Russia Sentences 5 Pro-Hamas Protesters Up to 9 Years in Prison

A Russian court has handed down prison sentences ranging from six to nine years to five individuals involved in an anti-Israel riot at Makhachkala airport in the southern region of Dagestan.

The riot, which occurred on October 29, saw hundreds of protesters storm the airport’s runway in an attempt to encircle a plane that had arrived from Israel. The incident took place amid heightened tensions worldwide as Israel launched its military campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas’s deadly attack on October 7.

The court found four men guilty of “participating in mass riots” and sentenced them to more than six years in prison. A fifth defendant received a nine-year sentence for the same charge, as well as using “violence against law enforcement officers.”

According to the court, the defendants “broke down the doors of the terminal and entered the tarmac, completely blocking the airport’s operation” while searching for passengers from a Tel Aviv flight.

Over 1,500 people participated in the riot, with 136 identified by authorities. Dozens of protesters had already received lighter sentences, including detention of up to 10 days, for their involvement in the riot.

Taliban Follows Shulchan Aruch and bans the sound of women's voices singing because "Koil Isha Erveh"" Also Taking on Gerer "takonis"

 

The Taliban have passed a new law banning Afghan women from reading and singing in public, as part of the government’s ‘vice prevention’ strategy. 

The laws, which were issued last Wednesday, are part of a strict new set of ‘vice and virtue legislation’, which was approved by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.

They cover aspects of everyday life like public transportation, music, shaving and celebrations. 

Article 13 specifically relates to women, making it mandatory for females to veil their body at all times in public while emphasising that a face covering is essential to avoid temptation as well as tempting others. It also states that clothing should not be thin, tight or short.

In addition, women are now forbidden from singing, reciting, or reading aloud in public, since the female voice is considered too intimate.

They are also banned from looking at men they are not related to by blood or marriage and vice versa.

Women are also told to cover themselves in front of non-Muslim males and females to avoid being corrupted. 

‘Inshallah we assure you that this Islamic law will be of great help in the promotion of virtue and the elimination of vice,’ said ministry spokesman Maulvi Abdul Ghafar Farooq.

The ministry for the ‘propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice’ was set up when the Taliban seized power in 2021, making this recent set of laws the first formal declaration of vice and virtue laws in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

The laws make it easier for authorities to regulate conduct and enforce arrests and punishments where they deem necessary.

Among the other restrictions imposed by the law are the ban on the publication of images of living beings, the playing of music and the transportation of solo female travelers.

Only last month, a UN report said the ministry was contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans.

‘Given the multiple issues outlined in the report, the position expressed by the de facto authorities that this oversight will be increasing and expanding gives cause for significant concern for all Afghans, especially women and girls,’ said Fiona Frazer, the head of the human rights service at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan.

IDF launches preventative attack against Hezbollah... Ben Gurion Airport Closed!!!!

 

Israeli Air Force fighter jets are currently striking targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization that posed an imminent threat to the citizens of the State of Israel, IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari said early Sunday morning.

Following the strikes, and in accordance with the IDF Home Front Command’s situational assessment, life-saving guidelines for the public in certain areas of Israel will be published.

As part of the latest assessment of the situation, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared a special situation in the home front throughout the country.

The declaration of the state of emergency will allow the IDF to set special instructions for the population, limit gatherings and close sites in relevant areas.

“A short while ago, the IDF identified the Hezbollah terrorist organization preparing to fire missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory,” said Hagari.

“‌‏In a self-defense act to remove these threats, the IDF is striking terror targets in Lebanon, from which Hezbollah was planning to launch their attacks on Israeli civilians. ‌‏This follows more than 6,700 rockets, missiles, and explosive UAVs fired by Hezbollah at Israeli families, homes, and communities since October 8th.”

“Hezbollah will soon fire rockets, and possibly missiles and UAVs, towards Israeli territory. ‌‏We will shortly update the Home Front Command Defensive guidelines for those in Israel,” continued the IDF Spokesperson.

“‌‏From right next to the homes of Lebanese civilians in the South of Lebanon, we can see that Hezbollah is preparing to launch an extensive attack on Israel, while endangering the Lebanese civilians. ‌‏We warn the civilians located in the areas where Hezbollah is operating, to move out of harm's way immediately for their own safety,” he stated.

“Hezbollah’s ongoing aggression risks dragging the people of Lebanon, the people of Israel- and the whole region- into a wider escalation. ‌‏Israel will not tolerate Hezbollah’s attacks on our civilians,” Hagari made clear.

“‌‏We are operating in self defense from Hezbollah - and any other enemy that joins in their attacks against us- and we are ready to do everything we need to defend the people of Israel."

The preventive action against Hezbollah was approved in discussions that took place overnight. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are in the Kirya base in Tel Aviv. The security cabinet will convene on Sunday morning at 7:00 a.m.

Sources in Lebanon reported that about 40 targets were attacked by the IDF.

In the meantime, sirens were sounded in a number of towns in the Upper Galilee. Several explosions were detected, there were no injuries.

Following the IDF's announcement, residents of the conflict line and towns in the Golan were asked to stay close to shelters.

The Israel Airports Authority stated, "Due to the security situation, the departures this morning from Ben Gurion Airport will be delayed, and will not take off in the next few hours. Flights en route to Ben Gurion Airport will be directed to alternative airports in the region. It is recommended that the traveling public keep up to date with the various airlines on changes in schedules."

The Magen David Adom spokesperson announced that "following the security situation and after an assessment of the situation tonight by MDA CEO Eli Bin, Magen David Adom has raised its alertness level and is on peak preparedness all around the country."

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German Cops Don't Take Crap from Pro-Hamas Protestors

 

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Netanyahu is a no-show at His Grandson's Bar-Mitzvah in Meah Shearim!

 

Yisrael Duvid Weiss ym"s says that 'Khamenei is a great leader; amazing how similar we are'

Israel David Weiss ym"s, representative of the virulently anti-Zionist fringe Neturei Karta sect, was interviewed by Iranian media and said that he is interested in meeting Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

At the beginning of the interview, Weiss praised the pro-Palestinian protesters at the US universities who were protesting against Israel and Khamenei's letter supporting the protesters. "I was very surprised by this letter. This is an amazing letter and an indication of change. I think this letter gave a lot of encouragement to students in America and around the world. They want to hear encouragement and students need encouragement. I would love to meet him in person and talk about this. It is amazing how similar we are."

Weiss praised Khamenei: "There is a Jewish community living here in the Islamic Republic of Iran and they enjoy freedom of religion and worship. They observe Jewish customs and there is no pressure on them. This is what the great leader says, ‘We are not against the Jews, we are against the Zionist regime and Israel’.”

Yeshiva student from Bnei-Brak dies after hiking trip in the north

 

Hundreds attended the funeral of Mordechai Abuhav, a Yeshiva student from Bnei Brak, who died on Wednesday night. He was only 18 years old.

Abuhav returned at the beginning of the week from a hiking trip with friends in the north. When he returned home, he said that he did not feel well. Throughout the night his body temperature gradually increased, until he suddenly collapsed and lost consciousness.

He was rushed to Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer, where he was diagnosed with brain edema.

For two days he lay in the hospital sedated and ventilated, while the doctors fought for his life. However, despite all efforts, and to the despair of his family and friends, he passed away.

The family says that this is the second tragedy in the family during the “bein hazmanim” period, after the deceased’s uncle drowned during this period twenty years ago.

Details of Baltimore 8 year-old Boy’s Rescue

 It was just after 11 PM on August 21st when Chaverim of Rockland coordinator Yossi Margaretten’s cell phone started to ring.

Despite being in the middle of an appreciation dinner for his members, Margaretten took the call from a desperate mother who told him that her son had been missing for three hours after a family visit to Lava River Cave, a 3,820 foot long lava tube located in the Arizona’s Coconino National Forest.

“She was crying,” Margaretten said. “She said they had been searching for three hours and they couldn’t find him.”

Margaretten reached out to Eli Rowe of Hatzolah Air, who didn’t hesitate for a moment when asked if he would be willing to send a plane out to the West Coast.

“He told me whatever we needed, he would do,” recalled Margaretten.

Interrupting the dinner, Margaretten explained the situation to his volunteers, telling them that he needed to assemble an elite team of volunteers to go out to Flagstaff.

“There were only 14 seats on the plane, so we took the best of the best, including our drone team,” noted Margaretten.

The Chaverim volunteers assembled at Sullivan County Airport at 3 AM, where Rowe had a plane fueled and ready to take off. Members davened Shachris on the plane, using a small Sefer Torah that had just been completed four days earlier.

Trump Leads Harris by 3 Points in New National Rasmussen Poll

 

In a recent Rasmussen Reports national head-to-head poll, former President Donald Trump edged out Vice President Kamala Harris by three percentage points. Trump secured 49% of the vote compared to Harris’ 46%. This represents a slight improvement for Harris, who trailed by four points in Rasmussen’s poll last week, where Trump also led with 49%.

The poll also explored voter preferences when third-party candidates were included in the mix. Trump maintained his lead with 47% of the vote, while Harris followed closely at 45%. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. garnered 4%, and other candidates received 1% or less.

                                        

                                       

How a Day Old Chinese Baby Turned the People who Found Her Frum!

 

Sinwar Reverses Stance, No Longer Wants the 72 Virgins

 

Hamas ‘absolute leader’ Yahya Sinwar has added a new condition to the terror group’s demands for a hostage release and ceasefire deal: his survival.

“Sinwar insists on guarantees for his safety and life,” including after the war is over,” according to a senior Egyptian official quoted by Ynet.

The Hamas chief was among more than 1,000 terrorists released from prison in Israel on October 18, 2011, in a swap for Gilad Shalit, an IDF soldier kidnapped on Jun 25, 2006, by Hamas and allied terrorists. At the time, Sinwar had spent 22 years in prison, serving multiple life sentences for murder.

For months, the Hamas leader has claimed the terrorists “have the Israelis right where we want them” and telling fellow Hamas leaders in Doha that Gaza’s civilian losses “are necessary sacrifices.”

Sinwar once referred to the thousands of Gazans he placed in harm’s way as “necessary sacrifices” in his terrorist group’s war to annihilate the Jewish State. And just a few months ago, he likened the ongoing conflict to a 7th-century battle in Karbala, Iraq in which the Islamic Prophet Muhammad’s grandson was killed.

“We have to move forward on the same path we started or let it be a new Karbala,” Sinwar wrote in a message to his allies.

That is not to say that Sinwar is personally willing to die for his people, “martyr” or not.

As he draws closer to meeting the 72 virgins promised by Islamic jihadist belief to every “shahid” (martyr) who dies fighting an enemy, Sinwar may indeed be reconsidering his desire for eternal life.

Former Israeli national security adviser Jacob Nagel, who is currently a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), has said he believes Sinwar will do anything to survive, keeping at least some hostages around him as life insurance.

CNN commentator scorches Dems blaming Trump at DNC: 'She's in the White House right now'

 

CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings went viral after confronting Democrats with the "glaring" problem they face with Vice President Kamala Harris on the 2024 ticket.

 "The gaffe that I still see in all of these speeches, as good as they were, is that she's in the White House right now. Democrats have controlled the White House for 12 of the last 16 years," Jennings said on CNN during Tuesday night's Democratic National Convention. "For all the talk about divisions and problems in the country and people are hurting, Democrats have mostly controlled this country.... and somehow it's still all [former President] Trump's fault and somehow she hasn't been at the center of it," he continued.

"So to me, that's still the glaring hole of this campaign that hasn't yet been solved at this convention. How do you explain all the problems that will be solved, by the person who is currently in there, for the past 3.5 years, that is supposed to already be working on solving them?" he asked.

The political commentator's criticism came amid a chorus of enthusiasm from liberal commentators on the network praising former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama's speeches that night. 

The Obamas each took shots at the GOP nominee during their time on stage and drew a contrast between Trump's presidency and one under Harris.

Jennings' warning about the pitfalls of Harris, the incumbent vice president, blaming Trump for the current administration's ongoing problems, went viral on social media.

One post sharing the CNN clip attracted over 2 million views on Wednesday.

Hilarious: Commerce Sec doesn’t ‘believe’ news of grim job revisions put out by her own office 🤣

 

Social media users trashed President Biden's Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo for admitting to ABC News on Wednesday that she wasn’t "familiar" with the day's major revision to the jobs numbers. 

 ABC News correspondent Kayna Whitworth asked Raimondo what she thought of the jobs numbers revision by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

 "I am curious as to your thoughts on today the Bureau of Labor saying that more than 800,000 fewer jobs were actually created than initially reported," Whitworth said. The reporter played a clip of former President Trump talking about the report at his rally in North Carolina on Wednesday. "The administration padded the numbers with an extra – listen to this one – 818,000 jobs that don’t exist. So they said they existed and they never did exist. They built ‘em up so they could say what a wonderful job they’re doing," Trump said. 

 Raimondo dismissקג the news as Trump spreading misinformation and when asked if the revision could be a liability for Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Harris, she said no. "No. When I hear that, first of all, I don’t believe it because I’ve never heard Donald Trump say anything truthful," Raimondo said. "It is from the Bureau of Labor," Whitworth responded. "I'm not familiar with that," Raimondo said, despite the report having been released several hours earlier. 

😅😅😅 Raimondo moved on to tout optimism around Harris’ "pro-business" economic vision for the country. Meanwhile, the presidential candidate has been dinged in recent days for proposing what critics, including from the left, described as government price controls on businesses.

“Once Palestine is free, not a single homosexual will be allowed to live in our pure land. Such perverted abominations will not be accepted among us.”

 

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US job market sees biggest markdown since 2009 with 818K fewer jobs than previously reported

 

The US economy wasn’t as hot as it seemed between early this year and early 2023, according to revised figures released by the feds.

The nation’s labor market likely created 818,000 fewer jobs during the 12 months ended in March — the largest preliminary downward revision to US payroll figures since 2009, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday.

That means that the reported job growth during that period — 2.9 million non-farm payroll positions amounting to 242,000 jobs per month — was likely around 30% less, or 174,000 jobs per month, according to new data gathered from state unemployment tax records.

The massive markdown — short of the 1 million downward revision some economists had feared, but well beyond more optimistic forecasts of 300,000 — fuels concerns that the Federal Reserve has waited too long to start cutting interest rates.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is expected to give more hints about the central bank’s rate cut plans on Friday in a hotly anticipated speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

Former President Donald Trump reacted to the downward revision on his Truth Social account on Wednesday, calling it a “massive scandal.”

Earlier this month, a weak July jobs report ignited concerns that the nation’s labor market isn’t as healthy as economists thought.

The unemployment rate, meanwhile, has risen four months straight.

Wednesday’s report is part of a yearly process in which the Labor Department updates its monthly employer surveys using more comprehensive data from state unemployment tax records.

The update is only preliminary and subject to a final revision in February.

Judy Woodruff falsely tells live audience that Trump tried to talk Israel out of cease-fire deal

 

A PBS senior correspondent apologized Wednesday after falsely telling her audience that former President Trump tried to talk Israel out of a cease-fire amid its ongoing war in Gaza.

Judy Woodruff passed off blame for the blunder by “clarifying” that she based the flimsy scoop on outside reporting she had read before broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Monday.

“The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the Prime Minister of Israel, urging him not to cut a deal right now, because it’s believed that would help the Harris campaign,” Woodruff told a PBS roundtable.

“Who knows whether that will come about or not, but I have to think that the Harris campaign would like for President Biden to do what presidents do, which is work on that one.”

Woodruff caught plenty of flak online for the comment — overwhelmingly from those who pointed out that the rumors she was citing were proven false days before she regurgitated them live on air.

On Wednesday, the former “NewsHour” host said she wanted to “clarify” the remarks she made about the ongoing ceasefire talks.

“As I said, this was not based on my original reporting; I was referring to reports I had read, in Axios and Reuters, about former President Trump having spoken to the Israeli Prime Minister,” Woodruff wrote on X

“In the live TV moment, I repeated the story because I hadn’t seen later reporting that both sides denied it. This was a mistake and I apologize for it.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office told The Jerusalem Post Wednesday that Woodruff’s statements were a “complete lie.”

The Axios story Woodruff was referring to was published Aug. 14 and cited two sources who claimed Trump, 78, spoke on the phone with Netanyahu, 74, about the Gaza hostage and cease-fire deal.

Reuters reshared the story on its site — but neither reports claimed Trump urged Netanyahu to hold off on a deal.

The day after the story was published, Netanyahu’s office published a statement denying that any phone call between the prime minister and Trump existed.

That same day, both Axios and Reuters published new stories to reflect the new denials — four days before Woodruff regurgitated the false information to her live audience.

PBS did not respond to messages from The Post.

Trump, however, has maintained that he did speak with Netanyahu.

At a press conference, the Republican presidential nominee claimed he encouraged the prime minister to end the war, but he criticized the terms of the proposed cease-fire. 

“He knows what he’s doing, I did encourage him to get this over with,” Trump said.

“It has to get over with fast — get your victory, and get it over with. It has to stop, the killing has to stop.”