JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A delegation of Bahraini officials visiting Israel succeeded in piquing the interest of numerous Israelis as they visited famous places wearing their traditional keffiyehs and long white robes, according to a Times of Israel report. The Bahrainis were guests of Sharaka, or “partnership” in Arabic, a group which sees itself as a […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel’s 2020 peace agreement with Bahrain has led to significant business opportunities for Israeli companies and organizations. Recently, two health cooperation agreements were  signed between Israel’s Sheba-Tel Hashomer Medical Center and the two largest hospitals in Bahrain, Salmaniya Hospital and King Hamad University Hospital. In March, Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, Director-General of Sheba […]

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Sydney hairdressers, gyms, cafés and bars reopened to fully vaccinated customers on Monday for the first time in more than 100 days after Australia’s largest city achieved a vaccination benchmark. Sydney planned to reopen on the Monday after 70% of the New South Wales state population aged 16 and older were […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A 14-year-old London schoolgirl was forced to flee to safety after a man carrying a pair of handcuffs invited her to go with him while she was waiting at a bus stop in High Road, Tottenham, adjacent to the heavily chareidi neighborhood of Stamford Hill. The girl ran home and alerted […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Jerusalem District Court judge Aryeh Romanov overturned a decision by the Magistrates Court and prohibited ‘quiet prayer’ by Jews visiting Temple Mount. Last week, judge Bilha Yahalom ruled that a restriction order issued against Aryeh Lipo, a regular visitor to Temple Mount who had prayed quietly there on Yom Kippur, was illegal. […]

ROME (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators marched down Rome’s famous Via Veneto and other streets on Saturday, some smashing their way into a union office and clashing with police as they protested Italy’s new “Green Pass” vaccination requirement for employees to enter their offices. The certification is mandatory beginning on Oct. 15 and applies to […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Reform MK Gilad Kariv desecrated the Western Wall’s sanctity Thursday morning when he  attempted to bring a Torah scroll into the women’s section using his parliamentary immunity to prevent police from stopping him. The provocative act occurred during Rosh Chodesh prayers which were attended by hundreds of religious worshipers as well as […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Autonomous car giant Tesla was forced to pay a former worker 137 million dollars due to racist abuse he endured while working at the company, according to a report on CNBC Monday. The jury awarded even more that the atttorneys requested for their client, slapping the defendant with $6.9 million emotional […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles leaders on Wednesday approved one of the nation’s strictest vaccine mandates — a sweeping measure that requires the shots for everyone entering bars, restaurants, nail salons, gyms or even a Lakers game. The City Council voted 11-2 in favor of the ordinance that will require proof of full vaccination […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — The European Commission (EC) revealed Tuesday a new strategy it has developed in order to combat antisemitism in the wake of a spike in hate crimes and internet slurs against Jews around Europe. “There is an increasing, worrying tendency of antisemitic attacks and sentiments across the European Union. Antisemitism continues not […]