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[Hate Crime Charges Filed in Death of Sikh Man After New York City Fender Bender]( [Hate Crime Charges Filed in Death of Sikh Man After New York City Fender Bender]( YORK (AP) — A man who beat a 66-year-old Sikh man to death while calling him “turban man” after a fender bender in New York City has been charged with manslaughter as a hate crime, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Gilbert Augustin, 30, also faces charges including assault as a hate crime and unlicensed driving in […] [Read More »]( [Antisemitism Policies at Public City Colleges in New York Will Be Reviewed, the Governor Says]( [Antisemitism Policies at Public City Colleges in New York Will Be Reviewed, the Governor Says]( N.Y. (AP) — An independent party will review antisemitism policies at the City University of New York, the nation’s largest urban public university system, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday, as protests about the war between Israel and Hamas erupt on college campuses across the country. Hochul, a Democrat, said the review will assess how […] [Read More »]( [Chassidim Dance in Streets After Release of Ori Magidish (VIDEO)]( [Chassidim Dance in Streets After Release of Ori Magidish (VIDEO)]( (VINnews) — It is one of the bright spots shining through during this dark period. Throughout the world, and especially Israel, there is unity among Jews like many have never witnessed before. The achdus was on full display in Ashkelon on Monday, when news spread of IDF soldier Ori Magidish’s miraculous rescue from Hamas […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Hamas Spokesman Admits That Tunnels Are for Terrorists, Not Gazan Civilians]( [WATCH: Hamas Spokesman Admits That Tunnels Are for Terrorists, Not Gazan Civilians]( — A Hamas spokesman admitted in a TV interview that the terrorist group built tunnels beneath Gaza to protect its own terrorists, not Palestinian civilians. Although it’s not a shocker to many of us, it does confirm what we already know–Hamas only cares about their civilians if it can help give them protection. Appearing […] [Read More »]( [NY Gov: Suspect in Custody for Posting Online Threats About Jewish Students at Cornell University]( [NY Gov: Suspect in Custody for Posting Online Threats About Jewish Students at Cornell University]( N.Y. (AP) — A suspect was in custody Tuesday for posting threatening statements online about Jewish students at Cornell University, according to officials. The menacing messages, posted over the weekend on a forum about fraternities and sororities, alarmed students at the Ivy League school in upstate New York. The anonymous threats came amid a […] [Read More »]( [France Vows a ‘Merciless Fight’ Against Antisemitism After Anti-jewish Graffiti Is Found in Paris]( [France Vows a ‘Merciless Fight’ Against Antisemitism After Anti-jewish Graffiti Is Found in Paris]( (AP) — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday vowed a “merciless fight” against surging antisemitism after residents of the French capital discovered anti-Jewish graffiti on buildings in several districts. The discovery comes weeks into the Israel-Hamas war in which thousands of Israelis and Palestinians have been killed and hundreds of Israelis have been […] [Read More »]( [Jacob Lew, Former Treasury Secretary to Obama, Confirmed as US Ambassador to Israel]( [Jacob Lew, Former Treasury Secretary to Obama, Confirmed as US Ambassador to Israel]( (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas. Lew, a treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, was confirmed 53-43. He has promised to stand side by side with Israel’s leaders as they respond to the militant […] [Read More »]( [FBI Director: We Are in a Dangerous Period, Increased Risk of Terror Attacks in Wake of Israel-Hamas War]( [FBI Director: We Are in a Dangerous Period, Increased Risk of Terror Attacks in Wake of Israel-Hamas War]( — FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday that multiple foreign extremist groups have called for attacks against Americans and the West in the past few weeks and suggested Hamas’ attack on Israel could inspire threats like those motivated by the Islamic State group years ago. “We assess that the actions of Hamas and its […] [Read More »]( [War Plunged Israel’s Agricultural Heartlands Into Crisis, Raising Fears for Its Farming Future]( [War Plunged Israel’s Agricultural Heartlands Into Crisis, Raising Fears for Its Farming Future]( Israel (AP) — The soldiers guarding Avi Chivivian’s organic vegetable farm in southern Israel must first scour every corner of his fields for militants before they give him the all clear: He has six hours to work. It’s potato planting season for the farms of southern Israel, a region near the Gaza border that […] [Read More »]( [Israel Green-Lights Entry of Thousands of Palestinian Workers]( [Israel Green-Lights Entry of Thousands of Palestinian Workers]( (JNS) – Israel has authorized the entry of 8,000 Palestinian workers from Judea and Samaria into the country’s pre-1967 lines amid a “severe” shortage of laborers due to the war with Hamas, an Israeli security source confirmed on Tuesday. With the approval of the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), Palestinian […] [Read More »]( [R` Sheya Mendlowitz ז”ל]( [R` Sheya Mendlowitz ז”ל]( getting up: R` Chaim KoppelBrother Sitting in Lawrance 9 Waverly Pl R` Chaim KoppelBrother Sitting in Lawrance 9 Waverly Pl R` Kalman MendlowitzBrother Sitting in Brooklyn, at 1252 E 23rd St R` Chaim MendlowitzBrother Sitting in Brooklyn, at 1252 E 23rd St R` Shmuel MendlowitzBrother Sitting in Brooklyn, at 1252 E 23rd St Mrs. […] [Read More »]( [IDF Demolishes Samaria Home of Hamas Leader Saleh Al-Arouri]( [IDF Demolishes Samaria Home of Hamas Leader Saleh Al-Arouri]( (JNS) – The Israel Defense Forces demolished the Samaria home of top Hamas commander Saleh al-Arouri on Tuesday morning. Al-Arouri, the commander of Hamas operations in Judea and Samaria and the deputy of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, is currently based in Lebanon. The demolition order was signed last Friday. After security forces destroyed the home […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Israeli TV Anchor Borrows Kippah to Recite Bracha for Rescued IDF Soldier]( [WATCH: Israeli TV Anchor Borrows Kippah to Recite Bracha for Rescued IDF Soldier]( is experiencing a metamorphosis! Just a moment ago, Israeli TV anchor from Channel 14, Sharon Gal, asks a guest to borrow his kippah in order to recite a blessing to thank God for freeing a soldier that was held hostage in Gaza. A few months ago, Israel was on the verge… pic.twitter.com/MtVx5rq0DR — Rabbi […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Senator Josh Hawley Grills DHS Chief Mayorkas for Not Firing Pro-Hamas Employee]( [WATCH: Senator Josh Hawley Grills DHS Chief Mayorkas for Not Firing Pro-Hamas Employee]( (VINnews) — On Tuesday, Missouri GOP Senator Josh Hawley grilled Biden’s DHS secretary, Alejandro Majorkas, for refusing to fire or discipline a federal employee who posted antisemitic messages in support of Hamas. On October 7, the DHS employee posted an image of a Hamas paraglider with a machine gun flying into Israel. Sen. Hawley: […] [Read More »]( [Petition Calls for Hochul, Adams to Defund Bronx Defenders]( [Petition Calls for Hochul, Adams to Defund Bronx Defenders]( YORK (JNS) – Nearly 700 people have signed a petition calling on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to defund the Bronx Defenders, a nonprofit legal aid group that they say is antisemitic. In an Oct. 20 statement—nearly two weeks after Hamas terrorists massacred more than 1,400 people in Israel on Oct. 7—the union representing […] [Read More »]( [China Deletes Israel From Online Maps]( [China Deletes Israel From Online Maps]( (JNS) – China has removed Israel from leading online digital maps following the outbreak of the war against Hamas. The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that Internet users in China are expressing bewilderment that Israel’s name no longer appears on major online digital maps from Baidu and Alibaba. Baidu’s Chinese-language online maps demarcate […] [Read More »]( [Last operating US prison ship, a grim vestige of mass incarceration, set to close in NYC]( [Last operating US prison ship, a grim vestige of mass incarceration, set to close in NYC]( YORK (AP) — Kenneth Williams spent his whole life in Brooklyn, but it wasn’t until a night in 2018 when he crossed a narrow footbridge in shackles, that he learned about New York City’s last floating jail. He remembers the murky East River water below him, the stench of mold, and a sinking feeling […] [Read More »]( [Paris Police Open Fire on a Woman Shouting “Allahu Akbar” at a Train Station]( [Paris Police Open Fire on a Woman Shouting “Allahu Akbar” at a Train Station]( (AP) — Paris police opened fire Tuesday on a woman who threatened to blow herself up after allegedly making death threats and speaking in support of terrorism on a train heading into the French capital. It was the latest security incident in France, which has been on heightened anti-terror alert since a fatal stabbing […] [Read More »]( [Holocaust Memorial Head Derides Ambassador for Wearing Yellow Star of David]( [Holocaust Memorial Head Derides Ambassador for Wearing Yellow Star of David]( — The chairman of Israel’s Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem, derided Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations for putting on a yellow Star of David patch during his address to the Security Council on Monday, saying it “belittles both the victims of the Holocaust and the State of Israel.” “The yellow patch symbolizes the helplessness […] [Read More »]( [Herzog on Islamists: Europe Will Be Next]( [Herzog on Islamists: Europe Will Be Next]( (JNS) – Israel is at the forefront of a global clash of civilizations, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Tuesday. “Hamas, Al Qaeda and Islamic State are all together in wishing to ban us all from the face of the earth,” he told a group of European Jewish leaders. “It starts with Israel, it starts […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Airline El Al Changes Flight Path to Thailand To Avoid Iran Space]( [Israeli Airline El Al Changes Flight Path to Thailand To Avoid Iran Space]( United Arab Emirates — Israeli airline El Al on Tuesday began flying an hours-longer route between Tel Aviv and Bangkok, Thailand, as Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip rages on. El Al flight ELY 85 did not take the airline’s new route over Oman on Tuesday. Instead, it reverted to a longer […] [Read More »]( [Mother of Freed Israeli Hostage: Thank God and the IDF]( [Mother of Freed Israeli Hostage: Thank God and the IDF]( (JNS) – A day after her daughter was rescued from Hamas captivity, the mother of Israel Defense Forces soldier Pvt. Ori Megidish on Tuesday gave a statement to the press outside the family’s Kiryat Gat home. “Dear people of Israel, we thank you all for your prayers and support. Our Ori has returned home, and […] [Read More »]( [Houthi Rebels Say They Fired Ballistic Missiles and Drones at Israel]( [Houthi Rebels Say They Fired Ballistic Missiles and Drones at Israel]( United Arab Emirates — Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen issued a video statement on Tuesday claiming to have fired ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, saying it was the third such operation. They threatened to carry out more strikes “until the Israeli aggression stops.” The claims by the Houthis draw Iran closer into the […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Dina Saltzman ע”ה]( [Mrs. Dina Saltzman ע”ה]( getting up: Monday (11/06/23)Morning Mr. Stuart SaltzmanSon Mr. Jay SaltzmanSon Mr. Barry SaltzmanSon [Read More »]( [The 102-Year-Old Agreed To Put Tefillin If Alex Beat Him At Chess- And Kept His Word]( [The 102-Year-Old Agreed To Put Tefillin If Alex Beat Him At Chess- And Kept His Word]( YORK (VINnews) — 18-year-old Alex Kernish, a Chabad chasid, was supposed to be studying at the Mayanot Institute in Jerusalem this year. When the war in Israel broke out three weeks ago, he enrolled instead for a semester at Chovevei Torah, a yeshivah in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y. A native of […] [Read More »]( [Rav Henkin zt”l on the Matzav in 1967]( [Rav Henkin zt”l on the Matzav in 1967]( Jewry Must Unite To Aid Israel By RABBI JOSEPH ELIA HENKIN When Jacob was persecuted he prepared himself for three things: Prayer, a gift and war. But he did not employ war, prayer and a gift saved him from war. -Rabbi Joseph Elia Henkin All the world knows that in Eretz Israel, Heaven forbid, […] [Read More »]( [On The Way Home, Igor Eliminated 13 Terrorists: ‘I Just Wanted To Get Back To My Family’]( [On The Way Home, Igor Eliminated 13 Terrorists: ‘I Just Wanted To Get Back To My Family’]( (VINnews) — One of the heroes of October 7th is First Sergeant Igor Pivenev, a policeman in the Hevron police station. Igor was on duty in Hevron when the Hamas attack broke out. He received a message from his wife, in the village of Yated in the Western Negev, that there were red alerts […] [Read More »]( [A Continuing Decline in Sales of COVID-19 Products Clips Revenue at Pfizer]( [A Continuing Decline in Sales of COVID-19 Products Clips Revenue at Pfizer]( – Pfizer losses were not as great as expected in the third quarter, but a continued decline in sales of its COVID-19 products clipped revenue. Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday reported a $2.38 billion quarterly loss, or 42 cents per share. Adjusted for one-time gains or losses, the New York company lost 17 cents per […] [Read More »]( [Terror Activist Ahed Tamimi: What Hitler Did Is A Joke Compared To What We’ll Do To You]( [Terror Activist Ahed Tamimi: What Hitler Did Is A Joke Compared To What We’ll Do To You]( (VINnews) — Palestinian terror activist Ahed Tamimi is well known for her provocative statements and actions against Israel and Israeli soldiers. In a famous incident in December 2017, Tamimi, then just 16, slapped an Israeli soldier, filming the incident which went viral and catapulted her to fame and international interviews in which she incited […] [Read More »]( [YANKI FARBER: ‘It may not be possible for the Red Cross to visit the hostages’ (VIDEO)]( [YANKI FARBER: ‘It may not be possible for the Red Cross to visit the hostages’ (VIDEO)]( (VIN Podcast) — In this exclusive interview, Yanki discusses: –Are the Gedolim supporting Charedim who enlist in the IDF? –The real reason Hamas released 4 hostages –How the BBC and AP refuse to label Hamas a terrorist group –Why Yanki believes it may not be possible for Hamas to allow the Red Cross to […] [Read More »]( [Israel Pressuring Egypt To Relocate Gazan Refugees, El-Sisi Refuses To Cooperate]( [Israel Pressuring Egypt To Relocate Gazan Refugees, El-Sisi Refuses To Cooperate]( (VINnews) — Israel is pressuring Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to accept refugees from the Gaza strip, and has even approached the international community to persuade Al-Sisi to accept them.So far, key European countries, such as France, Germany and the UK, have dismissed the proposal as unrealistic, pointing to Egyptian officials’ consistent resistance to […] [Read More »]( [POLITICAL HOCK: Who is Mike Johnson, the new House Speaker?]( [POLITICAL HOCK: Who is Mike Johnson, the new House Speaker?]( YORK (VIN Podcast) — After multiple high-profile Republicans dropped out of the race for House Speaker, the man who emerged as the new GOP leader in Congress, is someone that most people never heard of. Who is House Speaker Mike Johnson? Mike Johnson is stunningly conservative, more so than Kevin McCarthy and Steven Scalise. […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Ben Shapiro Shreds Anti-Israel Student Activist at Oxford University]( [WATCH: Ben Shapiro Shreds Anti-Israel Student Activist at Oxford University]( exchange between @benshapiro and an anti-Israel activist at Oxford University today. This “highly educated” student doesn’t know basic history pic.twitter.com/vbpfDnetgu — Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) October 31, 2023 [Read More »]( [Rockland County Politician Slammed for Ripping Down Pictures of Hostages]( [Rockland County Politician Slammed for Ripping Down Pictures of Hostages]( (VINnews) — The top appointed official in the village of Nyack, in southern Rockland County, has been criticized for ripping down posters of Hamas hostages. Below is a statement from NYS Senator Bill Weber of Rockland, regarding the incident: “I am extremely troubled by the reported recent egregious actions of Andy Stewart, the Village […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2023 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 600 Reisterstown Rd Suite 401Baltimore, MD 21208 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.