Militant Islam is wiping out Christianity in the Muslim Middle East, according to a new study by the British think tank Civitas. “Christianity is in serious danger of being wiped

Iran has issued a travel warning to its citizens against visiting arch-foe the United States, an official said, after the death of an Iranian national reportedly following a grilling by

Israel “targeted” Gaza civilians with humanitarian aid during the counterterrorist Pillar of Defense operation, at the same time Gaza terrorists committed war crimes by firing missiles on Israelis, as cited

A majority of the House of Representatives want to punish the Palestinian Authority’s parent body, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), by having its Washington office closed down through legislation. The move

One Israeli was injured and at least five vehicles were damaged Monday in rock attacks near Beit Ummar in Judea. Israeli motorists traveling on Highway 60 past the Judean Arab

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has begun sending out messages in Arabic on social media Twitter, in a bid to strengthen dialogue with the Arab world. According to Al Arabiya, Netanyahu’s

Syrian President Bashar Assad has dropped bombs containing toxic gases, killing six people and blinding others in Homs, Al Jazeera reported Monday. Opposition forces released a video showing a victim

President Shimon Peres phoned Senator John Kerry on Sunday and congratulated him over his impending appointment as U.S. Secretary of State. “Israel is satisfied with your appointment. I’m sure you

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed the Hungarian government’s approval of an amendment laying the groundwork to hold members of parliament accountable for hateful remarks.             

Egyptian activist Maikel Nabil Sanad, who spent ten months in military jails following Egypt’s revolution in early 2011, is in a controversial visit to Israel and Ramallah to call for

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a rare condemnation of Gaza terrorists on Monday for war crimes – without the usual “balancing act” of blaming Israel. HRW did not go

IDF soldiers patrolling along the border fence with Gaza fired into the air on Sunday night, to deter several Palestinian Authority Arabs who approached the fence. An IDF statement said

62 soldiers, fighters and officers stood up on Sunday for the chairman of the Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home), Naftali Bennett, who has been under attack by members of the Likud.

The Central Bureau of Statistics on Sunday released statistics on the 158,000-strong Christian community in Israel. The statistics showed that Christians living in Israel are well-educated and prosperous – but

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited IDF Central Command on Sunday, where he was briefed by Defense Minister Ehud Barak, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz and GOC Central Command

When Warren Buffet and Bill and Melinda Gates initiated the Giving Pledge, a coordinated effort to get billionaires to give up more than half of their wealth to philanthropies during

Gaza Arab terrorists fired a rocket at Israel on Sunday evening, the first one since the end of Operation Pillar of Defense in November. The rocket apparently fell short of

Dozens of people were reported to have been killed or wounded in an air strike Sunday by the Syrian government in the central Syrian province of Hama. The incident took

A New York Times article on Sunday pitches a campaign by “Women of Wall” to act like men at the Kotel and unintentionally reveals the real issue — Who decides

The US has toned down previous warnings of travel to Israel and assures tourists and businessmen, “The Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority make considerable efforts to protect US

Turkey, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), has agreed to lift its veto on non-military cooperation between the alliance and Israel which it imposed following the Mavi Marmara

Hamas is preparing to duplicate its 2007 civil war in Gaza and has instructed terror cells in Judea and Samaria to get ready for a military coup to oust Ramallah-based

Jerusalem police shot and wounded a Jerusalem Arab taxi driver-turned terrorist Sunday morning after he ran into a Border Police officer, wounding him in his leg. The driver, approximately age

Egypt’s ruling Islamists claimed early Sunday that preliminary referendum results showed strong backing for a divisive constitution rejected by the secular opposition, hours after polls closed and tallying began. AFP

Heavily-armed Islamists, many linked with Al Qaeda, have deepened their presence in the Syrian uprising and threaten Christians with death if they don’t work against Assad. They warned two Christian

Acting CIA director Michael Morell said on Saturday that “Zero Dark Thirty,” the Hollywood take on the hunt for Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, exaggerates the importance of information obtained

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu congratulated Senator John Kerry on Saturday on his being selected for the position of U.S. Secretary of State. “The highly experienced Kerry is a well-known supporter

Egyptian Vice President Mahmud Mekki announced his resignation on Saturday, the day of a referendum on a new constitution that leaves unclear whether his position would be maintained. In a

The Kinneret, or Sea of Galilee, rose by a whopping 18 centimeters (7 inches) in the course of Saturday, and is now only 3.21 meters short of the maximum level,