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Month January 2021

Netanyahu Proposes Special Budget for Fighting Crime in Arab Sector

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu promised Arab leaders on Tuesday that he will immediately submit to the Cabinet a special budget for fighting crime in Arab communities. Netanyahu told a meeting… Read more » The post Netanyahu Proposes Special Budget for… Continue Reading →

Israeli Holocaust Museum Under Fire For Allegedly Smuggling Artifacts Out Of Warsaw

WARSAW (JTA) – The city of Warsaw has accused an Israeli Holocaust museum of being involved in the smuggling out of Poland of Jewish prayer artifacts that the museum said were found inside an old bunker in the Polish capital…. Continue Reading →

School Reopenings in Doubt as British Variant Spreads

The reopening of Israeli schools planned for next week will likely be delayed due to the difficulty in containing the British strain of the coronavirus, The Times of Israel said… Read more » The post School Reopenings in Doubt as… Continue Reading →

TEHILLIM – Rabbi Dr. A.J. Twerski In Serious Condition With COVID-19

Tehillim is needed for Rabbi Dr. A.J. Twerski – beloved author, Talmid Chacham, and psychiatrist, who is in serious condition with COVID-19. Rav Twerski is currently in a hospital in Eretz Yisroel. Rav Twerski has authored more than 60 Seforim… Continue Reading →

Democrats Propose Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 by 2025

House and Senate Democrats introduce legislation to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025, according to an emailed statement. After 2025, the bill would require the federal minimum wage be indexed to inflation. The measure would also phase… Continue Reading →

Mayoral Candidate Kathryn Garcia Wants to Get NYC ‘Moving Again’

Kathryn Garcia, the former New York City Sanitation Commissioner, who previously worked in the City Department of Environmental Protection, is now running for mayor, one of more than 30 candidates… Read more » The post Mayoral Candidate Kathryn Garcia Wants… Continue Reading →

Head of Mission Arrives in Morocco

Israel’s head of mission in Rabat took up his post on Tuesday, the Israeli foreign ministry said, under a deal to upgrade ties with Morocco, the fourth Arab country to… Read more » The post Head of Mission Arrives in… Continue Reading →

Twitter Permanently Bans My Pillow CEO

NEW YORK (AP) – Twitter has permanently banned My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell’s account after he continued to perpetuate the baseless claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Twitter decided to ban Lindell, who founded bedding company… Continue Reading →

TEHILLIM: Please be Mispallel for Avrohom Yehoshua Heshel ben Devorah Leah, Rabbi Dr. A.J. Twerski, in critical condition

Rabb Dr. Twerski is a world-renowned lecturer and author, who has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals for over 50 years.

China CDC: Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccines Can Be Upgraded for Variants in 2 Months

An expert with Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said that if china’s COVID-19 inactivated vaccines need upgrading for mutated virus variants, the upgrade could be completed in about… Read more » The post China CDC: Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccines… Continue Reading →

Poll: Are you pleased with the job Biden is doing so far?

Poll: Are you pleased with the job Biden is doing so far?

Officials Say Israeli Minister Visited Sudan To Discuss Ties

CAIRO (AP) — An Israeli delegation headed by the country’s intelligence minister quietly visited Sudan and met with the African nation’s leaders, officials from both countries said Tuesday. The visit on Monday was the first visit by an Israeli minister… Continue Reading →

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Trial Results to Be Published

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson will be releasing the results of its coronavirus vaccine trial next week. The company’s Chief Financial Officer Joseph Wolk said in an interview that the… Read more » The post Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Trial… Continue Reading →

U.K. Eyes Quarantine Hotels for Travelers to Curb Variants

Britain appears ready to order some travelers arriving from abroad to isolate in hotels at their own expense in an attempt to stop the import of new virus variants. Vaccines… Read more » The post U.K. Eyes Quarantine Hotels for… Continue Reading →

Billionaire James Dolan Funds Educational Ad Blitz Before Mayoral Primaries

Billionaire James Dolan, the owner of Madison Square Garden, has started and funded a new political expenditure committee to educate New York city voters on candidates and issues prior to… Read more » The post Billionaire James Dolan Funds Educational Ad… Continue Reading →

WATCH: After Trump Mentioned Disinfectant, Fauci Worried People Would “Start Doing Dangerous And Foolish Things”

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said Monday evening he was extremely worried by former President Donald Trump’s dangerous April suggestion that ingesting disinfectant could possibly be used to treat Covid-19. “I just said, ‘Oh my goodness… Continue Reading →

Israel’s Bureau Of Statistics: 17,000 Holocaust Survivors Died In 2020, 900 From COVID-19

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Some 17,000 Holocaust survivors passed away in Israel during the course of 2020, with 900 dying from coronavirus, according to a report released by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) prior to International Holocaust Day. The report… Continue Reading →

Home Prices Rise At Fastest Pace In More Than 6 Years

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices jumped in November at the fastest pace in more than six years, fueled by demand for more living space as Americans stick closer to home during the pandemic. Home prices soared 9.1% in November… Continue Reading →

Edelstein: No Serious Cases Among Israelis Given Pfizer Shot

Israel, which has already given a full set of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccinations to over 6% of its citizens, has not registered a single serious COVID-19 case among them, even as infections… Read more » The post Edelstein: No Serious Cases Among… Continue Reading →

British Photographer Describes Ordeal At Chareidi Mask-Free Weddings

LONDON (VINnews) — A British gentile photographer spoke to the London-based Jewish Chronicle about her ordeal in covering illicit Covid weddings for Chareidim, stating that she had stopped working after attending a 300-person Chareidi reception where most people were not… Continue Reading →

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