Mike Huckabee Denies that Trump and Netanyahu are on the Outs... White House Denies Rumors that Trump Will Recognize a Palestinian State

 

BREAKING NEWS!!

Just spoke to @GovMikeHuckabee about all these scary rumors.

I asked him, and I quote, “Hi, These rumors about Trump “breaking up” with Israel are terrifying. Any truth?”

His response:

“Absolutely not! That is a media lie. Bibi has spent more time with… pic.twitter.com/vlOPDq9XwL

— Hillel Fuld (@HilzFuld) May 9, 2025

Hmm. @Jerusalem_Post needs better sources than this unidentified “source.” My 4 yr old grandson Teddy is more reliable. And take it from Teddy. This report is nonsense. @Israel doesn’t have a better friend than @POTUS ! https://t.co/N3YYgdXYCW

— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) May 10, 2025

Because I follow @HilzFuld I will jump in ease some minds.
All the nonsense about @POTUS & @IsraeliPM is from “sources” who don’t put their name on it. I will put mine. The partnership is STRONG. What’s broken is credibility of fake news. https://t.co/1A9rmdVv5a

— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) May 10, 2025

White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt: President Trump's relationship with Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu is very strong, contrary to the lies being spread - there will be no recognition of a Palestinian state at all
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— Cheryl E 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🎗️ (@CherylWroteIt) May 10, 2025

Frum Media Ignore 3-Day Celebrations observed by the Majority of the Jewish People!

 

The majority of the Jewish people, close to 6 million, excluding less than 1 million Charedim, observed 3 days of commemorations, days that changed the entire world! 

I'll start with Yom HaShoah! 

Jews around the world celebrate Purim with Megillah readings, masquerading, and eating a Seuda! Some even celebrate 3 days, like we had this year! 

Let me ask a stupid question! 

How many Jews did Haman kill?? 

The answer is, of course, ZERO! Haman didn't kill one single Jew, yet we make sure to remember every year that he tried! 

Hitler ym"s murdered 6 million Jews and changed the lives of millions that survived, forever, and yet there isn't a single day set aside to commemorate the single worst calamity to have befallen the Jewish people in its entire history!

 In just about 10 years, there won't be a single survivor to tell the story! 

Finally, Zionists set one special day for all of us to remember that awful period! One part of the ceremony that they perform that day is that they blow the Siren for two minutes to give pause and remember the innocent men, women, and children who were so brutally murdered! 

You would think that Frum Jews in Israel would honor those two minutes and stand with millions of their own brothers and sisters to be part, albeit for just two minutes, to be one unit! 

Think again!! They have all kinds of excuses!! 

"Zionists!" "The Rabbis say it is bittul Torah!" "It's in Chodesh Nissan" "The Rabbis set aside Tisha Be'ov" 

Bla Bla Bla Bla!!

Let's move on to Yom Ha'zikoron! 

With Yom Ha'Zikoron there is no excuse that it is in Chodesh Nissan! Because Yom Ha'Zikoron is in Iyar! 

Yom Ha'Zikoron commemorates all Jews who have fallen, including those civilians murdered by terrorists! There isn't a Jew living in Israel that you bump into who doesn't have a relative who fell or got injured in the wars! 

 I had the occasion to visit Har Herzl and noticed an entire area dedicated to very young people who died fighting so that Jews from the entire world could live in the country! The dead had all been in concentration camps, and when liberated, arrived in 1946, 1947, and took arms to make sure we have a country that would admit ALL Jews! Some of the dead were teenagers! 

I was sitting in Kollel when the Siren blew for two minutes! My Chabura stood up and remained silent for two minutes! The rest of the "yungerleit" continued as if nothing had happened! Mind you, in the shul where the Kollel is housed, there are families that have children who were injured! Across the street from this kollel were three funerals this year, of young men who were murdered in Gaza! 

Those learning in the kollel, are young guys who are the friendliest, nicest people that you would ever encounter! What they won't do to help a fellow Jew! Yet here they are, totally ignoring the siren on purpose! Immediately after the siren, some get up to get a coffee or a bite of mezonos and carry on! 

I'm thinking, what just happened? Should I say something?

The answer is that they are really good, kind people, but are totally disconnected and oblivious to what is happening around them! They do follow the news because I hear their conversations, and they do run out of Kollel like poisoned rats during a missile siren, but feel that all this has nothing to do with them! 

I'm not even going to talk about Yom Ha'atzmot, but many did run out early to make the traditional "al ha'eish" a bar-b-q with their young families! 

But my question is this: 

I waited a full a full week to see if the frum Anglo Jewish Media would even give these days an "Honorable Mention"? ZERO!!!!! Nada ! 

Millions of Jews commemorate these days, like it or not, and not one word! 

Let me share with you a sampling of what the Flatbush Jewish Journal's "Centerfold" displayed!

A series of photos of the Children of the Yeshivah Torah Temima visiting Dr. Norowitz's office, Photos of pre-school children of Yeshiva Torah Vodass enjoying the outdoors!

All this while millions of Jews were running to shelters, dodging Houthi ballistic Rockets! 

I am not even asking that they write something nice, is it too much to ask that they write a 12-sentence article about an event that is commemorated by Millions of Jews?? 

The gemarrah in Taanis discusses minor tragic events that happened to Jewish people, but we are frummer than the gemmarrah! 

מי כעמך ישראל

Understanding Trump

 

Understanding Donald Trump is a hazardous sort of punditry as he is mercurial, a man of contradictions, not entirely coherent in his policy pronouncements, and given to abrupt changes without explanation.

That he is now reportedly “frustrated” with Prime Minister Netanyahu is not entirely surprising (join the club). The report may be untrue – the media “reports” some rumor or scandal almost daily; most are usually forgotten the next day when what was reported does not materialize – and almost always are promoted by someone with an agenda. Stuff is made up all the time and quickly forgotten after the initial shock and outrage dissipate.

Nonetheless, if Trump’s frustration with Netanyahu is real, why would that be? And should it be a cause for concern? First, a word about Trump.

Civil War Breaks Out After Mark Levin Calls Top Trump Official a Traitor

 

An online war of words between different factions of the MAGA movement broke out after Fox News’ Mark Levin essentially branded Trump Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff a traitor in a Friday social media post.

Reacting to a clip of Witkoff arguing that “The neocon element believes that war is the only way to solve things” shared by the White House’s official rapid response account, Levin wrote:

lol. The envoy talks like the fifth column isolationists. Nobody believes war is the only way. We wait with great interest to see the deal you’re negotiating with the warmonger Iranian terrorist regime. In the meantime, rather than sloganeering against patriotic Americans who love our country, use your name-calling for the terrorist regime that has murdered Americans, tried to assassinate our president, chants death to America, and has lied its way toward a nuclear bomb.

Levin’s commentary inspired a number of Trump-aligned voices to weigh in on the debate over what Trump’s foreign policy ought to look like.

Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim in Monsey Closed after putting Jewish Children in a Building that had Dozens of Fire Violations

 

The building is owned by Rabbi Zaks a great-grandchild of the late Chofetz Chayim! 

Town officials in the Rockland County community of Ramapo are ordering a school with no electricity and other safety violations to shut down.

Building inspectors were back at 82 Highview Road on Friday as the town moves forward with efforts to shut down the facility for good.

The building operates as an Orthodox Jewish school, dormitory and day care center for an estimated 55 students, but has recently been slapped with numerous safety violations.

Court filings show photographs taken during inspections showing generators being used to power the building because of a lack of electric service, a tangle of extension cords running into the building that officials claim have no working fire alarms, carbon monoxide detectors or smoke detectors.

The town says the building lacks a certificate of occupancy and is otherwise unsanitary in a summons describing it as a "clear and present danger to human life" in its present condition.

There was no comment from administrators in the school but a sign out front says Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim is not operating on the property until further notice.

A court hearing scheduled for next week could determine whether it will ever again.

Parshat Acharei-Kedoshim

 

Jonathan Turley Explains Irony In New York AG Letitia James’ Legal Defense “Karma Is Crushing”

 

GWU law professor Jonathan Turley appeared on Fox Business Thursday to call out a “breathtaking irony” in Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James’ legal defense.

Federal authorities opened a criminal investigation into James after a federal housing official accused her of falsifying mortgage documents. During an appearance on “The Evening Edit,” Turley pointed out what he sees as a glaring double standard in how James is now pleading for the leniency she once denied President Donald Trump.

“So the karma is crushing here. But the greatest irony, of course, is to hear her counsel and her spokesperson say ‘This is just wrong because Trump campaigned on moving against his enemies.’ For those of us who have covered this litigation for years, having those words come out of the mouths of James’ staff really is breathtaking,” Turley told host Elizabeth MacDonald. “She campaigned on a promise to bag Donald Trump on something. She didn’t even bother to name what it was. She literally campaigned on the promise that she would nail him on anything, and then she filled in the violation later.”

Turley explained the contradictions in James’ defense strategy and said that her legal team is now arguing that discrepancies in documents, such as questions about a primary residence and number of units in a building, should be dismissed due to understandable error or misinterpretation.

“The James defense team is saying that there were contradictions that were corrected, that, for example, that home was the primary residence of the other signatory. But there are contradictions here. It’s an ironic defense because they’re saying, ‘Look, if the bank simply looked into this on their own, they could see that these were more units than just for, that this was not the primary residence of James,'” Turley said.

Turley emphasized that James is now leaning on the very arguments she once rejected.

“That’s a type of understanding and leeway that she refused to allow to Donald Trump. She insisted that everything that was signed in her name, and it was signed in his name, I should say, really are bound legally to him,” Turley said. “And so they said you have an obligation to make sure everything filed was absolutely accurate.”

James, who pledged during her 2018 campaign to investigate Trump, announced a lawsuit Sunday accusing his administration of deliberately cutting funds to the Department of Health and Human Services. She filed a separate suit in 2022 alleging Trump inflated the value of his properties to obtain loans, which resulted in a $450 million judgment in early 2024.

James is now facing serious scrutiny over allegations she falsified mortgage filings, an investigation sparked in part by on-the-ground reporting from Nick Pope at the Daily Caller News Foundation. Pope and fellow reporter Myles Morrell were the first journalists to visit the properties in question. They uncovered details that challenge James’ official claims and raise new questions about who actually resides there.

Lindsey Graham will not support a security deal with Saudi without normalization'

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) addressed reports last night (Thursday) that the Trump administration has decided to drop the demand for normalization with Israel as a condition for a security agreement with Saudi Arabia.

"I have been working on and supportive of normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel for years. This historic agreement would effectively end the Arab-Israeli conflict and allow the region to march toward the light and away from darkness, building on the historic Abraham Accords," Graham wrote on X.

He continued, "However, I would like to make it crystal clear that I will never support a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia or other elements of a proposed deal that does not include normalizing the relationship with Israel as a part of the package. Normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel is an essential element."

Reuters reported yesterday that the United States has reportedly dropped its requirement that Saudi Arabia normalize ties with Israel as a condition for advancing civil nuclear cooperation. This change in approach comes as US President Donald Trump prepares for a diplomatic visit to the kingdom, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

Previously, nuclear negotiations were linked to a broader deal involving a US-Saudi defense agreement and the normalization of Saudi-Israel relations. However, Saudi officials have maintained that they will not formalize ties with Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state, a position that has gained further traction amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

Despite revived engagement, a civil nuclear deal remains elusive. One of the primary obstacles is Saudi Arabia’s reluctance to accept the nonproliferation requirements outlined in Section 123 of the US Atomic Energy Act. This legislation restricts uranium enrichment and plutonium reprocessing, both of which are viewed as pathways to nuclear weapons development.

IDF soldiers Yishai Elyakim Urbach and Yam Frid fell in Gaza

 The IDF on Friday morning cleared for publication the names of two soldiers who fell in battle in Gaza.

- Sergeant Yishai Elyakim Urbach, aged 20, from Zikhron Ya'akov, a soldier in the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion of the 188th Brigade, fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip.

 Staff Sergeant Yam Frid, aged 21, from Sal'it, a soldier in the Golani Reconnaissance Unit of the Golani Brigade, fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip.

This brings the total number of fallen soldiers since the start of the war to 856.

During the incident in which Sergeant Yishai Elyakim Urbach fell, a soldier in the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion of the 188th Brigade was severely injured. Another soldier was moderately injured.

During the incident in which Staff Sergeant Yam Frid fell, a combat officer from the Golani Reconnaissance Unit, a combat officer from the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion of the 188th Brigade, and a soldier from the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion of the 188th Brigade were severely injured. Another soldier was moderately injured.

On Monday, the IDF cleared for publication that Sergeant Major (Res.) Dejen Daniel Sahalo, aged 41, from Rehovot, was killed in a car accident during operational activity in the area of the communities near the Gaza Strip.

Sergeant Major (Res.) Sahalo was a combat soldier in the 5067th Engineering Battalion, Combat Engineering Corps.

Stamford Hill Charedim Arrested in $18.7M Crypto Fraud Bust

 Two men from Stamford Hill’s Charedi community have been arrested as part of a sweeping police operation targeting a $18.7 million (£15 million) cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering scheme.

The men, aged 24 and 36, were taken into custody early Wednesday morning following coordinated raids on six residential properties across Hackney. The Metropolitan Police’s Territorial Support Group led the operation, descending on Castlewood Road — a quiet, tight-knit Orthodox Jewish neighborhood — just after dawn.

Images from the scene showed officers unloading riot gear and tactical equipment from marked vans as they executed search warrants. A police spokesperson later confirmed the arrests were part of Operation Galafarm, an ongoing investigation by the Met’s Economic Crime Command into fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes that allegedly lured victims with false investment promises.

According to investigators, over £15 million in stolen funds — equivalent to roughly $18.7 million — was funneled through a complex web of shell companies used to mask the source of illicit proceeds.

“Two men have been arrested as part of a Metropolitan Police investigation into a multi-million-pound fraud and money laundering scheme,” a police spokesperson said. “It is alleged more than £15m in stolen funds was laundered through a set of shell companies.”

The suspects, both residents of Stamford Hill, remain in custody as detectives continue questioning them. Sources familiar with the operation say the arrests follow months of intelligence gathering and forensic financial analysis.

Castlewood Road, where several of the raids occurred, is home to a significant Charedi population and was reportedly cordoned off for several hours during the police activity.

Local residents expressed shock at the scene, with one passerby describing the heavy police presence as “totally out of place” for the normally quiet area.

Operation Galafarm remains ongoing, and police say further arrests or charges may follow as the investigation unfolds.