News Briefs

More than 70 percent of Muslims in Netherlands reportedly view their brethren fighting the "jihad" in Syria as "heroes."

The father of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Benzion, died at the age of 102 on Monday morning in Jerusalem. Benzion was an active supporter of Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky, and worked closely with him.

The NY Post reports that a second man was charged Friday in a series of attacks on synagogues in northern New Jersey that included...

Arabs, Jews, Muslims, Europeans and Americans are well-represented.

Fake photo purporting to show Israelis chasing hapless Arab went viral.

A total 73.6 percent (7.106 million) Israelis are Jewish; 21.1 percent are Arabs (2.037 million) and 5.3 percent (513,000) are various others.

Israel’s electronic medical records account for 98 percent of the population, going back two decades. The Israeli government recently launched a national project that will invest $272 million in digital health initiatives over the next five years.

The WSJ today reported that the bomber whose plot to blow up a jetliner was foiled was a double agent, providing "vital information" to...

An American general says the US is facing a "national security" crisis over obesity among the nation's youth.

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon took the opportunity to announce that members of the organization will no longer be permitted to meet with IDF soldiers.

Over 100 claims have been made so far as a result of damage caused by the rockets in the south, totaling at 10,000,000 NIS.

An unknown American Jewish millionaire has made an offer to buy the debt-ridden Beitar Jerusalem Soccer club, the One sports website reported Sunday. Jerusalem Major...

Never mind the hundreds of Muslim anti-Christian attacks over the years. It's really Israel who sows discord

Cabinet Secretary Avichai Mandelblit was appointed by the government to become Israel's new Attorney-General.

Hey, buddy! Can you spare 14 dimes for a cup of coffee? That is the price for a cut of caffeine at a new low-cost...

Zimmerman, who came up in J Street and similar anti-Israel groups, is closely associated with the Israeli anti-Zionist left.

Jordan's Arab Bank loses appeal to overturn guilty verdict by US District Court requiring it to pay damages to hundreds of US victims of Hamas terror.

Hazan had been scheduled to fly Saturday night as part of a delegation of MKs to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

In response to the shooting at the church in Charleston, South Carolina, President Obama compared gun homicides in the US to other developed countries. President...

"The State of Israel must decide – no more terror."

Red Alert sirens sounded in Sderot Wednesday night after two rockets were launched from Gaza.

Police from Israel’s Major Crime Unit have recommended that former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger be put on trial for charges of bribery, money...

The Secretary of State said in Madrid, where the "peace process' officially started 24 years ago, that Israel knows it must keep the status quo.

The Declaration of Independence is the first document reflecting Jewish sovereignty since the time of the Hashmonean kingdom.

Jews living in Asia gathered near the Great Wall of China for the first-ever Limmud event in the world most populous nation. Sunday's program, run...

The Shin Bet says there are "concrete suspicions" about who carried out the arson attack on an Arab family in the PA village of Duma.

Internal Security Minister Yitzchak Aharonovitch announced that he plans to restrict gun ownership in Israel even further. Aharonovich will now require a psychological exam, besides...

Arab terrorists opened fire at an Israeli motorist in a drive-by shooting on the road near Ofarim, between Halamish and Aboud.

Another round of intifada violence wracked the city of Jerusalem Sunday night, destroying a gas station and wounding two motorists.

One of the results of this brutality has been the promotion of self-censorship on the part of journalists and media outlets