Open Letter to Jerusalem Mayor from a Har Nof Resident Opposing the Neighborhood’s Name ChangeThe following open letter to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon was sent by a long-time Har Nof resident who is among the many who object to the mayor’s recently-announced decision to change the name of Har Nof to Neot Yosef.

 Trump Will NOT Be Attending The Siyum HashasOnce again, “Jewish WhatsApp” has struck again.
This time, it’s rumors that President trump is considering attending the Siyum Hashas on January 1st.
The fake news seems to have originated from an unverified, uncredible Twitter account which wrote:
“BREAKING NEWS: Unconfirmed reports that President Trump is seriously considering to attend the Daf Hayoimy Siyum Hashas in MetLife stadium!”.

Lieberman Once Again Declares No Compromise on Religion & State IssuesResponding to reports that he may be willing to compromise regarding issues of religion and state towards becoming a part of a right-wing/chareidi coalition, MK Avigdor Lieberman dispels the accuracy of those reports.
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Netanyahu Announces He is Not Working to Advance Deri’s Plan to Directly Elect a Prime MinisterPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday announced that he does not plan to attempt to advance the initiative of Shas party leader Aryeh Deri, to directly elect the prime minister.

In Last Days, al-Baghdadi Sought Safety In Shrinking DomainIn his last months on the run, Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was agitated, fearful of traitors, sometimes disguised as a shepherd, sometimes hiding underground, always dependent on a shrinking circle of confidants.
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 NYC To Offer Mets Tickets, Doughnut Gift Cards To Get Freed Inmates Back In CourtThere’s controversy ahead over new criminal justice reforms.
Cash bail will be eliminated Jan. 1 for hundreds of offenses, and as many as 900 defendants could be let out earlier and given rewards to get them to show up to court, CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported Monday.

“RON KOBI IS A NAZI” Graffiti In Tiveria Found Near YeshivaGraffiti “Ron Kobi is a Nazi” was discovered on Tuesday morning near Talmid Torah Tiferes Tiveria near the kever of Rabbi Akiva.
Tiveria Mayor Ron Kobi arrived at the scene and once again, launched a live broadcast on Facebook, in which he said, “I took part in the memorial for Yitzchak Rabin just a few days ago.

US Trade Deficit Falls To $52.5 Billion In SeptemberThe U.S. trade deficit fell in September to the lowest level in five months as imports dropped more sharply than exports and America ran a rare surplus in petroleum.
The Commerce Department said Tuesday that the September gap between what America buys from abroad and what it sells shrank by 4.7% to $52.5 billion.

“He Stood Alone!” – How Rav Meir Shapiro Zt’ Changed Jewish History
Some of us may have a romanticized impression of prewar Europe, but the reality was a lot more complicated. For the most part, the continuity of Torah was under grave threat.
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