The biblical kingdom of David (1000 BCE), followed by Solomon, was the Jewish people’s first independent nation-state, with Jerusalem as its political and spiritual capital. Over the following three millennia,

As Saudi officials mull their response to an Iranian plot to assassinate Riyadh’s envoy on US soil officials in Washington began moving to isolate the Islamic Republic, AFP reported Saturday.

The decision was made in response to a request filed by Kadima MK Yisrael Hasson and will be implemented for any future abductees and prisoners of war upon their return

David Hertzlich, who lost his sister in a terrorist shooting, has a warning for fellow bereaved relatives of terrorism victims: do not let the media make cynical use of your

The axis of terrorism includes Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas. Exporting its radical Islamic agenda, Iran provides Hezbollah and Hamas with funds, weapons, and guerilla training.

The IDF has deployed throughout the holy city of Hevron to protect nearly 50,000 Jews expected to visit during Sukkot and to keep life routine for Arabs. The Cave of

By Chaim Levinson – Haaretz A recently signed pact to release the IDF soldier includes names of top Hamas commanders, whom past Israeli governments refused to set free. The list

Samson was moved by the divine spirit between Tzora and Eshtaol. Now the Israel Antiquities Authority has discovered the remains of a mikve( a ritual bath) from the Second Temple

A special IDF unit, complete with old-fashioned hoes and high-tech equipment, can build an improvised airfield overnight. The Frontal Landing Unit, which accompanies C-130 Hercules planes and make sure they land

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin (Likud) and the president of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, inaugurated on Monday the exhibition “When the Shark and the Fish First Met”, based on a

President Shimon Peres has issued an open invitation to the entire House of Israel to his sukkah party next week, during the Chol Hamoed interim days of the seven-day (eight

Everyone loves to have a daily cup of coffee and many people, especially in Israel, like to have it in a coffeehouse. Israel is filled with coffeehouses, but there is

Yom Kippur in Israel is unique; everything closes down, from the radio and TV stations to the airport, and it would be unthinkable for any place of business or entertainment

By Abigail Klein Leichman: Israel21c A new exhibit pays homage to Israeli ingenuity behind gadgets like the Disk-on-Key, PillCam, solar windows and a space camera. One of Israel’s sources of

Israel is spending Friday preparing for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. The holiday will begin at 4:41 p.m. in Jerusalem. Police have upped their alert across

Israel leads the world with the highest per capita rate of archaeological excavations and expeditions.

Pat Condell explains that it’s not about Israel. It’s about how Arabs feel about Jews.

Israeli scientist Daniel Schechtman has been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his discovery of quasicrystals. Schechtman is a distinguished professor at the Institute of Technology in Haifa.  “This

The German government has launched a last-chance blitzkrieg on the dormant cases of hundreds of former guards and other personnel at Nazi death camps. The investigations come in the wake

Documents on the murder of Jews in eastern Europe are to be made available to researchers worldwide after generations in which they were hidden or inaccessible. The Holocaust-era files will

Two out of three of the scientists who have won this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries on the immune system are Jews. But in a poignant development, one

In the wake of international condemnation of Israeli construction in Gilo, Jerusalem, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon decided to give the foreign press a crash course in reality. Ayalon brought

By Chana Ya’ar As long as Israel’s own Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to support the United Nations agency that aids Palestinian Authority Arabs, the U.S. and Canada are not

Israel’s large concentration of talented and innovative people makes it an ideal place for investment. Characterized by groundbreaking entrepreneurship, Israel yields pioneering technologies, profitable business opportunities and high investment returns.

US President Barack Obama wished the Jewish people and State of Israel health, happiness, and peace in the coming year. “As the High Holidays begin, we look back on all

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took the opportunity of his annual Rosh Hashanah greeting to address Israel’s identity as a Jewish state – and moribund talks with Palestinian Authority officials in

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz extends his best wishes for Rosh Hashanah to the Jewish people and their families. Rosh Hashana, ushering in the Jewish calendar year

By STEVE ROTHMAN There is no economic aid to Israel, other than loan guarantees. The argument that American military aid to Israel is damaging to the United States is not