Friday, January 16, 2026

Israel

First Crisis For Fledgling Bennett Government Could Expose Its Frailties Or Even Topple It

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Bennett-Lapid government has hardly warmed the Knesset's chairs when it is faced with what could be an existential threat which could tear it apart. This ...

Facebook Post: I’m Ultra-Orthodox, Chassidic, Chareidi And I’m Normal – Not As The Media Depicts Me

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The following Facebook post, authored by Rabbi Doniel Katz, has been going viral recently. It is written thoughtfully by a person concerned about the image of...

Lod Imam Arrested For Incitement To Violence After Sharing Gory Scene Of Murder Of Police Officers

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After weeks in which the imam at Lod's central mosque has been under suspicion for apparent incitement to violence during the riots which broke out in the tow...

Profile Of The ‘New’ Terrorist: Dr. Mai Afane

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Terrorism in Israel is unfortunately not news but part and parcel of life. Not a day goes by without some nationalistically-motivated attack, whether stones t...

How Naftali Bennett’s Kippah Stays On His Bald Head And Why It Matters

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JERUSAELM (JTA) - Israel’s new prime minister is probably the first one who has stuck a wad of chewing gum to his head right before a public event. Naftali Bennett, who took off...

New Footage Shows Last Moments Of Ill-Fated Cable Car Tragedy In Which 5 Israelis Died

NEW YORK (VINnews) — New footage released by Italian television company Tg3 shows the last moments of the cable car journey which ended in tragedy last month after the cable car fa...

Israeli’s Birthplace Switched From ‘Jerusalem’ To ‘Occupied Territories’ On New UK Passport

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israel’s Foreign Ministry is investigating a report that an Israeli woman had her birthplace changed from “Jerusalem” to “Occupied Palestinian Territories” upon r...

Israel To Halt Nighttime ‘Mapping’ Of Palestinian Homes

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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it is reining in a controversial practice of conducting late-night raids of Palestinian homes in the West Bank aimed at gathering informa...

Coca Cola Stock Drops $4B After Prominent Soccer Player Removes Coke During Press Conference

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NEW YORK (VINnews) —  Portuguese winger Christiano Ronaldo is a world famous soccer superstar, with many considering him to be the best player in the world. Thus, even small gestur...

National-Religious Girls Attacked While Passing Through Mea Shearim En Route To Flag Parade

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A group of national-religious girls were attacked by extremists while walking through the Meah Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem on their way to the flag para...

IDF Forces Thwart Terror Attack In Judea And Samaria; Palestinian Suspect Shot

JERUSALAM (JNS) - Israeli forces thwarted a terror attack near the village of Hizma on Wednesday, opening fire on and neutralizing a Palestinian suspect who had attempted to ram a ...

Analysis: Hamas And Israel Both Claim Victory Over Controversial Flag Parade

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The picture taken Tuesday of a policeman falling off his horse and running away with other policemen from rocks being thrown at them is paradigmatic of the se...

Ambassador Nikki Haley Outside Knesset: Iran Deal Is ‘Death Wish For Israel’

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, continued her tour of Israel and spoke with Fox News outside Israel's Knesset about the dangers of the Iran deal as ...

Opinion: Recovery From Netanyahu Withdrawal Won’t Be Easy

JERUSALEM (JNS/JONATHAN S. TOBIN) - If the tone of discourse in the Knesset during the session in which Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his “government of change” were legally c...

Nine Firsts You Should Know About Israel’s New Government

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - For the first time in 12 years, Israel’s Likud Party and its head, Benjamin Netanyahu, have moved from the prime minister’s seat to the opposition in the Knesset....

Israel Lifts Indoor Mask Requirement As COVID-19 Recedes

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israel lifted its indoor mask requirement on Tuesday, taking another step toward returning to life pre-COVID-19. According to the Israeli Health Ministry, mask...

Angry Reactions As New Coalition Suspends Private Bills For A Month: ‘Left-Wing Dictatorship Shuts Mouths’

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — There were sharp reactions in the Israeli political establishment after the new coalition decided to suspend private bills submitted by individual MKs for a m...

President Biden Confuses Libya And Syria A Number Of Times During Press Conference

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — President Joe Biden appeared to confuse Libya with Syria a number of times during a press conference at the G-7 summit in Cornwall, England. In response to ...

Kiryat Sefer Residents Take Action And Apprehend Suspects After Multiple Thefts In Recent Days

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Angry residents of the Brechfeld neighborhood in Kiryat Sefer  decided to organize their own patrols in an attempt to catch thieves who have broken into tens ...

22-Year-Old Chareidi Killed In Jordan Valley Road Accident A Week Before Wedding

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A 22-year-old Chareidi youth was killed Monday evening in a road accident in the Jordan Valley near Yericho, just a week before he was supposed to get married...