Saturday, April 20, 2024

Israel

Yated Neeman, Leading Rabbis Slam Ben-Gvir’s Temple Mount ‘Unnecessary Provocation’

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Yated Neeman newspaper issued a scathing criticism of National Security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after he ascended Temple Mount Tuesday morning. The newsp...

Bank Of Israel Hikes Interest Rate To Highest Level Since 2008

JERUSALEM (JNS) - The Bank of Israel Monetary Committee has increased the country’s interest rate to 3.75%—representing a 0.5% rise, the central bank’s largest since 2008. “Infl...

US News Ranks Israel As 10th-Most Powerful Country

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - U.S. News & World Report listed Israel as the world’s 10th-most powerful nation in the publication’s country rankings for 2022, citing the Jewish state’s mili...

IDF Police Unit Soldier Killed In Accidental Shooting At Anatot Military Base

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An IDF soldier was tragically killed early Tuesday morning after a bullet was accidentally discharged at the Anatot military base northeast of Jerusalem. Init...

With Rabbinic Approval, Meir Porush Will Be Minister Of Jerusalem, Heritage – And Meron

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a surprising reversal of previous political agreements between Agudath Yisrael and the Likud, Meir Porush will be appointed as a minister, despite not appe...

National Security Minister Ben-Gvir Ascends Temple Mount Despite Hamas Threats Of Escalation

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited Temple Mount early Tuesday morning, marking the tenth of Tevet at the site of the Temple destructio...

Ishay Ribo Fills United Palace Theater For Uplifting and Energizing Chanukah Concert

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By Chaim Kronenberg This was the first time Ishay held a separate seating concert in America. The show sold out, indicating once again the broad spectrum of fans Ishay’s mus...

A Conversation With Ron Dermer Provides A Blueprint For Israel’s Strategy

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JERUSAELM (JNS) - Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer was sworn in Thursday as strategic affairs minister. Dermer, a confidante of Prime Minister Netanyahu an...

The Definitive Rap Interview with Barry Shaw’s book on the life of Zionist Spy Sarah Aaronsohn

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We are post the Jewish holiday of Chanukah where the heroine in the historic victory of the saga schemed to take on Holofernes. How apropos to this show about a woman who was a Zio...

The Trailblazing Female Muslim Arab IDF Major

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She is a Muslim Arab woman. She’s an iconoclast and a pioneer. An army officer who has received both the President’s Award of Excellence and that of the minister of defense, ...

Netanyahu Planning Visit To The United Arab Emirates

JERUSAELM (JNS) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the United Arab Emirates as early as next week in what will be his first trip outside the country since the s...

Netanyahu Visits Western Wall To Mark Government’s Inauguration

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JERUSAELM (JNS) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday night visited the Western Wall to mark the inauguration of his government, the 37th in the Jewish state’s hist...

46-Year-Old Israeli Gives Birth Via IVF Four Years After Husband’s Death

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A 46-year-old Israeli widow gave birth on Chanuka to a son who is the progeny of her husband despite him having died over four years ago. The woman, Sharon...

On First Day, Finance Minister Smotrich Rolls Back Unpopular Taxes On Sweet Beverages, Paper Goods

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On his first day as Israel's new finance minister, Religious Zionism leader Betzalel Smotrich reversed the decision of his predecessor Avigdor Liberman and ca...

Two Terrorists Eliminated In Firefight As IDF Forces Demolish Terrorist Home Near Jenin

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — IDF forces demolished the homes of terrorists who were involved in the killing of major Bar Faloch HyD in the Jenin region a few months ago. During the course...

2 Injured In Violent Bar Ilan Demonstration, Protesters Wear Prison Garb To Identify With Detainees (VIDEO)

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Bar Ilan street in Jerusalem was once again the scene of violent demonstrations Sunday evening, with two people injured. The current protest however was not o...

Disappointment in Claims Conference decision to feature Seth Rogen

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(JNS) — Pro-Israel activists expressed outrage and disappointment this week over the Claims Conference’s decision to feature actor-comedian Seth Rogen as a headliner in its celebri...

Israeli Missile Strikes Put Damascus Airport Out Of Service

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BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s military fired missiles toward the international airport of the capital Damascus early Monday, putting it out of service and killing two soldiers and woundin...

Religious Givat Shmuel Parents Form Separate Class After 8-Year-Old Pupil Revealed As Transgender

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a move which received the approval of leading Religious Zionist rabbis, parents in a Givat Shmuel school have moved their children into a separate class ou...

Egypt’s Leader Urges Caution For Netanyahu’s New Government

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CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Sunday urged Israel's new hardline government to refrain from “any measures” that could inflame regional tensions, in a pho...