It was a visit to Jerusalem that inspired French Jew Alexandre Sartene to start the world’s third kosher vineyard outside Israel which, despite a rocky start, now exports as far as Brazil. “I

Eight Palestinian residents of eastern Jerusalem were charged Monday with inciting terror attacks and promoting violence against Jewish citizens and security forces.  Arrested last Monday, the eight were detained the week

Bentzi Gopshtain, director of the Lehava anti-assimilation organization that has become the subject of a police crackdown, remains in a five-day house arrest after being released from full arrest last

After more than a month with no Jewish visitors allowed, over 1,500 Jews on Sunday night went to Kever Yosef (Joseph’s Tomb) in Shechem (Nablus) located in Samaria to pray

The blame for Israeli citizens’ economic situations lies squarely with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, according to Yesh Atid.  The Alternative Poverty Report published Monday by the humanitarian Latet Organization painted a

The graphic sign features a cartoon depicting a hareidi soldier with his face distorted into a pig’s and sitting on the back of an elephant as the troops of Antiochus

Two well-known Israeli journalists were arrested Monday afternoon near the IDF checkpoint at Tulkarem, after they entered the Palestinian Authority-controlled Area A of Judea-Samaria without permission or IDF coordination. The

An Israeli humanitarian agency is working to help some of the hundreds of thousands of families left homeless after Typhoon Hagupit (locally called Ruby) swept across the Philippines last week. IsraAID,

Hamas has arrested a Palestinian Arab double agent working for Israeli intelligence, the Hamas-run Al-Majd security website stated Monday.  According to the report, which is based on a security source, the

Regardless of their religious background, the holidays can be a particularly difficult period for many families – both emotionally and practically. This is particularly true for those who have lost

Eleventh- and twelfth-grade students of the Bnei Akiva Or Etzion Yeshiva made a special visit to cheer up the elderly and instill the holiday spirit of Hanukkah, at the senior

The military prosecutors decided to close the investigation case against Givati Brigade Commander Col. Ofer Winter, according to reports in Haaretz on Monday. Winter was investigated under warning last Thursday by the military

In two separate incidents Sunday, Israelis who indulged in one of Hanukkah’s tastiest treats – the sufganiya, or jelly donut – got more than they bargained for. A nine year

Tunisia’s Beji Caid Essebsi on Sunday claimed victory in the country’s first free presidential election, with exit polls suggesting he won 55.5% of the vote, according to the BBC. Supporters

India is considering changing its traditional pro-Palestinian Arab stance and abstain in United Nations votes related to the Palestinian Authority, The Hindu news website reported on Sunday. The move could

The gunman who fatally ambushed two police officers in their car in Brooklyn on Saturday invited passersby to watch his attack, The Associated Press (AP) reported Sunday. Moments before opening

North Korea on Sunday threatened the White House and other targets in the United States, CNN reports. The country accused the U.S. government of being behind the making of the

Knesset Speaker MK Yuli Edelstein (Likud) sharply criticized former minister Tzipi Livni on Sunday evening. Speaking at a gathering of Likud activists, Edelstein said that the upcoming elections were imposed

Labor chairman MK Yitzhak Herzog and former Justice Minister Tzipi Livni vowed on Sunday that they will not divide Jerusalem, rejecting criticism of them from the nationalist parties. The two

President Barack Obama said on Sunday the United States is considering putting North Korea back on its list of terrorism sponsors, after the hacking of Sony Pictures, reports the BBC.

A driver shouted “Allahu Akbar” as he ploughed into groups of people in the eastern French city of Dijon on Sunday evening, AFP reports. 11 people were injured, two of

Arab media reported on Sunday night that Syria had downed an Israeli drone in the Golan Heights. According to the report, which appeared on Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television and on official

Oil prices have nosedived from $115 a barrel last August to under $60 a barrel by the middle of this month, with many analysts, in the wake of Arutz Sheva columnist

A four-year-old boy was lightly wounded Sunday morning after rocks were thrown at a car he was traveling in near the Gush Etzion Junction. The rocks shattered the car’s window and

Some polls have shown former Shas chairperson Eli Yishai’s new Ha’am Itanu party not passing the Knesset threshold in coming elections, and talk of a joint list with Uri Ariel’s

Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett on Sunday morning led party members in praising the decision by the Tekuma/National Union faction to formally unite with his party, ending weeks of

Chabad in Sydney has set up a menorah as a tribute to the victims of last week’s terror attack.  The attack began when an Islamist gunman took dozens of people

Muslim extremists have been upping their violent campaign against Jewish visits to the Temple Mount in recent months, claiming that the presence of religious Jews is tantamount to an “invasion”

Yehuda Glick has announced he will run for a spot on the Likud Knesset list for upcoming elections, the daily newspaper Yediot Aharonot reported.  The Temple Mount rights activist was shot multiple times

A poll published Saturday night on Channel 10‘s “Hamateh Hamerkazi” program found that respondents place responsibility for Israel’s weakening financial situation on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu more than on former Finance