Opinion: History Proves John Kerry Wrong … Again
WASHINGTON (JNS/A.J. Caschetta) - Conventional wisdom took one on the chin last week when the Trump administration did what the establishment said couldn’t be done. No chin took a ...
What Is Sweden’s Secret For Combating Second Stage Of COVID-19?
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the first stage of coronavirus in March and April, Sweden took a different approach to most of the world and did not initiate a total lockdown. Instead...
Road To Saudi Ties With Israel Being Paved, Cautiously
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, the most powerful Arab nation and home to Islam's holiest sites, has made its official position on the region's longest-running con...
Spike In COVID-19 Cases Could Bring Israel’s Hospitals To Their Knees, Official Warns
JERUSALEM (JNS) - The Israeli healthcare system is on the brink of collapse and will soon no longer be able to ensure coronavirus patients receive adequate care, health officials w...
Reports: Israeli PM’s Aides Break Quarantine After US Visit
JERUSALEM (AP) — Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior aides broke quarantine regulations after returning from an official visit to Washington last week, Israel...
Supreme Court Orders Disciplinary Hearing For Tzfat Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli Supreme Court ruled Monday that Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, the rabbi of Tzfat, will undergo a disciplinary hearing in the wake of numerous statements h...
Israeli Minister: Covid Is Most Complex Emergencies Ever Experienced By The Health System
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israeli Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levi on Monday called on the country’s hospitals to cease performing elective procedures and to take urgent steps to...
Historic Rosh Hashana Prayers In Abu Dhabi, Capital Of UAE
ABU DHABI (VINnews) — For the first time in history, a synagogue in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, opened on Rosh Hashana for public prayers.
Rabbi Levi Duchman, who serves ...
Israeli And Emirati Film Industries To Cooperate After Deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Film agencies in Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced an agreement Monday to collaborate on television production, the latest developmen...
Petach Tikva Mayor Closes Men’s Mikves Even Though Health Ministry Allows Their Operation
PETACH TIKVA (VINnews) — The new lockdown rules in Israel, which came into effect at 2 PM on the eve of Rosh Hashana, have left many people muddled. Technically people must stay wi...
Watch: Breslov Chasidim Mark Rosh Hashana In Uman, Minsk And In Munkacz Jail
UMAN (VINnews) — Despite the fact that only a fraction of Breslov chasidim managed to pray in Uman on Rosh Hashana and many found themselves stranded in the neighboring countries o...
Israel Court Says Malka Leifer Can Be Extradited In Child Sex Case
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Monday approved the extradition of a former teacher wanted in Australia on charges of child sex abuse, potentially paving the way for her to st...
Moroccans Protest Arab Nations Normalizing Ties With Israel
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Despite a government ban on large gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, scores of demonstrators protested outside the Moroccan Parliament to de...
Thousands Protest Netanyahu; Many Ignore Israeli Virus Rules
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis resumed their weekly protest Sunday outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence in central Jerusalem, despite a new nation...
Israelis Brace For High Holidays In Shadow Of Second Lockdown
JERUSALEM (Israel Hayom) — On Rosh Hashanah eve, as Israelis were bracing for a second nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Health Ministry on Friday morning sa...
One-Third Of Netanyahu’s Voters Believe COVID-19 Was Sent By God
JERUSALEM (JTA) — One quarter of Jewish Israelis, and more than one-third of Jews who voted for Benjamin Netanyahu, believes the coronavirus was sent by God as a punishment or to s...
Israel Starts New Lockdown, Warns More May Come
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that authorities “may have no choice” but to enact even tighter measures as the country heads into a second lockdow...
Watch: PM Netanyahu Persuades Schoolchildren To Maintain Regulations
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a humorous clip released in honor of the New Year, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu meets a group of Israeli schoolchildren and tries to persuade them to ...
At Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s Population Hits 9.25 Million
JERUSALEM (JNS) - On the eve of the Jewish New Year, Israel’s population stands at 9.246 million people, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported, marking an annual population gro...
Friedman On The Abraham Accords: ‘When The Dust Settles, The Israeli-arab Conflict Will Be Over’
WASHINGTON (JNS) - U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Wednesday that recent regional developments, and especially the peace treaties between Israel, Bahrain and the U...