JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of new Israeli government regulations removing tariffs from items imported from abroad a large number of new dairy items are available in Israeli stores from various countries worldwide. However Rabbi Avrohom Rubin, the head of the Badatz Mehadrin in Rehovot, warns that “consumers of these items should know that […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — On a recent transatlantic Italian Airlines (ITA) flight from New York to Rome last month, both airline pilots reportedly fell asleep, triggering a security alert in France due to a lack of communication between the plane and French ground control authorities. The French authorities suspected a hijack attempt and  alerted two […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — BDE: Rabbi Uri Zohar, a former film star and icon of Israeli culture who became a Baal Teshuva in the 1970’s and spearheaded efforts to help others return to religion, died Thursday morning at the age of 86. Rabbi Zohar collapsed at his home in Jerusalem and despite extensive efforts to resuscitate […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — For the first time in 65 years a new tomb inscription has been found at the Beit She’arim catacombs, shedding light on Jewish life at the site during the Tannaic and Amoraic periods. About 1,800 years ago, some time after the death of Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi who is the most famous person […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Shmuel Shmelke Rosenbaum, a scion of the Nadvorna chasidic dynasty, was arrested at the beginning of May after he failed to report bank accounts abroad holding a sum of 6.3 million NIS in an attempt to evade income taxes. During an international operation by the Israeli tax authorities, Rosenbaum’s accounts were revealed […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In yet another blow for Israel’s tottering coalition, a senior member of the coalition is reportedly in talks with Likud representatives to form a new government headed by former prime minister Netanyahu. According to a Yediot Aharonot report Wednesday, Justice Minister and New Hope party chief Gideon Saar is in talks with […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A female terrorist was shot and killed by IDF soldiers at the El-Aroub junction south of Gush Etzion after she brandished a knife and attempted to stab soldiers. The terror attempt was unfortunately one of many in the region in recent months but a report in Israeli social media stated that the […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador signed a decree Tuesday outlawing the sale of e-cigarettes, continuing the government’s anti-vaping policy. Mexico had already prohibited imports of the devices since at least October. And even before that, consumer protection and other laws had been used to discourage sales. Despite Tuesday’s decree, many […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Iran’s Fars news agency published Sunday the names of five Israeli businessmen together with their pictures, work and home addresses and family details. The article is entitled “Zionists who must live in secret,” and claims that these people are working against Iran and must therefore fear for their lives as they are […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Former Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana testified Tuesday before the committee investigating the Meron tragedy which has renewed its hearings with Judge Dvora Berliner replacing the deceased head of the committee Miriam Naor. Ohana said that “we were after a difficult year for the country, a year of battling coronavirus and […]