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7+ min ago (76+ words) [A Syrian national flag flutters next to the Islamic State]"The combined operation destroyed over 130 mortars and rockets, multiple assault rifles, machine guns, anti-tank mines, and materials for building improvised explosive devices," CENTCOM said. American and Syrian forces conduct airstrikes on ISIS weapon storage facilities, US military says "The combined operation destroyed over 130 mortars and rockets, multiple assault rifles, machine guns, anti-tank mines, and materials for building improvised explosive devices," CENTCOM said....

7+ min ago (108+ words) Rocks were hurled at police officers, trash bins were set on fire, and roads were blocked during a march celebrating the release of a haredi draft dodger in Jerusalem on Sunday evening.Rioters blocked Shmuel Hanavi Street, and after repeated calls to disperse went unanswered, police forces moved in to break up the gathering. Rocks were hurled at police officers, trash bins were set on fire, and roads were blocked during a march celebrating the release of a haredi draft dodger in Jerusalem on Sunday evening. Rioters blocked Shmuel Hanavi Street, and after repeated calls to disperse went unanswered, police forces moved in to break up the gathering....

8+ min ago (105+ words) [ A man looks at destroyed vehicles, as Palestinians assess damage at the scene after what they said was an Israeli settler attack, at their village of Um Safa near Ramallah, in the West Bank, March 11, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman)]"They stole my passport, my phone, my wallet, my bank cards, and then they left," one of the alleged victims said while describing the beating. Italian, Canadian foreign nationals robbed, beaten in settler attack in Jericho "They stole my passport, my phone, my wallet, my bank cards, and then they left," one of the alleged victims said while describing the beating....

15+ min ago (81+ words) [People walk next to a mural with a picture of Iran]The leader who kept Iran intact during the Israeli attack, May god protect you and the Iranian people from the Israeli regime," followed by goodbye, my friend" in Farsi. Iranian-American academic praise of Iranian regime, defense of IRGC sparks outrage The leader who kept Iran intact during the Israeli attack, May god protect you and the Iranian people from the Israeli regime," followed by goodbye, my friend" in Farsi....

22+ min ago (116+ words) [ US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia, US, September 30, 2025. (photo credit: Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)]The idea that wreckage from one small boat in a vast ocean is a hazard to marine traffic is patently absurd, and killing survivors is blatantly illegal," one source knowledgeable of the matter said. Pete Hegseth gave orders to 'kill everybody' in Caribbean boat strike, officials urge caution The idea that wreckage from one small boat in a vast ocean is a hazard to marine traffic is patently absurd, and killing survivors is blatantly illegal," one source knowledgeable of the matter said....

29+ min ago (102+ words) [Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, and Swedish activist Greta Thunberg gesture at a demonstration during a nationwide strike, in Rome, Italy, November 29, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/REMO CASILLI)]Palestinian activists marked International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with protests, rejecting the US peace plan and demanding an arms embargo on Israel. International Solidarity Day draws worldwide protests against US Gaza plan Palestinian activists marked International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with protests, rejecting the US peace plan and demanding an arms embargo on Israel....

34+ min ago (347+ words) Sunday, November 30th | 10 Kislev 5786 i24 News " Cairo has launched a major initiative to train Palestinian police officers who are expected to join a future security force in Gaza once the ongoing conflict concludes. The program was first announced last summer by Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty during a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa. The training began with an initial cohort of more than 500 officers in March, and resumed in September with new groups. The program aims to prepare a total of 5,000 police officers, all from Gaza, with funding provided by the Palestinian Authority. "We aspire to a definitive end to the fighting and hope to serve our homeland and fellow citizens," said a 26-year-old trainee, expressing satisfaction with the program. He added that the goal is to establish a security force "autonomous, loyal only to Palestine, and free from external…...

37+ min ago (260+ words) Shin Bet Director David Zini visited Egypt Sunday, meeting with the head of Egyptian intelligence. According to a report by Kan News, the two discussed developments in the Gaza Strip and the next phase of the agreement between the parties. It is believed that this is Zini's first official visit abroad. Earlier on Sunday, a senior Palestinian Arab source told Agence France-Presse that Egypt is training Palestinian Arab policemen, to integrate them into the security force that will be responsible for managing Gaza after the end of the war. According to the report, in March of this year, more than 500 of these police officers and operatives underwent physical, professional and theoretical training in Egypt, and hundreds of others have been assigned to similar training since September. Several months ago, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Ati said that Cairo intended to train…...

38+ min ago (126+ words) [Switched Hat at the Kinus Hashluchim?]Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including putting Negel Vasser under the bed, reciting Sheva Brochos with no mechitza, and using a switched hat from the Kinus Hashluchim. The post Switched Hat at the Kinus Hashluchim? first appeared on Anash.org. " " " | November 30, 2025 Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including putting Negel Vasser under the bed, reciting Sheva Brochos with no mechitza, and using a switched hat from the Kinus Hashluchim. Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. Rabbi Raskin discusses the following issues in this week's episode:...

40+ min ago (214+ words) This book is an outsider's assessment of songwriter and vocalist Carole King's life and contributions to popular music. Author Jane Eisner wasn't able to secure an interview with the reclusive King, nor with members of her family, so she had to rely on what was already published by other writers or said by King, herself, in her memoir and in preserved broadcast interviews. Eisner did marvelous work despite these limitations. She stitched together numerous other sources'a rabbi who officiated at King's life cycle events; other singers like James Taylor who had commented publicly on her works; music critics assessing her output; and musicians who helped identify what made King's compositions structurally different from those of most other songwriters. To the extent that she was able, Eisner followed in King's physical journey: Her girlhood home in Brooklyn; a music studio in…...