Yoni Kempinski

Yoni Kempinski

Editor of Israel National News

News by Yoni Kempinski

Watch: Chief Rabbi of France relieved following Le Pen defeat

Rabbi Haim Korsia relieved by defeat of Marine Le Pen, but is worried her supporters have forgotten French brotherhood.

Watch: Chief Rabbi of France relieved following Le Pen defeat

Continuing 700 years of building Jerusalem

Arutz Sheva and Ateret Cohanim present a special project focusing on the renewal of Jewish presence in all of Jerusalem.

Continuing 700 years of building Jerusalem

Watch: Barghouti's lies caught on film

Mass-murderer who led hunger strike by jailed terrorists filmed eating in secret in his jail cell. 'The lie has been revealed.'

Watch: Barghouti's lies caught on film

'I know that my son died for a reason'

Bereaved mothers of soldiers Max Steinberg and Elhai Taharlev meet at Har Herzl military cemetery.

'I know that my son died for a reason'

'Our existence has a price'

'Our existence and freedom have a price,' says President Rivlin in Memorial Day address at the Western Wall.

'Our existence has a price'

Baransky: I'll run for a spot on Jewish Home list

Col. (res.) Jonathan Baransky, who lost to Bennett in Jewish Home primaries, to seek spot on party's Knesset list.

Baransky: I'll run for a spot on Jewish Home list

Bennett wins Jewish Home primaries

Minister of Education to continue to lead Jewish Home. "We are embarking on a journey that will lead us to the leadership of Israel."

Bennett wins Jewish Home primaries

Rabbi Hier :'Jewish Diaspora is dependent on Israel'

Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of Simon Wiesenthal Center says to Arutz Sheva that without Israel there will be no more Jews.

Rabbi Hier :'Jewish Diaspora is dependent on Israel'

Holocaust survivor: Keep our stories going

Holocaust survivor Bob Geminder expresses his feelings at the March of the Living.

Holocaust survivor: Keep our stories going

Watch: Auschwitz neighbors support Jews visiting death camp

Residents of Oswiecim near the Auschwitz death camp stood near the March of the Living and expressed their solidarity with marchers.

Watch: Auschwitz neighbors support Jews visiting death camp

Watch: Chabad offers Tefillin to marchers in Auschwitz

CTeen, Chabad's branch for the youth, offers members of March of the Living the opportunity to wear Tefillin in Auschwitz.

Watch: Chabad offers Tefillin to marchers in Auschwitz

Special interview with Elie Wiesel's son

Elisha Wiesel, son of Nobel laureate Eli Wiesel, says there is no single lesson to be learned from the Holocaust.

Special interview with Elie Wiesel's son

Watch: Hitler couldn't kill me

Holocaust survivor tells Arutz Sheva having a family is her way of defeating the Nazis. 'This generation should know and not forget.'

Watch: Hitler couldn't kill me

Bennett joins March of the Living

Education Minister says social media, aging of survivors makes Holocaust denial easier than ever.

Bennett joins March of the Living

'Today, the biggest problem is one of distortion'

Arutz Sheva speaks to historian and Nazi hunter Dr. Efraim Zuroff about current attempts to distort the narrative of the Holocaust.

'Today, the biggest problem is one of distortion'

'Each participant becomes an agent of change'

Arutz Sheva talks with March of the Living World Chair Dr. Shmuel Rosenman about the significance of the trips on Holocaust education.

'Each participant becomes an agent of change'

Watch: Torah scrolls buried in Warsaw

Warsaw's Jewish community buried damaged Torah scrolls on the anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising.

Watch: Torah scrolls buried in Warsaw

"And the winning 'Inspired by Israel' video is..."

Producers, activists, friends, and families gather at the Jerusalem Tower of David for the final event of the international video contest.

"And the winning 'Inspired by Israel' video is..."

Found hiker: I thank the Creator of the World

Yeshiva student who was lost until this morning in the Judean Desert thanks the Creator and all those who searched for him.

Found hiker: I thank the Creator of the World

President Rivlin says once-a-year blessing on trees

President Rivlin goes into President's Residence garden to make special once-a-year blessing with Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yosef.

President Rivlin says once-a-year blessing on trees

Watch: Israel Col. describes Pesach during Intifada

Retired Colonel describes Operation in Judea and Samaria following murder of 30 Jews in Park Hotel suicide bombing on seder night.

Watch: Israel Col. describes Pesach during Intifada

Watch: Pesach message from Diaspora Minister

Minister Naftali Bennett issues Passover greetings to the readers of Arutz Sheva.

Watch: Pesach message from Diaspora Minister

Converts practice Pesach Seder

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Converts practice Pesach Seder

'You are the leaders of the next generation'

Education Minister attends event celebrating 50 years of a united Jerusalem, tells participants to always try to help their country.

'You are the leaders of the next generation'

Watch: Small child rescued from pit

Four-year old child pulled from 13-foot deep pit in backyard in Kiryat Shemona.

Watch: Small child rescued from pit

For the first time

Judea and Samaria lobby in the European Parliament

'Friends of Judea and Samaria in the European Parliament' gets to work.

Judea and Samaria lobby in the European Parliament

Watch: Special needs youths join the IDF

For the first time the IDF is inducting special needs youths into its ranks via the 'Big People in Uniform' program.

Watch: Special needs youths join the IDF

'European rabbis have to spend their time on security'

Head of Rabbinical Centre of Europe says anti-Semitism in Europe forces rabbis to spend time on protecting schools instead of spirituality.

'European rabbis have to spend their time on security'

Coalition Crisis: No IBA worker will be abandoned

Finance Minister says he will make sure all 1,000 IBA employees who stand to lose their jobs are taken care of.

Coalition Crisis: No IBA worker will be abandoned

'Israel doesn't need new elections'

Defense Minister visits army base, speaks of importance of IDF diversity, says new elections 'last thing Israel needs.'

'Israel doesn't need new elections'

'They celebrate while we cry'

Amona residents protest outside coalition celebration over the failure to establish a new town for them and end their homelessness.

'They celebrate while we cry'

Bnei Akiva students embark on science and technology missions

35 students from around the country to visit particle accelerator in Switzerland, see satellite launch in Florida.

Bnei Akiva students embark on science and technology missions

Where is the kippah? There is an answer

Orthodox business man explains that observant Jews in US may remove their kippot while working.

Where is the kippah? There is an answer

Finished eating? You may be feeding the needy

Ever ask 'Where does all the food from events go? What a waste!'? Leket Israel asked, and decided to act.

Finished eating? You may be feeding the needy

Watch: When the coach brings a Purim surprise

Paamonim believes that poor families need guidance and coaching more than grants of money. Purim, however, is the time to make an exception.

Watch: When the coach brings a Purim surprise

After school activity: Throwing stones

Students from Bir Zeit University rioted against security officers on patrol near university, 5 arrested.

After school activity: Throwing stones

Watch: The New Yorker who sings out loud: 'I am Israel'

Musician Gershon Veroba tells Arutz Sheva how he is an Israeli despite coming from New York. 'We are the children of Israel.'

Watch: The New Yorker who sings out loud: 'I am Israel'

A unique form of charity in the grapefruit orchard

We joined Bar & Bat Mitzvah celebrators, high school kids as they set out to the field with Leket to volunteer in a unique form of giving.

A unique form of charity in the grapefruit orchard

'It's not easy to watch your house be demolished'

Ofra resident speaks of hardships as his family's home is demolished by a bulldozer. 'We always look forward.  We have to look forward.'

'It's not easy to watch your house be demolished'

Azariya's attorney describes army threats as "moral blackmail"

Yoram Sheftel, Elor Azariya's lawyer, explained his decision to appeal Azariya's verdict, claiming that the conviction was a 'frame-up'.

Azariya's attorney describes army threats as "moral blackmail"