Even as the government issued new instructions Thursday to security forces that it claimed are “uncompromising,” the IDF Spokesman reminded Jews not to stray into areas of the Biblical heartland

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said “improper measures” and “mismanagement” by Saudi authorities caused Thursday’s deadly stampede at the annual hajj pilgrimage, and announced three days of mourning. “The government of Saudi Arabia

Already at 0.1%, there wouldn’t seem to be much opportunity for the Bank of Israel to cut interest rates further – but that is exactly what economists are expecting later

Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamist group that has operated for nearly a decade in Canada, held its annual meeting Wednesday in a community arts center in the western Toronto suburb of

Security forces arrested 13 Arab rock-throwers and rioters in Jerusalem overnight Wednesday. Nine of them were minors.  Police said further arrests were expected for violent rioting that has taken place in the capital

Islamic Movement officials have threatened Israel with a third intifada to begin on Sukkot, against the backdrop of so-called Israeli “attacks” at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount.  In an

The Foreign Ministry is boosting its efforts to ensure that the appointment of Dani Dayan as Israel’s ambassador to Brazil is approved, despite efforts by a group of leftist former

A junior minister in the new Greek government stepped down less than 24 hours after being appointed as outrage erupted on Wednesday over the anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks he’s made in the past. Dimitris Kammenos,

Russian President Vladimir Putin, determined to strengthen his country’s only military outpost in the Middle East, is preparing to launch unilateral airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) from inside Syria if

Two men found guilty of plotting to derail a passenger train in Canada with support from the Al-Qaeda terrorist group were on Wednesday sentenced to life in prison. The Associated

At least 453 people were killed and over 400 injured outside Mecca in a stampede Thursday, as hundreds of thousands of Muslims participated in a ritual in the city of

1.1 million children in New York, American’s largest school district, will on Thursday take the day off to mark Eid al-Adha for the first time, reports AFP. More than 1,800

President Reuven Rivlin decorated his Sukkah on Thursday, with the help of some friends – several dozen Jerusalem children who created decorations for the thatched-roof booth that will be used to

A Chicago news station came under fire on Wednesday after using the yellow Star of David Jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust as the accompanying photo to a segment

Saudi Arabia is set to imminently behead and crucify a protester who was arrested while he was still a minor, even as it takes up a position as chair of the UN

An Iranian man handed himself in to British police demanding to be deported before it emerged he was in the country legally and simply hoping to be sent home as he was

Tax and Customs Authority workers successfully prevented 15 tons of sulfuric acid from being smuggled into Gaza. Authority officials released for publication the interdiction of the shipment which had been

Officials in Jerusalem revealed on Thursday that the joint team coordinating military action between the Israeli and Russian armies on Syria will hold its first discussions in less than two weeks.  The team

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan protested on Thursday against the range of benefits provided to Muslims on the Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) holiday, despite continued Arab attacks throughout

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was criticized Wednesday for appointing a nationalist to his new government who is notorious for anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks – but the new junior minister said

Israel will pay damages to the church where Christians believe Jesus performed the miracle of loaves and fishes, after an arson attack by suspected Jewish extremists, the justice ministry said.

There were a number of violent incidents in northern Israel over Yom Kippur, primarily involving Arabs targeting Jewish Israelis with rocks. A number of youths laid down boulders to block

Clashes broke out Wednesday between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces in Hevron following the funeral of a female terrorist shot dead after trying to stab a soldier. Around 50 rioters threw

This year, like every other year, saw an increased demand for medical treatment by Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic service during Yom Kippur. Medics and paramedics treated 2,019 people across Israel during

Millions of Jews packed synagogues throughout Israel and the Jewish Diaspora today to celebrate Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The festive season will conclude with Sukkot

Russia is building two new military bases on the Syrian coast, the Wall Street Journal reports. The information is based off of private satellite photographs. The two sites believed to

British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor has covered anti-Semitic graffiti on a controversial sculpture that was vandalized in France with gold leaf – but only just.   Dabs of white paint could

The ministry for environment protects has announced that a dramatic drop in air pollution levels coinciding with the holiday of Yom Kippur. Sensors around the country noted a drop in

Tahrir Hammad has made history by becoming the first women to be recognized by the Palestinian Authority as a qualified marriage officiant. Thirty-six-year-old Hammad told the New York Times, “I

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) and Social Affairs Minister Chaim Katz (Likud) will on Thursday outline a new bill penalizing parents of minors who engage in violence such as