Month February 2020

The first case of an Israeli diagnosed with the coronavirus who was not in quarantine was confirmed on Thursday in a man who returned from Italy on Sunday, the Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning. He was on El Al… Continue Reading →

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A state-owned newspaper in Iran says Masoumeh Ebtekar, a vice president in the Islamic Republic and a spokeswoman for the 1979 hostage-takers, has the new coronavirus. The report came from the English-language IRAN daily… Continue Reading →

Facebook said Wednesday that it is banning ads that make false claims about products tied to the new coronavirus. The social network said it is removing ads that feature a product and imply a limited supply, seeking create a “sense… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Health Ministry Spokesman Moshe Bar Siman Tov announced Thursday that for the first time a case of the coronavirus has been discovered inside Israel. Last week an Israeli woman returning from the Diamond Princess cruise ship… Continue Reading →

Public health officials in the tri-state area are beginning to take serious steps towards battling the coronavirus after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Congressional lawmakers that the spread of the virus in the United States appears… Continue Reading →

ABC News has suspended political reporter David Wright after he was recorded in a barroom conversation calling President Donald Trump a “nightmare spouse that you can’t win an argument with.” Wright also used a common vulgarity to describe why he… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED] What do ten kids, of all ages, from all around Israel have in common? One man: Shimon Farage. Shimon & his wife Michal were married for years and were not successful in having children. When it became clear that… Continue Reading →

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new coronavirus case in California could be the first in the U.S. that has no known connection to travel abroad or another known case, a possible sign the virus is spreading in a U.S. community,… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Jewish Force leader Itamar Ben-Gvir, whose decision to run in Monday’s elections may cost the right-wing the majority it needs to form a government, declared in a press conference Wednesday night that he is willing to withdraw… Continue Reading →

Mike Bloomberg’s stockpile of cash, swarm of employees and paid social media influencers are testing the abilities of online platforms — and his Democratic challengers — to keep up with an expensive internet campaign. Despite the billionaire and former New… Continue Reading →

On Motzoei Shabbos Parashas Yisro, Chicago Community Kollel/Kollel Zichron Shneur held its annual function, “Ruach v’Regesh — A Signature Event Celebrating 38 Years of the Kollel.” The focus of the… Read more » The post Chicago Community Kollel Celebrates 38… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED] What do ten kids, of all ages, from all around Israel have in common? One man: Shimon Farage.Shimon & his wife Michal were married for years and were not successful in having children. When it became clear that their… Continue Reading →

The campaign to reelect President Donald Trump sued The New York Times for defamation Wednesday, saying it was responsible for an essay by a former executive editor for the newspaper that claimed the campaign made a deal with Russian officials… Continue Reading →

Coronavirus may yet make its mark on military security. In about two weeks, hundreds of soldiers from several countries – including Italy – are set to arrive in Israel to… Read more » The post Coronavirus Complicates Upcoming Major Military… Continue Reading →

The Jerusalem-based Rabbi David Rosen was invited to Saudi Arabia’s capital city of Riyadh last week as part of an interfaith meeting known as KAICIID.  Rabbi Rosen, representing the Jewish faith, together with eight other members of the KAICIID board… Continue Reading →

Syrian rebels backed by the Turkish military said on Thursday they had recaptured the strategic town of Saraqeb in what would be the first major reverse for the Syrian army… Read more » The post Turkish-Backed Rebels Say They Regain… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump faces a critical personal challenge in grappling with the new coronavirus outbreak: Asking Americans to believe him after he and some of his top advisers have contradicted federal scientists in playing down the threat…. Continue Reading →

Israeli planes knocked out of the sky a drone that reached Israeli skies after being launched by Gazans, the IDF said. The incident occurred Thursday morning in southern Israel. It… Read more » The post IDF Shoots Down Drone Flown… Continue Reading →

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday urged party unity amid Bernie Sanders’ surge in the presidential race, even as House Democrats worry about a volatile election season that could put a self-described democratic socialist atop the ticket and threaten their majority…. Continue Reading →

CBS News faced an ill-timed blow to its reputation on Wednesday following a bruising Democratic presidential debate that its moderators struggled to keep from spiraling out of control, although it could take some comfort in the numbers. The Nielsen company… Continue Reading →