Thursday, March 28, 2024

World

Israel Successfully Tests Naval Air Defense System

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday said it successfully tested a new naval air defense system, intercepting a series of threats in what officials called a key layer of protection ag...

70 Years On, Mystery Of Man Behind Knesset Menorah Solved

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - One of Israel’s most curious mysteries was solved on Sunday when the identity of the artist who created the small bronze menorah that stands on the Knesset ground...

Foreign Minister Lapid: Israel Will ‘Consider’ Sanctions Against Russia In Event Of Invasion

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said in a channel 12 interview Sunday that in the event of a Russian invasion Israel would side with her longtime ally the US, des...

Watch: Israeli Rabbi Visits Tehran’s Bazaar, Taking Selfies While Talking Hebrew

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An Israeli rabbi from Jerusalem's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood recently visited Tehran and spoke freely in Hebrew at the city's bazaar, while wearing rabbinical ...

After Significant Price Hike, Rabbi Aviner Says: Don’t Buy Hamantaschen This Year

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Aviner, the rabbi of Beit El and head of the Ateret Kohanim yeshiva has called on Israelis not to eat hamantaschen this year, in the wake o...

US Letter To UN Human Rights Chief Warns: Russia Has Lists Of Ukrainians ‘To Be Killed Or Sent To Camps’

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — US intelligence sources claimed Sunday that Russia has lists of Ukrainians “to be killed or sent to camps” in the event of an invasion. In a letter to the U...

US Says Russia Closer To Invading Ukraine, Agrees To Meeting

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Sunday rescinded earlier pledges to pull tens of thousands of its troops back from Ukraine's northern border, a move that U.S. leaders said put Russi...

ANOTHER: Pregnant Jewish Woman Assaulted on London Bus

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STAMFORD HILL (VINnews) — Yet another vicious antisemitic attack in London, the latest in a wave of hate crimes against local Jews. A pregnant Jewish woman was allegedly blocked fr...

Did COVID Lockdowns Harm Children’s Immune Systems?

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A cross-section study published earlier this month by Israeli researchers has raised the question of whether lockdowns and social distancing changed something in the human immune s...

Malcolm Hoenlein, 50 Years At Helm Of Pro-Israel Groups, Still Works To Strengthen World Jewry

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After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Mission to Israel kicks off Sunday in Jerusalem....

Yeshiva Student Jailed By IDF For Desertion Denied Kosher Badatz Food For 7 Days, Subsisting On Bread And Water

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A member of the Jerusalem Faction, a group which does not recognize the authority of the army to register yeshiva students, was arrested by military police as...

Israeli Grows World’s Heaviest Strawberry – Guinness World Records

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Jerusalem (JNS) - An Israeli farmer has grown the heaviest strawberry ever recorded, according to Guinness World Records. The accomplishment was widely reported over the weekend...

Israeli PM: New Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Weaker’ Than Previous One

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister said Sunday that the emerging deal over Iran’s nuclear program is less stringent than the previous agreement, which was left in tatt...

UK: People With COVID In England Won’t Need To Self-Isolate

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LONDON (AP) — People with COVID-19 won't be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for “livin...

Russia Extends Troop Drills Near Ukraine As Accusations Fly

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia extended military drills near Ukraine's northern borders Sunday amid increased fears that two days of sustained shelling along the contact line between ...

Calm Prevails At Poland-Ukraine Border Despite Growing Fears

MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — As tensions soar in Ukraine’s east and Western leaders issue dire warnings that a wider war could be coming, calm persists along Ukraine’s western border with...

Austrian Man Collapses After Eating Tahina For First Time – And Is Saved By Alert Jerusalem Medics

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — 46-year-old Walther Spilman, a representative of a sports technology company, arrived in Israel for work meetings with the Ariel company which directs the Jer...

Israel To Allow Unvaccinated Tourists Into Country

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel announced Sunday that it would allow unvaccinated tourists to enter the country beginning next month as the latest wave of the coronavirus recedes. Prime...

Bill Gates Says Danger Of COVID-19 ‘Dramatically Reduced’ But Warns Of Another Pandemic On The Way

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Microsoft founder Bill Gates, often accused of being responsible for COVID-19, has voiced his opinions on the pandemic as well as possible future pandemics in ...

As Ukraine Situation Deteriorates, Israel Prepares For Potential Wave Of Immigrants: ‘Historic Opportunity’

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the crisis on the Russian-Ukrainian border and possible Russian invasion, the Israeli government is preparing a contingency plan for the emerge...