JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Eliya Hawila, the Lebanese Arab who masqueraded as a Jew and married a Jewess from the Syrian Jewish community before being exposed has spoken to the Israeli press for the first time. Roi Kais of the Kan broadcasting corporation interviewed Eliya, who is residing in a hotel in the US at present. […]

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has asked international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in Japan until the end of December as the country further tightens its border controls against a new coronavirus variant, the transportation ministry said Wednesday. It said the request is an emergency precaution amid growing concern over the […]

BERLIN — Germany’s intensive care association is calling for nationally uniform restrictions to be imposed immediately and warning that the number of COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care will hit a new high before Christmas. German federal and state leaders are expected to decide Thursday on new measures to curb a sharp recent rise in coronavirus […]

Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw up new barriers to travel in an effort to contain the omicron variant. From shopping districts in Japan and tour guides in the Holy Land to ski resorts in […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A fire which broke out on the second night of Chanukah in Montreal, Canada was discovered by passersby, who alerted the Chaveirim of Montreal. The Chaveirim succeeded in removing all the residents from the buildings and there were no injuries but the fire, which raged from 10:30 PM until 2 AM […]

LONDON (VINnews) — A Muslim man was verbally abused as he recited the Quran on a London train. A clip taken by the Muslim shows a man sitting opposite him who berates him for performing his prayers publicly and claims that he is ‘invading other people’s space’ and demanded that he should ask permission from […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Tel Aviv has been named the world’s most expensive city to live in, according to the ranking of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Cost of Living survey. Last year, Tel Aviv was the fifth-most expensive city in the world to live in. But the EIU’s latest report says the Israeli city is […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — New findings about the coronavirus’s omicron variant made it clear Tuesday that the emerging threat slipped into countries well before their defenses were up, as two distant nations announced their first cases and a third reported its presence before South African officials sounded the alarm. The Netherlands’ RIVM health institute found omicron […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The Omicron variant is officially called B1.1.529. We don’t know so much about it yet, because it was only discovered on November 11th.   It was, however, fully sequenced on over 100 people recently – that means scientists can see it entire genome. The variant has been seen in southern […]

MIAMI BEACH (AP) — Cooped-up tourists eager for a taste of Florida’s sandy beaches, swaying palm trees and warmer climates are visiting the Sunshine State in droves, topping pre-pandemic levels in recent months. Miami is one of the top search destinations on travel websites and statewide, Florida had 32.5 million travelers from July to September […]