Israel will lift temporary restrictions on Muslim worship at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, imposed after the weekend murder of two Israelis nearby, police said Tuesday. “So far the decision is to return to normal procedures, with

Over 1.5 million Israelis visited Israel’s national parks and nature reserves, the Israel National Parks Authority revealed late Monday night, since the Sukkot holiday began last Sunday.  The most popular parks for

Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and MK Mickey Zohar (Likud) became the latest public figures to announce opposition to the demolition of a Givat Ze’ev synagogue on Tuesday, days before an

Thousands took part Monday evening in a rally of protest and pain, combined with hakafot shniyot dancing, outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem. The protesters demanded that Israel take

United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-moon urged Iran on Monday to pressure its ally Syria to reach a peaceful resolution of the brutal civil war there, AFP reports.  During a meeting with Iranian Foreign

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sought to impose tougher measures against terrorists late Monday night, in a late-night emergency Cabinet meeting held in light of an escalation in terror.  During the

Security forces destroyed the homes of two terrorists overnight Monday/Tuesday, following an emergency Cabinet meeting in which Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu demanded legal leeway to enforce measures against terrorist murderers.  The

NATO held an emergency meeting late Monday, after Russia violated Turkish airspace twice in two days during airstrikes on Syria.  In the first incident, an SU-30 fighter aircraft had entered

Tens of Palestinian Authority (PA) documents reveal that Ramallah pays salaries to convicted Hamas terrorists, Reshet Bet revealed Tuesday afternoon.  Among them:  Abdullah Barghouti, who was was arrested in March 2003 and

Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat urged the State of Israel to crack down on incitement on Tuesday, in the wake of a string of attacks of Israeli Jews in the capital.  “This

Israel can handle the sudden spike in terror activity since the High Holidays began, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon insisted Tuesday.  “We are in the midst of a wave of terror and

MK Ahmed Tibi (Joint List) was called out for incitement on Tuesday, after he portrayed one of the Palestinian Arab terrorists behind Saturday night’s stabbing attacks as a “victim” being “chased

The Defense Ministry has finally finished building “smart fences” around 12 Gaza Belt communities, it announced on Tuesday, over one year after Operation Protective Edge ended. The 30 million shekel ($7,751,539)

Russian military officials were to hold talks with their Israeli counterparts in Tel Aviv on Tuesday after the countries’ leaders agreed to establish a mechanism to avoid accidental clashes in

Iran has threatened to boycott next week’s Frankfurt Book Fair because organizers have invited the author Salman Rushdie, who still has a fatwa against him, as a guest speaker, AFP reports.  Rushdie, a British

Thanks to near-complete video camera coverage in Jerusalem’s Old City, the identities of Arabs who mocked, kicked, and hit Adelle Banita-Bennett as she staggered through the streets of Jerusalem’s Old

Thursday night’s brutal murder of Rabbi Eitam and Naama Henkin left four orphans – but they may only have been spared due to one terrorist’s bumbling.  The ISA cleared for

Hundreds of people marched to the site of the murders of Rabbi Nehemia Lavi, 41, and Aharon Banita Bennett, 21, who were murdered in a terrorist attack Saturday in Jerusalem’s Old

After a complex security and intelligence operation, Israeli security forces have caught the terror cell responsible for the brutal shootings of Rabbi Eitam and Naama Henkin last Thursday night, it was

IDF troops entered the village of Sudra, located north of Ramallah, and raided the home of the terrorist who murdered Rabbi Nehemia Lavi, 41, and Aharon Banita Bennett, 21 in a stabbing

US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel and the Palestinians on Monday to demonstrate calm after violent clashes in the Old City of Jerusalem, and to “avoid further escalation.”  Kerry

The Israeli army shot dead two Arab rioters over the past 24 hours, as violence continued to spike in Jerusalem and Judea-Samaria. In the first incident an 18-year-old Palestinian man

A court in Jordan on Monday sentenced a veterinary surgeon to three years’ hard labor for plotting a suicide car bombing outside the Israeli embassy in Amman. The verdict was

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted airstrikes on terror targets in Gaza overnight Sunday/Monday, hours after a rocket struck the Eshkol region.  The IDF spokesperson’s office confirmed Monday that the

Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas on Monday called for calm, saying Israel was “benefiting” from Palestinian violence, and has ordered Palestinian Authority security forces to arrest rioters and prevent the outbreak of violence

A synagogue in the town of Mevasseret Tzion, west of Jerusalem, burned down Sunday night. The fire was severe enough to destroy the building’s frame and the structure collapsed. The

After a long, hot summer, rain is set to arrive in Israel on Wednesday, after Jews throughout Israel prayed for a wet winter on Monday. Temperatures are set to fall significantly

In the wake of the horrific stream of Palestinian terrorist murders, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor told the UN Security Council that while these horrific killings and the recent escalation

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited Hadassah Medical Center and Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on Monday to meet with the three individuals wounded in two separate stabbings on Saturday

Islamists have hacked the graphic design website of murdered Israeli Naama Henkin, in a gross display of disrespect for the dead.  Five Hamas terrorists murdered Naama and Rabbi Eitam Henkin