RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — An Israeli company will have a pivotal role in a multinational plan to upgrade Colombia’s roads. Shikun Binui will build the nearly 100-mile-long Cundinamarca 010

(JTA) — Bianca Jagger, a human rights activist and ex-wife of Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger, apologized for tweeting a link to a neo-Nazi website and later said she

Arab nations are calling on the UN Security Council not to endorse the recently released Quartet report aimed at reviving the Middle East peace process, because the Palestinians view it

NEW YORK (JTA) — A pro-Palestinian student group at New York University that blamed Israel for recent police shootings of black men is now scaling back, somewhat, on the accusations

The Republican Party’s Platform Committee on Tuesday unanimously agreed to language on Israel that omits references to a “two-state solution” to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, JTA reports. The committee meeting

WASHINGTON (JTA) – They’re elusive, but show up in the right place at the right time — and you might find one! No, we’re not talking about the latest iteration

U.S. lawmakers this week will consider three Republican-backed measures targeting the Obama administration’s nuclear agreement with Iran, Reuters reported. One bill would impose new sanctions on Iran over any sponsorship

A newly released report by the US Senate chided the State Department for grants given to a left-wing NGO which developed political infrastructure used in the 2015 Knesset election in

Former Police Inspector General Roni Alsheikh is used to dealing with issues from the bird’s eye view of higher-level command; however, it appears that he is also a capable paramedic

JTA – As German army troops invaded eastern Poland, Ichak Lewin’s family fled their town of Wizna. On July 10, 1941, the Lewins approached the nearby town of Jedwabne, where

Prime Minister Netanyahu participated today in an event honoring female members of the IDF and security forces that took place at the Knesset on the initiative of MK Anat Barko.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara, and their sons Yair and Avner took part tonight (Tuesday) in a memorial service for Colonel Yoni Netanyahu, the Prime Minister’s brother, on

MK Ze’ev Elkin reacted indignantly to the special report just released by the U.S. Senate, which indicated that the $349,000 worth of tax-funded government aid was used to help a

After a short lockdown, the U.S. Capitol was given the “all clear” sign shortly before 5:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. NBC News reported that the complex was placed on lockdown earlier

Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump has narrowed the possible choices for running mate down to three candidates, a senior campaign adviser told US News World Report on Monday, adding that

Yad Vashem on Tuesday held a ceremony posthumously honoring Jan Willem Kamphuis and his daughter Klazenia Kamphuis-Vink from Holland as Righteous Among the Nations. During World War II, the two

The Foreign Ministry in Israel is fuming following a visit by French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault to Lebanon, during which he reportedly met with Hezbollah parliamentarians. The Lebanese news website

MK Avraham Nagosa (Likud) inaugurated, along with MK Kasania Svetlova of the Zionist Camp, a society that stresses mutual friendship between the Israeli Knesset and the parliament of Ghana on

At least 20 people are dead and dozens more wounded in a train crash in southern Italy. The accident occurred when two trains running on the same track collided head-on

Israeli NBA player Omri Casspi joins the list of Israeli celebrities publicly displaying their ties to Judaism and Jewish practice. Casspi posted a picture to his Instagram account in which

The watchdog group Palestinian Media Watch made note of a program on official Palestinian TV last Thursday, in which the host can be heard proudly “send all our greetings and

A recent online fundraising campaign on behalf of Elor Azariya, the soldier accused of manslaughter after shooting a neutralized Arab terrorist in Hevron, surpassed its goal of 400,000 shekels Monday

The six-month old baby found dead in a car in Arad’s industrial zone on Tuesday has been identified as Be’er Horowitz. The child was the daughter of Natan and Avital

Hundreds of people went to pray at Joseph’s tomb in Shechem in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday), including famous Jewish singer Yaakov Shwekey who had performed in the

The UN Security Council held a special meeting today (Tuesday) on the situation in the Middle East. At the meeting, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon revealed new intelligence

Following months of speculation, Vermont Senator and former contender for the Democratic presidential nomination Bernie Sanders formally endorsed his one-time rival Hillary Clinton at a New Hampshire rally on Tuesday.

MK Robert Ilatov of Yisrael Beytenu expressed satisfaction at the passage late Monday of the NGO “transparency law”, which he authored together with Jewish Home MK Betzalel Smotrich and Justice

A German TV documentary has come under fire for equating Israeli anti-Arab prejudice with Palestinian incitement to kill Israelis. The documentary, which aired July 5 on the public-service broadcaster ZDF‘s

A young Jewish staffer for the Democratic National Committee was shot dead in an apparent robbery near his home in Washington, D.C. Seth Conrad Rich, 27, was shot early Sunday