In Historic Move, Honduras Inaugurates Its Embassy In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a first major foreign policy success for the new Bennett-Lapid government, the new embassy of Honduras was inaugurated in Jerusalem Thursday at a historic ...
Third Victim Of Karlin Bleacher Collapse Passes Away Five Weeks After Event
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — 39-year-old Eliyahu Karpel is the third victim of the Karlin bleacher collapse which occurred on the eve of Shavuos, nearly six weeks ago. Karpel, who was fou...
Open Letter To ‘Proudly Jewish’ Rep. Andy Levin, Married To Gentile, Who Thinks Judaism Is A Culture
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In 1958, David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, sent a letter to 51 Jewish intellectuals asking their opinion on how to identify who is a Jew.
Ben...
Critic Of Palestinian Authority Dies After Violent Arrest
JERUSALEM (AP) — An outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority who was a candidate in parliamentary elections called off earlier this year died after Palestinian security forces...
Haaretz Publishes Anti-Chareidi Cartoon Regarding COVID-19 Spike: ‘We Need To Organize A Tish’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the coronavirus spike in Israel over the last few days, the Haaretz newspaper published a vitriolic anti-chareidi cartoon depicting chareidi MK...
Holocaust Survivor Participates In Emotional Semicha Of Great-Grandson With Chief Rabbi Lau
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — 94-year-old Holocaust survivor Binyamin Wurzberger had an emotional meeting today with Israeli chief rabbi David Lau, himself the son of a survivor. Rabbi Lau...
Group That Removed Israeli Food Truck From Event Apologizes: ‘Our Actions Were Ignorant And Inexcusable’
PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — Three days after igniting a social media firestorm by removing an Israeli food truck from a festival, a Philadelphia group has apologized — and vowed to “make ...
Americans Disapprove Of How Biden Is Handling Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Poll Finds
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Joe Biden is handling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — they are split about why.
More Republicans are sa...
40 Years After Osirak Raid, Israel Reveals Ilan Ramon Interview, Rare Intelligence Sketches
JERUSALEM (JNS) - On the 40th anniversary of “Operation Opera”—the Israeli Air Force’s attack on the nuclear reactor in Iraq—the Israeli Defense Ministry on Tuesday published a ser...
Israel Supreme Court Approves Demolition Of Terrorist Home After Attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the decision to destroy the family home of a detained Palestinian accused of a deadly shooting. It rejected a petition b...
Israel Suffers Spike In COVID-19 Cases Of Delta Variant Particularly Among Schoolchildren
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel is suffering a steep rise in cases of Covid-19 , particularly among schoolchildren, with the main affected areas being the towns of Binyamina and Modii...
Former Iranian President Ahmedinjad Claims Supreme Leader Khamenei’s Brother-In-Law Contacted Israel
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Ousted former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed Sunday that a high-ranking Iranian official and brother-in-law of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah A...
Eda Chareidis Leader Travels To Gush Etzion Protest Against Archaeologists Digging Burial Caves
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The head of the Eda Chareidis, Rabbi Yitzchak Tuvia Weiss(95) travelled to the Gush Etzion region Wednesday to demonstrate against an archaeological dig which...
Religious Affairs Minister Kahane Aims To Control Committee For Appointing Rabbinical Judges
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Religious Affairs minister Matan Kahane intends on bringing a new bill to the Knesset which will lead to a change in the composition of the committee for appo...
Israeli Police Minister Attempts To Outlaw Anti-Assimilation Group Lehava As ‘Terror Organization’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel's Public Security Minister, Omer Bar-Lev, has asked attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit to declare the Lehava organization headed by Bentzi Gopstein a ...
Knesset Members Host Event Entitled ‘From Occupation To Apartheid’, MK Ben-Gvir: Terrorists
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an absurd example of how freedom of speech can be used to besmirch Israel even inside its own parliament, two Knesset members from the coalition and opposi...
Watch: Festive 40th Siyum Of The Rambam At Sultan’s Pool, Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Thousands of Lubavitch chasidim celebrated Monday night in Jerusalem the end of the 40th cycle of study of the Rambam, a study which was initiated by the Luba...
Watch: Delegation Of Emiratis And Egyptians Visits Israeli Yeshiva
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — One of the corollaries of the peace treaty between Israel and the Emirates will hopefully be more tourism and investment in Israel by Arabs. So far Israelis h...
WATCH: Israel Cites Progress In Laser That Shoots Down Drones
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Monday it has successfully tested an airborne high-power laser that can shoot down drones, technology it hopes to deploy on a larger scal...
Wary Of New Outbreak, Israel To Increase Covid Screening At Ben-Gurion Airport
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israel will significantly increase COVID-19 screening at Ben-Gurion International Airport amid fears of the highly contagious Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus,...