LAG BA’OMER TRAGEDY: Multiple Fatalities And Dozens Injured After Stampede In Meron
MERON (VINnews) — In a horrific turn of events, many people are reported injured in Meron after a stampede occurred near the Toldos Aharon bonfir. There are multiple fataliti...
Watch: Chareidi Paratroopers Train In Yiddish
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The chareidi paratroopers (Chetz) battalion has already made a name for itself for its uncompromising religious standards and highly motivated soldiers. Recen...
Israel’s Constitutional Crisis Deepens As Court Nixes Govt. Choice For Justice Minister
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel's shaky political establishment was thrown into dissaray once again on Tuesday after the Supreme Court froze the appointment of Justice Minister Ofir A...
Israel Advises Citizens To Avoid UAE, Citing Iranian Threat
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's National Security Agency on Monday advised tourists against travel to the United Arab Emirates and other countries across the region, citing the threat of...
Israel’s Political Stalemate To Land At Rivlin’s Doorstep
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Reuven Rivlin announced Monday that he will begin consultations next week with Israel's political rivals in hopes of unraveling the country's post...
Exit Polls: Netanyahu Can Establish Right-Wing Gvt. With Razor-Thin Majority
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Exit polls from the three main television channels in Israel reveal that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may be able to form a coalition with right-wing par...
Google Taps Seasoned Israeli To Lead Chip-Design Team
CALIFORNIA (JNS) — Google announced on Monday that it’s appointing Uri Frank as vice president of engineering to lead a team developing server chips in Israel.
Google stated tha...
Israeli Companies Adopt ‘If You Don’t Vaccinate, You Can’t Work’ Policy
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After a landmark Labor Court decision allowed employers to prevent workers who have not vaccinated or taken negative COVID-19 tests coming to work, a number o...
Flying Under The Radar: The Women Warriors Of Israel’s Elite Combat Intelligence Unit
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Some four years ago, in typical secrecy, the Israel Defense Forces’ infamous Unit 8200 established its first company of female warriors. The company operates with...
Hackers Unlock Files From 2020 Breach, Exposing Personal Info Of Nearly All Israeli Voters
JERUSALEM (JNS) - The personal information of nearly all Israeli voters was exposed online on Monday, a day before the country’s general election, financial daily Calcalist reporte...
Analysis: Netanyahu’s Incredible Timing May Prove Gamechanger
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — As Israelis drag themselves for the fourth time in two years to the polling booth, there is no assurance that this election will end the political impasse whi...
Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo Is Attempting Damage Control After Kids Saw A Lion Eat A Bunny
JERUSALEM (JTA) - The Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem is clarifying its feeding protocols after families watched a lion devouring a bunny.
Video of the incident, which was shared on T...
Pollard Defends Spying On US For Israel In Rare Interview
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jonathan Pollard, an American who served a 30-year sentence for spying for Israel, defends his actions in his first interview since arriving in Israel late last ye...
Israeli Election Seen As Referendum On Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils down to a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah...
Explainer: Players In Israel’s Fourth Election In 2 Years
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is holding its fourth parliamentary election in two years, the product of protracted political deadlock and disagreement over longtime leader Benjamin Netan...
Israel Revokes Permit Of Palestinian Foreign Minister
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday revoked the VIP permit of the Palestinian foreign minister after he returned to the West Bank from a trip to the International Criminal Court in t...
More Than 20,000 Protest Outside Netanyahu’s Residence Days Before Israeli Election
JERUSALEM (JTA) - As Israel nears its fourth election in two years, tens of thousands of people protested outside Benjamin Netanyahu’s home Saturday night.
On Sunday, the prime ...
‘I’m Going To Turn Israel Into A World Superpower’
JERUSALEM (JNS) - It used to be the norm for a right-wing prime minister on the campaign trail to visit settlements. Times have changed; A trip to Bedouin town of Tuba-Zangaria in ...
Watch: Israel And UAE Hold First Friendly Rugby Game, With Friday Night Kiddush Afterwards
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli national rugby team held a historic first friendly game with the UAE's national team in Dubai Friday as part of what has been termed the Abraham A...
As Incitement Increases, Israeli Chareidi Punched In Face, Told That ‘Coronavirus Came Because Of You’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli chareidi journalists have warned over the past year that the daily media incitement against chareidim, fueled both by anti-Chareidi election agendas a...