British Photographer Describes Ordeal At Chareidi Mask-Free Weddings
LONDON (VINnews) — A British gentile photographer spoke to the London-based Jewish Chronicle about her ordeal in covering illicit Covid weddings for Chareidim, stating that she had...
Israeli Haredi Officials, Rabbinical Authorities Condemn Bnei Brak Riots
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Several Israeli religious leaders on Monday denounced the violent riots that broke out the day before in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak when police tried to...
Samarian Terror Widow ‘Deeply Moved’ By Care Packages Received From Toldos Aharon
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — When Raziel Shevach was murdered by Arab terrorists near his home in the Samarian community of Chavat Gilad in January 2018, his wife Yael was left on her own...
Israeli Solider Thwarts Stabbing, Kills Palestinian Attacker
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops on Tuesday shot and killed a Palestinian male suspected of trying to attack soldiers at a West Bank intersection, the military said.
The Israeli ...
Top Biden Nominee Previously Called US Recognition Of Golan Heights A ‘Blatant Political Move’
WASHINGTON (JNS) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) called the March 2019 U.S. recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan H...
Biden Appoints Palestinian American To Key Intelligence Role
WASHINGTON (JNS) - U.S. President Joe Biden has appointed Palestinian American Maher Bitar to the role of senior director for intelligence programs at the National Security Council...
Two Secular Israelis Create App ‘Have You Put On Tefillin Today, Brother’ To Encourage Wearing Tefillin
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two Israeli internet gurus have created a new app designed to remind people to put on Tefillin daily. The two, who are totally secular, try to sell their app ...
Israel Extradites Malka Leifer, Former Teacher Wanted On Child Sex Abuse Charges, To Australia After 6-Year Legal Battle
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities on Monday extradited a former teacher accused of sexually abusing her former students in Australia, capping a six-year legal battle that had st...
Policeman Fires Gun During Bnei Brak Demonstration, Children Violently Thrown Out Of Ashdod Talmud Torah
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — In a worrying escalation of police actions against the Chareidi population over the implementation of coronavirus regulations, a policeman fired his gun durin...
Israel Opens Embassy In UAE, Expanding New Relations
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday said it has opened its embassy in the United Arab Emirates, following through on last year’s U.S.-brokered agreement to establish full diplomatic ...
In Israel, Teenagers Can Now Get The COVID-19 Vaccine
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel continues to far outpace the entire world in its COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
This weekend the country’s health ministry announced that teenagers between t...
Israel To Close Airport To Bring Outbreak Under Control
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel will be closing its international airport to nearly flights as the government races to bring a raging coron...
Israel’s Coronavirus Manager: Pfizer Vaccine ‘Less Effective Than Claimed’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel’s coronavirus project manager Nachman Ash told Army Radio last week that the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is less effective than the ph...
In Israel, A Holocaust Survivor Has Made Falafel A Symbol Of Jewish Resilience
JERUSALEM (JTA) - On Jan. 18, 1945, the Nazis at Auschwitz forced David Leitner and about 66,000 other camp prisoners to march through the snow. Underfed, exhausted and wearing not...
Photos: Israeli Police, Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Clash Over Lockdowns
JERUSALEM (AP) — Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators clashed with Israeli police in two major cities on Sunday, as authorities faced new difficulties in enforcing coronavirus restrictions...
Op-Ed: The Enforcement Is Not The Only Problem, The Selectivity Is The Main Issue
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Imagine if you were walking down the Bat Yam promenade, enjoying a visit to the seaside. The promenade is filled with people and there is almost no social dis...
American Airlines To Launch New Direct Flights Between New York And Israel
NEW YORK (JNS) - American Airlines is scheduled to begin a new direct flight this spring between New York and Israel, traveling to and from John F. Kennedy International Airport an...
Watch: Police Go On Violent Rampage In Bnei Brak, Infuriating Local Population
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — In an unprecedented display of violence, police last night lashed out at Bnei Brak residents after a clash with a local yeshiva which was open illegally had l...
Israeli Secular Journalist Calls For ‘Secular Intifada’ Against Chareidim Who Are ‘More Dangerous Than Hezbollah Rockets’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a shocking example of secular incitement, a journalist in the Haaretz newspaper called on the left to "ignite a secular intifada" against the Chareidi publ...
ZAKA Head Yehuda Meshi Zahav Slams Violators Of COVID-19 Regulations: ‘Worse Than Holocaust Deniers’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yehuda Meshi Zahav, the director and founder of ZAKA, lost his mother Sora Zisel to coronavirus this week, less than a month after his brother died from a ser...
