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YU Basketball Star Ryan Turell Enters NBA Draft, Hoping To Become The League’s First Orthodox Player

YU Basketball Star Ryan Turell Enters NBA Draft, Hoping To Become The League’s First Orthodox Player

  Yeshiva University basketball star Ryan Turell wants to be the first Orthodox Jewish player in the National Basketball Association, and he has taken the… Read More ›

Russia moves to seize hundreds of planes from foreign owners

Russia moves to seize hundreds of planes from foreign owners

New York – Russia is seizing hundreds of commercial jets owned by US and European leasing companies, a further sign of the challenges the country’s… Read More ›

US in ‘hourly contact’ with Israelis on Russia-Ukraine war, envoy says

US in ‘hourly contact’ with Israelis on Russia-Ukraine war, envoy says

Israel “has done everything the US asked it to do,” Ambassador Tom Nides said during a virtual event with the left-wing group Peace Now.  … Read More ›

‘Iran’s missiles are an existential threat to the whole region,’ U.S. official says

‘Iran’s missiles are an existential threat to the whole region,’ U.S. official says

General Kenneth McKenzie tells Senate Iran continues to be the biggest threat to the American interests and Mideast security, says Iranian proxies are spread across… Read More ›

Russia said to ease stance at talks, Zelensky says Ukraine accepts not joining NATO

Russia said to ease stance at talks, Zelensky says Ukraine accepts not joining NATO

Senior Israeli official reportedly says Bennett’s mediation efforts helped lead to ‘narrowing of positions’ between sides, as Turkish FM heads to Moscow, Kyiv amid diplomacy… Read More ›

Orthodox Jewish Man Projected to Be Elected Mayor Of Surfside

Orthodox Jewish Man Projected to Be Elected Mayor Of Surfside

FLORIDA (VINnews) – In a stunning victory, a 42 year old businessman is reportedly leading tonight to become the first Orthodox Jewish mayor of Surfside,… Read More ›

Russia issues sanctions against Biden and a long list of US officials and political figures

Russia issues sanctions against Biden and a long list of US officials and political figures

Russia on Tuesday imposed sanctions against a wide range of American officials, including President Joe Biden, marking another escalations in tensions between Russian President Vladimir… Read More ›

Ukraine-Russia war: Mariupol remains under siege, negotiations to resume

Ukraine-Russia war: Mariupol remains under siege, negotiations to resume

Negotiations to resume today. * Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky asked to extend martial law by 30 days.   Ukraine continues to resist Russian forces as… Read More ›

Israel’s past must spur us to do more for Ukrainian refugees

Israel’s past must spur us to do more for Ukrainian refugees

Opinion: On their tedious, children of the ‘Green Forest’ orphanage, which was destroyed by Russian shelling, make a quick stop at Lviv’s railway station before… Read More ›

Bennett holds back-to-back phone calls with Putin, Zelensky on ceasefire efforts

Bennett holds back-to-back phone calls with Putin, Zelensky on ceasefire efforts

Israeli official says Russian leader, in 90-minute call, complained to PM about ‘barbaric’ Ukrainian acts in separatist-held region   Prime Minister Naftali Bennett left a… Read More ›

In Rare Show Of Unity, All 25 Jewish House Democrats Blast Amnesty Director’s Comments On Israel

In Rare Show Of Unity, All 25 Jewish House Democrats Blast Amnesty Director’s Comments On Israel

  WASHINGTON (JTA) — All 25 Jewish Democrats in the House, a fractious caucus that rarely unanimously agrees on issues of Jewish interest, signed onto… Read More ›

China has expressed some openness to providing military and financial aid to Russia, US cable suggests

China has expressed some openness to providing military and financial aid to Russia, US cable suggests

The US has information suggesting China has expressed some openness to providing Russia with requested military and financial assistance as part of its war on… Read More ›

Israel to admit any Ukrainian with a relative here

Israel to admit any Ukrainian with a relative here

The foreign minister emphasized Israel’s condemnation of Russia’s war on Ukraine during a visit to Bucharest.   The government will allow Ukrainians with a relative… Read More ›

‘Like my grandmother, I became a refugee’

‘Like my grandmother, I became a refugee’

Eighty-one years after Lydia Traktirshchik crossed the Dniester River in a cattle car in flight of the Nazis, her grandson Edward had to cross it… Read More ›

Facing blistering criticism, Israel eases limit on entry of Ukrainian refugees

Facing blistering criticism, Israel eases limit on entry of Ukrainian refugees

Interior Minister Shaked announces new policy exempting refugees with relatives in Israel from entry quota, but says ‘we cannot open our gates to everyone’  … Read More ›

Ukraine Refugees Tell Harrowing Tales Even As Numbers Ease

Ukraine Refugees Tell Harrowing Tales Even As Numbers Ease

  SUCEAVA, Romania (AP) — Elena Yurchuk saw families with children blown up and the hospital she worked in reduced to rubble during Russia’s invasion… Read More ›

Russia has requested military assistance from China in Ukraine, US official says

Russia has requested military assistance from China in Ukraine, US official says

  Washington, DC – Russia has asked China for military assistance in Ukraine, including drones, as it continues its unprovoked invasion, a senior US official… Read More ›

Zelensky: Jerusalem is ‘constructive place’ to hold Russia-Ukraine talks

Zelensky: Jerusalem is ‘constructive place’ to hold Russia-Ukraine talks

Zelensky’s words came after a week in which Bennett was one of a number of world leaders who attempted to use diplomacy to halt Russia’s… Read More ›

Israel, Ukraine deny report Bennett recommended yielding to Russian demands

Israel, Ukraine deny report Bennett recommended yielding to Russian demands

Adviser for Ukrainian president says ‘Bennett has at no point told Zelensky how to act’; senior Israeli official calls report ‘patently false’ as PM continues… Read More ›

Missiles from Iran target American consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan, US says

Missiles from Iran target American consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan, US says

No casualties reported after several projectiles hit consular building in Irbil; attack comes several days after Iran vowed revenge for Israeli strike in Syria  … Read More ›