U.S. lawmakers from both parties sharply criticized on Wednesday leaks that revealed how the CIA disrupted an Al-Qaeda plot through a spy who infiltrated the terror group. Elements of the

A call to boycott the US-based Best Buy chain alleging the electronics store has ties to the Hamas terrorist organization is continuing its campaign to raise awareness about the issue. More

The police gave official permission Wednesday to hold the annual Flagdance – “Rikudgalim” – march through Jerusalem on Jerusalem Day, reversing a previous decision to prevent the march from passing

The Shin Bet and Israel Police officially released Thursday that they plan to indict two Arabs arrested for the stabbing of a yeshiva student near the tomb of Shimon HaTzaddik

Hamas security forces wearing masks and wielding batons and rifle butts forcibly “dissolved” a protest against the “suppression of freedom” in Gaza. Thursday’s rally was staged by Gaza residents and

Vice President Joe Biden sought on Tuesday to ensure the Jewish vote in the upcoming presidential elections this fall by telling the Rabbinical Assembly of his friendship with Prime Minister

The success of the Birthright Israel trip, which has brought more than 200,000 young Jews to Israel from 52 countries over the past 12 years, has caused the parents of

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged Israel to either charge or release Palestinian Authority Arab detainees “without delay,” according to a report in the Bethlehem-based Ma’an news agency. Ban

A Fatah delegation from Ramallah made a high-profile visit to Gaza on Wednesday to hold talks with local faction-members and other groups in the Hamas-run enclave. Ahead of the visit,

At least one Grad rocket was fired into southern Israel by Gaza on Wednesday night. The rocket reportedly landed in an open field in the Shaar HaNegev council region near

Iran’s fleet of twenty submarines poses a dangerous and unpredictable force in the Persian Gulf region. The United States – with its Fifth Fleet is based in Bahrain and carrier

A French-Israeli filmmaker is producing a spy thriller loosely based on the daring 2010 assassination of a Hamas terrorist on Dubai starring Israeli supermodel Bar Rafaeli. The assassination of Mahmoud

Greece’s Jewish community expressed alarm following the election of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party to parliament and warned their fellow citizens to oppose the return of fascism. The extreme-right political

The IDF has begun to acquire a new computer tablet system that can be used in nearly any situation. The system, dubbed the Octopus, has been undergoing rigorous testing and

Turkey is bailing out Iran and Arab Spring countries with huge amounts of gold exports that have boosted its trade balance. Iran and countries facing Arab Spring rebellions have bought

Ten suspects linked to a white supremacist group were arrested for planning attacks on Jews, immigrants and minorities in Central Florida, authorities said on Tuesday.   The arrests were based

Smartphone apps may pose a security threat to the country, the IDF warns in a letter to soldiers and commanders. Military spokespersons said that security can be breached because of

An explosion hit a Syrian military truck escorting a convoy of UN observers near the city of Deraa, just seconds after UN staff had passed by. Major General Robert Mood,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday dismissed claims he and Kadima chairman Shaul Mofaz have secret deals the public knows nothing about. “This was the only agreement that was signed,”

President Shimon Peres said on Tuesday that science can be neither conquered nor defended by armies, and its advancement will change the way humans govern themselves. Peres, who is currently

More details emerged on Tuesday about the plot by Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen which was thwarted by the CIA. The plot involved a terrorist destroying a U.S.-bound airliner using a

Israel is hosting the three-day International Interpol Convention, which began on Tuesday in Tel Aviv. Some 200 senior delegates from law enforcement agencies across 40 European nations are attending the

Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon met on Tuesday with China’s special envoy to the Middle East, Ambassador Wu Sike. It was Wu’s second visit to the region. The meeting dealt

The unity deal which brought Kadima into Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition was criticized by the leftist parties in the Knesset and led to protests against MK Shaul Mofaz. Despite

IDF forces on Tuesday raided the Ramallah offices of a group ostensibly dedicated to opposing the construction of the Israel’s separation fence in Judea and Samaria. According to the Bethlehem

Terrorists on Tuesday evening opened fire on a Jewish motorist travelling on Route 60. The incident occurred near the Arab village of Sinjil, which is north of the Jewish community

In their most recent onslaught, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have been launching false accusations against those who sought to counter

Vice President Joe Biden vigorously defended the Obama administration’s record on Israel on Tuesday, crediting President Barack Obama for strengthening America’s position in the region and for imposing “the most