https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/r1hamulpyl
Health officials warn that some areas, including Jerusalem, could be susceptible to the virus after declining MMRV vaccination rates and rising global spread of the disease
Monday, March 31, 2025
Vance’s posturing in Greenland was not just morally wrong. It was strategically disastrous
Thanks to Trump’s administration, the US could soon have to fight wars to get things that, just a few weeks ago, were there for the asking
At the base, in the far north of the island, the US visitors had pictures taken of themselves and ate lunch with servicemen and women. They treated the base as the backdrop to a press conference where they could say things they already thought; nothing was experienced, nothing was learned, nothing sensible was said. Vance, who never left the base, and has never before visited Greenland, was quite sure how Greenlanders should live. He made a political appeal to Greenlanders, none of whom was present, or anywhere near him. He claimed that Denmark was not protecting the security of Greenlanders in the Arctic, and that the US would. Greenland should therefore join the US.
Chilly welcome: Vance's Greenland gaffe goes viral
https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/03/30/chilly-welcome-vances-greenland-gaffe-goes-viral/
US Vice President JD Vance touched down in Greenland on Friday, March 28, only to find himself the butt of online jokes after waving to what appeared to be a non-existent crowd. Accompanied by his wife, Usha, the 40-year-old stepped off Air Force Two at the US military's Pituffik Space Base, where he was set to attend a national security briefing. According to The Irish Star, the awkward moment unfolded as he saluted and waved, only for the camera to reveal a thin gathering – mostly security personnel and a handful of press, not the throngs he seemed to expect.
Originally, Usha's itinerary included a multi-day visit with stops in Nuuk and cultural events like a dogsled race, per The Irish Star. But backlash from Greenland and Danish officials – irked by the lack of consultation – forced a rethink, with the White House scaling it back to a single day at Pituffik.
Donald Trump Keeps Teasing a Third Term.
The 22nd Amendment has already had its say: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.”
Politico Magazine recently outlined four ways Trump could “snatch a third term—despite the 22nd Amendment,” which it summarized as: change the Constitution, sidestep the Constitution, ignore the Constitution, or defy the Constitution.
Trump Posts Crackpot Signalgate Conspiracy: ‘WHAT ARE THE ODDS’
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-posts-crackpot-signalgate-conspiracy-what-are-the-odds/
President Donald Trump boosted a vague conspiracy targeting the CEO of NPR, who also happens to sit on the board of Signal, as his administration continues to grapple with the fallout of a major intelligence leak on the messaging app.
Trump reposted Sunday an X user’s claim of a “Signal scandal”: “Katherine Maher, the leftist NPR CEO, is currently the Chair of the Board of Signal!” an account called Publius wrote. “WHAT ARE THE ODDS?”
Trump Admin Hit With New Legal Blow by Judge in Deportation Flights Case - King Trump?!
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-legal-blow-judge-boasberg-deportation-flights-case-2052348
In a new order on Friday, Boasberg extended the existing restraining order on the flights until April 12, "or until further order of the Court." The original restraining order was set to expire March 29.
The Trump administration invoked the state secrets privilege this week following Boasberg's request for additional information on the deportation flights. The administration has also requested that the U.S. Supreme Court vacate Boasberg's orders.
A Department of Justice (DOJ) source told Newsweek on Friday: "The continued interference by an unelected activist judge in the foreign policy of the United States is a clear obstruction of President Trump's constitutional authority and threatens the safety and security of all Americans."
On Truth Social on Thursday, Trump called out Boasberg, saying, "How disgraceful is it that 'Judge' James Boasberg has just been given a fourth 'Trump Case,' something which is, statistically, IMPOSSIBLE. There is no way for a Republican, especially a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, to win before him."
More Republicans Want Pete Hegseth to Resign Than Want Him to Stay—Poll
https://www.newsweek.com/more-republicans-want-pete-hegseth-resign-stay-poll-2052704
New polling released by J.L. Partners in conjunction with The Daily Mail on Friday showed that a plurality of Republicans believe Hegseth should resign in the wake of the scandal. Thirty-eight percent of GOP respondents said he should resign while just 33 percent said he should stay.
Among independents, a majority said the Trump administration official should step aside, with 54 percent backing his resignation and just 20 percent saying he should remain. The independent results largely aligned with the overall results—with Republicans and Democrats included—which showed 54 percent backing Hegseth's resignation and 22 percent saying he should stay as the Pentagon chief.
The poll was carried out from March 25 to 27 among 1,001 registered voters. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Thanksgiving
Igros Moshe (YD IV #11.4) Question Is celebrating Thanksgiving that is an American holiday prohibited because of the prohibition of bechukosayhem. For someone who wishes to participate in a special meal for the American secular day of thanks and gratitude – Thanksgiving which is treated as a type of holiday. Answer Since this is not listed amongst the religious holidays and there is no actual obligation to have a meal but it is merely a day of memorial for an event that happened long ago in America and signifies that he is happy to be in America – it would seem that it entails no prohibition either in the celebration with a meal nor with the specific custom of eating turkey. We find a similar thing in the gemora that King Yannai made a celebratory meal for his military victories and he ate certain vegetables to memorialize the event. Nevertheless it is prohibited to establish it as an obligation or mitzva. But it should be viewed as an optional celebration. As long as it is not viewed as an obligation or mitzva it may be celebrated annually with a special meal.
Trump Doesn't Rule Out Military Force to Take Greenland
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-military-force-greenland-denmark-jd-vance-2052718
U.S. President Donald Trump has refused to rule out the use of military force to assert control over Greenland, another overture toward the strategic North Atlantic that is island likely to spark further anxiety among the Washington's unsettled allies in Europe.
"I don't take anything off the table," Trump told NBC News on Saturday, when probed on whether he would authorize the use of military force to take control of Greenland.
There is a "good possibility that we could do it without military force," he said.
The remarks came a day after Vice President JD Vance visited Greenland in a scaled-back visit with his wife, Usha Vance, touring the U.S.'s Pituffik Space Base in the northwest of the island, hundreds of miles from Greenland's capital, Nuuk.
While Vance said he did not believe "military force is ever going to be necessary," the vice president said the White House thought it would "be able to cut a deal, Donald Trump-style, to ensure the security of this territory."
Saturday, March 29, 2025
WSJ: Israel provided intel for US strike on Houthi official mentioned in Signal chat
Information on US airstrikes leaked by senior US officials in a group chat that accidentally included a journalist was reportedly based on Israeli intelligence drawn from a human source in Yemen, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
The report, citing two US officials, said that Israel provided intelligence from an individual in Yemen about a senior Houthi figure who was targeted in the March 15 US airstrike discussed in the group chat on the Signal messaging app.
Meanwhile, the Justice Department, which has traditionally handled investigations into the mishandling of classified or sensitive information by both Republican and Democratic administrations, showed that under Trump it would likely stay on the sidelines. When asked at an unrelated news conference what the Justice Department plans to do, Attorney General Pam Bondi deflected, saying the mission was ultimately a success.
Israeli officials furious that Signal group chat exposed intelligence, sources say
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israeli-officials-signal-texts-exposed-intelligence-sources-say/
Israeli officials are furious over the Signal chat leak involving senior Trump administration officials because it included sensitive intelligence Israel provided to the U.S. from a human intelligence source in Yemen, CBS News has learned.
The Wall Street Journal on Thursday first reported about the Israelis complaining to U.S. officials about Mike Waltz, President Trump's national security adviser, who set up the group chat and apparently added Goldberg by mistake. The group spent several days earlier this month exchanging messages about possible plans to strike Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, who have repeatedly launched missiles at Israel and targeted shipping in the Red Sea.
But the sources who spoke to CBS News say Israeli intelligence is angry that the intelligence they provided to the U.S. was revealed. It's unclear what the fallout will be, if any, between the U.S. and Israel over the situation.
Israeli officials angered by Signal leak on Yemen intel involving Trump officials
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-848051
The leak of the Signal chat messages angered Israeli officials, as it compromised a human intelligence source they had shared with the US for targeting, despite the airstrike’s effectiveness remaining intact.
Anonymus sources have told CBS that Israeli intelligence officials are upset that the information they provided to the US was exposed.
Vance in Greenland: ‘We do not think military force is ever going to be necessary’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5220436-us-greenland-sovereignty/?tbref=hp
Vice President Vance in a speech from a U.S. base in Greenland said Friday the U.S. is not likely to use military force in President Trump’s pursuit of taking over the territory.
Vance also said the U.S. respects Greenland’s sovereignty, despite Trump’s repeated comments that America would take ownership of the Arctic island away from Denmark.
“We do not think military force is ever going to be necessary,” Vance said in response to a reporter’s question on whether there are military plans to take over the island.
“What we think is going to happen is that the Greenlanders are going to choose, through self determination, to become independent of Denmark, and then we’re going to have conversations with the people of Greenland from there.”
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