Azerbaijan officials said they uncovered an Iranian-linked Muslim gang that plotted to assassinate Chabad rabbis and others in Baku. The rabbis teach at the Chabad Jewish school in Baku. Azerbaijan’s

Guerillas loyal to Libya’s late leader Moammar Qaddafi attacked the former loyalist stronghold of Bani Walid on Monday – killing at least four revolutionary fighters. The murderous fighting in the

The European Union has appointed a new Middle East envoy; Andreas Reinicke, Germany’s ambassador to Syria. Reinicke, who will represent EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in the region, replaces Marc

Moscow has reached its limit and says it can “do no more” to help Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad remain in power. Senior Russian lawmaker Mikhail Margelov said Moscow’s veto of

Former U.S. Middle East envoy Dennis Ross has returned to The Jewish People Policy Institute, (JPPI) a Jewish think tank. The move comes two months after stepping down from his position

The negotiations regarding a compromise that would prevent the demolition of the community of Migron are advancing and a deal is close, sources involved in the negotiations told Arutz Sheva

Iran on Monday once again threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, in response to the European Union’s decision to impose harsher sanctions on the Islamic Republic, the British Telegraph

The Israeli Air Force struck several targets in Gaza on Monday night, the IDF Spokesperson reported. The targets included a weapons manufacturing site in central Gaza, two terror tunnels in

The European debt crisis is still with us. Greece has still not finalized a  deal  with private creditors and a deal must be made quickly if Greece is not to

European Union ambassadors have agreed to slap an embargo on Iran’s oil exports. The decision will go into effect after receiving formal approval from the EU’s foreign ministers. The move

The Lebanese-Swedish man arrested in Thailand after police found material for explosives in his store says they were put there by the Mossad, according to the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. Atris

The Israel Law Center (Shurat HaDin) has warned Verizon and a realtor to stop supplying phone service and office space to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) or face criminal charges.

President Shimon Peres said Monday that the Jerusalem Mufti’s recent “Kill the Jews” statements “endanger the lives” of Jews and that action must be taken to prevent similar remarks, which

Over 6,000 soldiers took 243 special bus lines to their bases Sunday morning, as Israel Railways and the IDF cooperated on a new arrangement intended to alleviate passenger overload on

Security official and police on caught two Hamas legislators Monday who hid in a Red Cross building in Jerusalem for 18 months. The two men, Khaled Abu Arfa and Mohammed

The 22-member Arab League has officially voted to extend the mandate of the observer mission to Syria by one month. The mission would grow in size and will be trained

Renowned Arab affairs expert Dr. Guy Bechor told Arutz Sheva Sunday that there is no reason for undue alarm at the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt’s elections. The

Florida is considered a battleground state between the Republican and Democratic presidential nominee, as it was in 2000 and 2004. Therefore. as the Republicans prepared to move their primary roadshow to the

Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) will resign from Congress this week, she announced in a video message posted Sunday.  Giffords, the victim of a gunshot wound to the head in

The principal Palestinian Authority’s religious leader, the Mufti Muhammad Hussein, denied on Sunday that he advocated for genocide of Jews in a speech two weeks ago. At an event marking

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday said sanctions have no effect on Iran and added that anybody who wants to threaten Iranians’ rights will be confronted proportionally, the Iranian-based IRNA

The Arab League agreed on Sunday on a path forward in Syria that instructs President Bashar al-Assad to delegate powers to his vice president following the formation of a national

“I will finish Israel electronically,” warns “OxOmar, the Saudi hacker,” who adds, “I am one of the stronger haters of Israel. The end of Israel is very close.” He was

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday suggested a “compromise” for the community of Migron in Samaria, under the death knell by the High Court, but some nationalists and the left-wing

As preliminary talks continue in Amman between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), negotiators for the Jewish State and the Palestinian Authority reportedly became a bit wrapped up in

Hamas and Fatah continue to accuse each other of a lack of commitment to the reconciliation deal signed in Cairo last May.  Bethlehem-based Maan News quoted Fatah spokesman Ahmad Assaf

Iranian media reported on Saturday that a 43-year-old Iranian military officer was killed and another soldier was wounded in a shooting incident that occurred early on Saturday morning in the

CNN is projecting that Newt Gingrich will win Saturday’s South Carolina GOP presidential primary. The network’s projection is based in part on exit polls and early returns after polling places

Recent demolitions of outposts are part of psychological warfare to prepare the public for mass expulsions, warns a Yesha leader. Sarah Eliyash, deputy chairman of the Council of Jewish Communities

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday commented on Iran’s nuclear program as well as its latest provocations regarding the Strait of Hormuz. “We’re making it clear to Iran