The family of Steven Sotloff, a journalist who was brutally beheaded by Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists back in September 2014, on Monday launched a lawsuit against the Syrian regime of

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A congressional human rights commission heard testimony from experts on how Islamic radicalization in Europe has ramped up risk for Jewish communities. “ISIS especially hates the Jewish

Why is it so important to speak the Haggadah Shel Pesach? Which of the four sons has the most to teach us about who we are as a people and what

South Korea, Japan and the United States on Tuesday warned North Korea of harsher sanctions and deeper isolation if it went ahead with a fifth nuclear test or other provocations,

Donald Trump is projected to win the Republican primary in New York while Hillary Clinton is projected to win for the Democrats, CNN said Tuesday night, shortly after polls closed.

MK Erel Margalit (Zionist Union) on Tuesday launched an attack against “rightist psychopaths” in a video clip he released as part of a campaign to encourage Israelis to register as

As all of Israel prepares to observe the pivotal and defining festival of Passover, Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman reflect on the growing support for the renewal of the Passover offering

(JTA) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill to create a Holocaust memorial in the state’s capital, Tallahassee. The ceremonial signing took place at the Jewish Federation of Broward

The White House on Tuesday backed the harsh remarks against Israel made by Vice President Joe Biden a day earlier. Biden, who addressed the J Street conference in Washington, expressed

The European Union (EU) on Tuesday joined in on the criticism of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s statement that the Golan Heights will remain under Israeli sovereignty. Federica Mogherini, the EU

A rabbi in Poland embraced as a Jewish community’s spiritual leader actually is not a rabbi, a Polish journalist uncovered. Jacoob Ben Nistell, aka Yaakav — he used different forms

The day before the New York presidential primaries, Hillary Clinton distributed an essay linking her policies to the “ancient lessons” of Passover. In the essay sent Monday to Jewish and

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called on world leaders to condemn Monday’s bus bombing in Jerusalem, which wounded 16 people.  “We deplore the horrific attack in Jerusalem, the first bus bombing

Italian sports officials punished its top soccer team, Juventus, for its fans shouting an anti-Semitic chant, but suspended the penalty. The order to close a section of the club’s stadium

Activists in the UK have launched a campaign to have Hezbollah officially proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the British government. The Israel-Britain Alliance is leading the campaign to have Hezbollah officially

Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto has submitted a request for pardon, Channel 10 reports Tuesday, just two months after beginning his jail sentence for corruption.  Pinto based his request on his deteriorating medical condition, which

Israel remains in favor of installing security cameras on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, even after Jordan reneged on the project due to Palestinian reservations, a senior official said Tuesday. “Israel’s support for placing cameras

Israeli actress Ronit Elkabetz, who helped bring her country’s films to the world and became a star in France, died on Tuesday aged 51 after battling cancer, her agent said.

MK Shelly Yechimovich (Zionist Union) sharply criticized participants in a rally for IDF soldier Elor Azariya Tuesday, claiming that those who support the soldier are “extremists.”  “Despite this clumsy experience –

Hamas officials on Tuesday warned that the bomb attack on a Jerusalem bus a day earlier was “just the beginning”, though they refrained from claiming responsibility for the blast. So

A rare amulet bearing the name of the Egyptian ruler Thutmose III, Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty who reigned from 1479 – 1425 BCE, was discovered at the Temple Mount Sifting

A rally being held in Tel Aviv’s iconic Rabin Square Tuesday night is not just for IDF soldier El-Or Azariya, Azariya’s father Charlie stated Tuesday – it’s for “IDF soldiers

Following the dissemination of an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory by a politician from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s party, a chief rabbi of Russia called on the government to stamp out hate

Alain Finkielkraut, a pro-Israel, left-wing philosopher who was recently recognized as one of France’s greatest thinkers, was violently ejected from a public gathering on labor laws. Finkielkraut, who is Jewish,

The Military Prosecution has accepted an appeal from the family of terror victim Moshe Hasno to charge his killer with murder, instead of the lesser charge of manslaughter he was

Iran is to finally receive Russian-made S-300 air defense missile systems by the end of this year, according to the pro-Kremlin Interfax news agency. Interfax quoted Sergei Chemezov, who heads the Russian

Just two months after making aliyah from the US, Jewish rapper Nissim Black has hit the ground in the Holy Land running. Black, whose recent collaboration with Israel music star

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made a fumbling terminology mix-up late Monday, during his final campaign rally before the New York primaries.  “It’s very close to my heart because I

IDF Chief of Operations Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon and IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkott held an inquiry Tuesday, regarding the mistaken return of a terrorist’s body against