Month December 2020
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, one of the most ardent supporters of a multibillion-dollar plan to build a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey, has wasted no time… Read more » The post Schumer Optimistic About Rail Tunnel… Continue Reading →
As the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic stretch into 2021, millions of U.S. renters are bracing for the possibility of having to show up in housing court to avoid… Read more » The post Cities Helping Renters get Right… Continue Reading →
The Palestinian Authority is angling for a reset of relations with the U.S. predicated on a removal of the PA from Washington’s list of terror groups, The Times of Israel… Read more » The post Report: PA Seeking Reset with… Continue Reading →
National unity and judicial impartiality were at the top of the agenda in Israel on Thursday. Yesh Atid MK Elazar Stern made an overture to Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai,… Read more » The post Yesh Atid MK Comes out… Continue Reading →
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — A week after being acquitted of being involved in the 1994 AMIA Jewish center bombing in Buenos Aires, an Argentine car dealer tweeted about how Israel kills “kids in Palestine.” Carlos Telleldin had been accused… Continue Reading →
NJSP: This past year, we have faced unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and as everyone is eager to say goodbye to 2020 and enter the new year on a positive note, so is the New Jersey State Police,… Continue Reading →
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[COMMUNICATED] A year has passed since The Siyum; that’s 365 days; 365 daffim. Throughout the turbulence of the past year, we’ve witnessed so much growth and shteiging as Lomdei HaDaf kept up their learning on the phone, by Zoom or… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (VINnews) – Ezras Nashim, the all-female volunteer EMT Corps has received its ambulance certification from the New York State Department of Health. The EMTs will start using the ambulance to respond to emergency calls and transport patients in the… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Lawrence Korb, who served as Assistant Secretary of Defense during the 1980’s when Jonathan Pollard was arrested, spoke in an interview Thursday and said that he was happy to see the pictures of Pollard finally arriving… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sailors involved in transferring fuel oil from an Iraqi tanker in the Persian Gulf to another vessel owned by a shipping company traded in the U.S. discovered a “suspicious object” they fear could be… Continue Reading →
Today, at the very last legislative session of the 116th Congress, the House of Representatives passed legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) that would elevate the State Department’s Anti-Semitism Special Envoy position—first created by Smith’s legislative provisions in 2004—to… Continue Reading →
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A Lakewood resident is the attorney behind a request filed on behalf of President Trump’s reelection campaign at the US Supreme Court. The filing requests that the Supreme Court take up a lawsuit filed by Trump’s legal team in Wisconsin… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry denied a report on Thursday that a shipment of one million Moderna vaccines are on their way to Israel next week, according to Channel 12. Moderna was… Read more » The post Health Ministry Denies Early Moderna… Continue Reading →
A year has passed since The Siyum; that’s 365 days; 365 daffim. Throughout the turbulence of the past year, we’ve witnessed so much growth and shteiging as Lomdei HaDaf kept up their learning on the phone, by Zoom or just… Continue Reading →
The Central Bureau of Statistics annual population report for Israel said on Thursday that the country now has nearly 9.3 million people. The CBS counted 6.870 million (73.9%) Jewish citizens,… Read more » The post Israel’s Population Almost 9.3 Million… Continue Reading →
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JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel has vaccinated about 8% of its population against COVID-19, while the United States has vaccinated less than 1%, according to data reported by the two nations. Israel’s Health Ministry said Thursday that the country had beaten… Continue Reading →