Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently honored a Syrian writer who praised the 9/11 attacks and once wrote about “hated Jew Shylock.” The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) quickly condemned Medvedev for presenting

Syrians are voting Sunday on the draft of a new constitution that would limit the presidency to two seven-year terms, beginning with this year. The new constitution also theoretically calls for

Despite intense talks and other pressure, the new Egyptian government is adamant: 19 American employees of pro-democracy NGOs are to be tried on on Sunday, although not all will be

United States Democratic Congressmen Elliot Engel and Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents Malcolm Hoenlein were attacked by Arab rock throwers on Friday afternoon as they visited the

NASA astronauts are using a General Electric Healthcare device designed in Israel for monitoring the impact of space travel on the human body. The astronauts blasted off with the “Vivid

Violence by Arabs from Haifa to Be’er Sheva has grown into new full-blown Intifada, but so far the IDF is holding fire despite deaths in the recent  past in the same

Five Al Qaeda terrorists were killed in a firefight with government troops in southern Yemen over the weekend. The battle came just hours after Yemen’s 65-year-old new president, Abed Rabu

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has turned around Palestinian Authority efforts to erase evidence of Jewish roots of the Temple Mount and accuses Israel of trying to remove Jerusalem’s Arab

More than 600 people attended this past Wednesday’s Gush Katif dinner in Crown Heights, New York. The dinner was organized by the Gush Katif Museum in Jerusalem and was endorsed

IAF aircraft attacked terror targets in Gaza on Saturday night, the IDF Spokesperson said. According to the statement, the aircraft struck a weapon manufacturing site and a smuggling tunnel in

Leading British and American researchers are campaigning to have the United Nations make its archived files on cases against World War II criminals public, The Associated Press reported on Saturday.

Egypt released final results in its elections for the upper house of parliament on Saturday, confirming that the Islamist parties are the biggest winners in the vote and now control

The Red Cross failed on Saturday to agree a deal to evacuate wounded Syrians and Western journalists from the battered city of Homs, AFP reported. According to the report, the

In his first statement on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s latest report, which said that Iran has expanded it nuclear program, and that the IAEA was concerned over the program’s

Arabs rioted for a second day Saturday, at a funeral for an Arab who was allegedly killed by IDF fire. Arab sources claimed Saturday that 23-year old Talia Ramia had

Police on Saturday arrested four Arabs who are accused of attempting to attack and “lynch” two IDF soldiers in Haifa. The attack took place near Rambam Hospital in Haifa, and

A report Saturday said that the United States was planning to intervene militarily in Syria, with or without United Nations authorization, if the killing in the country continued. A senior

A Kassam rocket exploded Saturday evening in the Ashekelon Coast Regional Council area. No injuries or damage were reported. It was one of several rockets and mortar shells fired at

Dutch Prince Johan Friso, who was injured in an avalanche last week, is in a coma and may never regain consciousness, the BBC reported on Friday, quoting doctors treating him

Dozens of riot police were deployed to quell a Muslim riot on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday. Israel Police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said more than 100

Red Cross aid workers entered a besieged neighborhood in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday and are negotiating with authorities and rebels to evacuate the wounded there, The Associated

A new report released Friday by the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog agency reveals that Iran has significantly increased its uranium enrichment. Channel 10 News reported that the International Atomic Energy

The grandson of a Hizbullah arch-terrorist who died in a mysterious explosion four years ago, wants to be just like his grandfather. The Al-Manar television network, which is run by

A store in Vancouver, Canada which has been the target of anti-Israel demonstrators received support from a government minister this week. Shalom Toronto reported that Jason Kenney, Canada’s Minister of

US Senator John McCain backed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu this week in a growing divergence of views with Washington on how to confront Iran’s nuclear program. On Tuesday, Netanyahu charged

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday she is “betting against” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s staying in power. “The strategy followed by the Syrians and their allies is one

Four of the terrorists released in exchange for kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit have returned to terrorist activity. The four were recently arrested, and are facing return to prison. Military

Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on Thursday was appointed to serve as the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy on the Syrian crisis. Annan’s appointment was announced jointly by his successor,

US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro on Thursday insisted the United States and Israel are “coordinated” on steps being taken to confront Iran’s nuclear program. Shapiro’s remarks came just days

Hamas on Thursday tried to dismiss reports the terror movement was attempting to strong-arm PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas into accepting new terms for a proposed reconciliation deal with Fatah. Hamas