Terrorist attacks nearly doubled in frequency in 2013, according to new data released by the IDF. There were 62 terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria (Shomron) in 2013, compared to

The United States over the weekend criticized UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body, for postponing a Jewish-themed exhibition following pressure from Arab member states, Reuters reports. The exhibit, entitled “People, Book,

US Secretary of State John Kerry will present a framework deal at the end of January, according to London-based Arabic news outlet Al Hayat Saturday, at a conference in the Jordanian city

Energy Minister Silvan Shalom attended a meeting Saturday of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has no diplomatic relations with the Jewish state. It is the first time

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has been involved in talks to bring a ceasefire to Syria – along with Iraq, Lebanon, and Russia.  Zarif stated to a press conference

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen will arrive in Israel Sunday on an official four-day visit.  The Canadian Prime Minister will be accompanied by a delegation of over 200

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Friday that UN nuclear experts will inspect its Gachin uranium mine this month, almost nine years since they last visited the site, AFP reports.

A security official in Egypt said on Friday that terrorists have blown up a natural gas pipeline in the Sinai Peninsula. According to The Associated Press (AP), the official said

The United Nations’ cultural body has cancelled a Jewish exhibit following Arab pressure, the European Jewish Press (EJP) reported on Friday. The exhibition, entitled “People, Book, Land – The 3,500

A French presidential aide held talks on Friday in Beirut with a Hezbollah official, the movement said, AFP reported. The meeting comes months after the EU listed the group’s so-called

Rockets – and possibly shells – were fired from Syria into Lebanon Friday, landing in the Lebanese border town of Arsal, according to official state news. The rockets have reportedly

A barrage of at least 6 rockets were fired from Gaza towards Ashkelon on Wednesday, leading the defense establishment to reportedly reconsider the Pillar of Cloud ceasefire. The barrage also

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman summoned European Union (EU) ambassadors on Friday over continued support of – and bias for – the Palestinian Authority (PA) in negotiations. Liberman’s call came in response

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu supports Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman’s land swap plan, according to a Maariv report Friday.  The swap, which Israel reportedly offered the US in talks in December, refers to

The National Security Agency (NSA) has collected almost 200 million text messages a day from across the globe, using them to extract data including location, contact networks and credit card

Hezbollah was officially accused of the murder of Lebanon’s former prime minister, Rafiq Hariri, on Thursday, as four of its members went on trial in absentia at a special UN

A Lebanese branch of an Al-Qaeda affiliated Syrian rebel group has claimed responsibility for Thursday’s car bomb explosion in the town of Hermel, reports the Daily Star. The explosion killed

The operation to remove Syria’s chemical arsenal has suffered another setback, with the head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) saying Thursday that the removal and

A group of 40 Bnei Menashe arrived on Aliyah today from India, marking the second time in the last three weeks that a group from this Lost Tribe of Israel

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu slammed the European Union Thursday for summoning envoys over recently unveiled plans for some 1,800 new homes for Jews in the ancient Jewish capital of Jerusalem,

One of the most spectacular natural landscapes in the world, the Dead Sea is the world’s largest day spa, where people from all over the world throughout history have traveled

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu traveled to Jordan on Thursday to meet with King Abdullah II in Amman. Netanyahu’s trip was kept under wraps until the last minute. His last reported

In the wake of the latest row between the United States and Israel over remarks by Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, President Shimon Peres on Wednesday said that Israel should be

Terrorists on Wednesday evening opened fire from a moving vehicle at a resident of the Shomron (Samaria) community of Havat Gilad (Gilad Farm), who was driving on the road near

Israeli Air Force (IAF) aircraft targeted terror-related sites in Gaza early Thursday morning, several hours after a rocket barrage targeted the city of Ashkelon. A statement from the IDF Spokesperson’s

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) triggered controversy with a fiery floor speech in the Senate on Tuesday night, during which she declared that “we cannot let Israel determine when and where

Terrorists from Hamas-controlled Gaza fired a barrage of rockets towards the city of Ashkelon on Wednesday night. Five of the rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system, which

Finance Minister Yair Lapid reiterated Wednesday night the Yesh Atid party’s position regarding the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA).  “The left wants peace at any price and

Curiouser and curiouser: the murder investigation of businessman and father Menachem Stark took a new twist Tuesday, when it was revealed that over $1.2 million of “unauthorized” withdrawals were made