The United States is not considering sanctions against Israel in response to its construction in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki clarified on Monday. “I can set

Israel’s Central District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment Tuesday evening against Adam Everet Livix, a 30-year-old US citizen and religious Christian who is accused of plotting to attack Muslim holy

Police lifted a gag order and announced on Tuesday they have solved the murder of Bisana Abu Ganam (31), the Arab mother of six who was shot to death in Ramle

President Reuven Rivlin took part in the first Day of Recognition for Injured IDF Veterans and Victims of Enemy Attacks on Tuesday, taking time out to honor those who were

Dr. Hagai Ben-Artzi, a Bar Ilan University lecturer and brother in-law of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, hasn’t always agreed with his relative on government policy – but in an interview

As campaigning kicks off following the official Knesset vote Monday to disband ahead of elections set for March 17, Coalition Coordinator in the Finance Committee MK Gila Gamliel (Likud) on

The State is “deeply concerned” over the Defense budget, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee MK Ze’ev Elkin (Likud) said Tuesday.  In a joint session with Defense Minister

Heavy rain began falling in the Arava region in southern Israel Tuesday, where 5 million liters of crude petroleum spilled from the Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline. The Ministry for Environmental Protection fears

Vice President of the Yesha Council, Yigal Dilmoni, is becoming the latest new candidate to run for a Knesset seat with the Jewish Home party, sources told Arutz Sheva exclusively on Tuesday. 

Former minister Gideon Saar does not rule out the possibility of running against Binyamin Netanyahu for leadership of Likud in the upcoming primaries, according to political sources who spoke to

The Israeli Defense Forces revealed on its official blog Monday that Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza were well prepared for ground fighting during Operation Protective Edge. With the

In a detailed example of the rampant human rights abuses committed by the Palestinian Authority (PA), atheist blogger Waleed Al Husseini detailed the ordeals he suffered for expressing his opinions

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon (Likud) demanded clarity from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Monday following reports that Netanyahu plans to offer the Defense Minister position to current Minister of Economy Naftali

The Knesset on Monday evening officially voted unanimously 93:0 to dissolve itself, disbanding the 19th Knesset and preparing the way for elections on the 20th Knesset to be held on

Dozens of tombs were desecrated or destroyed over the weekend at a Jewish cemetery in Argentina.  Gravestones were broken, monuments uprooted, and photos scattered at the cemetery located in the

Two Hezbollah terrorists were killed in Sunday evening’s airstrikes on Syrian government targets close to the capital Damascus, including one senior member of the Shia Islamist group, according to Al

A special research delegation of the Danish Immigration Service (UDL) went to Ethiopia and Eritrea to clarify the political realities in the region in terms of “refugee status” for immigrants

Three days after the horrific assault on a Jewish couple in Paris, anti-Semitism reared its ugly head again in France.  An 8-year-old girl was verbally attacked and harassed by two

A delegation from the terrorist organization Hamas which controls Gaza arrived on Monday for talks with Iranian officials on repairing ties between the two, local media reported. Tasnim news agency said the team was

Former Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday that Israel’s relations with the United States were “damaged” under Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Speaking at the 2014 Globes Israel Business Conference,

Economy Minister Naftali Bennett was a guest on Monday in the studios of MSNBC, where he was asked about United Nations (UN) institutions in Gaza being damaged during last summer’s

The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Monday became an observer at the summit meeting of the 122 countries that are members of the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Associated Press reported.

MKs from the hareidi United Torah Judaism party welcomed on Monday evening the dissolution of the Knesset, after MKs voted 93:0 to disband the Knesset, paving the way for elections

Arab media outlets have been reporting that the Syrian military sties struck on Sunday, allegedly by Israeli jets, were being used to store arms destined for Hezbollah. Shortly after the

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon may be easing up on his own crackdown on Judea and Samaria, it was revealed Monday, after leaks from closed conversations Ya’alon had with unnamed officials

Israel stressed on Monday that it has a policy of preventing arms transfers to terrorist groups, a day after Syria accused the Jewish state of bombing two targets near the

The ruling Likud party, under Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, and the Jewish Home, under Economics Minister Naftali Bennett, have agreed not to attack each other in the upcoming election campaign.

Yesh Atid is outraged at the request of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to transfer additional funds via the Finance Committee to regional councils in Judea-Samaria, the party said in a

The family of a Washington Post correspondent who was quietly arrested in Iran in July has called on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameinei to release him Sunday, saying that the arrest

Hareidi women who campaign to join hareidi parties in the Knesset will see their children thrust out of the hareidi school system, a Degel HaTorah (United Torah Judaism faction –