Yoni Kempinski

Yoni Kempinski

Editor of Israel National News

News by Yoni Kempinski

Rabbi Leo Dee:

Rabbi Leo Dee: 'Bereaved families just want to mourn with the whole nation'

Bereaved father and husband Leo Dee talks about the mourning he and his family are going through, and calls for unity in Israel.

Rabbi Leo Dee: 'Bereaved families just want to mourn with the whole nation'

JFNA President and CEO to INN:

JFNA President: 'On Israeli domestic policy no one has told us to mind our own business'

Eric Fingerhut spoke with  Israel National News about Israel's domestic issues and their pertinence to Jews worldwide.

JFNA President: 'On Israeli domestic policy no one has told us to mind our own business'

Bereaved sister and daughter:

Bereaved sister and daughter Tali Dee: 'We're not alone, even though the house is empty'

Tali Dee, who lost her mother and sisters in Jordan Valley shooting, opens up about how she is coping with the grief.

Bereaved sister and daughter Tali Dee: 'We're not alone, even though the house is empty'

INN Exclusive interview:

President Herzog in Exclusive interview: 'Enemies who celebrate division are mistaken'

Israel National News spoke with President Isaac Herzog about the judicial reform plan, Israel Independence Day, and the nation's enemies.

President Herzog in Exclusive interview: 'Enemies who celebrate division are mistaken'

17-year-old torch-lighter:

17-year-old torch-lighter: 'Agriculture is a national matter'

Reut Amichai will be the youngest of the ceremonial torch lighters at this year's Israeli Independence Day opening ceremony.

17-year-old torch-lighter: 'Agriculture is a national matter'

Fake news:

Fake news: Lucy Dee's organs were not donated to a Palestinian Arab terrorist

Efrat Local Council head ​​​​​​​Oded Revivi denies false reports that Lucy Dee's organs were donated to terrorist by order of Supreme Court.

Fake news: Lucy Dee's organs were not donated to a Palestinian Arab terrorist

Annual antisemitism report:

Annual antisemitism report: Haredi Jews are the main target of antisemitic assaults

2022 saw another sharp increase in the number of antisemitic incidents in the United States and other Western countries.

Annual antisemitism report: Haredi Jews are the main target of antisemitic assaults

Rabbi Leo Dee:

Rabbi Leo Dee: 'My focus is the future, not terrorists from a damaged culture'

Bereaved father and husband recalls meeting with Netanyahu, describes support from Arab friends after deadly terror attack.

Rabbi Leo Dee: 'My focus is the future, not terrorists from a damaged culture'

Tali Dee:

Tali Dee: Even if terrorist is caught, it won't return what I lost

The family of Rina, Maia, and Lucy Dee, who were murdered on Passover, spoke to the press about their loss.

Tali Dee: Even if terrorist is caught, it won't return what I lost

Floridian Jews embrace wounded IDF soldiers

In wake of tensions and security threats, the Jewish community of South Florida embraces wounded IDF soldiers.

Floridian Jews embrace wounded IDF soldiers

SSY:

SSY: Turning the horrors of war into the blessings of aliyah

INN speaks with Linda Pardes Friedburg, founder of Shishi Shabbat Yisraeli (SSY - Israeli Weekend).

SSY: Turning the horrors of war into the blessings of aliyah

Kohelet Deputy Dir.:

Kohelet Policy Forum Deputy Director: The legal reform will make Israel more democratic

Ran Bar Yoshafat, Deputy Director of Kohelet Policy Forum, to INN: I think a creative solution can be found regarding the legal reform.

Kohelet Policy Forum Deputy Director: The legal reform will make Israel more democratic

JewQ: The competition that empowers Jewish identity

Young scholars compete in international Jewish knowledge competition

JewQ: The competition that empowers Jewish identity

Tel Aviv terror attack:

Tel Aviv terror attack: Patients receive terror victim's heart and kidney

After Or Ashkar succumbed to wounds from Tel Aviv shooting attack, family donates his organs, saving lives of two patients.

Tel Aviv terror attack: Patients receive terror victim's heart and kidney

Likud Minister to INN:

Likud Minister to INN: We caved, but we couldn't let the country fall apart

Information Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan: The fight has moved from the Knesset to the street.

Likud Minister to INN: We caved, but we couldn't let the country fall apart

Minister Shlomo Karhi to INN:

Minister Karhi to INN: We'll give negotiations a chance, the reform will be promoted

Minister Shlomo Karhi speaks to INN at right-wing demonstration in Tel Aviv.

Minister Karhi to INN: We'll give negotiations a chance, the reform will be promoted

MK Nissim Vaturi:

MK Nissim Vaturi: 'We did a bad job of explaining the reforms'

Likud MK believes 'we can work with elements of the opposition to reach broad agreement.'

MK Nissim Vaturi: 'We did a bad job of explaining the reforms'

MK Tally Gotliv: Pausing the legislation is a shame and a disgrace

Likud MK tells INN: We failed by not firing the Attorney General, who is a political appointment of Gideon Sa'ar.

MK Tally Gotliv: Pausing the legislation is a shame and a disgrace

MK Ze'ev Elkin to INN:

MK Ze'ev Elkin to INN: Netanyahu fired Gallant and fueled the protest

MK Elkin rejects the claims that only left-wingers are protesting against the judicial reform.

MK Ze'ev Elkin to INN: Netanyahu fired Gallant and fueled the protest

Daniella Weiss:

Daniella Weiss: 'There's no sufficient reason to stop the reforms'

'What the Supreme Court has been trying to do for so long must be stopped,' says head of Nachala Settlement Movement.

Daniella Weiss: 'There's no sufficient reason to stop the reforms'

Nobel prize winning economist:

Nobel prize winning economist: Judicial reform opponents' economic fears are unfounded

Special interview with Nobel Prize winner Prof Robert Aumann, who warns that economic doom predictions are a 'self-fulfilling prophecy.'

Nobel prize winning economist: Judicial reform opponents' economic fears are unfounded

Nefesh B'Nefesh Medex event aims to help record number of doctors make aliyah

With Israel in a dire shortage of doctors and other medical professionals, NBN makes it easy for them to certify before landing in Israel.

Nefesh B'Nefesh Medex event aims to help record number of doctors make aliyah

'Chabad of Cancun is an ingathering of the exiles'

Chabad of Cancun's Rabbi Mendel Druk explains the special nature of his center for its Jewish visitors in Mexico's famed beach resort town.

'Chabad of Cancun is an ingathering of the exiles'

Hundreds of healthcare providers attend Nefesh B'Nefesh Medex event

Medex event served as a one-stop shop for medical professionals interested in Aliyah, helping them to practice medicine in Israel.

Hundreds of healthcare providers attend Nefesh B'Nefesh Medex event

Chief Rabbi of Ukraine:

Chief Rabbi of Ukraine: 'Thousands of Jewish families in Ukraine still need our help'

Rabbi Moshe Asman is building a new town in Israel for Ukrainian Jewish refugees to provide them with housing, healthcare, food and support.

Chief Rabbi of Ukraine: 'Thousands of Jewish families in Ukraine still need our help'

New Bangkok Chabad Center seeks to unite Jews under one roof

Chabad of Bangkok, Thailand's Rabbi Nechemia Wilhelm says that they expect 8,000-10,000 Jews across country for this year's seders.

New Bangkok Chabad Center seeks to unite Jews under one roof

Fighter pilot tells INN:

Fighter pilot tells INN: 'Those refusing orders are confused on what Israel is here for'

'Never again' is negative motivation. We need to return to the vision of our Prophets, says Maj. Shai Kalach.

Fighter pilot tells INN: 'Those refusing orders are confused on what Israel is here for'

Judicial reform:

Judicial reform: 'This isn't the first time 'experts' have got big things wrong'

'German courts didn't protect Jews under the Nazi regime. Courts can't be relied upon to protect minorities,' attorney tells INN.

Judicial reform: 'This isn't the first time 'experts' have got big things wrong'

MK Bismuth slams opposition:

MK Bismuth slams opposition: 'It's not about reforms, it's about taking down government'

Likud MK Boaz Bismuth calls judicial reform opponents hypocrites, describes their claims that democracy is in danger as 'absurd.'

MK Bismuth slams opposition: 'It's not about reforms, it's about taking down government'

World Zionist Organization:

World Zionist Organization: Education emissaries connecting diaspora youth with Israel

World Zionist Organization's Gael Grunewald explains why emissaries are essential for future of Israel and global Jewish communities.

World Zionist Organization: Education emissaries connecting diaspora youth with Israel

Special interview:

Special interview: From normalization to education

Jewish activists Martin and Reva Oliner speak about meeting with officials from Arab states, judicial reform, and Jewish education.

Special interview: From normalization to education

MK Danny Danon:

MK Danny Danon: 'Netanyahu needs to lead the solution to the judicial reform conflict'

Danon tells Israel National News that it's PM's obligation as Israel's leader to make the case for why judicial reform is necessary.

MK Danny Danon: 'Netanyahu needs to lead the solution to the judicial reform conflict'

Likud MK: Breaking the Silence - an 'antisemitic organization'

MK Kallner launched a lobby tasked with fighting foreign nations' meddling in Israel internal affairs.

Likud MK: Breaking the Silence - an 'antisemitic organization'

Dem. Senator Schatz:

Democrat Senator Schatz: We may need to reevaluate relationship with Israel

US Democrat Senator Brian Schatz responds to judicial reform plans and says: “I have never been more alarmed about the future of Israel”.

Democrat Senator Schatz: We may need to reevaluate relationship with Israel

Tuvia Tenenbom:

Tuvia Tenenbom: 'The Haredi community are very happy and proud of what they are'

For his latest book, author seeks to dispel false notions about haredi community by moving to the heart of Mea She’arim.

Tuvia Tenenbom: 'The Haredi community are very happy and proud of what they are'

Author Tuvia Tenenbom:

Tuvia Tenenbom: 'The hatred from both sides on judicial reform is frightening'

Author and journalist Tuvia Tenenbom warns that judicial reform process needs to be paused in order to calm anger and include Opposition.

Tuvia Tenenbom: 'The hatred from both sides on judicial reform is frightening'

Former MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh:

Ex-MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh: Diaspora needs to understand judiciary in Israel a unique case

Former MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh explains how Israel's Declaration of Independence can be the guiding light to heal rift over judicial reform.

Ex-MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh: Diaspora needs to understand judiciary in Israel a unique case

AZM director:

American Zionist Movement director: Judicial reform should be explained in a better way

AZM Executive Director Herbert Block to INN: The concern among US Jews over the judicial reform is out of love for Israel.

American Zionist Movement director: Judicial reform should be explained in a better way

Chief of Staff to reservists:

Chief of Staff to reservists: Refusal is a red line, the word 'traitor' should not be said

Chief of Staff Halevi meets with dozens of commanders in the reserves.

Chief of Staff to reservists: Refusal is a red line, the word 'traitor' should not be said

ZOA President:

ZOA President: Once US Jews understand judicial reform, they will support it

Morton Klein rebukes White House for interfering in Israel's domestic affairs, says diaspora not being told truth about judicial reform.

ZOA President: Once US Jews understand judicial reform, they will support it