The Knesset Finance Committee on Wednesday witnessed a surprising development in its discussion of the controversial natural gas deal that was recently approved by the government. Environmental Protection Minister Avi Gabai (Kulanu) spoke
The Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum on Tuesday announced that the late Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds has been posthumously recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations, marking the first US soldier
During the latest archaeological excavation season at Tel Shiloh, the site of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) that preceded the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, an impressive ancient olive press was found in
Ira Rod are joined by Rabbi Chaim Coffman of Jerusalem, who for the last six years has been teaching potential converts through online classes. Rabbi Coffman successfully prepares each of
The New York Police Department are currently searching for Muslim man who carried out a brazen anti-Semitic attack in a local Judaica store. According to the JP Updates, the attacker walked into West
US State Department Spokesperson Mark Toner gave a particularly lackluster response on Tuesday to reports that an Iranian-American dual citizen had been executed by Iran, in a complete flaunting of US
A judge in Spain on Tuesday detained two men and a woman suspected of belonging to a cell that recruited women online to join the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group,
A mayor in Hungary accused Israel of being behind the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, then apologized when a recording of the comments was made public. The Budapest Beacon reported
Police have concluded that the driver of a bus which overturned in Samaria, killing one passenger and injuring many others, lied to investigators when he claimed a Palestinian vehicle who
Widows of the 11 Israeli athletes murdered by the Black September Palestinian terror group in the 1972 Munich Olympics have come forward with gruesome details of the attack – details that
During his first-ever visit to Israel on Monday, two-time Academy Award winning actor Sean Penn took part in the IsraAID conference entitled: “Can Haiti Grow?”. The conference took place in
The defense attorney for a 13-year-old Arab terrorist who stabbed two people in north Jerusalem has reportedly been arrested for incitement. According to Channel 2, the suspect – who has
The US State Department last week made public a list of the strange and expensive gifts US President Barack Obama and his family were given by world leaders over the
The European Union (EU)’s lack of focus on military and counter-terror intelligence has led to the recent wave of terrorism and hysteria in the bloc, Dr. Eran Lerman, former deputy adviser for
A Palestinian Arab terrorist stabbed an Israeli at Gush Etzion Junction on Tuesday, shortly after 7:50 am local time. Special Forces at the site saw a Palestinian Arab man wielding a
One Israeli was injured in a stabbing attack on Jerusalem’s Beit Yisrael street on Tuesday morning, just minutes after a stabbing at Gush Etzion junction. Magen David Adom (MDA) medics
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad accused France of “supporting terrorism” and said he saw Prague as a possible venue for signing any future peace deal to end his country’s four-year civil
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said he thinks it would be possible to repair the strained ties between his country and Israel, in light of the events in
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday declared he would be ready to quit office if allegations by Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Turkey traded oil with Islamic State (ISIS)
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu clarified on Monday that his handshake with Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas at the UN climate conference in Paris was part of diplomatic protocol and
France’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the UN nuclear watchdog must provide all the information it possesses with the “necessary detail” on whether Iran has in the past carried
Israel has released yet another Palestinian Arab terrorist prisoner who had gone on a hunger strike, the Ma’an news agency reported on Monday, citing the man’s family. According to the
A spokesperson for the US State Department said Tuesday that Washington is “troubled” by Russia’s banning of the Open Society fund founded by US hedge fund billionaire George Soros. Spokesperson
An operation to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada has begun, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday, with 10,000 people due to depart for their new home by the end
For the longest time Hanukkah has been a special holiday for me. On one hand, it seems like it’s the least important of all the Jewish holidays. On the other hand,
The High Court for justice canceled the demolition order against the home of Nur al-Din Abu Hashiya, the Arab terrorist who stabbed 20-year-old First Sergeant Almog Shiloni to death outside Tel Aviv’s Hahagana Train Station
The Ministry of Defense signed on Monday a 15-year agreement with US engine producer Pratt Whitney, for the maintenance of the engines of the IAF’s F-15I “Ra’am” and F-16I “Sufa”
The German cabinet on Tuesday approved a package of military assistance to back the international fight against the ISIS (aka Islamic State or Da’esh) jihadist group following the Paris massacres. The
An academic refused to answer an Israeli schoolgirl’s questions about horses, citing her support for the BDS anti-Israel boycott movement as the reason. 13-year-old Shachar Rabinovitch sent an email to American-born academic Marsha Levine, who is
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday called on Russia to re-establish dialogue channels instead of making“baseless accusations” of an alleged oil trade between Ankara and Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists. “We should