Two Weeks After Twitter Bans Holocaust Denial, Twitter’s CEO Says It’s Still Allowed
WASHINGTON (JTA) - Two weeks ago, Twitter banned Holocaust denial.
Or did it?
The company announced earlier this month that it would ban posts that “deny or diminish” violent...
Petach Tikva Mayor Installs Mikva-Tech System In Mikves As It Removes Coronavirus From Water
PETACH TIKVA (VINnews) — It is no secret that mikves may be a source of germs despite the attempts to maintain proper hygiene inside them. Since the outset of COVID-19, many people...
Former DHS Official Says He Wrote ‘Anonymous’ Trump Critique
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name “Anonymous” made his identify public Wednesday.
Miles...
Report: Trump Administration Set To Allow ‘Jerusalem, Israel’ On Passports
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Trump administration is set to allow Jerusalem-born U.S. passport holders to add “Israel” to their birthplaces, Politico reported.
On Wednesday, Politico q...
Social Media CEOs Get Earful On Bias, Warning Of New Limits
WASHINGTON (AP) — With next week's election looming, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google received a hectoring from Republicans at a Senate hearing Wednesday for alleged anti-c...
US Charges 8 In Alleged Chinese Surveillance Effort In US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged eight people with working on behalf of the Chinese government in a pressure campaign aimed at coercing a New Jersey man who was...
Watch: Jews Assaulted And Kicked Out Of Philadelphia BLM Protest
PHILADELPHIA (VINnews/AP) — A video going viral on social media shows 2 jewish men being verbally and physically assaulted, and being told to leave a Philadelphia Black Lives Matte...
Neo-Nazis Celebrate Second Anniversary Of Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack
PITTSBURGH (JNS) — Neo-Nazis are using the platform Telegram to celebrate the second anniversary of the 2018 attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—in whi...
Melania Trump Slams Biden, Dems In First Solo Campaign Stop
ATGLEN, Pa. (AP) — Melania Trump lined up squarely with her husband Tuesday on her first solo trip of the 2020 campaign, slamming Joe Biden, Democrats and the media as she pushed t...
Judge Stops Election Day Gun Ban Near Michigan Polling Sites
DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Tuesday blocked a ban on the open display of guns near Michigan polling places on Election Day, agreeing with critics who said a Democratic secretary of s...
Bipartisan House Bill To Be Introduced To Provide Israel With Bunker-Buster Bombs
WASHINGTON (JNS) — A bill that would allow the United States to provide Israel bunker busters is reportedly expected to be introduced this week in the U.S. House of Representatives...
Governor Bans Indoor Dining In Chicago As Virus Cases Surge
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Surging COVID-19 cases in Chicago prompted Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday to ban indoor dining and bar services and limit the number of people gathering in ...
America To Recognize Israeli Settlements As Legal Under International Law
JERUSALEM (JNS) — The United States and Israel will eliminate territorial restrictions for bilateral agreements in a ceremony on Wednesday.
The move will build upon a policy shi...
Social Media CEOs To Face Grilling From Republican Senators
WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than a week before Election Day, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to be grilled by Republican senators making unfounded allegations that the ...
Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak Sues Facebook and Google For Keeping ‘Libelous’ Posts About Him
RISHON LETZION (VINnews) — Israeli rabbi Amnon Yitzchak, who specializes in helping Israelis return to their religious roots, appeared in court in a suit which he instigated agains...
Supreme Court Ruling Spurs Wisconsin To Get Early Votes In
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats and Republicans in the battleground state of Wisconsin were pushing Tuesday to get 320,000 outstanding absentee ballots returned by the close of poll...
US Issues New Sanctions On Sales To, Exports Of Iranian Oil
NEW YORK (JNS) — The Trump administration announced on Monday a new round of sanctions targeting Iran’s oil sector.
The Iranian Ministry of Petroleum, the National Iranian Oil C...
Trump Supporters Rally At US Embassy In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — A convoy of cars decorated with American flags and Trump 2020 banners on Tuesday drove from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, holding a rally outside the U.S. Embassy in supp...
US Says Airstrike Killed 7 Leaders Of Al-Qaida In Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States believes it killed seven senior leaders of al-Qaida in Syria in an airstrike last week as the leaders were meeting near Idlib, U.S. Central Comm...
Scientists Remove 98 ‘Murder Hornets’ In Washington State
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Workers from the state Department of Agriculture managed to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the U.S. without suffering any st...