Students At UCLA are Really Dumb and this Video Proves it
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Jewish people often grumble that many of their gentile counterparts appear to have a knee-jerk antipathy for Israel based on what they hear from the media whic...
Israeli TV Anchor Puts On Tefillin On Live TV To Protest Bill Against Encouraging Teshuva
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Meretz leader Tamar Zandberg's provocative bill to ban encouraging Israelis to do Teshuva has roused and irked many Israelis. Some even demonstrated outside Z...
Iran’s Largest Warship Catches Fire, Sinks In Gulf Of Oman
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, semiofficial news agencies reporte...
British Court Rules To Take 2-Year-Old Jewish Child Off Life Support
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A British High Court judge ruled last week that life support treatment for a seriously ill Jewish two-year-old can be withdrawn since it is "in her best inter...
Watch: Vizhnitz Chasidim Celebrate Wedding Of Rebbe’s Grandson To Saret-Vizhnitz Rebbe’s Granddaughter
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Vizhnitz chasidim in Israel and worldwide celebrated Tuesday night the wedding of the Vizhnitz -Bnei Brak rebbe's grandson to the granddaughter of the Sar...
Dutch University Removes ‘From The River To The Sea’ Pro-Palestinian Banner Following Protests By Jews
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A public Dutch university removed a series of banners about Israel made by resident artists, including one reading “from the river to the sea,” after protests by ...
Netanyahu: Israel Would Risk ‘Friction’ With US Over Iran
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he's prepared to risk tension with the U.S. if that is what it takes to neutralize Iran's nuclear cap...
Hadassah’s Prof. Simcha Yagel, World Expert On Fetal Ultrasound, Receives Prestigious Award
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Professor Simcha Yagel, the director of the maternity ward at Hadassah hospital on Mount Scopus, has received a prestigious award, the Ian Donald gold medal f...
Israeli Rock Singer Aviv Gefen: I Beg Forgiveness If I Insulted Chareidim In The Past Due To Ignorance
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli folk singer Aviv Gefen is one of the most iconic members of the left-wing cultural establishment. For many years Gefen was known for his anti-chareidi...
Netanyahu: Iranian Threat Cannot Be Contained, Endangers Zionist Enterprise
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the Iranian threat could not be contained, and that Israel would risk friction with the United States to eliminate it...
Ted Cruz: The First Time I’ve Seen A Mezuzah On A Home Bombed By Terrorists
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Senator Ted Cruz, who is currently visiting Israel, toured the country's Iron Dome rocket-defense system as well as viewing damage caused to buildings in Ashke...
China Reports Human Case Of H10n3 Bird Flu, A Possible First
BEIJING (AP) — A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu, but the risk of large-scale spread is low, the gove...
Head Of Defunct Russian Opposition Group Pulled Off Flight
MOSCOW (AP) — The head of a Russian opposition group that announced its shutdown last week said he was pulled off an airliner and detained by police Monday.
Andrei Pivovarov, th...
Amuka Yahrzeit Events Cancelled Due To ‘Dangerous, Illegal Structure’ And ‘Narrow, Dangerous Access Roads’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the Meron tragedy, it was reported on Kikar Hashabat that the regional council of Mevo'ot Chermon has cancelled the yahrzeit ceremonies for Rab...
New Knesset Bill Would Make Persuading Minors To Do Teshuva A Felony
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Bennett-Lapid "change government" has yet to get underway but there are already many worrying signs that it is set to significantly harm the interests of ...
China Easing Birth Limits Further To Cope With Aging Society
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party said Monday it will ease birth limits to allow all couples to have three children instead of two in hopes of slowing the rapid aging o...
Chinese Climber Becomes 1st Blind Asian To Scale Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Chinese climber who became the first blind Asian to scale Mount Everest says he aims to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents and then travel to...
North Accuses US Of Hostility For S. Korean Missile Decision
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday the U.S. allowing South Korea to build more powerful missiles was an example of the U.S.’s hostile policy against the North, warni...
Will Israel Finally Have A Working Government?
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After two years of political uncertainty and four inconclusive elections, many Israelis have resigned themselves to living under interim governments. However ...
German Military To Get Chief Rabbi For First Time In 100 Years
GERMANY (JNS) - For the first time since World War I, the German military is set to appoint a chief rabbi. The move, an initiative of German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenb...