On the 40th anniversary of Operation Entebbe, former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo wrote an article for Yedioth Aharonoth reenacting every step of the legendary rescue operation from his point as view as the
The central witness against Rabbi Eliezer Berland, the fugitive head of the Shuvu Banim sect who was finally arrested in Johannesburg, South Africa two months ago, has spoken out on
For 72 Hours Only from Kupat Ha’ir: Receive a Special Blessing from the Gadol Hatorah on Shavuoy. CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR NAME! Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the distinguished Torah scholar,
Nationwide blackouts are a daunting prospect, plunging millions into darkness and completely derailing the modern lives of an entire country. Usually severe weather is to blame for such failures – but
Coalition chairperson MK David Biton (Likud) met on Wednesday morning with Shas chairperson and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, in an attempt to end the sudden boycott on parliamentary activity by his
A leading official in Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party recently celebrated stabbing attacks against Israelis, at the graduation ceremony for a UN sponsored school. Abbas Zaki, a leading
An Arab activist of the radical leftist NGO B’Tselem who filmed Elor Azariya shooting a wounded terrorist in Hevron in March testified against the soldier at the Jaffa military court on
Channel 10’s new chairman Rami Sadan on Wednesday again denied have made the racist comments attributed to him in a Haaretz report after he took control of the channel’s directorate on Monday. In an
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was under fire from Republicans on Tuesday after hinting that a judge presiding over a lawsuit involving his business was biased because of his
Britain’s Foreign Office on Tuesday warned UK fans travelling to Paris for the Euro 2016 soccer tournament to remain “vigilant at all times” as busy areas could be “potential targets
Clinton wins New Jersey, clinches Democratic nomination Fox News projects that Clinton will clinch the Democratic presidential nomination after winning enough New Jersey delegates. Fox News is projecting that Hillary
NEW YORK (JTA) – Donald Trump sees enemies everywhere. The media is out to get him, he says. He has cast Muslims as a threat, proposing to ban them from the United States following last
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday welcomed the rejection of a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions by the membership of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). In a statement, the
A California man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday for seeking to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS) group and wage holy war, authorities said.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Helen Mirren testified to the U.S. Senate about the importance of restoring art stolen by Nazis to its rightful owners. Mirren, the Oscar-winning British actress, appeared Tuesday
Despite tensions between his own country and Turkey, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday told a Moscow news conference with visiting Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that he supports reconciliation between
Saeb Erekat, the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Executive Committee, on Tuesday blasted President Reuven Rivlin over what he termed his “visit to the Israeli settlements”. He was
Despite her comments opposing “settlements”, U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice promised Israel that the new military aid agreement between the two countries that is currently being negotiated will constitute
Channel 10’s CEO has confirmed reports that the company’s recently-appointed chairman told the board of directors that he hates the Sephardic haredi Shas party and its leader, Interior Minister Aryeh
Bangladesh police on Tuesday launched a deadly crackdown on Islamist militants as a 70-year-old Hindu priest became the latest victim in a series of gruesome killings by jihadists. As a
The Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group burned 19 Yazidi girls alive after they refused to have sex with its fighters, according to reports. The girls were locked in cages before being
Controversy over contributions to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu by a French tycoon on trial for fraud deepened on Tuesday after the Frenchman disputed the premier’s version of events. With
The Netherlands is investigating media reports that a sleeper cell of the Islamic State jihadist group (ISIS) has been hiding among migrants in a Dutch refugee camp, officials said Tuesday. “We
The Auschwitz museum said Tuesday it has recovered 16,000 long-lost items belonging to Jews killed at the Nazi death camp, decades after they were stored away and forgotten by Poland’s
Last week in San Jose, California, supporters of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump found themselves surrounded by violent far-left protesters, most of whom were apparently supporters of Democratic candidate
The Communications Ministry has concluded following an investigation that anti-Mizrahi comments attributed to Channel 10’s new chairman, Rami Sadan, were not made by him, the Director-General of the Ministry said
NEW YORK (JTA) — Ivanka Trump will be publishing a book next spring to help professional women. Titled “Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules of Success,” the book by the
Ex-Wall Street banker Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s camp claimed victory Tuesday in Peru’s photo-finish presidential election, but polarizing rival Keiko Fujimori said it’s not over till the last vote is counted.
A delegation of the Yesha Council in Judea and Samaria has arrived in Moscow for the first time, in a joint project with the Strategic Affairs Ministry to present produce from
Rami Sadan, who was appointed as chairperson of the Channel 10 directorate on Monday, responded on Tuesday to quotes attributed to him by Haaretz and cited by numerous politicians calling for his immediate resignation. Sadan, who