Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer earlier this week posted a letter on Twitter together with a picture of the wrapped holiday gifts he is sending out – which

The Ministry of Finance and the Histadrut labor federation reached an agreement overnight Tuesday that prevented a general strike that was scheduled to start at 6:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. The

An Israeli resolution on agricultural technology for sustainable development was adopted on Tuesday by the UN General Assembly with 146 votes in favor and 36 abstentions. The resolution promotes more

This week’s special edition of Temple Talk was recorded on the fast day of the Tenth of Tevet. Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman contemplate the true nature of a

Israel’s enemies are often either ignorant of Israel’s history or distort it to their advantage – that’s why it’s incumbent upon us to know the truth and make it known to

The High Court on Tuesday evening rejected petitions by the families of two terrorists who carried out attacks in Jerusalem and which the IDF had issued demolition orders for their

Tashfeen Malik together with her husband Syed Farook launched a lethal shooting attack murdering 14 people in San Bernardino, California early this month, but new revelations show the tragedy may have been avoided if stricter

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday spoke about the rapprochement agreement talks with Israel during a parliamentary group meeting, and said the goal is to “benefit” Palestinian Arabs. “No

Senior Israeli security sources on Tuesday cast doubt on the seriousness of Turkey’s intentions to seal a rapprochement agreement with Israel, and amend relations that were cut in 2010 after

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) visited thee gulf states this past week sending their leadership delegation to exchange views with leadership entities in the gulf on the threats posed by

(AFP) Iraqi security forces advanced Tuesday into the center of Ramadi for a final push aimed at retaking the city they lost to the Islamic State group (ISIS) in May, officials

A criminal investigation has been opened into an Italian Musim website which published a blacklist of “influential Jews” in Italy. Included in the list on the Radio Islam site are

(AFP) After years of tense relations with President Bashar al-Assad, Saudi Arabia has adopted a bolder approach towards Syria, prompted by rival Iran’s growing regional influence.   The kingdom recently brought

A strange, golden “artifact” discovered in a Jerusalem cemetery has finally been identified, after leaving archaeologists and other experts utterly baffled. The ridged, golden tool was unearthed several months ago

Barring a last-minute deal, a nationwide public sector strike will begin tomorrow, spelling misery for thousands of travelers whose flights to and from Israel will be effected. In particular, the strike

The Eidah Chareidis Rabbinical Court of Jerusalem, in conjunction with the Satmar communities in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak and Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach, has called for a demonstration in the streets

The beginning of the siege of Jerusalem on the Tenth of Tevet (this year, December 22, 2015) ended with the destruction of the first Holy Temple on the Ninth of Av, 586 B.C.E.

The fast of the tenth of Tevet begins Tuesday, marking the day the siege of Jerusalem began before the destruction of the First Temple and one of four half-day fasts

Tuesday marks the fast of the tenth of Tevet, a day not only marking the beginning of the destruction of the Temples, but also the Chief Rabbinate’s designated day to

President Reuven on Monday hosted a festive event at the President’s Residence celebrating the Bar and Bat Mitzvahs of 58 children who are victims of terrorist attacks. The event was

The Islamic State (ISIS) group is working to boost its presence in Indonesia with dreams of creating a “distant caliphate” in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, Australia warned on

Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Monday announced plans to begin issuing passports for the “State of Palestine” instead of the Palestinian Authority, The Associated Press (AP) reports. The

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed mounting evidence that the Israel Security Agency (ISA or Shin Bet) cruelly and unusually tortured suspects in the Duma arson case Tuesday, insisting all ISA actions

Lebanese terrorist Samir Kuntar “deserved to be killed,” Kuntar’s ex-wife stated Monday, after the Hezbollah figure was killed in Syria.  Kuntar is notorious for the 1979 murder of three Israelis, including 31-year-old

The Free Syrian Army (FSA), one of the rebel groups fighting Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, on Monday claimed that it was responsible for the assassination of Hezbollah terrorist Samir

The Greek parliament recognized the Palestinian Authority as ‘Palestine’ moments ago, amid an official visit from PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas to the country.  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stated Monday that

Jewish Home chairman and Education Minister Naftali Bennett backed the Israel Security Agency (ISA or Shin Bet) Tuesday, despite the organization’s alleged cruel and unusual interrogation methods in the Duma arson

The Knesset’s Health Committee unanimously ratified a new decree Tuesday, banning smoking on and within ten meters (32 feet) of elementary and high school campuses nationwide – including in teacher’s rooms.  The

President Reuven Rivlin hosted an official welcoming ceremony for President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine Tuesday morning, who is on a state visit to Israel. The Presidents stood together for the national anthems, inspected an

Security forces apprehended a female Palestinian Arab terrorist in Hevron Tuesday, Channel 2 reports, after she approached Border Police officers wielding a knife at the Cave of the Patriarchs.  Border Police neutralized her with