US officials revealed that Iran is trying to smuggle surface-to-air missiles into the Shi’ite Houthi militia in Yemen, to aid its attempts to conquer the country and stave off a
Two polls that received very little fanfare were released late last month, and found that the majority of Christian and Jewish Canadians think Islam is “irreconcilable” with the West –
In confirmation of the Yachad – Ha’am Itanu and Otzma Yehudit accusations that Shas activists committed mass voter fraud in invalidating the two parties’ joint list ballot slips, recordings reveal
Despite national initiatives last year to help Holocaust victims residing in Israel, the situation for many is still dire. The Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims published on Monday,
“Shi’i Islam has a greater tendency than Sunni Islam for innovative thought due to its embrace of reasoning and rationalism as a tool for interpreting the religious law,” an expert
The number of Europeans fighting with jihadist groups in Syria could exceed 6,000, a top EU official told a French newspaper Monday, according to AFP. “At the European level, we estimate that 5,000-6,000 individuals
The coalition negotiations between Likud and the haredi United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party have reached the final stages of phrasing the wording of the agreement, reports IDF Radio. The agreement is
Iraq has exhumed the remains of 164 people believed to have been massacred by jihadists from mass graves in Tikrit, the human rights ministry said Monday. “Search teams have discovered the remains of 164
Germany’s most famous writer, Gunter Grass, best known for his 1959 novel “The Tin Drum” but whose reputation was tarnished by his admission he had served in Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s Waffen SS,
According to the Reuters news agency, the Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday lifting a ban on the delivery of S-300 anti-missile
While American Jews have supported US President Barack Obama significantly more than the general population in survey polls, that gap is narrowing, Gallup reported Friday – and disparagement is highest among the
Israel has been focused more on events nearer-by than the wars in Syria and Iraq. However, it has not been lost on many that Israel will need to continue developing
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced she is running for President in 2016. “Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times, but the deck is still stacked
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared Sunday that anyone convicted of digging tunnels into Gaza from Sinai or of assisting in such activity would face a death sentence, according to
Former IDF Deputy Chief of Staff, Major General (res.) Yair Naveh said Sunday that “more and more people agree” that the deal negotiated by the P5+1 powers with ith Iran
Germany has approved the delivery of the fifth of six promised submarines to Israel – amid claims that the sub will be outfitted with nuclear weapons. Is this part of Israel’s answer to
Dozens of Likud branch chairmen and members of Likud’s Central Committee published a petition this week demanding that party chairman, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, add the Jewish Home to his
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged lawmakers not to put up obstacles in the path of the talks between Iran and the West on its nuclear program,
An Egyptian court’s decision to sentence 14 men to death and jail 37 others accused of ties to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood was “politically motivated” and “blatantly unjust”, Human Rights
A Washington Post journalist detained in Iran for over eight months is accused of “espionage” and “acting against national security,” The Associated Press (AP) reported Sunday, citing Iranian media. The
Activists from the Canadian-Palestinian organization Samidoun are planning to hold a demonstration outside the Israeli Consulate in Toronto, in protest against the arrest of Khalida Jarrar, a Palestinian Arab parliamentarian
Jordan on Sunday expressed concerns over air traffic safety as it restated its opposition to the construction of an Israeli international airport near the coastal city of Aqaba, AFP reports.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid was welcomed Sunday by both Germany’s foreign minister and France’s former president. Hours before the announcement was made, German foreign minister Frank-Walter
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a possible Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential election, expressed his discontent on Sunday over the fact that President Barack Obama had held a meeting
A Syrian regime air strike hit a school in the main northern city of Aleppo on Sunday killing five children and four other civilians, a monitoring group said, according to
Thousands of people on Sunday joined Hungary’s annual “March of Life” commemorating the Holocaust, as World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder denounced the country’s surging far-right Jobbik party as “extremist”, AFP reported. Over 10,000
Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to announce her long-awaited second run for president of United States in an online video on Sunday, AP reported. Clinton, a former first lady and New York state senator,
Israel’s status as a regional superpower is unusual for its lacking a reliable set of local allies. Even where security ties with Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia might be strong,
Is Israel a superpower? The question comes up and meets a number of answers and reactions. Some would answer that it is a miniature superpower, while others feel Israel is
Hundreds of Israelis are stranded abroad on Sunday after four separate flights that were supposed to return to Israel were delayed for various reasons. Greek airline company Blue Bird cancelled