The United States said Monday it opposes a move by Israel to freeze the transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority in retaliation for its bid to join the International Criminal Court, AFP reports Monday. 

MK Moshe Feiglin, who heads the Manhigut Yehudit faction within Likud, is leaving to form a new party, he announced Monday night.  “I’m going to say a few words that

President Reuven Rivlin showed his opposition Monday evening to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s decision to freeze Israel’s tax funds payments to the Palestinian Authority.  Netanyahu made the decision, which was

One hundred reserve officers as well as dozens of reserve combat soldiers and noncommissioned officers have banded together to fight against the Israeli Defense Forces’ probe into Operation Protective Edge. 

The new United States Congress, which convenes Tuesday with Republicans in control of the House and Senate, plans to challenge President Barack Obama on several issues, including the sanctions on

Syria has complained to the United Nations (UN) about several officials who, it claims, entered the country without visas in violation of its sovereignty. These include Republican Senator John McCain,

Four Egyptian policemen were wounded on Monday by a bomb in the Sinai Peninsula, security sources said, according to Reuters. The explosive device was planted at the entrance to an

Leftist parties issued a response on Monday evening to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s remarks against the left in a campaign rally. In his remarks, Netanyahu criticized the left for their

Sammy Ghozlan, the founder of the National Bureau for Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism (BNVCA) announced Monday that he plans to immigrate to Israel.  The Frenchman, a former police commissioner whose organization

Jerusalem District Police announced Monday that all entrances and exits to the capital will be closed when snow begins to pile up.  The decision was made as part of just

An exhibition of colorful maps erasing Israel and presenting it as “Palestine” was funded by a Norwegian NGO, according to Palestinian Media Watch – and its sponsors include the Norwegian government and

MK Rabbi Meir Porush (United Torah Judaism) visited Yitzhar’s Od Yosef Hai yeshiva (Torah academy) on Monday, in a show of support for the students of the facility, which was

A young Israeli living in Germany was attacked by a group of seven men singing anti-Semitic songs on a Berlin subway car.  That assault, which occurred on New Year’s Eve,

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has turned to the Israel Security Agency (ISA) and the security establishment to examine the possibility of outlawing anti-assimilation group Lehava, he confirmed Monday.  “I have

Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid on Monday termed as a “trap” his stint as Finance Minister in the current coalition – he and Hatnua head Tzipi Livni were fired by

Kulanu party Chairman Moshe Kahlon presented the first female candidate for the party’s 2015 elections list Monday: Yifat Sasha-Biton, a Kiryat Shmona City Council member and former deputy mayor for

The prison release committee decided on Monday morning to release former Ehud Olmert aide Shula Zaken early, after she serves two-thirds of her sentence over her part in the infamous

Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Rabbi Eli Ben Dahan (Jewish Home) has transferred 2 million shekels ($507,895) to synagogues in southern Israel and Gaza Belt communities on Monday, in order to

A group of British activists are looking into the possibility of suing Israeli soldiers for alleged “war crimes” committed during the 2010 flotilla to Gaza, the Independent reported Sunday. Scotland

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) of not spending a “fair amount” of its budget on Gaza, despite the formation of a unity government

Just a week after handed in his resignation from the Knesset, Aryeh Deri is hinting at a return to the leadership of the Shas party. In an interview with journalist Ilana

Saudi Arabia’s Labor Ministry is denying a report in a local newspaper that it will be employing Jews within the Kingdom, according to Middle East Eye. On Tuesday, the Saudi

Journalist and radio host Sharon Gal announced on Sunday that he is joining politics and would run for the Knesset with Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu party. Gal, 40, is a

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he was discussing with Jordan plans to resubmit to the United Nations Security Council a resolution calling for the establishment of

A record number of more than 1.5 million people from around the world visited the grounds of the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 2014, officials said on Sunday,

The High Court said that the state could build a security fence west and north of Gush Etzion – but it would have to check with the court to see

The 2014 Fuel Choices Summit brought together Israeli and international start-ups, enterprises, financiers, and policy makers in the field of alternative fuels and smart transportation. Hosted by the Israeli Prime

Deputy Minister Tzipi Hotovely has officially not been placed in a realistic spot in the Likud’s Knesset list, a final recount of votes determined on Sunday. After a close race,

A large scale corruption investigation involving the Ministry of Interior is being dubbed “the Yisrael Beytenu investigation” by local media, because of the central role played in it by deputy

MK Moshe Feiglin failed to secure a realistic spot on the Likud Knesset list after key Likud insiders including many of his former allies turned on him. Now, as Feiglin weighs his