The Palestinian National Council, the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), held a meeting on Thursday in which it formulated a new economic plan to attack Israel and

President Barack Obama on Thursday finally called Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on his election win. Obama spoke to the Israeli leader “to congratulate him on his party’s

The White House on Thursday pointedly raised the prospect of withdrawing crucial diplomatic cover for Israel at the United Nations, following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s decisive election victory. “Steps that the United

Labor chairperson Yitzhak Herzog on Thursday tried to explain the failure of his Zionist Union joint list with Tzipi Livni’s Hatnua to defeat Likud, after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s party

The IDF Military Advocate General, Maj. Gen. Dani Efroni, has decided to launch criminal investigations on six anomalous cases that occurred during Operation Protective Edge against Hamas in Gaza last

“A unique koach of Dirshu is that it not only gives a person Olam Habaah, it also gives a person phenomenal Olam Hazeh!” These were the powerful words of HaGaon

President Barack Obama is telling Iranians that this year is an “historic opportunity” to resolve the issue surrounding their country’s nuclear program. In a message to the people of Iran

French magazine Paris Match on Thursday published photos of the bodies of the two Muslim terrorist brothers behind the bloody January attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, saying the French “have

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu suggested Thursday his country might accept Iran having a small number of centrifuges, but insisted world powers could strike a better nuclear deal with Tehran than

For the second time in as many days, anti-Semitic comedian Dieudonne was on Thursday convicted for his controversial remarks. This time, a French court fined the comic 22,500 euros ($24,000)

MK Miri Regev (Likud) on Thursday rejected criticism by Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid over reported plans by the Likud to change the governance law, passed by the previous government, which

An Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted an interior minister of ousted president Hosni Mubarak of corruption charges, AFP reported. The former minister, Habib al-Adly, was cleared of illegally accumulating around

A bipartisan letter on Iran signed by 360 members of Congress will be sent to President Barack Obama, one of its House signers said on Thursday, according to The Hill.

The haredi parties Shas and United Torah Judaism are expected to present Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu with a list of demands in exchange for joining his new coalition, Channel 2

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday night joined the chorus of those calling on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s government to work towards the establishment of a Palestinian state. According to

Daniella Weiss, co-founder of the NACHALA Land of Israel movement and one of the organizers of the nationalist rally that took place this week at the Rabin Square in Tel

France on Wednesday called for a re-launch of the Middle East process based on a two-state solution, after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu won the election. “Only the creation of viable

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Wednesday played down the chances of reaching a nuclear agreement during talks under way in Switzerland, AFP reported. Zarif, who has been in

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s campaign did not kick into high gear until the final few days. It might be true that if not for the fall in the polls that

The United States Defense Department confirmed on Wednesday that it has killed Adan Garar, a leader of the Somali terror group Al-Shabaab, the BBC reported. The Pentagon said Garar was

As it becomes readily apparent that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will be the one to form the next government, Likud officials have already begun fighting for ministerial positions in the

After earlier reports said that the Palestinian Authority was considering suspending all security cooperation with Israel in the wake of Binyamin Netanyahu’s reelection, the PA officially announced Wednesday night that

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated his Israeli counterpart Binyamin Netanyahu for his victory in the elections – in both Hebrew and English. Modi tweeted two messages of

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may have just scored a large victory at home, but Israel’s relations with the United States could be on the brink.  The administration of President Barack

Jewish Home MK Ayelet Shaked said that her party expected to be an important partner in Binyamin Netanyahu’s new government, and that the party would seek the Public Security portfolio,

Meretz Chairwoman Zehava Galon will be returning as a parliamentarian to the 20th Knesset after all.  On Thursday morning, after the counting of 200,000 absentee ballots, media reported the left-wing Meretz party

A week after a noted Hebrew University professor compared Im Tirtzu to Hitler Youth, the extra-parliamentary group is hit back hard.  Amiram Goldblum, a chemist and one of the founders of

Elections may be over but Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid is still finding things to gripe at Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu about.  Writing on Facebook Thursday morning, Lapid attacked Netanyahu

In an interview with Arutz Sheva, MK Yariv Levin, chairman of the outgoing Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, lauded his party’s victory in Tuesday’s elections, and said that it

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been riding high after a triumphant reelection, but he faced sharp criticism from both the United States and the Palestinian Authority on Thursday.  After saying Monday that