Chief Ashkenazic Rabbi David Lau visited the Beit Halokhem rehabiliation center for wounded IDF veterans in Haifa on Thursday, ahead of Israel’s Memorial Day next Monday. Rabbi Lau himself is

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry admitted on Thursday that the unity deal between Fatah and Hamas had been unexpected. Speaking in Ethiopia, where he said it was time for

Iran on Thursday rejected an annual United States report that keeps Tehran on a list of state sponsors of terrorism as reflecting double standards, AFP reported. The Iranian foreign ministry

Ron Dermer, the Israeli Ambassador to the US, defended US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday from Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon. Danon on Tuesday wrote an article in Politico

A kassam rocket exploded in open territory Thursday in the Eshkol Regional Council area, bordering Gaza. No injuries or damage was reported from the missile, which was fired by terrorists

A sapling grown from the tree that Anne Frank wrote about while in hiding was celebrated Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol as a “living testament” to one of the Holocaust’s

Beit Shemesh suffered two syngagogue break-ins overnight Wednesday. Both synagogues were on the same street – Rabbi Tarfon Street, in the Kirya Hareidi section of the city. Thieves made off

Jay Leno, the iconic former Tonight Show TV host comedian, will emcee the first Genesis Prize award ceremony in Israel, a $1 million prize given to outstanding individuals who “embody the character of the

Since last Independence Day, the Central Bureau of Statistics said Thursday, Israel’s population has grown by 157,000, and now totals 8,180,000. Jews account for 75% of that total, with the

In advance of Memorial Day, which will take place next Monday, the National Insurance Institute (NII) announced Thursday that 2,495 Israelis had been killed in terror attacks since the establishment

Some 3,000 Israeli worshippers entered the Tomb of Joseph in Shechem Wednesday night, in honor of the new Hebrew month of Iyar. The worshippers were of all religious backgrounds –

Pictures emerging from the city of Raqqa in northern Syria show how an Al Qaeda splinter group has been carrying out public “crucifixions” in areas under its control. The Islamic

Israeli actor and director Assi Dayan has passed away. He died Thursday morning at his apartment in north Tel Aviv. Dayan was 68, his family said. His funeral is scheduled

The first hareidi hesder yeshiva has been opened in Jerusalem. The ground-breaking program will combine Torah study with IDF army service. While the first hareidi mechina, or pre-army preparatory academy,

Israel summoned Jordan’s ambassador Thursday to protest an anti-Israeli article by a former Jordanian foreign minister, in which he based his argument on a Hitler quote, the foreign ministry said.

A woman in her 20s was found dead Thursday in a grove near the industrial area at Migdal Haemek, in the Galilee. There were signs of violence on her upper

Szymon Klug, the last Jewish resident of Oswiecim, Poland, better known by its German name Auschwitz, passed away in 2000. On May 18, Klug’s home, located just a few miles

US Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated Thursday it was time for the United States to take a “pause” in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, after months of efforts stalled last month.

Support for the Nahal Brigade soldier who was videotaped in an aggressive exchange with Palestinian Arab youths in Hevron reached peak levels Thursday afternoon, as the Facebook page supporting him

Former United States President Bill Clinton claimed on Wednesday that Israel had offered the Palestinian Authority (PA) control of the Temple Mount in 2000. Channel 2 News reported that Clinton’s

The US State Department published inflammatory remarks about Israel and “settlers” on Wednesday, just days after US Secretary of State John Kerry said Israel could become an “apartheid state.”  The 2013

In over 3,000 photos reportedly sent in to a small news outlet, thousands of IDF soldiers from all units have expressed their support for a Nahal Brigade soldier who has

Despite the failure of his Middle East peace efforts, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has “no regrets”, his spokeswoman said Tuesday. “The secretary has not a moment of regret

An Israeli startup is poised to bring the printer up to the mobile digital age, by creating a printer that can fit in your pocket. Matan Caspi and Tuvia Elbaum

A “100 Shofar” protest was held on Tuesday in New York, in front of the UJA-Federation Building in Manhattan, to condemn the invitation of three pro-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) groups

The Israel Security Agency (ISA, or Shin Bet) and the IDF arrested a Hamas terror cell in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Kalkiliya; permission to publish the story was granted on

Drinking water in nine Jerusalem neighborhoods may have been contaminated, the Ministry of Health announced Wednesday afternoon.  Affected neighborhoods include Abu Tor, Silwan, Zur Baher, Ras al-Amud, the Old City, Baka, Talpiot,

The Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet or Shabak) and the Jerusalem District Police nabbed a terror cell in the Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Issawiya, in a report cleared for publication

In 2012, a lighting pole collapsed on stage during rehearsals for Israel’s official Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut) ceremony, killing twenty year-old IDF officer Hila Bezaleli.  Now, almost two years later,

Pro-Russian gunmen tightened their control of eastern Ukraine Wednesday, seizing government buildings in yet another town with little to no police opposition, according to local media.  “They’ve taken them. The