Japanese professors Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura were announced by the Nobel Prize committee in Sweden as the 2014 winners of the physics prize, for their invention of

The Israeli consul in Peru is investigating the fate of two Israeli tourists who disappeared in a rafting accident on the country’s Apurimac River, which passes near the city Cusco.

A 29-year-old Palestinian Arab woman, serving eight years in prison on charges of being involved in her husband’s “honor killing,” capitalized on Islamic State (ISIS) hysteria Sunday by simulating a

Accusations of anti-religious prejudice have been raised at the Maccabi health center in Bnei Brak, IDF Radio reports Tuesday, after multiple women told the news agency that one particular doctor has

The IDF Spokesperson Unit announced that two soldiers were wounded on Tuesday afternoon by an explosive set on the Lebanese border in the Har Dov (Shabaa Farms) area. The two soldiers

Overall, Israel’s recent 50-day war with Gazan terrorists had a remarkably minor effect on the country’s economy. However, one sector which was relatively hard-hit was tourism, with many vacationers canceling

Israeli ministers were meeting on Tuesday to discuss a new law to deal with illegal immigrants from Africa, after the High Court shot down the so-called “Infiltrator Law”, which allowed

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will take part in a conference on rebuilding Gaza following this past summer’s war with Israel earlier this year, a U.S. official said Monday,

British lawmakers will hold a symbolic parliamentary vote next week on whether the government should recognize “Palestine” as a state, Reuters reported on Monday. The motion due for debate in

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday said that military action is “critical” to the U.S.-led fight against the “Islamic State” (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, but is

Woolworths of South Africa on Monday expressed concern about the safety of its customers and employees following claims of abuse by Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) activists. “Our employees of

Labor MK Stav Shafir managed to get herself thrown out of a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee Monday, after she shouted repeatedly at committee chairman MK Nissan Slomiansky (Jewish

Following the long saga over the Language and Culture School in Ramat Beit Shemesh, the Beit Shemesh municipality and the Ministry of Education have finally reached a compromise, and filed it

The house of national Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi), at Atlanta’s Emory University, was defaced by swastikas and other offensive graffiti spray-painted on the walls, Sunday morning – shortly after the end of

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat told Arutz Sheva on Monday that the city’s second annual Formula One is an appropriate answer to international criticism over Israel’s construction in its capital. The

The world needs to understand that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital, President Reuven Rivlin said on Monday. Rivlin received Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at the President’s Residence for a private meeting

Buses may be harder to come by in some parts of Israel soon. The directorate of the Egged cooperative, which operates buses throughout Israel, on Monday voted in some cost-cutting

In response to criticism of the US in an interview program Sunday, the White House on Monday slammed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, saying that his criticism of American values was

Israel is preparing for a possible breakout of Ebola. On Monday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called a meeting in his office to discuss how prepared Israel is for such an

Although it hasn’t been reflected in prices, the number of homes being sold in Israel dropped sharply over the past year. As of June 30, the Central Bureau of Statistics

A man in his thirties fell from a sixth floor balcony Monday night on Sha’agat ha-Arie Street in Modi’in Illit.  United Hatzalah medics provided him with first aid treatment on the scene,

On Yom Kippur eve, vandals spray-painted swastikas on the walls of the Beit Meir synagogue in the Corsica’s capital of Ajaccio, in an attack which rocked the small Jewish community.

A group of Israelis living in Berlin has shocked compatriots back home by urging them to move to Germany as a much cheaper alternative to living in the Jewish state, AFP reports Monday.  “It

Replacements have been found for two police officers who retired under suspicious circumstances, Walla! News reports Monday, in an ongoing effort to restructure Israel’s police force.  Major General Moshe Aderi will replace

The government will allocate NIS 1.7 billion ($550 million) to the war on poverty, despite the cuts in the budget to pay for Operation Protective Edge. The plan was presented

A document published by Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio) on Monday morning reveals that the Tourism Ministry is considering opening the Cotton Merchant’s Gate to the Temple Mount for Jewish visitors and tourists.

A blast rocked the coastal town of Petah Tikva’s Stampfer Street on Monday morning, after a car filled with hundreds of spark plugs exploded. However, despite the mighty blast that

It’s October and the olive harvest has begun – for Jewish residents of Samaria, that means the return of Arab attackers framing Jews by destroying their own olive trees, with

Jerusalem’s second annual Formula One race is set to start at 3:10 p.m. Monday, with the top-of-the-line racing cars setting off from the Old Train Station compound for a 20-minute