Explosion Kills 3 Gaza Fishermen, Hamas Rocket Suspected
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Three Palestinian fishermen were killed Sunday after a blast ripped through their boat off the Gaza shore, officials said, in what appeared to be an ex...
Israeli Woman Charged After Returning From Syria
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli woman who crossed illegally into neighboring Syria and was returned in a Russian-mediated deal last month was charged in an Israeli court on Sunday, pro...
Meretz Leader: There Is A Basis For ICC Decision To Investigate Israel’s War Crimes
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Politicians are wont to make controversial statements prior to elections, but Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz succeeded in angering the entire political establi...
Holocaust Survivors Emerge From Enforced Confinement To Vaccinate – And Tell Their Stories
NEW YORK (VINnews) — After a year in which many elderly people have been confined to their homes due to lockdowns and the fear of contracting coronavirus, the vaccines now availabl...
Israeli Is Jailed In Russia For Alleged Ties To Putin Opposition Group And Not Reporting Foreign Nationality
RUSSIA (JTA) — Russia has jailed a dual citizen of the country and Israel for his alleged ties to an opposition group and allegedly not declaring that he has a foreign nationality....
State Department Nominee Contributed To Book Claiming ‘Israel Lobby’ Controls Politics
WASHINGTON (JNS) - U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee for a leading position in the U.S. State Department previously worked on a book that accused the “Israel lobby” of influencing...
Official: Israel Upgrading Contingency Plans For Iran Attack
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s defense minister said his country is upgrading contingency plans to strike Iranian targets if Tehran shows signs of nuclear escalation, the latest ...
Israel’s Army Faces A New Challenge: Beard Complaints
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s army requires all its soldiers to shave their beards — that is, unless they are religious.
Two secular (and bearded) soldiers have launched a campaign...
Israel, Denmark And Austria Join Forces Against COVID-19
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel, Denmark and Austria agreed on Thursday to join forces in the fight against COVID-19 with an investment in research and roll-out of vaccines to prote...
Moroccan King Requires Muslim Pupils To Visit Synagogues As Part Of Curriculum
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the warming ties between Israel and Morocco, who recently signed a joint peace agreement during the final months of the Trump administration, a...
Is Israel Prepared For An All-Out Missile Attack?
JERUSALEM (JNS) - The scenario of a large-scale, devastating missile attack on the Israeli home front is something the country’s public and media rarely discuss. But starting in 20...
Top Iranian Official: Gulf States Allying With Israel Face ‘Catastrophic Consequences’
TEHRAN (JNS) - Former Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi said in an interview that aired on Wednesday that the Gulf states joining an alliance with Israel would have “catas...
Israel Still Weighing Cooperation With ICC Investigation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has yet to decide whether it will cooperate with the International Criminal Court's investigation into alleged crimes in the Palestinian territories, a seni...
Pfizer CEO Urged To Postpone Israel Visit Due To Forthcoming Election
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla is reportedly set to make a visit to Israel on Sunday, 8 March. The visit could coincide with an announcement by Pfizer that it wil...
MK Pindrus Apologizes For ‘Shiksa’ Statement, But Clarifies His Concern Over IDF Conversions
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — MK Yitzchak Pindrus (UTJ) apologized for using the pejorative term 'shiksa' to describe IDF converts, many of whom are children of a Jewish father and gentile...
State Department: America Firmly Opposes ICC War-Crimes Probe Of Israel
WASHINGTON (JNS) — The U.S. State Department said it “firmly opposes” the announcement by the International Criminal Court of the opening of its investigation into Israel and the P...
For Third Year In Row, Sheba Medical Center Ranks As One Of World’s ‘Top 10’ Hospitals
JERUSALEM (JNS) - For the third consecutive year, Newsweek magazine has ranked Sheba Medical Center among the “Top 10 Best Hospitals in the World,” placing it at #10 in 2021.
Th...
Israel’s Health Minister Says 90 Percent Of Those Over 50 ‘Vaccinated Or Recovered’
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Ninety percent of Israelis over the age of 50 have been vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19, said Israeli health minister Yuli Edelstein on Wednesday.
S...
Israel Suspects Iran Connection To Mediterranean Oil Spill
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities said Wednesday that a Libyan-owned tanker suspected of smuggling oil from Iran to Syria was responsible for spilling tons of crude into the eas...
Israel’s Netanyahu Blasts ICC War Crimes Investigation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday condemned the International Criminal Court's war crimes investigation into Israeli policies in ...