Month February 2022
Amid Rising Tensions in Ukraine, United Hatzalah Teams Throughout The Country Maintain VigilanceUkraine – Due to the current tense security situation following rumors of an impending invasion from Russia into Ukraine, United Hatzalah will be strengthening its teams in Kyiv,… Continue Reading →
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday that a decision to revive a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was now just a matter of days, but… Read more » The post French Foreign Minister: Decision on… Continue Reading →
The Austrian government said Wednesday that it plans to end most of the country’s COVID-19 restrictions on March 5, though wearing masks will remain obligatory in some places. Chancellor Karl… Read more » The post Austria to Drop Most COVID… Continue Reading →
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could ease its indoor masking guidance as early as next week. The agency is weighing a new benchmark for whether masks are needed, basing it on the level of severe disease and… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — American support for Israel remains “ironclad,” U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told members of Israel’s parliament Wednesday, despite deep differences between the nations on Iran, peace with the Palestinians and other issues. Pelosi stuck to what the… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — HaGaon HaRav Meir Tzvi Bergman, senior member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Degel HaTorah, spoke harshly against a plan by Avigdor Liberman to make huge and devastating cuts to funding for Charedim. He met at… Continue Reading →
Legislation that would allow New Jersey towns to increase funding for volunteer first aid and rescue squads was approved by the New Jersey Senate. The bill was sponsored by Senator Anthony Bucco. “As a 40 + year member and former… Continue Reading →
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a delegation of Democratic House members visited the Knesset on Wednesday morning and were honored with a greeting ceremony headed by Pelosi’s Israeli counterpart, Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy. Levy welcomed Pelosi to the Knesset… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden is ordering the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House committee investigating the riot of Jan. 6, 2021, once more rejecting former President Donald Trump’s claims of executive privilege. The committee has sought a… Continue Reading →
Liberman Halves Number Of Hours Required For Kollel Stipend To Encourage Chareidim To Join Workforce
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — At a meeting of the Knesset’s socioeconomic committee Tuesday, Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman said that he intends to halve the number of hours that chareidi men must spend in study in order to qualify for state stipends, freeing… Continue Reading →
The Head of the Strategic Planning and Cooperation Directorate (J5), Maj. Gen. Tal Kelman participated in a trilateral meeting with his counterparts from Greece and Cyprus. The meeting, which was… Read more » The post Planning and Cooperation Directorate Participates… Continue Reading →
A tanker truck crashed into a storefront in Rockville Centre, sparking a massive fire that snarled the Wednesday morning commute on Sunrise Highway. The tanker had flipped on its side and crashed into a vacant storefront that had recently been… Continue Reading →
BioNTech’s co-founder and top executive said the vaccine maker has no plans to enforce its intellectual property rights should organizations in Africa strike out on their own to produce unauthorized… Read more » The post BioNTech Says Won’t Challenge Vaccine… Continue Reading →
The Central Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday that the Consumer Price Index rose by 0.2% in January 2022, exceeding analysts’ projections of 0.1%. In the last 12 months, it has… Read more » The post CBS: Housing Prices Up by… Continue Reading →
Russia said Wednesday it was returning more troops and weapons to bases, but NATO declared it saw no sign of a drawdown as fears that Moscow could invade Ukraine soon persisted. Russia has massed about 150,000 troops east, north and south of… Continue Reading →
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NATO member countries on Wednesday examined new ways to bolster the defenses of nations on the organization’s eastern flank as Russia’s military buildup around Ukraine fuels one of Europe’s biggest… Read more » The post Doubting Russian Exit, NATO Looks… Continue Reading →
Last summer, The Lakewood Scoop brought to our attention the discovery of the Spotted Lanternfly in our neighborhoods. They were quite scary creatures and seemed to be everywhere flying low at you. When the winter came, they disappeared and most… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A Turkish man suffering from leukemia has tested positive for coronavirus no less than 78 times in the past 14 months but has remained cheerful and hopes to get well soon. Muzaffer Kayasan, 56, was detected… Continue Reading →
Israel’s prime minister Tuesday said Israel and its Arab allies were forging a regional “ring of stability” as he wrapped up a lightning visit to Bahrain that sought to send a powerful message of solidarity against their shared archrival Iran…. Continue Reading →
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