Month February 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s far-right government has granted approval for over 7,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, settlement backers and opponents said Thursday. The move defies growing international opposition to construction in the occupied territory. The… Continue Reading →
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BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — Amid the smoking ruins, a lone dog pads in the snow, surely unaware — or perhaps too hungry to care — that death rains down regularly from the skies on the remnants of this Ukrainian city… Continue Reading →
NYC (VINnews) — This is a special community message from frum NYPD Inspector Ritchie Taylor, Commanding Officer of Community Affairs, saying there is currently no credible threat to the Jewish community, regarding the planned Day of Hate. It has been… Continue Reading →
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal investigators headed to Arkansas Thursday to determine the cause of a small plane crash that killed five employees of an environmental consulting firm. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board planned to begin work… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JTA) – The police bulletins have circulated among Jews on social media, in WhatsApp chats and via email: A white supremacist group is calling for a “National Day of Hate” this Saturday and encouraging antisemites to vandalize and… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Mrs. Janice SchwarzbaumWife Ms. Rivka Rahchael SchwarzbaumDaughter Mrs. Chanee BlauDaughter Sitting at 7111 Park Heights Ave apt. 302 Mr. Mayeer Schwarzbaum Son Mr. Pinchas Schwarzbaum Son Sitting at 7111 Park Heights Ave apt. 302 Rabbi Yitzchak SchwazbaumSon… Continue Reading →
The number of U.S. mass killings linked to extremism over the past decade was at least three times higher than the total from any other 10-year period since the 1970s, according to a report by the Anti-Defamation League. The report,… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) – Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink — and there’s a big push to make sure they’re not surprised. Officials in 32 states… Continue Reading →
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Ahmed Qureia, a former Palestinian prime minister and one of the architects of interim peace deals with Israel, has died at age 85. A key player in the 1993 Oslo peace accords, Qureia witnessed the… Continue Reading →
The IDF on Wednesday evening published head camera footage of the hours-long counterterrorism operation in Shechem on Wednesday morning, in which 10 terrorists were killed and over 100 Arabs were wounded. The video shows Israeli security forces under heavy fire from… Continue Reading →
After years of a huge void in the American Yeshiva system, you can now help provide a long-awaited need: an optimal place to learn Kodshim on American shores, with a viable alternative to learning in Eretz Yisrael. There are many… Continue Reading →
The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.7% annual rate from October through December, a solid showing despite rising interest rates and elevated inflation, the government said Thursday in a downgrade from its initial estimate. The government had previously estimated that… Continue Reading →
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers in Georgia are criticizing the Fulton County investigation into potential illegal election meddling after the foreperson of the special grand jury seated to help the probe went public this week. Emily Kohrs… Continue Reading →
Rescuers with backhoes and bulldozers dug through tons of earth and rubble Thursday for 48 people missing after a landslide buried an open-pit mine in northern China. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the confirmed death toll in the disaster rose… Continue Reading →
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli parliamentary committee on Thursday approved new funding for Benjamin Netanyahu and his family, giving the prime minister a boost in personal spending at a time when he is facing mass protests over his… Continue Reading →
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister said Thursday that the Gulf Arab state of Oman has decided to allow Israeli planes to fly through its airspace. The announcement was another sign of closer ties between Israel and some… Continue Reading →
Haverstraw, NY (VINnews) – The driver of the tractor trailer got out minutes before a freight train crashed into it Thursday morning. It happened at Railroad Square, along Route 9W at New Main Street at around 9:30 a.m. Someone in… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Thursday in Jerusalem with a Republican U.S. Senate delegation led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides also participated in… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is nominating former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday, crediting him with critical experience on global challenges including climate change. The news comes days after… Continue Reading →
ORLANDO (VINnews) – A Florida reporter broke down in a heartbreaking live shot Wednesday night from Orlando Regional Medical Center, where victims were being treated after a chaotic shooting in a Florida neighborhood. Another local television journalist and a 9-year-old… Continue Reading →