The Brooklyn fire which killed an Orthodox Jewish family of 7 over Saturday (Shabbat) is an “unbelievable tragedy,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stated after visiting the scene.  “It

It was supposedly a move celebrating language and diversity, but reading the pledge of allegiance in Arabic at a US high school sparked a furious backlash in upstate New York given the wave

The Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership has taken steps to “punish” Israel for the results of the 20th Knesset elections, releasing a document condemning the results in general and Prime Minister

Massud Barzani, the president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, vowed on Saturday to avenge three peshmerga fighters beheaded by the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group. “We promise the families of

Syria’s exiled opposition announced Saturday that it had declined an invitation from Russia to attend peace talks in Moscow with representatives of President Bashar Al-Assad’s government, AFP reported. A Russian

Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, on Saturday said that progress made in nuclear talks means a final deal can be reached, the BBC reported. “There is nothing that cannot be resolved,”

Rock musician Aviv Geffen on Saturday night responded for the first time to the assault on his father, author and songwriter Yehonatan Geffen, which took place Friday afternoon. Writing on

Just two days after President Barack Obama urged the Iranian people to take advantage of an “historic opportunity” to resolve the nuclear issue, an Iranian crowd on Saturday chanted “Death

US President Barack Obama has warned the White House was “evaluating its options” vis-a-vis imposing a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict, and specifically regarding the US’s commitment to veto

Four Argentines have been charged in an attack on Israeli tourists in a popular area of Patagonia, an owner of the hostel where the assault happened said Friday. Judge Guido

Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday not to appoint Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri to a senior ministerial position in the next government, citing

WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued to receive sharp criticism from the Obama administration on Friday over his pre-election comments that opposed to a Palestinian state, with White House

At a time when US President Barack Obama’s administration has shown a softening stance vis-a-vis Iran, even considering an alliance against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in Iraq and Syria, former CIA head Gen.

The Islamic State (ISIS) group claimed to have beheaded three Iraqi Kurdish fighters in an online video and threatened to murder more unless the Kurds stop bombardment of jihadist-controlled areas. Peshmerga forces

Otzma Yehudit, which ran on a joint list with Yachad – Ha’am Itanu, is taking its petition claiming foul play in the vote Tuesday online, gathering details of those who

When Arutz Sheva first spoke to Dr. Jonathan Rynhold on Thursday about the latest rift between the Prime Minister and the President, we did not anticipate having to return to ask

A new European Union (EU) report says that Jerusalem is at a “boiling point” and recommends sanctions against Israel over the “polarization” in the capital. The report, obtained by the

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and urged him to renew Israel’s commitment to a “two-state solution” to the Middle East conflict. “The secretary-general reiterated

Republican House Speaker John Boehner will lead a group of Republican lawmakers on a visit to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on March 31, The Hill reported

Copenhagen police said on Friday they had arrested a fifth man suspected of being an accomplice of gunman Omar El-Hussein, who killed two people in deadly twin attacks last month.

Three days after elections, Kulanu leader Moshe Kahlon on Friday hinted to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that he would not automatically join his coalition. “Kulanu is a party with a

The United Nations has found the greatest violator of women’s rights in the world – and it’s Israel for “violating the rights of Palestinian women.” That view is expressed in

Israeli author, songwriter and playwright Yehonatan Geffen was assaulted on Friday afternoon outside his home near Netanya. Initial details indicate that the assailant arrived at Geffen’s home, knocked on the

A unique astronomical event is occurring on Friday, as the sun is due to come in for a total solar eclipse, a rare phenomenon that is sure to please skywatchers

A senior Israeli official said Friday that defense ties with the United States would remain “intensive” despite a deepening rift between US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. “The picture is clear

Rabbi Meir Mazuz, spiritual leader of outgoing MK Eli Yishai’s Yachad – Ha’am Itanu party, sharply criticized Shas and its chairman Aryeh Deri on Friday, blaming both for Yachad’s failure

General Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan army, warned that Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists running rampant in the north African state are set to infiltrate Europe and expand their reign of

Jewish Home’s Tekuma faction is not planning to reinvent the struggling Jewish Home from within, MK Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home) stated in a special Arutz Sheva interview Friday.  Channel 2 reported late Thursday

As Israel ramped up for elections, 1,200 Jews at the Crowne Plaza Times Square in downtown New York ramped up for their Aliyah (immigration to Israel), taking part in a

The Danish editor who commissioned the caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed that sparked international protests was awarded a prize by Denmark’s national press club, AFP reported late Thursday,  Flemming Rose was the culture editor