KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian fighter jet on Tuesday struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea, causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle in international waters, the U.S. military said, an incident that highlighted soaring U.S.-Russian tensions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. White House National Security […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a significant step towards implementing the judicial reforms announced by Justice Minister Yariv Levin in January, the Knesset passed on Monday the initial reading of three new laws. The most prominent law is the Override Clause, which stipulates that the Supreme Court can only repeal laws, alter them, or limit their […]

LAKEWOOD (VINnews) — A man was arrested near the well-known Satmar Shul, armed with a machete and threatening people. Lakewood Shomrim received multiple calls Monday evening about an armed suspect chasing people outside of the shul on Forest Avenue and Fourth Street. Multiple Shomrim members responded quickly and maintained surveillance on the suspect while awaiting […]

FLORIDA (JNS) — Rabbi Yossi Labkowski, director of Chabad of Cape Coral, Fla., wants to make it clear that he and his congregation “will not cower,” despite an attack on their synagogue following Shabbat-morning services on March 11. It was a little before 1:30 p.m., and “most people had already left,” said Labkowski. “I was […]

NEWYORK (AP) – A regulatory takeover of a New York-based bank was intended to send a message to U.S. banks to stay away from the cryptocurrency business, a former member of Congress who was on the bank’s board says. Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that he believes the state officials behind the action […]

(ARIZONA / VINnews) — An orthodox Rabbi sharply disagreed with Ben Shapiro, after the popular right-wing talk-show host bestowed strong praise upon a Christian prayer festival. Shapiro called the Asbury Revival in Kentucky “one of the most inspiring things” he’s ever seen. He even drew a comparison of sorts to his own visit to the Kosel […]

WASHINGTON (VINnews) – A group of Jewish parents and schools filed a lawsuit today challenging a California law that excludes religious parents and schools from using special education funding to serve children with disabilities. In Loffman v. California Department of Education, a group of parents want to send their children to Orthodox Jewish schools but […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich spoke at the Israel Bonds organization on Sunday evening and stressed once again his regret for a remark made in the wake of the Hawara riots after the murder of Hallel and Yagel Yaniv HyD on February 26. Smotrich had stated that although vigilante actions were […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) – U.S. regulators said Sunday it shut down New York-based Signature Bank, a second financial institution they shuttered after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. “We are also announcing a similar systemic risk exception for Signature Bank, New York, New York, which was closed today by its state chartering authority,” Treasury, Federal Reserve, and […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In yet another source of friction between Israel’s legislative and judiciary branches, a bill being proposed by MK Zvika Fogel (Otzma Yehudit) has come under sharp criticism from Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara. The bill, proposed by Jewish Force MK Zvika Fogel, would make Israel’s security forces immune from prosecution in the event of […]