Egypt’s top religious authority has rejected a death sentence proposed for the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and 13 associates for murder and violence, but was asked by a

Iran and six world powers will hold a new round of nuclear talks before the UN General Assembly, which starts on September 16, a spokesman for lead negotiator Catherine Ashton

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met on Thursday met with International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer, who is visiting the region. The two discussed the recent Israeli operation in

In interviews with international media Thursday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu pressed Israel’s case on defending citizens from Hamas’ terror attacks. By fighting Hamas, the leading edge of Islamist terrorism, Israel

The UN urged on Thursday an extension of the truce between Israel and Hamas to let humanitarian aid reach Gaza, hours before a three-day ceasefire was due to end. “The

Ayman Taha, a former spokesman for Hamas was found dead Thursday in Gaza City, but there were conflicting reports as to the cause of his death. According to AFP, Hamas

A resolution has been drafted to help strengthen communities under constant rocket fire, the Ministry for Development of the Negev and Galilee announced Friday – just hours after rockets slammed

Senior government officials stated to Arutz Sheva Friday that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon had authorized the IDF to retaliate with force to a barrage of over 18

The United States is considering airstrikes on groups of Islamists who have driven tens of thousands of Iraqis up the side of a mountain, where they are stuck without food

Nationalist MKs have called for Israel to respond with force to Hamas and Islamic Jihad rocket fire on Friday, after the IAF declined to retaliate as of 9:00 am despite

Sirens have sounded in Ashkelon, Hof Ashkelon, Sderot, the Eshkol region, and the Gaza Belt area Friday, as a 72-hour ceasefire ended between Israel and terrorist organizations in Gaza.  Residents

British police have launched an investigation against MP George Galloway, after he declared his constituency an “Israel free zone” during a speech, ITV reported on Thursday. The speech caused outcry

Two senior Hamas officials said the terror group will not extend a 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza that expires at 8:00 am IST on Friday, accusing Israel of rejecting their demands for a truce,

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced new questions on Friday over his attitude to the media and women after he branded a prominent female journalist a “shameless woman” and told her “to know your

Two people have been injured from shrapnel falling in the Sdot HaNegev region, it was announced Friday afternoon.  The IDF confirmed that one soldier was lightly injured and a civilian

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has called for ethnic cleansing against Jewish Israelis, after an official posted on Facebook to “drive the occupier out from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean

US President Barack Obama has authorized “limited airstrikes” against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) in Iraq, he announced during a Thursday night press conference. The announcement,

The wife of Rabbi Yosef Yoshiyahu Pinto, head of ‘Shuvu Yisrael’ sect and facing corruption charges in Israel, has gone missing in Argentina, officials from the movement said Friday. Devorah

A spokesman for Hamas’s “military wing”, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, warned Thursday of renewed fighting with Israel if talks in Cairo to extend a 72-truce in Gaza collapsed. “We appeal

A rally in support of Israel took place in Brooklyn Thursday, in solidarity with Israel’s fight against Islamist terrorists in Gaza. Several prominent pro-Israel figures were in attendance, including Rubin

If Justice Minister Tzippy Livni were wise, she would keep a low profile – instead of suggesting that the government use money earmarked for Judea and Samaria to provide compensation

In a letter to Jewish communities around the world, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu thanking them for their support in the recent weeks. In the letter, Netanyahu said that “The Jewish

Controversial far-left British MP George Galloway has declared his constituency an “Israel-free zone”, in comments that are bound to invite further allegations of racism. The notoriously anti-Israel Galloway told a

Hamas has been gearing up to fight again with Israel, Doha-based television network Al-Jazeera reports, after the end of the 72-hour ceasefire.  The outlet prominently features a Hamas tunnel – filled

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman spoke with US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday and thanked him for the United States’ unreserved support for Israel in the UN Security Council session

An Iraqi MP and member of the ancient Yazidi religion broke down in tears earlier this week as she described the slaughter of thousands of her people earlier this week.

Five teenagers were arrested Thursday over a vicious anti-Semitic attack on a bus full of children from Jewish schools in Sydney that left them traumatized. Police said a group of

Lt. Eitan has modestly asked not to be decorated for his heroic attempts to save Lt. Hadar Goldin (hy”d) last week, saying that the act of bravery was merely the

A Swedish politician resigned following sharp criticism after he wrote on Facebook that “Jewish pigs” are responsible for mass murders in Gaza, according to the English language Swedish website The

In a statement Tuesday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu lent credence to reports that Hamas had planned a large-scale operation against Israeli civilians, in which its terrorists would have emerged simultaneously