The head of the European Jewish Association, Rabbi Menachem Margolin, received a death threat Monday – two days after a brutal anti-Semitic attack in Denmark. “Menachem Margolin will be a dead
Some 30,000 people gathered in Copenhagen Monday to commemorate the victims of twin shootings that shocked the nation, with the Danish premier telling the crowd that an attack on the country’s Jews was an
The Simon Wiesenthal Center called for a Europe-wide conference against anti-Semitism Monday, fearing that recent attacks against Jews in both Copenhagen and Paris could be the catalyst of a “pan-European epidemic.” The
Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon (Likud) will take off Monday night for New Delhi as part of an official visit to India. His visit will mark the first time an Israeli defense minister has traveled to
Lebanon’s Shi’ite Iran-proxy terror group Hezbollah is not only fighting for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but is also involved in fighting in Iraq, its chief Hassan Nasrallah revealed for the first time Monday. Nasrallah
With four weeks until elections for the 20th Knesset, Likud and Labor-Hatnua appear to be neck and neck. According to survey conducted by the Midgam Institute for Channel Two, Labor, running under
A Swedish cartoonist believed to have been targeted in one of the Copenhagen shootings over the weekend has been sent into hiding, police said Monday. Lars Vilks – who has faced several death threats
After a slew of damaging videos showing former Shas spiritual guide Rabbi Ovadia Yosef condemning party chairperson Aryeh Deri, which forced Deri to step down temporarily, tension has boiled over
Yeshiva University on Monday announced the launch of four skills-based technology career certificate programs beginning May 11, 2015. The programs will provide remote, collaboration-driven courses, focused on software technology and
A woman in Boise, Idaho, is facing felony charges after police say she attacked a Jewish woman and stomped on her neck as part of a bizarre bid to convert
Iran’s ultra-conservative weekly “9-Day” was banned on Monday for criticizing the government over its negotiations with world powers on the country’s nuclear program, AFP reported. The state body charged with
Austria on Monday joined in on the calls to local Jews to remain in the country, despite recent terrorist attacks in Europe. Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said that “a Europe
Amid reports that the Obama administration is refusing to share information regarding Iran with Israel as “punishment” for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech before Congress, The Washington Post’s David
France on Monday signed an agreement with Egypt for the first foreign sale of its Rafale fighter jet, in a deal that will boost Cairo’s military as it tackles jihadists,
A 93-year-old man has been charged in a German court with 170,000 counts of accessory to murder on allegations he served as an SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp
Danish police have arrested two men named as accomplices in Saturday’s attacks on a café and on a Copenhagen synagogue on Monday morning. Little is known about the men, excepting
Human rights groups have launched a new campaign to free Syrian activists held by the government or rebels as they mark the third anniversary of the arrest of prominent lawyer Mazen Darwish, AFP reports
Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Monday urged France’s Jews to stay in the country after a fresh call by the Israeli premier for European Jews to emigrate to Israel. “My message to French Jews
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed “shock and outrage” Monday over Saturday’s Cophenhagen attacks which left two dead and five injured. The League said the shootings against a synagogue and a controversial cartoonist
Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon told the annual conference of the Institute for National Security Studies Monday that the agreement being forged by the US and other powers with Iran will
The Egyptian army announced in a statement on Monday morning it had conducted air strikes against Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Libya, including training camps and arms depots. “We believe
A spokesman for the Danish Jewish community on Monday turned down an offer by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to emigrate to Israel following a deadly weekend attack on a synagogue
Colel Chabad hosted its fourth annual Bat Mitzvah celebration for orphans last week at the Gutnick Hall in Jerusalem. 36 girls and their families participated in the event. The organization, founded in
The IDF will experience a changing of the guard on Monday, as Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz steps down as IDF Chief of Staff, and will be replaced by Maj. Gen. Gadi
Kulanu Chairman Moshe Kahlon once again attacked the upper echelons of the government Sunday night, blaming various ministers and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for Israel’s housing and cost of living
With the State Comptroller and Ombudsman’s report on the expenses of the Prime Minister’s Residence due to be published Tuesday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah hosted interior
Israel’s Channel 2 television news has quietly backtracked on its report from Sunday, according to which the United States has announced that it will no longer update Israel on the
Nine people, including three children, were killed Monday in rebel fire on a government-held neighborhood in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, Syria’s state news agency SANA said. It said they were killed in Hay
Loading… Thousands were in Jerusalem Monday for the funeral of Jewish Home party MK and Minister for Senior Citizens Uri Orbach, who passed away Monday aged 54 after battling a long illness.
Despite having formed a unity agreement last April torpedoing peace talks, Hamas and Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction seem to be slowly sliding into open warfare in