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[New Jersey hookah lounge removes anti-Semitic ‘Stop the New Nazis’ sign]( PATERSON (JNS) – Despite previous statements to the contrary, a hookah lounge in New Jersey has removed a banner outside its store that read “Stop the New Nazis” and depicted former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Hitler. One of two anti-Israel banners—the other said “Free Palestine”—was hung outside the Clifton Hookah Lounge in Paterson, […] [Read More »]( [Study: Half of US cosmetics contain toxic chemicals]( WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada likely contain high levels of a toxic industrial compound linked to serious health conditions, including cancer and reduced birth weight, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Notre Dame tested more than 230 commonly used cosmetics and […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Greenpeace Protestor Parachutes Into Stadium At Euro 2020]( MUNICH (AP) — A Greenpeace protestor parachuted into the stadium before France’s game against Germany at the European Championship on Tuesday. He landed on the field was quickly met by security. The parachute had the words “Kick out oil Greenpeace” written on it. The man was given medical attention on the side of the field. […] [Read More »]( [California Fully Reopens After Being 1st To Shut In Pandemic]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, has turned a page on the pandemic. The nation’s most populated state lifted most of its restrictions Tuesday, meaning no more state rules on social distancing or capacity limits at restaurants, bars, supermarkets, gyms, stadiums or anywhere else. […] [Read More »]( [AP Investigation: US Military Guns Keep Vanishing, Some Used In Street Crimes]( WASHINGTON (AP) – In the first public accounting of its kind in decades, an Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent crimes. And that’s certainly an undercount. Government records covering the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force […] [Read More »]( [Pelosi says House to move forward with Jan. 6 investigations]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will move forward with investigations of the Jan. 6 insurrection now that legislation to create an independent commission has stalled in the Senate, saying “we can’t wait any longer” to probe the attack. Pelosi’s comments came as the House prepared Tuesday to hear testimony from military […] [Read More »]( [On Florida’s Horizon: Dust, Brilliant Sunsets And Allergies]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sunsets across Florida in the coming days could become even more spectacular, as clouds of dust from the Sahara desert sweep in across the Atlantic coast. The plume is expected to dampen storm activity but worsen air pollution, causing trouble for some people with allergies and other respiratory problems. Some health […] [Read More »]( [More Evidence Suggests Covid-19 Was In US By Year-end Of 2019]( NEW YORK (AP) — A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 — weeks before cases were first recognized by health officials. The analysis is not definitive, and some experts […] [Read More »]( [US Covid-19 Deaths Hit 600,000, Equal To Yearly Cancer Toll]( WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000 on Tuesday, even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom and look forward to summer. The number of lives lost, as recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the […] [Read More »]( [Ambassador Nikki Haley Outside Knesset: Iran Deal Is ‘Death Wish For Israel’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, continued her tour of Israel and spoke with Fox News outside Israel’s Knesset about the dangers of the Iran deal as well as other regional issues. Haley said that Biden is “trying to buy friends” and stressed that the US must instead take tough […] [Read More »]( [MacKenzie Scott announces she’s donating $2.7 billion]( NEW YORK (AP) – MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist known for her impromptu multi-billion dollar donations to charities and racial equity issues, announced Tuesday that she has given $2.7 billion to 286 organizations. Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, wrote in a Medium post that she made the gifts to enable the organization […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Miriam Leah Klein ע”ה מרים לאה בת ישעי’ דוד]( Family getting up: Sunday (6/20/21)Morning R’ Chaim Eluzer KleinHusband R’ Moshe DavidsonBrother Sitting in Monsey at 2 Sutton Rd, 10952. Getting up Fri afternoon 6/18. Mrs. Dena LichterSister Sitting in Monsey at 2 Sutton Rd, 10952. Getting up Fri afternoon 6/18. Mrs. Bracha MonheitSister Sitting in Montreal at 5663 Durocher. Can be reached at 514-279-7448. […] [Read More »]( [Fireworks Across State as Cuomo Drops All Remaining Covid Restrictions As New York State Reaches 70% Vaccination]( NEW YORK (AP) -Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that 70% of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a threshold he said the state would celebrate by easing many of its remaining social distancing rules and shooting off fireworks. “What does 70% mean? It means that we can […] [Read More »]( [Opinion: Recovery From Netanyahu Withdrawal Won’t Be Easy]( JERUSALEM (JNS/JONATHAN S. TOBIN) – If the tone of discourse in the Knesset during the session in which Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his “government of change” were legally confirmed seemed intemperate and unnecessarily hysterical, it’s hardly surprising. The culture of Israel’s parliament is itself something of a disgrace. Indeed, when Israeli school teachers seek […] [Read More »]( [NYPD Union Endorses Andrew Yang For Mayor]( NEW YORK (VINnews) – After an endorsement by the FDNY union last week, Mayoral candidate Andrew yang landed another big endorsement from a law enforcement union. This time from the Captains Endowment Association, which represents all NYPD Executives in the ranks of Captain to Deputy Chief & Police Surgeons. This marks the first endorse by […] [Read More »]( [Nine Firsts You Should Know About Israel’s New Government]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – For the first time in 12 years, Israel’s Likud Party and its head, Benjamin Netanyahu, have moved from the prime minister’s seat to the opposition in the Knesset. The new government, sworn in Sunday night, brings into power a broad coalition of eight political parties, spanning the country’s political spectrum. Heading Israel’s […] [Read More »]( [Israel Lifts Indoor Mask Requirement As Covid-19 Recedes]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel lifted its indoor mask requirement on Tuesday, taking another step toward returning to life pre-COVID-19. According to the Israeli Health Ministry, masks will still be required for employees and guests at elder-care facilities who are unvaccinated or who have not recovered from the virus, individuals en route to quarantine and those […] [Read More »]( [Charitable Giving In The U.S. Reaches All-time High In 2020]( WASHINGTON (AP) – Galvanized by the racial justice protests and the coronavirus pandemic, charitable giving in the United States reached a record $471 billion in 2020, according to a report released Tuesday that offers a comprehensive look at American philanthropy. The Giving USA report says Americans gave more to charity last year than in 2019, […] [Read More »]( [Biden Administration Pushes Plan To Combat Domestic Terror]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it will enhance its analysis of threats from domestic terrorists, including the sharing of intelligence within law enforcement agencies, and will work with tech companies to eliminate terrorist content online as part of a nationwide strategy to combat domestic terrorism. The National Security Council on Tuesday released the […] [Read More »]( [Angry Reactions As New Coalition Suspends Private Bills For A Month: ‘Left-Wing Dictatorship Shuts Mouths’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — There were sharp reactions in the Israeli political establishment after the new coalition decided to suspend private bills submitted by individual MKs for a month, effectively preventing MKs from legislative initiatives which could embarrass or challenge the fledgling government before it has organized its coalition. The decision, which was taken by incoming […] [Read More »]( [Record Rise In US Wholesale Prices Over The Past Year]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices, driven by rising food costs, increased 0.8% in May and by a unprecedented amount over the past year as the U.S. economy emerges from pandemic lockdowns and pushes inflation higher. The monthly gain in the producer price index, which measures inflation pressure before it reaches consumers, followed a 0.6% increase […] [Read More »]( [President Biden Confuses Libya And Syria A Number Of Times During Press Conference]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — President Joe Biden appeared to confuse Libya with Syria a number of times during a press conference at the G-7 summit in Cornwall, England. In response to questions regarding his upcoming meeting with Russian president Putin, Biden said Sunday that “There is a lot going on where we can work together […] [Read More »]( [Kiryat Sefer Residents Take Action And Apprehend Suspects After Multiple Thefts In Recent Days]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Angry residents of the Brechfeld neighborhood in Kiryat Sefer decided to organize their own patrols in an attempt to catch thieves who have broken into tens of apartments in recent days. On Monday night the residents themselves apprehended two suspects, local Arabs, who were caught redhanded trying to enter an apartment in […] [Read More »]( [22-Year-Old Chareidi Killed In Jordan Valley Road Accident A Week Before Wedding]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A 22-year-old Chareidi youth was killed Monday evening in a road accident in the Jordan Valley near Yericho, just a week before he was supposed to get married. Shlomo Rottenberg, a student at the Shaarei Torah- Biale yeshiva in Jerusalem, was prayers at Meron and other tombs of righteous people when he […] [Read More »]( [NY Holocaust Survivors Celebrated At Concert After Isolation]( NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of Holocaust survivors clapped, sang and danced Monday at a concert held in their honor in Brooklyn in the first large gathering for New York-area survivors after months of isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. The concert by popular Jewish Orthodox singer Yaakov Shwekey was organized by the Nachas Health and […] [Read More »]( [Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing safety masks, Holocaust]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized Monday for affronting people with recent comments comparing the required wearing of safety masks in the House to the horrors of the Holocaust. “I’m truly sorry for offending people with remarks about the Holocaust,” the Georgia Republican told reporters outside the Capitol, saying she had visited Washington’s […] [Read More »]( [Dr. Zalmon (Sol) Green ז”ל חיים ×©× ×™××•×¨ זלמן בן ר ישראל]( Family getting up: Mr. Natan GreenSon Sitting in Israel Mrs. Pearl FontekSister Calling hours – Tues – Thurs, 10AM – 9PM. Fri – 10-2 Visiting hours – Tues – Thurs, 1030-130 and 430–830 Fri – 1030-2 [Read More »]( [First Deaf Member Of Knesset Joins New Israeli Government]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Yamina Party’s Shirley Pinto will become Israel’s first deaf Knesset member after Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana announced on Sunday that he will leave parliament under the so-called Norwegian Law. Pinto, 32, is a former employee of the Ruderman Family Foundation and a member of the LINK20 network—a global social movement led […] [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](.