The amputation of a hand was live-tweeted on Friday, courtesy of the jihadist Syrian rebel group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). According to The Washington Post,

Jewish players will be allowed to don kippahs (yarmulkes) at world soccer games, after FIFA officially authorized on Saturday the wearing of head covers for religious purposes during matches. “It

U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin with political and economic isolation” over Russia’s military incursion in Ukraine. AFP reported that the warning came in a

Two rockets landed near an IDF post in Mount Hermon early Saturday morning. No injuries or damage was reported. An IDF investigation Saturday stated that the rockets are most likely

Over 200 Palestinian Arabs hurled stones at the IDF after a funeral in the Palestinian Authority Friday, resulting in five injuries, according to AFP.  The clashes came after Motazz Washaha, a

Representatives of 22 nations pledged their support for the Palestinian Authority (PA) Saturday, but the UN urged more action for refugees “in need of aid” in an “increasingly dire” situation, according to AFP.  The

An Israel Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Friday evening hit a rocket launcher in northern Gaza. The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said that the attack “was meant to remove the immediate

Captain Ziv Shilon, who was badly wounded in a Hamas attack near Gaza in October 2012 and lost his arm, moved hundreds of people at the Friends of the IDF (FIDF)

A 94-year-old man deported from the United States for lying about his Nazi past is unfit for trial on allegations that he was an accessory to thousands of murders as

Gunmen on Friday killed an Egyptian policeman who was on a security team guarding the home of a judge in the jailbreak trial of ousted president Mohammed Morsi, security officials

The situation in Ukraine escalated on Friday, as armed men took over the military airport in the Crimea region. “Around 400 people are in the airport of Belbek now. They

The wanton vandalism of hundreds of copies of Anne Frank’s diaries held in Tokyo libraries is uncharacteristic of Japan, a senior Israeli diplomat said Thursday as he presented 300 replacements,

U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on March 17, AFP reported on Thursday, stepping up Washington’s efforts to convince the PA leader to embrace

Police arrested on Thursday evening a 27-year-old leader of a criminal organization on suspicion of involvement in a grenade attack in the Petah Tikva open air market earlier this week.

The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) chief negotiator on Thursday rejected U.S. moves to extend an April deadline for nine months of talks with Israel to culminate in a framework peace deal.

The IDF has reportedly issued a stern warning to the Lebanese government, clarifying that the government will be held response and be a target for response should Hezbollah carry out

Yossi Ashtamkar, 21, became the second Nahal Hareidi officer to receive a prize for excellence in IDF history Thursday at an officers’ course graduation ceremony.  Ashtamkar, one of 14 children

The world’s first “smart gun” has been released in the US, going on sale in California this week. Developed by German company Armatix, the .22 caliber “iP1” seeks to revolution the weapons

About 40,000 runners arrived at Rokah Bridge in Tel Aviv Friday morning to kick off the 2014 Tel Aviv Marathon.  Traffic will be closed from the bridge to Jerusalem Boulevard

Jerusalem Arabs set ablaze a police station next to the Lions’ Gate in the capital’s Old City on Wednesday. Aryeh King, nationalist Jerusalem city councilman and member of the municipality’s Emergency

Two Palestinian Arab men robbed and stabbed an Israeli cab driver on Thursday evening near the Ariel junction in Samaria (Shomron). The two forced the driver to a stop by

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is setting out for a visit to America next week. In addition to being pressed by US President Barack Obama into Israeli withdrawals as part of peace

More than 170 Islamist rebel fighters, including Saudis, Qataris and Chechens, were killed Wednesday in a Syrian army ambush near Damascus, AFP reported, citing the state news agency SANA. The

A United States appeals court on Wednesday ordered YouTube to take down an anti-Islamic movie that triggered protests in the Muslim world, after an actress alleged she had been duped

One of the two Muslims who publicly beheaded British soldier Lee Rigby in London last year was given life in prison and his accomplice was sentenced to 45 years on

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Thursday morning that warplanes will be put on alert on the Ukrainian border, Channel 10 reported. The announcement followed orders Wednesday for 150,000 Russian troops to

Over three thousand people of all religious backgrounds gathered at the Tomb of Joseph in Shechem Wednesday night, to celebrate the upcoming start of the month of Adar, which begins

In a Facebook posting Thursday, Economics Minister Naftali Bennett questioned the wisdom of relying on technology to ensure Israel’s defense, as supporters of an Israeli withdrawal from the Jordan Valley

Yesh Atid MK Rina Frankel on Thursday sent an official letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu asking him to initiate an immediate aliyah “rescue effort” for Ukrainian Jewry. Frankel sent

MKs from Shas, United Torah Jewry, Meretz, and Labor all signed on to a letter of support sent by Labor Party MK Eitan Cabel to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan