JERUSALEM (VINnews) —  Two IDF soldiers were moderately and seriously injured by gunfire in the village of Huwara, south of Shechem. The two were evacuated to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva for further treatment. According to initial reports, terrorists shot at their post from a passing vehicle and fled the scene. The two soldiers are […]

ISRAEL (VINnews) — In a seemingly unprecedented move, senior Rabbis from the Dati Leumi community have released a letter to yeshiva students, calling on them to spread awareness to the public about the urgency of judicial reform. In their letter, the Rabbis emphasize the importance of Religious Zionist yeshiva students taking to the streets to […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The attempts by demonstrators marching from Tel Aviv to Bnei Brak to create provocations have so far failed to elicit a similar response from Chareidim. Many Bnei Brak residents prepared special food tents for them and offered them drinks and cholent and in some cases even danced together with them. The cordial […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Police are on high alert Thursday after receiving information  that extremist protesters are planning to clash with local residents in Bnei Brak this evening during a demonstration by “brothers in arms” against Chareidi draft exemptions. Protesters are expected to march to Bnei Brak from nearby Tel Aviv starting at seven o’clock this […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After a marathon night session, the Knesset approve early Thursday morning the controversial “Incapacitation Law”, which would prevent the Attorney General from declaring that a Prime Minister is unfit for office, in its second and third readings. The law was approved by a majority of 61 supporters against 47 opponents. The bill […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — If anyone wished to see a microcosm of the searing dispute which has split Israel in recent months, he can watch the following clips from the morning of Rosh Chodesh Nissan. At a time when Jews worldwide celebrate the rejuvenation of our nation after the exodus from Egypt and the rejuvenation of […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a moving, tear-filled Bris ceremony which took place in Jerusalem Wednesday morning, the Paley family, which lost sons Asher Menachem (7) and Yaakov Yisrael (5) in a terrorist ramming attack last month, celebrated the birth of their newborn son, who was named Yehonasan Refael. Rabbi Avraham Noach Paley, who was seriously […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a finding which apparently predated the current social and political upheaval in Israel, the World Happiness rankings showed Israelis as the 4th happiest country in the world, up from 9th position last year and showing its highest position since the index began publication in 2012. To create the index, researchers simply […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a little noticed news flash this week, Finance Committee chairman Moshe Gafni noted the astonishing success of the Beis Yaakov seminar students in Israel’s national CPA examinations, noted for their difficulty and low pass rates. In the autumn 2022 examinations, 91 out of 95 seminar girls passed the examinations, a remarkable […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a rare move signifying US displeasure over the repealing of the Disengagement Law in Israel, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Michael Herzog, was summoned on Tuesday for a meeting with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. Deputy State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said in a statement that the meeting […]