Friday, March 29, 2024

Politics

US Rep. Tom Suozzi Says He’s Running For New York Governor

NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi said Monday that he is running for New York governor in next year's election, joining a competitive primary race that became wide op...

US Envoy Thomas Nides Lands In Israel, Touts ‘Unbreakable Bonds’

JERUSALEM (JNS) - Newly confirmed U.S. envoy Thomas Nides landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Monday morning to take up the post left vacant after the departure of David Friedman in Ja...

Israeli PM Urges World Powers To Resist Iran’s ‘Blackmail’

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Monday called on world powers not to “give in to Iran’s nuclear blackmail” as negotiations commenced in Vienna. Naftali Bennett said ...

Fauci Fires Back At Cruz Over Covid Claims About Chinese Lab

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, blasted Sen. Ted Cruz for suggesting that Fauci be investigated for statements he made about C...

Israel Behind Cyberattack On Iranian Gas Stations, Say US Officials

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israel was behind a cyberattack on Iran’s fuel distribution system in late October that paralyzed the Islamic Republic’s 4,300 gas stations, according to the New ...

Incoming Brooklyn Councilman Vows to Protect Historic Boardwalk

BROOKLYN (VINnews) — Incoming New York City Councilman Ari Kagan has pledged to protect Coney Island’s iconic boardwalk from Mayor de Blasio. The soon-to-be Brooklyn representat...

Committee Of Israeli Rabbis Asks Shura Islamic Council To ‘Prevent Government From Harming Religion’

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Tens of rabbis contacted the head of the Shura Council, who is the religious leader of the Ra'am political party headed by Mansour Abbas. The rabbis requested...

Some States Dropping ‘Dehumanizing’ Terms For Immigrants

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Luz Rivas remembers seeing the word on her mother’s residency card as a child: “alien.” In the stark terms of the government, it signaled her mother was not...
FILE - Brooklyn assemblyman Dov Hikind in 2012. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)

Hikind Defends Ilhan Omar, Calls Republican Joke ‘Despicable’

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a rare move, former NY Assemblyman Dov Hikind is defending antisemitic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. In a tweet Thursday, Hikind blasted Republican Congresswoma...

Fierce Backlash After Ombudsman Calls for Removal of Chief Rabbi

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Former Supreme Court justice Uri Shoham, who serves as Israel's Ombudsman for Judges, has called to oust Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef after a complaint...

Israeli Envoy To Return To Poland

JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday it would return the country’s chargé d’affaires to Poland following “signals” from Warsaw that it was seeking rec...

Rav Chaim: ‘We Must Vaccinate Children’

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BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — On Thursday, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky instructed parents to vaccinate children, aged five and above, against COVID-19. Rav Chaim came to that conclusio...

Poland To Have No Ambassador In Israel, Amid Tepid Ties

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the European Union nation will have no ambassador in Israel for the time being, bringing the mission level down t...

Israel Pushes For Better Iran Deal Amid Military Buildup

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Israel’s defense minister said Thursday he hopes a better nuclear deal will come out of upcoming talks between world powers and Iran, but that Israel is hedgi...

Abraham Schumer, Father Of Sen. Chuck Schumer, Has Died At 98

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NEW YORK (JNS) - Abraham Schumer, the father of Sen. Chuck Schumer, died Wednesday in a Long Island hospital after recently undergoing surgery for heart problems. He was 98. Sen...

Interpol Elects United Arab Emirates Official As President

ISTANBUL (AP) — Interpol on Thursday elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law enforcement body’s annual Genera...

Polyp In Biden’s Colon Was Benign, Potentially Pre-Cancerous

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The polyp removed from President Joe Biden's colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but potentially pre-cancerous lesion that required no further action, his ...

HISTORIC: Turx Named Political Contributor for Newsmax TV

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NYC (VINnews) — Jake Turx, the popular White House correspondent for Ami Magazine, has again made history. Turx (aka Avraham Yaakov Terkeltaub) has been named political contributor...

Fed Officials Express Resolve To Address Inflation Risks

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials in discussions earlier this month said the central bank “would not hesitate” to take appropriate actions to address inflation pressures ...

Biden White House Is Planning A Last-Minute Hanukkah Party — In Person

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WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden White House is planning an in-person Hanukkah party for next week, although the details are still tentative. The Hanukkah party has been a White Hou...