JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In his popular Daily Wire podcast, Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro defended the Netanyahu government’s plans to reform the Israeli judicial system, and slammed the negative media coverage of the proposed reforms. Shapiro termed the Israeli judiciary  a “dictatorship,” and argued in favor of the reforms proposed by Justice Minister Yariv Levin (Likud). […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. This means Americans would no longer have […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel is experiencing one of the dryest winters in recent years, with precipitation at the end of January at less than 60% of annual levels. Worried farmers from religious Kibbutzim and Moshavim initiated a special prayer assembly at the Kotel Sunday to pray for rain for their parched fields. The assembly took […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is known for his sometimes controversial statements regarding liberals and left-wingers. In his latest show, Carlson chose to mock left-wing, BDS supporter Ahinoam Nini for her eccentric performance in Davos at the recent World Economic Forum. Carlson called the forum a “Lizard Overlords” meeting, alluding to a […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During a meeting last week between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Netanyahu conveyed a message of reassurance to the US administration regarding the plans for judicial reform, according to a Channel 12 report. Netanyahu reportedly said at the meeting that “as far as I’m concerned, […]

CINCINNATI (VINnews) — A new study suggests that wearing Tefillin can have health benefits. As reported by the Jerusalem Post, the cardiovascular health of people who wear a “tefillin shel-yad” on their arms can benefit, according to research from the University of Cincinnati. The research was published in the journal PLOS ONE by Professor Jack […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A 14-year-old Arab boy from the Issawiya neighborhood of Jerusalem was arrested Saturday night in the Old City after allegedly intending to carry out a stabbing attack. He was apprehended with a knife in his possession. The arrest was made after police officers from the David precinct together with a security guard […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A Dominican man who was lost at sea for 24 days has survived, in part by consuming ketchup, garlic powder and bouillon cubes, according to officials. Elvis Francois, 47, was rescued Jan. 15 after he was stranded for 24 days, according to the Colombian navy on Thursday. Francois had been fixing […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Radio calls from the stricken Beechcraft A36 carrying Boruch Taub z’l and Benjamin Chafetz z’l show just how close the two were to landing their plane safely. Pilot Taub, who was flying the single-engine airplane, had reported engine trouble soon after taking off in bad weather from JFK airport on Thursday […]