The Ministerial Committee on Legislation will vote Sunday on a bill submitted by MKs Yoav Kisch (Likud) and Yifat Shasha-Biton (Kulanu), which would revolutionize the way child support payments are

In light of the decision by the government to create a new egalitarian prayer space for Reform and Conservative Jews at the Western Wall (Kotel), a letter from the 1970s on

In an unprecedented move, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein on Thursday evening announced they would file a personal complaint with the Knesset Ethics Committee against the

Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are leading the way in New Hampshire, days before the primaries in that state, polls released Thursday have found. According to an NBC News poll,

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush had an awkward moment during a campaign event this week in New Hampshire, where the next round of the primaries will be held. Bush, who

Micha Avni, son of 76-year-old Richard Lakin who was murdered in a knife and gun attack in Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv neighborhood in October, expressed outrage on Thursday over the meeting

Russia’s defense ministry on Thursday accused Turkey of actively preparing to invade Syria as recriminations flew following a bitter breakdown in Syrian peace talks. “We have serious grounds to suspect Turkey is in intensive preparations

Erlau Rebbe Rabbi Yochanan Sofer, 93, was hospitalized Thursday at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem over concerns of developing pneumonia. Close acquaintances say that the Rebbe, the head of

The Fatah movement of Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has praised the three terrorists who murdered 19-year-old Border Policewomen Hadar Cohen, in a shooting and stabbing attack at Jerusalem’s Damascus

The news this week is that there has been a breakthrough on the contentious issue of prayer at the Kotel for non-Orthodox minyanim, so to speak. Upon closer examination, however,

Rabbi Simcha Bunim Bonhart of Peshischa (1765–1827 CE), who was one of the key leaders of hasidic Judaism in Poland, made a mark on the Democratic Party debate between presidential

World leaders pledged over $10 billion (9 billion euros) Thursday to help conflict-hit Syrians at a London conference overshadowed by the breakdown of peace talks in Geneva. The European Union, Germany, Britain and the United

Three MKs of the Arab Joint List party met this week with the family members of Arab terrorists, including terrorists who have murdered Israelis during the recent wave of attacks,

An Iranian general has been killed by jihadists in Syria, reports say, the latest high-profile casualty of Tehran’s efforts to prop up President Bashar al-Assad.   Brigadier General Mohsen Ghajarian

Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi David Lau held a special visit to Hevron and Kiryat Arba in Judea on Thursday, where he took part in a discussion with leaders of the community.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has established a new embassy in Brasilia, a first of its kind in first in the Americas. PA ambassador Ibrahim Alzeben led the opening event on Monday, and

US Secretary of State John Kerry demanded Thursday that Russia stop bombing the Syrian opposition, implicitly blaming Moscow for the collapse in peace talks. Speaking in London ahead of a conference on the

A poll conducted by Arutz Sheva surveying the national religious community who voted for the Jewish Home party during last year’s election found that a large majority of the voters

State Department spokesman James Kirby refused on Wednesday to let Arab reporter Said Arikat maneuver him into condemning slain Border Policewoman Hadar Cohen as being part of an “occupying force.”

The Jerusalem District Court sentenced on Thursday one of the minors convicted of murdering Mohammed Abu Khdeir to life in prison, and a second minor to 21 years in prison.  In November 2015,

The Israel Water Authority (IWA) plans to declare a drought for northern Israel this year, for the third year in a row. The declaration comes due to not having received enough rainfall

The Givati Brigade’s elite Tzabar Battalion will pull out of Hevron on Thursday after six months of intense and challenging activity in the city which falls under the military jurisdiction

A Jewish-owned business in Seattle, Washington has been attacked with anti-Semitic graffiti twice in a period of six months, JTA reports Thursday. Swastikas were scrawled in front of Sleepers in Seattle, a store located in

The Help Center for Victims of Sexual Assault has reportedly fired Naila Awad from her position as project coordinator in Nazareth, following scandalous allegations she made in a lecture at

Hadar Cohen, the 19-year-old Border Police officer killed Wednesday in a shooting and stabbing attack at Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate, was brought to rest Thursday afternoon at the Yehud military cemetery.  Hundreds attended

Two rabbis are betting for their communities, their charities and their favorite teams to win the Superbowl on Sunday.  Rabbi Judith Schindler of Temple Beth El in Charlotte and Rabbi Joe

MK Mickey Levy (Yesh Atid) on Wednesday called for homes of terrorists who carried out attacks against Israelis to be blown up, not demolished. In a post on Facebook following

What is the best way to invest an inheritance so that its value can grow? Doug answers this question as well as giving tips on how to save money by

Donald Trump, who lost the Iowa caucuses to Senator Ted Cruz, on Wednesday accused Cruz of “stealing” the caucuses, CNN reported. Trump called for either new voting in Iowa or

Major General Yoav Mordechai, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), on Wednesday night gave an interview to the Palestinian Arab Ma’an news agency, in which he discussed Hamas’s