Israel Extends Its Lockdown For At Least 5 Days
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet has voted to extend a nationwide lockdown for at least five more days as it struggles to bring a raging coronavirus outbreak under control.
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Researchers Find ID Tags Of Four Jewish Children Sent To Their Deaths At Sobibor
NEW YORK (JNS) — Personal identification tags bearing the names of four Jewish children who were deported to the Sobibor extermination camp in Poland have recently been retrieved i...
In Photos: Thousands Attend Funeral of Brisk Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Soloveitchik in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis on Sunday thronged the funeral of a prominent rabbi in Jerusalem, flouting the country's ban on large public gatherings during...
Kamenetz Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Yitzchok Scheiner Passes Away From COVID-19 At Age 98
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — For the second time on the same day, the Torah world was plunged into mourning with the news of the passing of Rabbi Yitzchok Scheiner, the Rosh Yeshiva of Ka...
Attempted Stabbing Attack Thwarted At Gush Etzion Junction
JERUSALEM(JNS) — A Palestinian terrorist was shot and killed on Sunday morning during an attempted stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion junction in Judea and Samaria, the Israeli mil...
3,000-Year-Old Fragments Of Cloth Dyed With Royal Purple Found In Israel
JERUSALEM (JNS) — In a groundbreaking discovery, Israeli archaeologists have recovered scraps of fabric dyed in royal purple, also known as true purple, dating back to the era of t...
Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, Last Surviving Son Of The Brisker Rov, Passes Away At Age 99
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Torah world mourns the passing of Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, the last surviving son of Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev of Brisk, the Brisker Rov, who passed ...
Israeli Police Use Water Cannon To Disperse Anti-Netanyahu Crowd
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police sprayed a crowd of protesters with a water cannon Saturday night as they tried to disperse demonstrators calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...
Volunteers Playing Shabbos Songs In Covid-19 Departments
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Innumerous acts of selfless kindness are performed in the various COVID-19 departments around Israel by the devoted staff who risk their health time and again...
Kosovo, Israel To Formally Establish Diplomatic Ties Feb. 1
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s Foreign Minister on Friday said a formal ceremony will be held next week to establish diplomatic ties with Israel, a “historic moment” in the Balka...
UN Chief Sees ‘Hope’ For Israel-Palestinian Peace Progress
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday “there are reasons to hope” for progress toward ending the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict after yea...
Small Explosion Near Israeli Embassy In New Delhi
NEW DELHI (AP) — A “very low intensity” device exploded Friday near the Israeli Embassy in the Indian capital, but there were no injuries and little damage, police said.
New Del...
Chareidim In Gestures Of Selfless Love Towards Fellow Israelis In Need
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After a very tough week for Israeli chareidim in which the media attacked the entire community repeatedly as a minority of chareidim continued to open schools...
In First Real-World Study, Pfizer Vaccine Shows High Rate Of Effectiveness In Israel
JERUSALEM (JNS) — Data released by Israel’s Ministry of Health and one of its top health-care provides indicate that the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer is proving to be highly effect...
Negev Social Activist Brings Tons Of Vegetables To Bnei Brak In Solidarity Gesture
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Despite the negative media attention given to Bnei Brak in the wake of the rioting which followed aggressive police action to enforce health regulations in th...
Ultra-Orthodox Unrest Threatens Netanyahu Re-Election Hopes
JERUSALEM (AP) — As he seeks reelection, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has turned to a straightforward strategy: Count on the rock-solid support of his ultra-Orthodox p...
US Secretary Of State Blinken Talks With Israeli Counterpart In One Of First Diplomatic Calls
WASHINGTON (JNS) — In one of his first calls as U.S. secretary of state, Tony Blinken spoke with his counterpart in Israel, Gabi Ashkenazi, on Wednesday.
The two discussed “regi...
Biden UN Nominee Pledges To Combat Anti-Israel Bias, BDS, Iranian Threat
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations pledged on Wednesday to combat the anti-Israel bias at Turtle Bay.
“I look forwa...
In A First, Arab-Initiated Event Commemorates The Holocaust In Wake Of Abraham Accords
(January 27, 2021 / JNS) In the wake of the Abraham Accords and in honor of International Holocaust Memorial Day on Jan. 27, individuals from the group Sharaka held an event to mem...
Op-Ed: When Buses Burn In Bnei Brak, Police Cars Are Burning In Arab Villages
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Bnei Brak has never been a focal point for police activity in the past. Despite being one of the most crowded and densely populated towns in Israel, with ove...