The Army has reenlisted more than 23 soldiers who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, officials said Monday, rushing to implement President Donald Trump’s order that troops be rehired and given back pay. Three people rejoined active duty Army service, and more than 20 came back either to the National Guard or the Reserve, the Army said. The soldiers have signed their contracts and were sworn in, and the active duty troops were reporting to their units, the Army said. None of the other services has completed reenlistments yet, but all are reaching out to former troops. The Marine Corps, Air Force, Army and Navy set up new websites on Monday to provide information for service members looking to reenlist.

Richard Falk, the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestinian affairs, stated that the brutal assault carried out by Hamas on October 7, 2023 — in which approximately 1,200 Israelis, the majority of them civilians, were murdered — was “long overdue” and “entirely justifiable,” even acknowledging that it may have included breaches of international law.
In an interview released by the Indian outlet Countercurrents, Falk said, “To the extent that there is real evidence of atrocities accompanying the October 7 attack, those would constitute violations, but the attack itself is something that, in context, appears entirely justifiable and long overdue.”

WATCH: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departs the White House following extended meeting with President Trump

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: “There are 50, 60, maybe almost 70 countries now who have approached us.”

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of President Trump, permitting him to utilize the Alien Enemies Act to deport members of the Tren de Aragua gang.

The Auschwitz Jewish Center (AJC) is bringing kosher food back to this once-flourishing Jewish community and adding tefillos to its program in time for the annual March of the Living pilgrimage of tens of thousands of Jews from around the world starting April 23rd. In addition to providing access to the shul and guided tours of its museum, the Auschwitz Jewish Center’s kosher concession will offer shelf-stable packaged kosher meals for purchase starting just after Pesach. The meals will be available for a nominal fee, and visitors wishing to reserve meals, participate in tours, or attend tefillos can contact the center via https://ajcfus.org/programs/#contact-popup.

President Donald Trump welcomed the 2024 World Series-winning Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House on Monday, hosting the team for a special ceremony in the East Room.
Although their championship win came several months ago in a decisive five-game series against the New York Yankees, the Dodgers arrived in Washington to be honored for their remarkable season.
“Over the course of this amazing season, the members of this team gave us some of the most incredible performances ever seen on the baseball diamond,” Trump said.
Trump reserved particular acclaim for National League MVP Shohei Ohtani, who made baseball history by becoming the first player to rack up over 50 home runs and steal more than 50 bases in a single season, launching the exclusive “50-50 club.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a court

Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. The temporary order comes hours after a Justice Department emergency appeal to the Supreme Court arguing U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority when she ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the United States. The administration has conceded that Abrego Garcia should not have been sent to El Salvador because an immigration judge found he likely would face persecution by local gangs. But he is no longer in U.S. custody and the government has no way to get him back, the administration argued.

Maran Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlit”a issued a rare, personal plea to help a talmid chacham from Bnei Brak facing severe financial hardship, entirely innocent of any wrongdoing. This highly respected talmid chacham, from a distinguished Torah family, is in urgent need of assistance. Maran Hirsch emphasized that helping him is an incredibly important mitzvah, urging those who can to contribute 1000 shekels (approx. $300). A special fund (Fund 5880) has been established at Kupat Ha’ir. Respond to this urgent call and receive the brocha of success and divine assistance. To donate click here

The National Weather Service is no longer providing language translations of its products, a change that experts say could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving warnings about extreme weather. The weather service has “paused” the translations because its contract with the provider has lapsed, NWS spokesman Michael Musher said. He declined further comment. Lilt, an artificial intelligence company, began providing translations in late 2023, replacing manual translations that the weather service had said were labor-intensive and not sustainable and eventually. It eventually provided them in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, French and Samoan.

President Trump rejected a proposal put forth by the European Union on Monday that aimed to eliminate tariffs on industrial goods on both sides, dismissing the offer as insufficient to warrant lifting the current 20% import duties.
“The EU has been very tough over the years,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the proposal. “It was formed to really do damage to the United States in trade.”
“They don’t take our cars, like Japan in that sense. They don’t take our agricultural product; they don’t take anything practically,” he continued.

BALTIMORE (AP) — An appeals court on Monday cleared the way for billionaire Elon Musk’s Department

Ten elected officials who once demanded Andrew Cuomo’s resignation from the governorship over harassment allegations are now endorsing his political comeback. The reversal includes several female lawmakers, sparking criticism from advocates who say the move undermines the Me Too movement and the fight against workplace harassment in government. “Electeds’ support for Cuomo is a slap-in-the-face betrayal to government workers everywhere, including their own staff,” said Erica Vladimer, founder of the Harassment Working Group.

A newly released medical assessment from the Health Team of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum paints a devastating picture of the health crisis facing the 24 Israeli hostages who remain in Hamas captivity in Gaza, a year and a half after their abduction. The findings indicate a steep decline in both physical well-being and mental stability.
Compiled using accounts from recently freed hostages, publicly released Hamas footage, and input from family members, the report details severe hunger, lack of medical treatment for injuries, and ongoing psychological torment suffered by the captives.

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