A senior Palestinian Authority (PA) official announced Friday that Israel has told the PA it will not go through on the fourth and final batch of terrorist releases, which was

Speaker of the Knesset, MK Yuli Edelstein, officially launched on Thursday the Limmud FSU conference in the United States, the largest annual gathering of young Russian Jews in North America.

Police announced Thursday that a 16-year-old girl from the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva had embarked on a campaign of violence – issuing death threats, engaging in threatening behavior,

Turkish authorities have banned YouTube, in the latest blow to free speech in the country and just one day after Turkey’s Supreme Court overturned a ban on the social media

The IDF Northern Command on Thursday announced that it was changing its orders regarding opening fire in areas along the Golan border fence. Anyone from the Syrian side who comes

Turkey has already blocked Twitter and YouTube, and more could be on the way. According to the Reuters news agency, government sources in Ankara said on Thurday the country could

Assuming Pope Francis makes it to Israel on his planned trip in May and is not delayed by the ongoing strike by Foreign Ministry workers, his stay will include visits

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday promised to increase Russia’s isolation, as the United States and the European Union agreed to work together to prepare possible tougher economic sanctions in

Cornelius Gurlitt, the art collector who hoarded works looted by the Nazis, has instructed his court-appointed adviser to hand back items looted from Jewish owners, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. “If

A senior member of Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction spoke at a televised ceremony in support of Abbas last Monday, where he declared Fatah is on the

Jerusalem Councilman Moshe Lion, who ran for the post of Jerusalem mayor last October and lost to incumbent Nir Barkat, had stones thrown at him by Arab residents on Wednesday while

While fans of the legendary rock band the Rolling Stones rejoiced over the official announcement of their upcoming Israeli performance, religious fans received a harsh disappointment over the concert’s timing.

On Thursday night Israel switches onto summer time; at 2 a.m. local time, the clocks will move forward to 3 a.m. Israelis are reminded to set their clocks accordingly. Cell

Three young Arab terrorists carried out a stabbing attacking Thursday morning, targeting a soldier in Jerusalem’s northern neighborhood of Pisgat Ze’ev. The soldier was left with light stab wounds in

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un has enacted a new order: all North Korean men must have Kim’s “Dear Leader” haircut. Bizarre as it may seem, the Korea Times on Tuesday reported that

Egyptian army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi resigned on Wednesday as defense minister and announced his plan to run for president, following a high-level meeting with the Supreme Council

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, 48, former Al Qaeda spokesman and Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, was found guilty Wednesday in a New York City courtroom of conspiring to kill Americans, conspiring to

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Wednesday, in a bid to save the peace talks, AFP reported. Flying in to Jordan from

Haifa-based Elbit Systems announced on Wednesday that it was awarded a contracted by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) to supply its Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), a highly advanced

Gaza’s Islamist rulers Hamas announced Wednesday that the blockaded territory’s border with Egypt would open after a 50-day closure, and told Palestinian Arabs wishing to travel to present their passports.

At the conclusion of the two-day Arab League summit in Kuwait on Wednesday, Arab leaders announced their rejection of Israel’s request for recognition as the Jewish state. The final statement

Far-left Israeli NGO “Peace Now” has come under fire for taking part in a conference organized by some of the world’s worst human rights abusers, including the regime of Syrian

The United States on Tuesday slammed Saudi Arabia for refusing a visa to a an American journalist working for Israeli media who planned to cover President Barack Obama’s visit to

Vadim Rabinovich, president of the All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress and founder of the European Jewish Parliament, announced on Tuesday that he will run for the presidency of Ukraine, reports the Jewish

Two Palestinian Arabs were wounded on Wednesday when Israeli navy vessels destroyed two Gaza-bound boats “smuggling cigarettes” from Egypt, Palestinian Arab media told AFP.  Palestinian Arab witnesses and medical sources said the navy opened fire at

Ukraine fired its Defense Minister late Tuesday night, after the parliament deemed him responsible for losing Crimea to Russia.  Defense Minister Ihor Tenyukh has tendered his resignation over the crisis. 

Hamas is taking another step towards the full implementation of strict Islamic Sharia law in Gaza, and is planning to introduce a penalty of lashes for certain criminal offenses. Nafez

The United States warned Egypt on Tuesday that executing supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood may affect the aid that Washington provides to Cairo. Speaking one day after an Egyptian court

Israeli officials on Tuesday evening played down reports that Israel and Turkey will soon sign a compensation deal over the infamous “Mavi Marmara” incident. Reacting to remarks made earlier by