Deputy Foreign Minister Tzahi Hanegbi (Likud) on Sunday ruled out the possibility that elections will be held within the coming year. Speaking to the Knesset Channel, Hanegbi pointed out that

American aid worker Peter Kassig may have struggled to the end with his captors, experts have speculated. Kassig, who reportedly converted to Islam while in captivity and took on the

“I didn’t believe that it could be happening to me,” Batel recounted. “I gave birth to my firstborn son exactly one year earlier, and it didn’t seem logical that I

Gulf leaders agreed Sunday on the return of Saudi, Emirati, and Bahraini envoys to Qatar after an extraordinary meeting in Riyadh, promising an end to eight months of tense relations,

Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahar declared on Sunday that the terrorist movement is planning to develop its capabilities to carry out terror attacks against Israel from Judea and Samaria, and

Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis, Egypt’s deadliest terrorist group which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS), claimed responsibility for a suicide attack last month that killed 30 soldiers, AFP reported

The British government on Saturday said it had received reports that “Jihadi John”, the British-accented Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist apparently responsible for the beheading of western hostages, had been injured

Opposition leader MK Yitzhak Herzog, head of the Labor party, predicted on Saturday that elections will be held within a year, and also said that he believes he is capable

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has formally designated the Muslim Brotherhood and local affiliates as terrorist groups, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing state news agency WAM. The Gulf Arab state

Eight former employees of Bank Leumi tried to blackmail the bank’s management by threatening to make public the details of some one million credit cards, it was cleared for publication

In his meeting on Saturday with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Ramallah, Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas blamed Israel for the ongoing tensions in Jerusalem. According to the

Islamic State (ISIS) has beheaded US citizen and aid worker Peter Kassig, according to video footage posted on social media – even though the hostage converted to Islam.  Kassig, who

MK Miri Regev (Likud) welcomed on Sunday morning, reports that the Ministry of Defense will be raising the salaries of IDF soldiers in 2015, but expressed disappointment with the Minister

The United States has expressed deep concerned about anti-Semitism in Turkey, Ira Forman, the State Department’s special envoy for combatting anti-Semitism, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in an interview Friday.  Forman spoke

Israel will never agree to limit its construction activity in Jerusalem, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said on Sunday. “We won’t accept any limitation on building in Jewish areas of Jerusalem,” he said at

The 31 year-old victim of an anti-Semitic stabbing attack in Antwerp was released from hospital late Saturday night – and is now speaking to the media about his brush with

Jordan’s tough stance towards Israel over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount reflects a determination to preserve its custodianship of the flashpoint site as well as its own stability, analysts say. By recalling

Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis, one of Egypt’s deadliest terror groups, published images Saturday, showing some of their jihadists carrying ISIS’s recognizable black flag onto one of the guard towers located near

Thunderstorms rage across Israel Sunday morning, prompting flood warnings for several coastal cities.  Rain began Saturday night in the North, from Haifa to the Western Galilee, and caused several flash

The controversial ‘Jewish State Law’ will be brought before the Ministerial Committee on Legislation for approval Sunday. The law, which has been frozen for some time, is now being promoted

Prominent religious-Zionist Rabbi Dr. Benny Lau has added his voice to growing calls to allow Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount. Rabbi Lau, who had previously opposed Jewish prayer there

Over 41 people were injured in violent clashes that erupted between Druze and Muslims Friday night in the Arab village of Abu Snan in the Western Galilee.  The clashes appeared to

The Jewish Home party has lashed out at its left-wing coalition partners, in particular Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (Hatnua), as a coalition crisis over the “Jewish State bill” appears to

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu expressed support Sunday for the US fight against Islamic State terrorists, but cautioned against any softening toward Iran. “We want them both to lose. The

Meretz Chairman Zehava Gal-On responded acidly to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s declaration of support for the ‘Jewish State Bill’ on Sunday, claiming that officially consecrating Israel as the Jewish homeland

The white supremacist who murdered three people during a killing spree at Kansas Jewish Community Center and nearby Village Shalom care center on April 13 gave his first interview Saturday. F. Glenn

Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (Likud) fired back at MK Ahmed Tibi (Balad) Sunday, after Tibi stated that Muslims were the “true owners” of the Temple Mount. “ is cocky, a

Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, has cancelled a visit to London scheduled for this week.  The visit was set to feature a series of engagements including a Friday night dinner

The International Network Against Cyber Hate and the Paris-based International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism released a report Wednesday documenting the explosion of online anti-Semitic hate speech generated during the summer

Islamic State (ISIS) has beheaded US citizen and aid worker Peter Kassig, according to video footage posted on social media – even though the hostage converted to Islam.  Kassig, who