JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The cross-examination of Hadas Klein, the key witness at the trial of former prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu in “Case 1000”, began Tuesday at the Jerusalem District Court. Klein, the aide to businessmen Arnon Milchan and James Packer, had testified that her employers gave significant gifts to Netanyahu and his wife, totalling some […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A survey of chareidi voting patterns conducted Monday by the Askaria polling company revealed that if UTJ will split into two parties, Degel Hatorah could receive 4.5 mandates and would pass the electoral threshold but Agudah would receive just 2.5 mandates, which would not be enough to pass the 3.9 mandates required […]

NEW YORK (AP) – The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States. Scientists say the variant – called BA.2.75 – may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S. HRA Pharma’s application on Monday sets up a high-stakes decision for health regulators amid legal and political battles over women’s reproductive health. The company says the timing was unrelated […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A new Israeli study which researched the vulnerable elderly population in Israel who had received a fourth COVID-19 shot in the winter maintains that the shot caused a 72% reduction in death rates among the population in comparison with those who only received three shots. The peer-reviewed research analyzed data on elderly […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A Boro Park resident narrowly escaped serious injury after his private airplane caught fire while taxiing on the runway at a New Jersey airport. The plane was about to take off from the airport at 3:25 PM when it caught fire. Linden Emergency Dispatch was notified of a plane on fire […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana and Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel will both pay the price for opposing chareidi interests during their tenures in the respective ministries. Chareidi parties have made it clear both to Gidon Saar and Ayelet Shaked that they do not intend to cooperate in a new government with the […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Samaria Military Court decided last week to release from custody the father of Dia Hamarsha, the terrorist who perpetrated the attack in Bnei Brak in March. Hamarsha’s father had been arrested following the attack, in which 5 people were murdered, after he incited for more attacks on Jews, expressed full support […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — In advance of his upcoming trip to the Middle East, President Biden published an article in the Washington Post detailing his achievements in the region and what he hopes to attain from the trip. Biden stressed the importance of the Middle East for the global economy, due both to its strategic […]

BROOKLYN (VINnews) A group of influential Brooklyn politicians and community leaders have launched an unprecedented campaign, demanding accountability from Maimonides Hospital. On Friday, a letter was released, demanding answers from hospital leadership, for alleged fiscal mismanagement, staffing shortages, and a systemic lack of quality of care. It was signed by every local elected official representing […]