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Neutra Family: 'Bringing Them Home Is Not Political — It’s a People’s Issue'

Orna and Ronen Neutra recall their son Omer's dedication as a lone soldier, his tragic fate on October 7th, and their ongoing efforts to advocate for hostages held by Hamas.

Iran rejects US demands to end uranium enrichment

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared that Iran would persist with its enrichment activities regardless of the outcome of the talks

Hezbollah Radwan force terrorist eliminated in Houla

<p>Earlier today (Monday), an IDF aircraft struck and eliminated a terrorist in Hezbollah’s Radwan force in the area of Houla in southern Lebanon.</p>

UK, Canada, France threaten Israel: Ceasefire or else

Leaders demand immediate halt to IDF operations in Gaza, threaten sanctions, and call for recognition of Palestinian state as part of two-state solution.

Watch: Hecklers in NYC disrupt Israeli minister

Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf warned against misguided humanitarian aid to Gaza, emphasized the urgency of returning hostages, and called for global Jewish support in strengthening Israel’s periphery.

Report: Eliminated terrorist abducted and held Arbel Yehud

Ahmad Sarhan, who was reportedly eliminated in an IDF special operation this morning, was said to have overseen the abduction of Arbel Yehud.

Watch: Terrorist enters warehouse and is eliminated

The IAF attacked tunnels and weapons depots in Gaza in coordination with ground forces.

The endless spiritual possibilities in quantum physics

Indeterminacy, as in the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, overturns the old, classical idea of a perfectly predictable, clockwork universe and shows that chance and possibility are woven into the very structure of reality.

Three soldiers punished for refusal to reenter Gaza

The soldiers from the 50th Battalion, who had already spent over a year in Gaza, were sentenced after refusing to participate in another maneuver following a recent extension of their service.

Report: Trump Admin. threatens to abandon Israel if war doesn't end

Washington Post reports that US President Donald Trump's staff conveyed a message to Israel that if the war in Gaza does not end, Washington will abandon the Jewish State.

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Poll: 62% of Americans Oppose $400M Qatari Jet Gift

A new poll shows that 62% of Americans feel that the $400 million Qatari jet gift is a bad idea.

Trump: Progress Made in 2.5-Hour Putin Talk, European Leaders Engaged

POTUS: “We just spent two and a half hours talking to Vladimir Putin and I think some progress has been made. … We also spoke to the heads of most of the European nations”

CEA Chairman Miran: Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” Bill Will Pass, Hails President as Top Negotiator

Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Stephen Miran: “The bill is Big, the bill is Beautiful, and it’s going to be great for America. It will pass. President Trump is the best negotiator in history… The President will get this bill over the line.”

Ex-RNC Chair Priebus: Biden’s Mental Decline Managed in “White House Nursing Home”

FMR. RNC CHAIR PRIEBUS: “People were put to shame, me & others out there, that talked about Joe Biden’s mental acuity. We were told he was sharp as a tack… The fact is they were managing his decline in a nursing home in the White House.”

Judge Spares Man Who Helped Thieves After $6.4M Golden Toilet Stolen

A man who tried to help a burglar cash in from the theft of a golden toilet valued at 4.74 million pounds ($6.4 million) was spared jail on Monday after a British judge said he had been taken advantage of by the thieves. Frederick Doe, 37, also known as Frederick Sines, was given a suspended sentence at Oxford Crown Court for his role in helping to sell the 18-carat gold fully functioning toilet which was taken in 2019 from Blenheim Palace — the country mansion where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born. “Those responsible for this audacious heist, five individuals could be seen on CCTV, were clearly intent on disposing of their ill-gotten gains quickly,” Judge Ian Pringle told Doe. “You foolishly agreed to assist.” The toilet was part of a satirical art installation, titled “America,” by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, whose work of a banana duct-taped to a wall was sold in 2024 for $6.2 million at auction in New York. The toilet weighed just over 215 pounds (98 kilograms). The value of the gold at the time was 2.8 million pounds and it was insured for 4.74 million pounds. The piece that poked fun at excessive wealth had previously been on display at The Guggenheim Museum, in New York, which had offered the work to U.S. President Donald Trump during his first term in office after he had asked to borrow a Van Gogh painting. The theft of the toilet — which has never been recovered and is believed to have been cut up and sold — caused considerable damage to the 18th-century property, a UNESCO World Heritage site filled with valuable art and furniture that draws thousands of visitors each year. Of the group who smashed a window to get into the palace before dawn on Sept. 14, 2019, only two have been charged and convicted. James Sheen, 40, previously pleaded guilty to burglary, conspiracy and transferring criminal property. Michael Jones, 39, was convicted of burglary at the trial where Doe was convicted. Sheen and Jones will be sentenced June 13. Doe punched his fist in the air as he emerged from court, saying he was a good person who “got caught up in something I should not have.” The judge said Sheen approached Doe because he had contacts in London’s jewelry district. In a WhatsApp message, Doe told Sheen he could “sell the gold in a second.” Doe said he had no idea the gold was looted and wouldn’t have sold stolen gold “in a million years.” Doe, who was convicted of conspiracy to transfer criminal property, was given a two-year suspended term and ordered to perform 240 hours of unpaid work. “You agreed to assist Mr. Sheen without any hope or expectation of a reward for yourself,” the judge said. “You no doubt, for the last five-and-a-half years, regret doing (that) for James Sheen every day since your arrest.” (AP)

AUDIO: Rep Mike Lawler Endorses Nachman Caller in State Senate Race

Congressman Mike Lawler, a Republican from Rockland County, has endorsed Nachman Caller in Tuesday’s special election for the New York State Senate. “Our communities need Nachman in Albany to fight for Brooklyn, support our schools, and help keep our streets safe,” Lawler said. Lawler’s endorsement highlights the importance of the race, as Republicans seek to flip a seat in a district that overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. The 22nd Senate District includes the frum neighborhoods of Borough Park, Midwood, Flatbush, and Marine Park. Caller, a respected real estate attorney and longtime community advocate, has made affordable housing a key campaign issue and pledged to be a strong voice in Albany defending the community’s yeshivas and religious liberties. In 2014, amid a housing crisis, Caller proposed building affordable housing on the unused train tracks in the middle of the neighborhood. While people laughed and said it was a dream, he worked behind the scenes to acquire air rights and secure zoning changes. He was also involved behind the scenes in Albany, helping write and draft important legislation that has benefited many families and mosdos. Lawler, whose congressional district includes a large Orthodox Jewish population, emphasized the importance of electing someone with deep community roots and a proven track record. A win for Caller would bring Republicans closer to challenging the Democratic majority in the State Senate, potentially shifting the legislative balance on key issues. “Nachman is a Republican who will keep our streets safe, fight for our schools, and stop Governor Hochul and the radical liberal politicians in Albany,” Lawler said in a robocall that will be sent to voters in the district. The special election is Tuesday. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. As past elections have shown, every vote matters.

IDF Kills Ahmad Sarhan, Orchestrator of Arbel Yehud’s Kidnapping in Oct. 7 Massacre, in Khan Yunis

Saudi newspaper Sharq Al-Awsat reports that Ahmad Sarhan, killed in an IDF operation in Khan Yunis, orchestrated the kidnapping of Arbel Yehud during the October 7th Massacre. Sources say Sarhan not only took part in the abduction but also managed Yehud’s captivity, overseeing her repeated transfers across Gaza.

🚨 MISSING PERSON ALERT: Boro Park Shomrim Seeks Public’s Help to Find Missing 28-Year-Old Yaakov Yisroel Nackenofsky

🚨 MISSING PERSON ALERT – BORO PARK: Boro Park Shomrim is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 28-year-old Yaakov Yisroel Nackenofsky. Please refer to the attached flyer for additional details. If you have any information about his whereabouts or if you see him, call 911 immediately and contact the Shomrim 24-hour hotline at 718-871-6666.

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Protections for 350,000 Venezuelans

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation. The court’s order, with only one noted dissent, puts on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans that would have otherwise expired last month. The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife. (AP)

President Trump On His 2 Hour Phone Call With Vladimir Putin

IDF Releases Footage of “Gideon’s Chariots” Offensive, Hits Hundreds of Hamas Targets in Gaza

The IDF releases footage from the opening strikes of its new offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, dubbed “Gideon’s Chariots.” Hundreds of targets were hit since Friday, including tunnels, weapon depots, anti-tank missile launch posts, terror operatives, and other infrastructure, the military says,

Putin Calls Trump Talk “Very Constructive,” Urges Russia-Ukraine Compromises

PUTIN: Trump conversation was ‘very constructive… ‘Russia and Ukraine must… find compromises that suit all parties’

RFK Jr. Backs New Vaccine Approval Overhaul as FDA Moves to Tighten Standards

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clinched the political support needed to become the nation’s top health official by pledging to work within the decades-old federal system for approval and use of vaccines. Yet his regulators are promising big changes that cloud the outlook for what shots might even be available. The Food and Drug Administration will soon “unleash a massive framework” for how vaccines are tested and approved, according to Commissioner Marty Makary. Details aren’t yet public but the plan is being overseen by the agency’s new vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, an outspoken critic of FDA’s handling of COVID-19 boosters. Makary and other Trump administration officials already have taken unprecedented steps that raise uncertainty about next fall’s COVID-19 vaccinations, including delaying FDA scientists’full approval of Novavax’s shot — and then restricting its use to people at higher risk from the virus. They’ve also suggested seasonal tweaks to match the latest circulating virus strains are new products requiring extra testing. The changes cross multiple health agencies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t yet acted on an influential advisory panel’s recent recommendations on use of a new meningitis shot or broader RSV vaccination. A meeting of Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” allies was recently told to expect an end to COVID-19 booster recommendations for children — something that vaccine advisory panel was supposed to debate in June. And researchers around the country lost National Institutes of Health funding to study vaccine hesitancy. “I think you have to assume that RFK Jr.’s intention is to make it harder for vaccines to come to market,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a vaccine expert at Johns Hopkins University. The changes are “looked at suspiciously because this is someone with a proven track record of evading the value of vaccines.” Raising doubts about vaccines In a Senate health committee hearing last week, Kennedy wrongly claimed that the only vaccines tested against a placebo, or dummy shot, were for COVID-19. Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who chairs the committee, briefly interrupted the hearing to say, “For the record, that’s not true” — pointing to placebo-controlled studies of the rotavirus, measles and HPV vaccines. Concerned by rhetoric about how vaccines are tested, a group of doctors recently compiled a list of more than 120 vaccine clinical trials spanning decades, most of them placebo-controlled, including for shots against polio, hepatitis B, mumps and tetanus. “It directly debunks the claim that vaccines were never tested against placebo,” said Dr. Jake Scott, a Stanford University infectious disease physician who’s helping lead the project. Antivaccine groups argue that some substances scientists call a placebo may not really qualify, although the list shows simple saline shots are common. Sometimes a vaccine causes enough shot-site pain or swelling that it’s evident who’s getting the vaccine and who’s in the control group — and studies might use another option that slightly irritates the skin to keep the test “blinded,” Scott explained. And when there’s already a proven vaccine for the same disease, it’s unethical to test a new version against a placebo, he said. “We can’t always expect placebo-controlled trials,” Scott said. “It’s imperative that be communicated clearly to the public, but it’s challenging especially when there’s so much noise in social media and so much misinformation.” Trump officials held up vaccine decision The administration’s promise of a new vaccine framework comes ahead of a Thursday meeting where FDA advisers […]

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FBI Investigates NY AG Letitia James for Potential Mortgage Fraud, Director Patel Confirms

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing the Democratic New York attorney general’s real estate transactions, Director Kash Patel confirmed in an interview with Fox News on Sunday. The investigation is focused on whether the state Attorney General, Letitia James, committed fraud on a mortgage application. A grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia has issued subpoenas on the matter. James, who won a civil case last year against the Trump Organization and Trump himself over allegations of faulty business practices, is the first public official who investigated the president to now face potential criminal prosecutions themselves. While Patel declined to share details about the investigation, he said in an interview on Fox News “this case, I can tell you, is being handled by our professional pros who are subject matter experts, reporting directly to headquarters, which reports to (Deputy Director Dan Bongino) and I.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Supreme Court Allows Trump to End Legal Protections for 350,000 Venezuelans, Risking Deportation

The Supreme Court has authorized Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, possibly exposing them to deportation.

IDF Airstrike Hits Hamas Command Center in Nuseirat, Central Gaza, Targeting Attack Planners

The IDF says it carried out an airstrike on Hamas operatives at a command center in central Gaza’s Nuseirat earlier today. According to the IDF, the site was being used by Hamas operatives to plan and carry out attacks on troops and Israeli civilians.

Sen. Schumer Blames Trump, DOGE for Mexican Navy Ship’s Brooklyn Bridge Crash

Democrat Senator of New York Chuck Schumer suggests President Trump and DOGE are to blame for the Mexican Navy ship crashing into the Brooklyn Bridge.

SCANDAL OF THE CENTURY: Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis Exposes A Historic Health Cover-Up

Former President Joe Biden’s recent diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer, with a Gleason score of 9 and metastasis to the bone, has not only elicited bipartisan sympathy but also ignited a firestorm of accusations that the Biden administration, his medical team, and a complicit mainstream media concealed critical information about his health for years—potentially as early as 2022, when Biden himself appeared to let slip that he had cancer. The cover-up, encompassing both his physical health and widely observed cognitive decline, may well be remembered as the most significant political scandal of the 21st century. The timeline of Biden’s health saga raises damning questions. On July 20, 2022, during a speech in Somerset, Massachusetts, Biden said, “That’s why I—and so many other people I grew up with—have cancer.” The White House quickly dismissed the remark as a “gaffe,” claiming Biden was referring to non-melanoma skin cancers removed before his presidency. At the time, the explanation was accepted by much of the mainstream media, despite Biden’s use of the present tense and the lack of follow-up clarity. Fast forward to May 2025, and the resurfaced 2022 clip has taken on a chilling new significance in light of his aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis. Medical experts assert that a cancer as advanced as Biden’s—with a Gleason score of 9 and bone metastasis—could not have developed in mere months. Dr. Steven Quay, speaking to the New York Post, said, “It is highly likely he was carrying a diagnosis of prostate cancer throughout his White House tenure and the American people were uninformed.” He noted that Biden’s cancer would have shown elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels for years, detectable through routine screenings that any president would undergo. Similarly, an oncologist on NBC said, “He probably had it at the start of his presidency, in 2021.” The implications are staggering. If Biden’s medical team knew of his cancer during his presidency, as many experts now believe, their silence represents a profound breach of public trust. This was no minor ailment; prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone is incurable, though manageable with hormone therapy. Concealing such a diagnosis from the American public, especially as Biden prepared to run for a second term in 2024, raises ethical and constitutional concerns about his fitness to govern. The presidency demands clarity and stamina—qualities that a serious illness, combined with Biden’s widely documented physical and cognitive decline, would severely compromise. The cover-up extends beyond cancer. Reports from The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and a forthcoming book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, detail how Biden’s aides went to extraordinary lengths to conceal his diminishing capacities. From pre-loading teleprompter answers to shielding him from unscripted interactions, the White House crafted a facade of competence. Incidents like Biden’s failure to recognize a longtime friend at a 2024 event or his catatonic appearance during the June 2024 debate against Donald Trump were dismissed as “jet lag” or “fatigue.” The mainstream media’s role in this scandal cannot be overstated. Outlets that once prided themselves on holding power to account largely parroted White House talking points, downplaying Biden’s stumbles, falls, and lapses as mere signs of aging. CNN Business reported in July 2024 that some White House […]

AAA Forecasts 45 Million Memorial Day Travelers – A 20-Year High – Despite Travel Concerns

Whether it’s a road trip to a nearby lake or jumping on a plane to explore a big city, Americans are expected to get away in record numbers over the long Memorial Day weekend even as economic and technical worries rattle the U.S. travel industry. Over 45 million people — 1.4 million more than last year — will venture at least 50 miles from their homes between Thursday and next Monday, with the vast majority going by car, auto club organization AAA predicts. The holiday’s previous domestic travel record was set 20 years ago. AAA spokesperson Aixa Diaz said the analysts who prepared the forecast weren’t sure when they started their research if concerns about the economy would cause fewer U.S. residents to plan getaways for the unofficial start of summer, but it doesn’t seem to be the case. “People are still feeling pretty good about travel,” Diaz said, adding that some households and individuals may just opt to spend less money on their trips. Hitting the (hopefully) open road Like last year, about 87% of travelers are driving to their Memorial Day destinations, AAA said. About 39 million people, or 1 million more than last year, are expected to take road trips, which Diaz noted many families find easier and cheaper than flying. “You leave whenever you want,” she said. “You can pack as much as you want in the car, make stops along the way.” AAA’s fuel tracker shows motorists can expect to pay less for gasoline this year; the U.S. average price on Sunday was $3.18 for a gallon of regular gas compared to $3.60 a year ago. Renting a vehicle and staying in a hotel also may cost less, according to the most recent Consumer Price Index. Transportation-data firm INRIX anticipates the worst holiday traffic will be in the afternoons and evenings. It said drivers hitting the road on Thursday should leave before 12 p.m., and those planning Friday departures should leave before 11 a.m. On Memorial Day itself, the firm predicts the most congested time on roads will be 4 p.m.-7 p.m. What’s up with air travel? In 2024, the Friday before Memorial Day was among the record-setting days for the number of airline passengers screened at U.S. airports. While airports should be busy again this Friday, the outlook for air travel this year is unclear. Air safety has been on the minds of travelers after the deadly midair collision in January of a passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter above Washington, D.C. In recent weeks, flight delays and cancellations stemming from an air traffic controller shortage and equipment failures at a facility that directs in and out of the Newark, New Jersey, airport have also made some people wonder whether to get on a plane. Most major U.S. airlines said they planned to reduce their scheduled domestic flights this summer, citing an ebb in economy passengers booking leisure trips. Bank of America reported this month that its credit card customers were spending less on flights and lodging. But an analysis by aviation data provider Cirium of Memorial Day weekend tickets bought through online travel sites found an increase of about 3% across two dozen U.S. airports compared to last year. Bookings were down 10% for flights at Washington Dulles International Airport and down 9% for flights at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to Cirium’s data. AAA said the weekend isn’t expected to set a […]

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