Emirati Hotel Managers Accuse Israelis Of Stealing ‘All They Can Carry’ From Dubai Hotels
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Thousands of Israeli tourists have descended on Dubai in the month since commercial flights started between Israel and the UAE. Many were trying to escape the...
Pelosi Likely Speaker Again, But Might Require High-Wire Act
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's little doubt that Nancy Pelosi will be reelected House speaker when the new Congress convenes Sunday. It could take a high-wire act for her to get there, ...
Biden Inauguration To Feature Memorial For COVID Victims
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is planning a lighting ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to honor those killed by the coronavirus the day before he is sw...
Vizhnitz Admor Stopped By Police, Gabbaim Fined For Violating COVID-19 Regulations
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — The Admor of Vizhnitz-Bnei Brak was detained on his way to a vacation in the northern Israeli town of Chatzor Haglilit. The aides of the Admor were fined by p...
Ethiopian Gardener At Caesarea Golf Course Wins Israel’s Golf Championship
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — For 27 years, Asher Isso, an Ethiopian immigrant who arrived in Israel in 1991, has tended faithfully to the golf course greens in Caesarea in order to ensure...
Israeli Policeman Indicted On Two Charges Of Assault For Hitting 12-Year-Old Chareidi Boy
JERUSALEM (VINnews) —The Israeli State Attorney's department for internal investigations submitted an indictment against the commander of the Lev Habirah police station, Dep. Com. ...
China Accuses US Of Show Of Force With Taiwan Strait Passage
BEIJING (AP) — China accused the U.S. of staging a show of force by sailing two Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday morning.
The Navy said the Arleigh Burke-clas...
Census Bureau To Miss Deadline, Jeopardizing Trump Plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Census Bureau will miss a year-end deadline for handing in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats, a delay that could undermine President Donald Tru...
British Lawmakers Approve Post-Brexit Trade Deal With EU
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament voted resoundingly on Wednesday to approve a trade deal with the European Union, paving the way for an orderly break with the bloc that will fina...
Walmart Apologizes For Tweet Calling Sen. Hawley Sore Loser
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart apologized Wednesday for a tweet that called Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley a sore loser for contesting President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the U.S...
Trump’s $2,000 Checks All But Dead As GOP Senate Refuses Aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks all but died Wednesday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed an alternative approach ...
Jared Kushner’s Company Plans To Raise $100 Million In Israel Bonds As His Time As Mideast Adviser Nears End
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jared Kushner’s family real estate business wants to raise at least $100 million in capital through Israel’s bond market, according to papers filed near the end ...
California Governor Offers Plans To Reopen In-Person Schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday encouraged schools to resume in-person education next year, starting with the youngest students, and promised $2...
Jewish Policeman In Germany : Jews Hide Their Identity, Don’t Even Want Jewish-Related Mail
BERLIN (VINnews) — Yevgeni Wasserman, a German Jewish citizen serving as a policeman in Germany related that he is hiding his Jewish identity at present due to the worrying increas...
US Bomber Mission Over Persian Gulf Aimed At Cautioning Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States flew strategic bombers over the Persian Gulf on Wednesday for the second time this month, a show of force meant to deter Iran from attacking Ame...
Sen. Says He Will Object To Electoral College Certification
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., says he will raise objections next week when the Congress meets to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the election, forcing Ho...
US Approves $290 Million ‘Smart’ Bomb Sale To Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (JNS) - The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 3,000 “smart” bombs to Saudi Arabia for $290 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on Tue...
Opinion – The Most Consequential Jew Of 2020: Jared Kushner
JERUSALEM (JNS/Jonathan S. Tobin) - He and his wife have been warned never to return to New York. He’s been mocked and demonized, as well as blamed for every bad thing that has hap...
Fiancee Of Settler Youth Killed In Police Ramming Humiliated During Police Interrogation
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A week after the tragic death of Ahuvia Sandak, who was killed when a police car rammed into the car he was travelling in during a high-speed chase, the affai...
NYC Public Relations Impresario Howard Rubenstein Dies At 88
NEW YORK (AP) — Public relations veteran Howard Rubenstein, who for decades polished and protected the images of New York celebrities and power brokers from George Steinbrenner to ...