The White House is withdrawing the nomination of a former Fox News medical contributor Janette Nesheiwat for U.S. surgeon general, marking at least the second health-related pick from President Donald Trump to be pulled from Senate consideration. The withdrawal was confirmed by two people familiar with the matter. Nesheiwat had been scheduled to appear before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Thursday for her confirmation hearing. The people spoke on condition of anonymity to confirm a decision not yet made public. Nesheiwat is a medical director for an urgent care company in New York and has appeared regularly on Fox News to offer medical expertise and insights. She is a vocal supporter of Trump and shares photos of them together on social media.

HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Ezrachi, who underwent a heart catheterization earlier this week, is now in recovery in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Despite his weakness, HaRav Ezrachi, one of the Roshei Yeshivah of the Mir, insisted on delivering his weekly sichah to his talmidim via live teleconference. The public is asked to continue davening for the refuah sheleimah of Yaakov Yitzchak ben Hinda Malka b’toch sha’ar cholei Yisrael. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Yesh Atid MK Merav Ben-Ari admitted in an interview with the Knesset Channel this week that the only ideology left-wing parties have is “No Bibi.” “Today, there are no ideologies – there is only yes Bibi or no Bibi,” she said. “Anyone who is ‘not Bibi ‘is part of the left.” The surprised commentator, Mazal Mualem, responded: “You have no ideology?” Ben-Ari replied: “Of course I have, but it doesn’t matter. There is no ideology today. Come on.” Mualem retorted: “Your only hope to replace Netanyahu is to adopt an ideology and stop your campaign of ‘just no Bibi.’ Say what you are.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

At the Munich Security Conference on Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance took part in a public interview where the focus turned to ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran over the latter’s nuclear ambitions.
When asked whether the potential agreement would resemble the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) brokered during the Obama years, Vance made clear distinctions, pointing out what he viewed as fundamental flaws in the previous framework. “The enforcement or inspections regime was incredibly weak, I don’t think it actually served the function of preventing the Iranians from getting on the pathway to nuclear weapons,” he said.

HAPPENING NOW: The NYPD has finally showed up and is now entering Columbia University as pro-Palestinian protesters continue to occupy Butler Library.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gave final approval to SB 700, a bill that includes a provision preventing municipalities from independently deciding to add fluoride to their public water systems.
This policy change is part of the broader Florida Farm Bill, legislation DeSantis has vocally supported, including at an event promoting it just the day before.
During an appearance in Miami to highlight the bill, DeSantis stated that it “bans local governments from unilaterally adding fluoride to public drinking water.”

Israeli airstrikes targeting the airport in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, reportedly caused immense destruction to its infrastructure, wiping out terminal facilities and leading to damages valued at roughly $500 million, according to the airport’s director, who spoke to Houthi-aligned media on Wednesday.
The Israeli bombardment followed repeated aerial assaults by the Iran-backed Houthis, including a missile strike that reached the vicinity of Ben Gurion Airport this past Sunday. Israel responded with a two-day military campaign.
On Tuesday, the United States said it would stop launching airstrikes against Houthi targets, claiming the group had committed to halting attacks on commercial vessels in critical Middle Eastern waterways.

Although Israeli leaders have repeatedly declared that rescuing the hostages is the IDF’s top priority in its campaign against Hamas, an internal military document outlining the goals of an upcoming ground operation in Gaza reportedly puts that objective at the bottom of the list, according to Haaretz.
The operational blueprint, which was shared with military leadership yesterday, breaks down the army’s planned objectives for the offensive, placing the recovery of the hostages in sixth and final place.

A Utah man who declared himself the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler and threatened to carry out a massacre at a Manhattan synagogue has been indicted on terror charges, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday. Luis Ramirez, 23, was arrested on February 14 after allegedly posting a series of disturbing threats on X, including a chilling message aimed at Central Synagogue in Midtown: “The Jews killed me in my past life. If you try to kill me again today in NYC when I pull up to Shabbat, I will kill you first.” Just hours after the posts, law enforcement intercepted Ramirez as he drove toward the Lincoln Tunnel in New Jersey, apparently en route to the synagogue.