The European Union (EU) said Monday it deplored Israeli plans to build Jewish homes on land it deems to be “occupied Palestinian territory,” but denied outright that it planned sanctions against Israel as a

The United States is “not intimidated” by the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group, Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday, after another American hostage was killed by the group. Kerry

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Al-Qaeda’s north African arm, on Monday issued a video of a French national and a Dutch national they are holding hostage in which the

Iran and six major powers have so far not discussed extending negotiations on a nuclear agreement despite the fact that their deadline is a week away, a senior American official

In yet another sign that the Hamas-Fatah unity government is crumbling, senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Monday urged Prime Minister Rami Hamallah to carry out his responsibilities in Gaza.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reiterated on Monday that he intends to bring the controversial Jewish State Law to a vote in the Cabinet next Sunday – despite Justice Minister Tzipi Livni’s

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry threatened to impose sanctions on the Palestinian Authority (PA) if it goes ahead with unilateral moves, such as asking the United Nations Security Council

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman reiterated on Monday that the Yisrael Beytenu party will not accept any changes to the make-up of the coalition without elections. “I’ve said it before and

Veteran Israeli soccer manager Avram Grant looks set to become the new coach of Ghana’s national team, which has been rudderless since its previous manager Kwesi Appiah resigned in September.

On Monday, MK Danny Danon (Likud) will bring up for a vote in the Knesset a proposal to revoke stipends from parents whose children carried out a rock throwing attack.

An Illinois court tomorrow (Tuesday) will discuss whether to reduce the $5 million bail of John White, who vandalized a synagogue in Lombard last month and apparently planned a shooting

The 35-year-old Breslov hassid who was stabbed by an Arab terrorist in Jerusalem on Sunday continues to heal, and on Monday he was said to be in good condition at

Over 30,000 fans cheered the victory, including Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid), as Israel took the top of Group B with nine points, placing

The European Union (EU) has sent a secret document to its 28 member states detailing sanctions to be taken against Israel, if it takes moves the EU feels compromises the

In the wake of allegations that bus driver Yusuf Hasan al-Ramuni was killed by “Israeli settlers”, Palestinian terror organization Hamas called for an escalation against Israel, Walla! News has reported.  Al-Ramuni,

President Reuven Rivlin launched the 2014 ‘Shmitta project’ on Sunday, which aims to use the values of the traditional Sabbatical year to aid poor families in need nationwide.  During the

Sweden said Monday it will not open an embassy in Ramallah even though it has officially recognized “the state of Palestine”, the first major EU nation to do so.  

If you’re an Israeli citizen looking for help on a personal matter from a Knesset Member, ask MK Shelly Yechimovich of the Labor party. According to a study by Channel

Israel’s Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi David Lau paid a visit to Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick in hospital Monday, as he continues to recover from an assassination attempt last month which

First Lieutenant (Reserve, US Army), Dan Nadel received a notable honor Sunday. He was chosen by the International Young Israel Movement (IYIM) to donate a Sefer Torah to an Israeli

The Qatari executive committee for the rehabilitation of Gaza announced Monday that they have begun to transfer raw construction materials to the Hamas-controlled territory via Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing. According to

This article is the second in a series exploring the “status quo” on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. For Part One click here. It is very popular to demand nowadays that Israel

The French Interior Ministry on Monday admitted there is a “very strong probability” that one of the ISIS terrorists who committed the beheading of US aid worker Peter Kassig and

When Islamist terrorist Mu’taz Hijazi shot Temple Mount activist Rabbi Yehuda Glick four times at point-blank range he was aiming to kill. Only by a miracle did Glick survive, although

Knesset Finance Committee chairman MK Nissan Slomiansky (Jewish Home) warned at the start of the committee meeting in which Finance Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) presented the 2015 budget on Monday

The CIA and other intelligence services have estimated the fighting strength of Islamic State (ISIS) to be no more than 31,500 terrorists – but according to a senior Kurdish officer,

A Hamas-affiliated member of the unity government that was formed between Hamas and Fatah, on Sunday accused the Fatah movement and its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, of thwarting reconciliation between the

Finance Minister Yair Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid party, sought to calm tensions on Sunday, amid reports that the tensions in the coalition are great and that elections are

Yaakov Hagoel, head of the Department for Combating Anti-Semitism at the World Zionist Organization, told Arutz Sheva on Sunday that he was not surprised by the stabbing of a Jewish

The parents of Peter Kassig, the American aid worker who was beheaded by Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists, said Sunday night they were “heartbroken” by the death of their son. “We