Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday that any global coalition against terrorism should battle not just “Islamic State” (IS, formerly ISIS)

Qatar, which has been blamed for stirring up much of the violence in the Middle East and is a well-known backer of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas, reportedly expelled some

The backlash in Israel continues to grow at the decision by 43 leftist reservists in a unit IDF intelligence unit to call for insubordination. Political and military figures from Defense

Around 930 French citizens or residents, including at least 60 women, are either actively engaged in jihad in Iraq and Syria or are planning to go there, the interior minister

A Gazan man was arrested by Israeli security forces as he attempted to infiltrate into Israel Sunday morning armed with a knife. The would-be infiltrator was spotted by a security

The IDF has vowed to respond firmly to calls for insubordination, after a group of leftist reservists in an elite intelligence unit accused their unit of spying on “innocent Palestinians”

The cabinet meeting planned for today (Sunday) was cancelled by the Cabinet Secretariat. The purpose of the delay, they explained, was to allow Prime Minister Netanyahu and Finance Minister Lapid

For nearly two weeks, there has been no mail delivery in most of Judea and Samaria – and residents of Gush Etzion have had enough, Gush Etzion Regional Council head

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has blocked an attempt to push for the prosecution of Israel for war crimes in Gaza at the International Criminal Court (ICC), a senior

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Jewish leaders will speak Sunday at a Berlin rally against anti-Semitism after the latest Gaza conflict sparked an upsurge in hate crimes against Jews. Under

In a move which will likely boost relations between the two countries considerably, Israel’s ambassador to Belarus, Yosef Shagall, has announced that the requirement of an entrance visa to Belarus

Reservists who declared that they would not serve in the IDF because they were “morally opposed” to Israel’s policies in Judea and Samaria are not the problem, Meretz MK Nitzan

Ex-minister Yossi Peled, 73, a former IDF general, suffered a heart attack Sunday and was taken to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, where he is under anesthesia and artificial respiration.

Recent studies show that more hareidi Israelis are joining the workforce – and Economics Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) is very pleased. Commenting on the phenomenon, Bennett said that the

After younger Israelis got their “treat” Saturday night, with the appearance of pop star Lady Gaga before thousands in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park, it’s the older generation’s turn for some

A group of European jihadist fighters, disenchanted with fighting for the Islamic State and who desired to return home, were imprisoned by their commanders several days ago. According to reports,

Amid all the talk of empowering “moderate” Iraqi elements in order to combat the rise of the Islamic State (or ISIS), some might argue that the finer and sometimes more

The Socioeconomic Cabinet approved on Sunday Construction and Housing Minister Uri Ariel’s proposal to increase by 5,000 the quota of permits for Palestinian construction workers from Judea and Samaria allowed to work

Not for the first time, an Egyptian commentator (this time a political scientist) has demanded that the Jews compensate Egypt for the gold they took on their way to freedom

Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas’s Gaza government, has joined Hamas politburo head Khaled Mashaal’s call to indict Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague. In a meeting

John Kerry on Saturday held talks with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, as well as meeting the head of the Arab League, Nabil Elaraby. “Egypt

MK Ofer Shelah (Yesh Atid) on Saturday said that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s handling of the new budget proposed by Finance Minister Yair Lapid could cause the government coalition to

Opposition Chairman and Labor Party leader MK Yitzchak Herzog, a reserve officer in Military Intelligence’s 8200 Unit, sharply criticized on Saturday 43 reservist officers and soldiers from the same unit,

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon reacted with disgust Saturday night to a letter of refusal signed by leftist reservists from an elite intelligence unit. The letter, signed by 43 reserve officers

Hamas politburo head Khaled Mashaal, an undisputed war criminal of the highest degree, said in a news conference in Tunisia that Hamas would like to utilize the current period of

A spokesperson for “moderate” Syrian rebel factions spoke to Channel 2 near the Golan Heights on Friday, saying in a rare interview that locals are preparing for “total war” against the extremist

Residents of the Golan Heights reported hearing sirens on Friday evening, at around 10:00 p.m. Israel time. One rocket exploded in an open region in the northern Golan, causing no

Germany announced a ban on the Islamic State on Friday, saying it aimed to prevent the group from recruiting young jihadists in Germany, Reuters reported. Coinciding with the launch of

Members of the IDF’s elite 8200 unit have published a counter-letter to their colleagues, Walla! News reports Friday night, after 43 fellow reservists alleged to the press that the unit was guilty