At least 15 people were killed Monday and 23 others hurt in a suspected suicide bombing on a trolleybus in the Russian city of Volgograd, officials say. The blast comes

The head of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has expressed opposition towards the academic boycott of Israel that is being promoted by the American Studies Association (ASA), the Israel

Lebanese troops opened fire on Syrian warplanes violating Lebanese airspace on Monday. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, the incident occurred as the Syrians raided Khirbet Daoud, which lies between Homs

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is calling on NBA star Tony Parker to apologize for his past use of the “quenelle” gesture that is widely considered to be anti-Semitic and similar

There is no way to separate Judaism from the state of Israel, President Shimon Peres said Sunday. On a visit to the Machon Lev Jerusalem Technology College, Peres said that

Gaza’s only power plant returned to life on Sunday, hours after Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom border crossing and resumed fuel deliveries, AFP reported. “The plant resumed functioning with the

Nicolas Anelka, the French soccer player who has caused outrage over his post-match gesture that appeared to be a modified ‘Nazi-style’ salute, on Sunday insisted that he is not anti-Semitic. “I

Hezbollah is reportedly paying the families of its fighters killed in Syria to keep quiet about the circumstances surrounding their relatives’ deaths. According to a source in the Lebanese port

Saudi Arabia has pledged $3 billion for the Lebanese army to buy equipment from France, Lebanese President Michel Sleiman announced on Sunday. The kingdom “decided to provide generous assistance to

Hamas declared Sunday, on the 5th anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, that it would continue to “fight the Israeli occupation” and “advance national goals,” no matter what the outcome of

The government will increase its subsidy for the medical treatment of Holocaust survivors. Although their numbers are dwindling, there are still tens of thousands of survivors in Israel, and on

The violence in Egypt continued on Saturday, as a student was killed and 101 arrested following clashes with police, reported AFP. According to the report, the clashes occurred between officers

A Katyusha rocket fell in northern Israel’s Sunday. No casualties have been reported.  The rocket fire was heard at about 7:00 a.m., near the city of Kiryat Shmona, close to the

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon stated Sunday that the IDF will continue to fight against rocket fire from Lebanon. “We will not tolerate firing at us from Lebanon, or to allow

Politicians and Jewish leaders expressed outrage as French soccer player Nicolas Anelka Saturday, after he made a post-match gesture many interpret to be a modified ‘Nazi-style’ salute. The 34-year-old striker thrust his

In the last few minutes the cabinet has approved the third “installment” of the 104 convicted terrorists scheduled for release as a “goodwill gesture” to the Palestinian Authority (PA) during

The Israel Prison Service (IPS) made public on Saturday night the list of 26 terrorists who will be freed as a “gesture” to the Palestinian Authority during the ongoing peace

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon on Saturday night ordered that the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and Gaza be re-opened for the passage of goods as of Sunday morning. The

US Secretary of State John Kerry will return to the Middle East next week for talks with Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israeli officials, a PA source confirmed to AFP Saturday.  “Mr. Kerry has told

Controversial French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala is facing a ban by French authorities, who say he has gone “too far” in promoting anti-Semitism and holocaust denial. Dieudonné has a long history of anti-Semitic

An airstrike by Syrian government forces has killed at least 21 people in a busy market in Syria’s hotly disputed second city Aleppo, according to activists. Dozens more were reportedly

Two New York lawmakers are fighting an anti-Israel boycott with a campaign of their own: to stop the flow of public funds to schools involved in the scandal.  The New

An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shook Cyprus Saturday night, with the effects felt as far east as Northern Israel. The two areas primarily affected were Haifa and

The operation to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons program will miss its December 31 deadline, Mail Guardian reported Saturday.  Franz Krawinkler, head of logistics for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

A federal judge in New York ruled Friday that the National Security Agency’s (NSA) bulk collection of data on nearly every phone call made in the United States is legal,

United States Secretary of State John Kerry has offered Israel the release of Jonathan Pollard, Channel 10 News reported on Friday. According to the report, Kerry’s offer was made as

The Lebanese Hezbollah terror group denied on Friday that it was responsible for the assassination of Mohammed Shatah, a former minister and an adviser to Future Movement leader Saad Hariri.

Hebrew University research teams have found how bacteria can survive treatment with antibiotics – even when the strain is not inherently antibiotic-resistant.  The discovery, which was published this week in

The Israeli government has been planning a new program to encourage French Jews to make Aliyah, Maariv reports Friday.  The program, which will be implemented over a 3-year period, is intended to

Tears flowed freely as a group of 38 Bnei Menashe, descendants of a Lost Tribe of Israel, were greeted by relatives at Ben Gurion Airport after making Aliyah yesterday from