The US military denied that coalition aircraft bombed a mosque in Iraq after Baghdad officials said American-led warplanes had targeted Islamic State jihadists meeting at the mosque in Tal Afar. US Central Command,

The Israel Police officer who brutally beat Ethiopian soldier Damas Pakada in Holon earlier this month has been fired, Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino announced Wednesday.  “I dismissed him pending a hearing yesterday,” Danino

A US man was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to supporting the extremist Islamic State group, authorities said Wednesday. Donald Ray Morgan was arrested last year

Anti-Semitism has reached “critical mass” in Europe, and stands at its worst levels globally since the 1930s, a senior anti-hate campaigner has warned. Speaking to Arutz Sheva at the 5th Global Forum for

President Barack Obama expects Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s new government to work towards the “two-state solution”, he told the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper in an interview. “I will never give up

While a motion to expand the cabinet looks likely to pass its second and third readings on Wednesday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu still faces an uphill battle in doling out those

The United States has scored a major victory over terrorism warlords by cutting off funds intended for their arms-buying operations, the British Mirror reports. According to the report, groups including

The head of the UN atomic agency said Tuesday that a nuclear agreement being worked on by Iran and six world powers would give his experts the right to push

A court handling the late art collector Cornelius Gurlitt’s inheritance on Tuesday formally authorized the return of the first two paintings from his trove to their rightful owners’ descendants, The

Incoming Deputy Health Minister Ya’akov Litzman (United Torah Judaism) on Tuesday said that his party would welcome the expansion of the government to more than 61 MKs – unless it

The Conference of European Rabbis (CER) on Tuesday awarded its Lord Jakobovits Prize for European Jewry to French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, for his “exemplary determination in the fight against

At least 20 people were killed on Tuesday in a regime barrel bomb attack on a mini-bus stand in a rebel-held part of Syria’s Aleppo city, a monitor quoted by

Israel Police have agreed to pay NIS 10,000 ($2,500) in compensation to a Temple Mount activist falsely arrested on Independence Day last year. According to the activist’s suit, he participated

A five-day humanitarian truce took effect in Yemen on Tuesday, though it was preceded by Saudi-led airstrikes on the capital Sanaa, Reuters reports. The ceasefire began at 11:00 p.m. local

In attendance at the The Conference of European Rabbis (CER) held Tuesday in Toulouse was Antonio Tajani, one of the vice-presidents of the European Parliament.  Speaking to reporters at the event, the

At least five people were killed and nearly 60 others injured when an Amtrak passenger train derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.  The New York City bound train, carrying 238

It may not be scientific, but a video showing Israelis responding to the question “Are Ethiopian Jews part of the Jewish people” is certainly intriguing given the recent protests over

Spanish police on Tuesday arrested two Moroccan men accused of using the Internet to recruit Islamic State group (ISIS) supporters, the latest in a string of operations in Spain against

A new survey released Tuesday reveals some interesting data about American Jews. The Pew Research Religious Landscape Survey revealed both positive and negative findings concerning the future of United States

During his state visit to Germany marking half a century of diplomatic ties with Israel, Israeli President of Israel Reuven Rivlin met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who greeted him warmly and

An employee at Moisha’s Discount Supermarket in Brooklyn discovered two swastikas carved into the sidewalk in front of the Brooklyn store yesterday (Monday). Authorities are unsure who carried out the

The Palestinian Authority has continued its tradition of honoring convicted terrorist murderers – this time handing an honorary plaque to the family of a man involved in the October 12, 2000

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met Tuesday afternoon with Germany’s Defense Minister Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, during her official visit to the State of Israel. Speaking to Leyen at the start

US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday held high stakes talks in the Russian resort of Sochi to press President Vladimir Putin to fully implement a shaky Ukraine ceasefire and

A Jerusalem District Court judge has sentenced an Arab resident of the capital to nine months in prison plus an additional five months on probation, in a landmark case over

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday denounced a resurgence in anti-Semitism both in the Middle East and in the West, speaking at a forum about the problem. “Today there is

With joyous celebration and prayers of thanks and praise, Israel prepares to commemorate Jerusalem Day, marking the 48th anniversary of the liberation and unification of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six

As Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said he’s ready to send the IDF’s delegation to Nepal – which just arrived home in Israel – straight back to help deal with

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo spoke at the Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem tonight (Tuesday). During her talk, she emphasized her understanding for French Jews’ concerns. “I strongly condemn