Month January 2022
Spotify, responding to Joe Rogan controversy, will label podcasts that discuss COVID-19 On Sunday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said the company will implement new measures to deal with COVID-19 misinformation. Ek says a content advisory warning will be placed on… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The secret burial site of Shlomo Halberantz, leader of the Lev Tahor cult who drowned in 2017 in a Mexican river, is causing concern to members of the cult, who fear that the Guatemalan government will… Continue Reading →
Health officials across the United States are reporting dozens of cases of a new Covid variant that’s even more contagious than Omicron – which is already far more contagious than all previous variants. Nearly half of all US states have… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Children are struggling through school, and adults are agonizing through Jewish life…– because they’ve come face to face with their struggle to comprehend Lashon Hakodesh. The pain of a child who can’t succeed at school is beyond any description…. Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] The Jewish news this week has been filled with reports of the passing of 32-year-old Chaya Maryan. Readers were moved by videos of the 5 little children she left behind, and her tragically young age. When she was even… Continue Reading →
As YWN reported last week, some Lev Tahor members have taken residence in Sarajevo, in the latest of a series of destinations since leaving Guatemala. Neighbors of the cult members told local media that they are perturbed by the cult… Continue Reading →
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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Esther Pollard, wife of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, died on Monday from coronavirus-related complications at the age of 68. Pollard had battled breast cancer for years. Last week she was hospitalized in Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Esther Pollard, wife of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, died on Monday from coronavirus-related complications at the age of 68. Pollard had battled breast cancer for years. Last week she was hospitalized in Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital… Continue Reading →
The highest-ranking Arab Muslim officer in Israel’s police force has resigned, according to a statement Monday — a week after a video emerged showing him tripping over the body of… Read more » The post Top Arab Police Officer Resigns… Continue Reading →
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received an update on the internal inquiry into alleged parties at his Downing Street residence that breached coronavirus lockdown restrictions, the Cabinet Office said… Read more » The post U.K. PM Johnson Receives Report… Continue Reading →
Israel announced Monday it will allow entry of travelers jabbed with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. The reports about Israel allowing in tourists vaccinated with Sputnik V surfaced back in… Read more » The post Israel to Allow Entry of… Continue Reading →
Following the tragedy on Lag BaOmer of last year, during which 45 people, z”l, lost their lives, and with Lag BaOmer less than four months away, the plan for the… Read more » The post New Plans for Lag BaOmer… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry is considering abolishing the requirement for a negative COVID test to travel to Israel, Channel 12 reported Sunday. Currently, those traveling to Israel must present a negative… Read more » The post Report: Israel Weighs Ending COVID… Continue Reading →
The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to meet Monday for the first time on Russia’s troop buildup and threatening actions against Ukraine at the request of the United States, and… Read more » The post Russia, U.S., Ukraine to Square… Continue Reading →
Israel on Monday reported 74,312 new daily COVID cases diagnosed on Sunday. The Health Ministry said they had conducted 249,938 coronavirus tests on Sunday, putting the contagion rate at 29.73%.… Read more » The post 74,312 New COVID Cases in… Continue Reading →
The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement as the UAE hosted Israeli President Yitzchak Herzog in his first official… Read more » The post UAE Foils Houthi Attack as… Continue Reading →
North Korea confirmed Monday it test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam, the North’s most significant weapon launch in years, as Washington plans steps… Read more » The post N. Korea Confirms Test of… Continue Reading →
Syrian air defenses confronted Israeli missiles targeting an area near the capital, Damascus, downing some of them, Syria’s state news agency reported Monday. SANA cited a military source as saying… Read more » The post Syria Reports Israeli Missile Barrage… Continue Reading →
Esther Pollard, z’l, the wife of Jonathan Pollard who worked tirelessly for decades to secure his release, has passed away at the age of 68, a statement issued by the family on Monday morning stated. The levaya is scheduled to… Continue Reading →
ORLANDO (VINnews) — Over the past several days, Jews vacationing in Orlando have been victimized by vicious Neo-Nazis yelling despicable slurs and hate speech. Multiple videos and pictures have spread on social media, showing organized gatherings of antisemitic groups chanting… Continue Reading →