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26+ min ago (34+ words) Real time news brief - Toronto seniors" housing targeted in antisemitic mezuzah theft - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Toronto seniors" housing targeted in antisemitic mezuzah theft...

26+ min ago (426+ words) Toronto's Jewish community was shaken after approximately 20 mezuzahs were stolen from the doorways of a seniors' housing building over the weekend. Toronto Police confirmed the incident, noting that its hate crimes unit is investigating, reported the CBC. Police said multiple reports were received Sunday regarding mezuzahs removed from units at a Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation building near Bathurst Street and Steeles Avenue W. A follow-up release Monday confirmed about 20 mezuzahs were stolen. Councillor James Pasternak, who shared footage of the stolen mezuzahs on social media, emphasized the building's significance for older Russian Jewish residents, noting its informal synagogue. "Everybody's really shocked," he said. "This is a City of Toronto-run building. We want our residents to feel safe, to be safe." Mayor Olivia Chow condemned the incident as "an outrageous and vile act of antisemitism," writing on social media that seniors "deserve…...

34+ min ago (602+ words) The only ones willing to enter Gaza are the Qataris and the Turks, because they want Hamas to remain there even as other Arabs " the Saudis, the Emiraties, the Egyptians " don't,' a former Israeli security official tells the Sun. As the second phase of President Trump's war-ending blueprint for Gaza is set to begin, a feud erupts over what the plan entails. The body of one murdered Israeli hostage must be returned before the plan's second phase begins. According to the plan, that phase includes the disarmament of Hamas, ending its rule in Gaza, and a withdrawal of the Israel Defense Force from the strip. The sequence, though, is in dispute." "We cannot consider it yet a cease-fire," Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani of Qatar, said during an international conference at Doha over the weekend. "A cease-fire cannot…...

35+ min ago (569+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 795 The mother of the last hostage in Gaza says Israel will not heal until he or his remains are brought home, and that the next phase of a peace plan should not proceed until he is back. Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili was one of 251 hostages taken during the Hamas-led massacre in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which sparked the war in Gaza. Israeli authorities declared Gvili dead in January 2024, but his body has not been recovered and his family is clinging to the faint hope that he is still alive. "We're at the last stretch and we have to be strong, for Rani, for us, and for Israel. Without Rani, our country can't heal," his mother, Talik Gvili, told Reuters. Posters of Gvili line the streets of Meitar, his hometown in southern Israel. When Hamas attacked,…...

55+ min ago (135+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared Monday evening that "Ukraine will not agree to cede territory, we have no right to do so."His remarks stand in direct contradiction to Russia's demands and to the framework proposed by the Trump administration for ending the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared Monday evening that "Ukraine will not agree to cede territory, we have no right to do so." His remarks stand in direct contradiction to Russia's demands and to the framework proposed by the Trump administration for ending the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared Monday evening that "Ukraine will not agree to cede territory, we have no right to do so." His remarks stand in direct contradiction to Russia's demands and to the framework proposed by the Trump administration for ending the war....

1+ hour, 30+ min ago (295+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 795 Storm Byron approached coastal Israel Monday night, bringing with it heavy rain, lightning and warnings from the Israel Meteorological Service, with the storm expected to fully hit the country on Wednesday. The storm, which is bearing down on Israel after it battered Greece and Cyprus, will bring with it some 10-20 centimeters (4-8 inches) of rain, heavy winds and severe flood risk in much of the country, the weather service said. While some heavy rain hit the coast Monday night, Tuesday is forecasted to be relatively clear and sunny, with the precipitation expected to come in full force the next day. The storm wreaked havoc in the two eastern Mediterranean countries last week and over the weekend, with severe floods and winds causing school closures and warnings against nonessential travel. The storm caused widespread property damage, though no…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (34+ words) Real time news brief - DeSantis designates CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist entities - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site DeSantis designates CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist entities...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (182+ words) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Monday that, effective immediately, Florida will be designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist organizations. "Florida agencies are hereby directed to undertake all lawful measures to prevent unlawful activities by these organizations, including denying privileges or resources to anyone providing material support," said DeSantis. Texas Governor Greg Abbott also recently designated the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as foreign terrorist organizations and transnational criminal organizations. The designation authorizes heightened enforcement against both organizations and their affiliates and prohibits them from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas. Two weeks ago, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order beginning the official process to designate certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). The order directs the State Department and Treasury to deliver…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago (340+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 795 Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel Mobileye, Intel's Jerusalem-based developer of advanced vision and self-driving technologies, said Monday that it was laying off about 200 employees, or about five percent of its global workforce. The developer of technology for autonomous car systems employs more than 4,000 employees, 3,000 of whom are based at the company's Israel offices in Haifa, Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, Ramat Gan and Jerusalem. Most of the layoffs are expected to affect employees in Israel, as part of streamlining measures across the firm's divisions. "As part of an ongoing response to changing needs, adjustments are being made to the workforce," Mobileye said in a statement. "The company will support affected employees, while continuing to recruit for positions required to realize its long-term plans." Mobileye, co-founded and led by CEO Prof. Amnon…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago (800+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 795 DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) " Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to usher in an era of justice and coexistence a year after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, with tens of thousands taking to the streets Monday to mark the anniversary. Sharaa's Islamist-led alliance launched a lightning offensive in late November last year and took Damascus on December 8, bringing a sudden end to more than five decades of Assad family rule and over a decade of civil war. Jubilant crowds thronged the streets of the capital and other major cities, many people waving Syrian flags, AFP correspondents said, after mosques in the Old City began the day broadcasting celebratory prayers at dawn. "Today, with the dawn of freedom, we declare a historic break with that legacy, a complete dismantling of the illusion of falsehood, and a permanent departure from…...