The Knesset on Wednesday authorized on its second and third readings a law that codifies the criminalization of transporting illegal workers from the Palestinian Authority within Israel. The law specifies

If Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon does not follow through with his threat and resigns, he will be fired, sources close to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday evening.

The Israeli Air Force held a ceremony on Thursday to reveal its latest acquisition: two advanced M-346 jet planes from Italy. Each plane costs an estimated 20 million euros (roughly

Two Arab rioters were arrested Thursday for attempting to attack MK Moshe Feiglin (Likud Beteinu) as he visited the Temple Mount. Hundreds of rioters threw stones at Feiglin and several

The name Porsche has long made sports car enthusiasts swoon, but the Nazi past of the famous brand’s founder has left his Czech hometown sorely divided over his legacy.  

An EU parliamentary delegation on Thursday urged Israel to release long-term Arab terrorists, saying it was crucial to move a fragile Middle East peace process forward.   “We believe that

Israel has advanced construction plans for over 2,000 new housing units in six Judea and Samaria communities, a defense official said on Thursday. The official, Guy Inbar, is a spokesman

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon spoke to U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday evening and clarified that his remarks regarding the “soft” approach of the West toward the possibility of

The Knesset passed a bill Wednesday extending an existing ban on citizens from enemy states using “reunification with family” as a reason to enter Israel. The bill, which passed by

The ugly legal battle between the family of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and former housekeeper Manny Naftali continues, Channel 2 reports Wednesday, after Naftali has filed a suit in the Jerusalem Labor

In a rare move, Secretary of State John Kerry protested to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday over Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon’s strong criticism of US foreign policy, according to AFP.  Ya’alon slammed

Malaysian Defense and Transportation Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters at a press briefing Wednesday that a new twist had been revealed in investigations over missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370: the discovery that

Acting Ukrainian President Arseny Yatseniuk has reportedly given officials in the Crimea three hours to free Ukraine’s navy chief, after pro-Russian militiamen detained him during a takeover of a naval base

Top-ranking government officials allotted ten billion shekel ($2.89 billion) to the IDF’s budget in preparation for an armed conflict with Iran, Ha’aretz reported Wednesday.  The report cites “senior military officials”

Rabbi Yossi Eilfort, an assistant Chabad rabbi from San Diego, California, recently made news when he fought his first amateur MMA fight, winning by TKO in the second round. Several

Yair Golan, the Major General of the Northern Command, has warned the world at large that Israel’s situation with Lebanon is extremely volatile.  “The situation on the border

The National Security Agency (NSA) has built a surveillance system capable of recording “100 percent” of a foreign country’s telephone calls and enabling the agency to rewind and review conversations

Jordan’s Prime Minister on Tuesday rejected the possibility that his country would cut ties with Israel and expel the Israeli ambassador from Amman, despite demands to do so in the

Deputy Transportation Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likid-Beytenu) gave birth to a daughter Wednesday morning at Hadassah Mount Scopus in Jerusalem. The mother and daughter are both fine. Hotovely, 35, married Or

The IAF airstrikes in Syria Tuesday night killed one soldier and injured seven, according to the Syrian army. Syrian President Bashar Assad’s army, which is engaged in a three-year bloody

Gaza’s Hamas terrorist rulers on Tuesday sharply criticized Egypt’s closure of the Rafiah border crossing, saying Cairo’s tightening of restrictions on Gaza was a “crime against humanity,” AFP reported. “The

IDF soldiers in the Yehuda Brigade are preparing for the annual concerts and events held in the holy city of Hevron for the Jewish holiday of Passover, which will occur

IDF soldiers reportedly shot and killed a local Arab resident near Hevron on Wednesday, as he attempted to breach Israel’s security fence with two accomplices. “Earlier today three suspects sabotaged

Germany has arrested several former Nazi war criminals this week, in an attempt to bring them to justice before they die. On of them, Gisela S, is a 90-year old

Israel Air Force planes opened fire on terror sites in Syria, where terrorists who are connected to the attack on an IDF jeep earlier Tuesday. Three soldiers were injured when

Following US State Department figures showing a steep 80% rise in US rejections of Israeli visa requests last year, Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) demanded answers from US Secretary of State

The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Monday ended its punishment of Hamas and allowed Gaza’s lone power plant to resume operations. The Ma’an news agency reported that the Gaza power station, which had been shut off

We have all been taught at school that the Earth revolves around the sun, but, according to a senior Saudi cleric, we’ve been misled. In fact, Saleh Al-Fawzan, a member

A senior diplomatic source told Voice of Israel public radio Tuesday that if it turns out, in the coming days, that talks with the Palestinian Authority (PA) have reached a

The European Union’s (EU) foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, said on Monday that Europe is opposed to boycotts against Israel. At the same time, she also reiterated the EU’s objection