A 65 year-old hassidic woman gave birth to her first child overnight Monday, after 46 years of marriage.  The new mother, named as Chaya Sarah Shahar of Bnei Brak, gave

A former Iranian foreign minister and another ex-official have denied Tehran’s involvement in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Argentina that has come under renewed scrutiny after the death of

Egyptian authorities are using sexual assault on a ‘massive’ scale against detainees, NGO the International Federation for Human Rights said Tuesday.  The report suggested that men, women, and children are

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has handed responsibility for any future peace talks with the Palestinian Authority (PA) to Interior Minister Silvan Shalom (Likud), an official said Monday. “The prime minister has charged Silvan Shalom

The IDF is taking steps to improve their disastrous call centers, a senior official told Channel 2 Monday, after years of complaints from frustrated soldiers and amidst an overarching centralization process.  Until

Seventy years after the Holocaust, Anti-Semitism is again a worldwide phenomenon. The old-new anti-Semitism now comes in modern form, including anti-Zionismand the use of the internet and social media. Click

At first considered a mere oddity, “White Widow” Samantha Lewthwaite has now climbed to the top of the hierarchy of terror group Al-Shabaab, Somali security chiefs said Monday – and is

Iran is ‘proud’ of the achievements of Hezbollah and the Syrian army in a series of recent battles in Qalamoun, an adviser close to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Pope Francis’s reference to Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas as “an angel of peace” was meant as encouragement for him to pursue peace with Israel, the Vatican insisted Monday, after the words whipped

Syria on Monday accused Jordan of training “terrorists” on its soil and urged the UN Security Council to force an end to Amman’s backing of rebel groups, AFP reports. The

About 1,000 Ethiopian Israelis have flooded Tel Aviv on Monday night, demonstrating from Rothschild Blvd. to Ibn Gavriol St. to protest racism and discrimination.  “They say that there are rifts,

Hundreds of students from Yeshiva University’s undergraduate schools were presented with their degrees in front of thousands of proud family and friends at YU’s 84th Commencement exercises, held at the

Pregnant women in Israel may receive yet another benefit, according to a draft of a bill proposal submitted Monday – allowing women in their third trimester to park in handicapped

Jerusalem will remain united regardless of any future negotiations with the Palestinian Authority (PA), Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu declared Monday.  “48 years ago we fought a marvelous defensive war, during

Feuding Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau, and Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein were both in attendance Monday at the opening session of the 15th Annual Conference of the

Newly-appointed Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) promised to promote checks and balances Monday at the opening session of the 15th Annual Conference of the Israel Bar Association in Eilat.  “The judiciary is one

Another protest against racism and police brutality organized by Israel’s Ethiopian community will take place Monday on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv.  Thousands of people are expected to attend Monday’s demonstration

Shira goes to Lakewood to check out the Red Cow and finds a “hidden tzaddik.” Herb Celler, the owner of the cow, shares his story, as the son of Holocaust

In the latest attack in a string of anti-Semitic incidents in Paris, a young Jewish teen was violently assaulted outside of the Buttes Chaumont Park on Friday, May 15. The

Shia militias converged on Ramadi Monday in a bid recapture it from jihadists who dealt the Iraqi government a stinging blow by overrunning the city in a deadly three-day blitz.

It has been released for publication on Monday that earlier this month customs officials at the Nitzana Border Crossing and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) cooperatively foiled an attempt to smuggle

Jerusalem Day, commemorated yesterday, is the perfect opportunity for polling the public on its attitudes towards Israel’s capital – and the results are mixed. As Arutz Sheva has reported over

The Tzohar rabbinical organization has come under fire on social media recently over their “Tikkun Leil Shavuot,” an annual event in which Tzohar hosts Jewish learning throughout the night during the festival

The Islamic State (ISIS) group on Sunday sealed its capture of the Iraqi city of Ramadi after a dramatic pullout by Iraqi forces, but was prevented by Syrian troops from

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday evening participated in the Jerusalem Day celebration at the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva, declaring that Jerusalem will be forever united. Referring to recent terror incidents

An internal rift in the Labor party has emerged over the chairmanship of the Knesset’s Economy Committee. While most Knesset committees are headed by MKs from the Coalition, the Economy

A homeless Muslim illegal immigrant in Rome reportedly saved the life of an Israeli woman last week. The woman is believed to have been trying to commit suicide by jumping

The new Minister for Gender Equality, MK Gila Gamliel (Likud), is currently advancing a bill named “Parents and their Children,” which would dictate to parents in Israel to educate their

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who is currently the Acting Communications Minister, fired Communications Ministry Director Avi Berger over the phone Sunday evening. The move reportedly reflects the tension between Netanyahu

Thousands of people, mostly Jewish youths, are taking part in the annual Flag Dance (“Rikudegalim”) parade marking Jerusalem Day – the Hebrew calendar date on which Jerusalem was liberated by