Iran said Wednesday it will submit a new peace plan for war-ravaged Syria to the United Nations on the back of an international shift in favor of a political settlement,

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday he had reached an agreement with his Russian counterpart that could see the UN set up a panel to identify those behind

A Hamas military court in the Gaza Strip on Thursday sentenced a Palestinian to be hanged to death after he was found guilty of “collaborating with Israel,” a court source

Usually, Ben Gurion Airport operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year – except for Yom Kippur – much to the disappointment of many

A day after posters appeared in Jerusalem praising Yishai Shlissel, who attacked marchers at last week’s Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem – with one, 16-year-old Shira Banki, dying in hospital

ISIS jihadists seized control of a key town in the central Syrian province of Homs overnight after heavy clashes with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, a monitor said on

The Cold War brought the world to the brink of nuclear Armageddon – but perhaps the one thing which prevented it was the fact that the Soviets were atheists and did not expect

At least seven people were reported killed and dozens injured Thursday in an explosion in the A-Shabura refugee camp in southern Gaza. Gaza rescue workers were transporting the injured to

US President Barack Obama delivered a live address to the American public Wednesday, urging them to support the recently-signed deal with Iran over its nuclear program – and to lobby their members

Islamic State (ISIS) has threatened to kill a Croatian father of two if Egypt does not release ‘Muslim women’ prisoners within the next 48 hours, in a new video published

Syrian rebel groups allied with Al Qaeda fighters fought Wednesday to advance on a key military headquarters near President Bashar al-Assad’s coastal heartland, a monitor said. The Islamist rebels, including fighters

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has stepped up its rhetoric against Jewish rights and heritage to the Temple Mount, Palestinian Media Watch reports Wednesday – now labelling Israel’s presence at Judaism’s

Two-time gay pride parade stabber Yishai Shlissel suffered “a psychotic incident,” Israeli news revealed Wednesday – and police still did not take this into account when he was released last

Authorities are still searching for a man suspected of carrying out two drive-by shootings near a US military base between yesterday (Tuesday) and today. According to an official statement, a

Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud) announced Wednesday afternoon that at the end of the consultation with the acting police commissioner, Major General Benzi Sau, a possible conflict of interest

American aerospace giant Boeing said Wednesday that El Al Israel Airlines intends to purchase and lease up to 15 of Boeing’s high-tech 787 Dreamliners. El Al also has confirmed purchase

Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Binyamin Netanyahu decided to appoint former Yesha Council chairman Dani Dayan as Israel’s ambassador to Brazil. Brazil, the largest country in South America, is populated

This week’s Torah portion of Eikev emphasizes the importance of Israel fulfilling God’s commandments in the Land. Torah stresses that this is Israel’s recipe for a just, moral, and upright

Less than an hour ago, a man opened fire at the Carmike Hickory 8 movie theater in Antioch, Tennessee, CNN reports. Police, including a SWAT team, quickly arrived on the

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) said on Wednesday that even though there is no majority in Congress that can override a presidential veto on legislation against the Iran deal, it is clear

This week, Robert W. Wood, tax attorney and expert on cross-border investing, discusses the pros and cons of renouncing U.S. citizenship if you live abroad. How does it affect taxation,

A US armed drone bombed a target in Islamic State-controlled northern Syria on Wednesday, in the first such air strike by a US aircraft after taking off from Turkish territory,

Debris from a Boeing-777 found on Reunion Island last week has been confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared on March 8, 2014, along with 239 passengers

Jewish Home Chairman Naftali Bennett filed a complaint with the Israel Police on Tuesday, after he was targeted by several commenters on social media and threatened. But while several MKs

Islamic State (ISIS) has threatened to kill a Croatian father of two if Egypt does not release ‘Muslim women’ prisoners within the next 48 hours, in a new video published

MK Ahmed Tibi of the Arab Joint List published a post to Facebook Wednesday in which he expressed his feelings of longing for longtime PLO chairman Yasser Arafat. “Today, August

This week Ira and Rod discuss how the case of Jonathan Pollard’s impending release, the stabbing at the Gay Pride Parade, and the death of an Arab child in a

US State Department spokesperson Mark Toner said on Tuesday that the State Department doesn’t mind that it is barred from seeing the classified side deals made between Iran and the International Atomic

The Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Holy Sites and Religious Affairs Sheikh Yusuf Idis has claimed that the Israeli government is spreading “lies” about the history of Jerusalem, the 3,000-year-old capital