Chief Rabbis of Israel and Education Minister attended the Western Wall lighting of the menorah on the first night of Hanukkah.

Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey said Tuesday that the United States can successfully attack Iran, if necessary. His biggest worry is that Iran will “miscalculate

Iran has moved most of its government websites from foreign-based hosting companies to new computer facilities inside the country to protect them against cyber attacks, Reuters reported on Tuesday. A

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barack on Teusday visited the Ephraim Brigade headquarters in Samaria to light the first Hannukah candle this year. During the visit Barak

State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss slammed the Israel’s top security officials on Tuesday saying Israel is short on bomb shelters and ill-prepared to defend its citizenry should war break out. The

Amid the Islamic tsunami sweeping Egypt’s parliamentary elections the ultra-conservative Salafist Nour party says it is willing to hold talks with Israel. Salafi al-Nour Party spokesman Yousri Hammad told Egypt’s

Did the Prime Minister hint, in a Cabinet meeting earlier this week, that he wants Tel Aviv’s future subway stations to double as mass emergency shelters? If he did –

Lebanon said Monday it knows who is behind rocket attacks on Israel but won’t say. Later, it revealed the secret: Israel – of course. Lebanese Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn Monday

While the death of North Korea’s leader in the past 17 years, Kim Jong Il, may seem like it is not connected to Israel, Attorney Nitzana Darshan-Leitner who heads the

Protesters rioted in Bahrain for a third day as minority Shi’ites demanded more rights from the Sunni monarchy in renewed unrest. Riots have erupted regularly over the year since the

The Indian press fussed about an editorial in the Chinese Communist Party organ, the People’s Daily, that expressed concern over the forthcoming February launch of India’s new Agni-V missile. This

Tunisia’s newly elected president on Monday called the country’s Jewish population to return to his country, The Associated Press reported. During a meeting with the country’s Grand Rabbi Haim Bittan,

Iran is a year or less from “N-Day,” but the United States will stop it – no matter what, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told CBS Monday night. His comments were

A wealthy Saudi Prince has bought three percent of Twitter, the latest of Arab world investments that are making inroads on Western-based companies. Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who heads

The Rebbe of the Satmar Hassidic movement, Grand Rabbi Aron Teitelbaum, spoke out Saturday night against Jews who oppose U.S. President Barack Obama. The Rebbe, who lives in the New

South Korean president Lee Myung-Bak learned North Korean despot Kim John Ill died of a heart attack from the North’s state-run TV on Saturday morning. Defense Minister Kim Kwan-Jin was

Germany called on Israel to refrain from publishing construction tenders in Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem saying it sends a “devastating message” for peace efforts. “The Israeli government must be aware

The Lebanese army discovered four Katyusha rockets ready for launch at Israel Monday, while government officials said they know who fired at Israel earlier this month. The rockets were discovered

Troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad continued to kill opponents Monday while he agreed to sign an Arab League proposal for sending observers. The document was signed by the

A British legislator in Cameron’s government has lost a key post and is under probe for celebrating at a Nazi costume stag party. Conservative party Member of Parliament Aidan Burley

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, head of the Yisrael Beitenu faction, said Monday that the attacks against Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron, or Yesha) are wrong and

An alleged CIA agent being held in Tehran was shown on Iranian state television on Sunday. The channel named the man as Amir Mirzai Hekmati and said he was an

Now that the second phase of the Shalit deal has been implemented and 550 terrorist prisoners have been released, the Hamas terror group is already planning the next kidnapping. In

Israel has offered to export natural gas to India, The Times of India is reporting. According to the report, the offer was made by Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz to

He is still president for another few months, but Dmitry Medvedev has become Russia’s almost forgotten man. At Vladimir Putin’s four and a half hour call-in show last week he