Members of Israel’s defense and political leadership gathered on Wednesday evening at the Bar-Ilan University, where a farewell tribute was held in honor of the outgoing defense minister, Ehud Barak.

Norway’s Foreign Minister admits that his country’s parliament was given incorrect information about the Norwegian financial support to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. According to VG Nett, Foreign Minister Espen

An event in New York City’s Waldorf Astoria hotel Tuesday night raised $27 million (roughly 100 million shekels) for the IDF. The event was attended by 1,400 guests from the

The city of Jerusalem is planning a memorial for victims of terrorism, to be built on Ammunition Hill (Givat Hatahmoshet). A planning team led by architect Dov Galya and sculptor

Egyptian security services have banned a film about the Jews of Egypt on the eve of its scheduled release, the film’s director told AFP on Tuesday. “The film was banned

A Palestinian Authority Arab terrorist was shot and killed by IDF soldiers, during a clash that broke out on Tuesday evening between soldiers and Arabs in Al-Fawwar, near Hevron. Two

Hackers have reportedly leaked personal financial data belonging to first lady Michelle Obama, the head of the FBI and several other celebrities. United States authorities are investigating reports that hackers

An analysis of a Mars rock sample by the Curiosity rover has unveiled minerals, including hydrogen, carbon and oxygen, that are the building blocks of life, NASA announced Tuesday. “A

The fatal IAF helicopter crash Monday night appeals to have been caused by technical failure. An initial investigation indicated that the back rotor of the helicopter became detached. The investigation

Delivering a historic address to the European Parliament on Tuesday, President Shimon Peres called for the Arab League to intervene in the Syrian crisis, urging the nations “to stop the

The IDF has released the names of the two pilots who were killed in a helicopter crash tonight. The men are Lt. Col. Noam Ron, 49, of Oranit, and Maj.

U.S. President Barack Obama met members of the Arab-American community at the White House on Monday, ahead of his trip to Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan, a U.S. spokesman

Three terrorists who were suspected of planning an attack around the anniversary of last year’s terrorist attacks in Toulouse were arrested in southern France last week, it was reported Monday.

Human rights violations in Iran spiralled in 2012, a United Nations monitor said Monday, spotlighting abuses including repression of freedom of speech, torture and secret executions. “The prevailing situation of

Syrian refugees might be desperate, injured and even starving – but they won’t accept Israeli aid, as rebels vow to reconquer the Golan Heights. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor says

For the third time in a month, security officials have confiscated a large cache of weapons hidden in an educational institution in northern Israel. The haul on Monday in the

Israeli and American scientists at Ben Gurion University and the University of Michigan are collaborating on research to develop renewable energy technology. A memorandum of understanding to establish the research

An updated schedule for U.S. President Barak H. Obama’s visit to Israel next week indicates that he will visit Palestinian Authority-controlled areas twice – but that he will apparently not

Jewish Temple organizations demanded Sunday that the Prime Minister immediately establish an official commission of inquiry into Friday’s events on the Temple Mount and the way the Temple Mount police

The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has slammed the decision by Bezons, a suburb of Paris, to grant terrorist murderer Majdi al-Rimawi “honorary citizenship.” Al-Rimawi was sentenced by an Israeli court to life

U.S. President Barack Obama’s three-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) will begin on March 20, Israel said on Sunday, in the first official announcement of the visit,

The United States is training Syrian rebels in Jordan, the German weekly Der Spiegel reported on Sunday, citing “participants and organizers.” Der Spiegel said it was not clear whether the

President Shimon Peres met on Sunday with the heads of the Jewish community of France and with a delegation of Imams including the heads of the Egyptian, African, Moroccan and

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee spoke at the Gush Katif Museum Dinner which was held on Saturday night at the Razag Ballroom in Brooklyn, New York. Huckabee, who brings groups

The number of Syrian refugees, which just passed the million mark, could double or triple by the end of the year if no solution is found to the conflict, UN

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a three-way meeting with Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid and Bayit Yehudi head Naftali Bennett for Sunday night, as the politicians attempted to forge a

The United Nations has issued a report with unusual courage and accuracy that plainly tells the tale of Israel’s Pillar of Defense counter terror operation – and exposes the lies

The PA’s Ma’an news service said Sunday that an Israeli citizen had been arrested over the weekend. The man, according to the report, attempted to infiltrate Sinai through the Taba

Within the coalition agreement are numerous sections dealing with the role of the Jewish religion in the definition and life of the state – known as the “status quo” since

Public Security Minister Yitzchak Aharonovich estimated Sunday that there would be more Arab violence ahead of the visit by U.S. President Barack Obama later this month. “The Palestinians have not