In a controversy featuring much harsh rhetoric and grandstanding, a battle is raging in the Knesset between the Coalition and the Opposition over the budget. The sequence of events can
A car exploded around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morning near Dan Panorama Hotel, on Keren Hayesod Street, in Jerusalem. Police report that an explosive device was attached to white Citroen Berlingo,
On its maiden flight at US manufacturer Lockheed-Martin, Israel’s first F-35 Lightning II “Adir” (Hebrew for “Great One”) passed all tests, and is due to be delivered in December. A
There is a distinct difference between how Israelis and Westerners borrow money and buy things that they can’t immediately afford. Western countries such as the USA, UK and Europe tend
A federal court ruling will allow an 88-year-old New York rabbi to proceed with a negligence lawsuit against the U.S. government. Judge Margo Brodie of the Brooklyn District Court struck
Tuesday’s attack on a Catholic church in northern France that saw an 86-year-old priest killed is an attack against all religions, the head of the European Jewish Congress said, according
The UN’s Syria envoy voiced hope Tuesday that peace talks could restart next month, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said there had been “progress” in efforts to salvage
Jewish Democrats are setting up a superPAC to defend Hillary Clinton and other candidates from what they say will be a Sheldon Adelson-funded onslaught among Jewish voters. Jews for Progress
The manner in which the media report or ignore news about Jews and Israel is a subtle form of antisemitism and should be recognized as such. Jay Shapiro thinks that
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday evening that the Palestinians will fail if they go through with their bid to sue Britain over the Balfour Declaration, which helped pave
Sarah Silverman told backers of Bernie Sanders “You’re being ridiculous” after they would not stop chanting his name at the Democratic National Convention. The comedian, a leading celebrity supporter of
IDF soldiers overnight Tuesday apprehended the terrorists who murdered Rabbi Michael Mark in front of his children earlier this month. The terrorists were apprehended during an IDF operation in the
A Jewish congressman from Tennessee on Tuesday called on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffers whose leaked emails questioned Bernie Sanders’ religiosity to be fired. “For a party to question
A ground-breaking Israeli invention aims to prevent firearm accidents, potentially saving many people’s lives.
For the first time in more than 70 years, the German army is likely to be deployed to city streets, a sign of the growing terror threat in Europe. The
A survivor of the terrorist attack on a Normandy church this morning, Sister Danielle, recounted the horrors of the incident to the French channel BFMTV. ISIS claimed responsibility for the
After three years of police searches for recordings that would conclusively vindicate the claims against Rabbi Eliezer Berland of rape, a new recording was released this evening which would seem
The Knesset unanimously voted, on first reading, to pass a law that raises the retirement age for parents that lost children in tragic circumstances. The law was proposed by MK
What was unthinkable a year ago when real estate mogul and former reality TV star Donald Trump threw his hat into the ring has become undeniably plausible. On January 20th,
Rabbi Yigal Levinstein, cofounder and head of the Bnei David pre-army academy in Eli, responded on Tuesday to the storm of controversy sparked by statements last week regarding homosexuals and
Of the thousands of Syrian immigrants who have found asylum from the civil war currently plaguing Syria, it appears that there is at least one Jewish voice among them. The
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday evening rejected accusations by Cabinet ministers, including Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett, that Netanyahu hid the existence of Hamas’s terror tunnels from the Cabinet
Clashes broke out overnight Tuesday between IDF troops and Palestinian Arabs during an IDF operation in the village of Surif, north of Hevron. The sides reportedly exchanged gunfire, after the
Israel has a rich and lucrative history when it comes to business, skills and innovation, drawing some of the world’s best and brightest to its sunny shores. Now, with startups
A female Arab terrorist attempted to stab Israeli soldiers manning Qalandiya checkpoint north of Jerusalem Tuesday morning. Alert troops shot and wounded the terrorist before she was able to carry
Prosecutors filed an indictment today (Tuesday) in Beer Sheva against a 34-year-old man from northern Israel who posed as a senior IDF officer, then methodically proceeded to develop relationships with
Israel’s new public broadcasting corporation will open in April 2017, if not earlier. The Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation was originally set to open in September, but Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
French police have arrested one person in connection with the beheading of a priest at a church in Normandy, northern France, a “source close to the inquiry” told Reuters. The
On July 22, 1946, the Irgun resistance organization blew up a section of the King David Hotel, killing 91 British, Arabs and Jews. They later claimed they had warned the
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot addressed the Knesset Foreign Relations and Security Committee on Tuesday, warning that the greatest threat to the Israeli army today is not external, but