Israeli President Shimon Peres accepted letters of credential yesterday from ambassadors representing four countries: Hungary, Turkmenistan, Micronesia and Serbia. In a ceremony held at the President’s residence in Jerusalem, the

Canadian Employment Minister Jason Kenney has followed through on his promise last week, made during a Sun News interview, to buy from the Israeli company SodaStream, whose product allows consumers to make

A suicide bomber detonated himself in a van in Beirut Monday afternoon, killing 2 and injuring at least 6.  The van was leading to the town of Choueifat, officials said. BBC

The State Department on Monday once again went out of its way to state that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is “staunchly opposed” to boycotts against Israel. “We are

Saudi King Abdullah on Monday decreed jail terms of up to 20 years for belonging to “terrorist groups” and fighting abroad, AFP reported. The new law comes as part of

Susan Rice, U.S. President Barack Obama’s National Security Advisor, blasted Israel on Monday over its criticism of Secretary of State John Kerry’s threats of a boycott should peace talks with

The White House said on Monday that President Barack Obama will travel to Saudi Arabia in March to meet with King Abdullah, Reuters reports. The two will discuss a range

Two House Democrats are mobilizing their colleagues against a bill to slap more sanctions on Iran, circulating a letter that backs President Barack Obama’s position that such a bill would

An IDF officer was killed by friendly fire during an operation in northern Gaza on Monday night, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement. The officer’s family has been

Minister of Religious Affairs Naftali Bennett and his Deputy Minister Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan, along with Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau, on Monday presented proposed reforms to Israel’s Kosher

The Islamic Jihad terrorist group has threatened to sabotage any peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). Ahmed al-Mudallal, a senior official in the organization, on Monday told

Unless the Palestinian Authority agrees to recognize Israel as the Jewish state there will be no deal, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Monday. Speaking to members of the Likud-Beytenu Knesset

An explosion blasted apart a car in Petach Tikva early Monday morning, killing 2 and leaving 4 injured. While police are still investigating the exact circumstances of the explosive device,

Israel has offered to pay $20 million in “compensation” to the families of Turkish citizens killed during the 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla, which tried to illegally break the IDF blockade

Communications Minister Gilad Erdan harshly criticized US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday, accusing Kerry of not being a fair intermediary in the peace talks with the Palestinian Authority

Renowned analyst, counterterrorism expert and writer Barry Rubin passed away Monday morning at the age of 64. Rubin succumbed in Tel Aviv after a long battle with cancer. He leaves

The Jewish National Fund on Sunday ran what Efi Stenzler, the World KKL-JNF Chairman, said was a very successful program in Paris. “Israel Today and Tomorrow” showed off different aspects

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed support for President Barack Obama’s objection to imposing new sanctions on Iran, Reuters reports. Clinton has reportedly urged Congress to resist

Israel appreciated the efforts US. Secretary of State John Kerry was putting into developing his negotiation framework, but if things didn’t work out, Israel would understand, said Defense Minister Moshe

Roger Waters, formerly of the Pink Floyd band, on Saturday criticized actress Scarlett Johansson and Canadian musician Neil Young for their refusal to boycott Israel. Writing on his Facebook page,

Jordan’s Foreign Minister said Sunday that he was against recognizing Israel as a Jewish state, the Jordanian website Ammon News reports. The minister, Nasser Judeh, also rejected the idea of Jordan

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sharply criticized US Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday for threatening Israel with boycotts if peace talks fail. “Attempts to impose a boycott on the State of

Israel will transfer the bodies of two suicide bombers to the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Sunday, Arab-language media outlets are reporting. Both bodies belong to bombers who attacked in Jerusalem.

Two weeks since the Gross family was poisoned in their Jerusalem apartment, brothers Michael (7) and Yitzhak (5) have seen each other again for the first time. Schneider Medical Center

The Israeli company SodaStream has come under fire in recent weeks over the fact that it has a factory in Maale Adumim, a Jerusalem suburb that lies east of the

After wowing Israelis with their John Kerry Solutions video, featuring a salesman modeled on US Secretary of State John Kerry, hell-bent on offering his customers solutions that only make their

The Jerusalem Municipality on Sunday on announced that it would halt providing special security for a school in the French Hill neighborhood. To the chagrin of parents, students from the

Israel appreciated the efforts US. Secretary of State John Kerry was putting into developing his negotiation framework, but if things didn’t work out, Israel would understand, said Defense Minister Moshe

A leader of the Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria (Shomron) has harshly criticized United States Secretary of State John Kerry for his declaration that Israel could face international boycotts

Hamas has ordered its forces preventing against rocket fire into Israel to retreat, Walla! reports Sunday – giving various terrorist groups a green light to attack Israel.  Palestinian Arab insiders revealed to