Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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Video captures moment balcony collapses onto bakery in Jerusalem
Security camera footage captured the moment the balcony collapsed Monday afternoon onto a business on Keren Kayemet Le'Yisrael Street in Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood.
According to the initial investigation, an engineer visited the site earlier that day after defects were discovered in the balcony. Just a few hours later, the balcony collapsed.
Israel Fire and Rescue Services announced that search and rescue operations at the scene have been completed. After prolonged rescue efforts, an approximately 80-year-old man was pulled from the rubble. He was found with no signs of life.
An approximately 80-year-old woman was also rescued. She was conscious and in light condition. Two 16-year-olds-a boy and a girl-were also lightly injured, suffering abrasions to their backs. Three additional people were treated at the scene for anxiety but did not require evacuation to a hospital.
The incident commander, Deputy Fire Commissioner Shay Nehemia, said: "This was an extremely difficult and complex collapse scene. Our firefighters operated professionally to reach the trapped victims as quickly as possible and conducted thorough searches to ensure that no additional people remained beneath the rubble. Despite the tremendous efforts of all the rescue teams on the scene, we were forced to recover one of the trapped victims with no signs of life. We extend our deepest condolences to the family."
Harav Dov Landau Makes Another Outrageous Statement Calling Dati-Leumi Soldiers "murderers" and Whom do they blame?? ...The Media !
Rav Landau has a knack for making outrageous statements — and with his latest one, he certainly doesn’t disappoint.
אבטליון אומר, חכמים, הזהרו בדבריכםAvtalyon said: “Sages, be careful with your words.”
Ironically, since Avtalyon addressed the Chachamim, it seems only natural that some Charedi Chachamim would completely ignore his warning.
Chareidim after hearing the outrageous remarks from their leader, Instead of simply saying, “Well, Rav Landau is just being Rav Landau,” or distancing themselves with, “He doesn’t speak for us,”
What do they do? They blame the media for reporting it. Always playing the victim. mamash insane.
Let’s look at what he actually said in his recent talk with the Roshei Yeshiva of Mir.
Rav Landau sharply criticized the State of Israel — and especially those wearing kippot serugot, the Dati‑Leumi community whose sons enlist in the IDF and are moiser nefesh for Klal Yisrael.
He said:
“There are those wearing kippot serugot who are no less reshaim than the chilonim who are forcing us to join the army.”
He then goes into a diatribe declaring that dati-leumi Jews are a bunch of "evil foolish murderers" who "send soldiers to kill Arabs and not for the sake of protecting lives but for the glory of the State":
In other words he states that the wars —[ October 7 to the ongoing defense against Iran ]— are not fought for hatzalah (saving lives) but for the “honor of the state and its global standing,” calling it outright murder.
Meaning that the IDF is not fighting a defensive war, not fighting to save lives, but just to kill Arabs!
Mamaash words from Hamas!
Since we’re in the Nine Days, I’ll give Rav Landau — may he be healthy and live long — the benefit of the doubt and assume he’s simply disconnected from reality and Klal Yisrael.
He seems unaware that we are in a war we did not choose, that people in his own city of Bnei Brak have been killed, and that multi‑story buildings were bombed, leaving families homeless to this day.
What’s even more disappointing is how Yeshivishe news sites like the Lakewood based CBN are covering for him — blaming the reporters who played the video for the world to hear, and totally distorting what Rav Landau actually said!
That video came straight from Rav Landau’s own home, leaked by those closest to him, for the sole purpose of putting down Dati-Leumi soldiers. Soldiers who have wives and children who must serve in millium, and he wants them to be considered by the "World of Teirah" as a bunch of murderers!
Even Amit Segal — one of Israel’s most respected journalists and notably known to be fair toward the Charedim — did not escape the twisted wrath of CBN, all because Amit weighed in, reminding everyone that without the IDF, Hamas and Hezbollah would have slaughtered the entire Slabodka Yeshiva. Referencing the 1929 massacre at the Chevron Yeshiva, where leaders of the Chevron community foolishly refused Haganah protection before tragedy struck.
Rav Landau’s words are crystal clear, one doesn't need a Rashi, to explain it
“ those wearing kippot serugot are no less reshaim than the chilonim who are forcing us to join the army.”
CBN, desperate to pacify the Lakewood Bnei Teirah, is twisting itself into knots to reinterpret his statement — claiming he didn’t mean the entire Dati‑Leumi community, only specific individuals “pushing Charedim to enlist.” But let’s be honest — who exactly are these reshaim? These supposed villains have their own poskim, their own gedolim, their own derech. Rav Landau represents a minority of a minority — not the Chassidim, not the Sefardim, not Brisk, not Peleg and certainly not Dati-Leumi!
Listening to the video, one can’t escape the impression that the Rav harbors deep animosity toward frum Jews who encourage enlistment. He calls them murderers. And this isn’t the first time — he’s said far worse about soldiers in general. No amount of spin from CBN or other pandering outlets can hide that.
People aren’t stupid; they see what’s happening
פני דורו כפני כלב
This just in:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in reference to Rabbi Lando’s remarks:
I strongly reject the appalling statements made against IDF soldiers from the religious Zionist community.
IDF soldiers—religious, secular, and ultra-Orthodox—leave their homes, their work, and their families and risk their lives to defend the State of Israel, its citizens, and the entire people of Israel.
They deserve deep appreciation, gratitude, and full support from every part of the public, and certainly from the world of Torah as well.
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Gafni ,who if you remember, invited MK Michaeli, an extreme leftist a self hating Jew to his daughter's wedding, says that he is offended by Netanyahu comment!
"The words of Gedolei Ha"Torah are the Holy of Holies of Klall Yisrael, and by their word we live. Those who do not live in the dald amos of the Teirah world and do not understand the depth of their words would do well not to rush to interpret them, and certainly not to attack them היזהרו בגלחתן Beware of their glowing coals!"
This is of course an insult to our intelligence, that we should "not rush to interpret Rav Landau's words"
No one has to interpret a signal syllable, even a 5 year old child will tell you that Rav Landau made an outrageous false statement, and the video clearly shows that Rav Landau has no clue to what is going on.
Telling us not to attack this statement by saying היזהרו בגלחתן is a typical tactic of the Bnei-Teirah to scare away any critics, even if the statements are outright false and provocative.
They are playing the victim, but I believe that this latest gaff by Rav Landau is the straw that broke the camel's back and no one is buying this היזהרו בגלחתן stuff anymore!
חכמים, הזהרו בדבריכם
Just before Tisha B'Av: Burnt wooden beams from First Temple Period discovered
A remarkable discovery was made recently at a dig in the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David: massive wooden beams that were burned during the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE.
The beams were found within the Jerusalem Walls National Park, during excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University.
"The beams appear to have served as the roof of an inner courtyard in a building from the First Temple period," Excavation Director Efrat Bocher said. "During the destruction, they collapsed onto the floor. We believe that the plaster cladding of the building's walls, melted by the fire, covered the charred wooden beams, and ultimately enabled their exceptional preservation."
"It is very rare in Israel to find wood with such a large number of growth rings," added Dr. Johanna Regev of the Israel Antiquities Authority, who is studying the find. "Here, in the City of David, we found thick beams with many rings, offering significant research potential - with more growth rings enabling higher dating resolution. Until now we could date finds within a range of hundreds of years. Now we can attain much greater precision, narrowing the dating range down to as little as ten years."
"The concept of a landscape of memory is familiar from many cultures around the world," explained Dr. Yiftah Shalev, who directs the excavation on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority alongside Prof. Yuval Gadot of Tel Aviv University.
According to Dr. Shalev, "Preserving memory is a human need, seeking to preserve what once existed. Here we see it in its clearest form: a deliberate choice to leave ruins in place as a testament to the destruction and build the new layer over them."
"We are just before Tisha B'Av," added Bocher. "This discovery makes you feel that you are witnessing the very moment of destruction, the moment when it all happened. It's deeply moving."
Minister of Heritage Amichai Eliyahu commented on the new discovery, saying: "Jerusalem’s soil continues to provide tangible evidence of the city’s ancient past. The wooden beams burned in the destruction of the First Temple stand as a powerful reminder of the Jewish people’s presence in Jerusalem some 2,600 years ago. On the eve of Tisha B’Av, this discovery underscores that our connection to Jerusalem is rooted not only in faith, but also in history, archaeology, and collective memory. It is our responsibility to continue uncovering, preserving, and passing this heritage on to future generations."
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Yerushalmi "tzaddik" Charged in $200,000 Light Rail Arson; Suspenders Led Police to Him
A 22-year-old Yerushalayim resident has been indicted for allegedly setting fire to equipment at the Yerushalayim light rail construction site on Rechov Bar-Ilan, causing an estimated 700,000 shekels (approximately $200,000) in damage. According to reports, investigators identified the suspect in part because of the distinctive suspenders he was wearing.
Prosecutors allege that the incident occurred late at night about a month ago, when the suspect allegedly set fire to large pipes stored at the construction site. The blaze caused extensive damage to the project, with losses estimated at roughly 700,000 shekels.
According to i24NEWS reporter Shlomi Heller, investigators were able to identify the suspect based on several unique articles of clothing, including the suspenders he was wearing. Police also reportedly relied on the testimony of a passerby who said the suspect had asked him for a lighter just minutes before the fire was ignited.
In a separate but related development, Yerushalayim police and firefighters were called Tuesday to the Banks Junction area of the city after reports of explosions and a fire near another light rail construction site.
Emergency crews discovered that electrical cables at the construction site had been set ablaze, causing a widespread power outage that affected nearby homes and businesses.
Firefighters succeeded in extinguishing the blaze, while police launched an investigation and began searching for those responsible.
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is no longer inside Iran. Is he in Israel??
BREAKING: An Israeli security source told Saudi news outlet Al-Hadath that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is no longer inside Iran.
The source further claimed that recent statements released in Khamenei’s name are allegedly being drafted and issued by IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi and his associates rather than by Khamenei himself.
Sarah , Malaysian Muslim Woman Removes her Hijab To Discuss her Accusations Against ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan
"Are you a Mossad agent?"
Sarah, a Malaysian Muslim woman, sat down with CNN to discuss her accusations against the ICC chief prosecutor, Karim Khan.
Showing her face for the first time, she details the heartbreaking allegations. During the interview, she had to dispute claims that she was acting as an agent for Israel.
"If ever there was even a hint of suspicion that I was a state agent of any kind, I would have been fired."
We have seen so many deny the stories of women who were sexually assaulted on Oct. 7. Now people want to invoke Israel to discredit anyone they can. Truly shameful.
"Are you a Mossad agent?"
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) July 17, 2026
Sarah, a Malaysian Muslim woman, sat down with CNN to discuss her accusations against the ICC chief prosecutor, Karim Khan.
Showing her face for the first time, she details the heartbreaking allegations. During the interview, she had to dispute claims… pic.twitter.com/qZyil3w1fk
Footage from 1935 shows Jews praying at the Western Wall
This footage is from 1935 and shows Jews praying at the Western Wall. It comes from the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive. pic.twitter.com/71KQigoopc
— Haim gozali (@HAIM__GOZALI) July 18, 2026
More on the Physical Attack on a Charedie Rosh Yeshivah by Charedeim ..."The Fish Stinks From Its Head
Before you read the disturbing article below, it kedai to read Moshe Rabbeinu's warning about today's violent Bnei-Teirah
Translated from Hebrew!
A respected Torah scholar, a teacher of Torah, sits in his car and cannot get out. Dozens surround him, shake the vehicle, and physically beat his talmidim, and shout at him.
For long minutes he is trapped — not in a hostile city, not under attack by enemies of religion. It happens in the heart of a Charedie city, at the hands of dozens of yeshiva bochrim.
And this is no isolated incident.
These are the same Charedie hoodlums that attacked Rabbi David Leibel. Those who thought it would end with attacking Rav Leibel, discovered that since then, Rabbi Uriya Einbal, the Rebbe of Karlin, and now the Roshei Yeshiva Rabbi Feivelson have also been attacked.
Respected rabbis, scholars, and Torah students are assaulted by bochrim. And between one attack and another come road blockages, spitting at soldiers, and riots that have almost become routine. Once we called them "asavim shoitim" “wild weeds.”
But a wild weed doesn’t surround a car with hundreds of people.
Unfortunately, for every illness they have ready answers.
It's always someone else's fault!
It's the Attorney General, it's the High Court, it's the media, always being persecuted.
Every criticism is a decree, every critic is an enemy, and every call for introspection is dismissed with contempt.
Everything with us is fine ; the problem is always outside.
So here — an eighteen-year-old boy raises his hand against a Torah scholar in a Chareredi street.
Who is to blame this time? Did the attorney general, or the high court in Yeushlayim shake the car? This time there’s nowhere to point the finger. This time the responsibility is ours.
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