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Israel’s political swamp must be drained, lest we drown in it

Israel’s political swamp must be drained, lest we drown in it

Opinion: Our country’s current political system might have worked for us in the past 75 years, but recent, and seemingly never-ending, political turmoil serves as… Read More ›

At mourning tent for gunmen in Jenin, Palestinian PM speaks of ‘martyrs and victims’

At mourning tent for gunmen in Jenin, Palestinian PM speaks of ‘martyrs and victims’

Standing next to armed men and father of a terrorist who carried out a deadly attack in Tel Aviv, Mohammed Shtayyeh describes Jenin refugee camp… Read More ›

Swedish Party Official Suspended After Anne Frank Posting

Swedish Party Official Suspended After Anne Frank Posting

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Sweden Democrats official was suspended by the far-right party for making degrading comments about Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank. In an… Read More ›

‘People died in families.’ Survivors from liberated Izium tell of devastating airstrike

‘People died in families.’ Survivors from liberated Izium tell of devastating airstrike

Mykhailo Yatsentiuk left the basement to make tea for his granddaughter just as the bomb struck. When he came to his senses a half hour… Read More ›

North Carolina shooting leaves five dead

North Carolina shooting leaves five dead

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said he spoke to Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin and was deploying state resources to assist at the scene.   Five… Read More ›

Israel’s handling of West Bank is fundamentally erroneous

Israel’s handling of West Bank is fundamentally erroneous

Opinion: The waves of clashes and attacks in the Palestinian territories have been coming and going for years, and no matter how much time passes,… Read More ›

Lebanon’s president announces official approval of maritime border deal with Israel

Lebanon’s president announces official approval of maritime border deal with Israel

In televised address, Michel Aoun stresses that agreement includes ‘no normalization’ and ‘responds to Lebanese demands and maintains all our rights’   Lebanese President Michel… Read More ›

The Sukkah, the Migraine and the Bracha

The Sukkah, the Migraine and the Bracha

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is an interesting question. The family in question had guests coming on Chol HaMoed from Lakewood for a… Read More ›

Analysis: Being subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee wasn’t even the worst of Trump’s day

Analysis: Being subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee wasn’t even the worst of Trump’s day

  Here’s how bad Donald Trump’s day was on Thursday. The House January 6 committee voted to subpoena him after laying bare his depraved efforts to overthrow the 2020… Read More ›

Palestinians heed militia’s call for general strike

Palestinians heed militia’s call for general strike

Clashes erupt near the closed-off Shuafat checkpoint as Palestinians throw stones and policemen respond with tear gas and rubber bullets.   Palestinians on Wednesday observed… Read More ›

Lapid says maritime border deal reduces risk of war with Hezbollah

Lapid says maritime border deal reduces risk of war with Hezbollah

PM, Defense Minister slam opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu for criticizing deal they say he has yet to see; U.S. assurances to Israel still in negotiations… Read More ›

Heavy clashes seen across East Jerusalem amid surging Palestinian unrest

Heavy clashes seen across East Jerusalem amid surging Palestinian unrest

Two cops injured; car with Jewish family forced to flee after stoned; footage shows hail of fireworks and police car surrounded by flames as fighting… Read More ›

State Official Orders City To Enforce Secular Education At Brooklyn Yeshiva

State Official Orders City To Enforce Secular Education At Brooklyn Yeshiva

  BROOKLYN (JTA) — New York State’s commissioner of education has ordered the city to work with a yeshiva in Williamsburg on a plan for… Read More ›

Top American general says US and allies need to help Ukraine build a comprehensive missile defense system

Top American general says US and allies need to help Ukraine build a comprehensive missile defense system

  The US and its allies need to help Ukraine build a comprehensive air and missile defense system by combining the different systems the allies… Read More ›

Oil workers join Iran protests: ‘We’ll destroy everything we built’

Oil workers join Iran protests: ‘We’ll destroy everything we built’

Oil worker strikes were pivotal in the Islamic Revolution of 1979 which led to the fall of the Shah.   Contract workers at petrochemical plants… Read More ›

Hezbollah to back border deal with Israel if approved by Lebanese government

Hezbollah to back border deal with Israel if approved by Lebanese government

Lebanese terror group’s chief Hassan Nasrallah says he will ‘neither threaten or make promises’ to Israel, while cautiously showing his support for the final draft… Read More ›

Police on high alert as thousands expected at Western Wall for priestly blessing

Police on high alert as thousands expected at Western Wall for priestly blessing

Tensions running high in Jerusalem, West Bank, following a series of deadly attacks on troops; massive manhunts ongoing for two shooters still at large  … Read More ›

The Jump Commercial That Took Over Israel – a Halachic Analysis

The Jump Commercial That Took Over Israel – a Halachic Analysis

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is a hit commercial both for the Haredi community as well as the secular community in Israel.  A… Read More ›

Aged 97, Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir Mohamad is running for parliament again

Aged 97, Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir Mohamad is running for parliament again

  Hong Kong CNN — Malaysia’s 97-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad is to run for parliament in the country’s looming general election, but is remaining tight-lipped on whether he could… Read More ›

Lebanon satisfied with final draft of Israel maritime border deal, says top Lebanese negotiator

Lebanon satisfied with final draft of Israel maritime border deal, says top Lebanese negotiator

The deal will resolve a territorial dispute in the eastern tip of the Mediterranean sea in an area where Lebanon aims to explore for natural… Read More ›