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Orthodox Jews Attempting Again to Perform Sacrifices on the Temple Mount – OpentheWord.org

Orthodox Jews Attempting Again to Perform Sacrifices on the Temple Mount – OpentheWord.org

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem Credit: Snowscat, unsplash.com According to reports, Jerusalem police arrested 13 Israeli youth who were trying to perform the Jewish Shavuot sacrifice on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on Friday, May 22, 2024. The group apparently stormed the police checkpoint and broke through the gates controlling access to the Temple Mount. The youth scattered with hopes they could make the sacrifice during the confusion. They were quickly chased down by police and arrested.  13 נאמני הר הבית הצליחו לפרוץ לתוך מתחם הר הבית, מתוך מחסום משטרתי. זו לא פעם הראשונה בשבועות האחרונים שהם מצליחים להיכנס להר הבית בניסיון לבצע קורבן. אבל זה בהחלט פעמים ראשונות בתקופת מפקד המחוז הנוכחי שזה קורה פעמיים ובטח ובטח בתקופה מתירנית של השר הנוכחי. pic.twitter.com/A2dgXJwpuK — Yossi Eli (@Yossi_eli) May 22, 2026 The Shauvot sacrifice involves two loaves of unleavened bread that priests present as a wave offering to the Lord in Leviticus 23:17.  It was the third attempt by Orthodox Jews this year to conduct sacrifices on the Temple Mount.  On May 1, police arrested 21 Orthodox …

Woman died after attempting to save dog from drowning in sea | UK | News

Woman died after attempting to save dog from drowning in sea | UK | News

A woman has died and a man has been left in a critical condition after the pair got into difficulty while attempting to rescue their dog from the sea. Emergency services were called to Thornton-Cleveleys on Saturday evening after two people were recovered from the water by HM Coastguard. Lancashire Constabulary said officers were contacted by the ambulance service shortly after 8.31pm on May 30 and attended the scene near Fleetwood Beach Cafe. Police believe the man and woman, both aged in their 60s, entered the water after their dog became stuck. A spokesperson for Lancashire Constabulary said: “Shortly after 8:31pm yesterday, we were contacted by the ambulance service to inform us they were treating two people after they had been recovered from the sea in Thornton Cleveleys by HM Coastguard. “Our officers attended the scene, near to Fleetwood Beach Cafe. At this time, we understand that a man and a woman had got into difficulty in the water after entering to rescue their dog who had become stuck.” Both casualties were treated at the …

Tragedy as woman dies attempting to rescue dog at seaside beauty spot

Tragedy as woman dies attempting to rescue dog at seaside beauty spot

A woman has tragically died after she attempted to rescue a pet dog from the sea at Thornton-Cleveleys. The woman in her 60s was treated at the scene but was sadly pronounced dead at hospital. The man, also in his 60s, was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition. Police said the dog was recovered from the sea “safe and well”, reports Lancashire Live. A spokesperson for Lancashire Constabulary said: “Shortly after 8:31pm yesterday, we were contacted by the ambulance service to inform us they were treating two people after they had been recovered from the sea in Thornton Cleveleys by HM Coastguard. “Our officers attended the scene, near to Fleetwood Beach Cafe. At this time, we understand that a man and a woman had got into difficulty in the water after entering to rescue their dog who had become stuck. “They were treated at the scene, but sadly the woman, aged in her 60s, was pronounced dead at hospital. Enquiries to identify her next of kin are ongoing. “The man, also …

Cole Allen Charged With Attempting to Assassinate Trump

Cole Allen Charged With Attempting to Assassinate Trump

Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, appeared Monday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia to face federal charges stemming from Saturday night’s armed assault on a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh ordered Allen held pending a detention hearing Thursday. The suspect, who appeared on a criminal complaint rather than an indictment, was not asked to enter a plea. He faces three federal counts: attempting to assassinate the president, transportation of a firearm in interstate commerce, and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence. Allen, 31, is a Caltech-trained mechanical engineer with a recent master’s degree in computer science from California State University, Dominguez Hills who tutored part-time at a Torrance test-prep company and built indie video games on the side, according to a WIRED review of public databases, which revealed a minimal online presence. The Metropolitan Police Department claims that the suspect approached a Secret Service checkpoint at the Hilton on Saturday night armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives. …

Suspect Cole Tomas Allen charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump

Suspect Cole Tomas Allen charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Kimmel says Trump joke was ‘obviously’ about age gap after calls for his firing 01:28 Mentalist Oz Pearlman describes moments during White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting 12:35 Unfounded conspiracies swirl online after shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner 04:42 Blanche gives timeline of suspect’s movements ahead of correspondents’ dinner shooting 01:18 Blanche: ‘Law enforcement did not fail’ at correspondents’ dinner 01:38 Press pushed back by security at WCHD after gunshots ring out 00:39 House Speaker Johnson rushed out by Secret Service at WHCD 00:16 Now Playing Suspect Cole Tomas Allen charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump 02:24 UP NEXT White House criticizes Jimmy Kimmel for comments about first lady before shooting 03:08 White House says conspiracy theories about shooting are ‘crazy nonsense’ 01:15 White House condemns ‘political violence’ after correspondents’ dinner shooting 03:32 Watch as Trump is evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ dinner 00:47 White House Correspondents’ Dinner guest keeps eating after shots ring out 00:41 Trump recalls …

Iran attempting cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure, officials say

Iran attempting cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure, officials say

WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies are “urgently warning” private-sector companies nationwide that Iranian actors are conducting cyber operations targeting critical U.S. infrastructure, a campaign that has already caused disruptions, according to a government notice. The activity comes as President Trump threatened Iran’s infrastructure, particularly its bridges and power plants. Iran’s attack targeted products by Rockwell Automation’s Allen-Bradley, one of the most widely used industrial automation brands, according to the notice, which was first reported Tuesday by The Times. The advisory said that cyber actors affiliated with Iran were exploiting “programmable logic controllers across U.S. critical infrastructure.” Tehran’s targeting campaigns against U.S. organizations “have recently escalated, likely in response to hostilities between Iran and the United States and Israel,” the notice added. The advisory was issued Tuesday jointly by the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Security Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy and Cyber Command. In its own notice, the EPA warned that Iran’s cyberattack had already disrupted “commonly used operational technology at drinking water and wastewater systems,” and that the …

Bill Maher says he ‘respects’ Trump for attempting to block his Kennedy Center honor

Bill Maher says he ‘respects’ Trump for attempting to block his Kennedy Center honor

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Bill Maher was surprisingly amenable when it came to the White House attempting to block his prestigious Kennedy Center award. The comedian will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in a ceremony to be aired on Netflix in June. The Atlantic first reported the news last week, though President Trump’s officials at the time blasted the report as “fake news.” On Friday’s episode of Real Time With Bill Maher, the 70-year-old host addressed the drama, joking, “We have reached a compromise. I am going to get [the award] and then I’m going to give it to him.” However, he went on to play down the drama, saying, “I just want things to work out. I’m not looking for a fight, and I’m not mad that he did this.” He continued, “Me and the president, we have a complicated relationship… …

What Lent can teach us about attempting to make peace by force

What Lent can teach us about attempting to make peace by force

(RNS) — I was in Miami a few weeks after Nicolás Maduro was forcibly removed from office by a U.S. military strike in December 2025. Miami’s Venezuelan community — many of whose members had fled persecution and repression — were openly celebrating in the streets. For them, the end of an authoritarian regime was personal, and in that moment relief and hope were equally palpable. Yet for many watching from a distance, the manner of Maduro’s removal — swift, decisive and legally contested — carried a moral weight that celebration could not quite lift. There was gratitude for the possibility of freedom and, at the same time, a lingering unease about the means by which that freedom was secured. The outcome inspired hope. The method raised questions. Two months later, the current military action against Iran produces the same unease. Few can defend the Iranian regime’s record of repression of dissent at home, its entanglements in regional violence and international terror abroad. Genuine peace and freedom for the Iranian people are things to work toward …