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[Americans Disapprove Of How Biden Is Handling Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Poll Finds]( WASHINGTON (JTA) — A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Joe Biden is handling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — they are split about why. More Republicans are saying Biden should be more supportive of Israel, while more Democrats want better backing for the Palestinians, according to a poll published Wednesday. The survey by The Associated […] [Read More »]( [2 Top Miami Police Officials Fired After Crash Investigation]( MIAMI (AP) — Miami’s new police chief said he has fired two high-level police officials — a married couple — because they weren’t truthful about a crash involving a city-issued SUV. Deputy Police Chief Ronald Papier and his wife Nerly Papier, a commander in Little Havana, were fired Tuesday after a nearly three-month investigation, the […] [Read More »]( [Harris To Visit US-Mexico Border Area Following Criticism]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first visit on Friday to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, following criticism from members of both parties for failing to go earlier despite her role leading the Biden administration’s response to a steep increase in migration. Harris will visit the El Paso area, accompanied […] [Read More »]( [Pedestrian Bridge Collapses Over DC Highway, Injuring 5]( WASHINGTON (AP) — A pedestrian bridge collapsed over a highway in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, sending five people to the hospital. Traffic was expected to be snarled for hours. The collapse happened just before noon along Interstate 295 in Northeast Washington. Investigators believe a truck struck the bridge, causing it to come loose and […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Kingsborough Community College Professor Alleges Widespread Union Anti-Semitism At CUNY]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — On June 18, Professor Jeffrey Lax, resigned from the CUNY’s professor’s union over the passage by an overwhelmingly number of colleagues on an anti-Israel resolution. In a recent column from The Jewish Press, the opening paragraph reads as follows: ‘The 47-year-old Jewish professor of business at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Elephant Crashes Into Kitchen In Search Of Food]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A hungry elephant foraging for food crashed into a kitchen in Thailand in a vain search for food. The elephant can be seen in this clip vainly rolling its trunk around some of the kitchenware while it is looking for food. The frightened mother of the house took a clip of […] [Read More »]( [McAfee Antivirus Software Creator Found Dead In Spanish Prison Hours After Court Okays His Extradition To The US]( MADRID (AP) — John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Hours earlier, a Spanish court issued a preliminary ruling in favor of his extradition to the United States to face tax-related criminal […] [Read More »]( [1st Jan. 6 Riot Defendant Sentenced, Avoids Time Behind Bars]( WASHINGTON (AP) – An Indiana woman on Wednesday became the first of nearly 500 defendants to be sentenced for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and she avoided time behind bars. Anna Morgan Lloyd of Indiana was ordered by a federal judge to serve three years of probation, perform 120 hours of community […] [Read More »]( [Lego Makes Experimental Brick From Recycled Plastic Bottles]( COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish toymaker Lego has presented its first building bricks made out of recycled drinks bottles — an experimental project that if successful could eventually go into production. In a statement Wednesday, the group said the prototype uses plastic from discarded bottles from the United States. On average, a one-liter bottle provides […] [Read More »]( [40 Years After Osirak Raid, Israel Reveals Ilan Ramon Interview, Rare Intelligence Sketches]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – On the 40th anniversary of “Operation Opera”—the Israeli Air Force’s attack on the nuclear reactor in Iraq—the Israeli Defense Ministry on Tuesday published a series of classified documents about the daring raid, along with rare video footage of fighter pilot Ilan Ramon, who was filmed on May 27, 2001, discussing his feelings […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: 40 Cows Escape LA Suburb Slaughterhouse, 1 Charges Family]( PICO RIVERA, Calif. (AP) — Forty cows escaped a slaughterhouse and ended up in a Los Angeles suburb where one was killed after charging a family, authorities said Wednesday. The cows were reported running loose on the streets of Pico Rivera around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday after a gate at a meat packing facility was accidentally […] [Read More »]( [Inflation Poses New Challenge For Pandemic-Weary Businesses]( NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses that endured shutdowns and lower revenue during the COVID-19 outbreak now must contend with another crisis: spiking prices for goods and services that squeeze profits and force many owners to pass the increases along to customers. Mickey Luongo’s company, Total Home Supply, is paying as much as 15% more […] [Read More »]( [Israel Supreme Court Approves Demolition Of Terrorist Home After Attack]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the decision to destroy the family home of a detained Palestinian accused of a deadly shooting. It rejected a petition by his estranged wife, who lives in the house with their children and says she knew nothing about the attack. The case drew attention to Israel’s […] [Read More »]( [Lost Child Found After 2 Nights In The Italian Woods]( MILAN (AP) — A 21-month-old child was found alive Wednesday in the bottom of a ravine after spending two nights alone in the woods near his home in Tuscany. The boy was found when a TV journalist heard his whimpers, emerging with a bump on his head and some scratches but in otherwise good condition […] [Read More »]( [Iran: ‘Sabotage Attack’ On Civilian Nuclear Center Thwarted]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities have thwarted what they called a “sabotage attack” targeting a civilian nuclear facility near the country’s capital, state TV reported Wednesday, as details about the incident remained scarce. The attempted attack against a building belonging to Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization “left no casualties or damages and was unable to […] [Read More »]( [Israel Suffers Spike In COVID-19 Cases Of Delta Variant Particularly Among Schoolchildren]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel is suffering a steep rise in cases of Covid-19 , particularly among schoolchildren, with the main affected areas being the towns of Binyamina and Modiin. 164 students have tested positive for COVID-19, and 16 staff, according to a report by the Kann television station. Health authorities in Israel believe that up […] [Read More »]( [Too Early To Declare Who Won 8-Way Primary For Manhattan DA]( NEW YORK (AP) — On TV dramas, cases brought by the Manhattan district attorney usually wrap up in about an hour. Figuring out who’s likely to be the borough’s next district attorney in real life will take a bit longer. A winner in the Democratic primary for the high-profile prosecutor job glamorized on shows like […] [Read More »]( [Adams Takes Fragile Lead In NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary]( NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams appeared to take a fragile lead Tuesday in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, but it could be weeks before it becomes clear who is actually on top in the first citywide election to use ranked choice voting. As ballot counting began Tuesday, a plurality of […] [Read More »]( [Former Iranian President Ahmedinjad Claims Supreme Leader Khamenei’s Brother-In-Law Contacted Israel]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Ousted former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed Sunday that a high-ranking Iranian official and brother-in-law of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei maintained contacts with Israel and even considered travelling to Israel. Despite this alleged crime which in Iran is a capital offense, the high ranking official, Hassan Khojasteh, was never […] [Read More »]( [Eda Chareidis Leader Travels To Gush Etzion Protest Against Archaeologists Digging Burial Caves]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The head of the Eda Chareidis, Rabbi Yitzchak Tuvia Weiss(95) travelled to the Gush Etzion region Wednesday to demonstrate against an archaeological dig which members of the community maintain is damaging Jewish tombs in the area. In the last few days a number of members of the community have conducted a protest […] [Read More »]( [Religious Affairs Minister Kahane Aims To Control Committee For Appointing Rabbinical Judges]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Religious Affairs minister Matan Kahane intends on bringing a new bill to the Knesset which will lead to a change in the composition of the committee for appointing rabbinical judges. The change will allow for a half of the representatives of the government and the Knesset on the committee to be women. […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Andrew Yang Concedes In NYC Mayoral Race]( NEW YORK (AP) – Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang conceded the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday after early results showed him in a distant fourth place among more than a dozen Democrats seeking their party’s nomination. “I am a numbers guy,” Yang, once seen as the front-runner, told supporters. “And I am not […] [Read More »]( [FAA Says US Airports Will Get $8 Billion In Pandemic Relief]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Airports around the country will share $8 billion in federal grants to help them recover from the pandemic, which caused a steep drop in air travel and a loss of revenue that airports expect from airlines and passengers. Most of the money will go to big airports with commercial airline service. They […] [Read More »]( [Guardian Angels Founder Curtis Sliwa Wins Republican Mayoral Primary In New York City]( NEW YORK (AP) — Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa wins Republican mayoral primary in New York City. [Read More »]( [Voting Ends, Wait For Results Begins In NYC Mayoral Primary]( NEW YORK (AP) — The votes are in. The polls are closed. But the top contenders may have a long, anxious wait ahead of them for accurate results in New York City’s mayoral primary, the first citywide election to use ranked choice voting. Several candidates in the race to succeed Mayor Bill de Blasio have […] [Read More »]( [Judge Nixes New York City’s ‘Vague’ Ban On Police Restraints]( NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Tuesday struck down a New York City law that had prohibited the city’s police officers from putting pressure on a person’s torso while making an arrest, calling the measure “unconstitutionally vague.” Manhattan Judge Laurence Love wrote in a 17-page opinion that phrasing in the law, passed in the wake […] [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](.