Iran’s Foreign Minister says his country is optimistic that it can reach a final nuclear deal with the six world powers. “An agreement is very likely — provided that our

Hours after a new Israeli government was sworn in, and amid international pressure to resume peace talks, Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Friday announced a new set of

The coordinator of the Palestinian Arab world’s “Nakba Day” events has blamed Britain for Israel’s existence on Friday, charging it with “theft of natural resources and property” and calling for

The European Union’s (EU) foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will visit the Middle East next week for talks on the peace process with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian

FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Friday said that he hopes to head off a Palestinian Authority call for a vote to suspend Israel from football’s governing body, but also urged

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned Israel over its plans to build new homes in the Biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria. A statement from Ban’s spokesman said

Islamic State (ISIS) fighters seized the government compound in the city of Ramadi on Friday and edged closer to what would be their biggest victory in Iraq this year, officials

This week’s show takes a look at the severe warning in the sedra against being unfaithful to G-d. But there are bright spots… speaking of which, we focus also on Yom

At least 50 Palestinian Arabs were wounded in a blast that occurred Thursday inside a training camp for terrorists in Gaza, Hamas officials, medics and witnesses said, according to AFP.

The United States House of Representatives on Thursday voted in favor the bill that would give lawmakers the power to review and potentially reject a nuclear deal with Iran. According

A football player in Canada has been fined by both the Canadian Football League (CFL) and his team over anti-Semitic tweets, The Toronto Star reports. The CFL and the Montreal

The leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, on Thursday appeared in a new audio recording in which he urged Muslims to emigrate to his self-proclaimed “caliphate”

The Palestinian parliament is continuing to reject any Jewish right to the “land of Palestine”, meaning the entire land of Israel, including the sovereign territory of the State of Israel.

President Barack Obama on Thursday said that leaders of Gulf allies at a summit have agreed that a comprehensive, verifiable deal that blocks Iran’s pathway to a nuclear weapon would

Widespread reports of chlorine gas attacks in Syria have not been prevented – or acted upon – because chlorine is not “historically” considered a chemical weapon, US President Barack Obama stated

The United States still believes Israel’s long-term security is best served by reaching an agreement to live alongside a recognized Palestinian state, President Barack Obama said Thursday, according to AFP.

An American man born in Iraq was arrested on Thursday for allegedly lying to the FBI about supporting the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists, after a pledge of allegiance to the

Former Interior Minister MK Gilad Erdan (Likud) addressed his decision not to join the fourth government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday, after reportedly rejecting an offer to become

Nearly 4,000 Jews on 65 buses arrived from across the country to pray at Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem (Nablus) overnight Thursday/Friday, on the occasion of counting the Omer. Last night’s

The chances of anyone being prosecuted for Syrian war crimes are today smaller than ever, experts say, as realpolitik smothers an increasingly solid mountain of evidence accumulated during the often barbaric four-year conflict.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu welcomed the induction of the thirty-fourth government of Israel early Friday morning, shortly after the swearing-in of 20 ministers. “Despite all the ups-and-downs we had to

Members of a US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State jihadist group Thursday vowed to stick by global resolutions to refuse to pay ransoms for citizens held hostage by terrorists, US officials said. The pledge to

73.1% of Israeli children are satisfied with their lives, according to a Global Children’s Survey released Friday. The survey asked over 50,000 children ages 8, 10, and 12 from 15

Among the hundreds of participants at the 5th Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Imam Yahya Pallavicini cut an unlikely figure. A scholarly and softly-spoken individual, Pallavicini is

This is, apparently, the final list of portfolios for Shas’s men: Shas Chairman, MK Aryeh Deri, will be Minister of the Economy, the Negev and the Galilee; MK David Azoulai

Supporting Israel is part and parcel of the fight against anti-Semitism, and other countries should learn from Canada’s example in doing so, a Canadian minister has said. Speaking to Arutz Sheva

Islamic State group fighters advanced to the gates of ancient Palmyra Thursday, raising fears the Syrian world heritage site could face destruction of the kind the jihadists have already wreaked

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has told MK Miri Regev that she will be the Minister of Culture and Sport in the next government. The appointment of Regev immediately caused shock waves

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the Knesset Thursday to present his new government, and faced a raucous, disrespectful plenum. Three Arab MKs were ejected from the plenum, one after the

The Knesset on Thursday night approved Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s new coalition by a narrow vote of 61 to 59. “I determine the government has won the confidence of the