An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale was felt early Monday morning in the Eilat area. Local residents said they felt the earthquake at around 4:30 a.m. Israel time.

An Israeli citizen was arrested three months ago in Kiev, Walla! News learned Sunday, and may be extradited to Israel on charges of attempted murder, use of a weapon, and obstruction of

Jews are trying to “uproot Islam,” a Syrian preacher claimed last week.  “Treachery is one of the characteristics of the Jews, just as slyness is one of the characteristics of foxes,” Sheikh

Foreign Ministry Director-General Dr. Dore Gold thanked Norwegian Ambassador Jon Hanssen-Bauer for his country taking Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to task over his use of foreign funds to pay

(JTA) It’s just before Rosh Hashanah in 2013, and New York City’s mayoral campaign is heating up. Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner, who in a surprise move had thrown his hat in

Dozens of leading rabbis on Sunday evening took part in a special “Emergency Conference for the Security of the Nation of Israel in the Holy Land,” where they spoke about

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Opposition leader Yitzhak Herzog (Zionist Union) have actively been working on an agreement to formally freeze construction in Judea and Samaria, Channel 10 confirmed Sunday – hours

A full 45% of Israeli children and teenagers have participated in online bullying, the Public Security Ministry revealed Sunday – and 41% said they have experienced cyberbullying, or “shaming,” more than once. 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday evening summoned Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon for an urgent meeting, after Ya’alon called on senior IDF officers to voice their opinions even if they

A “suspect package” led an crucial soccer game to be canceled on Sunday in the UK, with bomb disposal experts later blowing up the suspected bomb in a controlled explosion. The incident took

Former US Ambassador to Israel and US Middle East envoy Martin Indyk mounted a strong defense of Israel’s efforts to make peace with the Palestinian Authority, during a recent Al

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon issued an official apology on his Facebook page Sunday afternoon, after his adviser Moshe Ben-Zaken posted a rant against war hero and fallen IDF soldier Major General Roi

Yisrael Beytenu chairman MK Avigdor Liberman sharply criticized Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Sunday, over the latter’s efforts to create a unity government with the left-wing Zionist Union.  “All of Netanyahu’s

Visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday, and indicated that despite Israel rejecting the French initiative to force peace talks on it and the Palestinian Authority

Two Likud MKs top the list for the biggest apartment owners in the Knesset, according to official data revealed Friday.  MKs Miki Zohar and Haim Katz each own five homes

An extreme heat wave nationwide Sunday has sparked brushfires and broken records, meteorological experts reveal.  Temperatures reached 46°C (114.8°F) in Eilat Sunday afternoon, breaking the record for May; the previous

Investigation materials from the case of Ben Deri, a Border Police officer accused of manslaughter in the death of a Palestinian rioter during Nakba Day riots exactly two years ago

Israeli media largely ignored how on Independence Day last Thursday, thousands of Arab citizens of Israel held a protest march in the Negev for the Nakba, a term meaning “catastrophe”

Visitors gathering to pray at one of the Sheba Medical Center’s four synagogues were aghast when they discovered the house of prayer had apparently been defiled in a shameless and

MKs Eli Cohen (Kulanu) and David Amsalem (Likud) are expected to submit a bill this week that would create an “extended weekend” once a month, giving Israelis a public holiday

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has called upon the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, to formally renounce the support of American Freedom Party head William Daniel Johnson. Johnson, an attorney

Party leaders moved closer to an agreement paving the way for a unity government over the weekend, despite continued opposition from both coalition members and Zionist Union MKs. Zionist Union

Jerusalem firefighters extinguished a fire Saturday night after Molotov cocktails were thrown over the fence at Hebrew University’s Mount Scopus campus. The firebombs set thorns and brush alight on campus. Firefighters

The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina, has denied a request from a Muslim cadet admitted to the school in the fall to wear a hijab, a traditional Muslim

Penning your own obituary is hardly a novelty. Many have used their final public statement to impart words of wisdom, leave a special message for their loved ones, or even

In his weekly column in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, senior journalist Nahum Barnea commented on Deputy Chief of Staff General Yair Golan’s controversial comments comparing Nazi Germany to Israel. Barnea

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that he had little faith in the planned French Middle East peace summit. “This morning I met with the French Foreign Minister. I

Former London Mayor and ardent “Brexit” supporter Boris Johnson ratcheted up his rhetoric against the European Union over the weekend, comparing the central European government to efforts by Napoleon Bonaparte

Five young men face life behind bars after they were charged with counter-terrorism offences over a plan to sail to Indonesia to join jihadist groups in Syria, Australian police said

A group of Republicans, including 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney, is actively plotting to draft an independent presidential candidate who could keep Donald Trump from the White House, The Washington