Relative Insists Fatal Accident in Morocco was a Terrorist AttackRabbi David Netanel is a brother-in-law of the late Rabbi Yosef Levy Z”L, who was killed when struck by a vehicle in Casablanca while on an organized yeshiva trip to Morocco last week.
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 2 Chareidim Arrested for Illegally Manufacturing & Selling MedicationsPolice arrested two elderly chareidi residents of Bnei Brak for manufacturing medications without a license as well as selling them, items authorities label as being dangerous to the public.
The operation took place on Wednesday, with police working with inspectors of the Ministry of Health and the Tax Authority.

18-Year-Old Girl Dies After She Falls At Hadassah Ein Kerem HospitalAn 18-year-old girl fell off of a high location in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. She was brought to the trauma unit by those who found her. Medical teams in the unit performed a lengthy resuscitation effort.
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New Details Emerge On Drug That May Slow Alzheimer’s DiseaseA company that claims to have the first drug to slow mental decline from Alzheimer’s disease made its case to scientists Thursday, disclosing more results that may help explain why one study of the experimental medicine succeeded and another failed.
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US Long-Term Mortgage Rates Steady; 30-Year Loan At 3.68 PercentU.S. long-term mortgage rates held steady this week amid mixed signs in the housing market. Rates remain at historically low levels as a lure to prospective homebuyers.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was unchanged from the previous week at 3.68%.

Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Hospitalied After Feeling Ill at City HallA dramatic afternoon occurred in the halls of Jerusalem’s City Council when United Hatzalah volunteers and Magen David Adom ambulance teams were dispatched to the offices of Deputy Mayor Yisroel Kellerman who was feeling ill.

Close Associates Of Israeli PM To Be Indicted In Graft CaseIsrael’s state prosecutor said Thursday he intends to indict seven men, including close associates of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a sweeping graft case related to a possible conflict of interest involving a $2 billion purchase of German submarines.

Paris Police Arrest Scores Amid Strike Over Pension ReformParis police fired tear gas at demonstrators Thursday as the Eiffel Tower shut down, France’s high-speed trains came to a standstill and hundreds of thousands marched nationwide in a strike over the government’s plan to overhaul the retirement system.
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Rivlin & Mandelblit Willing to Weigh a Pardon for Netanyahu in Exchange for Stepping DownIt appears all but certain that a broad national unity government is not going to happen. In addition, Avigdor Lieberman has announced he will not join a narrow government with Likud and the chareidim.

Netanyahu’s Surprising Offer to the Labor Party is RejectedWith less than a week remaining until the Knesset is dissolved and elections declared, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is not giving up. That said, on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, the 21-day period to present a government will expire and elections declared.
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