News Briefs

The Palestinian Authority has not explained to the Czech Republic why 12 firearms, including submachine guns, were stored at its embassy in Prague where...

“Hello, Israel Antiquities Authority? Look, I am cleaning out my basement and there is a whole bunch of pottery and other stuff here that...

Several Jewish organizations have criticized a Polish prosecutor’s decision not to try soccer fans who chanted about Jews and Auschwitz. A spokesperson for the prosecutor’s...

Terrorists who are Israeli citizens and are freed before their terms end as part of political deals will not be allowed to collect assistance...

The expression “only in Israel” usually relates to the country's positive uniqueness. Not this time.

To the Americans, he said, "I am the nut they can't crack."

An estimated 50,000 Jewish women are living in Arab villages and towns in Israel.

In 1998, Katz lost a close race to Anthony Weiner for Chuck Schumer's congressional seat.

Traditionalists can still plant trees in events throughout the country sponsored by the Jewish National Fund (JNF).

Israel’s Supreme Court has given Justice Minister Tzipi Livni one week to respond to a lawsuit by an Israeli NGO representing victims of Palestinian...

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates wrote in his new book that he once tried to ban Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu from the...

The lack of love between the Palestinian Authority and Israel is played out best in live street theatre.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry asked the Vatican on Tuesday to intercede in helping free American-Jewish contractor Alan Gross from a Cuban jail. Kerry...

By the time they end up at Baba’s Grillroom in central Amsterdam, Israeli tourists tend to be somewhat distracted. Situated near the famous Rembrandt Square,...

When an Israeli leader says what he really thinks of Kerry, it‘s no wonder the US is insulted, even if true.

The new rulers of Egypt have a much shorter fuse than Israel when it comes to putting down enemies.

A terrorist group linked with Al Qaeda and whose leader was arrested and later died in Lebanon has threatened  to attack Iran. The Abdullah Azzam...

A controversial 18-century painting depicting the ritual murder of Christian children by Jews, will be available to viewers in the cathedral of Sandomierz, Poland....

Israeli soldiers stopped a speeding car north of Ramallah Tuesday, and it turned out to be a vehicle driving Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Razi...

A documentary about the Holocaust by Alfred Hitchcock will be screened for the first time as the renowned late director intended, a British newspaper...

Turkish police raised a Muslim charity front that is allegedly linked to Al Qaeda and arrested several people, including one who works for the...

When a Muslim king asks the Jews to pray for rain you know that the world is not so out of kilter.

Approximately 350 Dutch Christian activists demonstrated early Monday in front of the headquarters of PGGM, manager of the largest pension fund in Holland, to...

Upon the news of the death of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon the Arab world expressed glee, as he is perceived by them...

Who says God doesn't supervise the Internet?

The PLO blamed Israel's government for the difficulties in the political process.

Michael Oren thinks if the U.S. can't force Israel to give up land for nothing, Israel should do it on its own.

Visiting Germany Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier accused Israel of “disrupting” talks with the Palestinian Authority for a peace agreement by announcing the construction of...

A food bank chairman, a solar energy pioneer and the creator of the “Dry Bones” comic strip are among the first winners of a...

The Limmud FSU (Former Soviet Union) announced Monday that the upcoming Limmud FSU conference in Belarus this summer will feature a special event in...