Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was criticized Wednesday for appointing a nationalist to his new government who is notorious for anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks – but the new junior minister said

Israel will pay damages to the church where Christians believe Jesus performed the miracle of loaves and fishes, after an arson attack by suspected Jewish extremists, the justice ministry said.

There were a number of violent incidents in northern Israel over Yom Kippur, primarily involving Arabs targeting Jewish Israelis with rocks. A number of youths laid down boulders to block

Clashes broke out Wednesday between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces in Hevron following the funeral of a female terrorist shot dead after trying to stab a soldier. Around 50 rioters threw

This year, like every other year, saw an increased demand for medical treatment by Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic service during Yom Kippur. Medics and paramedics treated 2,019 people across Israel during

Millions of Jews packed synagogues throughout Israel and the Jewish Diaspora today to celebrate Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The festive season will conclude with Sukkot

Russia is building two new military bases on the Syrian coast, the Wall Street Journal reports. The information is based off of private satellite photographs. The two sites believed to

British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor has covered anti-Semitic graffiti on a controversial sculpture that was vandalized in France with gold leaf – but only just.   Dabs of white paint could

The ministry for environment protects has announced that a dramatic drop in air pollution levels coinciding with the holiday of Yom Kippur. Sensors around the country noted a drop in

Tahrir Hammad has made history by becoming the first women to be recognized by the Palestinian Authority as a qualified marriage officiant. Thirty-six-year-old Hammad told the New York Times, “I

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) and Social Affairs Minister Chaim Katz (Likud) will on Thursday outline a new bill penalizing parents of minors who engage in violence such as

French National Front (NF) leader Marine Le Pen is being charged with inciting racial hatred for comparing Muslims praying outdoors to the Nazi occupation of France. The charge dates back

Syria has begun using Russian-supplied military drones against “extremists,” a security source says. The source did not specify which drone models are being used, though he told AFP that “For

Minister for Public Security Gilad Erdan (Likud) has announced that retired Brigadier General Gal Hirsch withdrew his candidacy for police commissioner. Hirsch claimed that he is doing so because of

This year, like every other year, saw an increased demand for medical treatment by Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic service during Yom Kippur. Medics and paramedics treated 2,019 people across Israel during

Thousands of police forces were deployed to high-tension areas Tuesday morning and troops were placed on high alert in preparation for Yom Kippur as Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon ordered the

A Palestinian Arab woman who was shot on Tuesday morning at an Israeli army checkpoint after trying to stab a soldier died of her wounds on Tuesday afternoon. The death

German police carried out dawn raids in Berlin on Tuesday, targeting individuals suspected of inciting people to go and fight for the Islamic State (ISIS) group. According to the AFP

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi landed in the port city of Aden on Tuesday, airport sources said, returning to the southern port city for the first time since he escaped

Arutz Sheva’s Israel desk is stopping its round-the-clock news updates of IsraelNationalNews.com at this time in honor of the holiday of Yom Kippur. Jerusalem candle lighting time is 17:57 Summer Time

Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Reza Najafi, has emphasized that recent sampling at the Parchin military site was not done under IAEA supervision. In his comments

Germany’s domestic intelligence chief warned Tuesday that Islamists are likely recruiting new terrorists from among the thousands of new Middle Eastern migrants flooding his country. Hans-Georg Maassen, president of the BfV domestic intelligence agency,

Would-be ambassador to Brazil Dani Dayan has received the backing of three powerful politicians in the last 24 hours, Haaretz reports.  Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein (Likud), opposition leader Yitzhak Herzog (Zionist Union) and Yesh Atid

A group of pro-Palestinian protestors who posed naked before the security wall separating Judea-Samaria and annexed Israel were forced to apologize after Palestinian Arabs accused them of insulting Islam.  The eight Spanish

Strengthening the criticism against US President Barak Obama’s historic rapprochement with the Castro regime in Cuba, reports surfaced Tuesday of how Cuban security officials banned dissidents from meeting Pope Francis amid his

A planned protest against Grammy award-winning American musician Pharrell Williams by South African supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement somewhat fizzled, but the BDS movement nevertheless hailed

The world’s top insulin maker, Novo Nordisk, said on Tuesday it would build a 70 million euro ($78 million) facility in Iran, signaling its “long-term commitment” to the country. “We

For the first time since 2007, Israel will allow Gaza to export ironware, furniture and textiles to Israel in a bid to improve the Gazan economy, the Coordinator of Government

The body of a Palestinian Arab terrorist was found after midnight Monday/Tuesday near the community of Beit Haggai, south of Hevron, the IDF confirmed Tuesday morning.  An initial IDF investigation has

A female terrorist aged about 18 attempted Tuesday to stab a Border Police soldier at the Hashoter roadblock in Hevron. She was shot and seriously wounded. No Israelis were harmed. In