The United Nations voted in favor of allowing the Palestinian flag to be raised at its headquarters in New York. Unsurprisingly, the resolution passed with an overwhelming majority, with 119

The Palestinian Authority responded unenthusiastically Thursday to offers by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to come to Ramallah and renew peace talks unconditionally with the Palestinian Authority (PA). According to Kol

A Democratic minority in the United States Senate on Thursday staved off a united Republican effort to sink the Iran nuclear deal, handing President Barack Obama a welcome foreign policy

The leaders of Britain, France and Germany jumped into the fierce political debate in Washington over the Iran nuclear deal Thursday, in an effort to convince US lawmakers not to derail the agreement. As

Yesh Atid party chairman MK Yair Lapid called the European Parliament’s vote Thursday to mark products manufactured in “territory occupied in 1967″ “a badge of disgrace for the European Parliament.” “The

The United Nations is expected to vote on Thursday to allow the Palestinian flag to be raised at its headquarters in New York. The General Assembly will vote at 3 p.m. (10:00 p.m. IST) on a draft

The government of France on Thursday will hold a joint meeting with Palestinian Authority leaders. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that although the meeting was an official government event,

Israel’s defense establishment knows who the perpetrators responsible for the arson attack in the Palestinian village of Duma are, Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon asserted on Wednesday. However, according to Haaretz, Yaalon told a

Yehuda Glickman, a haredi Israeli serving in the IDF, was fed up with the constant harassment from haredi extremists as well as the lack of support from authorities, and decided to take action on

The dust cloud that has plagued Israel for the past several days is beginning to dissipate – but pollution will remain high at least through the weekend, forecasters say. Beginning

Education Minister Naftali Bennett has won first place in an annual Knesset Channel poll ranking the public’s satisfaction with politicians.  The poll, presented on the “Central Game” program, rates the performance of

The United States wants to meet with Israel to discuss how the U.S. can ensure Israel’s military advantage over its enemies, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday, according to The

A 21-year-old New Jersey man pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State (ISIS), CNN reported. Samuel Rahamin Topaz, who was arrested at

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the Syrian conflict with his American counterpart, Secretary of State John Kerry, for the second time in four days Wednesday, AFP reported. The phone

The leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group, Ayman al-Zawahiri, on Wednesday said that rival group Islamic State (ISIS) and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi are “illegitimate”, but also said his

A long-rumored gas pipline to Gaza got a go-ahead Thursday, as Qatar’s Chairman of the Committee to Rehabilitate Gaza, Mohammed al-Amadi, said that a deal to build the pipeline to

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met on Thursday morning with British Prime Minister David Cameron as part of an official state visit to the United Kingdom.  “I look forward to discussing with

A truck traveling on Highway 1 between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem caught on fire near the Motza neighborhood late Thursday morning. The blaze quickly spread to the nearby forest, and

As the High Holy Days approach, Israelis of all religious backgrounds are cognizant of a more spiritual atmosphere in the country – and that includes IDF soldiers, who during the

A trove of anti-Israel products featuring a bloodstained Israeli flag are now for sale on global commerce company Amazon’s website.  Included in the “Blood Splattered Flag of Israel” series are cases for

Flight attendants for Israel’s national airline have prevailed as El Al decided Thursday to undo its recently announced rule of requiring all female stewardesses to wear high heels aboard flights. The new work condition was put

Interior Minister Silvan Shalom was regaled as a hero of Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria Wednesday, as the Yesha Council presented him with its most prestigious award. The mass

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the Iran issue as he arrived in London on Wednesday, stating that the Islamic Republic is swindling the West via the Iran nuclear deal.  “[Ayatollah

Israeli Premier League soccer games may be continued to be played on Shabbat, Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein declared Wednesday, following a status quo of allowing the games which Israel has practiced

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton expressed firm support for the nuclear accord with Iran on Wednesday, calling it flawed but still strong, according to AFP.  Clinton added that the agreement must be strictly enforced

Until now, US citizens have relied on e-mail to contact their representatives in Congress, without any guarantee that the messages are received or answered. Now, however, there is another option:

The Israeli embassy in Cairo reopened on Wednesday, four years after a mob ransacked the premises and forced Israel to pull its diplomats from Egypt.  On September 9, 2011, thousands

The UN atomic watchdog said Wednesday that information provided by Iran regarding its nuclear program contained “ambiguities” and that it was seeking clarification from Tehran.  “The IAEA submitted on 8 September questions to Iran on

A 42 year-old Israeli man who worked on behalf of a construction company in Nigeria was killed Wednesday during a kidnapping attempt near the nation’s capital Abuja. Local sources indicate that

Republican presidential challengers Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz joined forces on Wednesday at a rally denouncing the Iran nuclear deal being debated by the United States Congress, AFP reported.