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[SHOCK: Israel’s AG Threatens to Draft all Charedim in Weeks if No Agreement Reached]( [SHOCK: Israel’s AG Threatens to Draft all Charedim in Weeks if No Agreement Reached]( (VINnews) — In a shocking threat, Israel’s Attorney General has threatened to draft all military-age Charedim–including full-time yeshiva students. According to Kan 11 News, AG Gali Baharav-Miara announced the devastating threat, which would be catastrophic for the Charedi community, and greatly diminish the amount of Torah being learned, at a time when z’chusim are […] [Read More »]( [A Russian Court Extends the Pretrial Detention for an American Reporter Accused of Spying]( [A Russian Court Extends the Pretrial Detention for an American Reporter Accused of Spying]( (AP) — A court in the Russian capital ruled Tuesday to keep Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in custody pending his trial on espionage charges that he denies. The Moscow City Court rejected an appeal against Gershkovich’s detention filed by his lawyers, upholding an earlier ruling to keep him behind bars until the […] [Read More »]( [Palestinians Furious Over U.S. Veto of UN Cease-Fire Resolution]( [Palestinians Furious Over U.S. Veto of UN Cease-Fire Resolution]( EAST (VINNews) — The Palestinian Authority slammed the United States’ veto on an insane resolution in the UN Security Council that would demand Israel stop the war in Gaza. It accused the US of being “an accomplice in the crime of mass extermination, ethnic cleansing, and war crimes.” A statement from the “Palestinian presidency”, […] [Read More »]( [‘Who Wrote This Thing??’ State Department Official Asks of $1 Million Grants to Investigate Israel]( [‘Who Wrote This Thing??’ State Department Official Asks of $1 Million Grants to Investigate Israel]( U.S. State Department prospectus in February 2022 for one or two grants—each valued between $493,827 and $987,654—called for “strengthening human rights and accountability in Israel and the West Bank and Gaza.” One of the aims of the project to possibly include was the “documentation of legal or security sector violations and housing, land and […] [Read More »]( [White House Promises ‘Major Sanctions’ on Russia in Response to Alexei Navalny’s Death]( [White House Promises ‘Major Sanctions’ on Russia in Response to Alexei Navalny’s Death]( (AP) — The White House said Tuesday it is preparing additional “major sanctions” on Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death last week in an Arctic penal colony. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the sanctions, on the eve of the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, “will be a substantial […] [Read More »]( [New Haven Reviews Anti-israel City Staffer Who Protested at Rabbi’s Home]( [New Haven Reviews Anti-israel City Staffer Who Protested at Rabbi’s Home]( – The nation’s third-oldest independent school, which traces its history to 1660, suspended a member of its advancement team, as the city—home to Yale University—investigates his wife for yelling anti-Israel chants through a bullhorn outside a local rabbi’s home. Hopkins School, a private middle- and high school in New Haven, Conn., with some $225 million in […] [Read More »]( [R` Yona Yehuda Vinokur ז”ל]( [R` Yona Yehuda Vinokur ז”ל]( getting up: Thursday (2/22/24)Morning R` Robert VinokurBrother [Read More »]( [Navalny’s Mother Appeals to Putin to Release Her Son’s Body So She Can Bury Him With Dignity]( [Navalny’s Mother Appeals to Putin to Release Her Son’s Body So She Can Bury Him With Dignity]( – The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appealed Tuesday to President Vladimir Putin to intervene and turn her son’s body over to her so she can bury him with dignity. Lyudmila Navalnaya, who has been trying to get his body since Saturday, appeared in a video outside the Arctic penal colony where […] [Read More »]( [Prince William Calls for More Aid to Gaza, Release of Hostages]( [Prince William Calls for More Aid to Gaza, Release of Hostages]( – Britain’s Prince William released a statement on Tuesday calling for more aid into the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip as well as the release of the remaining 134 Israeli hostages being held by Palestinian terrorists. “I remain deeply concerned about the terrible human cost of the conflict in the Middle East since the Hamas terrorist […] [Read More »]( [U.S. Casinos Won $66.5B in 2023, Their Best Year Ever as Gamblers Showed No Economic Fear]( [U.S. Casinos Won $66.5B in 2023, Their Best Year Ever as Gamblers Showed No Economic Fear]( CITY, N.J. (AP) — America’s commercial casinos won $66.5 billion from gamblers in 2023, the industry’s best year ever, according to figures released by its national trade association Tuesday. The American Gaming Association said that total was 10% higher than in 2022, which itself was a record-setting year. When revenue figures from tribal-owned casinos […] [Read More »]( [Wikileaks Founder Assange Starts Final UK Legal Battle to Avoid Extradition to Us on Spy Charges]( [Wikileaks Founder Assange Starts Final UK Legal Battle to Avoid Extradition to Us on Spy Charges]( (AP) — Julian Assange’s lawyers began their final U.K. legal challenge Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges, arguing that his actions had exposed serious criminal actions by U.S. authorities and were “of obvious and important public interest.” Assange himself was not in court. […] [Read More »]( [British University Chaplain and Family in Hiding Following Death Threats Over Stint as Idf Reservist]( [British University Chaplain and Family in Hiding Following Death Threats Over Stint as Idf Reservist]( (JTA) – A rabbi at several British universities who drew hundreds of death threats after flying to Israel to serve as a reserve soldier after Oct. 7 is now in hiding with his wife and two children on the recommendation of police. Both the University of Leeds and British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis have […] [Read More »]( [US Vetoes Arab-Backed Un Cease-Fire Resolution]( [US Vetoes Arab-Backed Un Cease-Fire Resolution]( – The United States vetoed an Arab-backed U.N. resolution Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in the embattled Gaza Strip. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13-1 with the United Kingdom abstaining, reflecting the wide global support for ending the more than four-month war that started with Hamas’ […] [Read More »]( [Opinion: What Americans Don’t Get About Israelis Fighting for Their Lives]( [Opinion: What Americans Don’t Get About Israelis Fighting for Their Lives]( S. TOBIN) – The world looks a lot different from Kibbutz Kfar Aza than it does in the United States or any other point on the planet. The difference is obvious in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem or anywhere else in Israel. Throughout the world in most mainstream media accounts and commentary from supposedly enlightened members […] [Read More »]( [Law Enforcement Agencies Disrupt Prolific Ransomware Group Lockbit]( [Law Enforcement Agencies Disrupt Prolific Ransomware Group Lockbit]( (AP) — A website run by a Lockbit, a prolific ransomware syndicate behind cyberattacks around the world, was taken over by law enforcement agencies on Tuesday. The front page of LockBit’s site was replaced with the words “this site is now under control of law enforcement,” alongside the flags of the U.K., the U.S. […] [Read More »]( [The Kremlin Rejects Navalny Widow’s Charges He Was Killed by Putin as ‘Insolent’]( [The Kremlin Rejects Navalny Widow’s Charges He Was Killed by Putin as ‘Insolent’]( – Russian President Vladimir Putin did not see the video in which Alexei Navalny’s widow vowed to continue his fight against the Kremlin, his spokesperson said Tuesday, and dismissed her allegations that Putin had killed the country’s opposition leader as “unfounded” and “insolent.” In the video released Monday, Yulia Navalnaya accused Putin of killing […] [Read More »]( [‘Fauda’ Star Posts Pic of Injuries Sustained in Gaza]( [‘Fauda’ Star Posts Pic of Injuries Sustained in Gaza]( (JNS) – Israeli actor Idan Amedi on Tuesday posted to social media a photo taken soon after he was wounded while fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Amedi, 35, best known for his role in the Netflix hit show “Fauda,” was released from hospital last month after an explosion left him unconscious for […] [Read More »]( [TA Rabbinical Court Officiates Divorce Proceedings For Deaf-Mute Couple]( [TA Rabbinical Court Officiates Divorce Proceedings For Deaf-Mute Couple]( (VINnews) — An unusual divorce proceeding took place this week at the Tel Aviv rabbinical court. A couple with severe disabilities came before the court; The husband is deaf-mute, while the wife is deaf-mute and also blind. The pair had been married in a religious ceremony. [although technically such a marriage is D’Rabanan, due […] [Read More »]( [British Birth Certificate For Child With Israeli Father Returned Torn, Israel Scribbled Out]( [British Birth Certificate For Child With Israeli Father Returned Torn, Israel Scribbled Out]( YORK (VINnews) — Two weeks ago, a British person of Israeli descent sent off a passport application to the United Kingdom’s Home Office for his six-month-old baby girl. The application includes the birth place of the child as well as that of the father and mother. Today, the birth certificate was returned ripped, with […] [Read More »]( [Hamas Planned To Raid Ashkelon High Security Jail But “Defective GPS’ Led It To Sderot]( [Hamas Planned To Raid Ashkelon High Security Jail But “Defective GPS’ Led It To Sderot]( (VINnews) — Hamas planned to reach a maximum security imprisonment facility in southern Israel during its October 7 surprise attacks, sources from the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip revealed to the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat Arab news site on Tuesday, According to the report, a squad of 23 “elite” members of the Al-Qassam Brigades […] [Read More »]( [Saudi Website: Israel Fears Sinwar Has Escaped To Egypt With Hostages Via Rafah Tunnels]( [Saudi Website: Israel Fears Sinwar Has Escaped To Egypt With Hostages Via Rafah Tunnels]( (VINnews) — The Saudi news website Elaph claims that Israel has information that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, his brother Mohammed and other senior members of the Hamas leadership have managed to escape through the tunnels between Rafah in Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula. According to the report, based on an unnamed Israeli “security official,” […] [Read More »]( [IDF Soldier Succumbs To Injuries Sustained In Gaza Fighting]( [IDF Soldier Succumbs To Injuries Sustained In Gaza Fighting]( (VINnews) — The IDF has announced the passing of a soldier who was critically injured during fighting in Khan Younis on 15th February. The soldier, 22-year-old paratrooper commando Maoz Morell from Talmon, is the 236th casualty since the beginning of the IDF offensive in Gaza on October 27th. He is the fifth casualty in […] [Read More »]( [YAAKOV M: Biden refuses to keep promise to send billions to Israel]( [YAAKOV M: Biden refuses to keep promise to send billions to Israel]( YORK (VIN Podcast) — It’s been over four months since the October 7 attack, yet Israel has still not received one penny in funding. Disgraceful. Although the Senate finally passed a bill that funds Israel, House Republicans say it is dead on arrival. They are upset that the bill does NOTHING to secure the […] [Read More »]( [Capital One to Buy Discover for $35 Billion in Deal That Combines Major Us Credit Card Companies]( [Capital One to Buy Discover for $35 Billion in Deal That Combines Major Us Credit Card Companies]( YORK (AP) — Capital One Financial said it will buy Discover Financial Services for $35 billion, in a deal that would bring together two of the nation’s credit card companies as well as potentially shake up the payments industry, which is largely dominated by Visa and Mastercard. Under the terms of the all-stock transaction, […] [Read More »]( [A NY-Bound Flight Is Forced to Return to Toronto Because of Fire]( [A NY-Bound Flight Is Forced to Return to Toronto Because of Fire]( (AP) — A flight heading from Toronto to New York City earlier this month had to turn around because of a “burnt electrical smell” in the cockpit. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Endeavor Air Flight 4826 left Toronto’s Pearson International Airport the morning of Feb. 3 and was headed to JFK airport […] [Read More »]( Get More VINnews Join our [WhatsApp group]( for breaking updates. Not on our email list yet? [Join here](. [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2024 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Vos Is Neias 600 Reisterstown Rd Suite 401Baltimore, MD 21208 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.