Monday, December 16, 2019 7:30 AM ET
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U.K.'s Johnson Set to Move Forward With Anti-BDS Law -- Newly reelected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil proposed legislation aimed at undermining the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel later this week, local media3 hours ago
Pentagon Chief Urges Iraq to Stop Attacks on Bases Housing U.S. Forces -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday urged Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to take steps to prevent bases housing U.S. troops from being shelled, a statement from1 hour ago
El Al to Allow Free Ticket Changes for Voters -- Throughout the life of the 22nd Knesset, after the April elections, it was clear that forming a government was going to be a difficult task, and the "threat" of new3 hours ago
World - U.S. Says It Won't Accept N. Korea-Set Nuclear Deadline - Rabbi Binyomin Zev Karman - A senior U.S. diplomat said Monday that Washington won't accept a year-end deadline set by North Korea to make concessions in stalled nuclear talks and urged Pyongyang to return to3 hours ago
Liberman: Gantz, Chareidim Made a Deal -- Dror Halavy -- Staking out his spot as the anti-chareidi candidate in the upcoming elections, Avigdor Liberman on Monday railed against Blue and White, accusing the party of making an under-the-table deal with1 hour ago
Knesset Dust-Up Over PM's Immunity -- Yisrael Price -- Members of the Likud and Blue and White parties wrangled on Sunday over the parliamentary process that could allow the Knesset to rule on a potential request for immunity from11 hours ago
Suspect Arrested in Paris Metro Assault -- Hamodia Staff -- A teenager from Madagascar has been arrested in the vicious assault last week on an Israeli student in the Paris subway, according to media reports. The victim, Yogev Burshtein, required13 hours ago
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The Miracles and the Redemption — The Escape of Dovid Lax -- Rabbi Binyomin Zev Karman -- The day began like so many others for Dovid Lax, a resident of Jersey City and local business owner who was part of the fledgling community of the Greenville neighborhood.3 hours ago
Mrs. Leah Mindel Ferencz, H"yd -- Rabbi Binyomin Zev Karman -- "She was the briach hatichon (central beam) of the community, and she was involved in every aspect of the development of the kehillah. When a new family moved in, she3 hours ago
Habachur Moshe Hersh Deutsch, Hy"d -- Rabbi Binyomin Zev Karman -- Thousands of peoples braved the frigid winter night, crowding the streets of Williamsburg to attend the levayah of Habachur Moshe Hersh Deutsch, Hy"d. They heard of his dedication to his8 hours ago
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U.S. Expelled Chinese Officials After They Drove Onto Military Base -- The U.S. government covertly moved to expel two officials from the Chinese embassy earlier this year, after they drove onto a military base, the New York Times reported, citing anonymous8 hours ago
Comey: 'Real Sloppiness' in Russia Probe But No Misconduct -- Former FBI Director James Comey acknowledged Sunday that a Justice Department inspector general report identified 'real sloppiness' in the surveillance of a former Trump campaign aide and said he was14 hours ago
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Chinese Premier Says Hong Kong Not Yet Out of Protest 'Dilemma' -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in Beijing on Monday, saying the Asian financial hub was not yet out of the 'dilemma' facing the city's4 hours ago
Protests Turn Violent for Second Day in Lebanon's Capital -- Lebanese security forces fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons Sunday to disperse hundreds of protesters for a second straight day, ending what started as a peaceful rally in11 hours ago
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Mayor: Jersey City Pulls Together Following Attack -- Reuvain Borchardt -- Five days after a shooting attack targeting a kosher supermarket left four people dead, Mayor Steven Fulop sat down with Hamodia for a conversation about the ongoing investigation, community relations1 hour ago
Suspect Directly Tied to Jersey City Shooters Arrested -- Hamodia -- A man has been arrested for illegally possessing a weapon after his number was found in the pocket of one of the perpetrators of last week's shootings at a Jewish1 hour ago
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Impeachment Vote a Crucial Test for Vulnerable House Democrats -- Hamodia -- The year-old Democratic majority in the U.S. House faces its toughest test now that the chamber has locked in a vote on impeaching President Donald Trump next week. It's a1 hour ago
NJ Dem Lawmaker Plans to Become a Republican -- Hamodia -- A House freshman from New Jersey who was planning to break with his party and vote against impeaching President Donald Trump will become a Republican, a GOP official said Saturday.1 hour ago
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Stocks Rise as Investors Cheer Preliminary U.S.-China Trade Deal -- Hamodia -- World stock markets rose on Monday, trading a notch below a record high hit last week on the back of a preliminary trade deal agreed between the United States and1 hour ago
Shares and Sterling Soar After Trade and Brexit Boosts -- Hamodia -- Shares already trading at record highs piled on the gains and the pound soared on Friday as a last-gasp Sino-U.S. trade deal and a thumping election win by Britain's Conservative1 day ago
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George Laurer, Inventor of Ubiquitous UPC, Dies at 94 -- Hamodia -- WENDELL, N.C. (AP) - George J. Laurer, whose invention of the Universal Product Code at IBM transformed retail and other industries around the world, has died. He was 94. A6 days ago
U.S. Flu Season Arrives Early, Driven by an Unexpected Virus -- Hamodia -- The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years. An early barrage of illness in the South has begun to spread more broadly,7 days ago
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Could Johnson and Trump Become the Next Thatcher and Reagan? -- Hugh Hewitt -- Landslides in politics are not exactly rare in modern Anglo-American politics: Lyndon Johnson had one in 1964, Richard Nixon had his in 1972, and Ronald Reagan had two of them,1 day ago
Fearful of the "Lest" -- Hamodia -- The melamed who taught Harav Chaim Brisker in his youth was known as Reb Dovid der blinder ("the blind one"). He wasn't actually blind; he acquired this title because he3 days ago
Was Yaakov Afraid of Esav? -- Rabbi Ozer Alport -- Vayira Yaakov me'od vayeitzer lo (Bereishis 32:8) When Yaakov heard that Esav was coming toward him with 400 men, he became very frightened and distressed. Yet, there is no further3 days ago
This Day in History – December 13/15 Kislev -- Hamodia -- Yahrtzeiten 3954/193, Rabi Yehudah Hanasi, son of Rabi Shimon ben Gamliel and mesader of the Mishnah 5521/1760, Harav Avraham ibn Ezra (the second), zt"l, mechaber of Batei Knesiyos 5572/1811, Harav3 days ago
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