‘If You Close Synagogues, How Can You Allow Demonstrations?’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Faced with a burgeoning infection rate and a steep increase in hospitalizations from coronavirus, Israel has initially tried to make a weak lockdown. At prese...
Rapid COVID-19 Screening Test Developed In Israel To Be Used In Major European Airports
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A rapid COVID-19 screening test developed in Israel will be used to screen passengers in several European airports.
The test involves gargling with a small amo...
Israeli Kibbutz Tweaks Its Name To Honor Ginsburg
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli kibbutz has changed its name to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in a weeklong tribute to the Jewish American judge.
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Jewish-Indian Kickboxing Champ Moving To Israel With Plans To Represent His New Land
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A mixed martial arts and kickboxing champion from India is moving to Israel, and he plans to represent the Jewish state in international competition.
Obed Hran...
US Moves Closer To Sale Of Fighter Jets To UAE As Israel’s Defense Minister Comes To Washington
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The United States is negotiating the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates and plans to have a letter of agreement prepared by early Dece...
Florida Will Offer Specialty License Plate That Supports Israel
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Florida drivers can now show their support for Israel on their license plates.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation that authorizes the creation of a “Flo...
FLASHBACK: John Kerry – ‘There will be no Peace Between Israel and the Arab World Without Palestinian Peace’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — "If you keep hitting a brick wall in your endeavors, there's a sign there....find another way round." This quote is true both to daily life and to any endeavor...
Israelis Gird For More Virus Restrictions Amid 2nd Lockdown
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis were bracing for more coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday, days after the start of a second countrywide lockdown, as health officials sounded the a...
Three-Week Old Baby Travels 12 Hours To Celebrate Rosh Hashana In Rwanda
KIGALI, RWANDA (VINnews) — Three-week-old Mendy Bar-Sela could not have imagined that within a month of his birth in Israel he would be flying for over 12 hours with two stops on t...
Opinion: History Proves John Kerry Wrong … Again
WASHINGTON (JNS/A.J. Caschetta) - Conventional wisdom took one on the chin last week when the Trump administration did what the establishment said couldn’t be done. No chin took a ...
What Is Sweden’s Secret For Combating Second Stage Of COVID-19?
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the first stage of coronavirus in March and April, Sweden took a different approach to most of the world and did not initiate a total lockdown. Instead...
Road To Saudi Ties With Israel Being Paved, Cautiously
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, the most powerful Arab nation and home to Islam's holiest sites, has made its official position on the region's longest-running con...
Spike In COVID-19 Cases Could Bring Israel’s Hospitals To Their Knees, Official Warns
JERUSALEM (JNS) - The Israeli healthcare system is on the brink of collapse and will soon no longer be able to ensure coronavirus patients receive adequate care, health officials w...
Reports: Israeli PM’s Aides Break Quarantine After US Visit
JERUSALEM (AP) — Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior aides broke quarantine regulations after returning from an official visit to Washington last week, Israel...
Supreme Court Orders Disciplinary Hearing For Tzfat Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli Supreme Court ruled Monday that Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, the rabbi of Tzfat, will undergo a disciplinary hearing in the wake of numerous statements h...
Israeli Minister: Covid Is Most Complex Emergencies Ever Experienced By The Health System
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israeli Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levi on Monday called on the country’s hospitals to cease performing elective procedures and to take urgent steps to...
Historic Rosh Hashana Prayers In Abu Dhabi, Capital Of UAE
ABU DHABI (VINnews) — For the first time in history, a synagogue in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, opened on Rosh Hashana for public prayers.
Rabbi Levi Duchman, who serves ...
Israeli And Emirati Film Industries To Cooperate After Deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Film agencies in Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced an agreement Monday to collaborate on television production, the latest developmen...
Petach Tikva Mayor Closes Men’s Mikves Even Though Health Ministry Allows Their Operation
PETACH TIKVA (VINnews) — The new lockdown rules in Israel, which came into effect at 2 PM on the eve of Rosh Hashana, have left many people muddled. Technically people must stay wi...
Watch: Breslov Chasidim Mark Rosh Hashana In Uman, Minsk And In Munkacz Jail
UMAN (VINnews) — Despite the fact that only a fraction of Breslov chasidim managed to pray in Uman on Rosh Hashana and many found themselves stranded in the neighboring countries o...