More than two days have passed since all contact was lost with two Israeli tourists who went missing in a rafting accident in Peru; on Wednesday, fears deepened that the
Three soldiers from top secret IDF Intelligence Corps units were arrested Monday on suspicion of carrying out computer-related offenses, reports Online 2 news. The investigation into the case has been
Israel’s Histadrut trade union federation warned Tuesday of potential strike action against state-owned companies in response to government plans to privatize some of them. According to AFP, the action could
The IDF has slammed today’s attack on its soldiers along the border with Lebanon as “a blatant breach of Israel’s sovereignty,” as the UN called for “maximum restraint” following the
Sheffi Paz, a resident of a southern Tel Aviv working class neighborhood, was a member of the ultraleftist Meretz party for 40 years. ”Now I won’t go near you,” she
Events in the eastern Mediterranean waters south of Cyprus are escalating rapidly, as Cyprus’ President Nicos Anastasiades’ suspended reunification peace talks with Turkey and Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus, after Turkey issued
There is a deep-seated controversy currently raging in Israel over the status of the Conversion Authority, over who should supervise conversion to Judaism, sit on the Rabbinic conversion courts and
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a discussion Tuesday on the continued problem of illegal immigrant workers, as legislators scramble to react to a controversial decision by the High Court to
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu plans to move up the Likud’s next primaries to an earlier date than planned, and will start taking steps in this direction right after the holidays
The inscriptions were deciphered by Assaf Peretz, an archaeologist and historian of the Authority. “Among other things, two names were identified inscribed into the rock in English: Cpl Scarlett and
Three of the attorneys defending Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto have filed for withdrawal from the corruption case in the Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday, after the rabbi violated terms of his
SWIFT, the Belgium-based financial transfer services giant, announced on Monday that it has received calls to disconnect Israel from its network – calls by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
The postal crisis is due to end after weeks of strikes, Channel 2 reports Tuesday, and a final agreement between the Finance Ministry and the Postal Workers’ Union is due to be
On Friday, October 3, a day after US Vice President Joe Biden pontificated about Turkish President Recep Ayyip Erdogan’s “desire” to have “no Turkish soldiers” remain in Cyprus, Turkey sent
Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack along the Lebanese-Israeli border which injured two IDF soldiers Tuesday afternoon. Hezbollah terrorists “detonated an explosive device on the Shebaa hills against
The Iron Dome has proven to be an effective weapon against rockets fired from Gaza, Lebanon and the Sinai desert, with a success rate of about 90% in intercepting projectiles
Finance Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) fired criticism at a Facebook page urging Israelis to move to Berlin, saying that the issue is not just a matter of prices, but
Two residents of the coastal city of Petah Tikva were arrested on Tuesday, over suspicions that they were running a cocaine laboratory in their apartment. The two, aged 33 and
Twenty-five Islamic State (ISIS) flags were found in Nazareth Illit, Walla! News reports Tuesday, giving further rise to concerns over the jihadist terrorist group’s popularity with Arab citizens of Israel. City
Japanese professors Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura were announced by the Nobel Prize committee in Sweden as the 2014 winners of the physics prize, for their invention of
The Israeli consul in Peru is investigating the fate of two Israeli tourists who disappeared in a rafting accident on the country’s Apurimac River, which passes near the city Cusco.
A 29-year-old Palestinian Arab woman, serving eight years in prison on charges of being involved in her husband’s “honor killing,” capitalized on Islamic State (ISIS) hysteria Sunday by simulating a
Accusations of anti-religious prejudice have been raised at the Maccabi health center in Bnei Brak, IDF Radio reports Tuesday, after multiple women told the news agency that one particular doctor has
The IDF Spokesperson Unit announced that two soldiers were wounded on Tuesday afternoon by an explosive set on the Lebanese border in the Har Dov (Shabaa Farms) area. The two soldiers
Overall, Israel’s recent 50-day war with Gazan terrorists had a remarkably minor effect on the country’s economy. However, one sector which was relatively hard-hit was tourism, with many vacationers canceling
Israeli ministers were meeting on Tuesday to discuss a new law to deal with illegal immigrants from Africa, after the High Court shot down the so-called “Infiltrator Law”, which allowed
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will take part in a conference on rebuilding Gaza following this past summer’s war with Israel earlier this year, a U.S. official said Monday,
British lawmakers will hold a symbolic parliamentary vote next week on whether the government should recognize “Palestine” as a state, Reuters reported on Monday. The motion due for debate in
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday said that military action is “critical” to the U.S.-led fight against the “Islamic State” (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, but is
Woolworths of South Africa on Monday expressed concern about the safety of its customers and employees following claims of abuse by Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) activists. “Our employees of