Border police bomb squad technicians neutralized a pipe bomb found near the Kalandia Crossing, which borders northern Jerusalem and the PA (Palestinian Authority) area of Kalandia.
The vigilance of the policemen operating at the crossing detected a suspicious object to the side of the road on the Palestinian side of the crossing.

People told me not to speak at a Lag Ba’omer parade. I asked Rav Moshe Wolfson what to do.People told me not to speak at a Lag Ba’omer parade.
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A delegation of ZAKA volunteers from Tel Aviv traveled to the city of Brest (Brisk), Belarus, to bury the skeletons of the bodies of murdered Yidden found in a mass grave from the Holocaust.

President Donald Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen, told Congress it was Trump’s personal attorney, Jay Sekulow, who suggested he tell lawmakers that the negotiations for Trump Tower Moscow ended in January 2016, even though they continued for months after that.
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An emergency simulation exercise was held on Tuesday morning, May 21, 2019 involving police, fire and emergency medical service personnel in Meron ahead of Lag B’Omer.
The training event lasted for three hours, during which the various emergency agencies simulated dealing with various emergency scenarios that may occur over the Lag B’Omer weekend.

Bernie Sanders appeared on a Fox News town hall and attracted nearly 2.6 million viewers. Elizabeth Warren turned down a similar chance while branding the network a “hate-for-profit racket.” Pete Buttigieg used Fox News’ own air to criticize two of its most popular personalities.
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The Kaliver Rebbe of Williamsburg, HaRav Moshe Taub, has been hospitalized and is in need of Tefillos.
The Rebbe, who suffers from ALS, communicates via a special computer program named EZgaze.
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Ramat Gan Mayor Shama HaKohen has announced he plans to begin running public buses on Shabbos in the near future.
HaKohen is a newly elected mayor, backed by Shas in the election, beating out the former mayor, Yisrael Zinger, in a tight race.
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Four days in Tokyo. Then it’s off to see Queen Elizabeth before a jaunt to Normandy, France, and perhaps time in Ireland.
A return trip to Japan? Why not.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, whose home state of Kentucky was long one of the nation’s leading tobacco producers, introduced bipartisan legislation Monday to raise the minimum age for buying any tobacco products from 18 to 21.
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