Halle Synagogue Shooter Denies The Holocaust In Closing Statement Of His Trial
HALLE (JTA) — The perpetrator of a terrorist attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany denied the Holocaust during his closing statement in court.
Stephan Balliet, a far-right ext...
Video: A Siberian Synagogue Has A 10-Foot Menorah Made Of Ice
RUSSIA (JTA) - A synagogue in Tomsk, a Siberian city in Russia, has unveiled a giant Hanukkah menorah made of ice.
The 10-foot menorah was erected Tuesday inside the synagogue y...
12-Year-Old Kid From Queens Takes 125-Mile Joyride In Family Car With 7-Year-Old Cousin
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A 12-year-old boy from Queens went on a 124-mile joyride in the family's Range Rover, taking his 7-year-old cousin with him. The boy waited until his mother en...
French Man Who Stabbed Neighbor To ‘Kill A Jew’ Declared Unfit To Stand Trial
BOURDON (JTA) — A man who told police in France last year that he had stabbed his neighbor because he wanted “to kill a Jew” was found unfit to stand trial.
He is the latest Fre...
Canada Health Regulator Approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
TORONTO (AP) — Canada's health regulator on Wednesday approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, days ahead of possible approval in the United States.
Health Canada posted on it is web...
No Evidence That COVID-19 Vaccine Results In Sterilization
NEW YORK(AP)— This is part of The Associated Press’ ongoing effort to fact-check misinformation that is shared widely online, including work with Facebook to identify and reduce th...
Belgium Seeks To Ease Virus Rules On Religious Services
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's government is under pressure to change its restrictive rules on religious services during the coronavirus crisis after the country's highest court said th...
Political Bombshell In Israel As Prominent Likud Leader Gidon Sa’ar Leaves To Form Own Party
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Gidon Sa'ar, a former education minister and prominent member of the Likud party, has for many years been touted as a possible successor to Israeli prime mini...
Kim’s Sister Slams Seoul Over Questioning Zero-Virus Claim
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lambasted South Korea's foreign minister for questioning the North’s claim to be coronavirus fre...
GOP Congress Members Move To Ensure US Embassy In Jerusalem Stays Put
WASHINGTON (JNS) - Ahead of the three-year anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, more than three-dozen Republican members of Congres...
Sotheby’s Slaps $258 Million Price Tag On Caesarea Mansion
CAESAREA (JNS) - The Sotheby’s international realty website recently listed a property in Caesarea for for the staggering price of $258 million.
The “royal-style mansion” includ...
Samarian Companies Sign Historic Export Deal With Dubai Businessmen
DUBAI (VINnews) — An historic export deal was signed Monday between businessman from Samaria and the UAE, opening the way for mutual business relations between an area of Israel w...
‘Nobody Knows’: Experts Baffled By Mystery Illness In India
NEW DELHI (AP) — Health officials and experts are still baffled by a mysterious illness that has left over 500 people hospitalized and one person dead in the southern Indian state ...
Israeli Flag Hung On Tehran Bridge With Caption: ‘Thank You Mossad’
TEHRAN (VINnews) — An Israeli flag was seen hanging on a bridge in Tehran with the words "Thank you Mossad" emblazoned near it. The flag is an unusual sign which may indicate that ...
UAE Owner Of Israeli Club Says ‘Door Open’ To Arab Players
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Emirati businessman who has bought a stake in the controversial Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem said on Tuesday that “the door is open” to adding Arab pla...
World’s Deepest Swimming Pool Opens In Amshinov, Poland
WARSAW, POLAND – Deepspot, the world’s deepest swimming pool, has officially opened for visitors and amateur divers in the city of Mszczonow, (Amshinov) south-west of Warsaw in Pol...
US Troop Pullouts In Mideast Raise Fears Of Iranian Attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Pentagon pulls troops out of the Middle East in the coming weeks, under orders from President Donald Trump, U.S. military leaders are working to find other...
Mexico Asks US To Extradite Country’s Former Security Chief
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico confirmed Monday it has asked the United States to extradite former security chief Genaro García Luna, who currently faces trial in the U.S. for allegedly...
US Hits China With Hong Kong Sanctions, OKs Taiwan Arms Sale
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday approved a new major arms sale to Taiwan and slapped new sanctions on Chinese officials over the crackdown on pro-democracy adv...
UN Health Agency’s Advice For The Holidays: Don’t Hug
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has an unwelcome but potentially life-saving message for the holiday season: Don't hug.
To stop the spread of the coronavirus, WHO's ...