Thursday, March 28, 2024

Israel

Iran Says Israel Remotely Killed Military Nuclear Scientist

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A top Iranian security official on Monday accused Israel of using “electronic devices” to remotely kill a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic's military ...

Who Was Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, The ‘Mysterious’ Nuclear Scientist Killed Outside Of Tehran?

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TEHRAN (JNS) - Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the senior Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated by a hit squad outside of Tehran on Friday, was being “reserved” by the Iranian regime for the ...

Analysis: Saudia Waiting For Biden Administration Before Normalization With Israel

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — While Prime Minister Netanyahu and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had hoped to achieve a Saudi agreement for normalization with Israel during last week's secr...

ZAKA Volunteer Dies while Performing Taharah On Deceased Person

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BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — ZAKA volunteer Chaim Rechnitzer, one of the founders of the Tel Aviv section of the ZAKA organization which is devoted to maintaining the honor of the dead, c...

An Interview With Malcolm Hoenlein: Biden, Trump, and the Future of the US/Israel Relationship

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman As part of VINNEWS new podcast, Rabbi Yair Hoffman, the host, interviewed Malcolm Hoenlein.  Below is a partial transcript of the podcast – filled with ver...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Blames Israel, Vows Revenge Over Slain Scientist

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader on Saturday demanded the “definitive punishment” of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran's disbanded military nuclear pr...

Emirati Royal In Talks On Buying Jerusalem’s Beitar Soccer Club

UAE (JTA) — A member of the United Arab Emirates’ royal family has formally announced his interest in buying half of the Israeli soccer team Beitar Jerusalem. Sheikh Hamad bin K...

Parchment From 450-Year-Old Torah Scroll Found In Druze Village

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HAIFA (VINnnews) — During a raid in the Druze village of Yarka Monday to locate illegal drugs, Israeli police were surprised to recover sections of a 450-year-old Torah scroll. Aid...

Netanyahu Welcomes First Commercial Flight From Dubai To Tel Aviv

JERUSALEM (JNS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday welcomed to Ben-Gurion International Airport the first commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Speaking...

Arab Israelis Join Peace Train, Abandoning Palestinian Narrative

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The recent peace agreements between Israel and Arab nations in the Middle East have exposed and refuted the myth that there can be no peace without a solution...

Watch: Heavy Flooding In Bnei Brak, Hod Hasharon And Other Low-Lying Regions

BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — As heavy rains hit most regions in Israel Wednesday, a number of low-lying regions suffered massive flooding, causing damage to cars, infrastructure and to so...

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Agudath Yisrael Against Governor Cuomo’s Synagogue Restrictions

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — The US Supreme Court issued a midnight ruling in favor of a suit brought by Agudath Israel and the Diocese against NY Governor Cuomo's rules regarding synagogu...

Umm Jan, The Jewish Midwife Who Became A National Heroine In Bahrain

MANAMA, BAHRAIN (VINnews) — A Jewish midwife who moved to Bahrain in the 1930's is now a national icon in the tiny Gulf state, and was even immortalized in a recent Kuwaiti-Saudi t...

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian After Attempted Car Attack

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces Wednesday shot and killed a Palestinian motorist who police say tried to carry out a car-ramming attack at a West Bank checkpoint. In a statement...

Israeli Military Sees 160 Percent Rise In Number Of Females In Combat Roles

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - The number of women in combat roles in the Israeli Defense Forces has risen by 160 percent over the past six years, it was revealed on Tuesday during a discussion...

Ivanka Trump Tweets Clip Of Israeli Fruits In Dubai, Acknowledges Father And Husband

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Ivanka Trump shared a clip on her Twitter page of Israeli fruits being sold openly under the Israeli flag in the Dubai markets. Trump added to the clip that th...

Priest Returns To His Jewish Roots 60 Years After Parents Murder In Holocaust

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Kollel Chabad volunteer who called up Yaakov Wexler, an elderly Jerusalem resident last month to find out how he was coping with the lockdown, did not exp...

Sweden Pleads For The Life Of Iranian-Swedish Physician Set To Be Executed In Iran For Spying For Israel

TEHRAN (JTA) — The Swedish foreign minister pleaded with Iran to spare the life of a Swedish-Iranian physician who was convicted on charges that he was spying for Israel, saying th...

Report: Syria Claims Israeli Attack On Post South Of Capital

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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's military said suspected Israeli warplanes struck locations south of the capital Damascus late Tuesday, causing only material damage, state-run media ...

As Hotels Adapt To New Reality, Israelis Flock To Long-Term Hotel Rentals

TEL AVIV (VINnews) — In normal times, the Dave Levinsky boutique hotel, situated in the trendy neighborhood of Nahalat Binyamin, would cost over 350 NIS (105$) a night, but coronav...