A delegation of Syrian-Jewish Americans toured Damascus on Tuesday, with approval from the transitional government that took power following the fall of the Assad regime in December.
The visit, organized by the Syrian Emergency Task Force, a Washington-based advocacy group established in 2011 to support the then-Syrian opposition, included prominent figures such as Rabbi Yosef Hamra, a former leader of Syrian Jewry, and Rabbi Asher Lopatin, the director of Community Relations of Ann Arbor, Michigan’s Jewish Federation, alongside other Syrian Jews residing in the United States.
During their visit the group toured the Jewish cemetery in Damascus, paying respects at the kever of Rav Chaim Vital.

BROOKLYN – New York City officials strongly condemned the violent anti-Israel protest in Borough Park, where demonstrators targeted Jewish residents with antisemitic chants and physical violence.

BROOKLYN – After 18 years, the sidewalk shed surrounding the Brooklyn Supreme Courthouse on Adams Street is finally set to be removed, with work beginnin

The BBC has been accused of turning itself into a Hamas propaganda platform by airing a documentary about the Gaza Strip on Monday narrated by the son of a Hamas minister.
The hour-long documentary, “Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone,” was broadcast on Feb. 17. It followed the conflict through the eyes of three children.
It was narrated by Abdullah, 14, who is listed in the film’s credits as Abdullah al-Yazouri.
Abdullah’s father appears to be Ayman Alyazouri, deputy minister of agriculture in the Hamas-run government. The child’s family ties were not revealed to viewers, The Telegraph reported.
Alyazouri’s social media feature several references to his son Abdullah or “Aboud,” the London-based paper said.

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The Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday slammed claims by sources from the negotiation teams that Hamas proposed the idea of releasing six live hostages on Shabbos. Israeli media reports on Tuesday, apparently quoting sources from the negotiation team, said that Hamas wants to quicken the hostage release process to ensure the release of terrorists released in the Shalit deal and rearrested along with the entry of trailers and heavy machinery into the Gaza Strip. The Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement, saying, “This is a new peak of absurdity and an echo of  Hamas propaganda. The Prime Minister already declared a goal two weeks ago of releasing the rest of the live hostages from the first stage in a single group.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday placed blame on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the ongoing war with Russia, asserting that Ukraine “should have never started it” and could have negotiated a deal to avoid the devastating conflict. Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, Trump repeated his long-standing claim that Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine would never have happened under his presidency and doubled down on his promise to end the war swiftly if reelected. “I think I have the power to end this war,” Trump told reporters, referencing a high-level U.S.-Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia earlier that day—one that notably excluded Ukrainian representatives.

PUTIN: US and Russia agree to restore bilateral diplomatic missions.

TEHILLIM: Please daven for Rabbi Chaim Abadi, Chaim Yisroel ben Chaya Raiza, the founder of Minyan Shelanu (LAKEWOOD), who was rushed to the hospital this morning. He has been battling serious health complications for the past while.