London Penthouses Linked to Iran’s Supreme Leader Put Up for Sale After Mortgage Default
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two luxury penthouses in one of London's most prestigious neighborhoods, linked through their registered owner to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, hav...
Amid Manpower Shortages, IDF Weighs New Medical Profile To Expand Combat-Service Pool
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The IDF is considering introducing a new medical profile of 70, a move that could expand the pool of recruits eligible for combat service. The proposed profil...
Grandfather Finds Rare 2.29-Carat Yellow Diamond While Taking His Granddaughters On Family Outing
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — What began as a simple family outing turned into an extraordinary treasure hunt when a Tennessee grandfather discovered a 2.29-carat yellow diamond while spen...
Bereaved Families Urge Ofer Winter To Unite With Right-Wing Parties Or Drop Electoral Bid
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — With hours remaining before Israel’s political parties are due to finalize their Knesset lists, pressure is mounting on Brig. Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter to...
IDF Holds Surprise ‘Breaking Dawn 2.0’ Drill to Test Multi-Front Readiness
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israel Defense Forces held a surprise exercise Sunday to test the alertness of the General Staff and main headquarters and the military’s ability to respo...
Israeli Seriously Wounded in Stabbing Attack at Samaria Farm
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An Israeli man was seriously wounded Monday morning in a stabbing attack at the Ma'oz Yehuda Farm, near the village of Otzarin in Samaria, according to i...
Israir To Launch Direct Tel Aviv-New York Flights Next Week
TEL AVIV (VINnews) — Israeli budget carrier Israir will begin direct flights between Tel Aviv and New York City on Sept. 15, joining El Al and Arkia on the route, Channel 12 report...
IDF Chief: Military in ‘Tense and Volatile Period’ as Snap Drill Tests Multi-Front Readiness Ahead of Holidays
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said Sunday the military is operating in a “tense and volatile period across all sectors” and is prep...
3 Arrested in France Over Jewish Attack Plot, Linked to New York ISIS Case
PARIS (VINnews) - French counterterrorism investigators have arrested and charged three men accused of planning a violent attack against the Jewish community and preparing to trave...
5 Minutes of Prayer Linked to Lower Pain and Anxiety in Randomized Trial
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Just five minutes of prayer may have measurable effects on pain and anxiety, according to a randomized controlled trial published this year in the Annals of Fa...
Secular Woman Ate Bacon On Ichilov Hospital Plate To Protest Shabbat Closure Of Food-Ordering Machines
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A confrontation over Shabbat food arrangements at Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital has sparked a new controversy over religious accommodation in Israel's public he...
“First Kindergarten On Mt. Ebal Since Joshua”: New Jewish Communities Open Schools In Northern Samaria
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A new chapter in the Jewish return to northern Samaria was marked this weekend as kindergartens were inaugurated in the communities of Sa-Nur, Eival and Emek ...
Israel Warns of Rising Terror Threat to Israelis Abroad Ahead of High Holidays
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel's National Security Council has issued an updated assessment of the terrorist threat facing Israelis abroad ahead of the Jewish High Holidays, warning ...
Border Police Officer Killed in Netanya Shooting Incident
NETANYA, Israel (VINnews) - A 20-year-old Border Police officer was killed Saturday after opening fire toward police in the central Israeli city of Netanya, authorities said.
Sg...
80-Year-Old Israeli Woman Attacked in Paris Hotel Room, Foreign Ministry Says
PARIS (VINnews) — An 80-year-old Israeli woman was assaulted overnight Friday in her hotel room in Paris, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
Hebrew media reports said a ma...
Worker Rescued From Nepal Tunnels 10 Days After Disaster, Hundreds More May Be Alive
KATHMANDU (VINnews) — In a dramatic rescue that has offered a rare ray of hope amid Nepal's catastrophic floods, rescuers pulled a Chinese worker alive from a tunnel 225 meter...
Gafni and Maklev Set to Retire as Rabbis Push Major Leadership Shake-Up In Degel HaTorah
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A major shake-up is taking shape at the top of Israel’s Degel HaTorah party, with longtime lawmakers Moshe Gafni and Uri Maklev expected to be left off the pa...
IDF Strikes Hezbollah In Southern Lebanon After Explosive Drone Attack On Troops
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israel Defense Forces said Friday it was carrying out a wave of strikes against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon after the Iran-backed terror group l...
Trump Administration Drafts Post-War Plan To Contain Iran And Expand Israel Normalization
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — The Trump administration has begun drafting a post-war Middle East strategy centered on containing Iran and expanding diplomatic normalization between Israel...
Activist Mohsen Mahdawi Freed From Prison After Judge Orders His Release
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on Friday condemned news coverage of a Columbia University protester who a new investigative report says once claimed he li...