Month June 2020
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears determined to carry out his pledge to begin annexing parts of the occupied West Bank, possibly as soon as Wednesday. His vision of redrawing the map of the Holy Land, in… Continue Reading →
NanoScent, an Israeli company, has produced an examination kit that determines the presence of the coronavirus within 30 seconds. Tests among hundreds of patients in Israeli hospitals, among them Ichilov… Read more » The post Israeli Company Introduces Coronavirus Test… Continue Reading →
Chesed of Lakewood’s CPR courses for women will be taking place tomorrow night, and there are a few slots remaining. These CPR courses are subsidized and provide a way for lay persons in the community to become CPR educated and… Continue Reading →
India on Monday banned 59 apps with Chinese links, saying their activities endanger the country’s sovereignty, defense and security. India’s decision comes as its troops are involved in a tense standoff with Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh in the Himalayas… Continue Reading →
DETROIT (AP) — A 60-year-old U.K. citizen drove into a Detroit parking garage on a recent afternoon, lowered the window of her SUV to swear an oath, and left as a newly minted American. It took less than 30 minutes…. Continue Reading →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that he is considering adjusting the Phase III reopening for New York City, set to go on July 6. The announcement follows steep rises of… Read more » The post Gov. Cuomo May Slow NYC… Continue Reading →
An early-morning fire today left a Lakewood home damaged, and the family displaced. The fire broke at in the attic of a Kew Gardens neighborhood home at approximately 5:25 AM. Upon arrival, fire crews turned out in general alarm, requesting… Continue Reading →
Google said Monday it has removed misleading and fraudulent ads targeting Americans looking for information about how to vote in November’s presidential election. Some of the ads charged fees for registering people to vote, while others sucked up people’s personal… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a Knesset speech Monday, MK Yisrael Eichler (UTJ) sharply criticized the way in which the state of Israel is treating Chareidim during the coronavirus. Eichler said that “obviously everyone must abide by the regulations and it… Continue Reading →
A Likud minister played down on Tuesday the likelihood of major moves to annex Jewish communities in Yehudah and Shomron on July 1, the planned starting point for cabinet debate… Read more » The post Elkin Signals Major Annexation Move… Continue Reading →
A roadside bomb hit two Revolutionary Guard vehicles in southeast Iran but no one was killed, the official IRIB news agency reported, citing a parliamentarian from the region. A local… Read more » The post Roadside Bomb Targets Revolutionary Guards… Continue Reading →
On Tuesday morning, the Health Ministry said that 714 new infections were recorded in a 24-hour period, with the county now having over 7,000 active case – the first time… Read more » The post Health Min.: 714 New Coronavirus… Continue Reading →
Tefillos were called for across the Jewish world on behalf of the Kuzmir Rebbe, shlita, of Bnei Brak, who was rushed to hospital late Monday night, after collapsing at his… Read more » The post Tefillos Requested for Kuzmir Rebbe… Continue Reading →
A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be watched closely in case it becomes a potential “pandemic virus,” a study… Read more » The post China Study Warns of Possible… Continue Reading →
The Knesset plenum approved Monday evening the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee’s proposal to divide the bill authorizing the Shin Bet to assist in the national effort to curb the… Read more » The post Knesset Approves Proposal to Split… Continue Reading →
China approved a contentious national security law that will allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong, a move many see as Beijing’s boldest yet… Read more » The post China Approves Contentious Hong Kong… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met Tuesday with U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook in Yerushalayim, for talks on a number of key issues regarding joint U.S.-Israeli efforts to curtail… Read more » The post Netanyahu to U.S. Envoy: Some… Continue Reading →
The European Union is set to make public Tuesday a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter 31 European countries, but most Americans are likely to be… Read more » The post EU Set to Publish Border… Continue Reading →
Asian shares rose Tuesday, cheered by a rally on Wally Street reflecting some optimism over stronger than expected economic data, despite widening coronavirus outbreaks. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.3%… Read more » The post Asian Shares Rise After Wall… Continue Reading →
According to a recent study conducted by Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Yerushalayim, more than half of the patients who have recovered from COVID-19 suffer from weakness and respiratory distress after they recover from the virus itself. These symptoms can… Continue Reading →