Yoni Kempinski

Yoni Kempinski

Editor of Israel National News

News by Yoni Kempinski

Gilad Katz:

Gilad Katz: The rules have changed, Israel now proactive against Palestinian Arab terror

Gilad Katz, former Consul General of Israel, explains why Operation Shield and Arrow could be a game changer in fight against terror.

Gilad Katz: The rules have changed, Israel now proactive against Palestinian Arab terror

Lincoln Club of Orange County:

Lincoln Club: US has same issues as Israel with media bias, judicial system

Lincoln Club of Orange County visits Israel National News to discuss American and Israeli politics and business ties.

Lincoln Club: US has same issues as Israel with media bias, judicial system

Interview: Yossi Barda

Singer Yossi Barda: This is a very difficult day, everyone is in mourning

Yossi Barda appeared at the El Ghriba Synagogue shortly before the attack and knew the victims. "It's hard to digest this bad thing."

Singer Yossi Barda: This is a very difficult day, everyone is in mourning

Likud MK Boaz Bismuth:

Likud MK Boaz Bismuth: Israel chose the timing, terrorists don't need an excuse to kill us

Bismuth defends government's elimination of terrorists in Gaza, explains that EU, Arab states are realizing they are in the same situation.

Likud MK Boaz Bismuth: Israel chose the timing, terrorists don't need an excuse to kill us

The rabbi who knows the secret formula of Coca Cola

Rabbi Yerachmiel Morrison, Rabbinic Coordinator of OU Kashrut Department, speaks to INN about maintaining company's kashrut and secrecy.

The rabbi who knows the secret formula of Coca Cola

Challenges facing Europe's rabbis: preserving Jewish identity among the youth

An integral part of the discussion at the Conference of European Rabbis concerns dealing with the daily rise in anti-Semitism.

Challenges facing Europe's rabbis: preserving Jewish identity among the youth

Happy and Kosher birthday:

Happy and Kosher birthday: Celebrating 100 years of OU kosher certification

OU Kosher CEO Rabbi Menachem Genack and COO Rabbi Moshe Elefant speak about OU's longstanding success and the future of the organization.

Happy and Kosher birthday: Celebrating 100 years of OU kosher certification

Jewish Florida state rep:

Jewish Florida state rep: DeSantis led the way, making sure antisemitism bill passed

Florida reps. Randy Fine and Mike Caruso praise DeSantis for signing legislation that will target antisemites behind anti-Jewish incidents.

Jewish Florida state rep: DeSantis led the way, making sure antisemitism bill passed

MK Simcha Rothman:

MK Simcha Rothman: The legislation of the reform should not have been suspended

MK Rothman says the opposition is not interested in a compromise on the judicial reform.

MK Simcha Rothman: The legislation of the reform should not have been suspended

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu to INN:

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: Mass demonstration ended fears judicial reform may be scuttled

After massive pro-reform rally draws hundreds of thousands, senior Religious Zionist rabbi says judicial overhaul cannot be blocked.

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: Mass demonstration ended fears judicial reform may be scuttled

Former Amb. Friedman: America needs Israel

Trump's ambassador to Israel credits the former administration for 'letting Israel do what it thinks is best', says America needs Israel.

Former Amb. Friedman: America needs Israel

Bereaved husband:

Bereaved husband: 'Best reaction to terror is to invest the same energy in love'

Bereaved husband Benjamin Horgen speaks about the significance of Memorial day to him and of the memory of his murdered wife Esther.

Bereaved husband: 'Best reaction to terror is to invest the same energy in love'

Bereaved father Yossi Tzur:

Bereaved father Yossi Tzur: Memorial Day is a time to think about the dead, not to protest

Tzur tells Israel National News about a book he has written with bereaved mother Iris Segev about their journeys as grieving parents.

Bereaved father Yossi Tzur: Memorial Day is a time to think about the dead, not to protest

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'