NEW YORK (JTA) — The Israeli government’s controversial judicial reform plan cleared a major hurdle as its parliament, the Knesset, voted to advance a key piece of the plan. The 63-47 vote took place early Tuesday morning, following a second week of mass protests outside the Knesset in Jerusalem. The bill was introduced by Prime […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Journalist Sivan Rahav-Meir described in an Arutz Sheva article the demise of one of the most ancient Jewish communities, which has existed for over 2,200 years. “Look at this picture. The last Jew of Antakya, Turkey, is putting on tefillin. An ancient Jewish community ceased to exist this week, and Gilad Nir […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Thousands of women converged on the Binyanei Ha’Uma auditorium in central Jerusalem for a gathering marking the shiva of the two brothers murdered in a terrorist attack last Friday, Yaakov Yisrael and Asher Menachem Paley HyD. The gathering was attended by a gallery of prominent people as well as by the children’s […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an interview prior to a crowdfunding campaign, terror victim Benaya Peretz, who was shot through the neck and critically injured in 2021, described his experiences and the aftermath of the brutal attack. “We were on the way to the Yeshiva Gevoha in Itamar, where I was in the first shiur. We […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration has averted a potential diplomatic crisis over Israeli settlements at the United Nations that had threatened to overshadow Western efforts for the world body to spotlight Russia’s war with Ukraine during the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion this week. Multiple diplomats familiar with the situation said Sunday […]

ERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yet another stormy day of protests and demonstrations has commenced in Israel. As members of the ruling coalition left their homes in order to travel to the Knesset and vote on new legislation, numerous protesters blocked their way and tried to prevent them from reaching the Knesset. Simcha Rothman, the head of […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a historic ceremony which took place in Abu Dhabi in the UAE, a new shul in memory of the Rambam was inaugurated- the first such shul intentionally built in an Arab country in over 100 years. In a small ceremony attended by numerous prominent rabbinical figures, the mezuzah was placed on […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — National Unity Party MK Sharren Haskel made history after being the first MK to read a speech in the Knesset which was written by the artifical intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, according to a Jerusalem Post report Friday. The speech was written by the artificial intelligence according to the directive to write a speech […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — For the seventh week running, tens of thousands of people are protesting in Tel Aviv and other locations against the Israeli government’s proposed judicial reforms. Reports claimed that thousands of people had gathered in Haifa, Netanya, Kfar Saba and Beersheva to protest against the reforms. National Unity leader Benny Gantz joined protesters […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Abortion rights groups are challenging abortion bans in some states by arguing the bans — supported by certain religious principles — violate the religious rights of people with different beliefs. Conservative Christians for decades have argued that life begins at conception and abortion should be illegal and 47 states have laws […]