A report over the weekend said that the United States was likely to remove its Patriot missile defense batteries from Jordan. In a statement, Riki Ellison, Chairman of the Missile

The Minister of Internal Security, Gilad Erdan, and the Attorney General, Yehuda Weinstein, have agreed to extend Acting Police Commissioner Bentzi Sau’s term in office by 45 days, pending government

President Reuven Rivlin compared Israeli Jews’ fears of their Arab enemies to the unfounded fear people have of bees. While bees sting, he explained, they ultimately produce honey. Rivlin and

Oregon’s Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley on Sunday announced his support for the Iran nuclear deal. This puts the number of supporters of the deal at 31, just three short of

Hundreds of people in Israel have signed a petition against an impending transfer of some 50 million cubic meters of water to Jordan. The transfer, set to occur in the

An Italian exploration firm searching for gas and oil off Egypt’s shores announced Sunday that it had found a huge natural gas deposit – the “biggest ever” find for the

Well-known Jewish activist Noam Federman of Kiryat Arba will stand trial for an incident last year in which Arabs ambushed his vehicle with rocks. Federman will be charged with damaging

Canada’s Federal Court of Appeals has supported the government’s decision to cut off funding for an Arab group accused of supporting terrorism and anti-Semitism. The Canadian Arab Federation (CAF) was

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi today (Saturday), as part of the former’s first multi-day trip since the March election. Prime Minister Netanyahu praised Prime

Hamas has made an official request to fire United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon “in light of his covering up criminal acts by the Israel Occupation Force in the Gaza Strip.”

Unbelievable footage has emerged showing an IDF soldier being beaten by Arab women and children in the village of Nabi Salah, Samaria The video is already being seen by some

Texas police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering a sheriff’s deputy in cold blood. He suspect has not been named, though a spokesperson for the police say that his

Thousands of people took to the streets in Beirut today (Saturday) in order to protest against government corruption. The demonstrations, which began in response to the closure of Lebanon’s main

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani signaled Saturday there would be no quick resolution to the house arrest of the reformist political leaders who said an election was rigged in 2009. Though

In solidarity with the Israel Broadcasting Authority, the Histadrut announced a series of worker’s strikes on Sunday at Ben Gurion Airport, the Haifa and Ashdod seaports, all border crossings, Bailiff’s Offices and more.  The

A major industrial union in the United States has voted in favor of supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Citing the Jewish state’s “long history of violating

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced three Al-Jazeera reporters to three years in prison, prompting a condemnation from the United States which called for the ruling to be overturned. “We

Iran is continuing its verbal attacks on Israel, with the latest remarks coming on Saturday by a close aide to the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The aide,

Yemen’s exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said on Saturday that his forces were battling Shiite Houthi rebels across the country to check “Iranian expansion” in the region. Hadi was speaking

An Arab driver on Saturday night tried to run over a group of soldiers who were standing at the Hakvasim junction on Mount Hevron. One of the soldiers was lightly

Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home), former President Shimon Peres and Israeli high-tech companies launched on Sunday a national education plan to strengthen the study of mathematics. The program includes

Israel has ranked the fourth-best place to raise a family, in a poll conducted by the InterNations expat networking service. The Family Life Index ranks 41 countries according a variety of

Assaf Shavit, a senior official in the State Prosecutor’s Office, has announced that the office will not open an investigation against MK Oren Hazan (Likud) for alleged threats against Knesset

Four people were arrested by police on Saturday in clashes between Arab demonstrators and Jewish residents of the Ilaniya moshav in the Lower Galilee.  Disputes and riots broke out between dozens of Israeli

In solidarity with the Israel Broadcasting Authority, the Histadrut announced a series of worker’s strikes on Sunday at Ben Gurion Airport, the Haifa and Ashdod seaports, all border crossings, Bailiff’s Offices and more.  The

A top US Republican Congressman on Saturday blasted the Iran nuclear deal as “deeply flawed” and said the agreement would make the world “less safe.”   Congress is due to vote next

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein (Likud) met with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in the latter’s UN office yesterday (Friday). During their meeting, Edelstein told Ban about Israel’s concern over the

The Vatican reaffirmed its opposition to a Palestinian Authority request for the two “observer states” to the United Nations to be allowed to raise their flags at its headquarters, saying the move goes

Thai police have arrested a suspect they believe was involved in the deadly bombing of a popular tourist attraction in central Bangkok two weeks ago. The suspect is a foreigner,

Gal Hirsch claims that reports of an extended FBI investigation into his business arrangements is a “fairy tale.” He added that “every few hours interested parties drip lies and fairy