The American House of Representatives will vote next week on the Iran nuclear deal, Republican leadership said Wednesday, the first congressional step in a process President Barack Obama hopes will

Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he believes peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) can be re-launched, AFP reports. The comments came a day after Prime

MK Tzipi Livni (Zionist Union) on Wednesday blamed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, after President Barack Obama secured the necessary number of votes in Congress to ensure the passage of the Iran nuclear

Israeli President Reuven Rilvin was welcomed Thursday morning in the Vatican, at the start of his first official state visit as president. The President was received by Prefect of the Papal

Arab MKs in the Joint List were infuriated Thursday over the Knesset’s approval of the first reading of a sweeping counterterrorism bill. The bill significantly expands the powers of the state involved in

Despite associates saying Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan would “go all the way” with Gal Hirsch, reports have surfaced on Thursday that Erdan is looking for a new candidate for

Right-wing activist Baruch Marzel expressed concern over Elazar Stern’s return to the Knesset following the resignation of former education minister and Yesh Atid MK Shai Pirson.  Stern, who was a

A sweeping counterterrorism bill which would collect all existing legislation into one law passed its first reading in the Knesset on Thursday by a vote of 45-14.  The bill, which broadens

Despite efforts to keep them out, Europe may eventually have no choice but to accept the hordes of refugees inundating its borders, former deputy defense minister Danny Ayalon asserted Thursday.  The refugees,

Nearly 30 years after he was convicted for revealing classified information about Israel’s nuclear program, Mordechai Vanunu has given his first interview to the Israeli media. Vanunu was sentenced to 18

Two houses in the Hof Ashkelon region of southern Israel was lightly damaged by gunfire from Gaza Wednesday afternoon. After an initial investigation, the IDF said the gunfire – which

Students from Iran’s Islamic Basij militia on Wednesday set fire to American, British and Israeli flags outside the former US embassy in Tehran. Some 30 people took part in trampling

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is continuing to openly encourage a religious war to gain exclusive Muslim control over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism. The Temple Mount also

One of Iran’s top military commanders has said the Islamic Republic will continue to bolster its military capabilities until Israel is destroyed and a Palestinian Arab state established in its

As we begin in a new year in our spiritual and religious lives, Rosh Hashana is vital period of introspection and prayer. This is the season of assessing our goals,

Administrators at Auschwitz are removing the controversial showers outside of the site’s entrance, Nana10 news reports. The showers were intended to provide a cooling mist to help visitors cool off

US Secretary of State John Kerry continued to urge support for the Iran nuclear agreement in Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center today (Wednesday). “Without this agreement, Iran’s so-called breakout time was

Israeli aircraft on Wednesday night attacked a military compound belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in northern Gaza from which shots were fired at two homes in the Hof Ashkelon

Saudi Arabia’s top cleric hit out at Iranian film “Mohammad” on Wednesday describing its portrayal of the founder of Islam’s childhood as a “hostile act” and a “distortion” of Islam.

While the Obama administration continues to prevaricate over its strategy in Syria, it appears Russia is feeling rather less inhibited in its intervention. The Kremlin has been a staunch ally

Gazan students belonging to the Islamic Bloc, Hamas’s student branch, have come up with a new attention-grabbing gimmick. They built a model of a central prison with solitary confinement cells. Each

The Knesset on Wednesday evening approved the first reading of the State Budget Law for 2015-2016 and the Arrangements Law, following a long day of discussions. 57 MKs voted in favor of

The White House on Wednesday said it was “encouraged” by growing support in the Senate for the Iran nuclear agreement, while stressing it would keep working with lawmakers to secure

Security forces were carrying out an operation in the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem when they were attacked by a man holding a pipe bomb. The soldiers shot the terrorist

Secretary of State John Kerry will send a letter to all members of Congress on Wednesday, in which he will stress Washington’s security commitments to Israel and the Gulf Arab

The secularist Yesh Atid faction will convene a special meeting at the Knesset Wednesday morning at 11:00 local time. The meeting is being held in order to announce that MK

This week Ira and Rod are joined by frequent guest and friend of the show, Rabbi David Katz. Rabbi Katz the co author of “World of the Ger”, recently returned from a

A key Democrat predicted on Tuesday that there will be enough votes in the Senate by week’s end to uphold an expected veto by President Barack Obama of a resolution

A Greek coast guard special unit raided a Bolivian-flagged freighter off the southern island of Crete on Tuesday, and found a shipment of undeclared weapons apparently headed for Libya, The