NEW YORK (AP) — As COVID-19 ravaged New York City, virus-wary denizens locked out of indoor public places poured into the streets, sidewalks and parks. They dined with friends in outdoor sheds hastily erected by restaurants, and went to health classes, concerts and even therapy sessions on streets closed to traffic. Now as the city […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) —. In a belligerent speech in Gaza Saturday night, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar threatened Israel repeatedly that if it “violated” Al-Aqsa again, Hamas will “not hesitate” to take action. “Our people must prepare for a great battle if the occupation does not cease its aggression against the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” Sinwar said. “Violating Al-Aqsa […]

SMITHFIELD, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul promised Saturday to wage a vigorous review into the origins of the coronavirus if Republicans retake the Senate and he lands a committee chairmanship. Speaking to supporters at a campaign rally, the libertarian-leaning Kentucky Republican denounced what he sees as government overreach in response to the COVID-19 […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two Palestinian terrorists opened fire at a guard post at the entrance to the city of Ariel Friday night, killing a 23-year-old security guard. A woman  present in the guardhouse, who was apparently engaged to the guard, was not injured. After a 20-hour manhunt, counterterrorism forces arrested the terrorists behind the attack […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An American family toured Israel and found an unexploded shell in the Golan heights which they intended to take home with them. The family came to the check-in center at Ben-Gurion airport with the unexplodedshell and showed it to securities authorities, who announced to the hundreds of travellers present that they should […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, citing the toll on Black smokers and young people. “The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, […]

(VINnews / Yaakov M) — On Wednesday, Dr Fauci seemed to drop a bombshell. He said the US is “out of the pandemic phase”. It sounds like Fauci has declared the end of the pandemic in the US. Shouldn’t this be cause to celebrate? Is this not the moment we have waited for, for over […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — President Herzog spoke at the Holocaust Memorial ceremony at Yad Vashem Wednesday night and presented two iconic pictures which he said “tell the whole story.” Herzog said that ” I stand before you, carrying in my heart this picture. A rare picture that whoever sees it cannot forget forever. The eyes see, […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On Monday night, a woman went into labor at her home in one of Jerusalem’s northern neighborhoods. Her husband quickly called emergency services for help. The family, who was familiar with some of the first responders in their neighborhood, waited excitedly for them to arrive. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Leah Einhorn, who […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — About 15,000 people came on Tuesday night to the tomb of Yehoshua Bin Nun and Kalev Ben Yefune, situated in the village of Kifal Hares [which preserves the name of Timnat Heres, the place where Yehoshua lived and was buried according to the biblical account- Shoftim 2:8-9]. The worshipers marked the yahrzeit […]