Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Israel

Open Letter To The Warriors Who Spoke Out

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NEW YORK (VINnews/Anonymous) — Very few people are fortune to go to their deathbeds knowing that they made a real change in the world; that they made waves, and made the world a be...

Israeli Nationalists Protest Against Settlement Evacuation

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli nationalists staged a protest Thursday outside the parliament building in Jerusalem, urging the government not to demolish a West Bank settlem...

Charedi Mafia: Death Threats, Vandalism, and Protests Against Cell Phone Stores

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ISRAEL (VINnews) — The Charedi “Cell Phone Mafia” has been wreaking endless havoc on stores in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak. Extremists have vandalized and threatened phone stores, in a...

Court Dismisses Lawsuit Brought By Ari Fuld’s Family Against Palestinian Organizations

WASHINGTON (JNS) - A U.S. District Court judge in New York dismissed a civil case brought by the family of slain Israeli American pro-Israel activist Ari Fuld against the PLO and t...

Police Disperse Bedouin Protesters In Southern Israel

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Thursday fired tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of Bedouin Arabs protesting a tree-planting campaign they say is a...

BDE: Reb Yisrael Reuven Pick, Supporter Of Gur Institutions, Dies At 100

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Reb Yisrael Reuven Pick, a prominent supporter of Gur institutions over many decades and one of the most esteemed members of the Los Angeles Jewish community, ...

Netanyahu Seeks Plea Bargain Agreement Without Bribery Charges Or Moral Turpitude, Prosecution Demurs

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Various media outlets in Israel including Maariv have reported that former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is negotiating a plea bargain agreement with the ...

Two IDF Commando Officers Killed In Jordan Valley Friendly Fire Incident

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a disastrous accident which occurred Wednesday evening in the Jordan Valley, two IDF officers were killed by friendly fire. Major Ofek Aharon (28) and M...

Rabbi Mutzafi: Those who Dissuade Others from the Vaccine ‘Will Sit with Murderers’

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ISRAEL (VINnews) — On Wednesday, a leading Sefardi Posek blasted those who campaign against the Covid vaccine. According to Kikar Shabbos, Rabbi Bentzion Mutzafi was asked by a stu...

Hamas: ‘IDF-Trained Dolphin’ Equipped With ‘Device’ Is Fishing For Information

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - A representative from Hamas’s military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, made an extraordinary claim in a video this week, stating that the terrorist organization dis...

Israel Says It Took Down Iranian Spy Ring Targeting Women

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Wednesday that it had broken up an Iranian spy ring that recruited Israeli women via social media. The women agreed to photograph sensitive sites, gath...

Israeli Expert Urges Better Disaster Readiness Following Cyprus Quake

JERUSALEM (JNS) - The magnitude 6.6 earthquake that shook Cyprus early on Tuesday morning, and which was felt throughout Israel, again raised the question of the Jewish state’s pre...

JNF Negev Tree Planting Threaten’s Israel’s Fragile Coalition As Bedouin Spark Violent Protests

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Tree plantings by the JNF in the south of Israel threatened the government's shaky coalition, after the leader of the Ra’am party, Mansour Abbas, threatened t...

Supreme Court Defers Lieberman’s Cancellation Of Kolel Subsidies For Daycare Until Next School Year

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government's intended cancellation of subsidies for daycare of children of avreichim would not be valid in ...

A Marketing Firm That Works With Jewish Groups, Big Duck, Has Nixed A Potential Client Because Of Its Israel Ties

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NEW YORK (JTA) - A marketing firm that has worked extensively with Jewish nonprofits has declined to work with one because of growing concerns among its staff members about groups ...

Israeli PM: Omicron Unstoppable But No Need For ‘Hysteria’

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday tried to calm Israelis anxious about the rapid spread of the omicron variant, insisting the government is managing...

Israel Establishes Its First Digital Bank

The Bank of Israel announced on Tuesday the establishment of Israel’s first-ever fully digital bank. The BOI governor and supervisor of banks on Monday gave final regulatory app...

WATCH: Charedi Protesters Shut Down TV Shoot, Shouting “Shaygitz” and other Slurs

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Production of a new television series by the Kan Corporation was abruptly halted, following a mass demonstration by Charedi extremists. The new drama, “Mal...

Israel Donates $500K To Afghans Who Fled To Tajikistan

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has donated $500,000 to the United Nations for food, medical aid and other assistance for Afghan refugees in Tajikistan, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. ...

Two Brothers, Israeli Yeshiva Students, Arrested In France For Smuggling Khat Leaves

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Two brothers, Israeli yeshiva students, travelled from Israel to France with khat leaves which they had smuggled out of the country. The two were persuaded to ...