Thursday, April 18, 2024

Israel

Ben Shapiro Explains Why He Has Not Made ‘Aliyah’

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - At the sold-out International Conservative Conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday night, The Daily Wire’s editor emeritus Ben Shapiro explained why he has not moved ...

Ukrainian Experts Turn To Israel For Mental Trauma Training

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Ukrainian therapist Svitlana Kutsenko thought she was making progress with her patients — army veterans recovering from mental trauma suffered during fighting with...

Former Israeli PM Denies Blame For Deadly Meron Stampede

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified on Thursday that he bears no responsibility for the safety gaps that led to a deadly stampede that kille...

Beis Din Confiscated Cell Phone Of Get Refuser – And He Immediately Agreed To Give A Get

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The sharp eyes of the Av Beis Din in the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court noted that a get refuser who appeared in his court was engrossed all the time in his cell ...

IDF Nabs Terrorist In Shechem Responsible For Murder Of Israeli Soldier 16 Years Ago

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Shin Bet security agency revealed Thursday that it had cracked a terror cell centered in Shechem which had been responsible for a number of shooting attac...

Bnei Brak Beis Din Rules: Only Younger Son Of Rebbe Can Use Name Of Sadigura

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two years after the death of the Sadigora Rebbe and after many months of dispute and discussion over his will, the Bnei Brak Beis Din headed by Rabbi Sariel R...

Hagaon Rabbi Gershon Edelstein Contracts COVID-19, Suffers Mild Heart Attack

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Torah world is praying for the speedy recovery of Hagaon Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, the Rosh Yeshiva of Ponovezh, who did not feel well Thursday and was hos...

Donna Edwards Loses Maryland Primary Following $6M Pro-Israel Spending Bonanza

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MARYLAND (JTA) - After the nation’s largest pro-Israel lobbying group spent an unprecedented amount to boost her opponent, progressive politician Donna Edwards lost her Maryland De...

Israeli Reporter Sneaks Into Mecca, Triggering Outcry In Saudi Arabia And Apologies In Israel

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SAUDI ARABIA (JTA) - It was billed as a historic news scoop: the first Jewish Israeli reporter to document the annual Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj on an unprecedented visit to the hol...

Elevator Project In Old Jerusalem Leads To Surprising Finds

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Installing an elevator doesn't normally involve a 2,000-year plunge into an ancient city's history. But in Jerusalem, even seemingly simple construction projects c...

Jerusalem Youth Dies In Colombia After Mistakenly Receiving Friend’s Dairy Portion

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A 22-year-old Jerusalem youth has died in Colombia after a mix up occurred in restaurant orders and he was given a portion which included milk products, to wh...

Senior Israeli Police Officers To Receive Warning Letters From Meron Commission Of Enquiry

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai and a number of other senior police officers are expected to be notified within weeks by the state commission of inqu...

Stabbing Attack In Jerusalem, One Moderately Injured, Terrorist Neutralized By Ynet Reporter

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A terrorist stabbed the driver of a Jerusalem bus as it was going down a steep hill in the Ramot district of Jerusalem at around 5 PM. Fortunately the driver ...

Israel Says US Sex Offender Won’t Get Citizenship Amid Lobbying By Prominent American Rabbis

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JERUSALEM (JTA) - Israel’s top immigration official says the country will not award citizenship to Baruch Lanner, a rabbi and convicted sex offender from the United States. Inte...

Israeli Leader Warns Hezbollah During Visit To Border

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s new prime minister paid an unannounced visit to the border with Lebanon on Tuesday, threatening to unleash a harsh military response to what he described ...

US Ambassador To Israel: President Biden Impressed By Dayan’s Singing- And Loyalty To Her Faith

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — US ambassador to Israel Thomas Richard Nides responded to the uproar caused over Israeli singer Yuval Dayan's refusal to shake hands with President Biden last...

Moishy Kleinerman’s Parents Meet Parents Of Moshe Ilowitz, Missing From Meron Since 2019

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After 115 days have passed with no sign of Moishy Kleinerman, Moishy's parents met on Monday with the family of another missing person, Moshe Ilowitz, who dis...