Friday, March 29, 2024

Politics

Russia’s Rabbis Call For Peace In Ukraine

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MOSCOW (AP) — An array of Russian rabbis has called for an end to the fighting in Ukraine and expressed concern about the conflict creating tension for Jews in Russia. The Monda...

Liz Truss Becomes Britain’s New Prime Minister

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LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor ...

GESTETNER: Only Clowns Believe the ‘Corrupt’ FBI Raid on Trump was about National Security

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ROCKLAND (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Renowned political commentator Yossi Gestetner put out a tweet-storm, blasting the FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-lago estate. In one tweet, he said t...
FILE - Brooklyn assemblyman Dov Hikind in 2012. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)

Large Media Outlets Finally Notice Rampant Antisemitism in NYC

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NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — The national media has finally picked up on a disturbing trend. Violent antisemitism is rampant in New York City, and the pitiful criminal justic...

DeSantis Puts His Imprint On School Board Races In Florida

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MIAMI (AP) — In her 24 years as a school board member in Florida, Marta Perez proposed a Bible study class for students, opposed a measure to boost anti-racism curricula after the ...

VIN PODCAST POLITICAL ROUNDUP: Ben Shapiro tweets that Trump will hurt Republicans in November. Angry Joe Biden calls MAGA followers violent.

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN In the latest VIN News political roundup, Yaakov M discusses: Ben Shapiro says if Republicans focus on Trump, they will lose in November https://twitter...

China Accuses Washington Of Cyberspying On University

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BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday accused Washington of breaking into computers at a university that U.S. officials say does military research, adding to complaints by both government...

Judge Grants Trump Bid For Special Master In Document Search

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday granted a request by former President Donald Trump’s legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI during...

Liz Truss Set To Become New UK Conservative Prime Minister

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LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss has been elected as the Conservative Party's new leader, the party announced Monday, and she will take office Tuesday as Britain's new prime minister to ste...

German President Admits It Was ‘Shameful’ It Took 50 Years To Agree On Munich Compensation

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — German head of state Frank-Walter Steinmeier acknowledged Sunday that it was “shameful” that Germany took 50 years to strike a deal to compensate bereaved rela...

Lebanon Flotilla Rallies At Israel Sea Border Ahead Of Talks

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BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese protesters on Sunday sailed down the country’s coast in dozens of fishing boats and yachts toward Israel, days before a U.S. envoy is expected in Beirut to c...

Defense Minister Gantz Appoints Major General Herzi Halevi As IDF Chief Of Staff

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Defense Minister Benny Gantz has chosen Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi, a former paratrooper who has long been considered a frontrunner to lead the Israeli military, ...

WATCH: Lee Zeldin joins Hikind and Other Orthodox Leaders at Brooklyn Rally to Fight Antisemitism

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CROWN HEIGHTS (VINnews) — On Friday, Republican candidate for governor Lee Zeldin held a press conference and rally, in protest of the failure of local politicians to address the m...

Former Aide Of Avigdor Liberman Claims He Offered Him $100,000 To Kill Senior Police Officer

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yossi Kamisa, a former assistant to finance minister Avigdor Lieberman, claimed last week that the Yisrael Beitenu leader had once offered him $100,000 to kil...

Aryeh Wolf’s Murderer Still on the Loose; DC Mayor Has Been Silent

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WASHINGTON DC (VINnews) — Last month, an unspeakable tragedy took place, which deeply impacted the Baltimore Jewish community. Aryeh Wolf z”l, a young man with a wife and child,...

DeSantis Seeks Dismissal Of Suit By Suspended Prosecutor

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a federal judge to throw out a free speech lawsuit filed by a Democratic prosecutor he suspended from office over statem...

In Fiery Tax-Funded Speech, Biden the “Unifier” Torches Millions of MAGA Republicans

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PHILADELPHIA (Yaakov M / VINnews) — In a rare primetime speech, President Biden trashed the millions of Trump supporters who call themselves MAGA Republicans. In the divisive sp...

Extremist Lawmaker Surges Ahead Of Elections In Israel

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir calls his Arab colleagues “terrorists.” He wants to deport his political opponents, and in his youth, his views were so ext...

Biden Administration Awards $1 Billion For Economic Projects

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo are announcing on Friday $1 billion worth of federal grants for manufacturing, clean energy, farming, bio...

Empty Folders Among Items Found In FBI Search Of Trump Home

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WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump's Florida home last month found empty folders marked with classified banners, according to a more detailed i...