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[Christian Officials Accuse Israel Of Holiday Discrimination]( JERUSALEM (AP) — A spokesman for Christian churches in the Holy Land on Wednesday accused Israel of discriminating against Christian tourists during the normally busy Christmas holiday season. Israel last month closed its borders to foreign tourists in response to the outbreak of the omicron coronavirus variant. But this week, Israeli officials decided to make […] [Read More »]( [Desantis: Critical Race Theory Is “Crap,” Vows To Fight It]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Calling critical race theory “crap,” Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he’ll push for legislation to ban teaching the concept in schools and to allow private corporate employees to sue their employers if they receive critical race theory training. In a strongly worded speech at a campaign-style event, DeSantis told […] [Read More »]( [Happy 100th, Bloody Mary: Paris Marks Cocktail’s Birthday]( PARIS (AP) — Harry’s Bar in Paris is celebrating the 100th birthday of the bloody mary, the vodka-tomato juice cocktail believed to have been invented at the iconic watering hole in 1921. The centenary events this week bring a welcome respite from winter gloom and worries about the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The bar […] [Read More »]( [US Releases New Batch Of Documents About JFK Assassination]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives on Wednesday made public nearly 1,500 documents related to the U.S. government’s investigation into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The disclosure of secret cables, internal memos and other documents satisfies a deadline set in October by President Joe Biden and is in keeping with a federal […] [Read More »]( [Frum-Owned Swimply Raises $40M From Airbnb Investors and Other High-profile Backers]( NEW JERSEY (VINnews) — Two young frum startup founders have just landed a massive investment. Swimply, launched by Bunim Laskin and Asher Weinberger, has raised $40 million in a funding round led by Mayfield. One of the backers is GGV Capital, one of Airbnb’s biggest investors. It’s no coincidence. The Swimply concept is amazingly similar […] [Read More »]( [Congress Oks Bill Giving Capitol Police Power To Call Troops]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Capitol Police Chief is poised to gain new authority to call National Guard troops to the Capitol under legislation that passed the House and Senate this week. The bipartisan bill, which cleared both chambers by voice vote, now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk. It comes as a response to the […] [Read More »]( [Biden Pledges `Whatever It Takes’ To Assist Tornado Victims]( DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged to do “whatever it takes, as long as it takes” to help Kentucky and other states after a series of deadly tornadoes that he said left a trail of unimaginable devastation. “You will recover and rebuild,” he said. “The scope and scale of this […] [Read More »]( [UPDATE: Miriam Meltser Taken off Breathing Tubes (AUDIO)]( LONG ISLAND (VINnews) — B’chasdei Hashem, Miriam Meltser, who was critically injured while driving the car that was hit by a drunk driver this past Motzei Shabbos in Woodmere, is making amazing progress, faster than expected. Her former husband Leor sent out a recorded message Wednesday, saying that at 2 pm, Miriam was taken off […] [Read More »]( [Dutch Judge: Remove Tweets Comparing Unvaccinated To Jews]( THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ordered Dutch right-wing populist lawmaker Thierry Baudet to take down four tweets in which he drew comparisons between coronavirus lockdown measures and the treatment of Jews under the Nazi regime, saying they “instrumentalized” the suffering of Jews. Two Jewish organizations and a group of Holocaust survivors […] [Read More »]( [Muslim Org. Fires Leader For Working With Anti-Muslim Group]( COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization has fired its leader for ethical and professional breaches that it says include a yearslong secret association with an anti-Muslim group. The Council on American-Islamic Relations-Ohio said executive and legal director Romin Iqbal was informed of his termination […] [Read More »]( [Yoel Goldman’s Renowned Development Firm Files For Bankruptcy]( BROOKLYN (VINnews) — Renowned property developer Yoel Goldman’s real estate firm has become the latest victim of the Covid pandemic, and more specifically, the crushing government response. All Year Holdings Ltd., a powerful development firm, has filed for bankruptcy, largely because it was not allowed to collect rent from hundreds of tenants, as a result […] [Read More »]( [Magdala Stone And Other Rare Artifacts On View In Galilee]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – An oil lamp bearing the symbol of the seven-branched menorah; a stone from the Second Temple; inscriptions that incorporate the words “Shalom,” “Shabbat” and the names of the sages Shimon, Jacob and Hoshaya. These are among 150 rare ancient artifacts on view in the Israel Antiquities Authority’s new exhibition, the Sanhedrin Trail, at […] [Read More »]( [Deadline Time For Healthcare.gov Coverage That Starts Jan. 1]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers seeking government-subsidized health insurance for next year have through Wednesday to sign up if they want their new plan to start Jan. 1. Independent experts say HealthCare.gov’s sign-up season doesn’t seem to be drawing as many new customers this year — 8% to 9% fewer than last year — but it’s […] [Read More »]( [Iranian Paper Publishes ‘Map Of Israeli Targets’]( TEHRAN (JNS) – “An intensification of Israeli military threats against Iran seems to suggest that the Zionist regime has forgotten that Iran is more than capable of hitting them from anywhere,” began an article published Tuesday in the Tehran Times, a newspaper identified with the Iranian regime. The article ran under the headline “Just One […] [Read More »]( [Edmunds Top Rated Awards Announced For 2022]( Every year Edmunds’ experts put their heads together to determine the very best new vehicles on sale. Spread across nine categories, the Edmunds Top Rated Awards are given to the cars, trucks and SUVs that rank at the top of their class according to Edmunds’ vehicle testing program. That means each winner has been tested […] [Read More »]( [Audi Recall: Water Can Enter Computer, Reducing Engine Power]( DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen’s Audi luxury brand is recalling 289,000 SUVs in the U.S. because water can get into a control computer under the back seats. The recall covers certain 2021 and 2022 Q5 and SQ5 Sportback models and some 2018 through 2022 Q5 and SQ5 models. The company says in documents posted by U.S. […] [Read More »]( [On A Single Kentucky Street, The Tornado Killed 7 Children]( BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — The little red wagon was strewn upside down on a heap of rubble — a pile of boards and bricks, a mangled blue bicycle, a baby doll. Behind it, there was little more than a hole in the ground where a house had stood. Across the street, the tidy homes […] [Read More »]( [Reports: Iran Will Allow New UN Cameras At Nuclear Site]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will allow the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog to reinstall cameras damaged at a site where it has centrifuge parts and manufacturing material, semiofficial Iranian news agencies reported Wednesday. The decision will see cameras put back at Karaj, which came under what Iran describes as a sabotage attack in June. Iran […] [Read More »]( [US Navy Fires Laser Weapon In Mideast Amid Drone Boat Threat]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday it tested a laser weapon and destroyed a floating target in the Mideast, a system that could be used to counter bomb-laden drone boats deployed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The test Tuesday saw the USS Portland test-fire its Laser Weapon […] [Read More »]( [House Responds To GOP’s Boebert With Islamophobia Bill]( WASHINGTON (AP) — When Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert cracked a racist, Islamophobic joke about Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, it wasn’t the first time she mocked the Muslim congresswoman from Minnesota. Boebert had derided Omar during a House floor debate last month, taunting the Somali-born, Muslim-American immigrant as a member of the “jihad squad” of liberal […] [Read More »]( [Its Official: Sewell To Be 1st Woman, 3rd Black Person To Lead NYC Police]( NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams named Keechant Sewell, a Long Island police official, as the city’s next police commissioner, making her the first woman to lead the nation’s largest police force. Adams, himself a former New York police captain, introduced Sewell on Wednesday as his barrier-breaking choice for one of […] [Read More »]( [UK Highest Court Rules Against Gender-Neutral Passports]( LONDON (AP) — A British activist lost a legal challenge at the U.K.’s highest court Wednesday to the government’s policy of not allowing gender-neutral passports. Christie Elan-Cane brought the case to the Supreme Court, arguing that the requirement for passport applicants to indicate whether they are male or female breaches human rights laws. Elan-Cane, who […] [Read More »]( [NYC Weighs Cutting Off Natural Gas Hookups For New Buildings]( NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers are poised to decide Wednesday whether to prohibit most new buildings from using natural gas, a move that would make the nation’s most populous city a showcase for a climate-change-fighting policy that has been both embraced and blocked around the country. The measure is expected to pass […] [Read More »]( [EU Official: Omicron To Be Dominant Variant By Mid-January]( BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive branch said Wednesday that omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus variant in the 27-nation bloc by mid-January, amid concerns that a dramatic rise in infections will leave Europe shrouded in gloom during the holiday season. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said […] [Read More »]( [​FOX Stars Tried To Get Trump To Act On Jan. 6, Texts Show]( NEW YORK (AP) — The revelation that Fox News Channel personalities sent text messages to the White House during the Jan. 6 insurrection is another example of how the network’s stars sought to influence then-President Donald Trump instead of simply reporting or commenting on him. Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Brian Kilmeade all texted advice […] [Read More »]( [Disgraced Shuvu Bonim Leader Berland Granted Early Release]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Eliezer Berland was released from prison Wednesday, several months before the end of his term. The infamous head of the Shuvu Bonim cult had been serving time for a fraud conviction, after he cheated sick and elderly followers out of millions of shekels. He was previously convicted in 2016 of committing indecent […] [Read More »]( [Mysterious Flu Sweeps Through Israeli Yeshivos, Many Serve Regular Meals On Tenth Of Teves]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Tens of yeshivos around Israel reported that many of the students are suffering from a severe cold, high fever and significant weakness. It is unclear whether this is a regular strain of influenza. In the Torah B’Tifarta yeshiva in Elad, 240 students were sick with the flu symptoms and some were reportedly […] [Read More »]( [Bnei Brak Poseik Slams ‘Shameful’ Bridal Wedding Pictures In Parks: ‘Gentile Custom, Wasting Holy Day’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh Dunner, a prominent poseik and dayan in Bnei Brak and the rabbi of the Divrei Shir shul, sharply condemned the practice of taking pictures of the bride in parks on her wedding day. Rabbi Dunner, the son of the renowned London poseik Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dunner zts’l, spoke during […] [Read More »]( [Reality Shifting is a New Trend Among Youth on Tik Tok]( A Tik Tok trend where users change their realities is growing in popularity, with many visiting the world of Harry Potter to meet Draco Malfoy. There are many methods for reality shifts, but most involve visualizing a desired reality away from the current one. What is Reality Shifting? Reality Shifting is the practice of switching […] [Read More »]( [Israel Plans 30-Minute High-Speed Train From Haifa To Tel Aviv]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – The National Infrastructure Planning Council announced on Monday that it has approved a project to build a high-speed rail connection between Haifa and Tel Aviv for a travel time of 30 minutes. The project will cost NIS 12 billion ($3.8 billion). Shlomi Heisler, chair of the planning council, said the project “will […] [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](.