Israeli Border Police arrested an Arab man at the Me’aras HaMachpela in Hebron on Sunday, according to a statement made by the Police Spokesperson’s Office. The man was held for questioning. He is suspected of attempting to carry out a terror attack. Attacks at the Machpela grew in frequency in January following the announcement of then-Defense Minister Naftali Bennett who approved funding for a new Jewish neighborhood in Hebron. After the announcement, multiple attacks and attempted attacks took place in just a few weeks. In July, plans were approved to build an elevator at the site that would service both Jews an Palestinians and allow handicapped accessibility to the site. The plan was promoted by Bennett, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, and right-wing politicians.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris says foreign interference, doubt cast about the election by President Donald Trump and voter suppression could potentially cost her and Joe Biden the White House in November. “I am a realist about it. Joe is a realist about it,” the California senator said during an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union” that aired Sunday. The 2020 election will be held under challenging circumstances. It will be the first U.S. election in over a century to be conducted during a pandemic, which is expected to lead to a massive surge in mail voting. Trump has repeatedly railed against mail balloting, which he says without offering proof will lead to widespread voter fraud.

Spending cuts to schools, childhood vaccinations and job-training programs. New taxes on millionaires, cigarettes and legalized marijuana. Borrowing, drawing from rainy day funds and reducing government workers’ pay. These are some actions states are considering to shore up their finances amid a sharp drop in tax revenue caused by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. With Congress deadlocked for months on a new coronavirus relief package, many states haven’t had the luxury of waiting to see whether more money is on the way. Some that have delayed budget decisions are growing frustrated by the uncertainty. As the U.S.

New York’s attorney general on Saturday moved to form a grand jury to investigate the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died earlier this year after Rochester police placed a hood over his head and held him down. “The Prude family and the Rochester community have been through great pain and anguish,” Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement about Prude’s death, which has sparked nightly protests and calls for reform.

Israel’s Health Ministry recorded 1,493 new coronavirus cases on Sunday morning, a high number in light of the low number of tests performed over the weekend. There are currently 26,062 active cases, with 445 seriously ill patients, of whom 119 are ventilated. The death toll has risen to 1,010. Although Israel continued to suffer through an unprecedented heatwave on Sunday, it was a stormy day from a political perspective, as mayors of four Chareidi cities slammed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for an anticipated lockdown of their cities by the coronavirus cabinet on Sunday night. The mayors of Bnei Brak, Beitar Illit, Elad and Emmanuel sent a letter to Netanyahu threatening to halt all cooperation with the government if lockdowns are imposed on their cities.

Video for women only please The “Rise! Into your Crown” world summit for women is underway! Last week, (week one of the summit) Rebbetzin Tamar Taback, initiator of the summit, hosted South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein, Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi, R’ Akiva Tatz, Rebbitzen Tzipora Heller-Gottleib, and R’ Paysach Krohn for a powerful line-up over the first two days of the summit. On Day 3, she interviewed three thought-leaders who have contributed to the field of the rise of the feminine according to Torah: Sarah Yehudit Schneider, Devorah Fastag and R’ Nir Menussi, authors of the works “Kabbalistic Writings on the Nature of Masculine and Feminine”, “The Moon’s Lost Light”, and “Who is this Rising?” respectively. “The first two days were inspirational”, says participant F. Yagod.

Iran continues to increase its stockpile of enriched uranium in violation of limitations set in a landmark deal with world powers, but has begun providing access to sites where it was suspected of having stored or used undeclared nuclear material and possibly conducted nuclear-related activities, the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency said Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported in a confidential document distributed to member countries and seen by The Associated Press that Iran as of Aug. 25 had stockpiled 2,105.4 kilograms (2.32 tons) of low-enriched uranium, up from 1,571.6 kilograms (1.73 tons) last reported on May 20. Iran signed the nuclear deal in 2015 with the United States, Germany, France, Britain, China and Russia.

Russian scientists have belatedly published first results from early trials into the experimental Sputnik V vaccine, which received government approval last month but drew considerable criticism from experts, as the shots had only been tested on several dozen people before being more widely administered. In a report published in the journal Lancet on Friday, developers of the vaccine said it appeared to be safe and to prompt an antibody response in all 40 people tested in the second phase of the study within three weeks. However, the authors noted that participants were only followed for 42 days, the study sample was small and there was no placebo or control vaccine used.

An Arab terrorist attempted to stab IDF soldiers at the Ariel Junction in the Shomron on Sunday. The terrorist approached the soldiers, pulled out a knife and attempted to stab the soldiers but was unsuccessful and fled the scene. He was pursued and neutralized by Israeli security forces. Fortunately, there were no injuries to Israeli security forces. The terrorist, who was shot in the leg, was arrested. He received medical treatment and was transferred to security forces for interrogation. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Daniel Prude appeared to be spiraling into crisis in the hours before police handcuffed him on a city street in March, then pinned the naked man face down. The 41-year-old had been thrown off a train the day before for disruptive behavior. He was sent to a hospital for a mental health evaluation after he was said to have expressed suicidal thoughts. Prude apparently stopped breathing as police in Rochester, New York, were restraining him and died when he was taken off life support a week later. Prude’s death and the actions of the police officers — who covered the man’s head with a “spit hood” during the confrontation — have intensified the debate over whether police should be responding to calls about people suffering mental health crises.