Professor Richard Schwartz is an educated and articulate spokesperson for Jewish vegetarianism/veganism and paying close attention to what we are all doing to our global environment. As the President Emeritus of

For years, Israelis have debated the contribution – or burden – of haredi Jews on the country’s economy. Over the last few decades the community has sent more people to learn full time rather

Former Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin spoke to Arutz Sheva at the American-Israel Policy Conference (AIPAC) on Tuesday, where he opined on Iran, peace talks, and the elections, among other issues.  “Iran is

Dozens were killed Wednesday when Syrian rebels set off a powerful tunnel explosion targeting an intelligence headquarters in Aleppo and clashed with regime forces, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the

Nazis foiled a Fanta ad this week, after Coca-Cola inc. pulled a TV spot in Germany because it failed to mention the Third Reich’s role in creating the popular sports

Two new polls Wednesday provide the first data since Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s much touted Congress address on Tuesday, and show that Likud has evened gaps shown in the last poll

Britain’s advertising watchdog has banned an Israeli government tourism advert for suggesting that the Old City of Jerusalem was part of Israel, AFP reported. The newspaper brochure showed a panorama

Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Dr. Michael Oren, who is running for the Knesset with Moshe Kahlon’s Kulanu party, on Tuesday evening praised Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech

Despite a veto threat from President Barack Obama, the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the Senate would begin debate next week on a bill that would

A United Nations envoy on Tuesday called on Israel to investigate the deaths of more than 1,500 civilians during the 2014 Gaza war and to make the findings public, Reuters

As Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu delivered his speech to Congress on Tuesday, warning lawmakers against a bad nuclear deal with Iran, a group of supporters gathered outside, waving Israeli, American

Opposition leader MK Yitzhak Herzog was unimpressed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech before Congress, claiming on Tuesday evening that Israel has been left isolated, even after the speech. Speaking

Shas chairman MK Aryeh Deri hinted on Tuesday evening that his party would recommend Binyamin Netanyahu for Prime Minister after the elections on March 17. Speaking at an election rally,

Shortly after his speech to Congress, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday with the bipartisan leadership of the Senate, pursuant to an invitation extended last week by Mitch McConnell

The father of “Jihadi John” said in an interview published Wednesday that there was no proof that his son was the Islamic State executioner, adding there were a number of

Following his high-profile speech to Congress last night, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu returned to Israel Wednesday. In a statement shortly after landing, Netanyahu said he was satisfied with his address

A Turkish Airlines plane with at least seven Israelis aboard made an emergency landing Wednesday in Katmandu, the capital of Nepal. The passengers were unhurt. The Boeing Airbus A330 jet

While several politicians – notably Yair Lapid and Avigdor Liberman – have called for reforms in the way Israel is governed, including setting up an American-style district representative system and

In its efforts to dislodge ISIS from the vast swathes of land it seized with little difficulty last year in Iraq, the Iraqi army has come to rely heavily on

In his speech before Congress Tuesday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that the sanctions against Iran, spearheaded by the US, had had a very debilitating effect on Iran – and

The Israeli courts may have once again ruled in favor of Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount, but a senior Jerusalem police officer made it clear to Jews visiting the holy site

Leaders of South Korea and Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to look into building more than two small and medium-sized nuclear reactors in Saudi Arabia, wrote the Korea Herald. The

US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf responded to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Congress Address on Tuesday, and like US President Barack Obama her reaction was highly negative to Netanyahu’s criticism

Israel is to double the amount of water it channels annually to Palestinian Arabs in Gaza, the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the government body said Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s blistering attack on a US push for a nuclear accord with Iran soured ties with Washington but could boost his prospects in elections this month, experts

Former MK Ayoub Kara on Wednesday met with Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon and asked him to prevent the entry of any more Syrians into Israel for medical treatment. Under the

Egypt’s relationship with Hamas has been shaky. Since the overthrow of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) President Muhammad Morsi by now President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the country has taken a harder line

With Iranian backed Houthi Shi’ite rebels having taken over the capital city of Sana’a and expanding their control over the rest of Yemen, what is to become of the country’s

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) warmly welcomed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Congress address on Tuesday, calling it a forceful appeal for the “strongest possible deal to remove the Iranian nuclear threat.”