Month May 2021

Israel reopened its borders to foreign tourists on Sunday after a fall in COVID-19 infections but said it would take time for visitors to start arriving and to revive the… Read more » The post Israel Reopens Borders to Small… Continue Reading →

Officers carried out an arrest in Issawiya of the main suspect in attacks on policeman on Temple Mount on Friday. After an investigation and according to intelligence information from the… Read more » The post Undercover Police Arrest Temple Mount… Continue Reading →

Yamina leader Naftali Bennett called upon party leaders on Sunday to make compromises following the Operation Guardian of the Walls and to prevent a fifth election in under two-and-a-half years.… Read more » The post Bennett Calls for Post-Gaza War… Continue Reading →

Four Republican members of the Senate on Friday introduced legislation to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system credited with intercepting 90% of the over 4,360 rockets fired at Israeli… Read more » The post Senate Republicans Introduce Bill to… Continue Reading →

David Brodet announced his resignation as chairman of El Al on Sunday. Only eight months ago, in October 2020, Brodet was appointed chairman. Brodet had wanted to resign two weeks… Read more » The post Brodet Steps Down as El… Continue Reading →

United, Delta and American Airlines said on Friday that they will be resuming flights to Tel Aviv after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in violence that had included… Read more » The post U.S. Airlines Resuming Flights to… Continue Reading →

The NYPD is investigating two possible hate incidents late on Shabbos in Boro Park and Flatbush, part of an ongoing spate of attacks in the city. At around 6-7 p.m., two… Read more » The post NYPD Investigating Anti-Semitic Incidents in… Continue Reading →

Some teenagers and young adults who received COVID-19 vaccines experienced heart inflammation, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory group said, recommending further study of the rare condition.… Read more » The post CDC Looking Into Heart Inflammation… Continue Reading →

Likud officials have continued to accuse Yamina head Naftali Bennett and New Hope party head Gideon Sa’ar of working to establish a government that relies on the support of the… Read more » The post Report: Likud Officials Say ‘Change… Continue Reading →

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel on Wednesday and the PA on Thursday as part of the White House’s efforts to strengthen a ceasefire agreement reached between… Read more » The post Blinken Set to Arrive in… Continue Reading →

Har HaBayis was reopened to Jewish visitors on Sunday after it was closed to them 20 days. It should be noted that according to the Gedolei HaPoskim, entry to Har… Read more » The post Har HaBayis Reopened to Jews… Continue Reading →

Bangladesh has made a diplomatic gesture toward Israel, leading to speculation that the two countries may be on the way to the establishment of the full ties. Bangladeshi Home Affairs… Read more » The post Bangladesh Makes Diplomatic Gesture to… Continue Reading →

Iran‘s parliament speaker said on Sunday that a three-month monitoring deal between Tehran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog had expired as of Saturday, Iran‘s state media reported, adding that the… Read more » The post Iran: Inspectors May No Longer… Continue Reading →

The IDF reportedly thwarted a major Hamas attack just hours before a ceasefire took effect that has tentatively ended more than a week of fighting, Channel 12 reported Friday. The… Read more » The post Report: IDF Thwarted Large-Scale Hamas… Continue Reading →

At least three people were killed at approximately 12 injured in a mass shooting in New Jersey a short time ago. According to radio transmissions, the shooting took place in Fairfield Township in Bridgeton. An exact location of the shooting… Continue Reading →

The NYPD is investigating two possible hate incidents late Motzei Shabbos. Sources tell YWN that at around 7:30PM, two Jewish teens were assaulted on Ocean Parkway and 18th Avenue. The victims claim a group of men exited a Toyota Camry… Continue Reading →

New York state logged the lowest COVID-19 positivity rate since Labor Day, as infection numbers continue to drop amid rising vaccinations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. Just 0.80% of the… Read more » The post New York Records Lowest COVID… Continue Reading →

Police in Germany say they are investigating a Jewish man’s report of being punched in the face and abused with antisemitic language while walking home in Berlin early Saturday. A… Read more » The post Jewish Man Assaulted With Slur… Continue Reading →