Over 50,000 Israelis Have Already Visited The UAE Since Peace Deal Signing
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (JTA) - Over 50,000 Israelis have visited the United Arab Emirates since the recent normalization pact between Israel and the UAE, according to a report this w...
EU Court Upholds Belgian Bans On Ritual Slaughter, Dealing Major Blow To Jewish, Muslim Advocates
BRUSSELS (JTA) — The European Union’s highest court has upheld Belgium’s bans on slaughtering animals without first stunning them, a ruling that confirms the prohibition on the pro...
Ice Menorah In Tyumen, Siberia Melts The Ice In Heart Of Local Priest
NEW YORK (VINnews) — As in many other places with temperatures below freezing, there are a number of towns in Siberia where a special ice menorah was built in honor of Chanukah and...
Feds: Kenyan Terror Plotter Took Flight Training To Prepare For 9/11-Style Attack on US Soil
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging a Kenyan man with trying to stage a 9/11-style attack on the United States on behalf of the terrorist organ...
Paris Court Convicts 4 Of Terrorism For Charlie Hebdo And Kosher Store Murders In 2015
PARIS (JTA) - A court in Paris has convicted one man of being accessory to murder in the 2015 jihadist terror attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and the Hyper Cacher k...
Israel Signs Extradition Order In Malka Leifer Case
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s justice minister on Wednesday said he has signed an extradition order to send a former teacher to Australia to face charges of child sex abuse.
Justice...
Polish Holocaust Survivor’s Family Wins Lawsuit For Land Illegally Sold To Church By Rescuer’s Son
KRAKOW (JTA) - The Supreme Court of Poland upheld a 6-year-old ruling in favor of the descendants of a Holocaust survivor who had sued to reclaim from a Krakow-area church ownershi...
Iran Leaders: Biden Arrival Won’t Guarantee Better Relations
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader and the country's president both warned America on Wednesday that the departure of President Donald Trump does not immediately mean better...
Give Your Loved Ones Lasting Comfort this Holiday
The holiday season should be focused on spending quality time with loved ones, coming together to celebrate the life we all share. Gift-giving is usually a secondary thought, but w...
India’s ‘Jew Town’ Only Has A Handful Of Jews Left. But Jewish Traditions And Landmarks Remain.
KOCHI, India (JTA) — Take a walk down this coastal city’s “Jew street” today and you’ll find bustling Kasmiri storefronts selling Persian antiques, pashmina shawls and traditional ...
Paris Mayor’s Surprise Request Keeps Eiffel Tower Menorah Tradition Alive
PARIS (Chabad.org/News) — In most years, the Eiffel Tower menorah-lighting in Paris is an awe-inspiring event that draws crowds in the thousands and is seen by millions on internat...
Kushner To Lead Diplomatic Delegation To Israel, Morocco
WASHINGTON (JNS) — Senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump Jared Kushner reportedly will lead an American delegation to Israel and Morocco next week for talks in the aftermat...
Rabbi Firer: Israeli Gedolim Recommend Vaccination ‘For Those Who Have The Option’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Elimelech Firer, the famous Chareidi medical advisor whose advice is sought by tens of thousands of people in Israel, published an announcement in which...
Online Anti-Semitism Peaks During Moments Of National Tension. And It’s Being Partly Driven By Russian Trolls.
CHARLOTTESVILLE (JTA) — Soon after the 2017 far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a Twitter user going by the name “jojoh888” knew who was to blame for the clashes between ...
WHO To Sift Chinese Samples, Data In Hunt For Virus Origins
FALKENSEE, Germany (AP) — A German scientist who is part of a small team of experts assembled by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the coronavirus says th...
Mexico’s President Sends Letter Congratulating Biden
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday he sent a letter of congratulations to U.S. President-elect Jose Biden, becoming one of the last world...
After Arab Spring, A Decade Of Upheaval And Lost Hopes
CAIRO (AP) — Was it real?
It’s all been erased so completely, so much blood has been shed and destruction wreaked over the past decade. The idea that there was a moment when mil...
Delegation From Bahrain, UAE Participate In Chanukah Lighting At Western Wall
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A delegation from the UAE and Bahrain participated Monday night in the Chanukah lighting ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The ceremony was also atte...
Revealed: Officials From Undisclosed Major Muslim Country Pay Recent Visit To Israel
JERUSALEM (JNS) - A senior adviser to the leader of a large Muslim-majority country has recently visited Israel despite the two countries having no diplomatic relations, Israel Hay...
Israel’s Supreme Court Rejects Malka Leifer’s Appeal Against Extradition
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli Supreme Court rejected an appeal by alleged child sex abuser Malka Leifer who sought to prevent her extradition to Australia. The decision effecti...