Rabbi David Lau, the Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Israel, visited Yeshiva University on Thursday. The chief rabbi met with yeshiva deans at YU-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, and with

Hundreds of people gathered in Afula Saturday evening for a protest march in memory of a slain resident of the northern town, and thousands more were expected to join the

Israel vigorously denied over the Sabbath that it tried to spy on former vice president Al Gore when he was in Israel. Newsweek cited a senior former U.S. intelligence operative

Suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists attacked Yemen’s presidential palace on Friday, killing five guards and triggering a fierce gunfight as the jihadists hit back at an army offensive aimed at crushing them,

The United Nations nuclear watchdog has received an explanation from Iran about the development of detonators that can help set off an atomic explosive device, and has asked for further

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will fly to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel next week for talks that are expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear program and Syria’s civil war,

Shots were fired at the religious Kibbutz Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion, located adjacent to Efrat, in the early hours of Friday morning. No injuries or damage was reported; IDF

“Grandfather helping his granddaughter to plow” in the Jezreel Valley (Library of Congress, 1920s) The Aliya movements — encouraging young Jewish Zionists to move to Palestine — were launched when the Turks ruled Palestine, but immigration increased after the

A 62-year-old Turkish man who murdered his two former wives has made headlines in the country after appearing on a TV marriage program in an attempt to find a new

Reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah is apparently going well, despite the sharp rhetoric flying between the two groups, after Fatah agreed to release all Hamas terrorists in Palestinian Authority (PA)

“Justice Minister Tzipi Livni announced that she will oppose the law because it will hurt the ability of future governments to maneuver,” he stated. “Tzipi – That is the goal

Jerusalem Councilman Aryeh King, chairman of the United Jerusalem faction, on Friday morning reported a glaring infraction at Jerusalem’s Yafo Gate, the main entrance to the Old City. King posted pictures

Tensions in eastern Ukraine refuse to be abated Friday, with pro-Russian militants threatening to push ahead with an independent referendum vote despite a landmark call by Russian President Vladimir Putin

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday stood side-by-side with Syrian opposition chief Ahmad Jarba in a public show of support, but made no mention of the rebels’ plea

An Israeli Arab Orthodox priest has reportedly been dismissed by the Greek Orthodox church in Israel, after publicly supporting IDF service for Christian Arabs. Church spokesman Essa Musleh told AFP on Thursday

Housing Minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) on Thursday paid a condolence visit to the family of 20 year-old Shelly Dadon, who was found murdered last week in Migdal Haemek in

Spring arrived in Israel weeks ago, but winter has returned with a vengeance. Overnight Wednesday, rains fell throughout the country, creating havoc on roads and trapping 70 American tourists in

Water and Energy Minister Silvan Shalom will likely not run for President, despite the fact that the case against him will be closed, political officials said on Wednesday. According to

Egypt’s former foreign minister said on Wednesday that Hamas must recognize the existence of Israel in order to make it possible to move forward with a Palestinian state, AFP reported.

The Civil Administration is at it again. On Thursday, Administration tractors knocked down homes in the Neve Eretz neighborhood, next to Michmash, a town in the Binyamin region. Among those

London’s former mayor Ken Livingstone has once again hit headlines for peddling anti-Semitic stereotypes, after he claimed that Jews tend to vote for the right-wing Conservative party because they are

Islamist rebels have claimed responsibility for a massive explosion in Syria’s contested second city of Aleppo Thursday morning. The attack which demolished the Carlton Hotel, which was reportedly being used

Hundreds of El Al passengers on four departing flights were stranded in Ben Gurion Airport Thursday, because the pilots never showed up for work, according to Maariv-NRG. The pilots are

Ori Putterman, a senior at Yeshiva University’s High School for Boys (YUHSB), was announced as a winner of the prestigious 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. The 2,500 winners from throughout

US National Security Adviser Susan Rice assured Israel at high-level bilateral talks on Thursday that Washington remained determined to stop Iran developing nuclear arms, the White House said. “The US

Maj. Col. (res.) Ariel Almog founded the project ten years ago, to integrate disabled youth into the IDF in a three-year program, helping prepare them for independent life in Israeli

A couple from the Shomron (Samaria) community of Psagot came very close to being hurt on Wednesday evening when Arab terrorists from Ramallah fired shots at their home. In fact,

Israel is concerned that U.S. President Barack Obama will reach a bad nuclear deal with Iran ahead of the midterm elections in November, an Israeli official told Reuters on Wednesday.

The besieged city of Homs in Syria has reverted back to the control of Syrian President Bashar Assad Wednesday, as regime forces continue to make gains in the country’s ongoing