Israeli Military Discharges 4 Soldiers Who Beat Palestinians
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Wednesday it has discharged four soldiers for attacking Palestinians without cause, after video circulated on social media showing them b...
Israeli Kidnapped In Brazil Released Unharmed After Ransom Paid
JERUSALEM (JNS) - An Israeli kidnapped in Brazil was released unharmed hours later after his family agreed to pay a ransom, the Israeli Foreign Ministry revealed on Wednesday.
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Israel’s Premier Urges West To Reject Iran Nuclear Deal
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister called on President Joe Biden and Western powers to call off an emerging nuclear deal with Iran, saying that negotiators are letting Tehran...
Mir Yeshiva Begins Elul Zman Early ‘Due To Horrific Tragedies In Last Few Weeks’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of a number of tragedies which have occurred during the Bein Hazmanim (recess) period between Tisha B'Av and Elul, the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem wh...
Turkey’s Erdogan Vows Continued Support For Palestinians
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s reconciliation efforts with Israel will in no way diminish Ankara’s support for the cause of the Palestinians, the Turkish leader said Tuesday.
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Noor Dahri: Pakistani-Born Muslim, Counter-Terrorism Expert … And Zionist
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Noor Dahri just published a new book on the Israel Defense Forces. He is a counter-terrorism researcher and a former officer with the London Police. He has studie...
Luxurious 1,200-Year-Old Mansion Found In Southern Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Archaeologists unearthed a lavish 1,200-year-old estate in Israel's desert south that offers a unique glimpse of life for wealthy residents of the Negev region, th...
Israel Reinstates PCR Tests At Ben-Gurion Airport
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Starting on Wednesday, Ben-Gurion International Airport will reinstate a service that most travelers probably didn’t miss—PCR testing for people entering Israel.
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As Religious Zionist Primaries Begin, Smotrich Negotiates With Secular MK Amichai Chikli
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On Tuesday the Religious Zionist party will choose its candidates for the coming election. After Itamar Ben-Gvir broke off negotiations with the Religious Zio...
After Hezbollah Threats, Defense Minister Gantz Says Attack On Gas Assets Could’ Spark Military Campaign’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared Monday that any attack on Israel's gas assets could spark war, after Hezbollah menacingly threatened to “sever” ...
Great-Grandson Of Rav Chaim Kanievski, Rav Steinman Arrested For ‘Chareidi Underground’ Activities
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Eliyahu Cohen, a great-grandson of Rabbi Chaim Kanievski Zts'l and Rabbi Aharon Leib Steinman Zts'l, has been remanded in custody on suspicion of establishing...
Ben & Jerry’s Loses Bid To Block Its Ice Cream From Being Sold In The West Bank
VERMONT (JTA) - A federal judge denied ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s attempt to get its parent company Unilever to stop selling the brand’s ice cream in the West Bank.
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Tens Of Thousands at Funeral Of Rabbi Shalom Cohen Zt’l
JERUSALEM (VINnews) - Tens of thousands of mourners marched in Jerusalem on Monday at the funeral of Rabbi Shalom Cohen, the spiritual leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party.
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Palestinians Fly To Cyprus In Israeli Airport Pilot Program
JERUSALEM (AP) — Several dozen Palestinians flew to Cyprus on Monday from an airport in southern Israel as part of a pilot program to allow Palestinians from the West Bank to fly a...
Freed Bull Races Through Israeli Streets Into Building
JERUSALEM (AP) — A bull escaped from its pen early Monday, setting off a panicked scene in the streets of a central Israeli city before entering an office building and evading capt...
Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu, Son Of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Joins Jewish Force Knesset Slate
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — MK Itamar Ben Gvir has selected Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu, son of Tzfat chief rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, for the No. 4 slot on his Otzma Yehudit party’s electoral slat...
Rabbi Shalom Cohen, Leader Of Sephardic Torah Jewry After Passing Of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Shalom Cohen, who passed away Sunday night at the age of 91, was the undisputed leader of the Sephardic Torah world during the past nine years since the...
BDE: Rabbi Shalom Cohen, Rosh Yeshiva Of Porat Yosef, Passes Away
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Shalom Cohen, the Rosh Yeshiva of Porat Yosef and leader of the Sephardic Torah community in Israel, has passed away at the age of 90.
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Director Of Shaarei Tzedek Hospital Meets R’ Yehoshua Glick After Saving His Life In Terror Attack
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The director of the Shaarei Tzedek hospital, Prof. Ofer Marin, visited Yehoshua Hersh Glick, a 46-year-old father of nine from Williamsburg who was very serio...
Polio In US, UK And Israel Reveals Rare Risk Of Oral Vaccine
LONDON (AP) — For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last remaining s...