Israeli Chief Rabbi Refuses To Allow Vaccinations On Shabbos Until They Are Given 24/7
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Chief Rabbi David Lau was asked by health minister Yuli Edelstein, who is an orthodox Jew himself, whether he would permit vaccinations on Shabbos due...
Court Affirms Ruling Dismissing Trump Challenge In Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision dismissing a lawsuit seeking to declare President Donald Trump won swing state Wisconsin.
Democrat Joe...
US Says It Will Open A Consulate In Disputed Western Sahara
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Thursday the United States will open a consulate in Western Sahara following President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Morocco’s so...
Doctor Who Claimed Racial Discrimination While Being Treated For COVID-19 Dies Of Virus
NEW YORK (VINnews) — An Indianapolis doctor who complained publicly about her treatment for coronavirus and claimed that due to her color she received inferior treatment died of t...
Local New York Politician Who Fled Sentencing Is Found 23 Years Later
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A former New York town supervisor who was wanted for over 20 years has been arrested in Ohio.
Former Mentz Supervisor William Jones is being held at the But...
Newsmax Accuses Cable Operator RCN Of ‘Liberal Bias’ As It Seeks To Expand Availability
BOCA RATON (JNS) - In the weeks following the presidential election, there has been upheaval within the conservative media world that has long been dominated by Fox News. Lesser-kn...
A Look At The 29 People Trump Pardoned Or Gave Commutations
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a second night in a row, President Donald Trump issued a round of pardons and commutations in the final weeks of his presidency, giving full pardons to his fo...
Could A Fourth Election Lead To Israel’s Largest-Ever Right-Wing Government?
JERUSALEM (JNS) - In the beginning of March, Israel had just completed its third inconclusive election in less than 12 months, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu barely shy ...
Republicans Block $2,000 Virus Checks Despite Trump Demand
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans shot down a Democratic bid on Thursday to pass President Donald Trump's longshot, end-of-session demand for $2,000 direct payments to most Ameri...
Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin Passes Away At 75
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin, one of the prominent Poskim in the religious Zionist community and a grandson of Rabbi Yosef Henkin, passed away Thursday at the ag...
Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein: Vaccine Has The Authority Of Beis Din- And Should Be Taken
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein, a member of the Council of Torah Sages and a world-recognized authority on matters of medicine and Halacha, published Wednesday a ...
Inventor Of Pfizer Vaccine Says Virus Will Cause More Outbreaks ‘For The Next 10 Years’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Ugur Sahin, the Turkish-German inventor of the world's first approved vaccine for coronavirus, says that the virus could still be causing outbreaks in 10 years...
Following Attack On US Embassy In Iraq, Trump Warns Iran
WASHINGTON (JNS) - Following a rocket attack on the U.S. embassy in Iraq earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed Iran for the action and warned that the ...
Politicians And Vaccines: Set An Example Or Cut In Line?
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations trickled out across the United States, many members of Congress lined up at the Capitol physician's office to get inoc...
Trump Issues 26 New Pardons, Including Roger Stone, Paul Manafort And Charles Kushner
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued pardons and sentence commutations for 29 people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, ...
150 House Democrats Sign Letter Backing Biden’s Bid To Reenter Iran Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A letter backing President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to reenter the Iran nuclear deal without any new conditions has garnered 150 signatures from House Democrats — ...
Video: Ivanka Trump Helps Load Food Into Cars Of Drivers In Need
MIAMI (AP) — Presidential daughter Ivanka Trump helped load boxes of food into the cars of drivers who showed up at a South Florida drive-through food distribution event for those ...
Chief Rav Yitzchak Yosef Meets Yemenite Jews Who Escaped To UAE
ABU DHABI (VINnews) — Israeli Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef, who is visiting the UAE this week, visited the Yemenite Jews who escaped from Yemen to the UAE a few months ago.
Rabbi ...
Secular Israelis Prefer Living Next To Arabs Than Next To Chareidim
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Only 53% of secular Israelis are amenable to living near Chareidim, according to a survey by the "Living Together" association published by Yisrael Hayom. How...
Trump Names Richard Grenell, Former Ambassador To Germany And Staunch Israel Advocate, To Holocaust Museum Post
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Among the last-minute rush of presidential appointments ahead of Donald Trump’s departure from office is Richard Grenell, a former ambassador to Germany and outs...