Actor Michael Douglas appears to be growing closer to Judaism, the New York Post reported Thursday, after he gave a High Holiday sermon on Yom Kippur at Temple Shaaray Tefila in upstate Bedford.  Douglas’s

Two men who claimed last month that they discovered a Nazi-era train laden with gold may face prosecution, Polish media revealed late Thursday – over a paperwork issue.  Last month,

National Security Administration (NSA) director Mike Rogers on Thursday admitted in a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s private email server was a severe security risk. Clinton

The Cabinet raised the monthly salary for Israel Police officers in Jerusalem on Friday, after Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud) requested a raise for the force in light of

A veteran German journalist who became the first to gain access as an embedded reporter with Islamic State (ISIS) revealed the jihadist terror group plans to bring nuclear annihilation across the

Infiltration into Israel is still rising, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) warned Friday, despite measures designed to deter illegal immigrants from attempting to scale the Sinai border fence into southern

The 82-year-old man who was electrocuted earlier on Thursday while building a sukkah for the upcoming holiday of Sukkot that begins next Sunday night has died of his wounds. Shaare

In yet another indication of the open hostility still felt in Iran despite the recent nuclear deal with world powers, a leading Muslim cleric in the Islamic regime came out

The Security Cabinet has approved a series of measures designed to fight the current Arab terror wave, which is typified by large scale daily firebomb and rock attacks by youths.

Sherif Gaber, a blogger in hiding from Egyptian police, has created a paean to Israel that is so good, it puts most of Israeli hasbarah (public relations) to shame. The

The Security Cabinet has approved a series of measures designed to fight the current Arab terror wave, which is typified by large scale daily firebomb and rock attacks by youths.

A huge stampede killed at least 717 people and injured hundreds more at the hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, in one of the worst-ever tragedies at the annual Muslim pilgrimage. The stampede,

Iranian and European business leaders gathered in Geneva Thursday to explore the massive opportunities expected to open up when years of biting sanctions against Tehran end, although experts warned huge challenges remained. “We’re seeing a lot

The IDF Blog published a recap Thursday of the Jewish year’s major Muslim-Arab terror attacks against Jews, and acknowledged the fact that Israelis are under constant threat from Arab terror. “Driving

Pope Francis praised the “courage and daring” required for adversaries to resume dialogue in a speech to the US Congress Thursday, in a nod to recent controversial overtures between Washington and its longtime foes, Cuba

Religious Jews often do it almost without thinking – but for the uninitiated, Jewish dietary laws (kashrut) are a bewildering affair to say the least. So how would six totally

London’s Imperial War Museum apologized on Thursday over an offensive exhibit branding Jewish soldiers who fought the Nazis during World War Two as “terrorists”, Russia Today reported. The apology came

An agreement was reached Thursday between the warring parties in Syria for a six-month truce in the rebel-held town of Zabadani and two Shiite towns in the northwest, a monitor

On the first night of Sukkot, Monday night, Israelis will be able to enjoy a rare celestial spectacle: a “blood supermoon.” The phenomenon will be visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa,

President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday took part in celebrations for China National Day hosted by Chinese Ambassador to Israel Zhan Yongxin in Tel Aviv, marking 66 years since the independence of

Even as the government issued new instructions Thursday to security forces that it claimed are “uncompromising,” the IDF Spokesman reminded Jews not to stray into areas of the Biblical heartland

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said “improper measures” and “mismanagement” by Saudi authorities caused Thursday’s deadly stampede at the annual hajj pilgrimage, and announced three days of mourning. “The government of Saudi Arabia

Already at 0.1%, there wouldn’t seem to be much opportunity for the Bank of Israel to cut interest rates further – but that is exactly what economists are expecting later

Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamist group that has operated for nearly a decade in Canada, held its annual meeting Wednesday in a community arts center in the western Toronto suburb of

Security forces arrested 13 Arab rock-throwers and rioters in Jerusalem overnight Wednesday. Nine of them were minors.  Police said further arrests were expected for violent rioting that has taken place in the capital

Islamic Movement officials have threatened Israel with a third intifada to begin on Sukkot, against the backdrop of so-called Israeli “attacks” at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount.  In an

The Foreign Ministry is boosting its efforts to ensure that the appointment of Dani Dayan as Israel’s ambassador to Brazil is approved, despite efforts by a group of leftist former

A junior minister in the new Greek government stepped down less than 24 hours after being appointed as outrage erupted on Wednesday over the anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks he’s made in the past. Dimitris Kammenos,

Russian President Vladimir Putin, determined to strengthen his country’s only military outpost in the Middle East, is preparing to launch unilateral airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) from inside Syria if

Two men found guilty of plotting to derail a passenger train in Canada with support from the Al-Qaeda terrorist group were on Wednesday sentenced to life in prison. The Associated