Israeli Gvt. Rejects Bill Allowing Wives Of Avreichim To Take Sick Leave For Children, MK Maklev: ‘Discrimination’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli government is opposed to allowing the wives of Avreichim to stay home with their children on sick leave. The Knesset rejected a bill submitted by ...
Chief Rabbi of South Africa to Israel: Omicron Panic was Overblown, Let Our Citizens Back In
ISRAEL (VINnews) — Rabbi Warren Goldstein, Chief Rabbi of South Africa, wrote a sharply-worded letter to Israeli President Yitzhcak Herzog on Wednesday, saying that contrary to med...
NYC Mayor-Elect Eric Adams To Take Oath At Times Square
NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Adams will take his oath of office in the wee hours of New Year's Day to become only the second Black mayor of the nation's largest city.
New York's mayor-e...
Harry Reid Remembered As A Fighter, Skilled Senate Dealmaker
LAS VEGAS (AP) — He was an accomplished amateur boxer who'd rather dance. But Harry Reid was fond of reminding his opponents that he knew how to fight, too.
That skill took him ...
A Look At De Blasio’s NYC Mayoral Tenure And What’s Next
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill de Blasio swept into the New York City mayor’s office eight years ago promising a liberal remolding of the nation’s largest city that would level deep inequiti...
Defense Minister Gantz Meets PA Leader Abbas In Rosh Ha’ayin, Promises Fiscal Aid And Other Concessions
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas at his home in Rosh Ha'ayin Tuesday night. The meeting was notable as it is the first time in ...
After Matan Kahana Fires Head Of Conversion Directorate, Rabbi Lau Threatens To Suspend All Conversions
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the Israeli government's attempts to promote a new conversion arrangement which will allow every city rabbi to perform conversions, Chief Rabbi...
Harry Reid, Former Senate Majority Leader, Dies At 82
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, has died. He was 82.
The combative former boxer-turned-lawyer was...
Was Erdoğan’s Meeting With Rabbinic Leaders A ‘Spectacle Of Tolerance’?
ANKARA (JNS/DAVID ISAAC) - When the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States (ARIS) gathered its members for the first time under one roof in a multiday conference last week in Istanbu...
Striving For Substance Over Flash, Former Envoy’s Book Goes Behind The Scenes Of Trump Peace Efforts
WASHINGTON (JTA) - For former U.S. President Donald Trump’s point man on the negotiations that kickstarted the process leading to the Abraham Accords, there is a lesson to be drawn...
Nicaragua Seizes Former Taiwan Embassy To Give It To China
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The Nicaraguan government has seized the former embassy and diplomatic offices of Taiwan, saying they belong to China.
President Daniel Ortega’s govern...
Pair Of Men In Brooklyn Verbally, Physically Abused For Being Jewish
BROOKLYN (VINnews) - Two young Jewish men were brutally attacked Sunday in Brooklyn, and they say it's because they where Jewish.
Blake Zavadsky and Ilan Kaganovich, both 21, we...
Fauci: US Should Consider Vaccine Mandate For US Air Travel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said Monday the U.S. should consider a vaccination mandate for domestic air travel, signaling a potenti...
Hikind Teams up With Mini AOC to Blast Schumer
BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - Taking direct aim at Senator Chuck Schumer, former assemblyman Dov Hikind released a nine minute interview with Ava Martinez, a 10 year old actress...
Israeli Minister Gets 24/7 Guard, Blames Jewish Extremists
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's government minister for public security on Monday said he is now under round-the-clock protection after coming under threats from Jewish extremists.
Om...
Prime Minister Bennett Isolates After Daughter Tests Positive For Coronavirus
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett entered quarantine Sunday after his daughter tested positive for coronavirus, according to a government spokesman. Despite rece...
Yaakov Litzman Says He Will Not Run for Knesset Reelection
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Senior Charedi political leader Yaakov Litzman will not run for Knesset reelection.
Mr. Litzman made the announcement during an interview on Israeli televi...
Desmond Tutu, Anti-Apartheid Leader Who Identified With Jews And Criticized Israel’s Treatment Of Palestinians, Dies At 90
JOHANNESBURG (JTA) - Desmond Tutu, the archbishop who identified closely with the historical suffering of the Jewish people in his forceful advocacy against apartheid in South Afri...
Israel Plans To Double Settlement In Golan Heights
MEVO HAMA, Golan Heights (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday the country intends to double the amount of settlers living in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heigh...
JEXIT: Educating American Jews About The Democratic Party’s Threat To Israel And The Jewish People (Video)
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Today, Alan and Baila from the VINnews podcast 'The Definitive Rap' sat down with activists from the group #Jexit, who are educating American Jews about the De...