Stabbing spree in London's Jewish neighborhood leaves 1 fighting for life

 https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/04/29/ntisemitic-stabbing-golders-green-london-shomrim/

Shomrim security volunteers apprehended the attacker near the Sadigur synagogue in Golders Green; British PM Starmer calls the attack "deeply concerning."

Matan Bar Noy, the World Zionist Organization's emissary to Britain, posted a shaken video from London immediately after the attack. "I am taking off my kippa now on the street, and also my pin, because the instruction is to conceal all Jewish symbols right now," he said. "It's sad that we are in Britain, a free, democratic country that saved the Jews from the Nazis and the entire free world, and now you cannot walk around here as a Jew in safety. Very sad."

Yaakov Hagoel, chairman of the World Zionist Organization, who is currently in London, said, "I am here to make clear to the British authorities that they are responsible for the safety of Jews in Britain just as they are for every other citizen. Incitement against Jews can cost precious lives, and we are seeing its signs right now, here on the streets of London. We are working together with the authorities to eradicate this terrible phenomenon and allow Jews everywhere to walk freely and safely. I call on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and London Mayor Sadiq Khan to act decisively against antisemitism in this country."

Two Jewish men badly wounded in terrorist stabbing attack in London’s Golders Green; assailant arrested

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-jewish-men-wounded-in-stabbing-attack-in-londons-golders-green-assailant-arrested/

Two Jewish men — one in his 70s and the other in his 30s — were stabbed and seriously wounded on Wednesday in the heavily Jewish London neighborhood of Golders Green in an antisemitic terror attack, the latest in a spate of incidents targeting British Jews.

The assailant, a 45-year-old man who also tried to stab police officers in the attack, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, police said, later identifying him as UK national born in Somalia without naming him. “Specialist officers from Counter Terrorism Policing are leading the investigation and working with the Metropolitan Police to establish the full circumstances and any links to terrorism,” the statement said.

The newly formed terror group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) claimed one of its “lone wolves” committed the attack, the SITE Intelligence Group reported. The group is believed to have links to Iran and has claimed credit for some of the recent antisemitic incidents in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.

The local Shomrim emergency response organization, which serves Jewish areas, made the first public report of the incident, saying it had responded immediately and detained the suspect.

Shortly thereafter, it said, police arrived and assisted in subduing him.

“London’s Jewish community have been the target of a series of shocking antisemitic attacks,” said London Mayor Sadiq Khan. “There must be absolutely no place for antisemitism in society.”

Shomrim volunteer who helped subdue London attacker: 'I wanted to protect community' - interview

 https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-894621

North West London Shomrim volunteer Yonaton El-Kouby's only thought was protecting the community when he received a report about an incident in the Golders Green neighborhood.

Speaking to The Jerusalem Post, El-Kouby recounted how he helped Metropolitan Police officers subdue a man who stabbed two Jewish residents earlier that day.

Incitement against Jews in the UK had become commonplace, with weekly anti-Israel protests seeing participants calling to “globalize the intifada.” Eventually, someone was going to act on that call to action, Zimmerman explained.

Instead of tackling the incitement against Jews, the Jewish community was expected to hide its identity and retreat from public life.

London attacker is a Somali-born British national, police say

 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426304

London Metropolitan Police say suspect in the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green is a 45-year-old British national born in Somalia, He has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody.

The London Metropolitan Police on Wednesday night issued an update on the stabbing attack in Golders Green, in which two Jewish men were injured.

The police said the suspect has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He was initially taken to hospital but has since been discharged and has been taken to a London police station where he remains in police custody.

“The attack in Golders Green was formally declared a terrorist incident. Officers are carrying out a search at an address in south east London," the statement continued.

Israel's ultimatum to Trump on Lebanon deal

 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426305

Channel 12 News reported on Wednesday that Israel’s political echelon has conveyed to the United States that it is requesting that negotiations with the Lebanese government be limited to a strict two-to-three-week period, with the goal of reaching a final agreement by mid-May.

Jerusalem argues that Hezbollah’s continued attacks - including the launching of attack drones and firing toward IDF forces and northern communities - are “eroding" the chances of reaching an agreement.

The Israeli position holds that the current situation, in which the IDF is operating under severe restrictions, is severely damaging both Israel’s deterrence and the security of its residents.

Trump, apparently oblivious, makes the same joke he wants Kimmel fired for

8647 row: Old 86’ing posts by Pete Hegseth and Posobiec

 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/8647-row-old-86ing-posts-by-pete-hegseth-and-posobiec-on-biden-go-viral-after-comeys-post/articleshow/121231936.cms

MAGA supporters have erupted in anger over a recent social media post by former FBI Director James Comey, which they interpreted as a threat against former President Donald Trump. The controversy has reignited a wider debate about the use of coded language in politics after old posts from prominent MAGA figures, including Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and influencer Jack Posobiec, resurfaced and went viral.

Following the uproar over Comey’s post, old tweets by prominent MAGA figures resurfaced and went viral, adding fuel to the political fire. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s earlier tweet using the phrase “86’d” in reference to political leaders drew renewed attention. Hegseth had used the term to describe ousting Republican figures such as Kevin McCarthy, Tom McDaniel, and Mitch McConnell, implying a purge within the party to make way for better leadership.

That code has been widely used on anti-Biden merchandise calling for the impeachment or removal of the former president. Posobiec accused Comey and other national security leaders of “openly calling for the assassination” of President Trump, questioning why Comey had not faced arrest.

Matt Gaetz insists his use of ‘86’ is ‘distinct’ from Comey’s ‘threat’ as MAGA accused of hypocrisy over term

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/james-comey-86-gaetz-maga-b2752452.html 

MAGA world erupted in fury on Thursday night over a social media post from former FBI Director James Comey, claiming that his image of seashells spelling out the numbers “8647” constituted a “threat” on President Donald Trump’s life.

Yet, while the Trump administration is investigating Comey and members of the president’s cabinet are even saying he “should be behind bars,” many of the same people raging that this was a call for assassination had previously used the same term to refer to their political opponents – including Joe Biden.

Meanwhile, just last year, Gaetz proudly tweeted that he’d “now 86’d” former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, former Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and Sen. Mitch McConnell from their leadership posts, adding that “better days are ahead for the Republican Party.”

“I was speaking in the past tense about things that had already happened,” Gaetz said. “Comey was putting out a call for future action. These are distinct.”

“During Biden's presidency, MAGA sold ‘8646’ t-shirts and bumper stickers and decals. No one thought that meant they were calling for Biden to be killed,” he noted, adding an eBay link to an “8646 In Distressed US Flag Anti Biden Decal Bumper Sticker” for sale.

Trump Portrait to Be Added to US Passports in Unprecedented Move

 https://www.newsweek.com/us-passport-changes-donald-trump-portrait-11889486

The U.S. State Department is finalizing plans to include President Donald Trump's portrait on new passports, in what would be the first time a sitting president has been featured on official travel documents.

The new passport design features the president on the inside cover to commemorate the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, the State Department told Newsweek. One design included Trump's signature in gold.

A tzadik decrees and G-d fulfills

 Michtav M’Eliyahu (2:184) A tzadik decrees and G-d fulfills – It is obviously true that this does not mean that a tzadik can decree something which G-d doesn’t want. The explanation is that there are tzadikim for whom the whole world exists in their merit. That all that happens in the world is merely a means for us to learn from the conduct of these tzadikim how to elevate our service of G-d. What we learn from them is what preserves all of us from the lowest to the highest. That is what it means that because of their merit we live because we are mere utensils for the tzadik which enables us to see G-d’s great kindness in that \He freely sustains the entire world .So when a tzadik who is at this exalted level sees an issue which hides an aspect of G-d’s honor it is appropriate for him to ask G-d to withhold it even if it involves a change in G-d’s normal actions. This is what is meant by “a tzdik decrees and G-d fulfills."

White House makes ‘two Kings’ post with photo of Trump, King Charles

 https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5854013-white-house-kings-trump-charles/

The White House posted a picture of President Trump and King Charles III with the caption “two Kings” amid the monarch’s visit to the U.S. on Tuesday.

White House Finally Lets Slip Trump’s Crazed Thirst for Power

 https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-finally-lets-slip-trumps-crazed-thirst-for-power/

The official X account for the White House posted a photo of President Donald Trump and King Charles III on Tuesday with the caption: “TWO KINGS. 👑

US intel agencies examining how Iran would react if Trump declares victory in war

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-intel-agencies-examining-how-iran-would-react-if-trump-declares-victory-in-war/

 US intelligence agencies are studying how Iran would respond if President Donald Trump were to declare a unilateral victory in the two-month-old war that has killed thousands and become a political liability for the White House, two US officials and a person familiar with the matter said.

The intelligence community is analyzing the question along with others at the request of senior administration officials. The goal is to understand the implications of Trump potentially pulling back from a conflict that some officials and advisers worry could contribute to deep Republican losses at the midterm elections later this year, according to the sources.

Opinion polls show the war is overwhelmingly unpopular with Americans. Only 26 percent of respondents in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released last week said the military campaign has been worth the costs, and only 25% said it has made the US safer.

Three people familiar with White House discussions in recent days have described Trump as keenly aware of the political price being paid by him and his party.

US spy agencies examining how Iran would react to Trump declaring victory

 https://www.jpost.com/international/article-894510

US intelligence is analyzing the question to understand the implications of Trump potentially pulling back from a conflict that could contribute to Republican losses in the midterm elections.

United States intelligence agencies are studying how Iran would respond if US President Donald Trump were to declare a unilateral victory in the two-month-old war that has become a political liability for the White House, two US officials and a person familiar with the matter said.

The intelligence community is analyzing the question along with others at the request of senior administration officials. The goal is to understand the implications of Trump potentially pulling back from a conflict that some officials and advisers worry could contribute to deep Republican losses at the midterm elections later this year, according to the sources.

While no decision has been made - and Trump could easily ramp back up military operations - a quick de-escalation could ease political pressure on the president, even as it could leave behind an emboldened Iran that could eventually rebuild its nuclear and missile programs and threaten US allies in the region.

In the days following the initial bombing campaign in February, intelligence agencies assessed that if Trump were to declare victory and the US drew down its forces in the region, Iran would likely view it as a win, one of the sources said.

Haredi anti-draft rioters break into Military Police chief’s home with family inside; 25 arrested

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-anti-draft-rioters-break-into-military-police-chiefs-home-with-family-inside/

Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators belonging to the extremist Jerusalem Faction protested across the country on Tuesday, blocking Route 4 near the central city of Bnei Brak and breaching the home of the head of the IDF’s Military Police in Ashkelon in protest of the arrest of yeshiva students who have evaded military conscription.

The military said the extremists broke into Military Police commander Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin’s home “while his family was inside.” Police said in a statement that the rioters “trespassed into the yard, acted violently, and disrupted the routine of life in the area.”

Police later announced that 25 suspects, among them minors, were arrested.

In a statement, the Jerusalem Faction declared that the arrest of yeshiva student Nehorai Bachar “from within the walls of the yeshiva in Herzliya” and his incarceration in military prison crossed a “red line” and that faction’s spiritual leader, Rabbi Azriel Auerbach, has “instructed the public to take part in a mass ‘protest of rage’ Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the entrance to Jerusalem.”

The funniest thing about Jimmy Kimmel

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/28/jimmy-kimmels-joke-wasnt-funny-thats-not-fcc-decide/

The funniest thing about Jimmy Kimmel is how President Donald Trump keeps saving his career.

This is the second time in seven months the Trump administration has tried to jawbone Disney in a bid to get Kimmel off the air. It backfired last time, boosting Kimmel’s ratings and getting his contract renewed through May 2027. This time, more than 4 million people who might have otherwise missed the bit that angered Trump have sought it out on YouTube.

It’s easy to see why the president would be annoyed. Even a lousy joke can feel like a threat, especially when crazed people keep trying to kill him. But Kimmel’s speech is clearly protected, and no one can reasonably interpret what he said as incitement to violence. Nor does it justify the president telling a Fortune 50 company how to run its business.

The government retaliating and discriminating against viewpoints the president doesn’t like is plainly unconstitutional under the First Amendment. Administration officials claim the timing of the early license review is coincidental and stems from the probe he launched last year into Disney’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. But the FCC licenses for the eight ABC stations owned by Disney aren’t supposed to come up for renewal until between 2028 and 2031.

Comedy is often edgy. The more taboo it becomes, the more people want to watch. Trump’s latest comments play right into Kimmel’s hands.

US presses Israel to maintain Lebanon 'ceasefire'

 https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/04/29/us-presses-israel-to-maintain-lebanon-ceasefire/

Israel's response to Hezbollah violations remains measured, in part due to an explicit US request conveyed as part of talks between Washington and Jerusalem, including between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump.

For now, Jerusalem is being forced to balance US demands with the growing pressure from northern Israeli communities and the ongoing attacks on IDF troops. On the ground, the ceasefire remains more fragile than ever.

James Comey indicted over 2025 social media post allegedly threatening Trump TDS paranoia

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/28/james-comey-indicted-second-time-by-justice-department/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=acq&utm_campaign=RH-ACQ&utm_content=dtpannual_20260428_RH&campaign_id=17894969

Former FBI director James B. Comey has been indicted on allegations that a photo he posted on social media in 2025 constituted a dangerous threat to the president.

The two charges stem from a photo that Comey posted online showing seashells on a beach that were arranged to write out “86 47.” Trump is the 47th president; “86” can mean banning or removing someone, but it can also be slang for killing a person. Comey quickly removed the post after receiving criticism that the phrase could be used to communicate the threat of violence.

The three-page indictment states that the seashells were “arranged in a pattern making out ‘86 47’, which a reasonable recipient who is familiar with the circumstances would interpret as a serious expression of an intent to do harm to the President of the United States.”

Comey has suggested that he stumbled on the shell formation during a walk along the beach and did not arrange the shells himself. There is generally a high legal threshold to charge someone with threatening a person based on their language, and legal experts said it would be tough for the Justice Department to build a strong case with just the seashells.

At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, acting attorney general Todd Blanche sidestepped questions about what evidence prosecutors have that Comey intended to actually hurt the president — an aspect of a threat case that prosecutors would typically need to prove to secure a conviction.

When Erik S. Siebert, the Trump-appointed interim U.S. attorney who led the office before Halligan, concluded that the evidence was insufficient to charge, Trump forced him out of his job.

DOJ cites attack, ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ in seeking ballroom approval

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/28/trump-ballroom-filing-national-trust-lawsuit/

The Justice Department’s motion — which is unusually written for a government legal filing and resembles Trump’s Truth Social posts — was one of several documents filed to the court late Monday night. The motion also criticizes the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the nonprofit that brought the lawsuit, writing that the group’s “name is FAKE” and claiming that “they suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, commonly referred to as TDS.”

It is not clear whether the White House Correspondents’ Association, a private organization, would seek to hold its annual celebration in the White House ballroom.

Trump has prioritized the ballroom for months, sometimes mentioning the project more frequently than other major policy priorities. But his efforts have ramped up since Saturday’s incident, and a growing number of GOP lawmakers and allies are now touting the need for a secure space, too.

Trump has also repeatedly mocked Leon and his ruling, calling him a “Trump Hating Judge” in social media posts.

Did Leavitt say there would be 'shots fired' before White House correspondents' dinner shooting?

 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/karoline-leavitt-shots-fired/

Claim:

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said there would be "shots fired" ahead of a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on April 25, 2026.

Correct Attribution

Leavitt made the comment while speaking to comedian and Fox News host Jimmy Failla about the expected content of U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming speech at the correspondents' dinner. The phrase "shots fired" is a common figure of speech that refers to someone making jokes or jabs at another person. There was no evidence Leavitt's remark referenced the shooting before it happened.