Saudi Arabia’s top cleric hit out at Iranian film “Mohammad” on Wednesday describing its portrayal of the founder of Islam’s childhood as a “hostile act” and a “distortion” of Islam.

While the Obama administration continues to prevaricate over its strategy in Syria, it appears Russia is feeling rather less inhibited in its intervention. The Kremlin has been a staunch ally

Gazan students belonging to the Islamic Bloc, Hamas’s student branch, have come up with a new attention-grabbing gimmick. They built a model of a central prison with solitary confinement cells. Each

The Knesset on Wednesday evening approved the first reading of the State Budget Law for 2015-2016 and the Arrangements Law, following a long day of discussions. 57 MKs voted in favor of

The White House on Wednesday said it was “encouraged” by growing support in the Senate for the Iran nuclear agreement, while stressing it would keep working with lawmakers to secure

Security forces were carrying out an operation in the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem when they were attacked by a man holding a pipe bomb. The soldiers shot the terrorist

Secretary of State John Kerry will send a letter to all members of Congress on Wednesday, in which he will stress Washington’s security commitments to Israel and the Gulf Arab

The secularist Yesh Atid faction will convene a special meeting at the Knesset Wednesday morning at 11:00 local time. The meeting is being held in order to announce that MK

This week Ira and Rod are joined by frequent guest and friend of the show, Rabbi David Katz. Rabbi Katz the co author of “World of the Ger”, recently returned from a

A key Democrat predicted on Tuesday that there will be enough votes in the Senate by week’s end to uphold an expected veto by President Barack Obama of a resolution

A Greek coast guard special unit raided a Bolivian-flagged freighter off the southern island of Crete on Tuesday, and found a shipment of undeclared weapons apparently headed for Libya, The

Kuwait on Tuesday charged 24 people suspected of links to Iran and Shiite militia group Hezbollah with plotting attacks against the Gulf state, a statement by the public prosecutor said.

MK Ya’akov Litzman (United Torah Judaism), who is set to be officially appointed as Health Minister, on Tuesday mocked Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid for helping Litzman upgrade his title

Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas told Fatah’s central committee that he has no intention of standing in the upcoming elections for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee, the

The United Kingdom (UK) recently reopened its Iranian embassy, and the United States (US) is pushing for a nuclear deal which favors Iran to be passed through a pivotal Congressional

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a top-level discussion in his offices Wednesday, to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Jerusalem and on Highway 443. In attendance were the Ministers of

MK Sharon Gal (Yisrael Beytenu) announced Wednesday that he is resigning from the Knesset, in a surprise move. Gal announced that he has told the Knesset Speaker that he is

Contrary to earlier fears and reports, Minister of Defense Moshe Yaalon wants to legalize the Oz Vegaon memorial nature park at Gush Etzion, not tear it down. The Head of

The Israel Police announced on Tuesday that it had completed an investigation against MK Oren Hazan (Likud) for allegations of physically assaulting a public servant and misconduct in a public place.  According to

Poland said Tuesday it would deploy the military to look for an alleged Nazi “gold train” that sparked global fascination after two anonymous treasure hunters claimed they have pinpointed where it is buried. “The defense minister

Three Chabad Rabbis from Delaware, Illinois, and California, hold the record for the most Taglit-Birthright trips led, with an astonishing 100+ trips between them. The rabbis, who are all in their

Claims have surfaced of the first reported suicide bombing committed by a Palestinian Arab on behalf of the Islamic State terror organization, Channel 2 reported on Tuesday. Abdullah Jamal, 25, a resident of the Al-Shati

Cola company Fanta is in hot water on Tuesday, after it left Israel off the map of its website – despite listing the Palestinian Authority (PA).  Fanta, owned by Coca-Cola,

In the midst of an ongoing wave of terror in Jerusalem, a security officer has been appointed by the municipality to help protect the security of Jews in the area. 

Now that’s commitment: When a group of British pro-Israel activist got wind of a fund-raising event for a terrorist-linked charity they decided they had to act. Dozens had already signed

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has stated his hope that US Congress will not be swayed by the “propaganda” of “warmongers” over the nuclear deal struck between Tehran and world powers.

President Barack Obama is closer to being able to uphold a veto of a Republican resolution against the Iranian nuclear deal, after two more Democratic Senators announced Tuesday they would

The Jerusalem police increased their presence around the Jerusalem Light Rail on Tuesday night, following a warning that was received about an intention to carry out a terrorist attack against

Two rockets that were fired by Gaza terrorists on Tuesday night exploded on the Gaza side of the border. Palestinian Authority-based media reported that one of the rockets exploded in

In a bizarre article which could be seen as having anti-Semitic undertones, the Times of India has propagated the idea that the Jewish Shemita year has a history of culminating with a global financial disaster.