Israel To Scrap COVID Passport System As Omicron Wanes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says the country’s coronavirus vaccination “green pass” system will be suspended as new daily cases of COVID-19 continue to decline.
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Four Israeli Youth Arrested in France for Illegal Smuggling
FRANCE (VINnews) — Four young Israeli citizens were arrested in France, after customs officers discovered 130 kilograms of khat (known as ghat in Israel) in their suitcases. All fo...
New Bill To Change Chief Rabbinate Elections Would Block Kahane’s Critics Including Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Religious Affairs minister Matan Kahane is working at numerous levels to effect a change in the law for Chief Rabbinate elections which would enable him to bl...
Chareidi Soldiers Perform Successful CPR On Palestinian Who Collapsed At Checkpoint
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Soldiers from the chareidi Netzach Yehuda battalion saved the life of a Palestinian resident who asked them for medical assistance moments before he collapsed...
American Jewish Mother, Kids Narrowly Escape Ukraine (VIDEO)
ISRAEL (VINnews) — In a harrowing experience, an Orthodox Jewish woman fled Ukraine with her children, and has shared the story of their escape.
Ahuva Rosilio, 26, and her thre...
NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman Withdraws Support For Abraham Accords
WASHINGTON (JTA) — U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, the New York Democrat who has been less critical of Israel than other members of the progressive “Squad,” is dropping his support for a ...
Actor Jon Voight: ‘It Does Not Make Sense to Call Judea and Samaria the West Bank’
WEST BANK (VINnews) — Jon Voight, well-known movie star and staunch supporter of Israel, says that Judea and Samaria should not be labeled the “West Bank”, since they are in the "h...
Pelosi In Jerusalem: US Support For Israel Is ‘Ironclad’
JERUSALEM (AP) — American support for Israel remains “ironclad,” U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told members of Israel's parliament Wednesday, despite deep differences between the...
Rav Bergman on Liberman: ‘Haman Also Started With the Children’
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — HaGaon HaRav Meir Tzvi Bergman, senior member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Degel HaTorah, spoke harshly against a plan by Avigdor Liberman to make huge a...
Liberman Halves Number Of Hours Required For Kollel Stipend To Encourage Chareidim To Join Workforce
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — At a meeting of the Knesset's socioeconomic committee Tuesday, Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman said that he intends to halve the number of hours that charei...
Cellular Phone Store Owners Describe Their Ordeals At Knesset Committee: ‘I Can’t Sleep At Night’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Owners of cellphone stores from many chareidi districts in Israel came to the Knesset's Internal Affairs committee to describe the harassment and violence the...
Pelosi Includes Israel On Security-Themed Tour With Top Congressional Democrats
WASHINGTON (JTA) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a three-nation security tour of Congressional Democrats that includes Israel.
The 14 Democrats on the tour of Israe...
Israel’s Premier Meets With Bahraini Jewish Community
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with the Jewish community of Bahrain on Tuesday, and gave them a shofar from Israel for their synagogue.
“I’m very delighted to be her...
Israel PM Meets Bahrain Crown Prince In Push To Tighten Ties
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Israel’s prime minister met with Bahrain’s crown prince on Tuesday as the new allies sought to nurture closer cooperation and present a united front to their...
Gedolim Call To ‘Tear The Heavens In Prayer’ Due To Government Edicts, International Upheaval
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the new anti-chareidi edicts issued by the Bennett government, the gedolim in Israel including Rabbi Chaim Kanievski and Rabbi Gershon Edelstei...
Badatz Calls For A Boycott Of Doritos Snack ‘Until After Pesach’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After the Strauss company featured a controversial ad for its Doritos snack which included LGBTQ families, many public figures, including Jerusalem deputy may...
MK Ben-Gvir, Wounded By Police In Nahalat Shimon Clashes, Returns To Scene And Demands Proper Security
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the arson attack on the house of Tal Yeshovayev in the Nahalat Shimon neighborhood adjacent to the tomb of Shimon Hatzadik, MK Itamar Ben-Gvir ...
Divorcee Permitted By Tel Aviv Beis Din To Marry Cohen After Former Husband Declares He Is LGBTQ
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A woman who divorced and met a new acquaintance but was prevented from marrying him because he was a kohein. However in an unusual step, Rabbi Zevadia Cohen, ...
El Al Testing Out Official In-Flight Minyanim
ISRAEL (VINnews) — In what could be a historic development, El Al is going to experiment with organized tefilah services on flights to and from Israel.
As reported in Globes, th...
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Refuses to Meet with Shin-Bet: ‘99% of Violence Done by Arabs’
ISRAEL (VINnews) — Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Chief Rabbi of Tzfas, has refused a request to meet with the Shin-Bet.
As Ramadan approaches, the Israeli national security service’s Je...