U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday that military action against Iran could have unintended consequences, The Associated Press reported. Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Panetta said he

An Israeli nonprofit team of young scientists is participating in the competition for the Google Lunar X Prize – a $30 million contest for landing an unmanned vehicle on the

Dennis Ross, President Barack Obama’s key Middle East advisor, said Thursday he would resign from his post, AFP reported. Ross, a veteran U.S. peace negotiator, said in a statement that

Egypt on Thursday released new details on the explosion that, for the seventh time this year, shut down the Egyptian pipeline which provides gas to Israel and Jordan. Officials said

After ostensibly working out a deal to resolve the Greek debt crisis last week, the spotlight has turned this week on perhaps Europe’s biggest “debt bomb.” Italian officials say that

According to a report by the Israel Security Agency there was an uptick in terror in October due to increased rocket fire from Hamas-run Gaza. October 2011 saw an increase

Russia’s nuclear chief Sergei Kiriyenko said Thursday that Tehran is interested in purchasing more Russian-built reactors. Russian and Iranian officials have discussed building more reactors in the past, but Kiriyenko’s

If anybody thought that this week’s report by the International Atomic Energy Agency would be a game changer in terms of international efforts to compel Iran to desist from its

After admitting that their unilateral bid to be accepted as a member state to the United Nations has failed, the Palestinian Authority is now turning to ‘Plan B.’ The Associated

With an International Atomic Energy Agency report to be issued this week that will state, officials said Wednesday, that Iran is clearly working towards developing a nuclear weapons program, speculation

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations is asking that body’s Security Council why it’s not “shocked” by the constant barrage of rockets and mortars fired by Gaza terrorists at southern

Over a hundred thousand people took part on Tuesday in the funeral of Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, head of the famed Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, the largest yeshiva in Israel and

At least seven people are dead after an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit eastern Turkey on Wednesday evening, causing a six-storey hotel and other buildings to collapse, trapping

An Egyptian pipeline which provides gas to Israel and Jordan was once again hit by an explosion early Thursday morning. Egypt’s security services told AFP that the blast occurred 40

In a last effort to encourage votes for the Dead Sea as one of the new seven wonders of nature, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has released a video in which

The White House is trying to stifle diplomatic fallout from an open microphone incident in which President Barack Obama appeared to show frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. In

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin (Likud) condemned Wednesday “price tag” phenomenon while simultaneously warning Israelis not to repeat the mistake made by leftists after the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

At least three people are dead after an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit eastern Turkey on Wednesday evening, causing a six-storey hotel and other buildings to collapse

The Taliban suffered an embarrassing defeat when as many at 70 fighters were killed during an attempted raid on a coalition forces base in eastern Afhganistan, the Associated Press reported

Two-thirds of the Jewish public in Israel favors a tough response to Gaza terrorists’ recent attacks on civilians in the south, according to a poll conducted by the Israel Democracy

British Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed the UK would abstain in the UN Security Council should the Palestinian Authority application for statehood be brought to a vote, AFP reported Wednesday.

GOP nomination contender Mitt Romney continued wooing Jewish voters upset with the Obama administration’s policy towards Israel, this time saying US President Barack Obama had proven his disdain for the

“The IAEA report corroborates the position of the international community, and of Israel, that Iran is developing nuclear weapons. “The significance of the report is that the international community must

Iranian army general: Dimona nuclear site could be targeted in response if Israel attacks Iran. By Interfax News Russia will not support new, tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear

Foreign Secretary William Hague tells House of Commons that decision to abstain made after consultations with fellow Security Council member France and other European countries. By The Associated Press Foreign

A Tel Aviv University researcher warns the deadly polio virus is still a threat, contrary to the widespread belief in Western countries the disease no longer exists. Dr. Lester Shulman

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a leading figure in the religious world and the spiritual head of Shas, has stepped into the debate over the fate of several Jewish communities in Judea

More than six years after the expulsion of Jews from Gaza, families from Netzarim, Atzmona and elsewhere are finally settling down in new homes. The homes are in the new

MK Shaul Mofaz (Kadima), a former IDF Chief of Staff, on Tuesday said that Iran’s nuclear program was the ultimate limtus test for US President Barak Obama’s foreign policy. “We are approaching the point

Military officials said on Tuesday that a terrorist cell that was recently targeted by IAF aircraft in Rafah was about to fire a rocket with a range of 80 kilometers,