US Amb. To Israel David Friedman: Mideast Is ‘Exploding With Good Opportunities’ Under Trump
WASHINGTON (JNS) - Over the course of the past four years, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has charted a new direction towards Israel, Iran and the greater Middle...
First Volunteer For Israel’s Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Hailed By Prime Minister Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The first volunteer to receive an experimental Israeli COVID-19 vaccine, 26-year-old undergraduate business administration student Segev Harel, said that he w...
Hebrew University Researchers: Long-Term Effects Of COVID-19 Can Continue Half A Year Later
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an attempt to discover the long-term effects of COVID-19 on patients who were infected with the virus, a Hebrew University research team has published a ne...
Netanyahu: ‘I Can Only Hope Current US Policy Will Continue In Coming Years’
JERUSALEM (JNS) -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday expressed his hope that America’s current Middle East policy would continue to hold sway in the years to c...
Sudan Deal Plunges Migrants In Israel Into New Uncertainty
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Usumain Baraka speaks impeccable Hebrew, considers Israelis among his best friends and can quote passages from the Old Testament. But as a Sudanese asylum s...
Thousands Protest In Jerusalem Against Israeli PM
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem on Saturday in the latest weekly demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his handling of the coronavi...
US Issues First Passport With ‘Israel’ Listed To Jerusalem-Born US Citizen
JERUSALEM (JNS) — The United States has issued its first passport with Israel listed as the place of birth to a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem—in fact, to the person who was at the...
Watch: First Bris At Joseph’s Tomb For Two Decades
SHECHEM (VINnews) — In an historic event at Joseph's Tomb in Shechem, a Bris was performed at the site for the first time in two decades. The Tomb, which was ransacked by Palestini...
Golan Winery To Sell Its Wines In the UAE, Which Does Not Recognize Israel’s Annexation Of Golan
KAZRIN, ISRAEL (VINnews) — In the wake of last months normalization of ties between Irael and the UAE, The Golan winery announced that it has signed a deal to sell it wines in the ...
Joe Biden And Israel During The Obama Years
WASHINGTON (JTA) - Talk to the folks who handled the Israel file and who were close to Joe Biden between 2009 and 2017, and his boss, Barack Obama, more often than not comes up, ev...
Pompeo: Americans Born In Jerusalem Can List ‘Israel’ As Place Of Birth On Passport
WASHINGTON (JNS) - American citizens born in Jerusalem are now allowed to list Israel as their place of birth on their U.S. passport, announced U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ...
Agudath Yisrael : Chareidi Jews Cannot Accept Zionist Movement’s Jerusalem Program
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In the wake of the Chareidi Eretz Hakodesh party's running in the World Zionist election and the possibility that it will be participating in a broad coalition...
2,000-Year Old Seal Bearing Portrait Of Apollo Unearthed In Soil Around Western Wall
JERUSALEM(JNS) — A 2,000-year-old gem seal (intaglio) bearing the portrait of the Greek god Apollo has been unearthed in soil removed from the foundation of Jerusalem’s Western Wal...
Petach Tikva Mayor Installs Mikva-Tech System In Mikves As It Removes Coronavirus From Water
PETACH TIKVA (VINnews) — It is no secret that mikves may be a source of germs despite the attempts to maintain proper hygiene inside them. Since the outset of COVID-19, many people...
Report: Trump Administration Set To Allow ‘Jerusalem, Israel’ On Passports
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Trump administration is set to allow Jerusalem-born U.S. passport holders to add “Israel” to their birthplaces, Politico reported.
On Wednesday, Politico q...
Protest Concert Outside Israeli Knesset To Open Cultural Events, But What About Torah Study?
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Some 100 members of a number of orchestras around Israel gathered near the Knesset to conduct a unique protest against the continued closure of cultural event...
Bipartisan House Bill To Be Introduced To Provide Israel With Bunker-Buster Bombs
WASHINGTON (JNS) — A bill that would allow the United States to provide Israel bunker busters is reportedly expected to be introduced this week in the U.S. House of Representatives...
America To Recognize Israeli Settlements As Legal Under International Law
JERUSALEM (JNS) — The United States and Israel will eliminate territorial restrictions for bilateral agreements in a ceremony on Wednesday.
The move will build upon a policy shi...
Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak Sues Facebook and Google For Keeping ‘Libelous’ Posts About Him
RISHON LETZION (VINnews) — Israeli rabbi Amnon Yitzchak, who specializes in helping Israelis return to their religious roots, appeared in court in a suit which he instigated agains...
US Issues New Sanctions On Sales To, Exports Of Iranian Oil
NEW YORK (JNS) — The Trump administration announced on Monday a new round of sanctions targeting Iran’s oil sector.
The Iranian Ministry of Petroleum, the National Iranian Oil C...
