In honor of the last day of Passover in Israel – which starts Thursday evening – Arutz Sheva will be going offline, and returning on Saturday evening with the end

In what has become a yearly tradition at the holy site, hundreds of Jewish worshipers packed the Cave of the Patriarchs (also known as the Cave of Machpela) in Hevron for

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said he plans to lay off “hundreds” of campaign staffers throughout the country a day after winning just one of five primaries on Tuesday. Sanders,

It appears to be the end for the Bernie Sanders campaign. While the Vermont Senator is not formally withdrawing from the race, his campaign’s recently announcement “reassessment” appears to signal

A three-year-old child was injured on Wednesday during a BBQ accident at the Mayan Tzvi Fishing Park in Zichron Yaakov. The boy suffered burns all over his body. United Hatzalah

A freedom-of-the-press watchdog cited the Sheldon Adelson-owned Israel Hayom daily in downgrading Israel’s status from “free” to “partly free.” “Israel declined due to the growing impact of Israel Hayom, whose

Yitzhak Geniram, one of the founders of the post-1967 Jewish community in Hevron and a member of the Jewish underground in the 1980s, passed away Wednesday night. Geniram was also

This week marked the 96th anniversary of the first international recognition of Jewish national rights in the Land of Israel – namely, the San Remo Conference. The San Remo Conference was an international

On Thursday, a Hainan Airlines flight landed in Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, marking the first commercial Chinese flight to Israel. The plane’s arrival was welcomed by state ceremony at the

Hundreds of Jewish worshipers prayed at Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem on Wednesday night, defying Muslim violence at the holy site. The Jewish pilgrims were accompanied by a heavy IDF security

Anti-Semitism is on the rise again, said Secretary of State John Kerry, and the US is reaching out to Jewish communities across Europe suffering from harassment and hate crimes. Speaking

JTA – The combative tone in Bernie Sanders’ campaign statements faded on Tuesday evening to a softer pitch of suasion. “I congratulate Secretary Clinton on her victories tonight, and I

Belgium extradited Paris terrorist Salah Abdeslam to France on Wednesday, causing a media frenzy after his own lawyer called him a “moron.”  Abdeslam, 26, was one of four terrorists who

Speaking at the Center for the National Interest, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump laid out his vision for American foreign policy on Wednesday, attacking the Obama administration for a whole host

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis once again flocked to Israel’s parks and beaches on Wednesday, celebrating the last full day of Chol HaMoed Pesach (the Intermediate Days of Passover) before

Palestinian Authority (PA) envoy to the UN Riyad Mansour held a provocative press conference Wednesday, in which he compared the actions of Israeli security forces in Judea and Samaria to the

Ahead of a scheduled “major announcement” by Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Politico has revealed that the GOP presidential hopeful is set to declare former HP CEO Carly Fiorina as his

JTA – On an army base in northern Israel, a scrawny nerd with glasses shakily patrols in the dead of night. Suddenly he’s ambushed by a group of militants in

An Israeli man was killed in a minibus fire in Bnei Brak Wednesday night under otherwise unclear circumstances. The man, a well-known driver in the city in his fifties, was

Oshra Attia knew of her proud Egyptian heritage. Her Christian parents spoke of their Egyptian childhood, and Oshra had been to Egypt to visit her relatives there. While working in

A shocking report on Wednesday reveals that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has fooled Western governments, raking in over a billion dollars in aid from them annually despite breaching their demands

Mimouna celebrations Saturday night may extend beyond the normative 11:00 pm noise limit, Walla! News reports Wednesday, following an amendment making an exception for specific days in the calendar year.  Likud MK

For the first time since its founding in 1947, the United States Air Force is going to be under the command of a Jewish Chief of Staff. On Tuesday the

An Arab ran after and attacked a Jew in Eilat on Monday, stabbing him and leaving him with moderate injuries. Police determined that the attack was criminal in nature and

Just when things couldn’t seem worse for the UK Labour Party, yet another party member has sparked controversy with anti-Israel comments. Less than a day after Bradford West MP Naz

Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) inspectors were shocked to find on Wednesday that the Ashdod-Yam Citadel, which is one of the most well-preserved historical sites in Israel, had been vandalized.  The ancient

MK Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism), Chairman of the Knesset’s Finance Committee, on Wednesday blasted Jewish visits to the Temple Mount, claiming that Jews who ascended to the holy site

A letter from 83 of the 100 total senators demanding US President Barack Obama to hurry and settle a new defense aid package to Israel, encouraging him to raise it from $3

After an initial refusal to do so, the UK Labour Party has formally suspended Bradford West MP Naz Shah. Shah, who has repeatedly stirred up controversy with her comments on Israel