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[Food Fight? Kosher Restaurant In New Jersey Targeted With Bad Reviews By Anti-israel Activists](  Online restaurant reviews are the latest battleground for anti-Israel activists who have recently targeted a kosher eatery in New Jersey with a barrage of anti-Semitic comments, including claiming that the food was “stolen.” Located on what is referred to as a relatively small “kosher restaurant row” in Teaneck, N.J., Yalla is not on a major […] [Read More »]( [Florida Man Gets 5 Years For Covid-19 Relief, Tax Fraud]( ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of fraudulently collecting more than $1.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds has been sentenced to five years in prison. Johnson Eustache, of Palm Bay, was sentenced Tuesday in Orlando federal court, according to court records. He pleaded guilty in August to wire fraud and aiding and assisting […] [Read More »]( [CHILLING: Texas Terrorist’s Hateful Rant in Final Call to Family: ‘I’ve Come to Die”]( COLLEYVILLE (VINnews) — Chilling new audio has been released of the final phone call made by the Colleyville Jihadi terrorist to his family in England. In a recording obtained by the British Jewish Chronicle, Malik Faisal Akram engaged in a profanity-laden rant with a relative in Blackburn, from inside the reform temple. He used a […] [Read More »]( [AP Fact Check: Biden Puffs Up Claims Of Virus, Job Gains]( WASHINGTON (AP) — In a self-appraisal that didn’t always fit with the facts, President Joe Biden on Wednesday made the dubious assertion that he’s outperformed all expectations on the pandemic in his first year and inflated his contribution to COVID-era economic growth. A look at some of Biden’s comments in a news conference that stretched […] [Read More »]( [Starbucks Nixes Vaccine Mandate After Supreme Court Ruling]( Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a policy it announced earlier this month. In a memo sent Tuesday to employees, the Seattle coffee giant said it was responding to last week’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 6-3 vote, the court rejected the Biden administration’s […] [Read More »]( [Jewish Leaders Renew Antisemitism Fight After Hostage Case]( Although the FBI initially said the man who held four people hostage at a Texas synagogue was focused on an issue “not specifically related to the Jewish community,” the captor voiced beliefs that Jews controlled the world and had the power to arrange the release of a prisoner, survivors said after their escape. The gunman’s […] [Read More »]( [Prior Infection, Vaccines Provide Best Protection From Covid]( NEW YORK (AP) — A new study in two states that compares coronavirus protection from prior infection and vaccination concludes getting the shots is still the safest way to prevent COVID-19. The study examined infections in New York and California last summer and fall and found people who were both vaccinated and had survived a […] [Read More »]( [Man Accused Of Fatal Subway Shove Arraigned On Murder Charge]( NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of pushing a woman to her death in a New York City subway station was arraigned on a murder charge Wednesday and ordered held without bail. Martial Simon, 61, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Michelle Alyssa Go, who was shoved in front of a […] [Read More »]( [Texas Synagogue Hostage-taker Claimed To Have Planted Bombs In New York City]( NEW YORK (JTA) – The British man who held Jews hostage at a Texas synagogue claimed to have planted bombs in New York City, according to the head of a Jewish communal security service in New York. Some 1,000 people tuned into a briefing on Tuesday evening, presented by UJA-Federation of New York and the […] [Read More »]( [Developer of Israeli Vaccine Blasts Pfizer’s “Mediocre” Vaccine, Says They “Rake in Billions”]( ISRAEL (VINnews) — A leading medical expert in Israel has lashed out in response to the CEO of Pfizer, Albert Boula, being granted the coveted Genesis award. As reported in the Times of Israel, Professor Shmuel Shapiro called the decision “pathetic”, said Pfizer’s vaccine is “mediocre” and the company developed it “to rake in billions”, […] [Read More »]( [UK’s Johnson Defies Calls To Quit As Ouster Bid Gathers Pace]( LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied calls to resign in a feisty performance Wednesday in Parliament — but it may be too little to prevent a push by his Conservative Party’s lawmakers to oust him over a string of lockdown-flouting government parties. Pressure on the prime minister grew as one Conservative lawmaker […] [Read More »]( [What The No Surprises Act Means For Your Medical Bills]( More Americans worry about unexpected medical bills than any other expense, according to polls by the Kaiser Family Foundation in 2018 and 2020. Unfortunately, those bills aren’t rare: 18% of emergency visits and 16% of in-network hospital stays had at least one out-of-network charge, a 2020 Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker study found. The No Surprises […] [Read More »]( [NYC Mayor Says Even He Doesn’t Feel Safe On Subway System]( NEW YORK (AP) — After a woman was pushed to her death in front of a New York City subway train beneath Times Square over the weekend, Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged to reporters Tuesday that even he didn’t feel entirely safe riding the rails. The Democrat recounted when he rode the train on Jan. 1, […] [Read More »]( [Airlines Worldwide Rush To Change Flights Over US 5G Problem]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airlines across the world, including the long-haul carrier Emirates, rushed Wednesday to cancel or change flights heading into the U.S. over an ongoing dispute about the rollout of 5G mobile phone technology near American airports. The issue appeared to particularly impact the Boeing 777, a long-range, wide-body aircraft used […] [Read More »]( [Israel Police Evict Jerusalem Residents From Disputed Houses]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Wednesday evicted Palestinian residents from a disputed property in a flashpoint Jerusalem neighborhood and demolished the building, days after a tense standoff. The predawn demolition took place in Sheikh Jarrah, an east Jerusalem neighborhood where attempts by Jewish settlers to evict longtime Palestinian residents have sparked protests that last […] [Read More »]( [Biden To Give Away 400 Million N95 Masks Starting Next Week]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting next week, now that federal officials are emphasizing their better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 over cloth face coverings. The White House announced Wednesday that the masks will come from the government’s Strategic National […] [Read More »]( [New York AG Says Trump’s Company Misled Banks, Tax Officials]( NEW YORK (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office late Tuesday told a court its investigators had uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump’s company used “fraudulent or misleading” asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits. The court filing said state authorities haven’t yet decided whether to bring a civil lawsuit in connection […] [Read More »]( [Israel Minister Denies Police Used NSO Spyware On Protesters]( JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday dismissed claims that police used controversial spyware to surveil protesters, a day after a newspaper investigation prompted outraged lawmakers to seek a formal inquiry. On Tuesday, a Hebrew-language business paper published allegations that the Israel Police used NSO Group spyware to hack the phones of the […] [Read More »]( [Woman Caught On Video Spitting On 8-Year-Old Child, Making Anti-Jewish Comment]( BROOKLYN (VINnews) – The NYPD is looking for a woman who spat on an 8-year-old boy multiple times Jan. 14 after harassing him and two other children, police said Tuesday. At about 12:35 p.m. the woman approached the three children, who were walking on Avenue P in Marine Park. Police said she made anti-Jewish statements […] [Read More »]( [‘And Then They Hit The Eidim’: Documenting An Unusual Wedding Custom]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Journalist Yisrael Shapira attended a recent Jerusalem wedding and rubbed his eyes in disbelief as he saw people hitting the Eidim, the witnesses to the betrothal, just moments before the wedding ceremony took place. Before calling the police, Yisrael asked the family if everything was in order. They responded that indeed there […] [Read More »]( [Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla Awarded Genesis Prize For Work Developing Coronavirus Vaccine]( NEW YORK (JTA) — Albert Bourla, the chief executive officer of Pfizer, was named the winner of the 2022 Genesis Prize, the award sometimes called the “Jewish Nobel.” The award, which “honors extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values,” was announced early Wednesday morning. The award will […] [Read More »]( [Amazing Lesson from Brisker Bochur Who Went to a Non-Jew’s Hotel Room to Discuss Football]( BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — At a schmooze last week at a Mesivta in Bnei Brak, Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh Dunner told a fascinating story about an American bochur attending Rav Dovid’s Brisk. Rav Dunner said, “The bochur was visiting the Kosel, and saw an American goy writing a kvittel and placing it into a crack. The […] [Read More »]( [Harris Still Struggling To Define Herself One Year In VP Job]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden put the full weight of his presidency behind voting rights action last week, heading to Capitol Hill in an effort to push Democrats to change Senate rules to pass legislation. Vice President Kamala Harris — whom Biden tapped to take the lead on passing voting rights legislation in June […] [Read More »]( [NTSB Chief To Fed Agency: Stop Using Misleading Statistics]( WASHINGTON (AP) — With traffic fatalities spiking higher, the nation’s top safety investigator says a widely cited government statistic that 94% of serious crashes are solely due to driver error is misleading and that the Transportation Department should stop using it. Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, told The Associated Press […] [Read More »]( [Russia Moves More Troops Westward Amid Ukraine Tensions]( MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is a sending an unspecified number of troops from the country’s far east to Belarus for major war games, officials said Tuesday, a deployment that will further beef up Russian military assets near Ukraine amid Western fears of a planned invasion. Amid the soaring tensions, the White House warned that Russia […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2022 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](.