Saturday, April 20, 2024

Politics

Before Stormy Law Committee Session, MK Simcha Rothman Calls For ‘Discussion Without Preconditions’ Of Judicial Reforms

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A stormy session took place Monday morning in the Knesset's law committee, as the coalition brought its controversial judicial reforms to vote in the committe...

Jewish Congressman Who Complained About Antisemitism on Twitter Gets Barrage of Antisemitic Tweets

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WASHINGTON (VINnews) — A Jewish Congressman who expressed frustration over antisemitism on Twitter during a House hearing was later bombarded with antisemitic messages on the platf...

US Holds Drills In South China Sea Amid Tensions With China

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BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are holding joint exercises in the South China Sea at a time of heightened tensions with Beijing over the shooting down of a suspected...

President Herzog Urges Compromise, Warns “Powder Keg Is About To Explode, Brother Will Raise Hand On Brother’

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) —  In a televised speech, President Isaac Herzog made what he termed “a special address to the nation,” saying that Israel is “in fateful days.” Speaking wit...

Arab Leaders Condemn Israeli Actions In Jerusalem, West Bank

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CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of leaders and senior officials from Arab and Islamic countries Sunday condemned recent Israeli measures in Jerusalem and the West Bank, where violence has sur...

WATCH: Senator Rand Paul Exposes Government Lies About Funding Gain-of-function Research in China

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WASHINGTON (VINnews) — In this riveting yet terrifying clip, Senator Rand Paul asks Wendy Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State, if the State Department funds coronavirus research in ...

OPINION: Jew-Loving Trump Has Every Right To Criticize George Soros

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NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — On Friday, Forward columnist Jacob Kornbluh accused President Trump of using an antisemitic trope to raise money. In a tweet, Kornbluh claimed th...

President Biden On Israeli Judicial Reform: Building Consensus For Fundamental Change Is Really Important

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — In an interview with Thomas Friedman, the New York Times foreign affairs Op-Ed columnist, US President Joe Biden responded to the judicial reform planned by th...

Fox News Gives Orthodox Jews The Voice That The New York Times Denies Them

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NEW YORK (JNS) - One interpretation of a mishnah in Chapters of the Fathers is that Jews must prepare answers, with which to respond to those who hate Torah scholars. Hating those ...

Second Gentleman Brings Fight Against Jew-Hatred To The United Nations

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WASHINGTON (JNS) - In his first visit to the United Nations, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff called on U.N. leaders to globalize the fight against antisemitism. He told the body on Th...

Kyrie Irving says he has Jewish family members, stands by deleting apology post

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(JTA) — NBA star Kyrie Irving’s tenure in Brooklyn has come to an end, but the drawn-out saga over his antisemitism scandal apparently has not. NBA reporter Sam Amick pointed ou...

Florida GOP Gives DeSantis Control Of Disney District

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon take control of Walt Disney World's self-governing district after Senate Republicans approved a bill Friday punishing t...

Trudeau: US Fighter Shot Down Object Over Northern Canada

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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” that was flying high over the Yu...

Tens Of Thousands Of Israelis Join Anti-Government Protests

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the street in several cities across the country Saturday, protesting judicial overhaul plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s g...

Israeli Coalition Heads Blast High Court For Hearing Petition Calling For Netanyahu To Be Declared ‘Unfit For Office’

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The leaders of the Netanyahu-led coalition sharply criticized the High Court of Justice  for hearing a petition seeking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be d...

‘It Just Rang’: In Crises, US-China Hotline Goes Unanswered

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Within hours of an Air Force F-22 downing a giant Chinese balloon that had crossed the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reached out to his Chinese co...

New White House Comms Director As Re-Election Decision Nears

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is getting a new communications director at the White House as he inches closer to an expected re-election campaign. The administration tap...

FBI Searching Pence Home As Part Of Classified Docs Probe

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is searching former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home as part of a classified records probe, according to a person familiar with the search. The...

AP Source: Pence Subpoenaed By Special Counsel Probing Trump

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(AP ) - Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing investigations into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overtu...

STUDY: NY Times Coverage About Israel Is More Negative Than Iran

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — No shock. In 2022, the New York Times’ reporting indisputably showed an anti-Israel bias, as well as “consistent omission of information regarding threats Isra...