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Tuesday accuweather.com52°Low of 40°Intervals of clouds and sunWind: WSW 6-12 MPHHWEDNESDAYHNTHURSDAYTODAY IN NEW YORKHAMODIA STAFFLONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently acknowledged the rise in anti-Semitic attacks in the country and vowed to take additional steps to pro-tect the U.K. Jewish com-munity, it was revealed on Sunday.“I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt support for all Jewish communities in the United Kingdom and around the world. Please be assured of my resolute support for all aspects of Jewish life,” Johnson wrote in a letter to Jewish Agency ChairmanDROR HALAVYYERUSHALAYIM – Two months after the elections for the 23rd Knesset, Israel appeared no closer to the for-mation of a government, two days before the deadline for Blue and White head Benny Gantz to do so. Avigdor Liberman remains the key: Only with Yisrael Beytenu’s eight seats could Gantz or Binyamin Netanyahu form a government. And on Mon-day, pressure appeared to be growing on chareidi parties to compromise on some of their positions to persuade Liberman to join a Netanya-hu-led coalition.U.K. PM Johnson Vows to Combat Anti-Semitism as a ‘Top Priority’Likud MK: We Need Liberman, The Chareidim Must CompromiseAP Photo/Andrew HarnikSecretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Monday. NEW YORKBREAKINGISRAELHungary Signs Special Agreement With Orthodox Jewish Group Page 2IAEA Report: Iran Breaches Another Nuclear Deal CapPage 3Justice Ginsburg Appears at U.S. Supreme Court After IllnessPage 3Juno Ridesharing App ClosingPage 4U.S. Policy Change Draws Praise and CondemnationPage 5Chareidi MKs: We Are Sticking With NetanyahuPage 6Mifal Hapayis To Deploy 600 Defibrillators At KiosksPage 7Story on page 5Continued on page 5Continued on page 2U.S. Makes Dramatic Policy Change on Israeli Presence in Yehudah and Shomron52°49°DAILY VOL. XVI - NO. 3731 // November 19, 2019פ”שת ,ןושח א”כ // הרש ייח תשרפ ,ה”בHAMODIA DAILY 50¢ 221 Cheshvan 5780 // November 19, 2019 TUESDAYBreaking21 Cheshvan 5780 // November 19, 2019 TUESDAYHamodia Daily [USPS 021660] is published Daily – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, except for the weeks of Passover and Sukkos holidays, for the subscription price of $200.00 per year by Hamodia Corp, 207 Foster Ave Brooklyn NY 11230. Periodical postage paid at Brooklyn NY mailing offices and additional offices. Postmaster: Please send address change to Hamodia, 207 Foster Ave Brooklyn NY 11230Continued from page 1Yitzchak Herzog dated earlier this month.“I completely agree that we need to do more to stamp this out and better protect our Jewish friends and neighbors. The safety of Jewish people is a top priority for the U.K. government,” he wrote.Johnson’s response was writ-ten after Herzog wrote a letter to 30 European heads of state where he said they must do a better job pro-tecting Jews in their home coun-tries.Herzog wrote the letter in light of the recent attempted murder of Jewish worshipers at a synagogue in Halle, Germany, on Yom Kippur. In the letter, Herzog called on Euro-pean leaders to pass laws, utilize law enforcement agencies and reinforce education efforts to help eradicate anti-Semitism across the continent.In Johnson’s response to Herzog, he said his government is putting its money where its mouth is.“The government has recently doubled spending on security for places of worship to £1.6 million and continues to invest in initiatives to drive understanding and tolerance through education and commu-nity engagement. I am also happy to welcome Lord Mann as the new independent anti-Semitism adviser, who will hold us accountable for our efforts to tackle the scourge of anti-Semitism,” Johnson said, referring to the former Labour MP who lead the bi-partisan Parliamentary inqui-ry commission on anti-Semitism and quit the Labour Party over rising Jew-hatred within his party.Herzog said Johnson’s unequivo-cal response “must be adopted by political parties and leaders the world over. They must follow the example he has set in committing to fight anti-Semitism. This is espe-cially true given the deep-seated concern in the rise of anti-Semitism around the world and especially in Europe and within certain quarters of the British political landscape.”Reuters/Victoria Jones/PoolBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson.U.K. PM Johnson Vows to Combat Anti-Semitism as a ‘Top Priority’Trump Says He Will ‘Strongly Consider’ Testifying in Impeachment InquiryWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Presi-dent Donald Trump on Monday said for the first time that he might be willing to testify in the impeach-ment inquiry over his dealings with Ukraine, even as Democrats ques-tioned the truthfulness of his tes-timony in the Russia 2016 election interference probe.Lawmakers in the Democratic-led impeachment process in the House of Representatives have not formally called Mr. Trump as a wit-ness in the impeachment inquiry into whether he used foreign policy to try to get Ukraine to investigate domestic political opponent Joe Biden.During former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, the president said he was willing to testify but ultimately gave only written answers.Hungary Signs Special Agreement With Orthodox Jewish GroupBUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – The Hungarian government has signed a special agreement with an Orthodox Jewish group, granting them a sta-tus in the country enjoyed only by a small number of churches.The accord, for example, pro-vides the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation’s institutions, such as schools, the same financing given to similar state institutions.A controversial law introduced in 2012 by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government tied the recog-nition of churches to parliamentary approval, and slashed the number of officially recognized churches from around 370 to 32.Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen said Monday’s agreement recognized the 15-year-old congre-gation’s work for the renaissance of Hungary’s Jewish community.EMIH, the group’s Hungarian acronym, becomes the third Jewish religious organization to sign a spe-cial agreement with the government.MTI/APDeputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen (R) and Chief Rabbi of the Unified Israelite Congregation of Hungary (EMIH) Slomo Koves sign a comprehensive agreement at the Castle District premises of the Prime Minister’s Office, in Budapest, Hungary, Monday.AP Photo/Vincent YuProtesters protect themselves with umbrellas from tear gas canisters in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong, Monday.Campus Under Siege as Hong Kong Police Battle ProtestersHONG KONG (AP) – Police tight-ened their siege of a university cam-pus where hundreds of protesters remained trapped overnight Tues-day in the latest dramatic episode in months of protests against grow-ing Chinese control over the semi-autonomous city.In yet another escalation for the movement, protests raged across other parts of the city, fueled by pal-pable public anger over the police blockade of Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the desire to help the students stuck inside.Now in its fifth month, the Hong Kong protest movement has steadi-ly intensified as local and Beijing authorities harden their positions and refuse to make concessions. Universities have become the lat-est battleground for the protesters, who used gasoline bombs and bows-and-arrows in their fight to keep riot police backed by armored cars and water cannon off of two campuses in the past week.China’s ambassador to Britain accused the U.K. and the U.S. of med-dling in the country’s internal affairs and warned that the Chinese govern-ment “will not sit on our hands” if the situation in Hong Kong “becomes uncontrollable.”Authorities, meanwhile, were dealt a setback Monday when Hong Kong’s high court struck down a con-tentious ban on wearing face masks in public imposed last month, ruling it unconstitutional.The pitched battle for control of Hong Kong Polytechnic University began last week as demonstrators for days fortified the campus to keep the police out. On Monday, cornered by security forces determined to arrest them, they desperately tried to get out but faced a cordon of offi-cers armed with tear gas and water cannons.3TUESDAY 21 Cheshvan 5780 // November 19, 2019BreakingTUESDAY 21 Cheshvan 5780 // November 19, 2019IAEA Report: Iran Breaches Another Nuclear Deal Cap, on Heavy Water StockVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has breached another limit of its nucle-ar deal with major powers by accu-mulating slightly more than 130 tons of heavy water, a substance used in a type of reactor it is devel-oping, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report showed on Monday.The limit is the latest in a series imposed by the deal that Iran has exceeded in protest at Washington’s withdrawal from the deal last year and its imposition of punishing eco-nomic sanctions against Tehran.Heavy water is not as sensitive as uranium, which Iran is enriching in a quantity and to a level of purity beyond limits in the deal. Howev-er, the 2015 deal says Iran should not have more heavy water than it needs, specifying this is estimated to be 130 metric tonnes.“On 16 November 2019, Iran informed the Agency that its stock of heavy water had exceeded 130 metric tonnes,” the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report to member states obtained by Reuters.“On 17 November 2019, the Agen-cy verified that the Heavy Water Production Plant (HWPP) was in operation and that Iran’s stock of heavy water was 131.5 metric tons.”Heavy water is, among other things, used as a moderator to slow down reactions in the core of nucle-ar reactors like one Iran has been developing at Arak.Since that reactor could even-tually have produced plutonium, which can also be used in atom bombs, the deal required Iran to remove its core and fill it with con-crete. The reactor is now being redesigned with a view to reducing any weapons proliferation risk.It is not the first time Iran has breached the heavy-water cap. Iran first went over that limit in 2016, soon after the deal went into force and well before the U.S. withdrawal in 2018. Major powers then agreed Iran could store its excess heavy water outside the country while it sought a buyer for it.Trump Backing Off Banning Vaping Flavors Popular With TeensWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is backing away from the idea of banning most flavored e-cigarettes.President Trump announced a proposed ban in September, say-ing he wanted parents to be aware of what a problem vaping had become among teens. He made the announcement in the presence of first lady Melania Trump, who does not believe e-cigarettes should be available to children.But two White House and cam-paign officials say Mr. Trump has since grown reluctant to move for-ward after becoming convinced that such a step could alienate voters he needs for re-election who would be financially or otherwise affected by such a ban.The officials were not authorized to speak publicly about private con-versations.Lobbyists, conservative groups and Republican lawmakers have also warned Mr. Trump that a vaping crackdown could cost him voters.U.S. to End Sanctions Waiver Related To Iran’s Fordow Nuclear SiteWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secre-tary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the United States is ter-minating the sanctions wavier related to Iran’s Fordow nuclear plant, adding that it is closely monitoring ongoing protests in Iran and is deeply con-cerned by reports of several fatalities.“The right amount of uranium enrichment for the world’s largest state sponsor of terror is zero…There is no legitimate reason for Iran to resume enrichment at this previously clandestine site,” Pompeo said at a press briefing about the Fordow site, where the U.N. atomic watchdog says the country has been enriching ura-nium.He added the waiver will be ended Dec. 15.Justice Ginsburg Appears at U.S. Supreme Court After IllnessWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has faced vari-ous health scares over the past year, made a public appearance at the court on Monday after missing a day of oral arguments last week due to illness.Ginsburg, 86, stepped up unas-sisted to the bench for a brief court session on Monday, sipped from a silver-colored cup during the session and — as has become normal in recent months — was helped down from the bench by her colleague, Justice Clar-ence Thomas, after it concluded.She had a stomach bug and did not attend last Wednesday’s court session, according to a court spokes-woman. She did participate in the justices’ private meeting on Friday to discuss which new cases to hear.Ginsburg’s health is closely watched because another Supreme Court vacancy would give President Donald Trump the opportunity to appoint a third justice to the nine-member court and move it further to the right. The court’s 5-4 conserva-tive majority includes two justices named by Mr. Trump.Three People Killed in Oklahoma Walmart ShootingDUNCAN, Oklahoma (AP) - Two men and a woman were fatally shot Monday morning outside a Walmart store in southwestern Oklahoma, and the shooter is among the dead, authorities said.Two victims were shot inside a car and the third was killed in the park-ing lot just before 10 a.m. outside the store in Duncan, Police Chief Danny Ford said.Authorities did not immediately describe a motivation for the shoot-ing. Stephens County District Attor-ney Jason Hicks authorities said during a news conference Monday afternoon that there was never an active shooter inside the store and he described the shooting as an isolated incident. He did not explain further.AP Photo/Sean MurphyLaw enforcement work the scene where two men and a woman were fatally shot Monday, outside a Walmart store in Duncan, Okla. Iran Downplays, Demonizes Protests Amid Internet ShutdownDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran on Monday alternatively downplayed and demonized ongo-ing protests across the country that have killed at least five people and renewed pressure on the govern-ment as the country struggles under the weight of U.S. economic sanc-tions.The full scale of the protests, which began shortly after a 50% increase in gas prices took effect early Friday, was unknown after Tehran shut down the internet over the weekend, blocking Iranians from sharing videos and information with the outside world. Before the shut-down late Saturday, some of the pro-test videos circulating online includ-ed sound of gunfire and appeared to show gravely wounded people.State media and authorities have released little information and a government spokesman predicted during a news conference that the unrest would be over in two days. But the spokesman, Ali Rabiei, also said demonstrators had taken police offi-cers and security forces hostage. He did not release any details.421 Cheshvan 5780 // November 19, 2019 TUESDAYNew YorkAudit: NY Must Improve Notifications About Group Home AbuseALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – A state audit is calling on New York to do better at notifying parents of abuse and ne-glect at group homes serving people with developmental disabilities.State Comptroller Thomas P. Di-Napoli’s audit, released Monday, also says the state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities doesn’t always provide families and guard-ians with records they requested about substantiated abuse and ne-glect.The agency generally agreed with the findings but questioned the deadlines the state auditors used.Suspect in Brooklyn Festival Mass Shooting Pleads Not GuiltyNEW YORK (AP) – A man suspected of killing a gang rival in a gunfight at a Brooklyn community festival has been ordered jailed without bail af-ter pleading not guilty to murder and other charges.Kyle Williams was arraigned Mon-day, a month after his arrest. At issue in the case will be that police say he confessed to being one of two peo-ple who opened fire in July at the Brownsville neighborhood’s annual Old Timers Day celebration.That shooting led to a hail of gun-fire that wounded 11 people. Police say they’ve identified a second sus-pect. Williams, who’s due back in court on Jan. 15, could face life in prison if convicted.Missing Sailboat Found, Safe and Sound, Off New Jersey CoastBAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) – The Coast Guard says a sailboat that placed a distress call off the Maine coast has been located.The Coast Guard ended a three-day search Monday after the 40-foot boat, Dove, was located safe and sound, nearly 100 miles off the New Jersey coast.Petty Officer Nicole Groll, a spokeswoman, says a family mem-ber renewed a subscription for a GPS interactive messaging device, allowing the Coast Guard to pinpoint the boat’s location and message the crew as the vessel traveled to Flor-ida.The search began when a woman dialed 911 to make a distress call ear-ly Saturday.The Coast Guard determined the call came from a location 20 miles south of Mount Desert Island. Groll said the Coast Guard wants to inter-view the crew at its next port of call.Regional BriefsJuno Ridesharing App Closing, Parent Company Partnering With LyftREUVAIN BORCHARDTNEW YORK – The New York ride-sharing app Juno will cease opera-tions Monday evening, and its par-ent company, Gett, will enter into a “strategic partnership” with Lyft, focusing on corporate transporta-tion, Gett abruptly announced Mon-day morning.Israel-based Gett says that it is closing Juno “as a result of both Gett’s increased focus on the corpo-rate transportation sector and the enactment of misguided regulations in New York City earlier this year.”New York’s regulations on ride-sharing apps include capping the number of ridesharing app licenses, establishing a minimum wage for drivers, limiting the amount of time these cars may cruise the streets without a passenger, and instituting a $2.75 fee for rides in parts of Man-hattan. The regulations had raised the cost of rides and cut into rider-ship volumes.As the prospect of profitability for Juno seemed distant, Gett decided it had it became untenable to keep Juno open.Juno will be closed as of 6:00 p.m. Monday, the company wrote in an email to customers.Juno had been Gett’s only pres-ence in the United States, as the company has focused on corporate clients in Israel, Europe and Canada, where it says it provides transporta-tion for over 15,000 corporations.Under the new partnership with Lyft, Gett’s corporate customers traveling in the United States can hail rides through the Gett app and be matched with a Lyft driver, start-ing early 2020. While Gett will still not be imme-diately available to U.S. companies, the move will get the company a foothold in the United States, pos-sibly to eventually expand to U.S. companies.“This development reinforces Gett’s strategy to build a profitable company focused on the corporate transportation sector, a market worth $1 trillion each year,” said Gett CEO Dave Waiser.“With this announcement, we reinforce our position as the leading corporate transportation service. Instead of competing with consum-er ridesharing companies, we are partnering with them. Our strategic partnership with Lyft is a win-win: Gett is expanding its reach across North America at the same time as we continue to see strong momen-tum in Europe, while Lyft benefits from the large number of Gett enter-prise clients traveling to the U.S.”A Boro Park resident who asked to be identified only as Yossi told Hamodia that he is disappointed at losing Juno.“It’s a great service; their rides were often better-priced than Uber or Lyft,” said Yossi. “Now with a competitor gone, Uber and Lyft can raise prices.”Yossi, who leaves work shortly before 6:00 p.m., said he will take one final ride with the app Monday eve-ning.Norcross Defends Tax Breaks at Hearing Where Critic Was RemovedTRENTON, N.J. (AP) – One of New Jersey’s most influential Democratic powerbrokers disputed corruption allegations at a legislative hearing Monday where a woman organiz-ing protests against him was dragged from the room by state police.George Norcross is an executive at insurance broker Conner Strong & Buckelew and chairs the board of Camden’s Cooper University Hos-pital and health system. He has long been one of the state’s loudest cheer-leaders for Camden, once known as the country’s poorest and most dan-gerous city.During his hour-plus testimony before a Democratic-led state Senate panel, Norcross rebutted assertions from a task force Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy established this year to probe tax breaks for which Norcross and his partners helped craft the leg-islation and from which they then benefited.The most unexpected part of the hearing, though, happened before Norcross spoke when Sue Altman, director of New Jersey Working Fam-ilies, was hauled from the hearing by troopers.The confrontation came after some in the audience applauded and booed another witness. The chairman of the Special Senate Committee, Sen. Bob Smith (D., Middlesex), told troopers to remove people toward the back of the group over the disruption, even though Altman was on the side.The disruption lasted five to 10 minutes, and at one point troopers dragged Altman by her arms past a seated Norcross toward the exit.She said she was cited for disor-derly conduct. A message has been left with state troopers seeking com-ment.Altman and the protesters con-tend Norcross operates a political machine that seeks to maintain its own power — to the detriment of Camden residents.Murphy at an unrelated event called Altman’s removal “outrageous” and called on lawmakers to apologize to Altman.Monday was the first time the public has heard directly from Nor-cross, a Democratic donor and former Camden County party chairman, in the yearlong disagreement between lawmakers and Murphy over how to reestablish business tax breaks that expired on July 1.“I am here ... to speak for myself, not through lawyers or spokespeople, to defend Camden and to correct many misstatements, mischaracter-izations and outright mistruths that are having serious negative impact on the revitalization of our city. They need to stop. The residents of Cam-den and New Jersey deserve better,” Norcross said.The hearing would have been rau-cous even without Altman’s removal.AP Photo/Matt Rourke, FileNew Jersey businessman George Norcross walks through City Hall in Philadelphia, in this November 2013 photo.5TUESDAY 21 Cheshvan 5780 // November 19, 2019IsraelIn a series of interviews on Monday, Likud whip MK Miki Zohar said that “the only option is for Liberman to join the right. A unity gov-ernment is not on the agenda, the other side wants a minority government with the Arabs.” When asked how Liberman could join a government with a large representation of chareidim after quitting a similar govern-ment earlier this year, Zohar said that Liber-man was justified in some of his demands. “I think we need to pass the Draft Law,” he told Channel 20. “If the chareidim don’t compro-mise we will all end up in the opposition and the voters who sent their representatives to the Knesset will lose out.”Liberman said in interviews Sunday that he would wait until the last minute — Wednesday at midnight, when Gantz’s mandate was up — to announce whether he would join a Gantz government, supported from outside the coali-tion by Arab MKs, or a government headed by Netanyahu and consisting of the chareidi/rightwing bloc. If he chooses neither, new elections will be practically guaranteed.Over the weekend, Liberman met with both Gantz and Netanyahu, and was set to meet with the prime minister again Monday. In a speech at an emergency rally Sunday night, Netanyahu pilloried Gantz, demanding that he back off the idea of setting up a minority gov-ernment based on Arab MKs’ support — but he did not mention Liberman as an “enabler” of this process, as he has been doing until now. Analysts attributed this to the possibility that Liberman was now strongly considering join-ing a Netanyahu-led government.Zohar said in the interview that he was “happy that Liberman is coming to his senses and is not prepared to enter into this danger-ous game. If Liberman allows it, we will get this minority government.”Continued from page 1U.S. Makes Dramatic Policy Change on Israeli Presence in Yehudah and ShomronWASHINGTON (AP/Hamodia) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that the U.S. is softening its position on the Israeli presence in Yehudah and Shomron, the latest in a series of Trump administration moves that weaken Pales-tinian claims to statehood.Pompeo repudiated a 1978 State Department legal opinion that held that civilian communities in the region are “inconsistent with international law.” The move will likely anger Palestinians and put the U.S. at odds with other nations working to end the conflict.The Trump administration views the opin-ion, the basis for long-standing U.S. opposition to expanding the communities, as a distraction and believes any legal questions about the issue should be addressed by Israeli courts.“Calling the establishment of civilian settle-ments inconsistent with international law has not advanced the cause of peace,” Pompeo said. “The hard truth is that there will never be a judicial reso-lution to the conflict, and arguments about who is right and who is wrong as a matter of international law will not bring peace.”In Israel, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu hailed the announcement as “an important policy that rights a historical wrong … clearly reject[ing] the false claim that Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria are inherently illegal under international law.“The Trump Administration policy is also cor-rect in stating that those who have categorically denied any legal basis for the settlements not only deny truth, history and the reality on the ground, they also set back the cause of peace, which can only be achieved through direct negotiations between the parties.Even though the decision is largely symbolic, it could also give a boost to Netanyahu, who is fighting for his political survival after he was unable to form a coalition government following recent elections.In addition, it could spell further trouble for the administration’s oft-promised peace plan, which is unlikely to gather much international support by endorsing a position contrary to the global consen-sus.The 1978 legal opinion quoted above is known as the Hansell Memorandum. It had been the basis for more than 40 years of carefully worded U.S. opposi-tion to construction in the area that had varied in its tone and strength depending on the president’s position.The international community overwhelmingly considers the settlements illegal. This is based in part on the Fourth Geneva Convention, which bars an occupying power from transferring parts of its own civilian population to occupied territory.Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90MK Miki Zohar. Likud MK: We Need Liberman, the Chareidim Must CompromiseU.S. Policy Change Draws Praise and CondemnationZALMAN AHNSAFYERUSHALAYIM – Reaction to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement of a revision of policy on Yehudah and Shomron, essentially backing Israeli claims to the region, has brought forth an immediate outpouring of praise and condemnation.Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu hailed it as “an important policy that rights a his-torical wrong… clearly reject[ing] the false claim that Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria are inherently illegal under international law. “The Trump Administration policy is also correct in stating that those who have categori-cally denied any legal basis for the settlements not only deny truth, history and the reality on the ground, they also set back the cause of peace, which can only be achieved through direct nego-tiations between the parties.”U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said, “I am pleased that the effort has concluded and that the Secretary’s conclusions have been published,” according to The Jerusalem Post. “I believe that they will bring truth and clarity to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and advances the cause of peace.”That, of course, was not the view of Pales-tinian Authority official Saeb Erekat, who con-demned the decision as seeking “to replace international law with the law of the jungle.”The European Union recycled its Mideast policy statement in rejecting Pompeo’s declara-tion:“The European Union’s position on Israeli settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territory is clear and remains unchanged: All settlement activity is illegal under international law and it erodes the viability of the two-state solution and the prospects for a lasting peace,” an EU spokesperson said in a statement.The Yesha Council of Jewish Communities in Yehudah and Shomron issued a statement saying: “For more than 50 years we have been claiming that the State of Israel has a histori-cal and legal right to the area, and it is time that the entire world know and understand that it is ours.”Meanwhile, a senior Israeli official was quot-ed by The Times of Israel as saying that Prime Minister Netanyahu has been working on the dramatic change in U.S. policy “for a number of months.”The issue was moved forward by the National Security Council and the department for inter-national law at the attorney general’s office, the official noted.Also on Monday, apparently anticipating a violent reception to the announcement from Pal-estinians, the Embassy in Yerushalayim issued a travel advisory for U.S. citizens to exercise vigi-lance in traveling in Yerushalayim, Yehudah and Shomron, and Gaza.621 Cheshvan 5780 // November 19, 2019 TUESDAYIsraelReport: Two Likud MKs Considering Jumping ShipDROR HALAVYYERUSHALAYIM – In its efforts to form a government without having to rely on the votes of United Arab List MKs, Blue and White has been meet-ing with MKs from the Likud and other members of the right-wing/cha-reidi bloc – offering them deals to jump ship and join Blue and White, or at least support a government formed by Benny Gantz. And a report on Channel 20 said that in the case of at least two Likud MKs, the party is on the verge of succeeding.The two are Likud MKs from the “bottom of the list,” who would not have gotten into the Knesset had the Likud not gotten 32 seats in the Sep-tember election. The report did not identify the two, but said that one of them was “99% persuaded” to vote with Blue and White. The report said that the danger of losing MKs was the reason Binyamin Netanyahu had announced Sunday night that in the event of third elections, there would not be a primary contest; the list that ran in the September election would run in the next one as well, with all current MKs guaranteed a seat on the list.The Likud said in response that the report was “Blue and White spin. This report is nonsense, and is just another attempt to break up the right-wing bloc of 55 MKs. They will not suc-ceed in instigating an internal fight in the Likud. It’s no secret that a num-ber of Likud MKs have gotten offers from Blue and White in exchange for dropping their party and supporting a minority government that relies on support from Arab MKs.”Speaking to Yisrael Hayom, MK David Bitan said he knew of at least one Likud MK who had received a “serious offer” from Blue and White, while the party has also sought out Shas MKs, “making them far-reaching promises to leave Netanyahu behind. Among other things, they were offered four ministries, an MK to function as a vice prime minister” who would effectively act as prime minister when Gantz was abroad, “two deputy min-istries, and a series of concessions on religious issues,” he added.Under current election law, any MK who jumps to another party is ineligible to run for another Knesset seat unless one-third of their Knesset faction does so. It was that law that prevented Netanyahu from convinc-ing even one opposition member to join his coalition of 60 MKs after the April elections. Kan News reported that in order to enable Gantz to convince MKs to jump ship, Yisrael Beytenu MK Oded Forer would this week try to pass legislation in the Knesset to annul that law. Even with that, “the chances of breaking up the bloc are nil,” the report said. “In addition, if the law is changed, Netan-yahu will be able to use it to break up Blue and White,” which is much riper for a breakup than the Likud, it said.Hadas Parush/Flash90Blue and White party chairman Benny Gantz. Chareidi MKs: We Are Sticking With NetanyahuDROR HALAVYYERUSHALAYIM – Prime Minis-ter Binyamin Netanyahu’s bloc of 55 right-wing and religious MKs appeared to be intact Monday, as he met with all members of the bloc. “This is an emergency situation,” he told MKs. “We are at a decisive moment in the history of Israel. There is a real possibility that within 48 hours a minority government will be established that will be dependent upon supporters of terrorism.”Netanyahu was referring to the ongoing rumors that Blue and White head Benny Gantz was set to estab-lish a government with the assis-tance of the United Arab List, which would vote him in as prime minister, together with leftist parties and Yis-rael Beytenu, although it would likely remain out of the coalition. “They tell us we are crying wolf” with the claims that this could hap-pen, “but there is a real wolf here,” Netanyahu said. “All signs point to the establishment of a minority gov-ernment. We cannot allow this to be established for even one day. People have a hard time understanding this because it is so unbelievable.”Blue and White was intent on establishing this minority govern-ment, and was trying to pry MKs away from the bloc to help it accom-plish its goal. “Is there anyone here they have not tried to make a deal with? If he thought it would help get rid of me, Yair Lapid would keep Shabbos twice a week and wear a shtreimel.”Shas chairman Rabbi Aryeh Deri said that his party had been approached numerous times by Blue and White. “They were ready to promise us anything and everything, that the status quo would remain intact. But we know there is a deal between Blue and White and Avigdor Liberman to do the opposite, mean-ing a complete demolition of the sta-tus quo. So their ‘deal’ with us is just an exercise in cynicism. I want to make it clear: Under no circumstanc-es will we join a minority govern-ment. The only point of departure for a government is the national unity idea proposed by President Reuven Rivlin. Anyone who thinks otherwise is in for a big disappointment.”United Torah Judaism MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni said that “we are stick-ing with Netanyahu under all cir-cumstances. Our position on this is clear.” Regarding possible compro-mises on the status quo, MK Rabbi Gafni said that it was out of concern for Am Yisrael that UTJ took a tough stance.“Our children won’t have any problems” with changes to the status quo, “but changing it will harm the fate of many other children in Israel. The deal on the status quo between Blue and White and Yisrael Beytenu is a disaster, regardless of what gov-ernment is established. They made us offers, but we are remaining with the Likud.”In response, Gantz called on Netanyahu to “conduct direct and honest negotiations” for a unity government. “During the meetings we have had with the Likud I came to realize we were talking to the wall. We are talking to a bloc(k). Let Netanyahu come and speak with us honestly, instead of conducting this scare campaign” against Arab MKs. “Let us sit and come to compro-mises on a large, liberal unity govern-ment, which is what the public voted for. Let us serve the public that sent us to serve. Let us work on behalf of Israelis, the unity of the nation, the elderly, youth, disabled, the sick, and all those who cast their eyes at us seeking a better future. It is still not too late,” he said.Hadas Parush/Flash90Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting with the right-wing bloc at the Knesset, Monday. Document Reveals Gantz-Liberman Pact to Destroy Religious Status QuoHAMODIA STAFFYERUSHALAYIM – A leaked docu-ment reveals a pact between Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party and Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu to dismantle large parts of the nation-al status quo on religion.The agreement would lower stan-dards for state-recognized, halachic conversion, approve an egalitarian section at the Kosel, allow civil mar-riage, condone public transportation and business on Shabbos, and more, according to a report on Channel 12.Gantz had already come out in favor of much of the agenda during the election campaign. But some of the items appear to bear Liberman’s signature — for example, authorizing all municipal rabbis, not just the chief rabbinate, to conduct conversions, and allowing applicants to choose any municipal rabbi. Such measures have long been opposed by the chief rab-binate and chareidi MKs as opening the way to dangerous leniencies.The disclosures contrast with reports that Blue and White has been offering chareidi parties a range of concessions on religious matters, besides ministerial portfolios, to join their coalition.Neither Blue and White nor Yis-rael Beytenu has commented on the story.7TUESDAY 21 Cheshvan 5780 // November 19, 2019IsraelIsraeli Driver Fires Into the Air To Ward Off Stone ThrowersDOV BENOVADIAYERUSHALAYIM – An Israeli driver fired into the air when Arabs threw stones at his vehicle in the Ras al-Amud neighborhood of Yerusha-layim. The driver had children in the backseat at the time. After shooting in the air, the mob that was ston-ing his car dispersed, and the driver went to a nearby police station. Police and Border Guards opened a search for the culprits.It was one example of unrest that has marked the neighborhood in recent days. Last week, Arabs threw lit firecrackers at Israeli vehicles. There were also several incidents of rock throwing. The incidents all occurred on the main street of Ras al-Amud, which is used by drivers to reach Har Hazeisim. Police prom-ised to increase patrols and raise the security level in the area.Overnight Sunday, security offi-cials said they arrested 17 wanted security suspects in other areas in Yehudah and Shomron. The sus-pects were wanted for participating in rioting and throwing stones and firebombs that endangered Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers. Several of the suspects were also charged with belonging to Hamas. All were being questioned on their activities by security forces.Lapid Compares Netanyahu To Mass MurdererYISRAEL PRICEYERUSHALAYIM – Blue and White and Joint Arab List leaders struck back at Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu after a speech on Sun-day night in which he denounced a nascent deal between the two as a “terror attack” on Israel.“The words coming out of Netan-yahu’s mouth in the past few days are incitement to violence. They are words spoken by followers of Baruch Goldstein, not by a prime minister. It will end badly. He knows it will end badly. He’s been there,” said Yair Lapid, referring to the murder by Goldstein of 29 Muslim worshipers at Me’aras Hamachpelah in 1994.“We received — every citizen in the State of Israel — an ugly and dan-gerous show of hypocrisy, lies and incitement right before our eyes,” said Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz of PM Netanyahu’s speech at a Likud rally.The premier accused the Joint Arab List (JAL) MKs of wanting to “destroy the country.” He claimed that they support the Gaza terror organizations that Israel fought against last week, and called on Blue and White to reject the proposal for a minority government with outside Arab support.JAL chairman Ayman Odeh said on Monday: “Netanyahu’s speech wasn’t the beginning of a campaign — it was an attempt to spark a civil war. There has never been a prime min-ister who gained so much from divi-sion, hate and racism. The more Jews and Arabs hate each other, the more he gains. His only hope is our despair.“We won’t let him fan the flames of hate. The civil war named after Binyamin Netanyahu will not break out. This is our time, Arabs and Jews, to show him that his time is over and that incitement won’t stand.“It is time for courage. Let’s show him how strong we are together.”Avshalom Shoshoni/Flash90/FileBlue and White member Yair Lapid. Mifal Hapayis to Deploy 600 Defibrillators at KiosksDROR HALAVYYERUSHALAYIM – Mifal Hapayis (the Israel Lottery) has embarked on a program that will install defi-brillators that wirelessly connect to Magen David Adom stations around the country. Six hundred of the devices will be deployed at kiosks around the country selling Mifal Hapayis tickets. The program will cost some NIS 5 million, Mifal Hapa-yis said.According to the group, the effort is similar to that in a number of other countries around the world, includ-ing the U.S.A., Austria and France, where defibrillators are required equipment in public facilities. Stud-ies show that administering CPR, electric shock and other treatments immediately after a cardiac incident significantly raises the chances of the patient returning to conscious-ness. The devices will be stationed outside the kiosks, so they can be available to the public even when the stand is closed. Operation and main-tenance of the devices will be MDA’s responsibility.If a passerby sees someone going into cardiac arrest, they can call MDA and receive instructions on how to proceed, including how to use the defibrillator. They will be able to continue with guidance from profes-sionals at MDA’s Emergency Dis-patch Center, as well as with audio instructions from the defibrillator itself, administering electric shocks to the patient while medical teams rush to the scene. The objective is to prevent deterioration of the situa-tion while rescue workers are on the way, thus saving lives.The initiative will be accompa-nied by a collaborative public cam-paign with Mifal Hapayis and MDA to raise public awareness of the sub-ject.Mifal Hapayis chairperson Avig-dor Itzhaky said that “the goal of this initiative is to save lives. The deploy-ment of defibrillators in the kiosks of Mifal Hapayis throughout the coun-try could allow, in certain situations, immediate primary treatment in a public space and possibly in certain situations even save the lives of the sick from the most common cause of death in the country and around the world — heart failure.”According to MDA Director Gen-eral Eli Bin, “the collaboration with Mifal Hapayis by means of deploy-ment of defibrillators in its kiosks is an example of creative cooperation for the sake of saving lives.”Mendy Hechtman/Flash90A Mifal Hapayis kiosk. Emigration Tax Mulled as Answer to DeficitSHIMON B. LIFKINYERUSHALAYIM – The Israeli Tax Authority has been searching for a means to scale down a bulging state deficit, and thinks it may have found it — taxing emigrants.The ITA’s “Committee for Leg-islative Amendments on Inter-national Taxation” is working on a proposal for an emigration tax, aimed at collecting a slice of profits made from the sale of assets accu-mulated during Israeli residency, according to a Globes report on Monday.This comes in addition to a recently reported recommenda-tion submitted to Tax Authority director Eran Yaacov for closing loopholes that allow emigrants to escape paying taxes. The commit-tee suggested that criteria for sev-erance of residence be made strict-er for Israelis leaving Israel and seeking to end their tax liability in the country.“The reform in residency crite-ria will have far-reaching effects on thousands of Israelis being relo-cated overseas and on their tax lia-bilities,” Globes noted.In order to implement the emi-gration tax, which means knowing who owns what and when in order to ascertain liability, the ITA is considering several possibilities: requiring Israelis going overseas to list all their assets at the time; or requiring residents who leave to transfer their overseas assets to trusts, which will report the sale of assets in Israel; or the deposit of a bank guarantee, registration of col-lateral, etcetera.In the final analysis, such guar-antees may apply only to people whose total overseas assets exceed 5 million shekels.The Tax Authority issued a long no-comment on the story: “Given the global changes that have taken place in recent years, the Tax Authority management believed that it was fitting to examine inter-national tax policy and legislation for the purpose of adapting the law to the current era, and most impor-tantly, creating certainty. For this purpose, the Tax Authority formed a committee to examine the matter. Since the committee has not yet formulated and submitted its rec-ommendations, discussion of the matters in question is premature and futile.”821 Cheshvan 5780 // November 19, 2019 TUES DAYBusinessClosing NumbersNEW YORK (AP) – The U.S. stock market inched higher Monday, the latest nudge in its record-setting, six-week run, as markets wait for the next development in trade talks between the United States and China.All three major indexes edged above the all-time highs they set on Friday, though the seemingly placid moves masked plenty of churn going on underneath. Nearly as many stocks in the S&P 500 fell as rose, and it took big gains for technology stocks and others to make up for sharp losses by oil producers.The S&P 500 rose 1.57 points, or 0.1%, to 3,122.03. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 31.33, or 0.1%, to 28,036.22, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 9.11, or 0.1%, to 8,549.94.Small-company stocks fell. The Russell 2000 index gave up 4.11, or 0.3%, to 1,592.34.The market has been on a tear since early October, and indexes have been on a nearly uninterrupted run as worries about a possible recession have faded.That leaves negotiations in the U.S.-China trade war as the remaining wild card for the market. President Donald Trump had earlier hoped to have signatures on the first phase of a trade deal by now, at a major international sum-mit that was scheduled for this past weekend. But the president of the summit’s host nation, Chile, canceled the meeting last month amid nationwide protests.Some churn was on display Monday as energy stocks sank 1.3%. It was the largest loss by far among the 11 sectors that make up the S&P 500, and it tracked a sharp drop for oil and natural gas prices. Cono-coPhillips fell 2.7%, and Chev-ron sank 1.7%.Counterbalancing those losses were big gains for tech-nology stocks, particularly chip makers. They bolted higher after the Commerce Department gave another 90-day extension for Chinese tech giant Huawei to continue dealing with U.S. companies.Nvidia jumped 4% for the biggest gain in the S&P 500. Advanced Micro Devices was close behind with a 3.4% rise. But a drop in Treasury yields Monday may have made the dividends paid by defensive stocks more attrac-tive.The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 1.81% from 1.83% late Friday.Trading was quiet Monday as the market nears the end of corporate reporting season. More than 90% of companies in the S&P 500 have already said how much summertime profit they made and reports have mostly come in ahead of Wall Street’s expectations.Still on deck are several big retailers. Home Depot will report results on Tuesday. Target and Lowe’s will report results on Wednesday. Macy’s and Gap will release their earnings on Thursday.Overseas stock markets were mixed.Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.5%, South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.1% and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong jumped 1.3%. London’s FTSE 100 added 0.1%. France’s CAC 40 slipped 0.2% and Germa-ny’s DAX lost 0.3%.In the commodities mar-kets, benchmark oil fell 67 cents to settle at $57.05 a barrel. Brent crudefell 86 cents to close at $62.44 a bar-rel. Wholesale gasoline fell 2 cents to $1.62 per gallon. Heating oil declined 5 cents to $1.90 per gallon. Natural gas fell 12 cents to $2.57 per 1,000 cubic feet.Gold rose $3.60 to $1,470.90 per ounce, silver rose 6 cents to $16.99 per ounce and copper fell 2 cents to $2.62 per pound.The dollar fell to 108.65 Japanese yen from 108.84 yen on Friday. 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Ford is un-veiling its first all-electric SUV ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show. There are now 18 all-electric vehicles for sale in the U.S., and global information provider IHS Markit ex-pects that to grow to 80 in 2022, includ-ing pickup trucks and SUVs that are in the heart of the American market.Tests on Boeing ‘Greenliner’ Part Of E ort to Cut EmissionsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dha-bi’s flagship carrier, Etihad Airways, says it is launching one of the world’s most fuel-e cient long-haul airplanes. The move announced Monday is part of a growing industry e ort to reduce the environmen-tal and financial costs of flying. Etihad’s “Greenliner” is a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that will depart on its first route from Abu Dhabi to Brussels in January 2020.Trump Summons Powell to Discuss Rates Amid WH Attacks on FedWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump summoned Federal Reserve Chair-man Jerome Powell to the White House to discuss the economy and interest rates — issues on which Mr. Trump has repeat-edly attacked the Fed. The Fed said in a statement that Powell’s message to Trump was similar to his congressional testimony last week, when he suggested that the economy is in good shape and that the Fed would pause its rate cuts.Airbus Nails $30B in New Plane Orders at Dubai AirshowDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airbus has nailed down $30 billion in new plane orders on the second day of the Dubai Air-show after previous rounds of the biennial showcase saw its competitor Boeing take the lion’s share of deals. The largest deal came from Dubai-based Emirates, which announced it would be buying 20 addi-tional wide-body Airbus A350s, bringing its total order for the aircraft to 50. Emirati budget carrier Air Arabia also said it would be purchasing 120 new Airbus planes.U.S. Again Extends Limited Reprieve on Tech Sales to HuaweiWASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump adminis-tration has extended for 90 more days a limited reprieve on U.S. technology sales to Huawei. The U.S. government blacklisted the Chinese tech company in May, deem-ing it a national security risk. That means U.S. firms aren’t allowed to sell technol-ogy to Huawei without government ap-proval. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says Monday’s extension will allow wireless companies to keep o ering service in re-mote parts of the U.S.Auto Union Opens Talks With Fiat Chrysler; Strike PossibleDETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union has begun to focus bargaining on Fiat Chrysler, raising the possibility of an-other strike against a Detroit automaker. Ford workers ratified their contract Friday night, while the union settled with General Motors last month after a 40-day strike that shut down the company’s U.S. production. Ford mostly followed the pattern agree-ment set at GM, but analysts say the deal will cost Fiat Chrysler more money because of the demographics of its work force.New, Old Drugs May O er Fresh Ways to Fight Heart DiseasePHILADELPHIA (AP) — Doctors are report-ing that novel drugs may o er fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. One new study found that heart attack survivors benefited from a medicine long used to treat gout. Gene-targeting medicines also showed promise in studies discussed Monday at an American Heart Association conference.Colorful T-Mobile CEO Leaving, Even as Sprint Deal Not DoneT-Mobile says CEO John Legere is leaving next year, even as the wireless company’s e ort to merge with rival Sprint remains unfinished. T-Mobile’s current president and chief operating o cer, Mike Sievert, will become CEO in May. T-Mobile is trying to combine with Sprint in a $26.5 billion deal. Federal regulators have approved the deal, but attorneys general of 15 states and the District of Columbia aim to block it.BIZ Briefs718.972.6000 DoAllTravel.comFLY TO ISRAEL FOR ONLY $849 Nonstop | Roundtrip | Travel dates: October 30 - November 30CALL TO BOOKThe quality you desire, the care you deserve.718.373.1700 • www.HaymSalomonHome.comNext >