A fiery debate which erupted during Wednesday’s cabinet meeting revealed a widening gulf between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home). The two locked horns over

British lawmakers voted Wednesday to urge the government to recognize the Islamic State jihadist group’s attacks on minorities in Iraq and Syria as genocide. Members of parliament unanimously approved the

(AFP) He is the brother of jihadist Mohamed Merah, who four years ago killed three soldiers and four Jews, but in his extremist, anti-Semitic family it is Abdelghani who is seen

The Israeli-America-developed Iron Dome missile defense system has gained fame for its unprecedented ability to intercept short-range rockets of the type fired by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza, which other systems

A day after a man wounded in Monday’s bus bombing in Jerusalem died from his injuries, new details have emerged regarding the alleged terrorist. Immediately following the attack, which left

Israel’s former president Shimon Peres has wished Great Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II a happy birthday in a special video message on the occasion of her 90th birthday. “From my own experience I can

A new section of the Begin Expressway in Jerusalem was opened Wednesday morning in a ceremony featuring Mayor Nir Barkat and Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz. The latest addition to the

After a string of electoral defeats, Donald Trump’s big New York win on Tuesday has reenergized supporters and according to some, has fundamentally altered the trajectory of the race. According

Najim Laachraoui, one of the terrorists who blew themselves up at Brussels’ Zaventem Airport last month had in fact worked at the site for five years until 2012, AFP reported

David Lev and Dr. Sam Minskoff have more than Pesach cleaning on their mind. It seems that every year, the Jewish household Seder night ends with the same declaration of “next year in

(JTA) — Massive flooding has caused serious damage to the Jewish community of Houston for the second time in less than a year and just days before Passover. Dozens of

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hold commanding leads in Pennsylvania, according to a new Fox News poll published Wednesday, a day after both cruised to victory in the New York

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon was unfazed on Wednesday by insults that were directed against him during Tuesday’s demonstration at Rabin Square in support of IDF soldier Elor Azariya. Azariya faces

A new campaign on Facebook is calling for the return of Avraham (Avera) Mengistu, who is missing in Gaza and believed to be held by Hamas. The organizer of the

(JTA) — The Boulder City Council in Colorado agreed to hire a moderator in the dispute over its planned sister-city relationship with the Palestinian city of Shechem (Nablus). At its

A Harvard student has apologized for calling MK Tzipi Livni (Zionist Union) a “smelly Jew” during a panel discussion last week. The incident occurred last Thursday when the Harvard Law

Several members of the American Studies Association (ASA) announced on Wednesday that they would be suing the association for its boycott of Israel. In 2013, the ASA promoted an academic

Radical Sheikh Raed Salah remains defiant, even after the Supreme Court this week denied his request to appeal his conviction for inciting violence. The court, while rejecting Salah’s appeal, cut

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will depart for Moscow Wednesday morning, for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  The two will discuss further coordination between the Russian army and the IDF to prevent clashes

The terrorist behind Monday’s Jerusalem bus bombing has died of his wounds Wednesday night, in Sha’arei Tzedek Medical Center. Palestinian news sites have identified him as a resident of the

As public perceptions of marijuana change across the Western world, a parallel evolution has taken place within the Orthodox Jewish world. Once expressly forbidden by the leading American haredi religious

(JTA) – Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have reason to allow their New York state of mind to coast for another week or so. The next set of contests, on

British Prime Minister David Cameron accused the Labour party’s candidate for London mayor of associating with an alleged Islamic State group supporter Wednesday, spotlighting the dirty race to run Britain’s

The Security Cabinet held a hearing over the proposed withdrawal of IDF soldiers from Palestinian Authority (PA) cities in Area A Wednesday, after a heated confrontation between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and

The Jewish People will begin celebrating the Jubilee of Jerusalem’s liberation and reunification next month, marking the 50th year after the Six Day War – but pro-war Israelis and other

Hamas took responsibility for Monday’s bus bombing in Jerusalem on Wednesday night, Al-Jazeera reports, after posting details of the bus bomber who died from his wounds Wednesday night. Hamas identified the #12

NEW YORK (JTA) — For a people obsessed with numbers, the Jews have relatively scant concrete data about how, exactly, the Jews voted in Tuesday’s presidential primaries in New York. But

Harvard Law School’s newspaper, the Harvard Law Record, on Monday blasted as anti-Semitic an incident during a recent panel discussion involving MK Tzipi Livni (Zionist Camp). Last Thursday, Harvard Law School

Whether Ashkenazic (European) or Sephardic (Spanish or Middle Eastern), most Jews in fact have genetic links stemming back from Turkey, according to a controversial study released Tuesday.  Dr. Eran Elhaik