Syrian rebels downed an army helicopter for the first time on Tuesday with a newly-acquired ground-to-air missile, in what a watchdog said could be a turning point in the 20-month-old

The World Bank has come to the rescue of Hamas, giving it $6.4 million to improve water and sewage services after the latest escalation in attacks on Israel that drew

Denmark will back a Palestinian Authority bid to upgrade its United Nations status to that of a non-member observer state at a General Assembly vote this week, the Danish foreign

Jewish millionaire and philanthropist Guma Aguiar may be alive, said his wife’s attorney says five months after he disappeared on his boat in a storm off the Florida coast in

Palestinian Authority Arab terrorists are continuing road terror attacks on Israelis, although rocket fire is now banned due to the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza terrorists. The deal, which

A key United Nations committee passed on Tuesday resolutions condemning human rights abuses by Iran, Syria and North Korea, reported AFP. A larger number of countries than last year backed

Tens of thousands of people packed Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday, to protest a power grab by President Mohammed Morsi, piling pressure on him as he faces his most divisive

A mass funeral was held this week for Jewish holy books destroyed and damaged by Hurricane Sandy last month. The funeral was held in the Far Rockaway area of Queens,

Iran is planning to build a nuclear bomb with at least triple the force of the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima in World War II, diagrams obtained by the Associated Press

Seven Knesset members who belong to the Kadima party have filed a request to split off from the party and form a Knesset faction affiliated with Tzipi Livni’s new political party. Seven

France will vote in favor of the Palestinian Authority’s bid for “non-member observer state” status at the United Nations General Assembly, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told parliament, according to

IDF soldiers stationed along the border fence with Gaza say they have received new orders on opening fire, which allow Arabs in Gaza to endanger soldiers and Israeli civilians in

PBS’ “Newshour,” with host Hari Sreenivasan, followed the direction of the majority of mainstream media programs last Thursday in presenting a wholly biased and inaccurate portrayal of the situation in

Former Kadima chair Tzipi Livni held a news conference at 12:00 noon to announce that she is running for the 19th Knesset at the helm of an independent party, “The Movement

Former Kadima chairwoman Tzipi Livni announced on Monday evening that she will hold a press conference on Tuesday morning. Livni is expected to announce at the press conference that she

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has agreed to pull back decrees announced last Thursday granting himself sweeping new powers. The Islamist leader originally told a panel of Egypt’s top judges that

Moshe Feiglin is highly likely to be a Knesset member after the upcoming elections, according to preliminary, unofficial results of the Likud primaries, which ended on Monday evening after a

The staff of Israel’s embassy in Cairo has returned to Egypt, according to a source at the city’s airport. The employees had left the embassy during the eight-day Operation Pillar of

Four Israelis made it this year to the prestigious “Top Thinkers” list published by Foreign Policy magazine. Among the top 100 thinkers in the international arena listed by the magazine

Egypt could become an Islamist state or face another military takeover if President Mohamed Morsi’s judicial power grab is left unchecked, US Senator John McCain warned Sunday. McCain, the 2008

A raging three-alarm fire ravaged a popular Jewish deli in Manhattan on Sunday, resulting in minor injuries to several firefighters, officials and witnesses said. The blaze started in Sarge’s Delicatessen

Defense Minister Ehud Barak is quitting politics. In a dramatic announcement, he said he decided to end his career and claimed successes as Defense Minister, a post he will leave

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz and GOC Air Force Maj.-Gen. Amir Eshel, visited the Palmahim Air Force Base on Sunday

The Hamas terror government in Gaza will establish a committee that will investigate the circumstances surrounding the execution of seven Gazans during the recent Operation Pillar of Defense, Kol Yisrael

The Palestinian Authority will release Hamas-affiliated detainees as a goodwill gesture to boost reconciliation efforts, a PLO official said Sunday, after Hamas announced similar measures earlier. Nabil Shaath told the

On the heels of the very successful performance of Iron Dome during Operation Pillar of Defense, the IDF on Sunday tested yet another missile defense system, “Magic Wand,” also known

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Sunday that his country had resumed contacts with Israel, despite the freezing of diplomatic relations in 2010. The contacts were resumed during Operation Pillar