Ra’anana: Israeli Citizen Shot Dead After IDF Soldier Mistook Him For Terrorist
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An Israeli citizen was shot and killed Monday morning at a bus stop near the central Israel city of Ra’anana, after an IDF soldier mistook him for a Palestini...
BDE: R’ Yaakov Dovid Tannebaum, A Founder Of Moshav Meron In 1948, Passes Away At 99
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — R 'Yaakov Dovid Tannenbaum, one of the liberators of Rashbi's tomb in 1948 and a founder of Moshav Meron who has lived there ever since, passed away Monday at...
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Deface Lord Balfour’s Statue In British Parliament, Shout ‘Free Palestine’
LONDON (VINnews) — In an unusual pro-Palestinian protest, two women have been arrested in London after pretending to be tourists and squirting tomato ketchup on the statue of Lord ...
Liberman To Lapid: Fire Chief Rabbi Yosef Over Political Interventions
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman called on Prime Minister Lapid to "fire" chief rabbi Yitzchak Yosef after he called for the Knesset to legislate an override...
Gedolei Torah View on Har HaBayis: a Halachic Analysis
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Recently, President Yitzchok Herzog indicated to the leaders of the Shas party that one of the greatest political challenges that lies ahead i...
Israel’s Netanyahu Given Chance To Form Far-Right Government
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president on Friday asked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government, presenting the longtime leader currently standing trial on co...
Chareidi IDF Officer Discovers He Isn’t Jewish, Undergoes Whirlwind Conversion Before Wedding
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A chareidi IDF officer met a chareidi girl on a shidduch and they agreed to get married. The couple went to register for marriage in the rabbinate and discove...
Israel’s Far-Right Kingmaker Booed After Paying Tribute To Rabbi Meir Kahane
JERUSALEM (AP/Vinnews) — A far-right Israeli lawmaker, whose surging popularity helped propel former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu back to power in last week's general election...
Israelis, Palestinians Can Share World Cup Flights To Qatar
ZURICH (AP) — Soccer fans from Israel and the Palestinian territories can share flights to the World Cup in Qatar in a breakthrough agreement announced by FIFA on Thursday.
Char...
Nides: US Will Fight Any Israeli Attempts At Annexation
WASHINGTOn (JNS) - U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides said on Wednesday that the Biden administration would forcefully oppose any move by Israel’s next government to annex areas i...
Hevron Mayor Offers 20 NIS For Killing Stray Dogs , Israel Rescues And Treats Wounded Dogs
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a shocking example of callous disregard for animals, the mayor of Hevron, Taisir Abu-Sneine, announced in a radio interview that anyone who would bring him...
Israeli Coalition: Deri Set To Become Finance Minister, Smotrich Defense Minister
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an election interview just a few days before the Israeli election, Defense Minister Benny Gantz burst out laughing when told of Religious Zionism leader Be...
Amid Clashes With Terrorists, 8 New MKs Enter Yosef’s Tomb, Pledge To Fight For Settlers
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Eight members of Israel's new Knesset who will be part of Netanyahu's coalition entered Yosef's Tomb early Wednesday morning and pledged to continue to fight ...
Canaanite Lice Comb Contains Earliest Ever Sentence ‘May This Root Out Lice Of Hair And Beard’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a landmark archaeological discovery at the Tel Lachish site southwest of Beit Shemesh, an ancient lice comb contains what is the first known sentence ever ...
Premature Syrian Baby Survives Emergency Surgery In Israel
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Johnny Yusuf, two weeks old, is a member of triplets born to a Syrian refugee family in Cyprus. He was born weighing only 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lbs.) and diagnosed w...
Israeli, Lebanese Leaders Vow To Cooperate At Climate Summit
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's environmental protection minister attended a regional meeting Tuesday alongside Iraqi and Lebanese leaders at the global climate conference taking place i...
MK Smotrich: Moving Soccer Games To Shabbos Discriminates Against Large Segment Of Israelis
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Religious Zionist leader Betzalel Smotrich wrote a sharp letter to the head of the Israeli soccer league administrator Erez Kalfon, who intends to move most o...
Two Weeks After Terrorist Stabbed Him, Shalom Sofer HyD Passes Away From His Injuries
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Shalom Sofer, a Petah Tikva resident who suffered moderate to serious injuries in a stabbing attack two weeks ago in a Samarian Arab village, passed away Tues...
BBC Apologizes For ‘Unacceptable’ Handling Of Complaints Of Anti-Israel Bias
LONDON (JNS) - The BBC has issued a rare apology acknowledging its years-long failure to properly address complaints concerning its Arabic-language coverage of Israel following CAM...
Biden Congratulates Netanyahu On His Win — And Is Told To Expect More Normalization Deals
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden called Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on being reelected Israeli prime minister. Netanyahu said the two would work to expand the Abra...