Major flooding hit several Merkaz (Central) region towns on Monday, after an unusual deluge of rainfall buckled some roads and swallowed cars on others. Holon (10.8 km/6.7 miles from Tel Aviv)

The Knesset Committee for Planning and Building in Jerusalem officially approved the construction of 400 housing units in Ramat Shlomo in Jerusalem Monday, just one week after Prime Minister Binyamin

After Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh praised the murder of a three-month-old girl in Jerusalem by an Arab terrorist two weeks ago, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman hinted Haniyeh’s daughter would not

At a time when some international artists have condemned Israel, Will.i.am (William Adams) of Grammy-winning The Black Eyed Peas fame is developing a smartwatch with Israeli hi-tech companies – and he

At least 24 migrants have died while scores are missing after a boat carrying refugees capsized off Istanbul’s northern coast in the early hours of Monday, according to officials. The

Quality of life in Israel keeps on improving, according to the 2014 Legatum Global Prosperity Index, as the Jewish state moved up one place in 2014, from the 39th most

Israel will not accept terrorism in its capital Jerusalem, President Reuven Rivlin said on Sunday evening. Rivlin spoke at the Begin Heritage Center, in a memorial ceremony on the occasion

Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Sunday attended a farewell party for him in Modi’in Illit, during which he provided some insight into the process which led to his starting to

Canadian warplanes involved in the American-led bombing campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq on Sunday launched the first airstrike since deploying to the region, the Canadian Press reported.

Venezuela sent 10 tons of humanitarian aid and medical equipment for Gaza on Sunday, the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) embassy in Caracas said in a statement quoted by the Ma’an news

Prices in Israel may be high, but they are going up at a slower pace than in other OECD countries, a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein believes that the so-called “Israel Hayom Law” is unconstitutional. That message was conveyed Sunday by Weinstein’s representative Orit Koren, who attended a discussion of the Ministerial

The New York City Marathon took place on Sunday as thousands ran, despite the cold temperature, in the streets of the city. Among the runners was Uzi Seeman whose son, Zvi

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday night strongly condemned Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who sent a letter of support to the family of the terrorist who shot Temple Mount

With its announcement that it was planning to open a major operation in unemployment-plagued Arad in southern Israel, Osem was lauded for bringing jobs to a city that has long

Violence broke out at Sunday morning’s court session in the trial of the suspected murderer of 20-year-old Israeli woman Shelly Dadon, after one of the victim’s relatives attacked the father

Hundreds of Jewish tombstones from the Belarus town of Brest, on the border with Poland, have been used for years in the construction of buildings, roads, and even garden paving. 

A film festival celebrating Jewish Israelis and Palestinian Arabs working together should be lauded by leftist groups, which frequently accuse Israel of “apartheid” in Judea-Samaria. But the promise of interfaith

Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar will resign within 48 hours, the Interior Ministry announced Sunday, after he officially submitted his resignation letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office for approval.  Sa’ar

Ed Miliband, Leader of the British Labour Party and the Opposition in Parliament, has come out against the “vile” campaign of anti-Semitic abuse targeting colleague, Labour MP Luciana Berger.  Berger,

Major evidence is due to be examined in the Shelly Dadon murder case Sunday morning, according to Channel 10. The new evidence includes a tape of the emergency call made

The relationship between Israel and the United States (US) has been unhealthy for some time, in part due to disputes over a wide range of strategic issues.  Intelligence and Strategic

Over sixteen months after Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (HaTnua)’s bill to extend the IDF service of hesder yeshiva students was rejected, a similar bill is being put up to vote Sunday – a bill which,

A top Jewish leader Saturday warned a Swiss museum against accepting a priceless set of art works including Nazi-looted paintings from the estate of reclusive German collector Cornelius Gurlitt. Such a move

Hamza Samy Magamsah, a resident of the village of Yafi’a in the lower Galilee – who disappeared from Turkey over three weeks ago to join Islamic State (ISIS) militant jihadists in

The Arab League warned Sunday that Israel has reached a “red line” after fresh clashes in Jerusalem, urging international pressure to stop what it branded “violations” in the holy city.

Two of the main rebel groups receiving weapons from the United States to fight both the regime and jihadist groups in Syria have surrendered to al-Qaeda, reports the British newspaper

Jordan’s King Abdullah II vowed on Sunday to oppose any Israeli attempt to change the “status quo” regarding holy sites in Jerusalem – referring to the ongoing controversy surrounding the

The former head of IDF Intelligence, General Aviv Kochavi, officially took up the post of IDF Northern Command Head on Sunday. Kochavi is replacing General Yair Golan at the post.

The government ratified in its Sunday session the compromise between Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (Hatnua) and Minister of Religious Services Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home), regarding conversion into Judaism. All of