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Amna Farooqi, the new president of J Street U (J Street’s student subsidiary), is a “radical Muslim who spews hatred for Israel and its leaders, supports violence against Israel, and

The question is raised why the Parsha of Amalek directly precedes the Parsha of Ki Tavo? The Bal Haturim answers the question. Amalek’s obsessive and nefarious goal was to prevent

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Friday that he will take action to cancel a clause in a bill adopted by the Knesset Friday, which would limit journalistic bias in the

The founding dean of Touro’s Lander College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Robert Goldschmidt, is celebrating 41 years with the college. In honor of this milestone, Arutz Sheva had the

Four months after she made harsh remarks against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Hollywood star Natalie Portman has softened her tone somewhat, in an interview with journalist Yonit Levy in Friday’s Yediot

Jim Bennett, the father of Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home), was laid to rest Thursday night in the Sde Yehoshua cemetery in Haifa.  Rabbis, ministers, and MKs attended the

A draft resolution on raising the Palestinian flag at the United Nations (UN) will be adopted next week in time for president Mahmud Abbas’s visit to New York, the Palestinian Authority (PA)

Russia has blocked Sweden from borrowing Marc Chagall paintings for an upcoming exhibition of the artist’s work, the Millesgarden Museum in Stockholm said Thursday, following a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. Museum curator

Five Jewish tourists from the US mistakenly entered the Arab-controlled section of Hevron Thursday, where they were attacked by a mob that threw firebombs and rocks at them, the IDF and

Iran’s parliament speaker on Thursday said he expected a raucous debate in the Iranian legislature over approval of the nuclear deal which he said could unleash more drama than in the US Congress. Ali

US firm Noble Energy is threatening to go to arbitration against Israel over a stalled gas deal for a major discovery in the Mediterranean Sea, local media reported Thursday. Senior Noble executives delivered

Iran’s embassy objected Thursday to being linked to a group set to go on trial in Kuwait on charges of plotting attacks on the Gulf Arab emirate. In a statement published by Iranian state

Previously, the homepage only listed the “Palestinian territories,” along with several other Arab countries as well as Russia and countries from the former Soviet Union.  “Typically, the countries listed at

Officials in the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Thursday dismissed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s comments that he would be willing to visit Ramallah to meet with PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas in

Iran submitted last month a peace plan to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to try and end his country’s four-year war, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday, according to AFP.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said Thursday that he intends to support the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran.  “I believe that supporting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiated between Iran

Palestinian Arab support for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement is waning, a poll run by a pro-Palestinian media research center reveals.  The Jerusalem Media Communications Center polled 1199

Faced with a tidal wave of migration from the Middle East and North Africa, Bulgaria and Hungary are looking into the possibility of putting up Israeli steel security fences along

European countries could decide to abstain in next week’s vote on a draft resolution on raising the Palestinian flag at the UN, a diplomat told the AFP news agency on

Hamas on Thursday hailed Jeremy Corbyn, the frontrunner for the leadership of the British Labor party, for his “sympathetic” stance on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, The Telegraph reported. Senior officials with

The speaker of Iran’s parliament hinted in a radio interview Thursday at the possibility of a prisoner swap to free detained Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian, AFP reports. The comments made

People are flocking in large numbers to an area of Poland where treasure hunters are searching for a mystery Nazi train said to be laden with gold, The Associated Press

Billionaire Donald Trump announced on Thursday he has signed a GOP pledge not to run as an independent in 2016, after a personal appeal from the Republican Party chairman, Fox

For the third time in recent weeks, reports have surfaced that Mahmoud Abbas will step down as chairman of the Palestinian Authority. According to a top official in the Fatah terror

Joint List chairman Ayman Odeh was hospitalized at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem on Wednesday night after experiencing chest pains, Channel 10 reports Thursday morning.  The 40-year-old politician fell ill last night

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was slammed by Jewish groups on Thursday after asserting that Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria were worse than Nazis for “boast about their evil.” The Australian leader, who is

The United States is significantly increasing its military aid to Jordan. Over the next three years, reports on Thursday said, Jordan will receive at least a billion dollars in military

Although US President Barack Obama has secured the necessary number of votes in Congress to ensure the passage of the Iran nuclear deal, the Democratic Party is still concerned it may lose.  According to

Russia is delaying the launch of an international investigation aimed at assigning blame for chemical weapon attacks in Syria, UN Security Council diplomats said on Wednesday, according to a report