Upon leaving the hall of the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court Thursday, Lehava chairman Bentzi Gopshtain stated adamantly that he will not submit to the recent police crackdown on his anti-assimilation organization which

A court in Pakistan on Thursday granted bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the man accused of masterminding the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, lawyers told AFP. The 60-hour siege on India’s economic capital left 166

World leaders welcomed the groundbreaking news that the United States and Cuba are moving to restore diplomatic relations and bury one of the last vestiges of the Cold War after more than

At his annual end-of year news conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that Russia’s currency, the ruble, will stabilize, but warned the country’s economic crisis could last two years.  Although

Investigators from the Moriah Station of Israeli Police arrested a man, 25, on suspicion of threatening to cause bodily harm to MK Eli Yishai.  The man was one of dozens

The United States on Wednesday urged the European Union to keep up its sanctions on Hamas, saying there was “no change” in US policy. “The EU should maintain terrorism sanctions on Hamas,” State Department spokeswoman

The European Union’s (EU) removal of Hamas from its terror blacklist sets a precedent for allowing anti-Semitism in Europe to run rampant, Morton Klein, National President of the Zionist Organization of

An Israeli citizen survived a kidnapping attempt from Palestinian Arab terrorists, he reported to police Wednesday night.  The citizen, who remains unnamed, told local police that he was standing at

A special Hannukah candle-lighting ceremony was held Tuesday, where a 90 cm (35 inches)-high hannukiah, built by volunteers from Yad Sarah with parts of medical equipment, was lit in the memory

US President Barack Obama formally announced the renewal of diplomatic ties with Cuba on Wednesday, in a special press conference following the announcement of a landmark prisoner swap.  “Today, the

MKs, community members, and religious officials decried what they called a “fashion show” at a Tel Aviv synagogue. The synagogue, located in central Tel Aviv, is associated with the Tzohar

A joint list between Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party and Moshe Kahlon’s Kulanu could drastically change the face of the Knesset, according to a new survey released Wednesday.  The poll,

Alan Gross, the Jewish American contractor who was released on Wednesday after five years in jail in Cuba, sees his release as a Hanukkah gift. “It’s good to be home,”

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman issued a sharp response to the European Union (EU)’s recognition of the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Wednesday, labeling the move “counterproductive” and noting that the vote

The United States and Cuba were on the brink of a historic thaw in ties Wednesday after a prisoner exchange cleared the way for talks on ending their five-decade-old stand-off, according to AFP.  Presidents Barack

The 2015 election campaign has officially started, and with it comes the parade of broken political promises – with one by former Finance Minister Yair Lapid leading the pack. Barely

After great success with their mobile sukkot, activists of “Mobile Chabad in the Holy Land” recently finished assembling giant portable hanukkiyot candelabras in time for the Hanukkah holiday. The mobile

The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday officially submitted a draft United Nations resolution paving the way to a final peace deal with Israel, AFP reports. The PA’s envoy to the UN

A resident of Havat Gilad in Samaria was detained for questioning after he caught an Arab who was throwing stones at his car. The incident occurred in the village of

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, said on Wednesday he had “very useful and helpful” nuclear negotiations with major powers in Geneva, according to Reuters. Araqchi, speaking to reporters at

Students on Yeshiva University’s Beren Campus created a hanukkiyah in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, by lighting windows in their dorm building, Brookdale Residence Hall.  Loading…

Police on Wednesday evening raided the offices of the Otzma Yehudit party, headed by former MK Michael Ben-Ari, and searched the premises. Sources in the police explained that the raid

Negotiations are continuing between Naftali Bennett and Uri Ariel in efforts to ensure that Tekuma does not split off from Jewish Home. Under the latest offer, Uri Ariel will be

Mati Shriki, one of Israel’s up-and-coming religious musical sensations, has released a special single in honor of Hanukkah. “Ohr Chadash” (New Light) was released last year, but Shriki released a

Hamas, in both its military and governmental branches, has been temporarily removed from the European Union’s list of proscribed terrorist groups as the result of a technical legal blunder. After

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s adviser on Religious and Islamic Affairs assured in his televised weekly sermon last Friday that Israel will be destroyed, and that military options are

Benny Katzover, head of the Shomron (Samaria) Residents Council, told Arutz Sheva he is worried about how the coming March 17 elections may negatively effect Israel. “I’m worried because in the reality

MK Eli Yishai, former chairperson of Shas who on Monday split from the party and launched his Yachad party, explained the move and his falling out with Shas head Aryeh

Following Tuesday’s publication of a startling report by the National Insurance Institute on poverty and social gaps in Israel, MK Shelly Yehimovich (Labor) who formerly served as her party’s head

An international conference in Geneva on Wednesday called on both Israelis and Palestinians to respect humanitarian rights laws in Judea-Samaria, but was condemned by Israel as a “political exercise,” AFP reports.   Switzerland gathered diplomats