JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a decision which angered many religious Zionists in Israel, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, decided that Brig. Gen. Ofer Winter (53), who has been in the military for a year and a half without a position, would be discharged from the IDF. According to Yediot […]
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall – his most definitive comment yet on the issue. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Trump said he was ready, though he questioned Bidens’s willingness. Biden’s comment
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. investigators are looking into allegations against 14 of the 19 staffers from the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians who Israel claims were involved in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants that spurred the latest war in Gaza, a spokesman said Friday. The announcement by U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric provided […]
(VINnews) — New York Congressman Jamlal Bowman, a staunchly anti-Israel Democrat known for his infamous ‘fire alarm pull’ to prevent a vote in Congress, has been embarrassed after his staff (or possibly him) was fooled into engaging with the fake “Chief Rabbi of Gaza.” The “Rabbi Linda Goldstein” Twitter account, operated by an orthodox Jew, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday it had seized the Philadelphia-based bank, which did business as Republic Bank and had roughly $6 billion in
NEW YORK (AP) — The start date for the $15 toll most drivers will be charged to enter Manhattan’s central business district will be June 30, transit officials said Friday. Under the so-called congestion pricing plan, the $15 fee will apply to most drivers who enter Manhattan south of 60th Street during daytime hours. Tolls […]
BEIJING (AP) — A tornado struck the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Saturday, killing five people and damaging more than 140 factory buildings, state media said. The China Meteorological Administration said the tornado struck about 3 p.m. in the Baiyun district of Guangzhou, a sprawling metropolis and manufacturing center near Hong Kong. Videos posted […]
NEW YORK (AP) — An emergency slide fell off a Delta Air Lines jetliner shortly after takeoff Friday from New York, and pilots who felt a vibration in the plane circled back to land safely at JFK Airport. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Delta said that after takeoff the pilots
ISTANBUL (AP) — A three-ship flotilla planning to reach Gaza with humanitarian aid from Turkey was prevented from sailing by Guinea-Bissau authorities, which took down their country’s flags from two ships, organizers said. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Just before the flotilla was set to sail from Turkey to Gaza
(JNS) – Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday in Israel, and on Friday with Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The senator declared his strong support for Israel and noted the threat from radical groups in the United States. Gallant told the senator about the security situation in Israel, […]
Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed shooting down another of the U.S. military’s MQ-9 Reaper drones, airing footage of parts that corresponded to known pieces of the unmanned aircraft. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The Houthis said they shot down the Predator with a surface-to-air missile, part of a renewed
LONDON (AP) — British troops may be tasked with delivering aid to Gaza from an offshore pier now under construction by the U.S. military, the BBC reported Saturday. U.K. government officials declined to comment on the report. According to the BBC, the British government is considering deploying troops to drive the trucks that will carry […]