The IDF Chief of Staff during the “Disengagement” from Gush Katif and northern Samaria, Dan Halutz, and other senior reserve officers attached to the political left, are featured in a

The New Israel Fund (NIF) appears to be exceedingly angry at Minister Naftali Bennett for cancelling – along with other politicians – a planned speech at Haaretz newspaper’s Israel Conference

In what is becoming an all too common occurrence for many British Jews, a UK news presenter is facing criticism for comments in which he appeared to at least partially

The Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group has learned from the mistakes of past jihadist movements and established a near-impregnable base of support within Iraq and Syria, with spectacular appeal to many of

The Likud party on Thursday night firmly rejected reports in Haaretz claiming that during an official visit to Japan last May, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu tried to advance efforts of American

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Thursday by telephone with Jordanian King Abdullah II, the premier’s office said, apparently their first contact since Jordan announced its ambassador was returning to Tel Aviv, reports AFP. “Prime Minister Netanyahu extended

State prosecutors recommended Thursday putting former MK Binyamin Ben-Eliezer on trial for several charges of bribery, Channel Two reported. The Prosecution’s recommendation comes a month after police also recommended bringing the

An Israeli driver was attacked by about 25 Arab rioters who were lying in wait to attack Jewish cars – just 300 meters from Hebrew University. Koby Goldstein was on

There will be no organized “boycott” of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech before the US Congress March 3, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday – but she suggested some

Controversial radio host Natan Zahavi should really watch his language, the High Court said Thursday – but there was no need to make a constitutional case out of a fine

Amnesty International has condemned Jordan for executing Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in “revenge” for the group burning Jordanian pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh alive on camera.  “The Jordanian authorities are rightly horrified by this

Fighting continued and intensified in and around Damascus Thursday, as rebels pounded several neighborhoods of the city with rockets and missiles, Arab media reported. At least three residents were killed

A respected Holocaust expert was named Wednesday to take over as judge in the politically explosive case of a 1994 Jewish center bombing that has shaken Argentina since the lead prosecutor’s mysterious death, AFP reports.

The UN Security Council released on Wednesday night a statement condemning the death of a Spanish peacekeeper for UNIFIL who had been killed in last week’s antitank attack by Hezbollah – but

Jordan is likely to join the US-led coalition fighting ISIS, a source told Arab media Thursday. According to the source, King Abdullah, who was visiting the US when a Jordanian

Rabbi and Professor Yoel Elitzur was arrested Thursday morning by Israeli police on the Temple Mount, fellow Temple Mount rights activists said.  Elizur, a resident of the Samaria town Ofra,

The chances of Labor-Hatnua forming Israel’s next government in the 20th Knesset are looking less and less likely, as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud party continues to gain in polls.  If elections

Several Democratic senators said Wednesday that they are considering boycotting Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech before Congress, CNN reported.  The Senators wish to protest House of Representatives’ Speaker, Republican John Boehner,

Shas chairman Aryeh Deri is worth NIS 4.8 million ($1.15 million), according to documents he filed disclosing his personal net worth. The documents were presented on Channel Two News, which

Yisrael Beytenu announced Thursday plans to appeal the Central Elections Committee’s injunction against its party distributing copies of Charlie Hebdo – to the Supreme Court.  CEC Chairman, Justice Salim Joubran ruled Wednesday that Yisrael Beytenu was

A special poll emphasizing the fate of religious and haredi parties in the elections found that three haredi-oriented parties would enter the next Knesset. If elections were held now, said the

The investigator probing the mysterious death of an Argentine prosecutor who was carrying out a politically explosive investigation has summoned a powerful former spy for questioning Thursday, local media reported. Prosecutor Viviana Fein, who is

Police acted illegally when they arrested a nine-year-old boy this week, during the evacuation of a residence at a new community near Kiryat Arba, cvivil rights organization Honenu said. According to attorney

Jordan said Thursday its warplanes had launched new strikes against the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group, after vowing a harsh response to the burning alive of one of its fighter pilots captured in Syria.

Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in Syria appear to have started a new trend when they released video on Tuesday of themselves burning a Jordanian pilot to death; officials in Cameroon reported on Thursday

Although relations between Jewish Home and the Likud are much better than they were during the 2013 elections, the two parties are still competing for votes.  On Thursday, Likud MK

The weather forecast for next week shows signs of volatility.  This weekend will be unusually warm with relatively high temperatures for the season. But it looks like that will change on

MK Tzipi Livni called on Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid for a pledge not to recommend Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to form the coalition for the 20th Knesset.  Instead, she said Thursday,

Al-Qaeda said Thursday that one of its top terrorists, Harith al-Nadhari, died in a United States drone strike in Yemen.  Nadhari and three other terrorists were killed in a January 31 “crusader American drone strike against

For the first time, Israel’s top defense official will be traveling to India. Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon will depart for New Delhi in about two week where he will meet