Members of the Garin Torani – the Religious Zionist yeshiva community – in Lod have begun spreading “Hanukkah joy” among members of the beleaguered Jewish community. Many Jewish residents have

In a speech at the Herzliya Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Thursday, Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett said that he would not apologize for his “no apologies” campaign following criticism

Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeologists have discovered a massive and elaborate entryway to the Herodian Hilltop Palace at Herodium National Park in Judea, south of Jerusalem. The newly discovered entryway

Upon leaving the hall of the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court Thursday, Lehava chairman Bentzi Gopshtain stated adamantly that he will not submit to the recent police crackdown on his anti-assimilation organization which

Most Israelis would like to see Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu replaced after March elections but, paradoxically, he is seen as the most suitable for the job, an opinion poll said Thursday. Elections will

Dan Meridor, a former top minister in Likud governments, has chosen not to run for the Knesset, and will thus not participate in the Likud primaries at the end of

At his annual end-of year news conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that Russia’s currency, the ruble, will stabilize, but warned the country’s economic crisis could last two years.  Although

World leaders welcomed the groundbreaking news that the United States and Cuba are moving to restore diplomatic relations and bury one of the last vestiges of the Cold War after more than

A court in Pakistan on Thursday granted bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the man accused of masterminding the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, lawyers told AFP. The 60-hour siege on India’s economic capital left 166

Investigators from the Moriah Station of Israeli Police arrested a man, 25, on suspicion of threatening to cause bodily harm to MK Eli Yishai.  The man was one of dozens

An Israeli citizen survived a kidnapping attempt from Palestinian Arab terrorists, he reported to police Wednesday night.  The citizen, who remains unnamed, told local police that he was standing at

The European Union’s (EU) removal of Hamas from its terror blacklist sets a precedent for allowing anti-Semitism in Europe to run rampant, Morton Klein, National President of the Zionist Organization of

The United States on Wednesday urged the European Union to keep up its sanctions on Hamas, saying there was “no change” in US policy. “The EU should maintain terrorism sanctions on Hamas,” State Department spokeswoman

A joint list between Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party and Moshe Kahlon’s Kulanu could drastically change the face of the Knesset, according to a new survey released Wednesday.  The poll,

MKs, community members, and religious officials decried what they called a “fashion show” at a Tel Aviv synagogue. The synagogue, located in central Tel Aviv, is associated with the Tzohar

US President Barack Obama formally announced the renewal of diplomatic ties with Cuba on Wednesday, in a special press conference following the announcement of a landmark prisoner swap.  “Today, the

A special Hannukah candle-lighting ceremony was held Tuesday, where a 90 cm (35 inches)-high hannukiah, built by volunteers from Yad Sarah with parts of medical equipment, was lit in the memory

The 2015 election campaign has officially started, and with it comes the parade of broken political promises – with one by former Finance Minister Yair Lapid leading the pack. Barely

The United States and Cuba were on the brink of a historic thaw in ties Wednesday after a prisoner exchange cleared the way for talks on ending their five-decade-old stand-off, according to AFP.  Presidents Barack

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman issued a sharp response to the European Union (EU)’s recognition of the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Wednesday, labeling the move “counterproductive” and noting that the vote

Alan Gross, the Jewish American contractor who was released on Wednesday after five years in jail in Cuba, sees his release as a Hanukkah gift. “It’s good to be home,”

Students on Yeshiva University’s Beren Campus created a hanukkiyah in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, by lighting windows in their dorm building, Brookdale Residence Hall.  Loading…

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, said on Wednesday he had “very useful and helpful” nuclear negotiations with major powers in Geneva, according to Reuters. Araqchi, speaking to reporters at

A resident of Havat Gilad in Samaria was detained for questioning after he caught an Arab who was throwing stones at his car. The incident occurred in the village of

The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday officially submitted a draft United Nations resolution paving the way to a final peace deal with Israel, AFP reports. The PA’s envoy to the UN

After great success with their mobile sukkot, activists of “Mobile Chabad in the Holy Land” recently finished assembling giant portable hanukkiyot candelabras in time for the Hanukkah holiday. The mobile

Negotiations are continuing between Naftali Bennett and Uri Ariel in efforts to ensure that Tekuma does not split off from Jewish Home. Under the latest offer, Uri Ariel will be

Police on Wednesday evening raided the offices of the Otzma Yehudit party, headed by former MK Michael Ben-Ari, and searched the premises. Sources in the police explained that the raid

Hamas, in both its military and governmental branches, has been temporarily removed from the European Union’s list of proscribed terrorist groups as the result of a technical legal blunder. After

Mati Shriki, one of Israel’s up-and-coming religious musical sensations, has released a special single in honor of Hanukkah. “Ohr Chadash” (New Light) was released last year, but Shriki released a