Noam Jacobson is known to many for his appearances on the sketches produced by the satirical website Latma. But his new musical album shows a different side of Jacobson, who

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday denied a Palestinian Authority request for a $100 million bridging loan via Israel. Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad approached Bank of Israel

Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday urged Syria’s opposition to remain united on the shared goal of a free and democratic country. Davtutoglu warned a “weak and disorganized” opposition

Hamas “temporarily” suspended voter registration in Gaza on Monday in a move that raises doubts about whether upcoming legislative and presidential elections will be held in Palestinian Authority enclaves. The

According to Hizbullah’s al-Manar TV, Israeli warplanes fired at a target in southern Lebanon on Monday. “The enemy detonated an explosive device remotely against a telecommunication line in Zrariyeh” village,

Syria’s embattled president Bashar al-Assad on Monday approved new ‘counter-terrorism’ laws as opposition leaders sought in Cairo to develop a vision for a future without him. The official Syrian news

Officials in Nairobi reported on Monday that two Iranian terrorists who were arrested in Kenya last week were planning to attack Israeli, American, British and Saudi targets in the country.

The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO voted Friday to list the Nahal Me’arot Nature Reserve as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Site of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel in

The casket of Former Prime Minister Yitzchak Shamir has been placed at the Knesset Plaza before his funeral to allow the public to pay its respects. Shamir, who was Israel’s

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Monday that all Israeli citizens should take part in serving the country, through the military or by other means. “I am committed to a more

One person was killed and nine others were reported injured when a pipe carrying hydrochloric acid burst Monday at a pumping facility near a quarry in the Arava Desert.  Police

Rebel forces in Syria have enjoyed meaningful success in fighting against the regime of Bashar Assad in the last few weeks. Numerous videos uploaded to YouTube document dozens of Syrian

The Al Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, denounced on Sunday the sentence handed down to the group’s former senior commander, Ibrahim Hamad. Earlier on Sunday, an Israeli military court sentenced

Jordan’s king urged his country’s Islamist opposition on Sunday to take part in upcoming elections, despite their dissatisfaction with reforms, The Associated Press reported. King Abdullah II made the appeal

Both President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu have sent separate letters to Egypt’s new Islamist president, congratulating him on his election victory and calling for continued peace between

Russia may have helped shoot down the Turkish aircraft near Syria last week, the British newspaper The Sunday Times reported. The Israeli website Israel Defense quoted a report in the

The Palestinian Authority government is facing its “worst financial crisis” since its 1994 establishment, the PA’s labor minister told AFP on Sunday. Ahmed Majdalani warned in a conversation with the

IAF aircraft attacked a terrorist cell in northern Gaza on Monday morning, as it was preparing to launch rockets at southern Israel. The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement

President Shimon Peres and Chief of Staff Benny Gantz handed out on Sunday certificates of excellence to two outstanding soldiers who were injured in the collapse of the lighting bridge on Mount

Bedouin metal thieves infiltrated the IDF base at Tze’elim in the Negev Saturday night and stole crates of ammunition, which the IDF insists were empty. The Bedouins entered the base

The relationship between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism has been hotly debated in a variety of forums, including in university classrooms and internet chatrooms. Now the topic will get expert input: the

The town of Itamar will hold a memorial ceremony Sunday evening for Rachel, Neriyah, Tzvika and Avishai Shabo, who were murdered in their home in 2002, and for Yossi Tuito,

Tension between Turkey and Syria continued Saturday, with Turkey announcing that it scrambled six F-16 fighter jets to the skies on the border with Syria. The Turkish military spokesman said

Isramco Ltd. announced Sunday that “substantial signs of petroleum (natural gas) have been found at the Shimshon 1 exploratory well,” according to Globes. Isramco said that the well reached the

Senior Hamas terrorist Ibrahim Hamad was sentenced to 54 life terms in prison on Sunday. Hamad was the Judea and Samaria head of Hamas’s terrorist operations from 2001 to 2006,

The number of IDF lookouts on the border with Egypt has been doubled in recent months, according to outgoing Field Intelligence Corps, Brig. Gen. Eli Pollack. “The resources available to