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FILE - Yeshiva students stand outside the Mir Yeshiva in the neighborhood of mea shearim, Jerusalem, January 23, 2013. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Mir Yeshiva Begins Elul Zman Early ‘Due To Horrific Tragedies In Last Few Weeks’

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of a number of tragedies which have occurred during the Bein Hazmanim (recess) period between Tisha B'Av and Elul, the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem wh...

British Airways Trims Heathrow Flights; Gatwick Ends Cap

LONDON (AP) — Mixed signals are emerging about travel in Europe heading into the winter season. British Airways is cutting more than 10,000 short-haul flights in and out of London'...

US To Send $3 Billion In Aid To Ukraine As War Hits 6 Months

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WASHINGTON (AP) — As Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe ...

Turkey’s Erdogan Vows Continued Support For Palestinians

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s reconciliation efforts with Israel will in no way diminish Ankara’s support for the cause of the Palestinians, the Turkish leader said Tuesday. Pr...

Noor Dahri: Pakistani-Born Muslim, Counter-Terrorism Expert … And Zionist

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - Noor Dahri just published a new book on the Israel Defense Forces. He is a counter-terrorism researcher and a former officer with the London Police. He has studie...

Luxurious 1,200-Year-Old Mansion Found In Southern Israel

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Archaeologists unearthed a lavish 1,200-year-old estate in Israel's desert south that offers a unique glimpse of life for wealthy residents of the Negev region, th...

Israel Reinstates PCR Tests At Ben-Gurion Airport

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - Starting on Wednesday, Ben-Gurion International Airport will reinstate a service that most travelers probably didn’t miss—PCR testing for people entering Israel. ...

Large Section Of Smoldering Beirut Port Silos Collapses

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BEIRUT (AP) — Another significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday morning in a cloud of dust. No injuries were reported — the area had been long ev...

As Religious Zionist Primaries Begin, Smotrich Negotiates With Secular MK Amichai Chikli

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On Tuesday the Religious Zionist party will choose its candidates for the coming election. After Itamar Ben-Gvir broke off negotiations with the Religious Zio...

After Hezbollah Threats, Defense Minister Gantz Says Attack On Gas Assets Could’ Spark Military Campaign’

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared Monday that any attack on Israel's gas assets could spark war, after Hezbollah menacingly threatened to “sever” ...

Great-Grandson Of Rav Chaim Kanievski, Rav Steinman Arrested For ‘Chareidi Underground’ Activities

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Eliyahu Cohen, a great-grandson of Rabbi Chaim Kanievski Zts'l and Rabbi Aharon Leib Steinman Zts'l, has been remanded in custody on suspicion of establishing...

Ben & Jerry’s Loses Bid To Block Its Ice Cream From Being Sold In The West Bank

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VERMONT (JTA) - A federal judge denied ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s attempt to get its parent company Unilever to stop selling the brand’s ice cream in the West Bank. Andre...

Ukraine: 9,000 Of Its Troops Killed Since Russia Began War

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NIKOPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already killed some 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers since it began nearly six months ago, a general said, and the fighting Monday ...

Why Is It A Good Idea To Travel As A Gambler?

Gambling tourism is a type of tourism that involves travelling to gamble at casinos or other gambling venues. It is often combined with other types of tourism, such as sightseeing ...

In Sign Of Support, US Bombers Fly Over Dubrovnik, Balkans

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DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — A pair of U.S. Air Force B52 strategic bombers on Monday flew low over the Croatian resort of Dubrovnik and three other NATO-member states in the region a...

Tens Of Thousands at Funeral Of Rabbi Shalom Cohen Zt’l

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) - Tens of thousands of mourners marched in Jerusalem on Monday at the funeral of Rabbi Shalom Cohen, the spiritual leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party. T...

Palestinians Fly To Cyprus In Israeli Airport Pilot Program

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Several dozen Palestinians flew to Cyprus on Monday from an airport in southern Israel as part of a pilot program to allow Palestinians from the West Bank to fly a...

Freed Bull Races Through Israeli Streets Into Building

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JERUSALEM (AP) — A bull escaped from its pen early Monday, setting off a panicked scene in the streets of a central Israeli city before entering an office building and evading capt...

Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu, Son Of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Joins Jewish Force Knesset Slate

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — MK Itamar Ben Gvir has selected Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu, son of Tzfat chief rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, for the No. 4 slot on his Otzma Yehudit party’s electoral slat...

Rabbi Shalom Cohen, Leader Of Sephardic Torah Jewry After Passing Of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Shalom Cohen, who passed away Sunday night at the age of 91, was the undisputed leader of the Sephardic Torah world during the past nine years since the...