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[Jared and Ivanka Visit Israel, Meet With Families of Hostages]( [Jared and Ivanka Visit Israel, Meet With Families of Hostages]( (VINnews) Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump visited Israel, toured kibbutzim that were ravaged by the Hamas terror attack, and met with relatives of hostages. The couple traveled to Israel to express solidarity as the war against Hamas rages on. Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana accompanied the pair on the first stop of their 24-hour visit. […] [Read More »]( [New York City’s Teachers Union Sues Mayor Eric Adams Over Steep Cuts to Public Schools]( [New York City’s Teachers Union Sues Mayor Eric Adams Over Steep Cuts to Public Schools]( YORK (AP) — New York City’s teachers union is suing to block planned cuts to the city’s public schools, warning that steep budget reductions proposed by Mayor Eric Adams would weaken key education initiatives and violate state law. For months, Adams has argued that slashing city spending – including a $550 million cut in […] [Read More »]( [Homebuilders Step up Construction of Single-Family Homes as 30-Year Mortgage Rate Eases Below 7%]( [Homebuilders Step up Construction of Single-Family Homes as 30-Year Mortgage Rate Eases Below 7%]( ANGELES (AP) — Homebuilders are stepping up construction of single-family homes following a steady decline in mortgage rates and broad expectations among economists that home loan borrowing costs will ease further next year. Builders broke ground on single-family homes in November at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of about 1.14 million units, the Commerce […] [Read More »]( [AP Report: More US Auto Buyers Are Turning to Hybrids as Sales of Electric Vehicles Slow]( [AP Report: More US Auto Buyers Are Turning to Hybrids as Sales of Electric Vehicles Slow]( (AP) — America’s automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate sales in the coming years, spurred by buyers determined to reduce carbon emissions and save on fuel. But so far, while EV sales are growing, their pace is falling well short of the industry’s ambitious timetable for transitioning […] [Read More »]( [OpEd: An Open Letter to Congressman Dan Goldman]( [OpEd: An Open Letter to Congressman Dan Goldman]( YORK (VINnews/Avi Greenstein)- Dear Congressman Goldman, We are taught In Pirkei Avos to “Speak little and do a lot.” We’ve been watching you in the two months since the October 7th massacre in Israel, and you’ve been a model to this dictum. Over the past two months, millions of people around the world have […] [Read More »]( [Law firm halts Harvard student recruitment post-testimony on ‘genocide’]( [Law firm halts Harvard student recruitment post-testimony on ‘genocide’]( The fallout from Harvard University president Claudine Gay’s responses and controversial statements to Congress on Dec. 5 spilled over to a Chicago law firm deciding to withdraw plans to offer jobs at the school’s fairs scheduled for next month and August 2024. “Factoring in her extensive experience and preparation with a crisis management team, […] [Read More »]( [Philadelphia News Helicopter Crew Filmed X-mas Lights in New Jersey Before Fatal Crash]( [Philadelphia News Helicopter Crew Filmed X-mas Lights in New Jersey Before Fatal Crash]( YORK (AP) – The Philadelphia television news crew members who died after their helicopter crashed in a southern New Jersey forest were returning from a trip to film a Christmas lights display, an investigator said Thursday. Todd Gunther, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, told reporters near the crash site that WPVI’s […] [Read More »]( [A Torah That Survived the Holocaust Is Donated to Relatives of Israeli Hostages]( [A Torah That Survived the Holocaust Is Donated to Relatives of Israeli Hostages]( OZ, Israel — An American family has donated a Torah that survived the Holocaust to relatives of a family whose members’ fate remains uncertain after they were taken hostage by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attack on their kibbutz in southern Israel. Members of the Bibas family abducted from Nir Oz, along the Gaza […] [Read More »]( [Update: A Lone Gunman Opens Fire in a Prague University, Killing 15 People and Injuring 24]( [Update: A Lone Gunman Opens Fire in a Prague University, Killing 15 People and Injuring 24]( (AP) — A lone gunman opened fire Thursday in a university building in downtown Prague, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 20 in the Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting, police and the city’s rescue service said. The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of Charles University, where the shooter […] [Read More »]( [Rudy Giuliani Files for Bankruptcy Days After Being Ordered to Pay $148 Million in Defamation Case]( [Rudy Giuliani Files for Bankruptcy Days After Being Ordered to Pay $148 Million in Defamation Case]( YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, acknowledging severe financial strain exacerbated by his pursuit of Donald Trump false 2020 election claims and a jury’s award of $148 million to two former Georgia election workers he defamed. The former New York City mayor listed nearly $153 million in existing or potential […] [Read More »]( [China Has Started Erecting Temporary Housing Units After an Earthquake Destroyed 14,000 Homes]( [China Has Started Erecting Temporary Housing Units After an Earthquake Destroyed 14,000 Homes]( (AP) — Hundreds of temporary one-room housing units were being set up Thursday in northwest China for survivors of an earthquake that destroyed more than 14,000 homes and killed at least 135 people, according to state media reports. Twelve people remained missing in an area hit by mudslides that inundated two villages, the reports […] [Read More »]( [Tucker Carlson at TPUSA: “You Go Hasids, Faith Gives you Strength!”]( [Tucker Carlson at TPUSA: “You Go Hasids, Faith Gives you Strength!”]( In a noteworthy speech at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, conservative stalwart Tucker Carlson took the stage to commend the Chassidic community, diverging from the prevailing narratives surrounding their actions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Accused of a “chillul Hashem”, the Chassidic community faced criticism that often overlooked their faith-driven resilience. Carlson’s commendation rang loudly: “You […] [Read More »]( [Teaneck Education Board ‘Tolerated Hate,’ Local Jewish Group Says]( [Teaneck Education Board ‘Tolerated Hate,’ Local Jewish Group Says]( JERSEY (JNS) – During the public comment portion of a Teaneck, N.J. education board meeting on Dec. 13, Rick Whilby got the last word, after a virtual caller did not answer. “From the river to the sea, by any means necessary way,” Whilby said, according to video footage which JNS viewed. He then quoted […] [Read More »]( [Fetterman: TikTok ‘Warping’ Young People’s Views on Israel-Hamas War]( [Fetterman: TikTok ‘Warping’ Young People’s Views on Israel-Hamas War]( (JNS) – U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday told CNN‘s Jake Tapper that the popular social media app TikTok is distorting Americans’ perception of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Tapper, who is Jewish, had asked Fetterman—who is not, but has been one of the most vocal Zionists in […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Cuomo Interviews Son of Hamas About Gaza Terror HQ Posing as ‘Hospital’]( [WATCH: Cuomo Interviews Son of Hamas About Gaza Terror HQ Posing as ‘Hospital’]( Chris Cuomo interviewed the ‘Son of Hamas’ about the confession of a Gaza hospital director that the hospital served as a Hamas terror headquarters for years. Potentially a big shift in the reality of what Israel is targeting in Gaza came, when the director of a Gaza hospital, where there were victims of this […] [Read More »]( [NGO: Red Cross Facilitating Palestinian Terror Payouts]( [NGO: Red Cross Facilitating Palestinian Terror Payouts]( (JNS) – Since Oct. 7, the International Red Cross has been helping imprisoned Palestinian terrorists receive controversial stipends from the Palestinian Authority, according to Israeli NGO Palestinian Media Watch. According to PMW, incarcerated Palestinians fill out forms to receive the stipends, and the Red Cross delivers the paperwork to Ramallah. “The role of the […] [Read More »]( [10 People Killed in a Mass Shooting in Downtown Prague]( [10 People Killed in a Mass Shooting in Downtown Prague]( (AP) — A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed 10 people and injured about 30 others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city’s rescue service said Thursday. Police gave no details about the victims or the circumstances of the gunfire in the Czech Republic’s capital. They said […] [Read More »]( [Assad: ‘No Evidence Six Million Jews Were Killed in the Holocaust’]( [Assad: ‘No Evidence Six Million Jews Were Killed in the Holocaust’]( (JNS) – The Jews “who came to Palestine” are pagan Khazar converts, not the Children of Israel, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in a Dec. 18 speech posted online by the official Syrian Arab News Agency and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute. The Syrian dictator went on to state there is […] [Read More »]( [The Civil Front Sends Scary Videos To Gazans: ‘We Have To Talk Their Language’]( [The Civil Front Sends Scary Videos To Gazans: ‘We Have To Talk Their Language’]( (VINnews) — For Ofer Rosenbaum, the word Hasbarah [loosely translating as ‘publicity propaganda’] is a dirty word. Rosenbaum feels that far from trying to explain ourselves, we should be using words themselves as a weapon of war- a powerful psychological tool which can intimidate our enemies. Rosenbaum set up the Civil Front, an organization […] [Read More »]( [Maaser From Coca-Cola? 91-Year-Old Nephew Of Chazon Ish Explains His Custom]( [Maaser From Coca-Cola? 91-Year-Old Nephew Of Chazon Ish Explains His Custom]( (VINnews) — A picture published by journalist Moshe Weissberg engendered a halachic discussion and much interest from viewers. In the picture, Rabbi Meir Greineman (91), a nephew of the Chazon Ish, can be seen taking Terumah and Maaser from Coca-Cola bottles. The unusual custom stems from the Chazon Ish himself, who used to Maaser […] [Read More »]( [Hamas Fires Massive Rocket Salvo at Central Israel]( [Hamas Fires Massive Rocket Salvo at Central Israel]( (JNS) – Hamas fired at least 30 rockets at Israel’s central region on Thursday afternoon, in the heaviest barrage in weeks. The terrorist group’s “military” wing claimed responsibility for the attack. Terrorists in Gaza have fired more than 12,500 rockets at Israel since the Oct. 7 massacre of 1,200 civilians and soldiers. United Hatzalah reported that its medical […] [Read More »]( [SHOCK FBI MEMO: Nationwide Swatting Spree Targeting Shuls Coordinated by Foreign Entity]( [SHOCK FBI MEMO: Nationwide Swatting Spree Targeting Shuls Coordinated by Foreign Entity]( — According to the FBI, a massive spree of swatting incidents at nearly 200 shuls and Jewish schools last week is believed to be orchestrated by a foreign entity. A confidential FBI memo sent by a top officials and obtained by ABC News said that foreign operatives are believed to have coordinated the disturbing […] [Read More »]( [Gazan Social Media Influencers Who Celebrated Oct. 7th Begin To Change Their Tune]( [Gazan Social Media Influencers Who Celebrated Oct. 7th Begin To Change Their Tune]( (VINnews) — One of the major barometers measuring public morale during a time of war is social media, and the influencers who set the tone are the leaders in this respect. This is also a way to ascertain public opinion in Gaza regarding the Hamas offensive and Israel’s lethal response. One of the major […] [Read More »]( [IDF Names 3 Soldiers Who Fell In Northern Gaza Battles]( [IDF Names 3 Soldiers Who Fell In Northern Gaza Battles]( (VINnews) — The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit on Thursday morning released the names of three fallen IDF soldiers whose families have been notified. Eight other soldiers were seriously injured in the northern and southern Gaza strip. Sergeant Lavi Gihasi, 19, from Hashmonaim, a village near Modi’in, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. Lavi […] [Read More »]( [North Korea’s Kim Again Threatens Use of Nukes as He Praises Troops for Long-Range Missile Launch]( [North Korea’s Kim Again Threatens Use of Nukes as He Praises Troops for Long-Range Missile Launch]( South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has a policy of not hesitating to launch a nuclear strike on its rivals if provoked, as he praised troops involved in its recent intercontinental ballistic missile test, state media reported Thursday. Since adopting an escalatory nuclear doctrine last year, Kim […] [Read More »]( [Toyota Recalling 1 Million Vehicles for Potential Air Bag Problem]( [Toyota Recalling 1 Million Vehicles for Potential Air Bag Problem]( Motor Co. said Wednesday it is recalling 1 million vehicles over a defect that could cause airbags not to deploy, increasing the risk of injury. The recall covers a range of Toyota and Lexus vehicles with model years from 2020 to 2022. Included in the recall are Toyota Avalons, Camrys, Highlanders, RAV4s, Siennas and […] [Read More »]( [Thousands Take to the Streets to Protest Austerity Measures of Argentina’s New President]( [Thousands Take to the Streets to Protest Austerity Measures of Argentina’s New President]( AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Protests against austerity and deregulation measures announced by newly elected President Javier Milei went off relatively peacefully in Argentina’s capital Wednesday, after a government warning against blocking streets. Around the start of the protest, which drew thousands of marchers, police briefly scuffled with some demonstrators and two men were arrested. […] [Read More »]( [NYC Council Approves Bill Banning Solitary Confinement in City Jails]( [NYC Council Approves Bill Banning Solitary Confinement in City Jails]( YORK (AP) — Over the objections of Mayor Eric Adams, New York City lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday meant to ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails. Adams, a Democrat, had urged the City Council to reject the bill, arguing it will make jails more dangerous for both inmates and staff. But the measure was […] [Read More »]( [Israel Uncovers Major Hamas Command Center in Gaza City]( [Israel Uncovers Major Hamas Command Center in Gaza City]( (AP) — The Israeli military on Wednesday said it had uncovered a major Hamas command center in the heart of Gaza City, inflicting what it described as a serious blow to the Islamic militant group as pressure grows on Israel to scale back its devastating military offensive in the coastal enclave. The army said […] [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](.