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[Israel’s President Disgusted by UN World Court Misrepresenting His Comments in Its Genocide Ruling]( [Israel’s President Disgusted by UN World Court Misrepresenting His Comments in Its Genocide Ruling]( (AP) — Israel’s president on Sunday accused the U.N. world court of misrepresenting his words in a ruling that ordered Israel to take steps to protect Palestinians and prevent a genocide in the Gaza Strip. The court’s ruling on Friday cited a series of statements made by Israeli leaders as evidence of incitement and […] [Read More »]( [Harvard employee emails student, seeks ‘debate’ on 9/11 conspiracy theories]( [Harvard employee emails student, seeks ‘debate’ on 9/11 conspiracy theories]( — Shabbos Kestenbaum, a Harvard University student who has filed a lawsuit with other students against the academic institution, says that he received antisemitic harassment from a Harvard employee. Gustavo Espada, a 1996 graduate who works as the financial and systems coordinator for Harvard’s Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, sent Kestenbaum an […] [Read More »]( [The Five Towns Far Rockaway Community Mourns an Extraordinary Torah Scholar]( [The Five Towns Far Rockaway Community Mourns an Extraordinary Torah Scholar]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman Last week, the Five Towns/Far Rockaway community lost a unique and extraordinary individual, Rabbi Dr. David Kadosh a”h. Rabbi Kadosh was a brilliant Talmid Chochom who studied in the Mir Yeshiva of Brooklyn under Rav Avrohom Kalmanovitch zt”l and Rav Shmuel Brudny zt”l and was known as the “ilui from Morocco.” […] [Read More »]( [Poland Protests Error in a Social Media Post by EU Chief Suggesting Auschwitz Death Camp Was Polish]( [Poland Protests Error in a Social Media Post by EU Chief Suggesting Auschwitz Death Camp Was Polish]( Poland (AP) — Poland protested Sunday a mistake in a social media post by the head of the European Commission that wrongly suggested the World War II Auschwitz death camp was Polish. That post by Ursula von der Leyen on X, formerly Twitter, was later corrected to say that Auschwitz was a Nazi German […] [Read More »]( [Biden Says US ‘Shall Respond’ After Drone Strike by Iran-Backed Group Kills 3 Us Troops in Jordan]( [Biden Says US ‘Shall Respond’ After Drone Strike by Iran-Backed Group Kills 3 Us Troops in Jordan]( S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American […] [Read More »]( [Biden Is Trying to Balance Gaza Protests and Free Speech Rights as Demonstrators Disrupt His Events]( [Biden Is Trying to Balance Gaza Protests and Free Speech Rights as Demonstrators Disrupt His Events]( Va. (AP) — It was President Joe Biden’s first big campaign rally of the year, a chance to spotlight the issue of protecting abortion rights. Instead, at least a dozen times during Biden’s 22-minute speech, demonstrators scattered throughout the audience rose to shout out demands for a cease-fire in Gaza. His speech in Virginia […] [Read More »]( [SHIDDUCH CRISIS: NASI Researcher explains why Rav Slomowitz Abolished 4th year Bais Medrash]( [SHIDDUCH CRISIS: NASI Researcher explains why Rav Slomowitz Abolished 4th year Bais Medrash]( Podcast) — R’ Shimon Lichtenstein has been a volunteer researcher for NASI for 12 years. His clarity and grasp about the Shidduch Crisis and the Age Gap is unparalleled. In this blockbuster interview, Shimon explains the age-gap and why tragically, there are simply not enough boys in the dating pool for each girl. He […] [Read More »]( [A Covid-Era Program Is Awash in Fraud. Congress Aims to Wind It Down and Expand the Child Tax Credit]( [A Covid-Era Program Is Awash in Fraud. Congress Aims to Wind It Down and Expand the Child Tax Credit]( (AP) — When IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel met privately with senators recently, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee asked for his assessment of a startling report: A whistleblower estimated that 95% of claims now being made by businesses for a COVID-era tax break were fraudulent. “He looked at his shoes and he basically […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Doocy Grills Kirby on White House Funding of UN-Sponsored Terrorists]( [WATCH: Doocy Grills Kirby on White House Funding of UN-Sponsored Terrorists]( HOUSE (VINnews) — Peter Doocy grilled White House spokesman John Kirby on “who is being vetted” by the White House. The questions come after the suspension of funds to UNRWA and the firings of employees who allegedly participated in the Hamas terror attack. “You said this month about the UNRWA, you can’t hold them […] [Read More »]( [The World’s Largest Cruise Ship Has 20 Decks, 7 Pools and Would Cover Almost 4 City Blocks]( [The World’s Largest Cruise Ship Has 20 Decks, 7 Pools and Would Cover Almost 4 City Blocks]( (AP) — The world’s largest cruise ship — the size of almost four city blocks — is set to begin its maiden voyage Saturday as it leaves from the Port of Miami. Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas runs nearly 1,200 feet (365 meters) from bow to stern. The ship, which is leaving South […] [Read More »]( [Three US Troops Are Killed and 25 Injured in Drone Strike by Iran-Backed Militia in Jordan, US Says]( [Three US Troops Are Killed and 25 Injured in Drone Strike by Iran-Backed Militia in Jordan, US Says]( S.C. (AP) — Three American troops were killed and 25 were injured Sunday in a drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border, the U.S. military said. President Joe Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by the groups against American forces across the Middle East amid […] [Read More »]( [What You Should Know if You’re About to Fly on a Boeing Max 9]( [What You Should Know if You’re About to Fly on a Boeing Max 9]( – Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners are carrying passengers in the United States again for the first time since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the planes. Alaska Airlines resumed a limited number of flights with its Max 9s on Friday. United aims to follow suit […] [Read More »]( [Ukraine Says Corrupt Officials Stole $40 Million Meant to Buy Arms for the War With Russia]( [Ukraine Says Corrupt Officials Stole $40 Million Meant to Buy Arms for the War With Russia]( Ukraine (AP) — Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defense ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the war with Russia, Ukraine’s security service reported. The SBU said late Saturday that five people have been charged, with one person detained while trying to cross the […] [Read More »]( [Avian Flu Is Devastating Farms in California’s ‘Egg Basket’ as Outbreaks Roil Poultry Industry]( [Avian Flu Is Devastating Farms in California’s ‘Egg Basket’ as Outbreaks Roil Poultry Industry]( Calif. (AP) — Last month, Mike Weber got the news every poultry farmer fears: His chickens tested positive for avian flu. Following government rules, Weber’s company, Sunrise Farms, had to slaughter its entire flock of egg-laying hens — 550,000 birds — to prevent the disease from infecting other farms in Sonoma County north of […] [Read More »]( [‘Dead on arrival’: Biden Israel aid package in jeopardy Speaker of the House Mike Johns]( [‘Dead on arrival’: Biden Israel aid package in jeopardy Speaker of the House Mike Johns]( (JNS) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s $106 billion supplemental foreign aid package, with $14.3 billion for Israel, appeared to be in jeopardy Friday with House Republicans signaling that they would oppose a Senate-led compromise bill. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, wrote a letter to Republican colleagues on Friday […] [Read More »]( [Iran Launches 3 Satellites Into Space That Are Part of a Western-Criticized Program as Tensions Rise]( [Iran Launches 3 Satellites Into Space That Are Part of a Western-Criticized Program as Tensions Rise]( (AP) — Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket that had multiple failures in the past, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles. The launch comes as heightened tensions grip the wider Middle East over Israel’s continued war on Hamas in the […] [Read More »]( [MUST SEE: Twelve Yr Old Interviewer Humiliates Anti-Zionist Protester by Citing BASIC FACTS]( [MUST SEE: Twelve Yr Old Interviewer Humiliates Anti-Zionist Protester by Citing BASIC FACTS]( interview by this young man. Brilliant. Confident. Clear. Informed. Polite (note how he just walks a way at the end). And he’s done his homework, which is increasingly rare these days. — Andrew Neil (@afneil) January 28, 2024 LISTEN TO THE VIN PODCAST: [Read More »]( [Agudath Israel Statement on the U.S. Suspension of Funding to UNRWA]( [Agudath Israel Statement on the U.S. Suspension of Funding to UNRWA]( Israel of America hails the United States’ bold decision to suspend funding to UNRWA over allegations that employees were involved in the brutal massacre of October 7. These charges must be fully investigated and a full legal and criminal accounting must be made, in regard to both the employees and the agency itself. UNRWA’s […] [Read More »]( [Two stores at Scarsdale, NY, shopping mall hit with anti-Israel graffiti]( [Two stores at Scarsdale, NY, shopping mall hit with anti-Israel graffiti]( York Jewish Week) – Two stores in a shopping plaza in Scarsdale, north of New York City, were vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti on Wednesday evening. The phrase “Genocide supporters” was scrawled in black paint across the front window of an ice cream and gift shop known as Scoop Shop, photos from the scene showed, […] [Read More »]( [House GOP Releases Impeachment Articles in Bid to Oust Homeland Security’s Mayorkas Over the Border]( [House GOP Releases Impeachment Articles in Bid to Oust Homeland Security’s Mayorkas Over the Border]( (AP) — House Republicans on Sunday released two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they vowed to swiftly push forward with efforts to oust the Cabinet member over what they call his failure to manage the U.S.-Mexico border. Democrats and the agency slammed the move as a politically motivated stunt […] [Read More »]( [Why Images of Holocaust Survivors Were Projected Onto NYC Landmarks on Saturday Night]( [Why Images of Holocaust Survivors Were Projected Onto NYC Landmarks on Saturday Night]( YORK (JTA) – Larger-than-life images of Holocaust survivors and their stories were projected on nearly two dozen New York City landmarks on Saturday night in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Gillian Laub, the acclaimed Jewish photographer, took many of the pictures of the survivors at a Nov. 1 event at the Museum of […] [Read More »]( [For 5th Day, Israeli Protesters Block Trucks From Entering Gaza With Humanitarian Assistance]( [For 5th Day, Israeli Protesters Block Trucks From Entering Gaza With Humanitarian Assistance]( (VINnews) — For the fifth day running, a group of protesters came to the Kerem Shalom crossing and blocked the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Some trucks managed to get through before the group, which had been delayed by the IDF and police, blocked the crossing once again. The protesters, members of the […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu Blasts ‘Ridiculous’ ICJ Response To Genocide Claims: ‘Hamas Are The New Nazis’]( [Netanyahu Blasts ‘Ridiculous’ ICJ Response To Genocide Claims: ‘Hamas Are The New Nazis’]( (VINnews) — In a press conference on Saturday night, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu brandished a copy of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf found in Gaza and called Hamas the “new Nazis”, as he dubbed “ridiculous” the International Court of Justice’s decision to accede to South Africa’s genocide claim against Israel. “The very willingness in The […] [Read More »]( [AGAIN: John Fetterman Waves Israeli Flag as Protesters Chant ‘Genocide’ (SEE THE VIDEO)]( [AGAIN: John Fetterman Waves Israeli Flag as Protesters Chant ‘Genocide’ (SEE THE VIDEO)]( — Democrat Senator John Fetterman has again shown his unwavering support for Israel. Fetterman, a rare staunch leftist who supports Israel, apparently mocked protesters outside of his building. Pro-Hamas demonstrators showed up outside the Pennsylvania Senator’s apartment building to protest his steadfast commitment to Israel — and someone who appeared to be Fetterman was […] [Read More »]( [WSJ: Up To 80% Of Gaza Tunnels Still Intact As Israel Mulls How To Disable Them]( [WSJ: Up To 80% Of Gaza Tunnels Still Intact As Israel Mulls How To Disable Them]( YORK (VINnews) — Israeli and US officials estimate that as much as 80% of Hamas’s vast tunnel infrastructure under Gaza remains intact despite months of Israeli efforts to destroy them, according to a Wall Street journal report. Israel has targeted the tunnels for demolition as they are the command centers for Hamas terrorists still […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Sky News Apologizes for Accusing Israel of Holocaust Tactics]( [WATCH: Sky News Apologizes for Accusing Israel of Holocaust Tactics]( — The UK’s Sky News issued an apology after making an egregious comparison, equating the idea of voluntary relocation of Gazans to the treatment of Jews during the Holocaust. During an on-air interview Friday, Likud MK Danny Danon was discussing an idea he had discussed in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, urging “countries around […] [Read More »]( [9 Countries Suspend UNRWA Funding After Workers Allegedly Participated In Oct. 7 Massacre]( [9 Countries Suspend UNRWA Funding After Workers Allegedly Participated In Oct. 7 Massacre]( (VINnews) — Nine Western countries – United States, Australia, Canada, Italy, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom – have temporarily stopped their funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The move comes in the wake of allegations that workers in the […] [Read More »]( [The Real Story of the Escape of the Mir Yeshiva to Shanghai]( [The Real Story of the Escape of the Mir Yeshiva to Shanghai]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman He was the driving force behind getting the visas that saved the entire Mir Yeshiva as well as so many others from the Nazi beasts that roamed Europe, and veritably destroyed European Jewry. Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l, was also a recipient of one of these visas, but he was able to […] [Read More »]( [Trump Praises Texas Governor as Border State Clashes With Biden Administration Over Immigration]( [Trump Praises Texas Governor as Border State Clashes With Biden Administration Over Immigration]( VEGAS (AP) — Former President Donald Trump lavished praise Saturday on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for not allowing the Biden administration entry to remove razor wire in a popular corridor for migrants illegally entering the U.S. in an escalating feud over immigration. In a speech focused overwhelmingly on border security, Trump said Texas should […] [Read More »]( [Biden Offers Fresh Assurances He Would Shut Down Border ‘Right Now’ if Congress Sends Him a Deal]( [Biden Offers Fresh Assurances He Would Shut Down Border ‘Right Now’ if Congress Sends Him a Deal]( South Carolina (AP) — Bidding to salvage a border deal in Congress that also would unlock money for Ukraine, President Joe Biden offered fresh assurances Saturday night that he would be willing to close the U.S.-Mexico border if lawmakers would only send him a bill to sign. Biden — also eager to disarm GOP […] [Read More »]( [Remembering the Horrors of Auschwitz, German Chancellor Warns of Antisemitism, Threats to Democracy]( [Remembering the Horrors of Auschwitz, German Chancellor Warns of Antisemitism, Threats to Democracy]( (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday called on all citizens to defend Germany’s democracy and fight antisemitism as the country marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau during World War II. Since 1996, Germany has marked January 27 as a day to remember the horrors of the […] [Read More »]( [Muslims and Jews in Bosnia Observe Holocaust Remembrance Day and Call for Peace and Dialogue]( [Muslims and Jews in Bosnia Observe Holocaust Remembrance Day and Call for Peace and Dialogue]( Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Jews and Muslims from Bosnia and abroad gathered in Srebrenica on Saturday to jointly observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day and to promote compassion and dialogue amid the Israel-Hamas war. The gathering was organized by the center preserving memory of Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since the Holocaust — the massacre in the […] [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. 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