Rabbi Mordechai Frizis, former chief rabbi of Salonika in Greece, spoke to Arutz Sheva on Monday to explain the results of the Mediterranean nation’s recent elections. “The results show a revolution in

Acquisitions by Amazon, Microsoft, Dropbox and others have enriched hi-tech Israeli entrepreneurs less than four weeks into 2015, reported financial website Globes on Monday. Since the start of the year

Egypt’s Prime Minister, Ibrahim Mahlab, on Sunday extended a curfew in parts of North Sinai by another three months, the website of the Al-Ahram newspaper reported. The curfew was initially

For the first time in five years, Hamas has decided to allow “Zionist” products into Gaza, the local Ministry of Economy said Sunday. Imad al-Baz, assistant deputy of the ministry,

Zalman Shoval, formerly Israel’s ambassador to the United States, told Arutz Sheva on Sunday that while the timing of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech before Congress is problematic, the

New testimonies which emerged Sunday in the lawsuit of Manny Naftali, the former housekeeper of the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sarah,

A reporter from Argentina who fled the country after breaking the story that prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead shortly before he was about to make explosive allegations about President

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on Sunday accused the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of conspiring with the Al-Qaeda terrorist group. “It’s very clear. Because whenever we make advances in some place,

The Central Committee of the Labor party convened in Tel Aviv on Sunday evening and overwhelmingly approved the joint Labor-Hatnua list, which is calling itself “the Zionist Camp”, for the

Official Palestinian Authority (PA) publications are repeatedly blaming Israel for the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris earlier this month, Palestinian Media Watch reports Sunday.  The daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida has featured multiple attacks on Israel for the

Jewish Home and Tekuma, which ran on a joint list in the last elections, agreed to do so again in the upcoming elections, but there are rumors that Jewish Home

White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said on Sunday that the US relationship with Israel remains strong despite the tension around Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to Washington,

Most Israelis would prefer Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon to remain in his post during the 20th Knesset, according to a poll released Sunday, instead of other “security experts” touted by major

Five civilians and two soldiers were killed and dozens wounded when rebels fired a barrage of rockets and mortar rounds Sunday at central Damascus, a monitoring group said. The rebel

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee says that “serious threats” being made to Arabs and Muslims, following the release of the film American Sniper. The film is based on a book about

Charges were filed in the Samaria Military Court Sunday against the terrorists who carried out the terrorist attack last month near Ma’ale Shomron, wherein a firebombing severely burned 11 year-old Ayala

Even the Simpsons have joined the world in commemorating the liberation of Auschwitz on Sunday, after artist Alexander Palombo drew the famous cartoon family wearing striped concentration camp uniforms and

The United Nations Security Council on Sunday condemned the murder of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State group and called for the immediate release of a second fellow national held captive. In a unanimous

In a series of articles about the “Efrat” organization, Arutz Sheva presents a number of personal stories and anecdotes relating the group’s life-saving activities. This week’s article centers on Yardena, a mother of three who unexpectedly became pregnant

The leftist and anti-austerity Syriza party has won the elections in Greece, international media reported Sunday, taking some 35-38% of the final votes, according to exit polls.  The win signals a

Merger talks between Eli Yishai’s Yachad – Ha’am Itanu party and Otzma Yehudit under former MK Michael Ben Ari have reached an impasse, Arutz Sheva has learned. Two issues are the

Eli Yishai’s Yachad-Ha’am Itanu party may be the biggest surprise of the 2015 Elections, sources stated to Arutz Sheva Sunday – not just due to the many possible joint lists it could

The Islamic State group’s radio confirmed on Sunday that its terrorists have executed Japanese security contractor Haruna Yukawa, following the release of a video announcing the hostage’s death, according to AFP.  “The Islamic

At least 15 people are dead in Cairo, according to Reuters, following clashes Sunday between police and Islamist protesters, marking the fourth anniversary of the uprising that ousted then-President Hosni Mubarak.

The official Argentine Jewish community is planning to boycott the country’s official Holocaust commemoration. The state ceremonies will be held on  Tuesday, International Holocaust Day – and the Jews of Argentina

The international community is failing in its duty to protect civilians affected by the conflict in Iraq and Syria, US actress Angelina Jolie said Sunday in northern Iraq. In her capacity as special envoy

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has declared that the PA’s membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC) would be fully active by April, the Ma’an news agency reports. Abbas

Israeli book chain Steimatzky has dropped plans for an in-store promotion for the latest edition of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, with a cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed, AFP reported on Saturday, citing

MK Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) said on Saturday night that the Likud upper court’s ruling from Friday to recount all the votes in the party primaries was contrary to the decision

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that the “credibility” of a video announcing the execution of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State (ISIS) is “high”, AFP reports. “We