Israeli Researcher Named National Geographic Society âEmerging Explorerâ
NEW YORK (JNS) - The National Geographic Society named University of Haifa professor Dr. Aviad Scheinin as one of its âEmerging Explorersâ in 2021âone of 15 individuals it describe...
Brothersâ Gravestones Call on G-d to Avenge Their Deaths, As Meron Inquiries Stall
JERUSALEM (VINnews) - A month after losing two young sons in the Meron stampede, a Breslover family has made clear their desire for justice, inscribing both gravestones with an abb...
Netanyahu: Israel Would Risk ‘Friction’ With US Over Iran
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) â Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he's prepared to risk tension with the U.S. if that is what it takes to neutralize Iran's nuclear cap...
Hadassah’s Prof. Simcha Yagel, World Expert On Fetal Ultrasound, Receives Prestigious Award
JERUSALEM (VINnews) â Professor Simcha Yagel, the director of the maternity ward at Hadassah hospital on Mount Scopus, has received a prestigious award, the Ian Donald gold medal f...
Israeli Rock Singer Aviv Gefen: I Beg Forgiveness If I Insulted Chareidim In The Past Due To Ignorance
JERUSALEM (VINnews) â Israeli folk singer Aviv Gefen is one of the most iconic members of the left-wing cultural establishment. For many years Gefen was known for his anti-chareidi...
Netanyahu: Iranian Threat Cannot Be Contained, Endangers Zionist Enterprise
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the Iranian threat could not be contained, and that Israel would risk friction with the United States to eliminate it...
Leading Religious Zionist Figure Threatens To Sever Ties With Bennett, Shaked For Siding With Left
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Tzfat Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, one of the most prominent figures in Israelâs religious Zionist movement, threatened on Sunday to sever ties with Yamina politic...
Ted Cruz: The First Time I’ve Seen A Mezuzah On A Home Bombed By Terrorists
NEW YORK (VINnews) â Senator Ted Cruz, who is currently visiting Israel, toured the country's Iron Dome rocket-defense system as well as viewing damage caused to buildings in Ashke...
IDF Seeks To Fast-track Revolutionary Approach To Lessening Future Rocket Fire
JERUSALEM (JNS) - The Israel Defense Forces are seeking to fast-track a new system designed to remove Hamasâs ability to terrorize the Israeli home front with mass rocket attacks i...
Amuka Yahrzeit Events Cancelled Due To ‘Dangerous, Illegal Structure’ And ‘Narrow, Dangerous Access Roads’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) â In the wake of the Meron tragedy, it was reported on Kikar Hashabat that the regional council of Mevo'ot Chermon has cancelled the yahrzeit ceremonies for Rab...
US Sen Cruz: Biden Showed ‘Weakness,’ Emboldened Hamas
JERUSALEM (AP) â U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday accused President Joe Biden of being soft on Israel's foes and inviting further violence during a deadly 11-day war that left Israelis...
Israel Set To Begin Vaccinating Teens Aged 12 To 15 Next Week
JERUSALEM (Israel Hayom) â Pending final Health Ministry approval, Israel is set to begin vaccinating children aged 12 to 15 against the Covid-19 virus on June 6, the ministry anno...
Police Chief In Michigan Apologizes For Liking Pro-Israel Facebook Post
DETROIT (JTA) - The chief of police in Dearborn, a Detroit suburb with a substantial Arab American minority, apologized for liking a pro-Israel social media post after drawing crit...
Opinion: The Rise And Fall Of The Never Netanyahu Coalition
JERUSALEM (JNS/DANIEL GREENFIELD) - Whenever I get asked about Israeli politics on the radio, the first thing I do is point out that Israeli politics isnât America, itâs European.
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Bill Maher Defends Israel On His HBO Show: âYou Canât Learn History From Instagramâ
NEW YORK (JTA) - Bill Maher spent nearly 10 minutes of his HBO talk show Friday night defending Israel, bringing up ancient Jewish history and showing comparative maps of the state...
New Knesset Bill Would Make Persuading Minors To Do Teshuva A Felony
JERUSALEM (VINnews) â The Bennett-Lapid "change government" has yet to get underway but there are already many worrying signs that it is set to significantly harm the interests of ...
Israeli Supreme Court President Blasts Critics For âUnderminingâ Rule Of Law
JERUSALEM (JNS) Israeli Supreme Court President Esther Hayut blasted critics of the court at the annual Israel Bar Association conference in Eilat on Monday.
âThe undermining of...
Hamas Says Gaza Calm Depends On Israeli Actions In Jerusalem
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) â A senior Hamas official said Monday that Israel must halt its âaggressionâ in both Gaza and Jerusalem if it wants calm following an 11-day war earlier ...
Will Israel Finally Have A Working Government?
JERUSALEM (VINnews) â After two years of political uncertainty and four inconclusive elections, many Israelis have resigned themselves to living under interim governments. However ...
As Hamas Fired Rockets, The NY Times Joined The Assault On Israel
NEW YORK (JNS/GILEAD INI) - Itâs all Israelâs fault. Itâs all Israelâs fault. Itâs all Israelâs fault.
One way to get people to believe what you want them to is to tell them onl...