The Judicial Zionism organization called on Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein to prosecute the organizers of a fashion show held in a Tel Aviv synagogue while congregants sang “Shalom Aleichem.”  According

Foreign Minister and Yisrael Beytenu Chairman Avigdor Liberman announced Wednesday evening that he is boycotting any meeting with the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Margot Wallstrom.  Liberman’s actions can be

For two years, MK Nissan Slomiansky (Jewish Home) worked “under the thumb” of ex-Finance Minister Yair Lapid and a mighty heavy thumb it was, Slomiansky told Arutz Sheva in an

Tens of thousands of Israelis in the center of the country were without bus transportation Thursday, as over 1,800 drivers for the Kavim bus company went on strike. The strike

Vilely anti-Semitic French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala has announced he wants to meet with representatives of France’s Jewish community, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported.  In an open letter sent by Dieudonne’s lawyers

Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeologists have discovered a massive and elaborate entryway to the Herodian Hilltop Palace at Herodium National Park in Judea, south of Jerusalem. The newly discovered entryway

In a speech at the Herzliya Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Thursday, Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett said that he would not apologize for his “no apologies” campaign following criticism

Members of the Garin Torani – the Religious Zionist yeshiva community – in Lod have begun spreading “Hanukkah joy” among members of the beleaguered Jewish community. Many Jewish residents have

Foreign Minister Avigdor Libeman condemned the Palestinian Authority Thursday for submitting a draft resolution to the UN Security Council to force Israel to withdraw from all of Judea and Samaria,

Dan Meridor, a former top minister in Likud governments, has chosen not to run for the Knesset, and will thus not participate in the Likud primaries at the end of

Most Israelis would like to see Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu replaced after March elections but, paradoxically, he is seen as the most suitable for the job, an opinion poll said Thursday. Elections will

Upon leaving the hall of the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court Thursday, Lehava chairman Bentzi Gopshtain stated adamantly that he will not submit to the recent police crackdown on his anti-assimilation organization which

A court in Pakistan on Thursday granted bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the man accused of masterminding the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, lawyers told AFP. The 60-hour siege on India’s economic capital left 166

World leaders welcomed the groundbreaking news that the United States and Cuba are moving to restore diplomatic relations and bury one of the last vestiges of the Cold War after more than

At his annual end-of year news conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that Russia’s currency, the ruble, will stabilize, but warned the country’s economic crisis could last two years.  Although

Investigators from the Moriah Station of Israeli Police arrested a man, 25, on suspicion of threatening to cause bodily harm to MK Eli Yishai.  The man was one of dozens

The United States on Wednesday urged the European Union to keep up its sanctions on Hamas, saying there was “no change” in US policy. “The EU should maintain terrorism sanctions on Hamas,” State Department spokeswoman

The European Union’s (EU) removal of Hamas from its terror blacklist sets a precedent for allowing anti-Semitism in Europe to run rampant, Morton Klein, National President of the Zionist Organization of

An Israeli citizen survived a kidnapping attempt from Palestinian Arab terrorists, he reported to police Wednesday night.  The citizen, who remains unnamed, told local police that he was standing at

A special Hannukah candle-lighting ceremony was held Tuesday, where a 90 cm (35 inches)-high hannukiah, built by volunteers from Yad Sarah with parts of medical equipment, was lit in the memory

US President Barack Obama formally announced the renewal of diplomatic ties with Cuba on Wednesday, in a special press conference following the announcement of a landmark prisoner swap.  “Today, the

MKs, community members, and religious officials decried what they called a “fashion show” at a Tel Aviv synagogue. The synagogue, located in central Tel Aviv, is associated with the Tzohar

A joint list between Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party and Moshe Kahlon’s Kulanu could drastically change the face of the Knesset, according to a new survey released Wednesday.  The poll,

Alan Gross, the Jewish American contractor who was released on Wednesday after five years in jail in Cuba, sees his release as a Hanukkah gift. “It’s good to be home,”

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman issued a sharp response to the European Union (EU)’s recognition of the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Wednesday, labeling the move “counterproductive” and noting that the vote

The United States and Cuba were on the brink of a historic thaw in ties Wednesday after a prisoner exchange cleared the way for talks on ending their five-decade-old stand-off, according to AFP.  Presidents Barack

The 2015 election campaign has officially started, and with it comes the parade of broken political promises – with one by former Finance Minister Yair Lapid leading the pack. Barely

After great success with their mobile sukkot, activists of “Mobile Chabad in the Holy Land” recently finished assembling giant portable hanukkiyot candelabras in time for the Hanukkah holiday. The mobile

The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday officially submitted a draft United Nations resolution paving the way to a final peace deal with Israel, AFP reports. The PA’s envoy to the UN

A resident of Havat Gilad in Samaria was detained for questioning after he caught an Arab who was throwing stones at his car. The incident occurred in the village of