At Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s Population Hits 9.25 Million
JERUSALEM (JNS) - On the eve of the Jewish New Year, Israel’s population stands at 9.246 million people, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported, marking an annual population gro...
Friedman On The Abraham Accords: ‘When The Dust Settles, The Israeli-arab Conflict Will Be Over’
WASHINGTON (JNS) - U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Wednesday that recent regional developments, and especially the peace treaties between Israel, Bahrain and the U...
Under Lockdown, Israel Faces Bitter Start Of Jewish New Year
JERUSALEM (AP) — Eating apples dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish tradition to symbolize a sweet start of the New Year. But in Israel, bitterness prevails on the eve of t...
Israeli And Dubai Diamond Exchanges Sign Trade Agreement
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Israeli and Dubai diamond exchanges announced Thursday they had struck a deal to boost trade, just days after Israel signed breakthrough agre...
Ukraine Urges Breslov Hasidim Stuck At Border To Turn Back
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Thursday strongly warned thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims who have been stuck on its border for days that it won't allow them into the country d...
Mass ‘Demonstrations’ Will Allow Chasidim To Pray With Rebbes On Rosh Hashana
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Despite the Israeli government enforcing a strict lockdown which will commence a few hours before Rosh Hashana, members of numerous chasidic groups intend to ...
Russian Businessman Gives $10 Million To Wharton School For Israeli Students
PENNSYLVANIA (JNS) - Israeli-Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner is donating $10 million to the Wharton School to create scholarships for Israeli MBA students, announced the Universit...
Opinion: Abraham Accords, It Wouldn’t Have Happened Without Trump
WASHINGTON (JNS/Jonathan S. Tobin) - The gala signing of the normalization agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain was a bitter pill for the diplomatic e...
Israel’s President Apologizes To Nation For Inability Of Government To Control The Coronavirus
JERUSALEM (JTA) - On the eve of the second lockdown in Israel for the coronavirus, President Reuven Rivlin apologized Wednesday evening in a nationally televised address for the go...
El Al Majority Shareholder Is Now 26-Year-Old Chareidi Jew
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After speculation that has lasted months, it is now being reported that the new majority shareholder of El Al is a 26-year-old chareidi Jew, by the name of El...
Netanyahu Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize For Agreements With UAE And Bahrain
ITALY (JTA) - An Italian lawmaker has nominated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Paolo Grimoldi of the right-wing Northern League party twe...
Recently Discovered Prayer By ‘Ramban’ Goes Online
JERUSALEM (JTA) - A recently discovered poetic prayer written by the Ramban, or Nachmanides, the 13th-century Spanish rabbi and renowned author of commentaries on the Bible and the...
Opinion: A Tale Of Two White House Signing Ceremonies
WASHINGTON (JNS/Caroline Glick)- Attending the White House signing ceremony on Tuesday of the Abraham Accords—which normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates ...
Israeli Minor Gets 3 1/2 Years For Role In Deadly 2015 Arson
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court sentenced a young man on Wednesday to 3 1/2 years in prison for his role in the 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parent...
Muslim World Reacts Angrily To Israel-UAE-Bahrain Normalization
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Muslim world reacted in most cases indignantly to the UAE-Bahrain-Israel deal, with demonstrations taking place in various cities around the world and com...
Watch: UAE Sings Hava Nagila, Israeli Orchestra Performs UAE Anthem
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — There were a number of signs Tuesday that the peace agreement being signed in Washington was being felt 6,000 miles away both in Israel and the UAE. In Israel...
Belarus Provides Large Tents And Facilities For Breslov Chasidim On Ukraine Border
BELARUS (VINnews) — In a humanitarian gesture towards the Breslov chasidim stranded on the Ukrainian border in harsh conditions, the Belarus government erected a number of large te...
DP World, Israeli Firm To Bid For Haifa Port Privatization
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai-based port operator DP World said Wednesday it would partner with an Israeli firm in a bid to take over the country's Haifa port, the large...
Israel Strikes Gaza After Rocket Fire During US Ceremony
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military struck Hamas militant sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in response to rocket fire toward Israel the previous night that coincided with ...
Jews Have Lived In Bahrain For 140 Years. The Country’s Peace Deal With Israel Changes Their Lives.
MANAMA (JTA) - Ebrahim Dahood Nonoo, the leader of Bahrain’s tiny Jewish community, was among the Gulf country’s approximately 50 Jews who thought peace with Israel would never arr...
