Yemen – Yemeni Rebels Hold Jew Over Smuggling Out Old Torah Scroll
Yemen – Yemeni security officials say a member of the country’s Jewish minority has been detained over allegations he helped smuggle an 800-year-old scroll to Israel.
Germany: Edward Snowden Wanted To Help Russia, Not Fight Injustice
Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who worked for the US National Security Agency (NSA), may have chosen which documents to leak out of a desire to help Russia.
Hezbollah In United Arab Emirates Allegedly Uses Sexual Blackmail As Recruitment Tool
A trial against five suspects in a Hezbollah-linked terror cell in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began Monday in the State Security Court.
FBI’s NYPD Corruption Investigation; 3 More NYPD Officers Face Administrative Charges
NYPD cops pocketed cash bribes to “expedite” pistol permits for members of the Orthodox Jewish community and a Borough Park Shomrim patrol leader offered another officer a near $1 million payday to keep the scheme going, the feds charged Monday.
Court Convicts Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Stabber Yishai Schlissel of Murder
Yishai Schlissel, who stabbed participants in the July 2015 Gay Pride Parade in the capital, was convicted on Tuesday of murder and six counts of attempted murder by the Jerusalem District Court.
Joe Biden Blasts Israel Just Hours After Jerusalem Bus Bombing
Vice President Joe Biden spoke on Monday night at a J Street gala in Washington DC, expressing what he said was the Obama administration’s “overwhelming frustration” with Israel.
Manhattan DA, Law Officials Push For Encryption Legislation
Calling it an issue of victims’ rights, the Manhattan district attorney urged Congress to pass legislation that would require tech companies to give law enforcement a way to access information on encrypted phones and other devices.
Portoviejo – Ecuador Says Death Toll From Quake Jumps To 413
Portoviejo – Ecuador’s government says the death toll from the weekend’s powerful earthquake has climbed to 413.
Shaya Lichtenstein, Shomrim Leader Busted In NYPD Corruption Probe
A leader of the Boro Park Shomrim private safety patrol was busted by the feds in a gun-permit scam tied to the widening NYPD corruption scandal.
Shouts Of “Heil Hitler” In Anti-Semitic Attack On Chasidic Man In Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY – Police in the 90th Precinct are searching for an unidentified Hispanic man who threw something at a Chasidic man before shouting anti-Semitic remarks as he ran away from the scene.