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42+ min ago (393+ words) New York Governor Kathy Hochul drew a clear line between herself and incoming New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on issues relating to Israel. Speaking at a press conference in her Manhattan office and quoted by Politico, Hochul rejected Mamdani's pledge to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "No, I do not, and the New York City mayor does not have the power to do that," she said. Mamdani, who has repeatedly accused Israel of war crimes in its battle against Hamas in Gaza, has vowed to arrest Netanyahu if he visits New York City, citing the arrest warrant that was issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The governor also voiced support for outgoing Mayor Eric Adams' executive order, issued Wednesday, which blocks city investments or pension funds from discriminating against Israel. "I've taken action to protect investments…...

42+ min ago (92+ words) New York Gov. Kathy Hochul distances herself from mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, rejecting his anti-Israel positions and affirming her record of support for Israel.(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.) New York Governor Hochul: Mamdani cannot arrest Netanyahu New York Gov. Kathy Hochul distances herself from mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, rejecting his anti-Israel positions and affirming her record of support for Israel....

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (115+ words) Belgium's RTBF confirms Eurovision participation in Vienna, a day after the EBU ruled that Israel would be allowed to participate.(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.) Belgium confirms Eurovision participation despite boycott calls over Israel Belgium's RTBF confirms Eurovision participation in Vienna, a day after the EBU ruled that Israel would be allowed to participate. Belgium confirms Eurovision participation despite boycott calls over Israel Belgium's RTBF confirms Eurovision participation in Vienna, a day after the EBU ruled that Israel would be allowed to participate....

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (414+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 791 Trump, who has openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, had been heavily favored to win the newly created FIFA prize. He and FIFA president Gianni Infantino are close allies, and Infantino had made clear that he thought Trump should have won the Nobel for his efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza. The US president was awarded the prize that Infantino said was a "beautiful medal for you that you can wear everywhere you want to go." Trump promptly placed the medal around his neck. The certificate that Infantino handed Trump recognizes the US president for his actions to "promote peace and unity around the world." "This is what we want from a leader " a leader that cares about the people," Infantino said about Trump, who was also presented with a gold trophy with his…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago (528+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 791 NEW YORK " A Manhattan court on Friday sentenced a man to two years in prison for a 2021 antisemitic attack that was a major hate crime case for the Jewish community. Salem Seleiman, 30, was the last of six attackers to be sentenced for the beating of Joey Borgen, a Jewish man, on the sidelines of an anti-Israel protest in Times Square. Seleiman pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme Court to one count of assault in the second degree and one count of assault in the third degree as a hate crime. "Salem Seleiman took part in the repugnant and bias-motivated assault of a Jewish man who was peacefully attending a rally," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a Friday statement. "The victim was targeted based on his religion and did nothing to warrant physical violence....

1+ hour, 22+ min ago (481+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 791 BEIRUT " The Lebanese prime minister on Friday told a visiting UN delegation that his country will need a follow-up force in southern Lebanon along the border with Israel to fill the vacuum once the UN peacekeepers" term expires by the end of next year. The UN Security Council voted unanimously in August to terminate the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, at the end of 2026 " nearly five decades after the force was deployed. The multinational force has played a role in monitoring the security situation in the region, including during the Israel-Hezbollah war last year. Israel had long argued that the force had failed in its mission, doing little to block Hezbollah from building up its forces near the Israeli border over decades. And it drew criticism from officials in President Donald Trump…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago (70+ words) CENTCOM praises Syria for stopping Hezbollah arms smuggling, after Trump urged Israel-Syria dialogue.(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.) US praises Syria for blocking Hezbollah weapons shipments CENTCOM praises Syria for stopping Hezbollah arms smuggling, after Trump urged Israel-Syria dialogue....

2+ hour, 11+ min ago (822+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 791 Reuters " Netflix on Friday agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's TV, film studios and streaming division for $72 billion, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood's most prized and oldest assets to the streaming pioneer. The deal represents a dramatic plot twist for Netflix, which rewrote the Hollywood script, upending how and when consumers watch movies and television shows. Suddenly, it has become the thing it disrupted " a mainstream studio. The agreement follows a weeks-long bidding war in which Netflix offered nearly $28 per share, eclipsing presumed front-runner Paramount Skydance, which made a series of unsolicited bids to acquire all of Warner Bros. Discovery, including the cable TV assets slated for a spinoff. Netflix, which has spent a decade developing such original series as "Stranger Things," "Bridgerton" and films like "KPop Demon Hunters," will gain…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago (1734+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 791 DAMASCUS (Reuters) " Former loyalists to Bashar al-Assad who fled Syria after the dictator's fall are funneling millions of dollars to tens of thousands of potential fighters, hoping to stir uprisings against the new government and reclaim some of their lost influence, a Reuters investigation has found. Assad, who escaped to Russia last December, is largely resigned to exile in Moscow, say four people close to the family. But other senior figures from his inner circle, including his brother, have not come to terms with losing power. Two of the men once closest to Assad, Maj. Gen. Kamal Hassan and billionaire Rami Makhlouf, are competing to form militias in coastal Syria and Lebanon made up of members of their minority Alawite sect, long associated with the Assad family, Reuters found. All told, the two men and other…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago (952+ words) The Eurovision Song Contest is facing a major crisis after four countries pulled out over Israel's participation LONDON -- The Eurovision Song Contest, which aims to be an upbeat celebration of music and unity, is facing the biggest crisis in its seven-decade history after four countries walked out of the competition over Israel's participation and others weighed whether to join the boycott. Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia announced they will not take part in the 2026 contest in Vienna in May after organizers declined to expel Israel over its conduct of the war against Hamas in Gaza. Iceland is considering whether to follow suit. The walkouts cast a cloud over the future of what's meant to be a feel-good cultural party, dealing a blow to fans, broadcasters and the contest's finances. Eurovision expert Paul Jordan said Friday "it's unlikely we'll see…...