In Latest Gaffe, Israel’s Public Security Minister Discloses 1984 Special Forces Op In Syria
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israel’s public security minister inadvertently disclosed classified information on Tuesday during an interview ahead of Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers...
US Team In Israel To Prepare Biden Visit
JERUSALEM (JNS) - An American team has been in Israel since Sunday preparing the groundwork for the arrival of U.S. President Joe Biden, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.
Biden...
‘Peace Clock’: Israeli Defense Ministry Gift Angers Bereaved Families
JERUSALEM (JNS) — Dozens of Israeli families who lost loved ones to war and terror have expressed anger at this year’s gift from the country’s Defense Ministry ahead of Memorial Da...
RESPONSE: Supporting Democrats is Very Consistent with Torah Values – R’ Elchanan Poupko
I was deeply dismayed to see an article on VIN titled “Is It Proper for a Frum Jew to Support Joe Biden.” The ill trend in the orthodox community towards full acceptance of far-rig...
Israeli Citizen Killed In Mariupol Shelling, Wife And Daughter To Arrive In Israel On Humanitarian Visas
NEW YORK (VINnews) — An Israeli citizen was killed by Russian shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, according to a Foreign Ministry statement Tuesday.
Sergei Boltinsky, 49, was reporte...
On Eve Of 74th Independence Day, Israel’s Jewish Population Tops 7 Million
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released data about Israel's population prior to the country's 74th anniversary. The data reveal that the Jewish p...
Ukrainian Girl, 5, Gets Lifesaving Heart Treatment In Israel
HOLON, Israel (AP) — Five-year-old Karina Andreiko wasn't hurt in the war in Ukraine. In some ways, she was saved because of it.
Stressed by the long search for why her daughter...
Holocaust Survivors Reunite With Long Lost Family Members, Hold Bar Mitzvah Celebration At Age Of 92
Jerusalem - Walter and Oscar Blau, a pair of Holocaust survivor brothers from Israel, were sure they were the only ones in their family who survived the Holocaust and World War II....
Magen David Adom Builds World’s First Subterranean Blood Bank
JERUSALEM (JNS) -
Situated more than 50 feet underground in a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility in the central Israeli city of Ramla is the Jewish state’s version of Fort Kn...
No Fireworks For Israel Independence Day Over PTSD Concerns
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s raucous Independence Day celebrations will be a little quieter this year.
Although fireworks are typically a mainstay at parties across the coun...
OUTRAGEOUS: Russian FM Says Zelensky’s Jewishness Doesn’t Negate Nazism As ‘Hitler Also Had Jewish Blood’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov caused outrage Sunday after he stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Jewishness does not negate his Nazi...
A Tribute To Yom HaShoah: Interview With Second Generation Holocaust Survivor Deborah Levison, Author of The Crate
NEW YORK (VINnews) — As we finished commemorating Yom HaShoa, The Definitive Rap paid tribute to the more than 6 million holy souls who were murdered during the Holocaust.
Those...
ANALYSIS: Is it proper for a Frum Jew to support Joe Biden?
(Yaakov M / VINnews) — It is beyond comprehension how any frum Jew could support President Biden. His policies are antithetical to Torah values.
The Democrat party platform (whi...
Israel Packs Up Ukraine Field Hospital
After six weeks of operation and 6,000 patients treated, Israel has shut down its field hospital in western Ukraine and returned its medical team to Israel, Israel News Network rep...
Chareidim Lash Out At Communications Minister Hendel’s ‘Dictatorial’ Cancellation Of Kosher Phone Monopoly
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After deciding just prior to Pesach to cancel the kosher cellular monopoly by allowing full mobility of kosher numbers, Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel is...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Should we Visit Meron this Lag B’Omer?
Dear VIN News,
I’m wondering what your readers think about the upcoming Lag B’Omer festivities in Meron? Should we encourage our children to avoid the ceremony altogether? Or is...
Report: Mossad Thwarts Iranian Plot To Kill Israeli Diplomat In Istanbul
Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency has thwarted a plot to assassinate an Israeli diplomat in Istanbul, as well as a U.S. general in Germany and a Jewish journalist in France, Isra...
IDF Maps Out Houses Of Ariel Terror Suspects Prior To Demolition
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — IDF, Shin Bet and Border Police forces were working at a number of locations in Judea and Samaria to arrest suspects involved in terror activities in the regi...
Hamas Leader Sinwar Threatens ‘Regional War’ Over Al-Aqsa ‘Violation’, Slams Abbas For Supporting Israel’s Govt.
JERUSALEM (VINnews) —. In a belligerent speech in Gaza Saturday night, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar threatened Israel repeatedly that if it "violated" Al-Aqsa again, Hamas will "not h...
23-Year-Old Security Guard Murdered In Ariel Terror Attack Friday Night, Girlfriend Escapes Unscathed
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two Palestinian terrorists opened fire at a guard post at the entrance to the city of Ariel Friday night, killing a 23-year-old security guard. A woman prese...