Knesset Committee Chairman MK Yariv Levin (Likud) explained to Arutz Sheva why the coalition dissolved Wednesday, noting that, in his eyes, “the writing was on the wall.”  “The writing was on

Pentagon officials believe Iran conducted airstrikes against the Islamic State terror group (ISIS) in Iraq in recent days – marking the first time Tehran has deployed its air force against

A Paris court has sentenced the killers of an Israeli woman in 2011 on Wednesday, with the two defendants sentenced to five years and 15 months in prison.  Pilates instructor

Israel is not the only country going to snap elections after a coalition crisis exploded this week: Sweden, too, will hold elections in the near future – just two months

Arutz Sheva has obtained an audio recording of the Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic who was wounded in Wednesday’s stabbing in a Mishor Adumim Rami Levy store calling the MDA number, 101

Deputy Minister Tzipi Hotovely spoke with Arutz Sheva Wednesday evening about her efforts to forge a united right-wing bloc to run in next March’s general elections – and said the

Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid has lashed out at Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu following last night’s blistering attack by the PM on the now-fired Finance Minister, as well as

The Jerusalem city council said Wednesday it will spend millions of dollars beautifying Har Homa (Homat Shmuel), and will use 50 millionshekels ($12.5 million, 10.2 million euros) to fund development in the neighborhood, according

Political tensions have spilled far beyond the Knesset plenum, Walla! News reports Wednesday – after Shas MK Eli Yishai filed a report to the Knesset police stating that he had been threatened

France’s interior minister on Wednesday condemned an “anti-Semitic” attack on a young couple that saw armed assailants storm into their apartment, rape the woman and steal jewelry and bank cards.

Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman and former Minister Moshe Kahlon are considering cooperating with one another in the next elections, Channel 10 News revealed on

The United States Congress voted unanimously Wednesday to pass legislation making Israel a “major strategic partner” of the United States, deepening a bilateral bond that has recently shown signs of

Al-Qaeda terrorists have claimed responsibility for a car bomb that killed three people at the Iranian ambassador’s residence in Yemen on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Wednesday’s bombing, the second in the

French police have arrested two men in the city of Creteil after a young couple were assaulted in a suspected anti-Semitic incident, the European Jewish Press (EJP) reports, citing the

An oil pipeline burst in southern Israel on Wednesday night, causing thousands of cubic meters of crude oil to spill onto Highway 90, the main road leading towards the resort

Arutz Sheva learned on Wednesday that Housing Minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) and MK Eli Yishai (Shas) met this week and discussed the possibility of establishing a joint party. Political

The heads of all Knesset parties met Wednesday morning at Knesset Speaker MK Yuli Edelstein’s (Likud) office to set a date for upcoming snap elections. The elections will be held

Jewish Israeli teenagers have faced more anti-Semitism and anti-Israel expressions online in 2014 than they have in previous years, a new poll reveals.  The poll, conducted in Hebrew by the

Only one politician stands to gain from these very early national elections, and his fingerprints are all over it. His name is Naftali Bennett, and he is proving to be

Two people were injured in a stabbing attack Wednesday afternoon, after a terrorist began attacking civilians at a Rami-Levy superstore in Mishor Adumim, near Ma’ale Adumim in the Jerusalem area.

Early elections may not be the only shake-up in Israel’s leadership, Channel 2 reports Wednesday: the dissolution of the Knesset may postpone the appointment of a new Police Commissioner as well

Deputy Transportation Minister and prominent Likud MK Tzipi Hotovely is working towards forming a united right-wing bloc to run in general elections early next year, including Likud, Jewish Home and

Former Likud MK and political candidate Moshe Kahlon has outlined some of his new party’s platform, Walla! News reports Wednesday – one focused on economic development and fixing the cost of living

Tensions flared between the Jewish Home party and the National Union’s Tekuma faction, which ran on a joint list in the last elections but are experiencing heavy friction in trying

Minister of Intelligence Yuval Steinitz (Likud) let slip during a speech from the Knesset podium Wednesday that Israel is engaged in “a sensitive, large scale intelligence effort to deny Iran

The Jerusalem Kivun Center, an employment center opened in March as part of an Economy Ministry initiative, has announced its 500th job placement indicating success in bringing hareidim into the

Muslim Arab terrorists hurled a pipe bomb at about 1 a.m., Tuesday night at a Border Police vehicle that was driving on the military road next to the security barrier

Fijian President Frank Bainimarama began a three day visit to Israel on Monday ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Tuesday evening, after the latter fired key ministers and

Knesset Chairman MK Yuli Edelstein (Likud) on Tuesday night invited all Knesset party heads to his office Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. to set the date for snap elections, in

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday responded to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s decision to disband the Knesset. Kerry said that whatever government will be formed, he hoped it