US President Barack Obama on Monday let loose with a condescending insult against opponents of the Iran nuclear deal he is trying to force through Congress, claiming those who are critical
The massive aliyah of French Jews immigrating to Israel is at its peak, and in order to respond to the rapidly growing demand for child care during summer vacation Bnei
Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan announced his choice for Israel’s new police chief: IDF Brigadier General (Ret) Gal Hirsch. The announcement comes two months after the previous Israel Police Chief, Yohanan
As I think about what just happened – my move to America, to study for an MA in Religious Studies at the Florida International University – I just can’t help but think
Dozens of Iranian students opposed to the nuclear agreement with world powers gathered in front of parliament Tuesday, urging lawmakers to reject the deal, several local media reported. Both the Iranian parliament, as well as the
A senior Iranian official has reiterated that Iran views the annihilation of the State of Israel as its most central foreign policy, despite warming relations with western powers. The Iranian
History will be made next Sunday, when the Israeli national American football team takes part in its first official international game against Spain. If Israel wins, it will qualify to
US Army veteran Ryan O’Leary returned to Iraq earlier this year with the goal of helping Kurdish Peshmerga forces battling Islamic State (ISIS), but there he found the greater threat to
The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Hussein on Tuesday condemned Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan’s (Likud) call the day before to ban the Islamist organizations that routinely riot on the
The United States and Turkey have finalized technical details on an agreement to include Turkey in an international effort to bring down the Islamic State (ISIS), fully integrating Turkey into
Saudi officials on Tuesday said that King Salman will visit the United States early next month, for the first time since ascending the throne, and will meet with President Barack
Dr. Sudi Namir, who was fired from the Israel Medical Association Ethics Committee for controversial comments he made about homosexuals on an internet forum, has defended his comments in an
Ayoub El Khazzani, the 25-year-old gunman from Morocco who opened fire on a train in France last week, intended to murder everyone on the train as part of a Muslim
A leading Islamist preacher in the UK has been left red-faced after his details were included on a batch of leaked user IDs from the Ashley Madison website. Private details
Heinz tomato ketchup is a household name around the world, including in Israel. But now, thanks to a court ruling, that’s about to change… sort of. Osem, Israel’s leading food
After announcing construction on two new nuclear facilities in a southeast region on the Indian Ocean late last month, Iran continues to seek new nuclear sites after the nuclear deal
The good news in the annual report by the Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC) is that there is a surge in pro-Israel activity in the US. The bad news is
Hael Daud, the Jordanian Minister for Sacred Properties and Islamic Holy Sites, has announced the Jordanian government’s intent to enlarge the number of Waqf guards at the Al Aqsa mosque
Sir Nicholas Winton, also known as “Britain’s Schindler” for saving hundreds of children from the Holocaust, will be immortalized on a Royal Mail stamp after a petition attracted more than
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday he plans to travel to Iran in October, the latest sign that Europe’s largest economy wants to quickly rebuild economic and political
A white supremacist wanted to explain to jurors on Monday his motive for killing three people at Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City, but a judge told him the first
Iran-backed rebels in Yemen fired rockets into a residential district of Taez, killing 14 civilians, mostly women and children, officials told AFP on Monday. The bodies of those killed, including seven women
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for fresh parliamentary elections, his office said on Monday, according to Reuters. The move was widely anticipated after two months of coalition talks
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said on Monday that fighting the “terrorists” in his country takes precedence to fighting Israel. “Terrorists” is the term the Syrian president routinely uses to describe
A preview of Bonfils’ photographs includes the one of Rachel’s Tomb as it used to look. The photo is repeated and explained below. Three thousand pictures taken by the Maison Bonfils
It has been cleared for publication that the Israel Security Agency (ISA, or Shin Bet), with assistance from the IDF, arrested a four-man terror cell that planned to attack Jews
Jewish land rights group Regavim and the community of Kfar Adumim filed a motion to the High Court Monday in an attempt to halt illegal construction of structures by the
The most likely scenario in the congressional fight over the nuclear deal with Iran is that Congress will pass a measure of disapproval against the deal, but will not be
About 1,200 infiltrators will be freed Tuesday and Wednesday from the Holot open detention center in the Negev, following a High Court decision two weeks ago that the Law for
Right-wing groups, including Im Tirzu, are up in arms over an event planned to honor a new book published by the United Kibbutz Movement and the Jerusalem-based Van Leer Institute that