The six Iranians arrested for making a tribute video to Pharrell Williams’ hit song “Happy,” in which unveiled women danced with men, have since been released. However, they were forced to

Uri Elitzur z”l, the legendary publisher of Makor Rishon and a veteran of the Israeli media, passed away on Thursday. Elitzur, 68, succumbed after a long battle with cancer. His

Yehoshua Yishai, chairman of the Jerusalem Religious Council, this week issued tenders for the construction of mikva’ot (Jewish ritual baths) in several Jerusalem neighborhoods in the eastern part of the

The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency or “Shin Bet”) has arrested a Palestinian who was planning to kidnap Israelis. The arrest, in cooperation with Israel police, took place in recent

The six Iranians who were arrested for dancing in a YouTube video to Pharrell Williams’ song “Happy” have been freed, CNN reports, citing the International Campaign for Human Rights in

One Egyptian was killed and six others were injured in a bomb attack on Wednesday on a security vehicle in the Sinai Peninsula, security sources told Reuters. Officials and witnesses

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Bat El Aminov, 19, of Tapuach, in Samaria. She left her home Tuesday but failed to return. She was wearing and

Two attacks on IDF soldiers near the security fence of Gaza occurred on Wednesday. Three mortar shells were fired at IDF forces conducting activities to expose terror tunnels just over the

Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has removed a key piece of pro-Israel legislation from the committee’s agenda, which would have allowed Congress to

Former Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer is edging closer to becoming vice chairman of the Federal Reserve. On Tuesday, Fischer’s nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate.

Russia said on Tuesday it will veto a UN resolution to refer the Syrian conflict to the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it comes to a vote in the Security

Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal made clear on Tuesday that, despite his group’s reconciliation with Fatah, Hamas was still committed to “resistance” against Israel. The comments were made at a gathering

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday, after being convicted for embezzling public funds. Mubarak’s two sons, Alaa and Gamal, were also convicted

Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski began his visit to Israel on Monday by visiting the bereaved families of the five Israelis murdered in the 2012 Burgas terrorist attack. “We are very

Britain’s Prince Charles was mired in controversy on Wednesday after he reportedly compared the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine to those of Adolf Hitler. The heir to

Pope Francis will arrive in Israel next Sunday, where he intends to make a symbolic gesture apologizing for an historic injustice made by the Vatican 110 years ago. In 1904,

Anti-Islamist Eric Brazau has helped turn May 20 into “the Day for Drawing the Prophet Mohammed” in Toronto. The tradition began shortly after the Danish cartoon firestorm in 2005 – when

While the controversial Enlistment Law from March may have had a negative effect on hareidi draft rates, the Nahal Hareidi brigade continues to shine. For the first time, soldiers of

Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday heard an appeal by the parents of a US activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003. Rachel Corrie was accidentally killed by an Israeli army

MK Meir Sheetrit (HaTnua) has obtained the necessary ten signatures to run in presidential elections, which are called for June 10. “I call on all candidates to focus the public

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas declared that the PLO does not intend to apply for membership to any more international organizations and agencies Wednesday – at least, not in

A correspondent for Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine has been forced to leave Turkey temporarily after he received thousands of death threats over his article on the country’s worst mining disaster. “Things have become

Major online shopping corporation eBay has been hacked, the company announced Wednesday, and has asked all users to immediately change their passwords.  Or has it? The warning message was deleted

Maccabi Tel Aviv released an official response Wednesday to the torrent of anti-Semitic tweets aimed at their Sunday Euroleague victory, saying the team is “shocked” and “disappointed” at the stream

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday thanked Israel and Norway for canceling their national day receptions in Ankara in light of a mining disaster in Soma. “Some of

The Vatican is not seeking ownership of the Cenacle, or room alleged to be the site of Jesus’s Last Supper, one floor above King David’s Tomb, reports the Salt Lake

Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong followed her meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday, where she signed a bilateral cooperation agreement, with a stop in Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus to take

A top UN official on Tuesday called for an investigation into the deaths of two Palestinian Arab rioters fatally shot last week by Israeli border policemen in Samaria. The youths

A top UN official on Tuesday called for an investigation into the deaths of two Palestinian Arab rioters fatally shot last week by Israeli border policemen in Samaria. The youths

A UK student conference claiming to represent over “one million students” has voted “overwhelmingly” for a radical BDS Motion which condemns the very existence of the State of Israel. The