Month June 2020
Two months before Donald Trump unveiled his Middle East peace plan on Jan. 28, Luxembourg’s foreign minister was certain the U.S. president would break with the European Union and recognize… Read more » The post EU’s Internal Battle Over Annexation… Continue Reading →
Authorities in Jackson are looking for two men accused of beating up a man and robbing him. On Sunday June 21, 2020 at approximately 11:20pm, officers responded to a residence on South Cooks Bridge Road on the report of a… Continue Reading →
The data on coronavirus cases published on Tuesday is worrying for Chareidi communities in Israel, which are leading the country in the number of new virus cases in the past week. Bnei Brak had the highest number of new coronavirus… Continue Reading →
Chesed of Lakewood is once again offering subsidized pool address and safety signs to pool owners. These easy-to-mount signs provide crucial information for swimmers in the event of an emergency. Printed boldly on the signs are the pool address, local… Continue Reading →
A man arrested early Tuesday morning in Boro Park is believed to have smashed at least five storefront windows and shuls with a brick. Around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, Boro Park… Read more » The post 5 Stores and Shuls Vandalized… Continue Reading →
Thanks to the fast response by Boro Park Shomrim, a suspect who smashed the windows of multiple Shuls and Jewish-owned businesses, was taken into custody early this morning. It began when Shomrim received a call on their hotline at around… Continue Reading →
A construction deal to provide access for people with disabilities to historic Jewish sites in the Old City of Yerushalayim was signed by the municipality on Tuesday. The plan calls… Read more » The post Deal Signed for Elevator to… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Following a reported Iranian hack of Israel’s water infrastructure in April, the country’s National Cyber Directorate took responsibility for overseeing and protecting the water supply system—using, among other things, fish. In addition to hi-tech detection systems, Israel… Continue Reading →
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful earthquake centered near the resort of Huatulco in southern Mexico swayed buildings Tuesday in Mexico City and sent thousands into the streets. Seismic alarms sounded midmorning with enough warning for residents to exit buildings…. Continue Reading →
The long-awaited vaccine to protect against Covid-19 is expected to become widely available by year-end 2020 or in the early months of 2021. Speaking to a House panel, Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House Coronavirus Task… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) —Following the winding-down of the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit of the Coronavirus Department, and the last patients returning home, the hospital’s senior management is now able to evaluate the fight for life during the pandemic. Most significantly,… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’ll issue an executive order to protect monuments that are coming under new scrutiny as America wrestles with racism during the unrest sparked by the police killing of George Floyd. Trump has… Continue Reading →
After years of secrecy, a contentious leak to a news website and a recent change in state law, New York City’s police watchdog agency disclosed Monday the complaint history for the police officer fired for the 2014 chokehold death of… Continue Reading →
NEVADA (JTA) – A Jewish man leaving a Nevada bar was stabbed in the head by a man on the sidewalk outside who had asked him for money and then shouted anti-Semitic insults. The alleged stabber raised his arm in… Continue Reading →
There are 21,246 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Israel as of Monday, an increase of 377 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number of daily cases since April. The number of active cases has risen to 5,127,… Continue Reading →
The U.N. weather agency is investigating media reports suggesting a new record high temperature of over 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Arctic Circle amid a heatwave and… Read more » The post U.N. Evaluates Reports of Record… Continue Reading →
Former CIA director and defense secretary Robert Gates said Monday that the U.S. government is paralyzed by political polarization and careerism, which has allowed China, Russia and other rivals to make inroads internationally to America’s detriment. Gates, who served in… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Palestinian car attempted a ramming attack against border police standing at the kiosk checkpoint near Abu Dis east of Jerusalem. The soldiers stationed at the spot responded quickly, shooting at the terrorist and seriously injuring him…. Continue Reading →
Over 2,500 people came to daven at Kever Yosef overnight Monday, with strict adherence to social distancing and wearing of face masks. Among the mispallelim were Harav Mordechai Gross, Gaavad of… Read more » The post Over 2,500 People Daven at… Continue Reading →