A Lebanese man and permanent U.S. resident who was released by Tehran after years in an Iranian prison is urging President Donald Trump and Western countries to “please get back your hostages.”
In an interview with The Associated Press, Nizar Zakka says he was subjected to “all kinds of torture,” both physical and mental, during his nearly four-year detention in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran.

Prosecutors say that Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israel’s prime minister, has agreed to a plea bargain settling allegations that she misused some $100,000 of state money on lavish meals.
The State Attorney’s office said Mrs.
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There is something unique and overwhelming about the Sephardic Bet Hakenesset. It’s not just the stately décor and handsome furniture.It’s the respect for tefillah that reverberates from the walls, the tangible commitment to prayer, its chants, tunes, and laws, the total communal participation, its customs, and its atmosphere.

Israel Police has assigned a special investigation team to probe the theft of four Sifrei Torah from the Tiferes Shimon Shul in Bnei Brak, an attack during which vandals threw a fifth Sefer Torah and Sifrei Nevi’im on the ground as well as causing considerable damage to the shul and Aron Kodesh in particular.

House Democrats angling to spotlight damning allegations from special counsel Robert Mueller’s report are focusing Wednesday on contacts between the Trump 2016 presidential campaign and Russia.
The House Intelligence Committee has invited two former FBI senior officials to testify about the counterintelligence implications of Mueller’s investigation.

Tens of thousands of Orthodox Jews will be making their way to their summer homes and camps in Upstate NY in the next 3 weeks, and some locals are becoming vocal about their concerns that there is a measles outbreak in the community.

The eastern European country of Moldova announced Tuesday that it will move its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, which would make it the first European country to have an embassy in Jerusalem.
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The longtime friendship between Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri and Yisrael Beitenu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman seems to have vanished as Lieberman speaks out harshly against his former political ally.
Lieberman was hosted in the Ynet studio and he did not hesitate in his attack against the Shas leader regarding the Oslo Accords, eliciting the ire of Shas faction members.

Ford is recalling over 1.3 million vehicles mainly in North America to fix rear suspension and transmission control software problems.
The largest recall covers over 1.2 million Explorer SUVs from 2011 through 2017.
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met earlier in the week with leaders of the URWP, Rav Rafi Peretz and Betzalel Smotrich, towards assigning them cabinet portfolios. Peretz will receive the position he asked for, to become the next minister of education, while Smotrich remains problematic.