A Jewish radio station in Denmark has been forced to temporarily shut down its programming following the weekend’s attacks in Copenhagen, reports The Copenhagen Post. It marked the first time

Copenhagen police late Tuesday confirmed the identity of the suspected gunman behind the weekend’s double shooting as 22-year-old Omar El-Hussein, AFP reported. Police also said that in his first attack,

The sun revolves around the Earth, a Saudi cleric insisted to a student panel Sunday – prompting a social media storm.  Sheikh Bandar al-Khaibari told a student that the Earth

Rabbi Meir Mazuz, the spiritual mentor of MK Eli Yishai, who heads the Yachad-Ha’am Itanu party, has called on longtime Shas voters to consider voting for Ha’am Itanu. Yishai and

The Israel Police and Civil Administration destroyed four homes in the community of Geulat Tzion near Shiloh Tuesday morning, along with other homes in the Shiloh area. Other hit sites

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has insisted repeatedly, in recent days, that Likud sees the Jewish Home as a major partner in its next government, and that the party will be

Terror victim Adele Biton was admitted earlier this week with pneumonia to Schneider Children’s Hospital in Petah Tikva, and is fighting for her life. Schneider staff said Tuesday that a

Senior Citizens Minister Uri Orbach, who passed away Monday at the age of 54, was known for his ability to be liked by all and connect between people, regardless of

The vast majority of traditional, national-religious, and haredi Israelis prefer to vote for religious or haredi parties, the latest pre-elections poll reveals Tuesday.  72% of respondents choose religious parties over

Japan on Tuesday announced $15.5 million to fight terrorism in the Middle East and Africa, as Tokyo tries to demonstrate its resolve despite the murder of two citizens by ISIS,

Jerusalem Councilman Arieh King on Monday announced that Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat has passed a plan to turn the strategic area of Nahal Og connecting Jerusalem with E-1 to the east into

The head of the European Jewish Association, Rabbi Menachem Margolin, received a death threat Monday – two days after a brutal anti-Semitic attack in Denmark.  “Menachem Margolin will be a dead

Some 30,000 people gathered in Copenhagen Monday to commemorate the victims of twin shootings that shocked the nation, with the Danish premier telling the crowd that an attack on the country’s Jews was an

The Simon Wiesenthal Center called for a Europe-wide conference against anti-Semitism Monday, fearing that recent attacks against Jews in both Copenhagen and Paris could be the catalyst of a “pan-European epidemic.”  The

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon (Likud) will take off Monday night for New Delhi as part of an official visit to India. His visit will mark the first time an Israeli defense minister has traveled to

Lebanon’s Shi’ite Iran-proxy terror group Hezbollah is not only fighting for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but is also involved in fighting in Iraq, its chief Hassan Nasrallah revealed for the first time Monday. Nasrallah

With four weeks until elections for the 20th Knesset, Likud and Labor-Hatnua appear to be neck and neck.  According to survey conducted by the Midgam Institute for Channel Two, Labor, running under

A Swedish cartoonist believed to have been targeted in one of the Copenhagen shootings over the weekend has been sent into hiding, police said Monday. Lars Vilks – who has faced several death threats

After a slew of damaging videos showing former Shas spiritual guide Rabbi Ovadia Yosef condemning party chairperson Aryeh Deri, which forced Deri to step down temporarily, tension has boiled over

Yeshiva University on Monday announced the launch of four skills-based technology career certificate programs beginning May 11, 2015. The programs will provide remote, collaboration-driven courses, focused on software technology and

A woman in Boise, Idaho, is facing felony charges after police say she attacked a Jewish woman and stomped on her neck as part of a bizarre bid to convert

Iran’s ultra-conservative weekly “9-Day” was banned on Monday for criticizing the government over its negotiations with world powers on the country’s nuclear program, AFP reported. The state body charged with

​Austria on Monday joined in on the calls to local Jews to remain in the country, despite recent terrorist attacks in Europe. Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said that “a Europe

Amid reports that the Obama administration is refusing to share information regarding Iran with Israel as “punishment” for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech before Congress, The Washington Post’s David

France on Monday signed an agreement with Egypt for the first foreign sale of its Rafale fighter jet, in a deal that will boost Cairo’s military as it tackles jihadists,

A 93-year-old man has been charged in a German court with 170,000 counts of accessory to murder on allegations he served as an SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp

Danish police have arrested two men named as accomplices in Saturday’s attacks on a café and on a Copenhagen synagogue on Monday morning.  Little is known about the men, excepting

Human rights groups have launched a new campaign to free Syrian activists held by the government or rebels as they mark the third anniversary of the arrest of prominent lawyer Mazen Darwish, AFP reports

Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Monday urged France’s Jews to stay in the country after a fresh call by the Israeli premier for European Jews to emigrate to Israel. “My message to French Jews

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed “shock and outrage” Monday over Saturday’s Cophenhagen attacks which left two dead and five injured. The League said the shootings against a synagogue and a controversial cartoonist