Deputy Transportation Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likid-Beytenu) gave birth to a daughter Wednesday morning at Hadassah Mount Scopus in Jerusalem. The mother and daughter are both fine. Hotovely, 35, married Or

IDF soldiers reportedly shot and killed a local Arab resident near Hevron on Wednesday, as he attempted to breach Israel’s security fence with two accomplices. “Earlier today three suspects sabotaged

IDF soldiers in the Yehuda Brigade are preparing for the annual concerts and events held in the holy city of Hevron for the Jewish holiday of Passover, which will occur

Germany has arrested several former Nazi war criminals this week, in an attempt to bring them to justice before they die. On of them, Gisela S, is a 90-year old

Israel Air Force planes opened fire on terror sites in Syria, where terrorists who are connected to the attack on an IDF jeep earlier Tuesday. Three soldiers were injured when

Following US State Department figures showing a steep 80% rise in US rejections of Israeli visa requests last year, Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) demanded answers from US Secretary of State

A senior diplomatic source told Voice of Israel public radio Tuesday that if it turns out, in the coming days, that talks with the Palestinian Authority (PA) have reached a

We have all been taught at school that the Earth revolves around the sun, but, according to a senior Saudi cleric, we’ve been misled. In fact, Saleh Al-Fawzan, a member

The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Monday ended its punishment of Hamas and allowed Gaza’s lone power plant to resume operations. The Ma’an news agency reported that the Gaza power station, which had been shut off

The European Union’s (EU) foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, said on Monday that Europe is opposed to boycotts against Israel. At the same time, she also reiterated the EU’s objection

The Ukrainian government continues to step up its defenses against a possible military invasion from Russia, the Kyiv Post reports Tuesday, after Moscow moved to annex the Crimean peninsula.  Kiev’s interim Finance

Leading Russian internet company Yandex has become the latest technology giant to invest in Israel’s “Silicon Wadi”, purchasing Israeli geolocation startup KitLocate. KitLocate provides an energy-efficient alternative to other mapping and

Two Christian women were publicly beheaded by Islamist terrorists in southeastern Somalia, as part of a campaign to “wipe out” any Christian presence in the east African country. The Morning Star reported

Russian President Vladimir Putin released an official statement recognizing Crimea as a “sovereign and independent state” on Monday evening, after a controversial referendum vote in the peninsula showed overwhelming support

An investigation into Friday night’s skirmishes between Israel and Lebanon – during which an explosive device was detonated on the Lebanese side of the border and the IDF retaliated with

An Arab branch of the international hackers’ movement Anonymous is threatening to mount a large scale cyberattack on Israeli government websites on April 7. A similar attack took place last

US President Barack Obama on Monday told Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas that both he and Israeli leaders must make tough political decisions and take “risks” for peace. Meeting Obama

A prisoner serving a life sentence claims he has information on missing IDF soldier Guy Hever, who was last seen in 1997. The State Attorney’s Office said that it has

More than one week after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared without a trace, authorities have extended their search – and refocused investigations on the pilot and co-pilot as possible suspects. 

Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, promised the Deputy President of the Rabbinical Council of Europe and the Rabbi of Ukraine, Rabbi Dov Bleich, to beef up protection of Jews in

Amid a diplomatic row between Jordan and Israel over the killing of a Jordanian judge, Israeli doctors last week saved the life of a seven-year-old Jordanian-Palestinian Arab boy. The Israel

Egyptian authorities have arrested a local resident for “loving Israel,” the Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper reported on Sunday. According to the report, the 24-year-old was arrested in the Sohag governorate in

Latvian veterans who fought on Nazi Germany’s side against the Soviets in World War II staged a march in Riga on Sunday, amid a heavy police presence and low-key protests,

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday “to make the tough decisions that will be necessary” before an April 29 deadline for

A suicide car bomb attack killed four people late Sunday in an area dominated by the Hezbollah terrorist group near the Syrian border, a Lebanese security source told AFP. The

Five children’s lives were saved at Schneider Children’s Medical Center over the weekend, in a pre-Purim transplant marathon. The transplant operations – two liver transplants, two kidney transplants and a

Residents of Jerusalem are celebrating the holiday of Purim on Monday. While most of the country celebrated Sunday, in Jerusalem the holiday is held one day later, in commemoration of

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will meet Monday with United States President Barack Obama. Analysts expect the meeting will be a tense one. According to previous reports, Abbas plans to

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas plans to demand that Israel release arch terrorists and freeze construction in Judea and Samaria in return for Abbas agreeing to extend peace talks,

Gaza’s lone power plant, shut off since Saturday due to a fuel shortage, will remain off until Monday according to the terror organization Hamas’s government. The responsible party for the