Israeli planes taking off from Eilat will be armed with anti-missile systems due to the threat of shoulder-carried anti-aircraft missiles that could be fired from the Sinai desert, Channel 2

A Jewish high school student in Long Island has been arrested after threatening to blow up his Yeshiva. Nassau County Police say the 16-year-old student at the Mesivta Ateres Yaakov

Israeli officials on Thursday announced that they had nabbed a gang of Arab terrorists who were planning a terror attack against Israelis or tourists who visited the Temple Mount. An

World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking told a packed audience in California this week that the Big Bang did not require G-d for creation. In a talk entitled “The Origin of

Authorities have arrested a suspect after a letter addressed to President Barack Obama tested positive for ricin, stoking alarm in Washington on Wednesday after an earlier scare over poisoned mail.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned the West on Wednesday that it will pay a heavy price for its alleged support of Al-Qaeda in Syria. According to AFP, Assad said his

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was “a great leader,” said Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday following a ceremony in honor of the late British leader. “She was not only an

Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmud Abbas is scheduled to visit Turkey this weekend for talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Abbas will also meet President Abdullah Gul and Foreign Minister

While the Pakistani Taliban has denied involvement in Monday’s Boston marathon bombing, it has openly applauded the heinous attack, which killed three and injured over a hundred more.  “Wherever we

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected to confirm next week the United States has approved $400 million in additional funding for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system. The system, which

A Salafi Muslim jihadist group has claimed responsibility for Wednesday morning’s rocket attack on the Israeli Red Sea resort city of Eilat. “The lions of the Mujahedeen Shura Council in the

Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc is set to lead the negotiating team in talks with Israel next week and hopes to soon restore ties. Arinc told the Hebrew-language NRG

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee adopted on Tuesday a resolution which stipulates that the U.S. will assist Israel if it is forced to take action against Iran. The resolution,

The Pentagon has requested $220.3 million in 2014 to bolster Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system despite broader cuts to U.S. military spending, AFP reported on Tuesday, citing budget documents.

The Color Red rocket alert siren blared throughout the city of Eilat shortly after 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning, sending residents racing for bomb shelters. Tourists and others throughout the Red

President Shimon Peres does not plan to seek another term in office, he told Israeli media outlets Tuesday night. “I will not seek to extend my term,” Peres said in

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday once again expressed his support for a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Arab conflict. Speaking during a reception for foreign diplomats in honor of

In a special video greeting in honor of Israel’s Independence Day, President Shimon Peres said on Monday that there have been “ongoing miracles” during the State of Israel’s 65 years

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz said in an interview broadcast Tuesday on Voice of Israel public radio that the IDF has the ability to act on its

President Shimon Peres said on Monday that he does not regret the Oslo Accords, despite the fact that their signing brought about hundreds of Israeli victims who were killed in

U.S. President Barack Obama said he ordered the “full resources” of the federal government to respond to the Boston bombings on Monday, and that he also called for increased security

Egypt is largely responsible for helping to maintain the cease fire between Israel and Hamas terrorist-run Gaza, says an expert at Bar Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. Egyptian

Thousands of people participated in an official ceremony in memory of the residents of Gush Etzion who fell before the establishment of the State. The event took place at the

Israelis made the annual abrupt jump from sorrow to joy Monday night, as Memorial Day concluded, and Yom Ha’atzma’ut (Independence Day) began. The main torch lighting ceremony opening Yom Ha’atzma’ut

About 1.5 million Israelis – almost 1/5 of the country’s citizens – are expected to visit Israel’s cemeteries Monday, in order to pay respects and remember the nation’s war dead,

A Muslim Swedish politician resigned from his post on Sunday after coming under intense scrutiny for holding anti-Semitic views. Omar Mustafa, head of Sweden’s Islamic Association, who was elected last

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said on Sunday that the IDF’s long arm can reach any place and any enemy. Speaking at the official ceremony marking the beginning of

Hizbullah is continuing to assist Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in his fight against the rebels. Over 1,000 members of the Lebanese Shiite terrorist group entered Syria in the past few

“Since our inception as a people, we had to fight for our freedom and our existence,” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said at a Sunday afternoon ceremony at Beit Yad Labanim

The UJA Federation of New York, considered to be the largest local philanthropy in the world, is in Israel with a 200-person delegation, to show support for the Jewish state