ISRAEL (VINnews) — Last week the US Embassy rolled out troubling new rules, ending the issuance of emergency passports for babies born to US citizens residing in Israel. These rules greatly limited the ability of American families residing in Israel to travel to the USA for Pesach. This difficulty came in addition to the fact […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said late Sundayin Paris that “there is no such thing as the Palestinian people, and it was a concept invented less than 100 years ago.” Speaking at a memorial event for Jacques Kupfer – a Likud activist in Paris who died of cancer two years ago, Smotrich claimed […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A number of yeshiva students studying at the Heichal Eliahu yeshiva in the village of Kochav Yaakov decided to go to the demonstrations taking place in Tel Aviv and make a gesture of unity and love towards the protesters. The students prepared special notes on which they wrote “Dear brother/sister, I have […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — 41-year-old David Stern, who was injured in Sunday’s terrorist attack in Huwara, is a former US marine who is both a shooting instructor and a martial arts coach at Machon Shilo. Stern providing instruction at firing range David Stern with his family During the course of the attack, the terrorist fired at […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — New York assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein released a video clip in which he warned car wash facilities from raising their prices specifically before Pesach in order to gain at the expense of Jewish customers who need to clean their cars for Pesach. “Last year, it was brought to my attention that some […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the huge public outcry over the proposed judicial reforms in the Israeli government’s constitutional system, the coalition agreed Sunday evening to modify some of the reforms and to delay many of them until after Israel’s 75th Independence Day, which falls soon after Pesach. The heads of the parties […]

(Yaakov M / VINnews) — On Sunday, President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a phone call, following a meeting in Egypt between Israeli and Palestinian officials in which they pledged to take steps to lower tensions. Both the Biden administration and Netanyahu’s office released official readouts of the conversation, however both versions […]

WASHINGTON (VINnews) — A Democrat Senator from Connecticut has joined the ranks of prominent U.S. politicians demanding answers from the State Dept over passports. In recent weeks, Americans living in Israel have been roiled over the ongoing difficulties in obtaining passports, which has created a crisis as Pesach approaches. Wait times for appointments at the […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — BDE: In a horrific road accident which took place near Antwerp at 3:30 AM Sunday, a Jewish driver from Britain was killed and eighteen other people were injured, including one child in serious condition. The passengers were on the way back from a Shabbos spent with the Admor of Pshevorsk in […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the face of huge public and international pressure opposing the proposed judicial reforms in the Knesset, the Israeli coalition is considering modifying some of the legislative bills making up the reforms. Despite this, the coalition is currently advancing the legislation in the Knesset prior to the Pesach vacation. The chairman of […]