As Israel Prepares Vaccine Rollout, Only 40% Say They Will Take Part In First Round
JERUSALEM (JTA) — As Jerusalem prepares for the planned rollout of its national COVID-19 vaccination campaign next week, Israeli health officials are grappling with how to convince...
Israel Signs Extradition Order In Malka Leifer Case
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s justice minister on Wednesday said he has signed an extradition order to send a former teacher to Australia to face charges of child sex abuse.
Justice...
With More Than 2,500 Daily Infections, Israel Set To Enter Period Of ‘Rigorous Restrictions’
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israeli Deputy Health Minister Yoav Kisch said on Tuesday that Israel will not be able to avoid tightening COVID-19 restrictions.
“There is a clear trend. We’r...
A Netanyahu Adviser Once Gave Tony Blinken Hanukkah Joke Advice. Thankfully, He Ignored It.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A decades-old memo unveiled by the National Archives on Tuesday shows that Tony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, knows when H...
Kushner To Lead Diplomatic Delegation To Israel, Morocco
WASHINGTON (JNS) — Senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump Jared Kushner reportedly will lead an American delegation to Israel and Morocco next week for talks in the aftermat...
Rabbi Firer: Israeli Gedolim Recommend Vaccination ‘For Those Who Have The Option’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Elimelech Firer, the famous Chareidi medical advisor whose advice is sought by tens of thousands of people in Israel, published an announcement in which...
‘Florida Stands With Israel’ Contest Chooses Winner Of Specialty License Plate
TALLAHASSEE (JNS) - The public design contest for the “Florida Stands with Israel” specialty license plate, sponsored by the Israeli-American Council (IAC), has ended with the winn...
With Eye On Iran, Israel Tests Missile Defense System
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Defense Ministry said Tuesday it successfully conducted a series of live fire drills with its multi-range missile-defense system, providing protection aga...
After Arab Spring, A Decade Of Upheaval And Lost Hopes
CAIRO (AP) — Was it real?
It’s all been erased so completely, so much blood has been shed and destruction wreaked over the past decade. The idea that there was a moment when mil...
Delegation From Bahrain, UAE Participate In Chanukah Lighting At Western Wall
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A delegation from the UAE and Bahrain participated Monday night in the Chanukah lighting ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The ceremony was also atte...
Revealed: Officials From Undisclosed Major Muslim Country Pay Recent Visit To Israel
JERUSALEM (JNS) - A senior adviser to the leader of a large Muslim-majority country has recently visited Israel despite the two countries having no diplomatic relations, Israel Hay...
Moroccan Police Prevent Pro-Palestinian Protest In Rabat
RABAT (JNS ) - Moroccan police prevented a planned protest in the capital Rabat on Monday against the country’s normalization deal with Israel.
Police were backed by water canno...
Israel’s Supreme Court Rejects Malka Leifer’s Appeal Against Extradition
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli Supreme Court rejected an appeal by alleged child sex abuser Malka Leifer who sought to prevent her extradition to Australia. The decision effecti...
Israeli Software Firm Uses AI Modeled After The Human Brain To Generate Insights For Companies
TEL AVIV (JNS) – A recently launched artificial intelligence (AI)-driven operating system company allows companies to receive an unprecedented level of operational efficiency and d...
Morocco’s Police Disperse Protest Against Ties With Israel
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities on Monday dispersed a group of activists who tried to hold a protest outside the parliament building in the capital to denounce the count...
Trump Rescinds Sudan’s Terrorist Status As It Closes In On Ties With Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Trump administration has rescinded Sudan’s status as a state sponsor of terrorism, as part of an effort to establish ties between Israel and the Arab country...
Iran President Says Israel Was Behind Killing Of Scientist
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Monday claimed that Israel was behind the killing of a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program ...
Israel, Bhutan Establish Formal Relations
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Bhutan announced Saturday the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The agreement will “open the path to greater coop...
Israelis, Emiratis And Bahrainis Join For Shabbos Dinner In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A sign of the blossoming friendship between ordinary Israeli and their Emirati and Bahraini counterparts has been the hospitality shown on both sides towards ...
Video Resurfaces Of Warnock Comparing Netanyahu To Segregationist Wallace
ATLANTA (JNS) -
A video has resurfaced of Georgia Senate Democratic candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock comparing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to segregationist and for...
