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Midnight deadline looms for Israeli MK’s to change parties

Midnight deadline looms for Israeli MK’s to change parties

Analysis: Outgoing legislators can switch parties until one month before the elections but will do so without their portion of election financing if they remain… Read More ›

Top Bennett ally Matan Kahana says he’s ‘exploring’ political future

Top Bennett ally Matan Kahana says he’s ‘exploring’ political future

Yamina MK wants to continue to represent moderate religious Zionists, says a government ‘of just one side’ is ‘very bad’ for country   Deputy Religious… Read More ›

Israel Shoots Down Hezbollah Drones Over Mediterranean

Israel Shoots Down Hezbollah Drones Over Mediterranean

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Saturday said it shot down three unmanned aircraft launched by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah heading toward an… Read More ›

Deep in the eastern Ukrainian forest, this group of volunteers waits as Russia’s military creeps closer

Deep in the eastern Ukrainian forest, this group of volunteers waits as Russia’s military creeps closer

Near Slovyansk, Ukraine – Maxym is waiting. For just over a month, he and his comrades have been sleeping in earthen dugouts, eating from cans… Read More ›

US test of new hypersonic missile fails amid China, Russia pressure

US test of new hypersonic missile fails amid China, Russia pressure

With Russia, China and North Korea developing their own hypersonic missile capabilities, with some being able to carry nuclear warheads, the Pentagon is feeling the… Read More ›

A thank you letter to Naftali Bennett

A thank you letter to Naftali Bennett

Opinion: Politicians are often judged harshest by those who work closely with them, and Bennett received nothing but praise from longtime public servants around him,… Read More ›

Interview: Documentary tracks many artistic reincarnations of Leonard Cohen and his iconic song

Interview: Documentary tracks many artistic reincarnations of Leonard Cohen and his iconic song

Out on July 1, ‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song’ looks into the star’s life and his creative process – which sometimes clashed with… Read More ›

BDE: Dr. Zev Zelenko Passes Away After Battling Illness

BDE: Dr. Zev Zelenko Passes Away After Battling Illness

NEW YORK  — VINnews regrets to inform you that Dr. Zev Zelenko has tragically passed away. Dr. Zelenko suffered from multiple severe health problems. He… Read More ›

How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA’s ability to fight the climate crisis

How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA’s ability to fight the climate crisis

The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate planet-warming emissions from the… Read More ›

109 live animals found in women’s luggage in massive airport wildlife trafficking bust

109 live animals found in women’s luggage in massive airport wildlife trafficking bust

This incident, while dramatic, is not unusual. The Bangkok Post identified the women as Nithya Raja, 38, and Zakia Sulthana Ebrahim, 24.   Two women… Read More ›

Bennett the self described loyal soldier of Israel, is not gone for good

Bennett the self described loyal soldier of Israel, is not gone for good

Analysis: After deciding to step out of Netanyahu’s shadow, Bennett shows political daring, forms alliances that surprise his voters; as he announces he will not… Read More ›

MKs to try again Thurs. to disperse Knesset, set election date, as wrangling goes on

MKs to try again Thurs. to disperse Knesset, set election date, as wrangling goes on

Coalition’s efforts to finalize legislation on Wednesday, prepare for Lapid to be installed as interim PM, are derailed by hours of fighting with opposition  … Read More ›

UPDATE: Great Neck Chabad Had Too Few CO Detectors, Multiple Violations

UPDATE: Great Neck Chabad Had Too Few CO Detectors, Multiple Violations

GREAT NECK — On Tuesday, thirteen people, mostly teens, were treated for Carbon Monoxide exposure at the Chabad of Great Neck. One patient was hospitalized.… Read More ›

Ukrainian mayor of Kherson detained as Russian-run region prepares for referendum

Ukrainian mayor of Kherson detained as Russian-run region prepares for referendum

  The elected Ukrainian mayor of Kherson was arrested Tuesday, according to pro-Russian officials in the city, hours before the region’s Russian-backed administration announced plans… Read More ›

Canadian police kill two gunmen in bank shootout, find potential bomb

Canadian police kill two gunmen in bank shootout, find potential bomb

Six officers were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds.   Canadian police shot dead two men during a gunfight on Tuesday at a bank… Read More ›

In U.S., like in Israel, insane minority forces itself on subdued majority

In U.S., like in Israel, insane minority forces itself on subdued majority

Opinion: By dangling red herrings such as same-sex kisses in cartoons and gender pronouns, a fanatical, religious minority has managed to divert attention from core… Read More ›

‘Let my people in’: Trump tried to join armed rioters on Jan. 6, aide says

‘Let my people in’: Trump tried to join armed rioters on Jan. 6, aide says

Former president lunged at driver’s steering wheel after being told it wasn’t safe to go to Capitol, threw his lunch at a wall, endorsed calls… Read More ›

Kosher Certification Agency Sues JetBlue, Saying They Lied About A Kosher Snack

Kosher Certification Agency Sues JetBlue, Saying They Lied About A Kosher Snack

NEW YORK (JTA) – One of the United States’ largest kosher certifying agencies alleges that JetBlue airlines sold a snack it falsely claimed was certified… Read More ›

Analysis: Why today’s 1/6 hearing was utterly devastating for Donald Trump

Analysis: Why today’s 1/6 hearing was utterly devastating for Donald Trump

  To date, the January 6 committee has provided a clinical, step by step breakdown of who knew what when in the days leading up… Read More ›

US strike in Syria targets ‘senior’ militant – US military

US strike in Syria targets ‘senior’ militant – US military

The strikes targeted Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, a “senior leader” of Al Qaeda-aligned Hurras al-Din.   The United States carried out a strike in Syria’s… Read More ›