As part of the coalition agreement between the haredi-oriented United Torah Judaism (UTJ) and Likud, the Knesset has passed a law that promises aid for Torah students with families, as

Yona Weinberg, a convicted sex offender from the United States who is now living in the Har Nof neighborhood in Jerusalem, is stepping up litigation against Rabbi Ya’akov Horowitz, an

This week those in the Diaspora catch up with their brethren in the Land of Israel, with the Torah readings of Matot and Ma’asei and, this Friday we shall all

MK Moti Yogev (Jewish Home) addressed a recent assertion by Asst. Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan that the IDF hasn’t barred Torah-scroll dedication ceremonies on army bases, claiming that this is

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took time today (Wednesday) to address the video that shows a Palestinian father asking Israeli Border Police to shoot his son. “I’ve just watched a video

An Emirates Boeing 777-300 crash-landed in Dubai after it caught fire mid-air. At around 12:50 p.m. local time, Emirates flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram, India, crash-landed in Dubai airport, when its

Syrian regime forces backed by heavy Russian air raids recaptured a series of hilltops and villages on the southwest edges of Aleppo city from rebel groups, a monitor said Wednesday.

Twenty-eight Muslim, Christian and Jewish teenagers from Jerusalem and throughout the United States took to Capitol Hill in support of a bill to encourage peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday accused Israel of thwarting the implementation of the nuclear deal his country signed with the West a year ago, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

The flurry of polls in the United States continued on Tuesday, with the latest one showing that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has extended her lead over Republican rival Donald

On the fifth anniversary of the death of singer Amy Winehouse, a foundation in her memory will open a home for female addicts. The half-way house sponsored by the Amy

An ancient Jewish site located just 30 miles from Islamic State-controlled Mosul is at risk of collapsing, a representative of Kurdish Jewry says. Sherzan Omer, Kurdish Jewry’s representative in the

French President Francois Hollande issued a scathing criticism of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, describing him as “sickening.” “His excesses make you want to retch, even in the United States,

Three high-ranking staffers at the Democratic National Committee have resigned amid the email controversy that forced their boss, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, to resign last week. Chief executive Amy Dacey,

The Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. condemned Donald Trump’s “objectionable remarks” about the family of a Muslim-American soldier killed in Iraq. In a sharply worded news release issued Tuesday,

The Temple Institute, dedicated to reestablishing the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, announced it is opening a school for training Levitical priests for their eventual service in a new temple. The

The Hamas terrorist organization is continuing to encourage Palestinian Arabs to carry out terrorist attacks against Israel, but is also criticizing Israel for killing terrorists who harmed Israelis. In recent

President of the United States Barack Obama strongly attacked Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump this evening (Tuesday), saying that Trump is constantly supplying evidence that he’s “unfit” for the job.

The summer wave of Aliyah continues. 145 new Olim from France have landed today (Tuesday) at Ben-Gurion airport, arriving with the assistance of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been attacked since the day of the most recent election, on which he told media that “Arabs are going out to the voting booth in

German flag carrier airline Lufthansa warned Tuesday that “horrific” terror attacks in Europe were having a “tangible impact” on business, with second-quarter profits down 17 percent. Advance bookings were down

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — When the 2016 Olympic Games open on Friday, August 5, the eyes of the world will be on Rio – the first South American city

A one and a half year old baby drowned in a bathtub in her house in Jerusalem tonight (Tuesday), her condition is very serious. An MDA ambulance crew performed CPR

For the first time, a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activist was on Tuesday deported from Israel, Channel 2 News reports. Soon after she landed at the Ben Gurion International

NEW YORK (JTA) — Hasia Diner is one of the most acclaimed American Jewish historians in the country. A product of the Habonim Dror Zionist youth movement, she is a

JTA — The Yesha Council has represented Israel’s communities in Judea and Samaria for nearly five decades. They’ve helped create what appears to be an irreversible reality to both critics

Teva Pharmaceutical on Tuesday completed its $40 billion acquisition of the generics arm of rival Allergan, a move the Israeli firm hailed as confirmation of its intention to become one

In an interview with radio station Kol Hai,Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) clarified her remarks where she said that haredim should become journalists. “There is one thing which this

President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin, visited the IDF’s draft absorption center in the Tel Hashomer base near Tel Aviv this morning (Tuesday) to meet with the new August draftees into the

The Knesset has passed, for its second and third reading, an amendment to the Firearms Law which would allow all soldiers who finish their military service to get a gun