2 Palestinian Terrorists Killed, 1 Wounded After They Opened Fire On Soldiers Near Jenin
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinian terrorists and wounded a third after the men opened fire on a base in Samaria on Friday, the latest in a series of v...
More Support Easing Vaccine Patent Rules, But Hurdles Remain
GENEVA (AP) — Several world leaders on Thursday praised the U.S. move to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines for poor nations by suspending patent protections on the shots. But it w...
NY Jewish Federation Sending $200K In COVID Relief To India
NEW YORK (JTA) — UJA-Federation of New York announced $200,000 in grants to four organizations working on COVID relief efforts in India.
The grants are focused on providing equi...
2nd Israeli Astronaut To Perform 44 Experiments In Outer Space – After Paying 55 Million Dollars For His Ticket
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Eytan Stibbe will be only the second Israeli to go to outer space. The former Israeli fighter pilot, who shot down four Syrian planes during the first Lebanon...
Rabbi Zilberstein Ruled: Don’t Sit Shiva, It Could Endanger The Grandmother
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein, the rabbi of Ramat Elchonon, gave an interesting ruling in his weekly shiur regarding a family who had lost their son in the Meron...
Watch: 150 Hatzalah Volunteers Who Treated Meron Victims Gather At Scene Of Tragedy To Sing Ani Maamin
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — At a somber Meron scene on the steps where 45 holy neshamos lost their lives in the horrific tragedy on Lag Ba'Omer, 150 Hatzalah volunteers who were desperat...
Parks Authority Favors Separate Swimming Hours At Israels’ National Parks
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The lawyer representing the Israeli Parks Authority told the Justice Ministry that he sees no issue with providing separate swimming hours in national parks, ...
Rare Bronze Oil Lamp Discovered In City Of David
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A rare bronze oil lamp, the first of its kind to be found in Israel, has been discovered recently buried within the foundations of a building dating to the Ro...
Biden Aims For Vaccinating 70% Of Adult Americans By July 4
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is setting a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one dose to 70% of adult Americans by July 4, the White House said Tuesday, as the admin...
The Admor’s Son Who Miraculously Survived Recalls: ‘He Said Shma Yisrael With Me And Passed Away’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A moving and tear-filled meeting took place between the son of the Shotzer Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Moskowitz, and Rabbi Meir Nachman Elhadad, the father ...
Numerous Prescient Quotes From Knesset Discussions Foretold Meron Catastrophe
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the last few days it has become clear that many different sources in government and official positions had warned in the past that the Lag Ba'Omer cele...
Dutch Couple Enter World’s 1st 3D Home- Built In Just Five Days
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A Dutch couple are now the proud tenants of the first-ever 3D-printed concrete house in Holland. The single- storey house, which boasts more than 1000 feet of ...
3 Wounded, 1 In Critical Condition In Shomron Drive-By Shooting
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — 3 people in their 20's were injured when a car driving past the Tapuach junction in central Shomron opened fire on them from point-blan range. One of the woun...
Senior Police Officers Claim They Were Pressured By Politicians To Allow Mass Entry To Meron
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A number of former senior police officers testified Saturday night that they were under intense pressure by different politicians regarding the celebrations a...
A Simple Cheshbon Nefesh: Why Did This Tragedy Occur?
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Anyone watching the live feed of the celebrations at Meron Thursday evening could not fail to be impressed by the fervor, the joy, the spirituality and the tr...
44 Dead, 103 Injured In Horrific Tragedy At Meron: Where Were The Police?
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In what is by far the worst civilian tragedy in Israel's history, 44 people died and 150 were injured, 18 of them in serious condition after a mass of people ...
WHO Report: Covid Likely 1st Jumped Into Humans From Animals
GENEVA (AP) — A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most li...
CDC Director Has Feeling Of ‘Impending Doom’ Amid New Spike
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and a top health official warned Monday that too many Americans are declaring virus victory too quickly, appealing for mask requirements and o...
Covid Vaccine Found Highly Effective In Real-world US Study
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government’s first look at the real-world use of COVID-19 vaccines found their effectiveness was nearly as robust as it was in controlled studies.
The t...
Virus Fight Stalls In Early Hot Spots New York, New Jersey
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A year after becoming a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the list of U.S. states with the highest rates of in...