Washington on Thursday blacklisted a dozen overseas companies and individuals for evading sanctions on Iran, AFP reports. Under the designations, U.S. citizens or companies are barred from engaging in transactions

In Saskatoon, Canada, Muslim taxi drivers are refusing to give rides to blind people with seeing-eye dogs. The drivers have been citing religious grounds, saying dogs are considered “unclean” animals

Chemical weapons have been used at least five times during the Syrian conflict and in some cases children and civilians have been slaughtered, according to a UN report released Thursday

Holocaust survivor Paul Argiewicz passed away at the age of 88 on Wednesday in Chicago. Argiewicz frequently spoke at schools and other groups, telling his story and educating about the

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, made a final decision Thursday to accept Israel as a full member. Israel is the first non-European member of the group. It has

An IDF patrol came under fire Thursday afternoon in the northern Galilee, near the border with Lebanon. The soldiers returned fire. No IDF soldiers were hurt in the incident. Additional

The “fake” sign-language interpreter who baffled audiences at a memorial event for Nelson Mandela has claimed he was not faking at all – but suffering from a schizophrenic episode. In

Vice President Joe Biden has announced that the Obama administration is working to help Holocaust survivors in the United States, many of whom live in poverty, according to The Associated

In an interview with Arutz Sheva, Haim Avraham, the father of IDF soldier Benny Avraham, who was one of three soldiers kidnapped by Hezbollah in 2000 and killed by the

The first major winter storm for this year is in full swing, and snow began falling Wednesday night in Gush Etzion, Hevron and the area. The snow is expected to

Northwestern University School of Law Professor Eugene Kontrovich visited the village of Shdema on Friday, and spoke about the importance of preventing a two-state solution at an events sponsored by Women

A Romanian television station is under fire after broadcasting an anti-Semitic Christmas Carol performance earlier in December, according to United Press International.  The state-operated TVR3 Verde, a channel directed to rural

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has granted a post-mortem honor to arch-terrorist Abu Jihad, who was responsible for the murder of at least 125 Israelis in numerous terror attacks

Islamic countries top the list of states which routinely discriminate against and persecute atheists and agnostics as well as members of other religions, according to a newly-released report. The 2013 Freethought

A masterpiece by Marc Chagall found in an art trove hidden in a Munich flat was stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish family, a newspaper said Wednesday. According to AFP, the top-selling

A meeting of the Knesset’s Committee for the Equal Burden of Service Law, headed by MK Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home), revealed Wednesday that the enlistment of hareidi-religious men to the

The United States and Britain have both rescinded funding for Syrian rebel groups, news outlets reported Wednesday.  According to Time, a US official stated to the press that it would stop

Israel was hit by its first major winter storm this year as rain and snow continued falling from Tuesday night on into Wednesday morning. The storm changed flight patterns and

The president of the Hillel International Jewish campus organization, Eric Fingerhut, responded to inflammatory and anti-Zionist statements by the Hillel at Swarthmore College Tuesday, warning the that anti-Zionist activities cannot

On Monday, a Spanish duke presented a document of apology in Spanish and Hebrew to the President of the Jewish community of Gibraltar, in which he apologized for the atrocities committed during the 1474-1476

A new poll conducted by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal this week found that US President Barack Obama’s approval rating continues to be at its lowest yet. 54% disapprove of

United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday appealed to Congress to “hold off” on new sanctions against Iran, Fox News reports. Kerry told the House Foreign Affairs Committee

Two Israeli-American chemists were officially awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Tuesday. Professors Arieh Warshel and Michael Levitt were given the prestigious award in a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.

Republicans were left steaming on Tuesday, after President Barack Obama shook the hand of Cuban leader Raul Castro at the memorial ceremony in Johannesburg for late South African leader Nelson

PLO official Hanan Ashrawi on Tuesday called on the NBC network to halt production of a drama series due to be filmed in eastern Jerusalem, the Ma’an news agency reports.

At a memorial ceremony held in Johannesburg on Tuesday for late South African leader Nelson Mandela, US President Barack Obama made a surprise move on his way to the podium by

The disagreements between the Jewish Home and Yesh Atid parties were in the headlines again Tuesday as Yesh Atid decided to prevent the transfer of funding to Israeli communities in

The Israel Pediatric Association has issued a strong warning against the use of vaporizers (humidifiers) in children’s bedrooms, Kikar Hashabat reports. Many parents use such machines during the winter in

Four soldiers were injured in the Golan on Tuesday afternoon in what appears to have been a training accident. Their injuries were reportedly caused by an explosion in a tank