The town of Ofakim (pop. 24,000) in the Negev is joining Be’er Sheva and shutting down its schools Friday. Schools in Be’er Sheva were closed Thursday, following a decision by

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday warned that a nuclear-armed Iran would “destabalize the region” and constitute a “global threat.” Lieberman’s remarks came during a meeting with South Korean Foreign

An Indian court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for three Iranians in connection with the bombing of an Israeli embassy car on 13 February. Police officials identified the wanted men

Two Grad rockets were fired at Israel by Gaza Arab terrorists Thursday morning. One rocket, fired at Be’ersheva, was intercepted by the Iron Dome system, while a second fell in

Despite the de facto cease fire in southern Israel, Gaza Arab terrorists fired another rocket at Israel Thursday morning. The rocket exploded in an open area near the city of

Jerusalem Periphery Police Chief Nissim Edri told reporters Thursday that police were responding the stabbing of a female soldier on the city’s light rail with “prejudice.” “This was a nationalistic

Fatah officials on Wednesday admitted they do not expect Hamas leaders in Gaza to follow through on its end of the Cairo reconciliation deal “anytime soon.” The now-itinerant Hamas politburo

Turkish warplanes launched a series of air strikes on northern Iraq late on Tuesday The region is home to several bases used by Kurdish separatists from the PKK that Ankara

IAF aircraft struck a rocket launching site in northern Gaza and a terror tunnel in southern Gaza Wednesday night. According to a statement by the IDF Spokesperson, the aircraft scored

The Ministry of Information and Diaspora and the Government Press Office held a special tour in southern Israel to members of the foreign press on Wednesday. During the tour, representatives

Air forces from around the world are arriving to practice with the IAF and this week, the Polish Air Force arrived for a joint training session. The Commander of the

Syrian President Bashar Assad took advice from Iran on how to handle the uprising against his rule, according to a cache of what appear to be several thousand e-mails received

The Palestinian Authority declared a Baptist Church in Bethlehem to be unlawful and said that it will no longer receive rights as a religious institution, Algemeiner reported. This decision comes a

An Iranian building suspected as a test site for nuclear explosions has been identified through satellite imagery by Washington think tank. The identification of the site at the Parchin complex

Talk of war with Iran is scaring investors away from Israel even though the country’s growing economy and hi-tech industry are considered a gold mine, according to the Calcalist business newspaper.

Residents of a New Hampshire town have voted to rename a fishing and skating spot that’s been called “Jew Pond” since the 1920s, the Associated Press reported. The pond in

Azerbaijan on Wednesday said it arrested 22 citizens suspected of plotting on behalf of Iran to attack the American and Israel embassies in Baku. Officials said that the men were

Iran’s parliament grilled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday on the ailing Iranian economy and charges of  ignoring orders from Islamic clerical leaders. It was the first time an Iranian president faced

Hizbullah and Hamas said IDF strikes on Gaza terrorists were a “test” of  reactions in advance of an attack on Iran, a Lebanese newspaper reported. Leaders of Hizbullah and Hamas

Syria condemned on Tuesday Israeli air raids on Gaza, blatantly ignoring its own brutal crackdown on opposition protesters. AFP reported that Syria called on world powers to act urgently to

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, on Tuesday presented a letter of complaint to the UN Security Council and to the organization’s Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, over the

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz met on Tuesday with the young recruits who will be joining the IDF’s Kfir anti-terror brigade. Gantz spoke with the new soldiers about the

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke on Tuesday at a meeting of Government ministry director generals in Jerusalem. During his remarks the prime minister addressed the latest escalation in the south,

IAF aircraft struck two centers of terrorist activity in northern Gaza on Tuesday night, according to a statement by the IDF Spokesperson. The statement said that direct hits were identified

Terrorists in Gaza fired two rockets at Ashkelon on Tuesday evening, breaking the short cease-fire declared late on Monday. The rockets exploded in the Ashkelon Beach Regional Council. There were

Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who was US President Barack Obama’s pastor for 20 years at the Trinity United Church of Christ on Chicago’s south side, has endorsed the planned “March to Jerusalem”

Russia on Tuesday adamantly rejected calls it stop arming Damascus irrespective of emerging reports of war crimes by forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov

France announced Tuesday it will reduce the strength of its UNIFIL contingent in southern Lebanon by 400. A statement said the decision had been made in concert with the United

India’s papers reported Tuesday that Delhi Police have ‘conclusively’ linked the 13 February bombing of an Israeli embassy car to a conspiracy hatched by Iranian secret agents. Quoting sources privy

The Counter-Terrorism Bureau issued a warning to Israelis on Tuesday, asking them to refrain from visiting Turkey in the coming days. The warning said that Israel has received intelligence information,