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[Lipstadt Confirmation Vote For US Anti-Semitism Envoy Stalled By Senator’s Objection]( The confirmation vote for Deborah Lipstadt to serve as the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism was delayed on Tuesday after Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) objected to her nomination. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which approved 11 nominations at its March 8 meeting, postponed Lipstadt’s nomination, as well as that of Barbara Leaf to […] [Read More »]( [Highlights Of Congress’ $1.5 Trillion Spending Bill]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders are racing to pass a mammoth $1.5 trillion legislative package that would fund the government for the rest of the year and deliver badly needed humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The legislation includes $730 billion for domestic programs, the largest increase in four years, along with $782 billion for defense. It […] [Read More »]( [White House Warns Russia May Use Chemical Weapons In Ukraine]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration publicly warned Wednesday that Russia might seek to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine as the White House rejected Russian claims of illegal chemical weapons development in the country it has invaded. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova this week, without evidence, accused Ukraine of running chemical and […] [Read More »]( [Bennett Zooms with Chabad of Moldova and Ukraine: ‘Am Yisroel Owes You’]( UKRAINE (VINnews) — On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with the leaders of Ukrainian Jewry. Bennett, who is in an attempt to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, listened carefully to the updates on the ground. Rabbi Zushe Abelsky, leader of the Moldovan Jewish community, briefed the Israeli Prime Minister on the efforts of […] [Read More »]( [Israel, Turkey Vow To Heal Rift Despite Sharp Differences]( ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Israel agreed on Wednesday to rebuild their relationship despite their differences, as Israel’s President Isaac Herzog became the first Israeli leader to visit Turkey in 14 years. Appearing before cameras following talks with Herzog, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described Israeli president’s visit as “historic” and “a turning point” […] [Read More »]( [Biden Signs Order On Cryptocurrency As Its Use Explodes]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should jump in and create its own digital currency. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the effort would “promote a fairer, more inclusive, and more efficient financial system” […] [Read More »]( [OP-ED: Biden Dangerously Close to Catastrophic Nuclear Deal with Iran]( WASHINGTON (VINnews) — Although Ukraine has dominated the headlines, multiple reports from Vienna indicate that President Biden and the Iranians are just days away from signing a nuclear deal. The media has been largely ignoring this story. They may be distracted by Ukraine, or their reason may be more sinister. The Biden-friendly media might be […] [Read More »]( [Gasoline Prices Jump To New Record High]( WASHINGTON — U.S. gasoline prices hit another record on Wednesday, with the national average rising to $4.25 a gallon, an overnight increase of eight cents, according to the AAA auto club. Motorists in California continue to pay the highest prices, with the statewide average at $5.57 a gallon. Prices topped $4.50 in Illinois, Oregon, Washington, […] [Read More »]( [Sheltering From Bombs, Ukraine’s ‘Cellar Violinist’ Plays On]( ROME, Italy (AP) — A gentle tune from a violin played by a musician who has been dubbed Ukraine’s “cellar violinist” is a lullaby for a child sheltered in the dark basement of an apartment building in the besieged Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Vera Lytochenko has become an internet icon of resilience as images of […] [Read More »]( [US Man Who Got 1st Pig Heart Transplant Dies After 2 Months]( The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday. David Bennett, 57, died Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors didn’t give an exact cause of death, saying only that his condition had begun […] [Read More »]( [Holocaust Survivor Inge Deutschkron Dies At 99 In Berlin]( BERLIN (AP) — Inge Deutschkron, a Holocaust survivor who hid in Berlin during the Third Reich to escape deportation to Nazi death camps and later wrote an autobiography, has died. She was 99. Deutschkron died Wednesday in Berlin, her foundation said in a statement. No cause of death was given. “A long life of fighting […] [Read More »]( [Record Gas Costs Pose Fresh Political Challenge For Biden]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising gas prices pose a fresh election year challenge for President Joe Biden. He’s balancing concerns about costs at the pump in the U.S. against calls from both parties to step up penalties on Russian President Vladimir Putin following his invasion of Ukraine. In announcing a ban on U.S. imports of Russian […] [Read More »]( [TRAGEDY: Lakewood Father Of Five Killed In Horrific Car Accident]( LAKEWOOD (VINnews) — A Lakewood father of five was tragically killed in a car crash on Wednesday morning. According to Lakewood Alerts, the vehicle was driving down Madison Ave in Lakewood, and was attempting to make a left turn onto Courtney Road, when another vehicle driving down Madison Ave from the opposite direction slammed into […] [Read More »]( [‘They Make Sure You Don’t Die’: Inside NYC’s Drug Use Sites]( NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Collado settled in at a clean white table in a sunlit room, sang a few bars and injected himself with heroin. After years of shooting up on streets and rooftops, he was in one of the first two facilities in the country where local officials are allowing illegal drug use […] [Read More »]( [COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Continue To Drop Globally, WHO Says]( LONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with only the Western Pacific reporting an increase in COVID-19. In its latest report on the pandemic issued on Wednesday, the U.N. health agency said new COVID-19 infections dropped […] [Read More »]( [Adams’ Aides Support Pinny Ringel in Challenge to David Schwartz for District Leader]( BORO PARK (VINnews) — Pinny Ringel is running for Democratic District Leader of the 48th Assembly District in Brooklyn. Mr. Ringel, who made the announcement yesterday, appears to have the support of the Adams administration, and there may be political motives. According to the NY Post, a close ally of Mayor Eric Adams, Brooklyn Democratic […] [Read More »]( [1 Million Children Leave Behind Lives, Friends In Ukraine]( ZAHONY, Hungary (AP) — After bombs started falling in her hometown of Kharkiv, Annamaria Maslovska left her friends, her toys, and her life in Ukraine and set off on a days-long journey with her mother toward safety in the West. After finally crossing the Hungarian border by train along with hundreds of other Ukrainian refugees, […] [Read More »]( [YAAKOV M: Biden Could Easily Lower Gas Prices, if He Stops Pandering to AOC]( On Tuesday, President Biden shrugged off the massive spike in gas prices. Biden falsely claimed that it’s Putin’s fault and there is nothing that he can do. Biden is being disingenuous. He can do a whole lot more to boost the production of oil and natural gas in the U.S., and dramatically lower prices and […] [Read More »]( [Iran Vows Revenge For 2 Officers Killed By Israel In Syria]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign ministry strongly condemned on Wednesday the killing of two Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers in an Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital. The foreign ministry’s website quoted ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh as saying revenge for the Monday strike will definitely be taken. The Guard in a statement late Tuesday […] [Read More »]( [Ukraine: Russian Strike Hits Hospital]( LYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials say a Russian strike has hit a children’s hospital and maternity facility in the besieged southeastern port city of Mariupol. A statement on the city council’s social media account on Wednesday said the hospital suffered “colossal” damage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tweeted that there were “people, children under the wreckage.” […] [Read More »]( [Israel’s President Travels To Turkey As Countries Heal Rift]( NKARA, Turkey (AP) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog travels to Turkey on Wednesday, becoming the first leader from Israel to visit in 14 years as the two countries move to turn a new page in their troubled relationship. Herzog is scheduled to hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara before traveling to […] [Read More »]( [U.K. Impounds Private Jet On Possible Link To Eugene Shvidler]( LONDON — Britain has impounded a private jet it suspects of being linked to a Russian oligarch, and tightened aviation sanctions against Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said Wednesday the Luxembourg-registered plane had been seized at Farnborough Airport in southern England while U.K. authorities tried to unravel its […] [Read More »]( [Ukrainians Flee Some Besieged Cities As Conditions Worsen]( LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Renewed efforts to rescue civilians from increasingly dire conditions in besieged and bombarded Ukrainian cities were underway Wednesday. Days of shelling have largely cut residents of the southern city of Mariupol off from the outside world and forced them to scavenge for food and water. Meanwhile, the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear site […] [Read More »]( [Mohel From Dniepro, Child – Refugee From Kharkiv, Bris In Kishinev, Moldova]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Among the harsh stories of darkness and destruction in Ukraine, a ray of light shone Tuesday, a story of hope and faith which symbolizes the continuity of Jewish life amid the displaced Jews of Ukraine. A Jewish mother was not part of the Jewish community in her town of Kharkiv and […] [Read More »]( [Walder Victim Goes Public On Israeli TV: ‘He Presented Himself As My Savior, But Instead Abused Me’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — One of the victims of Chaim Walder who testified to police against him in 2008 has gone public on Israeli television and described her experience. In an appallingly candid and jarring interview, Romi Schwartz, now a woman of 40, described how as a young woman of 17, distantly related to Walder by […] [Read More »]( [Venezuela Frees At Least One Jailed American]( CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan government freed at least one jailed American on Tuesday night as it seeks to improve relations with the Biden administration, which is looking to undercut support for Russia in Latin America. A nongovernmental group that tracks arbitrary detentions and another person familiar with the matter confirmed to The Associated […] [Read More »]( [Multiple Small Fires In Central Park Send Smoke Billowing]( NEW YORK (AP) — Plumes of white smoke from multiple small brush fires went spiraling up from the northern end of New York City’s Central Park on Tuesday, and authorities said they were investigating the possibility that arson was to blame. “We’re going to take the approach that they were intentionally set,” Fire Department spokesman […] [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](.