Doctor In Corona Unit: ‘Yom Kippur Is Approaching And I’m Very Worried’
TEL AVIV (VINnews) — Dr. Or Goren, a member of the anasthesia staff at the ICU in Ichilov hospital, Tel Aviv, shared a shocking Facebook post in which he describes his feelings of ...
Sudan, US Hold Talks In UAE On Arab-Israeli Peace
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (JNS) — Sudan and the United States held talks on how the African country can advance Arab-Israeli peace, as well as the possibility of it being removed from t...
Israel Tightens Second Lockdown As Virus Cases Soar
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday moved to further tighten its second countrywide lockdown as coronavirus cases continued to soar, ordering all nonessential businesses to close a...
Rise In Israel’s Mortality Can Be Traced Directly To Coronavirus
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the first months of coronavirus, Israel's mortality rate from the virus was extremely low compared with world figures and people could claim that there...
Israel’s Netanyahu Calls For Tough Lockdown As Virus Rages
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was pushing on Wednesday for an immediate and strict nationwide lockdown as the country's raging coronavirus outbreak sho...
Jewish Agency Collects Prayers To Place In Western Wall Ahead Of Yom Kippur
JERUSALEM (JNS) - The Jewish Agency for Israel has announced a global campaign to gather the prayers of Jews from Israel and around the world and place them among the stones of the...
US Is Committed To Preserving Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge, Defense Chief Mark Esper Says
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The United States is committed to preserving Israel’s qualitative military edge in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Mark Esper told his Israeli counterpart.
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Rabbi David Yosef, Son of Rabbi Ovadia:’Close All Shuls Immediately, Even On Yom Kippur’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi David Yosef, the son of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and a member of the Higher Rabbinical Council, declared Wednesday that all shuls should be closed immediately...
Bnei Brak: 19-Year-Old Newly Married Woman Loses Leg After Tree Falls On Her
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — A 19-year-old young lady, married just three months, was seriously injured Tuesday after a tree fell on her in a Bnei Brak courtyard. Hatzalah medics were cal...
Zoom Cancels San Francisco State Ethnicities Department Event With Leila Khaled
SAN FRANCISCO (JNS) - The video-conferencing platform Zoom has canceled a conversation on its platform hosted by San Francisco State University’s Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Di...
Coronavirus Cases Soar As Israel Prepares Tighter Measures
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Wednesday reported a new record level of daily cases of coronavirus, shortly before government officials were to meet to discuss tightening a new nationw...
First Direct Commercial Flight From Israel Lands In Bahrain
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The first known direct commercial flight between Israel and Bahrain landed Wednesday in the island kingdom, just a week after it signed a deal al...
‘If You Close Synagogues, How Can You Allow Demonstrations?’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Faced with a burgeoning infection rate and a steep increase in hospitalizations from coronavirus, Israel has initially tried to make a weak lockdown. At prese...
Rapid COVID-19 Screening Test Developed In Israel To Be Used In Major European Airports
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A rapid COVID-19 screening test developed in Israel will be used to screen passengers in several European airports.
The test involves gargling with a small amo...
Israeli Kibbutz Tweaks Its Name To Honor Ginsburg
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli kibbutz has changed its name to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in a weeklong tribute to the Jewish American judge.
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Jewish-Indian Kickboxing Champ Moving To Israel With Plans To Represent His New Land
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A mixed martial arts and kickboxing champion from India is moving to Israel, and he plans to represent the Jewish state in international competition.
Obed Hran...
US Moves Closer To Sale Of Fighter Jets To UAE As Israel’s Defense Minister Comes To Washington
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The United States is negotiating the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates and plans to have a letter of agreement prepared by early Dece...
Florida Will Offer Specialty License Plate That Supports Israel
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Florida drivers can now show their support for Israel on their license plates.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation that authorizes the creation of a “Flo...
FLASHBACK: John Kerry – ‘There will be no Peace Between Israel and the Arab World Without Palestinian Peace’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — "If you keep hitting a brick wall in your endeavors, there's a sign there....find another way round." This quote is true both to daily life and to any endeavor...
Israelis Gird For More Virus Restrictions Amid 2nd Lockdown
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis were bracing for more coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday, days after the start of a second countrywide lockdown, as health officials sounded the a...