Russia on Wednesday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama’s criticism of its stance on Syria, a day after Obama criticized Moscow for threatening to veto a UN Security Council resolution that

Horrific accounts of life in Homs have surfaced Wednesday, as the mass exodus from the besieged Syrian city continues.  Fox News reports that about 1,300 people have fled the city so

In the speech Wednesday commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani once again turned on the “charm offensive” against the US, insisting that Iran does not

The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday it expects Israel’s GDP growth to remain stable at 3.4 percent in 2014, but noted that social disparities pose a threat to the economy, according to AFP.  “Israel’s

The Lebanese Army arrested a senior Al Qaeda leader Wednesday – Naim Abbas, who is the deputy chief of the Al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades.  “After he came out of the

Staff and students at a religious Jewish school in Be’er Sheva were horrified to discover Wednesday morning that the building had been defaced with swastikas. Police officers were called to

The European Union has no plans to boycott Israel, according to Martin Schulz, President of the EU parliament. Schulz addressed the issue of a potential boycott while taking questions from

A Belgian train announced two weeks ago that Jewish passengers should get off at Auschwitz, according to Walla!, sparking complaints to local police.  According to Luxembourg broadcast network RTL, the perpetrators –

A website owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp, the world’s largest casino, was vandalized Wednesday by hackers who were apparently targeting CEO Sheldon Adelson over his criticism of Iran’s nuclear

A speech in Knesset Wednesday given by the head of the European Union Parliament caused outrage, and ultimately sparked a walk-out. Several MKs expressed upset as EU parliament president Martin

The top U.S. intelligence chief said on Tuesday the war in Syria had created an “apocalyptic disaster,” Reuters reports. According to the report, National Intelligence Director James Clapper was asked

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday he was cancelling a planned trip to Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) next week to deal with devastating floods in England, AFP

For the first time since being admitted as a member of the United Nations, Israel on Tuesday participated in JUSCANZ, a UN grouping which advises the UN Human Rights Council

U.S. President Barack Obama promised tough action on Tuesday against firms violating sanctions against Iran, AFP reported. Obama made the comments during a joint press conference in Washington with visiting

Boycotts against Israel solve nothing, the president of the European Parliament said on Tuesday. Speaking after a ceremony at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he received  an honorary doctorate,

A new trove of artwork likely stolen by the Nazis has been discovered in the possession of reclusive collector Cornelius Gurlitt, after an initial hoard of over 1,400 valuable paintings

Minister for Internal Security Yitzchak Aharonovich wants to bring “administrative orders” to Israeli cities, MK Miri Regev has confirmed. Regev revealed Aharonovich’s request during a special session of the Knesset’s

The Interior Committee discussed a bill presented by MK David Azulai (Shas) on Tuesday, which addressed the “continuous harassment of Jews visiting Kever Rachel,” the tomb of the Jewish matriarch

Donald Duck will be getting a new voice in Arabic — Egyptian voice artist Wael Mansour was fired by the Walt Disney Company over his ranting on Twitter last August,

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman on Tuesday slammed Iran as being a “warmongering” regime, despite Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s “charm offensive.” The criticism follows Iran’s massive celebrations and posturing for the

In honor of 50 years of diplomatic relations between Israel and Germany, the two countries announced Sunday that they would be launching a joint project for humanitarian relief in developing

Israel took another step towards becoming the world’s innovation capital for hi-tech on Monday by exploring the possibilities for a new market: the developing world.  The initiative to bring new

The Simon Wiesenthal Center sent a strongly-worded letter to Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk Frans Asscher Tuesday addressing a major degradation of the attitude in the Netherlands toward Jews and the

Sha’adi Halul, the spokesman for the Forum of Christian IDF Soldiers, filed a request to the Attorney General’s Office asking for the removal of immunity for MK Hanin Zoabi (Balad).

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon participated in the opening ceremony of the International Air Show in Singapore Tuesday, where Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) presented a number of new military aircraft on

Syria transferred its third shipment of chemical weapons for destruction on Monday, the first sign of advancement in the international effort since the US and other Western powers upbraided the

A soldier’s parachute failed during a training jump last week, Channel 2 news reports. The incident was revealed only this week. The soldier was jumping as part of an exercise

A special MKs’ session Tuesday at the Conference for the Welfare of the Child in Be’er Sheva turned into a debate on gay marriage. During the conference MK Adi Kol

American film icon Shirley Temple Black died Monday night at the age of 85. Temple died of “natural causes” in her Woodside, California home, according to the New York Times;

Gaza-based terrorists fired a rocket at southern Israel on Monday evening. Shortly after 11:00 p.m., the “Color Red” siren was heard in the Shaar HaNegev and Sdot Negev Regional Councils.