In 2013, Kerry Offered Netanyahu ‘Afghanistan Model’- US Should Train Palestinians To Secure Judea And Samaria
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the colossal failure of US policies in Afghanistan, diplomats in Israel recollected that former Foreign Secretary John Kerry had urged former p...
Georgia Board To Review Fulton Elections, Takeover Possible
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board on Wednesday took a step toward a possible eventual takeover of elections in the state’s most populous county under a process outlined...
Watch: Historic Gur Wedding Takes Place At Vizhnitz Beis Medrash In Monsey
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The historic wedding of the Gerrer Rebbe's granddaughter took place Tuesday evening in Monsey, N.Y. at the Vizhnitz Beis Midrash. Thousands of chasidim attende...
BDE: 19-Year-Old Yeshiva Student Tragically Shot And Killed Outside Denver Yeshiva
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a tragic incident which occurred outside the Denver Yeshiva, a 19-year-old yeshiva student was shot and killed early Wednesday morning.
The victim was s...
Ichud Hatzalah Or ‘Yichud Hatzalah’ : Extremists Attack United Hatzalah For Training Female EMTs
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Extremist chareidi elements in Jerusalem are accusing United Hatzalah of transgressing prohibitions of yichud by training female EMTs to go to emergency calls...
Cuomo Issues Clemency For 10 People In Last Days As Governor
NEW YORK (AP) — In his last days in office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday granted clemency to 10 people, among them a man whose unsuccessful campaign for exoneration in a 1998 killi...
Will Polish Anti-Restitution Law Permanently Harm Ties With Israel, Jewish Community?
NEW YORK (JNS/DMITRIY SHAPIRO) - Despite international pressure to veto the bill, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a bill passed by the Polish legislature on Aug. 14 that would...
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott Tests Positive For COVID Despite Being Fully Vaccinated
TEXAS (VINnews) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19; office says the Republican is vaccinated and has no symptoms.
Here's the full statement from his office:
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Senior Chabad Rabbi In Israel: Those Who Oppose Vaccinations Should Not Enter Shuls
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Yitzchak Yehuda Yaruslavski, the senior Chabad rabbi in Israel who also serves as rabbi of the Chabad community in Kiryat Malachi, has issued a sharp le...
Prosecutors Push Biden To Prioritize Criminal Justice Reform
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A group of more than 100 former and current prosecutors and law enforcement officials is calling on President Joe Biden to prioritize criminal justice reform an...
NATO Chief: Afghan Leaders Responsible For Military Collapse
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday blamed a failure of Afghan leadership for the swift collapse of the country’s Western-backed armed forces, but he...
MK Rothman Slams EU For Funding Construction Of Convicted Terrorist’s Home On Israeli Territory
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the last few weeks the EU has been assisting in the construction of a house for murderous terrorist Rizaq Abu Salah, who murdered Israeli soldier Guy F...
Watch: Chareidi Runner Beatie Deutsch Is Face Of Adidas’s ‘Impossible Is Nothing’ Campaign
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Chareidi marathon runner Beatie Deutsch just missed the cutoff for the Olympic 2020 marathon race, but even getting close to an Olympic time is pretty amazing...
Analysis: Defiant Biden Is Face Of Chaotic Afghan Evacuation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Four presidents share responsibility for the missteps in Afghanistan that accumulated over two decades. But only President Joe Biden will be the face of the war's...
Newsom Using Stark Language As He Seeks To Stay In Office
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is using increasingly stark language as he campaigns in the final month of a tight recall election, calling it “a matter of l...
Report Shows Big Spike In Mail Ballots During 2020 Election
ATLANTA (AP) — Fewer than one-third of voters casting ballots in last year's U.S. presidential election did so at a polling place on Election Day as the coronavirus pandemic led st...
Video Replay: Biden Says ‘I Stand Squarely Behind’ Decision To Withdraw US Forces, Says Afghan Collapse Was Quicker Than Anticipated
WASHINGTON (AP) — Striking a defiant tone, President Joe Biden said Monday that he stands “squarely behind” his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan and that the Afgha...
Israeli Government To Discuss Lowering Military Exemption Age From 24 To 21
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli government is set to discuss the framework which would allow the exemption age from military service to be lowered from 24 to 21. The goal of this...
Poland Keeping Ambassador At Home Amid Dispute With Israel
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's government said Monday that its ambassador to Israel will remain in Poland until further notice after Israel downgraded diplomatic ties with Warsaw a...
IDF Soldiers From Chareidi Battalion Nab Armed Terrorist Dressed In Fake IDF Uniform
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — IDF soldiers in the Binyamin region arrested a Palestinian in his 20's on Monday afternoon dressed in a soldier's uniform. The terrorist was identified by loc...