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The last Jewish resident of Afghanistan will be staying put, according to multiple people involved in an international effort to rescue him. Zebulon Simantov, 62, has lived in the country all his life and currently resides in the capital of Kabul where he lives in what remains of the country’s last synagogue. He originally hails from the western city of Herat and previously worked as a restaurant owner and carpet dealer, according to past media reports. SNIP Simantov became the country’s last Jew after the death of Yitzhak Levy in 2005. Though they both lived in the same run-down synagogue,...

I believe that Tucker Carlson is perhaps the most important news and culture commentator in America today, both because of his massive reach at Fox News (he’s one of the few reasons to tune in to the “new” Fox), and because of his incisive commentary. I caught last night’s interview with investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald, who is a man of the Left, who nevertheless comes across as an honest man. Prior to the interview, Tucker discussed how Biden’s officials and the media are turning on him in the face of the Afghanistan fiasco (I dealt with this subject in yesterday’s...

The Biden administration is making preparations to invoke an emergency civil aviation program, while adding to the number of U.S. bases that can house Afghan evacuees

Numerous members of the British Parliament slammed President Joe Biden this week in response to the catastrophe the president created in Afghanistan with his disastrous pullout and handling of the situation. The remarks came on Wednesday from members in the House of Lords, which is one of the two chambers in the British Parliament. Members blamed Biden for the situation and shamed him for trying to cast blame on others, including the Afghan military. Many of the members said that America’s image was seriously damaged around the world and the West could suffer greatly in the years to come because...

Nothing much. Just an elephant falling from the sky.

IDF Spokesman: Fighter jets attacked four Hamas terrorist storage sites last night. The extensive attack was carried out in response to riots that took place in the northern Gaza Strip, during which shots were fired from the Gaza Strip, from which a border fighter was wounded. Hamas continues to lead the Gaza Strip into a policy of terrorism while exploiting the civilian population. The IDF will continue to respond strongly to terrorist attempts from the Gaza Strip and considers the Hamas terrorist organization to be responsible for everything that happens in the Gaza Strip. In accordance with the situation assessments,...

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Scenes of chaos and calamity continue to unfold in and around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, as thousands of embattled Afghans purport to push through Taliban barricades and escape the country before the Taliban takes full power. In the latest blow to those running up against the clock, Afghan-Americans on Thursday said that Taliban fighters are now attempting to take their U.S. passports and identification orders in an attempt to stop them from leaving the country. “I got to the gates and was about to show my passport, but the Taliban got it, and he said...

Col. Richard Kemp, CBE, joined Mark Levin on ‘Life, Liberty & Levin’ this week following fall of Afghanistan. Colonel Kemp in an earlier interview on GBNews said, “From the moment President Biden ‘made that decision to withdraw without any regard for the security situation in Afghanistan… this situation was absolutely inevitable.”... During his interview with Mark Levin Col. Kemp said the fall of Afghanistan has devastating effects on NATO. .... He’s the Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces who has just essentially surrendered to the Taliban. He shouldn’t be impeached. He should be court-martialed for betraying the United...

The Associated Press is urging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to step in after it reported that his press secretary's conduct resulted in an AP reporter receiving threats and other abuse online, according to the AP. AP CEO Daisy Veerasingham wrote to DeSantis on Friday asking him to take action against aide Christina Pushaw's "harassing behavior," the news organization reported. Twitter recently suspended Pushaw's account for violating rules on "abusive behavior" due to her conduct toward reporter Brendan Farrington, the AP noted. "You will ban the press secretary of a democratically-elected official while allowing the Taliban to live tweet their...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said people who are severely vulnerable or immunocompromised — including solid organ transplant patients, people with advanced HIV and certain cancer patients — should try to get a booster shot as soon as they can. But for people without severe immunocompromising conditions, getting a third dose soon after a second might actually be counterproductive, according to some public health experts. In an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci said people would be wise to give their immune systems a chance to “mature” before rushing to get a booster....

Pups of the greater sac-winged bat develop their vocal skills by babbling in a similar way to human babies — a discovery that could help researchers to explore the underlying neuroscience of how mammals learn to communicate with one another. “Even though there are millions of years of different evolutionary pathways between bats and humans, it’s astonishing to see such a similar vocal practice behaviour leading to the same result — acquiring a large vocal repertoire,” says Ahana Fernandez, an animal behavioural ecologist at the Berlin Museum of Natural History and a co-author of the study, which was published on...

Alan West, Republican for Governor in Texas, shared a video last night where he is enraged that his wife was arrested for what he believes were false charges. Alan West shared a video from a Dallas police station last night where he claimed his wife was being housed after being arrested for driving while intoxicated. But West claims that observers did not see her drink alcohol and she did not fail an intoxication test when pulled over. Watch:

FBI Report DEBUNKS Democrat Lies About Jan 6th, Says it Was NOT Coordinated By Trump or Anyone Else. The new report shines a light on the reality of january 6th. It was not an insurrection or a coup attempt, it was an angry riot. While many of the men and women at the capitol were there causing trouble and will face justice, most people were just there to see the president speak and left peacefully. But some walked into open doors, some were allowed in by police. The democrat narrative of republicans trying to overthrow the election has collapse. Negative...

Finally President Biden submitted to an interview with George Stephanopoulos that went disastrously, and then . . . he headed to his Delaware home, where he remains at present. Why not back to Camp David? I have a theory: one thing we know about treating people suffering cognitive decline is that familiar surroundings help them cope. Is this the reason for hunkering down at his Delaware home? Yesterday I heard some startling numbers: at this point in his first year in office, President Trump had given more than 50 interviews to the media. At this same point in 2009, Obama...

It may be true, as Confucius said, that “the beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name,” but it can also be the end of politics. For politicians, labeling controversies is often more important than addressing the controversy itself. Even well-defined terms used in legislation must change to fit political needs, like “infrastructure.” When its real meaning proved too restrictive, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) simply tweeted: “Paid leave is infrastructure. Child care is infrastructure. Caregiving is infrastructure.” Done. The same is true with labeling political violence. When protests by Black Lives Matter and other groups turned violent...

We are releasing violent criminals in Texas but arresting grandmas? #allenbwest

NASA won't be ready to send astronauts to the moon by 2024 as planned because, among other reasons, their spacesuits won't be ready, the agency's internal watchdog found. NASA had officially planned to send astronauts back to the moon by 2024, but independent experts and its own acting administrator had already doubted that timeline was realistic. In a report this month, NASA's inspector general found that because of delays in spacesuit development, "a lunar landing in late 2024 as NASA currently plans is not feasible." The report blames a lack of funding, the COVID-19 pandemic and "technical challenges" for the...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo lashed out at a reporter who asked about claims made by his attorney alleging they have discrediting information about one of his accusers during a Saturday press briefing on Hurricane Henri - just days before he is slated to leave office after announcing his resignation. The reporter asked about a claim by Cuomo's attorney Rita Glavin, who said Friday she had information related to the credibility of Charlotte Bennett, one of the women who accused the governor of sexual misconduct. Glavin would not specify what the information is, WTEN-TV reported. Cuomo, a Democrat, dismissed the...

KABUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The Taliban called on Afghanistan's imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the Islamist group seized control of the country, as protests against the takeover spread to more cities on Thursday, including the capital, Kabul. Several people were killed when Taliban militants fired on a crowd in the eastern city of Asadabad, a witness said. Another witness reported gunshots near a rally in Kabul, but they appeared to be Taliban firing into the air. ......