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The Czech Republic is the newest country to open an embassy in Jerusalem, Israel capital. The Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said while the country’s embassy is still located in

The first batch of the coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer arrived in Israel on Wednesday morning. A DHL flight from Brussels carried over 100,000 of doses of the recently created vaccine

An Israeli flag with a message underneath was seen in the Tehran suburb or Tehranpars. The message below the flag reads “Thank you Mossad”. The thank you is referring to

Emirati businessman buys 49% of an Israeli soccer club. A partnership agreement was signed between Moshe Hogeg and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Nahyan who will buy 49% of the

By Yael E. Geller, MPH Domaine du Castel is synonymous with quality and luxury in the kosher wine world. Established in 1988 by the patriarch Eli Ben Zaken in Moshav

Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Tuesday his party will vote in favor of an opposition-backed bill to dissolve the Knesset, which would come for a preliminary vote on Wednesday,

(December 1, 2020 / JNS) Israeli Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen on Tuesday welcomed to Israel the first Gulf Air flight from Bahrain, along with a high-level delegation of tourism industry representatives and

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday welcomed to Ben-Gurion International Airport the first commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Speaking during the welcoming ceremony at the airport, Netanyahu

(Israel Hayom via JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an unannounced trip to Neom, Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and U.S.

Deni Avdija became Israel’s highest ever NBA draft pick, after being selected # 9 by the Washington Wizards. He is the first [layer born in Israel to be drafted in

(November 18, 2020 / JNS) Israeli warplanes on Wednesday morning struck eight military targets in Syria belonging to Iran’s Quds Force and the Syrian Army, after Israeli forces uncovered explosive devices planted near the border

(JNS) U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to be the first in his role to both visit the Golan Heights, as well as Judea and Samaria, also known

The Trump administration formally notified Congress on Tuesday of its intent to sell F-35s and other military assets to the United Arab Emirates, announced U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat died Tuesday of complications related to COVID-19. He was 65. Erekat was diagnosed with the coronavirus in early October. Having undergone a lung transplant in 2017, he

A flydubai flight carrying Israeli tourists landed in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday at the Dubai International Airport. The flight took around three hours and crossed over Saudi Arabia.

(November 5, 2020 / JNS) Vice-presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said a potential Biden administration would reverse several moves by the Trump administration regarding the Palestinians. “We will take immediate steps to

By Tammy Mark United States Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has spent the last four years as a facilitator of peace in the Middle East and agent of change for

The IDF successfully thwarted an attempted terror attack in the West Bank this morning after a Palestinian terrorist pulled a gun on a soldier stationed in the area. Terrorist neutralized.

Overnight, IDF forces demolished the home of terrorist Khalil ‘Abd al-Khalek Muhammad Doikhat, located in the village of Rujib in the area of the Samaria Territorial Brigade. The terrorist carried

18 years after he was born, Menachem Zivotofsky received the first US passport issued to an American citizen born in Jerusalem to have “Israel” as the birthplace. “I am honored

Yesterday, Yud alef Cheshvan, the yahrtzeit of Rachel Imeinu was the first time in over 20 years a bris milah was held at kever yosef. The family was escorted by

(October 29, 2020 / JNS) A 2,000-year-old gem seal (intaglio) bearing the portrait of the Greek god Apollo has been unearthed in soil removed from the foundation of Jerusalem’s Western Wall during the

The Public Hilula in memory of Rachel Imeinu that takes places annually on her yarzheit will not be taking place this year in its normal fashion due to the Coronavirus.

“Lebanese citizens should know that Hezbollah is their problem, not Israel, because if Hezbollah acts against the State of Israel, Lebanon will pay the price. I hope it does not

(October 27, 2020 / JNS) Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, the country’s transitional government, defended Khartoum’s normalization agreement with Israel on the grounds that it would

Police arrested two Israeli Arabs from the town of Taybeh, north of Jerusalem, on Monday after they pepper-sprayed a soldier and allegedly attempted to steal the soldier’s weapon. The incident

Sudan to make peace with Israel. Same country that was allied with Iran & Hamas, and which in 1967 hosted the Arab League summit that declared the Khartoum three No’s:

US and Israeli Defense Ministers Mark Esper and Benny Gantz have signed an agreement in Washington “to maintain Israel’s strategic superiority in the Middle East”. The United States pledges to

First official UAE delegation making its way to Israel earlier today with Israeli, Emirati, and American officials onboard. Israel and the UAE are expected to sign a mutual visa-exemption agreement,

(October 20, 2020 / JNS) Israeli health officials said on Tuesday that the country no longer contains “red” coronavirus hotspots that require local lockdowns. The officials made this claim, according to Ynet, ahead of

The first commercial passenger flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport touched down on Monday. The Etihad 787-10 Dreamliner had 58 passengers aboard and was welcomed

Israel’s Knesset overwhelmingly approved the Abraham Accords it officially brokered with the United States and signed in Washington on Sept. 15 with the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of

October 14, 2020 / JNS) Negotiating teams from Israel and Lebanon met on Wednesday for the first session of U.S.-brokered maritime-border talks, the United States and United Nations confirmed in a joint statement.

(October 12, 2020 / JNS) The Israeli Cabinet on Monday unanimously approved Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to submit the Abraham Accords for Knesset approval prior to its submission to the Cabinet

(October 1, 2020 / JNS) Israel and Lebanon announced on Thursday their intention to participate in U.S.-mediated talks, with the aim of settling their maritime border dispute. The dispute has been ongoing for

In recent months, EL AL Israel Airlines has been facing the biggest crisis that has ever befallen the aviation industry against the backdrop of the Coronavirus pandemic. The directives and

(September 25, 2020 / Israel Hayom) Israelis braced for a strict nationwide lockdown imposed by the government on Friday in an attempt to curb the coronavirus pandemic from spiraling further out of control.

Psagot Winery is happy to announce the completion of its new home along with its new chief winemaker. The 2020 vintage begins at its new location with an expected production

Avigdor Klagsbald, a Lawyer for EL AL sent a letter to Transportation Minister Miri Regev, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, and Communications Minister Dudi Amsalem arguing that Eli Rozenberg, the yeshiva

Following a fiery eight-hour session on Wednesday evening, Israel’s coronavirus Cabinet finally agreed upon the terms of the nationwide lockdown scheduled to go into effect on Friday at 2 p.m. and last

US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft said in an interview to Al-Arabiya that other countries will be normalizing ties with Israel very soon. “It can be today, there can

(September 23, 2020 / Israel Hayom) A day after Reuters reported on an emerging deal between the United States and the United Arab Emirates over the sale of the advanced F-35 fighter jets, U.S. Ambassador

Reuters reported that the US and the UAE hope to have an initial agreement on the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to the Gulf state in place by December

On Oct. 12, El Al plans to resume flights along its main routes to New York, London and Paris. The news comes after 27-year-old yeshivah student and Jerusalem resident Eli Rozenberg bought

For days now thousands of Breslov Chassidim have been waiting at the Belarus-Ukraine border awaiting a final decision of the Ukrainian government regarding their entry. Despite a travel ban of

Israeli fighter jets and helicopters carried out two waves of strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday morning, after terrorists in the coastal enclave fired 15 rockets

President Donald Trump meets with the leaders of Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for a signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords. The deal Israel will sign with the

Netanyahu announced on Sunday that Israel will enter a three-week nationwide lockdown starting on Friday, erev Rosh Hashana. The lockdown will continue through succos. The lockdown is an attempt to

On Tuesday, some 40 cities and neighborhoods across Israel were put under night curfews to help curtail the spread of the virus. The “red cities” as they are being called include Beit

(September 8, 2020 / MEMRI) Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, special aide to the president of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, said on Sunday that the United Arab Emirates had made a “big mistake” in normalizing

The United Arab Emirates is planning to send its first official delegation to Israel on Sept. 22, as part of the normalization of relations between the two countries, Reuters reported on Monday.

(September 3, 2020 / JNS) A Republican member of Congress has slammed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden for pledging to restore U.S. funding to the Palestinians in accordance with the Taylor Force Act, calling Biden’s

Hamas Launched a wave of terror against Israeli citizens in August. Terrorists in Gaza fired multiple rockets, launched 100s of explosive balloons lighting fires across southern Israel.

(September 1, 2020 / JNS) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday of “treachery against the Islamic world” for normalizing relations with Israel. Khamenei predicted the peace

(August 31, 2020 / MEMRI) Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday that for every one of its fighters killed by Israel, the Lebanese terror group will seek to

El Al flight LY971 from Israel to Abu Dhabi made history today. It was the first commercial Israeli registered aircraft to fly from Israel to the United Arab Emirates. The

(August 28, 2020 / JNS) A joint drill held by the Israeli and American air forces, held earlier this month, saw new levels of learning and cooperation achieved between F-35 jet pilots from

(August 27, 2020 / JNS) On the third night of the Republican National Convention, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell, and

39 year old Shai Ochayon Z”l, a Breslev Chasid is the victim of today’s terror terror attack in Petach Tikvah. The father of four children was stabbed on his way

(August 25, 2020 / JNS) The Trump administration slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday for meeting with Hamas leadership on Saturday. “The United States strongly objects to Turkish President Erdoğan hosting

(August 25, 2020 / JNS) Amid speeches on Monday at the virtual 2020 Republican National Convention touting U.S. President Donald Trump and warning about what the Democratic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala

As of now, six patients have been treated, all of whom left the hospital virus-free within 48 to 72 hours. The American Food & Drug Administration has approved the authorization of a

With talks of banning direct flights to Uman for Rosh Hashana, Netivim Tours director Levy Gureviz explains just how much money both Ukraine and Israel stand to lose. In addition

(August 24, 2020 / JNS) Israel struck multiple Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early on Monday in response to the ongoing launches of explosive and incendiary balloons into Israel, according to the

Hadassah Medical Center and Israir have announced a new program that will allow Israeli travelers to purchase a coronavirus test along with plane tickets, allowing for quick results and some

Israel’s Hadasash Medical Center is currently in negotiations, if the Phase III clinical trial is successful, to test the Russian Sputnik V vaccine and to potentially distribute it across the

As a tribute to the Jews and others killed in the Holocaust, German and Israeli Air Force jets flew over the former Nazi concentration camp Dachau on Tuesday. They also

Below is the Foreign Policy outlined by the Democratic Socialists of America for NYC Council candidates who want their backing. Many local politicians respond to the blatant Anti-Antisemitism.

(June 25, 2020 / JNS) Israel’s government voted unanimously on Wednesday to resume the use of surveillance tools by the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) to trace the movements of

(June 24, 2020 / JNS) A group of Senate Republicans sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday in support of Israel annexing parts of the West Bank,

(June 24, 2020 / JNS) Iran has spent as much as $700 million annually to support terrorist groups, according to a U.S. State Department report released on Wednesday. “The Iranian