As part of the initiative to improve Israel’s image on college campuses, the pro-Israel advocacy group StandWithUs (SWU) brought two Israelis to the University of California-Davis on Thursday night, in

Ismail Haniyeh blamed Egypt on Friday for causing a power crisis that has triggered lengthy blackouts in Hamas-run Gaza. The outages started in mid-February, leaving households with just six hours

With an initial turnout of 65 percent in Iran’s parliamentary election on Friday the political future of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looks bleak. Iran’s ultra-conservative Islamic clerical leadership is eager to

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel has the right to defend itself against a country that wants to destroy it, referring to Iran. Netanyahu made the comments

Ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, President Barack Obama is saying that he will order the U.S. military to destroy Iran’s

The Red Cross said on Friday that Syria had blocked an aid convoy from entering the rebel stronghold of Baba Amr, amid reports of brutal reprisals there by government forces,

The Palestinian Authority is once again avoiding peace negotiations with Israel and plans to demand preconditions for negotiations, Army Radio reported on Friday. According to the report, which cited the

Polls have opened in Iran’s parliamentary elections, the first major voting since the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009. More than 3,400 candidates are competing for the

US President Barack Obama on Thursday called US support for Israel “sacrosanct” and vowed to ensure the Jewish state retains its “military superiority.” Obama’s comments come ahead of a March

Two young students attempted suicide this week over bullying, some of which took place on the social networking site Facebook. Now some activists say the tragic case may have been

India’s largest shipping company was forced to cancel an Iranian crude oil shipment last month when European insurers refused to provide coverage for the vessel. Suezmax tanker Maharaja Agrasen –

As Islamist parties gain power in Egypt, the country has seen a wave of lawsuits accusing various figures of “insulting Islam.” In the latest case, a group of lawyers belonging

The Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) announced on Thursday that 52 Members of Congress have recently co-signed a bipartisan letter, authored by Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) and Rep. Joe

Member of Knesset Einat Wilf (Independence Party) is calling for “restructuring UNRWA on the road to peace.” In an interview with Israel National Radio’s Josh Hasten she stated, “The continued

It is significant that presidential aspirant Vladimir Putin, the all but certain victor of next Sunday’s Russian presidential election, returned to foreign policy in the last lengthy article that he has

A source in Syria’s security establishment said Thursday that forces loyal to President Bashar Assad have taken over the Baba Amr neighborhood in the city of Homs – the leading

The Israeli government this week launched an official English-language Twitter account that consolidates tweets from a myriad of government departments. The move appears to be a tacit acknowledgment that many adult

With rain and sleet and freezing temperatures curbing visibility on Israel’s highways, Hamas terrorists launched a rocket attack on southern coastal towns. The Color Red rocket alert siren blared its

Ariel Pulver, an assistant to Member of Knesset Tzipi Hotovely, was part of the group that was attacked by rock throwers last Friday on February 24th. Pulver, who is also a

  Supreme Court justice Elyakim Rubinstein on Thursday weighed in on the controversy surrounding his colleague Salim Jubran’s refusal to sing the national anthem saying it was “a tempest in

The “Flying Lions” infantry battalion has been redeployed along the newly reopened Route 12. Route 12, which travels along the Israel-Egypt border, was closed following a coordinated terrorist attack on

Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Jenny Tonge on Thursday resigned from her position as party whip over her strident and public anti-Israel views. “Beware Israel: Israel is not going to be

The Libyan government – formerly Libya’s opposition forces – has decided to give $100 million in humanitarian aid, including food and medicine to Syria’s opposition civilians and activist rebel forces. It

Lake Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee)’s waters are rising as the snow and rain are continuing to fall, bringing desperately-needed water to Israel’s parched land. The water level of the

Egyptian authorities Wednesday lifted their travel ban on 16 US citizens accused of fraud and stirring up unrest. Judge Abdel Moez Ibrahim, the head of Egypt’s Court of Appeal, said

MK Yitzhak Herzog (Labor) says that Syrian opposition leaders have told him they want peace with Israel after Syrian President Bashar Assad falls. Herzog, an alternate on Israel’s Foreign Affairs

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has made an aggressive pre-buttal against potential attacks on President Barack Obama over the AIPAC conference slated to run from March 4-6. The DNC is

President Shimon Peres had a clear message for Iran on Wednesday, during an interview with Barbara Walters on ABC’s “The View”. The interview took place after Peres landed in New

Just hours before the prices of gasoline were supposed to go up to eight shekels a liter (or $8 a gallon), Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu decided on Wednesday to lower

Tehran denied on Wednesday reports that it is conducting nuclear weapons work at a military complex southwest of the capital. The denial by Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) chief