Drone ‘from the east’ intercepted over central Israel The Israeli Air Force shot down the UAV. No injuries or damage were reported. JNS Staff Nov. 17, 2024
One dead, four wounded in suspected terrorist attack in central Israel The shootings occurred on Highway 4 near Yavne, with the assailant neutralized by an armed citizen. Oct. 15, 2024
East Brunswick and Yavne sign a sister city agreement Both towns share a strong commitment to education and the arts. Dec. 26, 2022
Largest Byzantine winepress in the world unearthed in Israel The huge complex is believed to have produced two million liters of wine annually, which were marketed across the Mediterranean. Naama Barak Oct. 13, 2021
Intact 1,000-year-old chicken egg unearthed in central Israel “Even today, eggs rarely survive for long in supermarket cartons,” says Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist Alla Nagorsky, excavation director at the site in Yavne where the rare find was discovered. June 9, 2021
1,600-year-old mosaic pavement unearthed in central Israel to be placed on display The flooring, which dates back to the Byzantine period, was discovered during large-scale excavations in Yavne, ahead of the development of a new neighborhood in the city. April 26, 2021
Understanding the collapse of liberal Zionism Peter Beinart claimed to speak for Jewish critics of Israel. Now he wants to replace it with a binational state, leaving Jews defenseless. Is anyone really surprised? Jonathan S. Tobin July 8, 2020
Beinart has reached his Yavne As a writer, he has been twisting ideas, terms and concepts so as to confound and discombobulate a younger generation of Jews. But he may have reached an impasse. Yisrael Medad July 8, 2020
Multiple arrests made in Yavne crane collapse case A total of 17 people have been detained and 11 questioned as criminal suspects, with four others placed under house arrest, in connection to the collapse of a crane at a construction site that killed four people. May 20, 2019
