The granddaughter of Holocaust-surviving Zionist pioneers, Tamar Asraf grew up in a society of caring, idealistic secular left Meretz youth. They often discussed the future and how they can be

Arutz Sheva was in Toulouse Thursday for a memorial service commemorating three years since a terrorist attack killed three children and a rabbi at the Ohr Torah Jewish elementary school. The

The electricity grid in the Palestinian Authority-assigned areas of Judea and Samaria will be connected to Jordan, the head of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Power and Natural Resources Authority said

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has told Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that it will be difficult for him to defend the appointment of Shas chairman MK Aryeh Deri as Economy Minister to

President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed America’s “extraordinary friendship” with Saudi Arabia as he hosted skeptical Gulf leaders for a summit beset by disagreements and royal no-shows, AFP reports. Describing

The United States and Cuba will hold a new meeting in the coming weeks in Washington on reopening embassies, Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Wednesday, according to AFP. “In

Hours before Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s new government is to be sworn in, questions remain about the ministerial portfolios that will be given to members of the Likud party. On

The White House on Wednesday said it is concerned that international inspectors have received “credible allegations” that chemical weapons are still being used in Syria, Reuters reports. Diplomats said last

Three 16-year-old boys have been wounded after being run over by a Palestinian Arab motorist in an apparent car terror attack, at the entrance to the town of Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion,

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is working hard on Thursday to tie up the loose ends of the his government In the afternoon, Netanyahu came to an agreement with Moshe Ya’alon whereby, as

Two men from New Haven, Connecticut were arrested on Tuesday after storming a Westport synagogue hosting a delegation of the Israel Defense Forces.  The Hartford Courant reported that Gregory Williams, a student at

It was cleared for publication on Thursday that the Israeli Security Agency (ISA or Shin Bet) had thwarted a stabbing attack being planned against security forces stationed at “Bet Ovadia” in the City

The Institute for Forensic Medicine identified on Thursday the body found on Wednesday evening by a naval sonar in the waters of the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret). It has been determined

Two days have passed and the Tekoa community is still shocked and outraged over the destruction of two buildings in the Tekoa Dalet neighborhood of the Gush Etzion town.  Defense Minister

Even with a narrow right-wing government about to be sworn in, the chances of major judicial reforms being implemented this term are unlikely, Likud MK Ze’ev Elkin asserted on Thursday. 

Strategic talks between Israel and France turned sour last week as anger mounted over France’s plans to advance a United Nations Security Council resolution on Palestinian statehood.  While usually a venue for Foreign Ministry officials of

A military tribunal on Wednesday sentenced former pro-Damascus Lebanese minister Michel Samaha to four-and-a-half years in jail over terrorism charges, according to AFP. The court said Samaha, arrested in August 2012, would be released at

Islamic State (ISIS)’s second-in-command has been killed in a US-led airstrike in the Iraqi city of Tal Afar, the Iraqi Defense Ministry stated Wednesday.  Abdul Rahman Mustafa Mohammed, also known

A senior Israeli military intelligence official warned Wednesday of a heightened threat of conflict on Israel’s borders in the next two years as a result of “escalation” in the region, according to AFP.  In a

The Vatican intends to officially recognize the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a “state,” senior Foreign Ministry officials implied Wednesday.  A declaration on the issue was formulated today with representatives of

The mayor of a Japanese city that wants to register letters written by World War II kamikaze pilots as important global heritage, on Wednesday defended the plan, despite criticism it was glorifying war, according to AFP. 

Looking at the title of this dish probably makes you think I’ve just grabbed some random items and put them together. In fact, the combination of the sharpness of the

Internet giant Google is making strides to combat online anti-Semitism, but executives insist the most effective way to counter hate online is by activists creating an effective counter-narrative. Speaking in Jerusalem

Thousands pledged to celebrate International Hummus Day on Wednesday, a four year-old initiative started by an American-Israeli blogger that has begun to gain national attention.  Lang established the day in

Jurors began deliberating on Wednesday whether Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should spend the rest of his life in prison or be executed for his role in killing four people

Syria’s security services chief Ali Mamluk attended a meeting between President Bashar al-Assad and an Iranian official on Wednesday, after a newspaper claimed he was under house arrest for plotting a coup. Mamluk’s

An Israeli official confirmed to foreign press Wednesday that neighboring Egypt is buying the same S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system Iran bought from Russia.  The sale had been previously published

Thousands of Palestinian Arabs are serving sentences for terrorism and murders in Israeli prisons – and they have their own organizational framework under the noses of their guards.  Photographic evidence smuggled

The body of a man was found on Wednesday evening by a naval sonar in the waters of the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret). It is believed that the body is

President of Israel Reuven Rivlin visited the shipyard in Kiel on Wednesday afternoon, on the final day of his state visit to Germany marking fifty years of diplomatic relations between the