Egypt, Israel Open New Direct Flight Between Tel Aviv And Sharm El-Sheikh
Israel and Egypt are opening a new direct flight route between Ben-Gurion International Airport and Sharm el-Sheikh, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday.
Flights ...
Seminary Girls Welcome Ukrainian Refugees at Ben Gurion Airport
JERUSALEM (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - More than 100 Jerusalem seminary students went to Ben Gurion airport this afternoon to greet a United Hatzalah flight of newly arrived refugees fr...
Yair Lapid Recites Tehillim at Chasam Sofer’s Kever
SLOVAKIA (VINnews) — On Monday, during a trip to Europe, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid visited the kever of the Chasam Sofer in Slovakia.
Mr. Lapid recited Tehillim at the...
IFCJ and United Hatzalah Inaugurate Israel’s First Fleet of Emergency Electric Bicycles
Jaffa - The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews in partnership with United Hatzalah has inaugurated the first emergency electric bicycle unit of its kind, which will en...
New York Times Says Iraqi Building Targeted By Iran Is ‘Mossad Training Center’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — One of the buildings in Erbil struck over the weekend by a missile fired by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran was an Israeli training facility, a senio...
Bnei Brak Rabbis Condemn Firecrackers, Wild And Immodest Revelry On Purim
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a sharp letter published by the rabbis of Bnei Brak, they have called on the city's residents to maintain the joyous atmosphere of Purim without unduly wil...
Iran Says Several Arrested In Nuclear Facility Sabotage Plot
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state television reported Monday that the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard arrested members of a “network" working for Israel that planned to sabotage I...
In Rare Show Of Unity, All 25 Jewish House Democrats Blast Amnesty Director’s Comments On Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — All 25 Jewish Democrats in the House, a fractious caucus that rarely unanimously agrees on issues of Jewish interest, signed onto a statement slamming recent com...
Plan To Establish Field Hospital In Western Ukraine Approved By Israeli Cabinet
JERUSALEM — Israel plans to set up a field hospital to provide medical treatment for refugees in western Ukraine, officials said Monday.
The project is spearheaded by the countr...
Israel And Putin Have Another Call On Ukraine
MOSCOW — The Kremlin says that President Vladimir Putin has had another call with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to talk about Ukraine.
Bennett told Putin about his cont...
As Ukraine War Rages, Israel Grapples With Fate Of Oligarchs
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is grappling with how to deal with dozens of Jewish Russian oligarchs as Western nations step up sanctions on businesspeople with ties to Russian President ...
BDE: 3-Year-Old Chareidi Girl Dies In Petah Tikva Blaze
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — BDE: A 3-year-old chareidi girl has died after a fire broke out Monday morning in a Petah Tikva residential building. Police have opened an enquiry into the b...
SHOCK: Israeli Govt. Approves State-Chasidic Curriculum, Belz Vehemently Denies
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Despite vehement denials from Belz leaders, the chasidic group, which is the second largest in Israel, has apparently agreed to include core curriculum studie...
Government Ad Campaign Urges Children Not to Smoke on Purim
ISRAEL (VINnews) — Each year on Purim, in both Israel and America, an unfortunate phenomenon takes place–Charedi teens and pre-teens try out smoking for the first time, and sadly, ...
When Bogdan Chmelnitzki Enlisted In The IDF
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Bogdan Chmelnitzki enlisted in the IDF. No, this is not a Purim joke, Bogdan Chmelnitzki did indeed join the IDF in the 1990's. A Ukrainian immigrant to Israe...
Israeli Foreign Minister Strongly Condemns Russia
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s foreign minister is condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling on Moscow to halt its attacks and end the conflict.
Yair Lapid’s criticism Sunda...
US Amnesty Leader: Israel Has No Right To Exist As A Jewish State
NEW YORK (VINnews) — After Amnesty International recently accused Israel of "apartheid" towards Palestinians, the group is continuing to peddle its outrageous statements regarding ...
Bennett, Zelensky Speak On Phone After Ukraine Leader Proposes Jerusalem Summit
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he’s open for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Israel, but only if a cease-fire is in place.
Zelenskyy...
Turkey Agrees To Return Valuable Jewish Artifact From Ancient Times
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of Israeli President Yitzchak Herzog's historic visit to Turkey and the warming of relations between the countries, Turkey has agree to return to ...
After Harrowing Three-Day Journey, Refugees Arrive in Israel Minutes Before Shabbos
ISRAEL (VINnews) — Last Friday, a Chabad couple, accompanied by their two young children, and nine others fleeing Ukraine, arrived in Israel just minutes before the onset of Shabbo...