Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sent a letter of condolence on Tuesday evening to French President Francois Hollande, following the crash of the Germanwings Airbus A320 airliner in the French Alps,

The Palestinian Authority is far more confident than it was just a few short weeks ago about its diplomatic offensive. With tensions at a purportedly unprecedented level between Jerusalem and

Just a week before Pesach, 110 new olim from Ukraine arrived at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport Tuesday morning to start their new lives in the Jewish state. The majority of the

An anonymous attacker hurled a Molotov cocktail from a window in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem at a support rally for Yachad – Ha’am Itanu chairperson Eli Yishai on Tuesday

US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that his disagreement with Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu over how to pursue a Middle East peace deal was substantive, not personal. “I have a

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) was forced to apologize on Tuesday, after attacking a political opponent for being an “Orthodox Jew” at a radical leftist J Street conference. At the conference,

The Foreign Ministry has confirmed reports that 39-year-old Eyal Baum, an Israeli citizen, was on the Germanwings Airbus A320 airliner that crashed in the French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne on Tuesday.

Israel’s intelligence minister on Tuesday wrapped up a two-day European diplomatic offensive against making concessions to Iran in nuclear negotiations with world powers, his spokesman said. “Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz

The US administration will continue to brief Israel on its secret nuclear negotiations with Iran, US officials said Tuesday, despite allegations the Jewish state has been spying on the talks.

Among elephant remains some 500,000 years old at a Lower Paleolithic site in Revadim, in southern Israel, Prof. Ran Barkai and his graduate students Natasha Solodenko and Andrea Zupanchich of

US President Barack Obama’s approval ratings stand at about 45%, according to the latest Gallup poll – but most Americans prefer even television presidents over their real-life Commander-in-Chief. Reuters reports Tuesday

The shekel continued to strengthen against the major currencies Tuesday morning, following the Bank of Israel’s surprise announcement Monday that its interest rate would not change in April, and remain

Morton Klein is not just relieved, but proud that Israelis came through in the end to choose a Likud-led administration. “Israelis understood peace with the Palestinian Authority was not realistic,” says

Israel has held the district semifinals for its annual Zionist Quiz this week – with semifinalists being chosen in the Sharon area, the Coastal region, the Center, Haifa, Jerusalem, the Negev,

Two months after making its first investment in Israel, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is partnering with venture capital firm JVP (Jerusalem Venture Partners) to invest in promising startups. The amount

The Lebanon-Israel border has been relatively quiet over the past several months, with no incidents recorded since January.  But another war could be on the way – and it will

Europe might be a riper fruit to pick for Israel than most people think. For all the threats of sanctions and leaked reports recommending punishing Jerusalem for, well, building in Jerusalem,

A Palestinian chemical engineer from eastern Jerusalem has just been awarded the position of deputy chief scientist at the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Space, Haaretz reported.  Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed, 42 and

The US’s silence during the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s annual debate on violations committed in the Palestinian territories was not a form of backlash against Israel, contrary to a Reuters report released

An Israeli court sentenced an Arab citizen on Monday to 11 months in prison for traveling to fight alongside Syrian rebels in the Jewish state’s war-torn neighbor, AFP reported.  Several Arab Israelis have been arrested

A fight over the defense and foreign affairs portfolio began days ago, and it looks as if the education portfolio is now entering the fray.  The education portfolio has come to

A British university will host in April a conference, organized in part by a well-known Israeli-born professor, which will examine the “legitimacy” of Israel’s existence. The conference, scheduled for April 17-19 at the

Former Science and Technology Minister Yaakov Perry (Yesh Atid) is likely to bow out of the 20th Knesset, Channel 2 reports Monday – allowing former Hatnua MK Elazar Stern to take his place.

Associated Press reporter Matt Lee has never been shy of calling out US government spokespeople – often to hilariously cringeworthy effect. Last Friday, Lee was on-form again, grilling the US State Department over its

The Vice President of the Haifa District Court has sentenced a terrorist to 12 years and 4 months in Israeli prison on Monday, on charges of attempting to kidnap Jews

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sent a condolence letter Monday to the Sassoon family, which tragically lost seven children in a deadly house fire over Shabbat.  Elian (16), David (12), Rivka (11),

The Ofer Military Court has begun the sentencing process of Maher Al-Hashalmoun, the Palestinian terrorist who murdered 26-year-old Dalia Lemkos as she waited at a bus stop in Gush Etzion. Dalia’s mother,

Hamas has launched a new propaganda campaign against Israel – this time, claiming with the support of Palestinian Arabs and “human rights” organizations that Gaza “is still under Israeli Occupation.” 

Multiple incidents of voter fraud were reported during elections day last week – including several arrests in Arab communities.  Arutz Sheva spoke to Yisrael Zelkovitz, a volunteer who served as a

Former president Moshe Katsav will be released from prison for a Passover holiday break of 72 hours.  The temporary release marks the first time Katsav will spend the Passover holiday