Yet another Nefesh B’Nefesh flight arrived in Israel this week, just in time for the new year. The flight from North America landed Wednesday at Ben Gurion Airport, bringing some
The brutal Islamic State (ISIS), which has committee numerous atrocities and beheaded two American journalists in recent weeks as it conquers Iraq and Syria, has released a new video of a
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed to support Israel “through fire and water” on Monday, during a speech at the Ottowa Convention Center. “Friends, in this fight, we also stand with the democratic State
The Jerusalem Municipality’s Planning Committee approved a building project giving 2,200 new housing units to Arab residents of the Al-Sawahira Al-Gharbiyya neighborhood, located near the East Talpiyot, in a decision critics
There is no evidence that Arab Bank executives supported terrorism, a defense lawyer told a US jury Thursday at the end of a month-long trial. The Jordan-based multinational bank went on trial in New York
Two Hevron precinct police officers are refusing to uphold the decision of the Jerusalem Magistrates Court, which ordered them to apologize to David Viscot, a resident of Kiryat Arba in
In advance of the UN Human Rights Council investigation of Israeli “war crimes” in Gaza this summer, the Lawfare Project has compiled a detailed list of “Hamas’s Violations of International Law.” The
In the latest shocking example of rising global anti-Semitism, anonymous criminals on Wednesday detonated an explosive in the Jewish cemetery of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Residents living adjacent to the site reported
France’s lower house National Assembly on Thursday approved an “anti-terrorism” bill which will usher in a travel ban on anyone suspected of planning to wage jihad, in light of the growing number of
Knesset ministers are to hold a vote on Sunday to set the path of the security barrier in the Gush Etzion region of Judea, located just south of Jerusalem, according
The first four areas to declare results in the Scottish independence referendum have rejected leaving the UK, the BBC reports. Counting continues across the country. Clackmannanshire was the earliest to
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday there is evidence that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is using chlorine gas, “in violation” of a global chemical weapons treaty. “We believe
Knesset Speaker MK Yuli Edelstein spoke on Thursday as the world’s oldest known siddur (Jewish prayer book) was displayed to the general public at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem.
The U.S. Senate approved on Thursday President Barack Obama’s plan to train and arm Syrian rebel groups to fight “Islamic State” (IS) fighters, the BBC reported. The vote came a
A candidate for the U.S. Senate in the state of Kentucky has generated some controversy with anti-Semitic signs. According to WLWT television, the candidate, Robert Ransdell, is using signs reading
Dr. Kamal Al-Labwani, an exiled leader of the Syrian opposition who is currently visiting Israel, on Thursday visited the Ziv Hospital in Tzfat, where many Syrians who were wounded in
Israel believes Syria has retained caches of combat-ready chemical weapons after giving up raw materials used to produce such munitions, a senior Israeli official told Reuters on Thursday. The official
Hamas deputy leader Mousa Abu Marzouq said Thursday the group does not want another war with Israel, but warned more fighting is inevitable unless the blockade on Gaza is lifted.
Gazan terrorists appear to have broken the ceasefire with Israel once again, firing rockets at communities in the Gaza Belt region. At around 11:45 a.m. rocket alert sirens were reported
With Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar announcing Wednesday that he had decided that he needed a break from politics – and would resign his post – speculation mounted Thursday as to
Excavators carrying out an archaeological survey on the foothills south of Beit Shemesh recently stumbled upon an impressive finding which sheds light on a previously unknown, prosperous settlement in the
Just in time for the last big weekend before Rosh Hashana, when tens of thousands of tourists and Israelis will be passing through Ben Gurion Airport on their way in
An Australian Islamist terror cell planned to behead a random member of the public, as part of an unprecedented campaign of terror in the country. Prime Minister Tony Abbot said
A 29 year old Bethlehem resident was arrested Thursday by the Border Police when he approached officers stationed at the checkpoint next to the tunnels on the Jerusalem-Gush Etzion road.
Using the term “shylocks” to describe unscrupulous bankers who prey on servicemen and servicewomen deployed overseas was a bad idea, US Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday. Biden made the
The Supreme Court has ruled that hareidi high schools need not teach core secular subjects. By a 7-2 margin, the justices voted not to strike down a law exempting the hareidi schools
Israel is ready, willing, and able to help the US in the fight against ISIS, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman told US Secretary of State John Kerry. In a meeting late
Former Minister of Tourism, Stas Misezhnikov, is being investigated over charges of bribery, it was revealed Thursday. Misezhnikov, a Yisrael Beteinu minister who served in the last government, is accused
15 people have been detained and one person charged with terrorism offences, following pre-dawn raids across Sydney and Brisbane, reports the Australian Associated Press (AAP). Authorities confirmed at least one
Opposition leader MK Yitzhak Herzog responded on Wednesday night to the declaration by Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar to retire from politics, saying the decision was proof that Prime Minister Binyamin