Tel Aviv has been chosen as one of three finalists to compete for the title of being the “Most Innovative City” in the world. The competition is being run by

Together with a large homefront security drill taking place in Israel Sunday, the IDF is set to open on Sunday morning a major military exercise together with U.S. forces stationed

As part of his job as ‘special military reporter,’ Hugo Jaeger got to use advanced color photography during World War II. His work includes unique documentation of Jews in Warsaw,

Although Israel continues to find itself in the midst of regional conflict, global companies and investors still see the country and the Israeli people in a much different light than

Although economic activity has slowed in 2012, Israel poised to end year with 3.5% growth, higher than most Western economies, two times OECD average • Eurozone, global financial crisis have

Jewish-American economist Alvin Roth and his American colleague Lloyd Shapley were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday for their work on market design and matching theory. Their groundbreaking

The global Jewish population reached 13.75 million in the past year, with an increase of 88,000 people, a study by Hebrew University Professor Sergio DellaPergola reveals. According to the study,

An Israeli court has ruled that a collection of Franz Kafka’s works must be handed to Israel’s national library. The ruling settles a long legal dispute over ownership of the

Israeli Dr. Akiva Mintz M.D., Ph.D., of Wake Forest Baptist, was part of a team of scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center who have taken the first steps to

Americans Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka won the 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for studies of protein receptors that let body cells sense and respond to outside signals. Robert

A new genetic analysis focusing on Jews from North Africa has provided an overall genetic map of the Jewish Diasporas. The findings support the historical record of Middle Eastern Jews

Serge Haroche of France and David Wineland of the United States won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for work in quantum physics  that could one day open the way

The Republican Jewish Coalition presents “Perilous Times,” a mini-documentary in which Israeli experts and everyday citizens candidly discuss their concerns about the U.S.-Israel relationship under Pres. Obama. Among the notable

Tel Aviv has been nominated as one of the world’s most innovative cities in Wall Street Journal magazine’s City of the Year contest, sponsored by Citibank. A total of 25

One in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Israeli scientists hope to improve the odds.   One out of every eight women will develop breast cancer in

Sunday evening at sundown is the start of the holiday of Sukkot (Tabernacles), one of the three major festivals (shlosha regalim) of the Jewish calendar in which, in Temple days,  the

Since the 18th century, American founding fathers and scholars have been aware of deeply-rooted Islamic violence, terrorism, intolerance and hatred toward other Muslims, as well as non-Muslims. Early American leaders

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu drew an actual red line with a marker on a chart symbolizing Iran’s uranium enrichment program, and expained that Iran must be told that if it

You think you really know about the Palestinian refugees? This short animated clip covers the story of how they became refugees and why they have stayed that way. It also

The Charmer — the Golda Meir you didn’t know Tough and energetic, but also empathetic and captivating. Though commonly perceived as rigid, Israel’s only woman prime minister to date is

President Obama addresses the 67th U.N. General Assembly in New York with a focus on quelling violence spreading abroad.

As Jewish people in Israel and around the world are preparing for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, Arutz Sheva brings you some tips on how to

In ‘honor’ of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s arrival in New York for the UN General Assembly meeting, The New York Post decided to deliver a ‘gift basket’ to his luxury

Introduction Yom Kippur is probably the most important holiday of the Jewish year. Many Jews who do not observe any other Jewish custom will refrain from work, fast and/or attend

American actor Brad Pitt, who has also become an in-demand producer in recent years, is looking to produce a film adaptation of the best-seller “IBM and the Holocaust,” which details

Israel Defense Forces soldiers who came to serve from all around the world join up to wish you a happy Rosh Hashanah, in light of the Jewish New Year. Shana

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s greetings for the New Year / Rosh Hashanah.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday released a video greeting to the Jewish people in honor of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Obama suggested that the New Year was