Friday, May 17, 2024

Israel

Knesset member Amir Ohana at meeting at the Israeli parliament, March 14, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Knesset Speaker: If High Court Rejects Basic Law, We Will Establish Our Own Constitutional Court

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) —In an interview with the Yediot Ahronoth newspaper, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana revealed the coalition's plan to bypass decisions of the Supreme Court if it rej...

El-Al Enlists Renowned Michelin-Starred Chef Who May Revolutionize Airline Food

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(VINnews) — Airline food is generally not known for its exquisite cuisine. But that may be about to change. When you fly El Al, there’s an opportunity to sample a menu from a top I...

Israel’s Right-Wing Ministers Fume Over Reports Of Weapons Transfer To Palestinian Authority

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Right-wing members of the Israeli government reacted furiously to media reports that the government had authorized the transfer of US-made armored personnel carriers and weapons to...

Grandson Of Meir Kahane HyD, Son Of Binyamin Kahane HyD Injured In Huwara Terror Attack

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) —One of the two people injured in Tuesday night's terrorist shooting attack in Huwara is Meir David Kahane. Kahane was treated overnight and released from Beili...

Rabbi Meir Tzvi Bergman And Rabbi Dov Landau Split Over Degel Hatorah’s Agreement With Shas

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a dramatic political development within the Lithuanian charedi party of Degel Hatorah, the two most prominent members of the Council of Torah Sages are spl...

Two Lightly Injured In Huwara Terrorist Shooting, IDF Pursuing Attacker

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two civilians were wounded Tuesday evening in a terrorist shooting attack in the Arab village of Huwara in Samaria. Magen David Adom (MDA) EMTs and paramed...

OPINION: Israel acts as an outsourced army for the United States for pennies

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(DUVI HONIG / VINnews) — It is time to clarify the facts surrounding Israel's relationship with the United States as the nation approaches its 2024 elections. Israel has faced crit...

Israel Accuses Iran Of Building Airport In Southern Lebanon To Launch Attacks Against Israelis

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel accused Iran on Monday of building an airport in southern Lebanon to be used as a launchpad for attacks against Israelis across the border, signaling a poss...

Hamas Leaders Laud Gaza Disengagement As ‘Starting Point Of Liberation Of Palestine’

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — As Hamas  marks the anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005, which will be marked Tuesday by a military exercise featuring the Palestin...

IDF Former Lt.-Col. Responds To Eichler: ‘Galit Gutman Was Right, Charedim Are Bloodsuckers’

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yisrael Eichler issued a sharp disassociation from the Zionist enterprise as he responded to Prime Minister Netanyahu's claim that "G-d has not always protect...

Israel’s Supreme Court Hears Petitions Against Basic Law Cancelling Reasonability Clause

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli Supreme Court will hold an unprecedented full-panel session Tuesday morning to examine the legality of the cancellation of the reasonableness clau...

PM Netanyahu To Meet Elon Musk Despite Accusations Of Amplifying Anti-Semitism On X

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with Elon Musk when he travels to San Francisco next week. The meeting would come despite Musk being ...

Netanyahu’s Remark That ‘G-d Didn’t Always Protect Us’ Incenses Charedi Coalition Partners

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) —During a cabinet meeting on Sunday regarding the pilgrimage to the Uman for Rosh Hashana, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized the danger of tr...

Delivery Man Fired After Ripping Down and Discarding Customer’s Mezuzah (VIDEO)

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Israel (VINnews) — Last week, a mezuzah on the front entrance of an apartment building in Charish, mysteriously vanished. After reviewing footage from surveillance cameras, it was ...

WATCH: Undercover Israeli Police Officers Pose as Charedim to Catch Arabs

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ISRAEL (VINnews) In an undercover operation, Israeli police officers nabbed Arab thugs who had been throwing stones at Jewish vehicles–by posing as Charedim. The dramatic operat...

Mego, A Charedi Hi-Tech Vocational Program, Is Set To Help Thousands Enter Israel’s Workforce

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An article by the British newspaper "The Guardian" has highlighted a charedi hi-tech initiative near Bnei Brak which is training avreichim to join the workfor...

Anti-Reform Protest Leader Refers To Right-Wing Leaders As ‘Nazis’, Apologizes Later

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A leader of the anti-government protests in Israel lashed out at right-wing elements in the government, alluding to them as "Nazis". The leader later apologiz...

Israeli Ambassador To Ukraine Reaches Agreement To Streamline Border Passage For Uman Pilgrims

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel's ambassador in Kiev, Michael Brodski, held extensive discussions with the commanders of the border controls at the Ukrainian border, and reached initi...

In Rare Phone Call, Netanyahu and Zelensky Discuss Uman

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ISRAEL (VINnews) — Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by phone Thursday, and one of the topics discussed was Uman on Rosh Hashana. ...

Biden, Modi And G20 Allies Unveil Rail And Shipping Project Linking India To Middle East And Europe

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NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden and his allies on Saturday announced plans to build a rail and shipping corridor linking India with the Middle East and Europe, an ambitious pro...