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[Will Polish Anti-Restitution Law Permanently Harm Ties With Israel, Jewish Community?]( NEW YORK (JNS/DMITRIY SHAPIRO) – Despite international pressure to veto the bill, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a bill passed by the Polish legislature on Aug. 14 that would prevent individuals with property seized by either the Nazis during World War II or the post-War Communist government from having it returned. The bill effectively ends […] [Read More »]( [Serbian President Challenges Twitter: ‘Delete My Account!’]( BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s autocratic leader Aleksandar Vucic challenged Twitter on Tuesday to close his account like it did with Donald Trump’s, after several media outlets under his control were labeled state-affiliated by the social media site. “I can’t wait for them (Twitter) to close my account so I become another Trump in the […] [Read More »]( [US Agencies Scrub Websites To Protect Afghans Left Behind]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple federal agencies that operated in Afghanistan and worked with Afghan citizens have been hastily purging their websites, removing articles and photos that could endanger the Afghan civilians who interacted with them and now fear retribution from the Taliban. The online scrubbing campaign appeared to begin late last week when it became […] [Read More »]( [Witness To MyPillow CEO Incident Says It Was No ‘Attack’]( SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A witness to an incident last week involving MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell says he saw no reason for Lindell to claim he was attacked at a South Dakota hotel. Lindell, who was in Sioux Falls hosting an election fraud symposium, told The Associated Press on Tuesday his encounter with […] [Read More »]( [Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott Tests Positive For COVID Despite Being Fully Vaccinated]( TEXAS (VINnews) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19; office says the Republican is vaccinated and has no symptoms. Here’s the full statement from his office: “Governor Greg Abbott today tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result. Governor Abbott is […] [Read More »]( [Syrian State TV: Israel Fires Missiles In Southern Syria]( BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media reported that Israel carried out a missile attack on southern Syria late on Tuesday, targeting an unspecified military position. There was no immediate comment from Israel. The state TV report did not specify if there were any casualties. It said two missiles were fired toward the military position near […] [Read More »]( [US Probing Deaths At Plane Takeoff In Kabul]( WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force says its Office of Special Investigations is reviewing an incident at the Kabul airport Monday in which multiple people were killed when hundreds of Afghan civilians desperate to leave the country swarmed a C-17 cargo plane as it was attempting to take off. The Air Force did not say […] [Read More »]( [Fed’s Powell: There’s No Returning To Pre-Pandemic Economy]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the U.S. economy has been permanently changed by the COVID pandemic and it is important that the central bank adapt to those changes. “We’re not simply going back to the economy that we had before the pandemic,” Powell said at a Fed virtual town […] [Read More »]( [IN VIDEO: The Taliban Revel and Enjoy Weapons Caches Left Over by Biden’s Incompetent and Hasty Exit]( (AP/VINnews) The collapse of the Afghan government is the biggest foreign policy crisis of Biden’s young presidency, recalling setbacks for past presidents such as the withdrawal from Vietnam and the botched Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. The reverberations of the Taliban’s success were startling, endangering Afghan women and girls, posing new security threats and […] [Read More »]( [California Drought Takes Toll On World’s Top Almond Producer]( FIREBAUGH, Calif. (AP) — As temperatures recently reached triple digits, farmer Joe Del Bosque inspected the almonds in his parched orchard in California’s agriculture-rich San Joaquin Valley, where a deepening drought threatens one of the state’s most profitable crops. Del Bosque doesn’t have enough water to properly irrigate his almond orchards, so he’s practicing “deficit […] [Read More »]( [Senior Chabad Rabbi In Israel: Those Who Oppose Vaccinations Should Not Enter Shuls]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Yitzchak Yehuda Yaruslavski, the senior Chabad rabbi in Israel who also serves as rabbi of the Chabad community in Kiryat Malachi, has issued a sharp letter regarding those who oppose COVID-19 vaccinations. The current spike in cases in Israel has affected the chareidi community as well and in particular Chabad communities […] [Read More »]( [The Vilna Gaon versus the Rabbi]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is well into Elul now, and there is a halachic topic that isn’t often discussed. It is about listening to the local Rav, The following illustrates the point well. THE TAILOR’S CHICKEN There is a famous story that is cited in the book, “HaGaon HaChasid MiVilna” originally appearing […] [Read More »]( [Prosecutors Push Biden To Prioritize Criminal Justice Reform]( PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A group of more than 100 former and current prosecutors and law enforcement officials is calling on President Joe Biden to prioritize criminal justice reform and make good on his campaign promise to form a task force to evaluate how criminal cases are prosecuted in the U.S. The group, which included state […] [Read More »]( [NATO Chief: Afghan Leaders Responsible For Military Collapse]( BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday blamed a failure of Afghan leadership for the swift collapse of the country’s Western-backed armed forces, but he conceded that the alliance must also address flaws in its military training program. NATO has been leading international security efforts in Afghanistan since 2003 but wound up combat […] [Read More »]( [Sources: US To Recommend COVID Vaccine Boosters At 8 Months]( WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the shot, to ensure lasting protection against the coronavirus as the delta variant spreads across the country. Federal health officials have been actively looking at whether extra […] [Read More »]( [Taliban Announce ‘Amnesty,’ Urge Women To Join Government]( KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee their rule. Following a blitz across Afghanistan that saw many cities […] [Read More »]( [Pentagon: US Military Airlift From Kabul To Accelerate]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is coordinating with the Taliban while accelerating the airlift of Americans and Afghan allies from the Kabul airport, and also bringing in additional U.S. troops in a scramble to complete the evacuation in two weeks, Pentagon officials said Tuesday. Overnight at the airport, nine Air Force C-17 transport planes […] [Read More »]( [Taliban Spokesman Promise A Secure Afghanistan]( KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban spokesman promised Tuesday that the insurgents who overran Afghanistan in recent days would respect women’s rights and would not exact revenge, seeking to calm a wary population and skeptical world powers. In his first news conference, Zabihullah Mujahid, who had been a shadowy figure for years, doubled down on […] [Read More »]( [Home Depot Sales Climb Again, But DIY Frenzy May Be Cooling]( NEW YORK (AP) – Home Depot’s sales continue to surge, though same-store sales appeared to come back to earth after a year in which the home improvement chain outperformed expectations repeatedly. For the three months ended August 1, sales climbed to $41.12 billion from $38.05 billion. Chairman and CEO Craig Menear said in a prepared […] [Read More »]( [Amid New Virus Surge, Florida Skeptics Reconsider Vaccines]( CALLAHAN, Fla. (AP) — In a rural stretch of northeastern Florida where barely half the people have gotten a coronavirus shot, Roger West had no problem telling others he was “adamantly anti-vaccination.” The co-owner of the Westside Journal weekly newspaper used his voice as a columnist to widely share his doubts about the vaccine and […] [Read More »]( [British Officer: Taliban Not Halting Evacuations]( LONDON — A British officer in charge of Britain’s evacuation of between 6,000 to 7,000 people from Afghanistan says Taliban commanders around the airport in Kabul have not sought to disrupt the effort. Royal Navy Vice Admiral Ben Key says “pragmatic, tactical, low level” discussions have had to take place with the Taliban as they […] [Read More »]( [Americans Spent Less In July As COVID-19 Cases Surged]( NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on their spending last month as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away from stores. Retail sales fell a seasonal adjusted 1.1% in July from the month before, the U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday. It was a much larger drop than the 0.3% decline Wall Street analysts […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Firefighters Battle Blaze Near Jerusalem For 3rd Day]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli firefighters worked for a third consecutive day on Tuesday to contain a wildfire that has consumed a large swath of forest west of Jerusalem and threatened several communities. Israel Fire and Rescue Service said that 110 firefighting teams accompanied by eight aircraft were working to combat the fire that has consumed […] [Read More »]( [MK Rothman Slams EU For Funding Construction Of Convicted Terrorist’s Home On Israeli Territory]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the last few weeks the EU has been assisting in the construction of a house for murderous terrorist Rizaq Abu Salah, who murdered Israeli soldier Guy Friedman in 1990. Salah was released in the Shalit agreement in 2011 and two years ago began to build an illegal house on agricultural land […] [Read More »]( [Rav Shlomo Miller Shlita’s Halachic Views Appear in a New Sefer]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The world owes a debt of gratitude to Rabbi Shmuel Honigwachs of Lakewood, NJ for bringing to light over 200 rulings from HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Miller shlita in a new sefer entitled, “HaElef l’Shlomo.” Rav Miller, a talmid of Rav Aharon Kotler, is recognized as the leading Posaik in […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Chareidi Runner Beatie Deutsch Is Face Of Adidas’s ‘Impossible Is Nothing’ Campaign]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Chareidi marathon runner Beatie Deutsch just missed the cutoff for the Olympic 2020 marathon race, but even getting close to an Olympic time is pretty amazing just five years after starting a career running marathons while serving as a full-time mother of 4 who even ran a marathon while pregnant with her […] [Read More »]( [UPDATED!! Identifying the Shanghai Bais Yaakov Teachers and Students]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Boruch Hashem, there are now Beis Yaakov’s across the country and across the world. It was a movement that was started, of course, by Sara Schenirer a”h. But the Shanghai Bais Yaakov was one of the first that existed outside of a a world that was no more. Featured […] [Read More »]( [Analysis: Defiant Biden Is Face Of Chaotic Afghan Evacuation]( WASHINGTON (AP) – Four presidents share responsibility for the missteps in Afghanistan that accumulated over two decades. But only President Joe Biden will be the face of the war’s chaotic, violent conclusion. The president fought that reality Monday as he spread blame for the Taliban’s swift and complete recapture of Afghanistan. He pointed to a […] [Read More »]( [Arizona Is The 8th State To Launch Review Into Possible Ben & Jerry’s Sanctions]( ARIZONA (JTA) — Arizona has become the eighth state to begin reviewing whether Ben & Jerry’s plans to withdraw from doing business in the West Bank merits sanctions under its law targeting the Israel boycott movement. In emails obtained by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the state’s treasurer last week asked Unilever, the ice cream manufacturer’s […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2021 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 7939 West Ridgewood Rd.New York, NY 10028 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.