As President Joe Biden approaches the end of his term, his administration is coming under fire for policies that punish Israel while easing restrictions on Hamas and Hezbollah. The president, once vocal in his support of Israel after the Oct. 7 massacre, now appears to be bending to anti-Israel pressures within his own party. The controversy intensified last week when the Biden administration reversed a 2022 Treasury Department decision that barred the U.S.-based Foundation for Global Political Exchange from hosting Hamas and Hezbollah representatives at a Beirut conference. The sudden approval has drawn outrage, with critics accusing Biden of capitulating to Iran-backed terror groups.

The IDF issued arrest orders for 1,126 bnei yeshivos who ignored their draft orders, Army Radio reported on Tuesday. “Our target was for 1,110 Chareidim to show up for the first summons out of 3,000, and only 290 came,” said Brig. Gen. Shay Taib, the head of the IDF’s Manpower Division, at a meeting of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. “We issued 1,126 arrest warrants to those who didn’t respond to the first and second orders.” “They will then receive a call to come to the induction centers and anyone who fails to appear will be declared a draft dodger.” Those who are declared draft dodgers will not be arrested immediately but will be taken into police custody if they try to leave the country and be prevented from receiving a driver’s license.

When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few “nasty experiences” while trying to navigate at night. The heart-stopping flights led to his research of unmanned aircraft systems while getting his doctorate degree in aerospace engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Then, he formed Rotor Technologies in 2021 to develop unmanned helicopters. Rotor has built two autonomous Sprayhawks and aims to have as many as 20 ready for market next year. The company also is developing helicopters that would carry cargo in disaster zones and to offshore oil rigs. The helicopter could also be used to fight wildfires.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will decide on Tuesday whether to postpone the sentencing of Donald Trump following his conviction on charges related to hush money or potentially dismiss the case altogether, now that Trump is preparing for a return to the White House.
The prosecutor may request a delay in Trump’s scheduled Nov. 26 sentencing after his conviction for concealing a payment that helped prevent a scandal from affecting voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Bragg may also seek to have the case dismissed entirely.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan would need to approve any proposal by prosecutors before it is implemented.

NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been charged with three counts of

An Israel Defense Forces reservist was killed in action battling Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon, the military announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Sgt. First Class (res.) Omer Moshe Gaeldor, 30, from Jerusalem, served in Lebanon as a member of the 5111th operational support unit of the IDF’s Golani Brigade, according to the statement.
According to Israel’s Ynet news outlet, Gaeldor was killed when his unit was attacked by a Hezbollah suicide drone. Three additional soldiers were seriously wounded in the incident, the IDF confirmed.

President-elect Donald Trump is set to appoint Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, as his commerce secretary, a source close to the situation confirmed to The Post on Tuesday.
Lutnick, who serves as the CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, had previously been considered a frontrunner for the more high-profile position of treasury secretary. However, his chances for that role seemed to have dwindled in recent days.
The news of the 63-year-old’s expected nomination was initially reported by Punchbowl News.
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