Syrian government forces used chemical weapons against rebel-controlled areas in two Damascus neighborhoods on Sunday, Bloomberg reports, citing a Washington-based group backing the Syrian opposition. If confirmed, the attacks would

Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who is now a fugitive, is said to still be on the ground in Moscow, after absconding there from Hong Kong

A Jewish man was attacked by two Arabs on the Jerusalem Promenade early Monday evening, according to Israel Police. The victim, a man in his early 20s, was jumped as

Evoking the memory of his father, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that Israel would defend itself in all circumstances, and act against Gaza terrorists who disrupt the daily life of

The tension in Syria between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims is spilling over into the rest of the Arab world. In a savage incident in Egypt Sunday, thousands of Sunnis lynched

Researchers at Hebrew University, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School have figured out which neurons transmit the itchy message that prompts a person to start scratching. The study was

An American citizen was among ten foreign tourists to be shot and killed when gunmen burst into a hotel in northern Pakistan early Sunday, CNN reported. Matt Boland, the acting

An Egyptian court said on Sunday that the Hamas rulers of Gaza and Lebanon’s Hizbullah terrorist group helped prisoners, including current President Mohammed Morsi, escape during the 2011 uprising. AFP

The IDF – along with the Mossad and Shin Bet intelligence arms – rehearsed for nightmarish terror scenarios Sunday. Special security units carried out a surprise large scale rehearsal for an

The Border Police and civilian police carried out a large scale operation Sunday night to net suspects in the terrorism that has turned life into a nightmare for Jewish motorists

The Islamic Jihad terrorist group in Gaza announced on Sunday that it was temporarily suspending ties with Hamas, which rules the region, accusing Gaza authorities of being responsible for the

The IDF Central Command says that the number of rock attacks in Judea and Samaria has declined sharply in recent weeks, from an average of 50 per week to about

Jacob Aharon Frenkel, 70, will replace Stanley Fisher as is Governor of the Bank of Israel, a post which he already held once, between 1991 and 2000. Since December of

The moon will appear especially large tonight, an event referred to as a “super moon.” “Tonight, not only will the moon be full – it is also at the closest

Terrorists from Hamas-controlled Gaza fired three rockets into southern Israel on Sunday night. The rockets landed in open areas in the Bnei Shimon Regional Council and near the city of

A Jerusalem court on Sunday ordered the release of a Jewish youth who had been arrested on charges of praying on the Temple Mount. The youth was also cleared of

Singer Mohammed Assaf of Gaza – winner of the Arab Idol contest – has been named as UNRWA special ambassador. Assaf became the first Palestinian Authority Arab to win the

One of the exhibits at the Presidential Conference in Jerusalem centered on research into the human brain, with a spotlight on Israeli research. Francine Hazan of Hebrew University of Jerusalem,

Israelis protested a government proposal to export 40 percent of the country’s newly discovered natural gas reserves in demonstrations on Saturday night. At least four people were arrested in the

After days of trying to convince him otherwise, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas announced he has accepted PM Rami Hamdallah’s resignation. The move leaves the Palestinian Authority with a chairman

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who exposed secrets about the federal government’s surveillance programs, has reportedly left Hong Kong for a “third country.” The South China Morning Post

Hamas hanged two men accused of collaborating with Israel on Saturday, a statement from the interior ministry of the terror group’s government in Gaza said, according to the AFP news

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Sunday with prime minister Rami Hamdallah in a new bid to defuse a political crisis that prompted the premier to submit

A wedding singer from Gaza on Saturday became the first Palestinian Authority Arab to win Arab Idol, in a contest which has captivated millions of viewers, Al Jazeera reported. Mohammed

Economics Minister and Bayit Yehudi party head Naftali Bennett told the Washington Post Friday that Israel “will not allow itself to be threatened by a maniacal regime that holds nuclear

Michael Itzkovich, 57, from the community of Lapid in central Israel, died Friday after being bitten by a snake on the shore of the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret). He had

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned the international community not to be fooled by Iran’s new “moderate” president. Speaking to the Washington Post’s Lally Weymouth on Thursday, Netanyahu said that the

Any construction currently taking place in Judea and Samaria is based on plans that were approved long ago and not on any new bids, Housing Minister Uri Ariel (Bayit Yehudi)

A new law passed by the Hamas government in Gaza banning co-ed schools has left many Christians fearful that their schools are in danger of closure, according to the Beirut-based