Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu welcomed the induction of the thirty-fourth government of Israel early Friday morning, shortly after the swearing-in of 20 ministers. “Despite all the ups-and-downs we had to

73.1% of Israeli children are satisfied with their lives, according to a Global Children’s Survey released Friday. The survey asked over 50,000 children ages 8, 10, and 12 from 15

Members of a US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State jihadist group Thursday vowed to stick by global resolutions to refuse to pay ransoms for citizens held hostage by terrorists, US officials said. The pledge to

Among the hundreds of participants at the 5th Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Imam Yahya Pallavicini cut an unlikely figure. A scholarly and softly-spoken individual, Pallavicini is

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has told MK Miri Regev that she will be the Minister of Culture and Sport in the next government. The appointment of Regev immediately caused shock waves

Islamic State group fighters advanced to the gates of ancient Palmyra Thursday, raising fears the Syrian world heritage site could face destruction of the kind the jihadists have already wreaked

Supporting Israel is part and parcel of the fight against anti-Semitism, and other countries should learn from Canada’s example in doing so, a Canadian minister has said. Speaking to Arutz Sheva

This is, apparently, the final list of portfolios for Shas’s men: Shas Chairman, MK Aryeh Deri, will be Minister of the Economy, the Negev and the Galilee; MK David Azoulai

Arutz Sheva was in Toulouse Thursday for a memorial service commemorating three years since a terrorist attack killed three children and a rabbi at the Ohr Torah Jewish elementary school. The

The granddaughter of Holocaust-surviving Zionist pioneers, Tamar Asraf grew up in a society of caring, idealistic secular left Meretz youth. They often discussed the future and how they can be

The Knesset on Thursday night approved Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s new coalition by a narrow vote of 61 to 59. “I determine the government has won the confidence of the

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the Knesset Thursday to present his new government, and faced a raucous, disrespectful plenum. Three Arab MKs were ejected from the plenum, one after the

The electricity grid in the Palestinian Authority-assigned areas of Judea and Samaria will be connected to Jordan, the head of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Power and Natural Resources Authority said

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has told Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that it will be difficult for him to defend the appointment of Shas chairman MK Aryeh Deri as Economy Minister to

President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed America’s “extraordinary friendship” with Saudi Arabia as he hosted skeptical Gulf leaders for a summit beset by disagreements and royal no-shows, AFP reports. Describing

The United States and Cuba will hold a new meeting in the coming weeks in Washington on reopening embassies, Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Wednesday, according to AFP. “In

Hours before Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s new government is to be sworn in, questions remain about the ministerial portfolios that will be given to members of the Likud party. On

The White House on Wednesday said it is concerned that international inspectors have received “credible allegations” that chemical weapons are still being used in Syria, Reuters reports. Diplomats said last

Three 16-year-old boys have been wounded after being run over by a Palestinian Arab motorist in an apparent car terror attack, at the entrance to the town of Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion,

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is working hard on Thursday to tie up the loose ends of the his government In the afternoon, Netanyahu came to an agreement with Moshe Ya’alon whereby, as

The Institute for Forensic Medicine identified on Thursday the body found on Wednesday evening by a naval sonar in the waters of the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret). It has been determined

It was cleared for publication on Thursday that the Israeli Security Agency (ISA or Shin Bet) had thwarted a stabbing attack being planned against security forces stationed at “Bet Ovadia” in the City

Two men from New Haven, Connecticut were arrested on Tuesday after storming a Westport synagogue hosting a delegation of the Israel Defense Forces.  The Hartford Courant reported that Gregory Williams, a student at

Even with a narrow right-wing government about to be sworn in, the chances of major judicial reforms being implemented this term are unlikely, Likud MK Ze’ev Elkin asserted on Thursday. 

Two days have passed and the Tekoa community is still shocked and outraged over the destruction of two buildings in the Tekoa Dalet neighborhood of the Gush Etzion town.  Defense Minister

Strategic talks between Israel and France turned sour last week as anger mounted over France’s plans to advance a United Nations Security Council resolution on Palestinian statehood.  While usually a venue for Foreign Ministry officials of

A military tribunal on Wednesday sentenced former pro-Damascus Lebanese minister Michel Samaha to four-and-a-half years in jail over terrorism charges, according to AFP. The court said Samaha, arrested in August 2012, would be released at

The Vatican intends to officially recognize the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a “state,” senior Foreign Ministry officials implied Wednesday.  A declaration on the issue was formulated today with representatives of

A senior Israeli military intelligence official warned Wednesday of a heightened threat of conflict on Israel’s borders in the next two years as a result of “escalation” in the region, according to AFP.  In a

Islamic State (ISIS)’s second-in-command has been killed in a US-led airstrike in the Iraqi city of Tal Afar, the Iraqi Defense Ministry stated Wednesday.  Abdul Rahman Mustafa Mohammed, also known