Israeli Finance Ministry Announces $120 Million Bailout For El Al
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israel’s Finance Ministry announced on Wednesday a $210 million bailout for the country’s national carrier, El Al, to help the airline overcome the losses it suff...
Israeli High Court: Restrictions On Israelis Returning Home Are ‘Unconstitutional’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel's High Court ruled Wednesday that the country cannot restrict the entry of citizens into Israel as this is unconstitutional. The ruling states that the...
Despite Ties, UAE Stays Clear Of Netanyahu Election Maneuver
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Israel heads to the polls next week for the fourth time in two years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought to capitalize on his new pa...
Memo: Biden Administration Aims To ‘Reset’ Relations With Palestinians
WASHINGTON (JNS) - The Biden administration is looking to hit the reset button with the Palestinians, including the return to a more traditional position on a two-state solution an...
Clearing Out The Notes In The Kotel Ahead Of Passover, Under COVID-19 Conditions
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Workers at the Kotel (Western Wall) in Jerusalem on Tuesday conducted the site’s customary biannual clear-out of all the notes stuck between the stones over the c...
El Al’s Flight Simulator Made Wheelchair-accessible For ‘Good Deeds Day’
JERUSALEM (JNS) - In honor of “Good Deeds Day,” the pilot’s seat of EL AL’s Boeing 737 flight simulator was replaced on Tuesday with a wheelchair to give Israelis with disabilities...
Nir Barkat Becomes Israel’s First Billionaire MK
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Likud MK Nir Barkat, already the wealthiest member of Knesset after his successful exit from Checkpoint, has now become the first billionaire member of Knesse...
After Being Thrown From Minibus, Mendy Woke Up And Asked For Tefillin
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A 19-year-old yeshiva student who was thrown out of a minibus in which he was travelling when the minibus fell off the road into a deep ditch, has woken up a ...
Israeli Experts Announce Discovery Of New Dead Sea Scrolls
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday announced the discovery of dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a biblical text found in a desert cave and believed hi...
Thousands Celebrate Rabbi Nachman’s Birthday In Uman
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Thousands of Breslav chasidim who were unable to travel to Uman for the past year gathered in the Ukrainian city to celebrate the birthday of Rabbi Nachman of...
Tear-Jerking Performance Of ‘Bridge Over Troubled Waters’ By Shalva Band With Emirati Musicians
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an historic performance which took place in Jerusalem Monday, the Shalva Band, a musical group comprising musicians with special needs, performed in colla...
Netanyahu Reveals: ‘Four More Peace Agreements With Arab Countries Imminent’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — At an election campaign meeting Monday in Rishon Letzion, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu revealed that there are four more peace agreements with Ar...
‘Haredi’ Duo Takes Israeli Comedy World By Storm
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Efi Skakovsky and Meni Wakshtock, two haredi comedians, have managed to shatter stereotypes by proving to secular Israelis that being haredi doesn’t mean you can’...
At Surprise 70th Birthday Party For Shlomo Werdiger, PM Netanyahu Offers Congratulations
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A surprise party was held Sunday night in honor of the 70th birthday of the Chairman of Agudath Israel of America and CEO of sportswear line, OuterStuff, Shlom...
Kosher Bacon Or Kosher Facon?
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Can a kashrus agency certify as kosher a restaurant which serves products which are imitations of "treif" (non-kosher) foods? Is a person allowed to eat such ...
Israel Police Says Will Probe Sex Abuse Claims Against Rescue Chief
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Sunday said they were opening an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against the former head of Israel's renowned ZAKA rescue service.
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Israel Unveils Guided Mortar System For Future Urban Warfare
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Defense Ministry on Sunday said it has completed development of a new guided mortar system, giving the army a formidable new weapon against enemies emb...
Israeli PM Avoided Saudi Airspace Because Of Houthi Missiles
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was deterred from flying to the United Arab Emirates through Saudi Arabian airspace last week because of the thre...
Former US Ambassador To Israel Joins International Board Of United Hatzalah
JERUSALEM (JNS) - The Israeli first-responder organization United Hatzalah announced on Thursday that it was “expanding its international board and bringing on some remarkable peop...
Avigdor Liberman: ‘I Would Take Chareidim On Wheelbarrow To Nearest Garbage Dump’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Liberman broke new records this weekend in inciting against the Chareidi public. In a Friday night interview on Channel 12, Lib...