Month March 2023
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has compared the policies of the Bosnia Serb separatist leader to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin following his moves to curb dissent and LGBTQ rights. Blinken tweeted late Wednesday… Continue Reading →
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A fire broke out on a ferry in the southern Philippines and raged overnight for eight hours, killing at least 31 of the approximately 250 passengers and crew, officials said Thursday. A Philippine ferry carrying 82… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will continue to give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests despite suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the two countries, a top Russian diplomat said Thursday. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov’s statement… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War. The newspaper denied the allegations. Evan… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a dramatic reversal of three previous court decisions, the Nazareth District Court announced Thursday the acquittal of Roman Zadorov, who was convicted for the 2006 murder of Tair Rada in her school in Qatzrin in the… Continue Reading →
A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early Thursday and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said. The BNSF train derailed in the town of Raymond, roughly 100 miles (161 kilometers)… Continue Reading →
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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman has announced new steps to improve security in Jewish communities and crack down on antisemitic crimes. According to the plan, synagogues and religious schools will be granted 15 million GBP for… Continue Reading →
The wife of a Chabad shliach who was severely beaten by left-wing protesters at the Kaplan intersection in Tel Aviv on Sunday spoke to the media on Thursday about the horrifying incident. The couple had gone to Tel Aviv to… Continue Reading →
A Pesach getaway program scheduled to take place at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ, has dissolved into disaster due to what the director of the Pesach program described as a “huge financial scam.” People who signed up for… Continue Reading →
Notoriously anti-Semitic Rep. Rashida Tlaib tweeted a video on Tuesday that she claimed showed Israeli police assaulting teenagers who were allegedly Palestinian in Jerusalem during the start of Ramadan on March 22. It was utterly false. “This is the violent… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Two military helicopters crashed Wednesday night in southwestern Kentucky during a routine training mission, the U.S. Army’s Fort Campbell said in a statement. The status of the crew members was unknown, it added, but as many… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the course of Sunday’s furious anti-reform demonstrations in the wake of the firing of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, a chareidi couple happened to reach Kaplan street in Tel Aviv in their car, the center of… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Welcome to Klal Yisroel, Dvorah Rus! We stand in awe of you. Also known as Kassy Dillon, Dvorah Rus is a political commentator on Fox News, a documentary producer, and a media strategist. And while attending… Continue Reading →
(JTA) — HarperCollins has revised multiple novels by the famed British mystery writer Agatha Christie to remove references to Jews and other minorities deemed offensive by sensitivity readers. The edits, which the British Telegraph first reported on Sunday, add Christie… Continue Reading →
CEDARHURST (VINnews) — The New York Health Department has launched a new ad campaign targeting Jews in the Five Towns, and some believe it is bigoted. Earlier this week, a truck with a large billboard sat in the parking lot… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VIN Podcast) — This week, the founders of ‘Red Sea Singles’ joined Yaakov M to discuss their exciting new shidduch program. Zach and Eli, two single young men, launched this initiative to encourage kosher hotels to host shidduch-aged… Continue Reading →
NEW JERSEY (JNS) – The town council in Jackson, N.J.—home to a growing Orthodox population—announced that it will lower the zoning threshold for houses of worship. Those who want to build new synagogues in the area, for example, will now… Continue Reading →
Ukraine’s president invited his powerful Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to visit his nation, saying they haven’t been in contact since the war began and he is “ready to see him here.” “I want to speak with him,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy told… Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with the 2020 death of a man who screamed “I can’t breathe” while multiple officers restrained him as they… Continue Reading →