France will vote in favor of the Palestinian Authority’s bid for “non-member observer state” status at the United Nations General Assembly, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told parliament, according to

IDF soldiers stationed along the border fence with Gaza say they have received new orders on opening fire, which allow Arabs in Gaza to endanger soldiers and Israeli civilians in

PBS’ “Newshour,” with host Hari Sreenivasan, followed the direction of the majority of mainstream media programs last Thursday in presenting a wholly biased and inaccurate portrayal of the situation in

Former Kadima chair Tzipi Livni held a news conference at 12:00 noon to announce that she is running for the 19th Knesset at the helm of an independent party, “The Movement

Former Kadima chairwoman Tzipi Livni announced on Monday evening that she will hold a press conference on Tuesday morning. Livni is expected to announce at the press conference that she

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has agreed to pull back decrees announced last Thursday granting himself sweeping new powers. The Islamist leader originally told a panel of Egypt’s top judges that

Moshe Feiglin is highly likely to be a Knesset member after the upcoming elections, according to preliminary, unofficial results of the Likud primaries, which ended on Monday evening after a

The staff of Israel’s embassy in Cairo has returned to Egypt, according to a source at the city’s airport. The employees had left the embassy during the eight-day Operation Pillar of

Four Israelis made it this year to the prestigious “Top Thinkers” list published by Foreign Policy magazine. Among the top 100 thinkers in the international arena listed by the magazine

Egypt could become an Islamist state or face another military takeover if President Mohamed Morsi’s judicial power grab is left unchecked, US Senator John McCain warned Sunday. McCain, the 2008

A raging three-alarm fire ravaged a popular Jewish deli in Manhattan on Sunday, resulting in minor injuries to several firefighters, officials and witnesses said. The blaze started in Sarge’s Delicatessen

Defense Minister Ehud Barak is quitting politics. In a dramatic announcement, he said he decided to end his career and claimed successes as Defense Minister, a post he will leave

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz and GOC Air Force Maj.-Gen. Amir Eshel, visited the Palmahim Air Force Base on Sunday

The Hamas terror government in Gaza will establish a committee that will investigate the circumstances surrounding the execution of seven Gazans during the recent Operation Pillar of Defense, Kol Yisrael

The Palestinian Authority will release Hamas-affiliated detainees as a goodwill gesture to boost reconciliation efforts, a PLO official said Sunday, after Hamas announced similar measures earlier. Nabil Shaath told the

On the heels of the very successful performance of Iron Dome during Operation Pillar of Defense, the IDF on Sunday tested yet another missile defense system, “Magic Wand,” also known

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Sunday that his country had resumed contacts with Israel, despite the freezing of diplomatic relations in 2010. The contacts were resumed during Operation Pillar

Islamic terrorists destroyed part of an Egyptian security building at Rafiah Saturday night, challenging Cairo’s control over the Sinai after the ceasefire with Israel. No one was injured in the

Jewish reggae artist Matisyahu has released a new song titled “Happy Hanukkah” to celebrate the upcoming holiday. All proceeds from the song will go to the Jewish Federations of North

The recent Pillar of Defense counter terror offensive against the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza was a win for Israel in numerous ways. Launched with the assassination of the key figure in

Iran has loaded a ship with new missiles to replace those destroyed by Israel in Operation Pillar of Defense, the London Sunday Times reported. The missile-laden ship was reportedly spotted

Iran is trying to close surround Israel on three sides with its “axis of evil” by offering free oil to Jordan. Iran and Syria, through its Hizbullah ally, threatens Israel

Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, has expressed “shock and dismay” at the latest display of anti-Semitism among supporters of the Italian club S.S. Lazio, which occurred

The office of a political-science professor and outspoken defender of Israel in Montreal was vandalized Tuesday night with anti-Semitic slogans. The words “Heil Israel”, written in French, were found scrawled

This past week, as Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense against Hamas’s terror infrastructure in Gaza was going on, about 150 people attended a rally in support of Israel outside the

Palestinian Authority officials said on Saturday they would exhume the body of former PA Chairman Yasser Arafat next week to see if he was poisoned with a radioactive isotope, AFP

In the wake of the great success of the Iron Dome anti-missile system, which was able to intercept many of the rockets fired from Gaza at populated areas during Operation

Israel achieved the goals it set for itself in Gaza, causing Hamas leaders to “run for their lives”, Colonel Richard Kemp told Arutz Sheva this week. Colonel Kemp travelled to

Former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will announce that she is running for Knesset at the helm of a political party this week – most likely on Tuesday, according to reports.