongside thousands of civilian security guards, most stationed at polling station. There will be 10,700 polling stations in 4000 population centers around the country, with police charged with maintaining order towards securing the democratic process in an orderly fashion, in line with the law. Police stress there will be zero tolerance for law-breaking activity and any attempt to disrupt voting will be met with an immediate response.

In a dig at Netanyahu, Blue and White chief says only someone who commits to returning mandate to form a government, if he fails, should be given the chance

Jerusalem – One hundred and fifty entrepreneurs and investors gathered in New York City last week to learn about Israel’s innovative medical cannabis industry at the first-ever “Cannabis Investment Symposium.” “We are thrilled to introduce the best Israeli cannabis entrepreneurs and their companies to New York’s vibrant investment community and share our deep connections and […]

The terrorist threat facing Israel has changed in recent years, requiring the Israel Defense Forces to adapt, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said on Thursday.
Speaking in Zichron Yaakov near Haifa at a memorial ceremony honoring fallen IDF soldiers, Kochavi said Israel is now facing organized “terrorist armies” that use civilians as “living flak jackets.”
“The enemy is organized in brigades and platoons, armed with missiles, rockets and advanced weaponry, and is operating from inside densely populated urban areas, with a civilian population that it sees as living flak jackets,” he said.

Tragedy was B”H averted on Sunday afternoon, after a child nearly drowned in Woodmere. Rockaway-Nassau Hatzolah was dispatched to reports of a 2-year-old that was pulled from a swimming pool on Browers Point Branch in Woodmere, just after 4:00PM. Bichasdei Hashem, the child was conscious and breathing when Hatzolah arrived on the scene just moments later. The child was being transported to Long Island Jewish Hospital by Hatzolah Paramedics and was reportedly in stable condition. *****SIGN UP NOW —- GET YOUR NEWS IN RECORD TIME***** Make sure you are one of the more than 22,000 that signed up to YWN WhatsApp Status to receive news in live time. Click this link – or send a message to 1-888-4-YW-NEWS (888-499-6397) – to see our status posts***** (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

The firetruck was fake, but the firefighters coming to the rescue were real. The New York Post reports four people got stuck on a firetruck-themed ride at a Staten Island fair and had to be helped down by real firefighters who responded to the scene. The ride at the Holy Trinity Church Greek Festival got stuck on Saturday evening. Everyone came off the ride safely, with no injuries reported. (AP)

Flavored e-cigarette tobacco products could be banned in New York as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) effort to curb what health officials have deemed a growing epidemic among teens.
Cuomo announced the ban Sunday as part of an emergency executive action.
“New York is confronting this crisis head-on and today we are taking another nation-leading step to combat a public health emergency,” Cuomo said in a statement. “Manufacturers of fruit and candy-flavored e-cigarettes are intentionally and recklessly targeting young people, and today we’re taking action to put an end to it.
Additionally, Cuomo said state police and the Department of Health will conduct undercover investigations across the state to see if retailers are selling vaping products to underage people.

A home’s multilevel deck collapsed Saturday evening at the Jersey Shore during an event weekend, trapping people and injuring at least 22, including some children, officials said. No deaths were reported. The collapse happened around 6 p.m. Saturday in Wildwood during the annual New Jersey Firemen’s Convention. It was unclear how many people were on or under the decks at the time, or how many were firefighters, but authorities said those who were trapped were quickly removed. The annual convention attracts thousands of current and former firefighters to the resort town. Firefighters were likely among those hurt or trapped. Cape May Regional Health System said 21 people were taken there, at least three of them children.