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[Biden Calls Jordan King A Loyal Ally In ‘Tough Neighborhood’]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden praised King Abdullah II of Jordan as a stalwart ally in a “tough neighborhood” as the two leaders huddled at the White House on Monday, a meeting that came at a pivotal moment for both leaders in the Middle East. Last week a Jordanian state security court sentenced two […] [Read More »]( [Chief: Bomb Squad Caused Los Angeles Fireworks Explosion]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles bomb technicians grossly miscalculated the weight of homemade fireworks last month when they detonated them in a containment chamber, causing a catastrophic explosion that injured 17 people and rocked a neighborhood, the police chief said Monday. Chief Michel Moore said five members of the department’s bomb squad have been […] [Read More »]( [Families Of Last Victims In Condo Say Waiting Is Agony]( FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Estelle Hedaya was the outspoken life of the party who loved travel and fashion. She lived on the sixth floor and quickly connected with fellow former New Yorker Linda March, an adventurous traveler who was renting out the penthouse. Nearly a month later, the two close friends are among the […] [Read More »]( [Canada To Let Vaccinated US Citizens Enter Country On Aug. 9]( TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7. Officials said the 14-day quarantine requirement will be waived as of Aug. 9 for eligible travelers who are currently residing in the United States and […] [Read More »]( [Attention Kosher Supermarkets & Shoppers – It’s Time to Boycott Anti Semitic Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Company]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — In an unprecedented and blatantly political move, ice cream giant Ben and Jerry’s announced Monday that it would not be selling its ice cream in the OPT- “Occupied Palestinian Territories.” The company claimed that selling the ice cream there is “inconsistent with our values” and said that it “hears and recognizes […] [Read More »]( [Microsoft Exchange Hack Caused By China, US And Allies Say]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and Western allies formally blamed China on Monday for a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software and asserted that criminal hackers associated with the Chinese government have carried out ransomware and other illicit cyber operations. The announcements, though not accompanied by sanctions against the Chinese government, were […] [Read More »]( [French President Honors US Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson]( PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday made American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson a commander of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award, for helping “change the destiny of the United States” and with it, the world. Jackson, 79, who had gallbladder surgery this year and is being treated for Parkinson’s disease, […] [Read More »]( [Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Announces Boycott Of Israeli West Bank Settlements]( NEW YORK (JTA) – Following pressure from pro-Palestinian activists, Ben & Jerry’s announced Monday that it would stop selling ice cream in “Occupied Palestinian Territory.” The Vermont-based ice cream brand said it would continue operating in Israel, suggesting that it is planning to pull its products from stores located in Israeli settlements in the West […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Foreign Minister To Visit Morocco Next Month]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister announced Monday he will soon visit Morocco on a trip aimed at cementing the budding diplomatic ties between the two countries. The trip by Yair Lapid, expected in mid-August, will mark the first visit to Morocco by an Israeli foreign minister since the two countries re-established ties last year. […] [Read More »]( [Guantanamo Inmate Sent To Home Country In Biden Policy Shift]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday transferred a Guantánamo Bay detainee to his home country for the first time, a policy shift from the Trump presidency that repatriated a Moroccan man years after he was recommended for discharge. The prisoner, Abdullatif Nasser, who’s in his mid-50s, was cleared for repatriation by a review […] [Read More »]( [New York City Will Not Reinstate Mask Mandate]( NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday he does not plan to reinstate a citywide mask mandate even as COVID-19 cases increase, opting instead to focus on vaccinating more residents. There have been calls for New York City to follow the lead of Los Angeles County, which announced last week […] [Read More »]( [Israel Plans To Tax Disposable Plastic In Bid To Reduce Use]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s government Monday put forward a plan to double taxes on single-use plastics in a bid to reduce the proliferation of the environmentally harmful products. The Finance and Environmental Protection Ministries said in a joint statement that raising taxes on disposable plastic goods is projected to cut consumption by 40%. It said […] [Read More »]( [Arrest Made In Borough Park Jewish Boy Scooter Theft]( BROOKLYN (VINnews) – A Brooklyn man has been arrested by the NYPD for robbing a six year old Chasidic boy of an electric scooter that he was riding in the heart of Borough Park two weeks ago. Police said that 59 year old Daniel Ufares of Bushwick was arrested and charged with robbery and criminal […] [Read More »]( [Number Of Infected Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State Rises To 5]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Two more Texas lawmakers who left their state to hobble efforts to pass new voting restrictions have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising to five the number of infected people in the delegation. State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer of San Antonio said in a statement Sunday that he had tested positive. “I […] [Read More »]( [Russia Reports Successful Test Launch Of Hypersonic Missile]( MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military reported another successful test launch of a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile on Monday. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the missile was launched from an Admiral Groshkov frigate located in the White Sea, in the north of Russia. The ministry said the missile successfully hit a target more than 350 […] [Read More »]( [Anger As French Protesters Compare Vaccines To Nazi Horrors]( PARIS (AP) — A French Holocaust survivor has denounced anti-vaccination protesters comparing themselves to Jews who were persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II. French officials and anti-racism groups joined the 94-year-old in expressing indignation. As more than 100,000 people marched around France against government vaccine rules on Saturday, some demonstrators wore yellow stars […] [Read More »]( [Germany Defends Preparation For Floods, Considers Lessons]( BERLIN (AP) — German officials are defending their preparations for flooding in the face of the raging torrents that caught many people by surprise and left over 190 people dead in Western Europe, but concede that they will need to learn lessons from the disaster. Efforts to find any more victims and clean up the […] [Read More »]( [Microsoft Exchange Email Hack Was Caused By China, US Says]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday blamed China for a hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year. The administration and allied nations also disclosed a broad range of other cyberthreats from Beijing, including ransomware attacks from government-affiliated hackers that have […] [Read More »]( [Man Falls To Death Hiking Provo Canyon With 9-Year-Old Boy]( SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A Utah man hiking with the young son of his fiancee fell to his death near Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon, leaving the 9-year-old boy to climb down the mountain by himself, authorities said. The boy’s mother called for help, saying she could see her son from below, crying […] [Read More »]( [President Herzog, Foreign Minister Slam Orthodox Disruption Of Egalitarian Service Near Western Wall]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — President Herzog, Foreign Minister and Alternative Prime Minister Yair Lapid and other government officials condemned Sunday the disruption by orthodox elements of a Tisha B’Av prayer service, which was held at the egalitarian “pluralistic” prayer plaza near the Western Wall used by the Conservative Movement for prayers. “On the day we commemorate […] [Read More »]( [Bennett Backtracks On Temple Mount After Pressure From Arab Coalition Members And Jordan]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — For a brief moment on Tisha B’Av it appeared that the Bennett administration had succeeded in achieving a major breakthrough regarding Temple Mount, the most sensitive site in the Middle East. After Hamas threatened and sent rockets in May due to perceived intrusions on the El-Aqsa mosque, it appeared that Israel would […] [Read More »]( [Despite State’s Objections, Yeshiva Student Who Cared For Childless Couple Will Inherit All Their Possessions]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Jerusalem yeshiva student now in his 30’s who for many years helped a childless elderly man has inherited all of the possessions of the man, despite the objections of the state to the will of the elderly man, who recently passed away at age 88. The state had objected to the […] [Read More »]( [Urgent Tefillos Needed for the Rosh Yeshiva of Long Beach]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Please daven for Yoseph Yitzchok ben Gittel – The Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta of Long Beach – Rav Yitzchok Feigelstock shlita, who is in need of rachamei shamayim. It is well known that Rav Aharon zt”l consulted very often with Rav Feigelstock, whom he considered as one of his […] [Read More »]( [Los Angeles Hopes New Mask Mandate Will Reverse Virus Spike]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County residents are again required to wear masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status — a new mandate starting this weekend that health officials hope will reverse the latest spikes in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The rule went into effect late Saturday for the nation’s largest county, home […] [Read More »]( [Pope Francis Restricts Latin Mass That Caused Controversy With Jews]( ROME (JTA) – Pope Francis has restricted the use of the Latin Mass, a form of the liturgy favored by traditionalist Catholics that calls for the conversion of the Jews and that until 2008 included a reference to Jewish “blindness.” Francis’ declaration on Friday is a repudiation of an earlier decree by his predecessor, Pope […] [Read More »]( [Merkel Tours ‘Surreal’ Flood Scene, Vows Aid, Climate Action]( BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel surveyed what she called a “surreal, ghostly” scene in a devastated village on Sunday, pledging quick financial aid and a redoubled political focus on curbing climate change as the death toll from floods in Western Europe climbed above 180. Merkel toured Schuld, a village on a tight curve […] [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](.