Gantz : ‘Improper That I Was Not Updated’ On UAE Deal Until After It Was Sealed
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz stated publicly on Tuesday for the first time that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not brief him about the deal with th...
Ukraine And Israel, In Joint Statement, Urge Pilgrims To Uman To Stay Home This Rosh Hashanah
Ukraine’s interior minister said his country will implement a ban on the convergence of foreign pilgrims at Uman for the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage as a coronavirus restrictio...
‘A Warm Peace’: Jews In The UAE Thrilled About Normalization
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (JNS) - Following Israel’s signing of peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, the Arab side remained obstinate about not building bridges between their people an...
Mossad Chief Back In UAE To Continue Normalization Talks
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency director Yossi Cohen arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Monday for talks on the normalization deal between Israel and the ...
Israeli Hospital Reports Successful Trials For Saliva-Based Coronavirus Test
JERUSALEM (JNS) _ An Israeli hospital’s innovation center has announced a 95% success rate in clinical trials for a new saliva-based coronavirus test that provides nearly instant r...
Israeli, German Military Jets Overfly Dachau In Tribute
BERLIN (AP) — German and Israeli Air Force jets flew over the former Nazi concentration camp Dachau on Tuesday in tribute to the Jews and others killed there in the Holocaust.
T...
250,000 New Immigrants Will Arrive In Israel In Next 5 Years, Jewish Agency Estimates
JERUSALEM (JTA) - Some 250,000 new immigrants to Israel will arrive over the next five years, the Jewish Agency estimates.
The estimate is part of a Jewish Agency report with fi...
From Hadera To Ashdod: Daily And Seasonal Commutes Of Israel’s Sharks
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israel’s sharks travel about 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) between human-altered habitats along the shores of Hadera and Ashdod from season to season in a single...
After UAE-Israel Deal, Kushner Slams Palestinian Leaders
JERUSALEM (AP) — Top White House adviser Jared Kushner said Monday that the Palestinian leadership's credibility has fallen to an “all time low” and that the Trump administration w...
Watch: Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevich Zooms With UAE Jewish Community
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a landmark Zoom conversation between Diaspora Affairs minister Omer Yankelevich and members of the 1500-strong UAE Jewish community, the head of the commun...
What Does Kamala Harris’s Nomination For Vice President Mean For Israel?
WASHINGTON (JNS) - Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) to be his Democratic running mate has reinvigorated an abnormally quiet preside...
Israelis Eager To Tighten Ties To UAE After Historic Accord
JERUSALEM (AP) — For eager Israelis, anticipation is mounting that Dubai’s glitzy Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, will soon join the ranks of the Pyramids in Egypt and ...
UAE Says Agreement With Israel Not Related To Iran
DUBAI (JNS) - United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said on Monday that his country’s agreement to normalize relations with Israel does not have ...
1,200-Year-Old Soap Factory Uncovered In Southern Israel
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israel’s earliest soap factory, dating back approximately 1,200 years, was uncovered in the Bedouin city of Rahat, the Israel Antiquities Authority reported on Su...
Egyptian Envoys Leave Gaza After Bid To Ease Israel Tensions
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Egyptian mediators were in the Gaza Strip on Monday in an effort to reduce tensions and prevent a new cross-border conflict between Israel and the Pale...
Netanyahu: Effort Underway To Use Saudi Airspace For Tel Aviv-Dubai Flights
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that an effort is underway to enable flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to use Saudi air...
Israeli Business Mogul Rami Levy Sues UN Over Blacklisting Of Companies In Judea And Samaria
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli businessman Rami Levy, who owns a chain of supermarkets as well as a telecommunications company, has sued the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNH...
IDF Thwarts Terrorist Attack On Rachel’s Tomb, Attacks Hamas Observation Posts
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israel Defense Forces troops thwarted a terrorist attack late Sunday night, after identifying a Palestinian attempting to throw a Molotov cocktail at the Rachel’s...
Kuwait Officials: We Will Be Last To Normalize Relations With Israel
KUWAIT CITY (JNS) - Days after Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced that they would be normalizing diplomatic relations, and with other Arab countries making noises that t...
Israel Shuts Gaza Fishing Zone After Overnight Fighting
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel closed the Gaza Strip's offshore fishing zone Sunday following a night of cross-border fighting with Palestinian militants, the most intense escalation of h...