Saudi Arabia Arrests Citizen Who Helped Israeli Journalist Enter Mecca Illegally
SAUDI ARABIA (JTA) - The man who assisted Israeli journalist Gil Tamary in entering Mecca has been arrested, Saudi Arabia announced on Friday.
Mecca is Islam’s holiest city and ...
Israeli Airstrike In Syria Kills 3 Soldiers, Wounds 7
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel launched airstrikes targeting Syrian military positions around Damascus overnight, killing three soldiers, wounding seven others, and causing material...
On Second Day Of Historic Visit, IDF Chief Tours Moroccan Airbase, Jewish Communities
MOROCCO (JNS) - On the second day of his historic visit to Morocco, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi on Wednesday toured the “Ben Grier” airbase of the Royal Moroccan Armed...
Ben Shapiro Explains Why He Has Not Made ‘Aliyah’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...