Month September 2020
President Donald Trump on Tuesday told Fox News he is not pressuring the U.S. government for a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus for political reasons. “I’m not doing it for… Read more » The post Trump: He’s Not Pressing Government… Continue Reading →
Oman is expected to send a representative to Tuesday’s White House ceremony where Israel will sign normalization deals with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, a senior administration official said.… Read more » The post Oman Expected to Send Representative… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posted a picture of himself from his hospital bed in Germany on Tuesday, looking gaunt but joking wryly about his condition and saying that he was enjoying the ability to finally breathe… Continue Reading →
There is concern in Israel that the nea Middle East peace deals could lead to U.S. sales of high-end weaponry to the UAE and Bahrain, upsetting Israel’s qualitative military edge in the region. President Trump on “Fox & Friends” on… Continue Reading →
Gurvitz said he was ending his bid because of the Finance Ministry ‘s refusal to let El Al make a private placement. Out of the game, businessman Meir Gurvitz has… Read more » The post Meir Gurvitz Quits El Al… Continue Reading →
Australia on Tuesday recorded its first day without a COVID-19 death in two months, as states began to lift restrictions amid growing confidence that a second wave of infections has… Read more » The post Australia Records First Day Without… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would be willing to sell other countries in the Middle East the same weapons systems sold to Israel, noting the region’s wealth and… Read more » The post Trump: I See No Problem… Continue Reading →
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg reported hitting a deer with his car on Saturday night but actually killed a pedestrian whose body was not found until the next day, state investigators said Monday. Ravnsborg’s office has said he immediately… Continue Reading →
September 15, 2020 is set to be a historic day for international diplomacy, as Israel signs normalization agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. These will be the third… Read more » The post Live Updates of Abraham Accord… Continue Reading →
A federal judge on Monday ruled that Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s pandemic restrictions are unconstitutional. The judge, William Stickman IV, ruled that the restrictions – which included a stay at home order, ordering nonessential businesses to shutter, and placing size… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel celebrated the renaissance of Jewish life in Germany but denounced the “disgrace” of increasingly open anti-Semitism and racism as she marked the 70th anniversary Tuesday of the country’s main Jewish group. The Central Council… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s COVID-19 morbidity rate continues to rise, hitting another record from Monday to Tuesday with 4,973 confirmed positives, or 12 percent of all tests processed in that 24-hour period, according to the country’s Health Ministry. Approximately 3,000… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] The pre-Rosh Hashana shopping and cooking frenzies are in full swing. But over 1,300 families across Lakewood, Jackson and Toms River have not stocked their kitchens or begun cooking. They are relying on having every food item they need (chicken,… Continue Reading →
[NOTE: THERE WILL BE A LIVE STREAM ON YWN ON THIS EVENT] About 1,000 guests were invited to attend the ceremony at the White House South Lawn on Tuesday at noon for the historic signing of the peace accords between… Continue Reading →
Ever wondered what it’s like to be a dog and swim? Check out the Mayor’s dog – aka the First Dog of Lakewood – enjoying the pool, from the dog’s point of view!
The Health Ministry released detailed guidelines for restriction of movement and travel on Tuesday. They will be in place from Friday for three weeks, until Erev Simchas Torah. Traffic restrictions:… Read more » The post Israel Traffic Restrictions During Chagei… Continue Reading →
The fires consuming the forests of California and Oregon and darkening the skies over San Francisco and Portland are also damaging a regional economy already singed by the coronavirus outbreak. Wildfires are destroying property, running up huge losses for property… Continue Reading →
Officers responding to a domestic violence complaint were fired at from inside a home in Queens, police said Monday. No officers were injured in the confrontation Sunday, and the suspect later came out of the house and surrendered, a police… Continue Reading →
GOMEL (VINnews) — Some 1500 Breslov chasidim are stranded in Belarus near the Ukrainian border as they attempt to reach Uman for Rosh Hashana. The Ukrainians imposed a ban on tourists at the end of August but the chasidim still… Continue Reading →
The Lakewood Board of Education will continue its successful food distribution program this coming week. There will be 2 food boxes: a 7-day box for students between the ages of 0 and 5 who do not attend school, and students… Continue Reading →
A police officer fatally shot a man with a knife after his sister said she called police to get him involuntarily committed, leading to street protests and vandalism in what the mayor of the small Pennsylvania city of Lancaster called… Continue Reading →