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Court orders owner of California cafe that served 'Sweet Sinwar' drink to pay $59,000

According to the lawsuit, three employees forced the a man out into the street, calling him "Jew" and "Zionist" after he came in with a hat bearing a Star of David and an Am Yisrael Chai shirt.

Jerusalem Cafe menu featuring drinks called "Sweet Sinwar" and "Iced In Tea Fada"
: California State Senator Scott Wiener and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie in San Francisco on November 21, 2025.

Wiener to hold Pelosi’s House seat after race in which both candidates attacked Israel

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks ahead of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after being reopened following months of repairs, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, November 2, 2026.

Trump's Supreme Court winning streak in election cases screeches to a halt - analysis

Mugshot: Moriah Dahan, 35, an Israeli citizen residing in Los Angeles, was arrested on November 2, 2026, on suspicion of illegally voting in the 2024 US presidential election.

Second Israeli national arrested in US federal voter fraud sweep


California man pleads guilty to supporting ISIS after plotting attack on alleged IDF soldier

Ammaad Akhtar, 34, was arrested after meeting with an undercover FBI agent he believed to be affiliated with ISIS and giving the agent $400 cash, two loaded guns, and six magazines of ammunition.

The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), part of the US Department of Justice, is displayed at the J. Edgar Hoover Building on August 8, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US Justice Dept loses initial bid to block votes from alleged noncitizens in California

This comes as Trump has made California a focal point of his sweeping immigration crackdown since returning to the White House.

A local resident casts her vote at an official ballot drop box at a "No Kings: Vote Early" event after attending a protest as part of a coordinated nationwide day of action aimed at encouraging early voting in the upcoming midterm elections in San Francisco, California, US, October 17, 2026.

Appeals court skeptical over Trump administration lawsuit against California mail-in ballots

During a rare weekend oral argument, two judges on a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals sharply questioned a Justice Department lawyer about the lawsuit.

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

FBI probes possible Saudi espionage plot involving former OpenAI engineer - report

The FBI is considering economic espionage charges against a former OpenAI engineer accused of planting a listening device, amid concerns he intended to offer company secrets to Saudi Arabia.

A man described as Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national employed as an OpenAI engineer, looks behind a television where a recording device had been placed at a conference room in OpenAI offices, in a still image from surveillance video included in a charging document. October 5, 2026.

Israeli designer Arik Weiss discusses contribution to Marvel’s ‘Spider-Noir’ series

The Emmy-winning designer further discussed how his nationality is a complete non-issue in his field.

ARIK WEISS with his Emmy: ‘I’m no longer looking in from the outside.’

California's proposed wealth tax makes business domicile part of the exit analysis

Proposition 40 could affect billionaires with California residency ties, prompting business owners to review company domicile, personal residency and ongoing state tax obligations.

California’s proposed wealth tax is putting business domicile under scrutiny in exit planning.

Israeli startup 'Ciconia' lands California helicopter safety deal to prevent midair collisions

As airspace becomes increasingly crowded with helicopters, drones, and other unmanned aircraft operating in confined areas, aviation safety has become a growing concern for emergency services.

A U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter flies over the Pacific Ocean on August 21, 2026 in Malibu, California.

Bomb hoax targets private Jewish school in Los Angeles amid string of antisemitic bombing threats

Hoaxers further called in threats two minutes apart on Friday to two Brooklyn yeshivas, the Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School and the United Talmudical Academy of Williamsburg.

Los Angeles, USA - Close-up on the insignia and slogan of a LAPD vehicle, with the reflection of Union Station's tower visible in the car's window.

First Israeli ballots cast as diplomats vote abroad from New Zealand to New York

Once cast and collected, the physical ballots will be transferred to Israel to be counted as a standard part of the upcoming elections.

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI engineer over covert recording device, DOJ says

The thumb-sized device, which had a microphone and could connect to a camera, was concealed in toilet paper, according to an FBI complaint.

A device, which the US Justice Department says is a hidden audio recording device installed in an OpenAI executive conference room by Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national employed as an engineer at the AI company, at a location given as San Francisco, California, US. Photo released Oct. 13, 2026.