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Tunisia was suspended from next year’s Davis Cup after ordering one of its national team members to withdraw from a tournament rather than play...

The PLO is threatening to go to the UN Security Council over Israel’s announcement on Sunday of tenders to build new homes east of the "green line."

The chairpersons of five political parties and several candidates in the November 5 General Election in New York City, arguing that the ballot that...

Daily Show host Jon Stewart's favorite Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef's show, modeled largely after Stewart's, was not aired in its Friday night time slot...

An impossible-to-find apology announcing a refund "for all who attended" doesn't quite cut it as a "heartfelt apology" for the "bigoted and hurtful behavior" of equating Jews with greed.

Stern's pending bill already appears to enjoy the initial, albeit tacit, support of Naftali Bennett's Jewish Home.

Lieberman accused the government of South Africa of "fomenting an anti-Israel and antisemitic atmosphere."

The Egyptian army on Saturday discovered and demolished a major network used for storing and smuggling fuel through the Gaza borders in al-Barahima neighborhood...

An IDF drone crashed Sunday morning in the northern Gaza Strip, Israeli Radio reported. The reason appears to be a technical problem. According to the...

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will preside over a crucial meeting Sunday to discuss his country's relationship with the U.S. following the drone strike...

Paul Ciancia, 23, the unemployed motorcycle mechanic behind the shooting at the Los Angeles airport was looking to kill as many employees of the...

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee said there would be “no pause, delay or moratorium in our efforts” to seek new sanctions on Iran. The...

Sunday, November 3, 2013  10:45 AM to 4:00 PM LESJC KLING & NIMAN FAMILY VISITOR CENTER 400 GRAND STREET (between Clinton & Suffolk Sts) Insider's Walking Tours...

No WOW, no violence – did Moshiach arrive while I was in shul?

Lhota loves the stop-and-frisk court ruling, de Blasio ‘disappointed.'

Ilana Friedman and her husband Arthur charged tens of thousands of dollars using the cemetery’s credit cards.

An Israel-based group launched legal action against an Australian academic whom it claims breached racial vilification laws by boycotting Israeli academics. Shurat HaDin, the Israel...

A Montreal Jewish learning festival has canceled two sessions that would have been led by a pro-Palestinian activist who calls for Birthright Israel’s abolition. Le...

A Jewish convert to Islam pleaded guilty to inciting violence, including a call to leave Chabad headquarters in New York “a message from Islam.” “Yousef...

American wariness of foreign military involvement is making it seem “weak and retreating,” warned the Anti-Defamation League’s Abraham Foxman. “Make no mistake about it. If...

Seven people were injured when a lone gunman opened fire in Los Angeles Airport on Friday morning, local time. One person was killed.

The U.S. government is asking pro-Israel activists to reduce their public support for more sanctions on Iran just prior to another round of discussions...

Twelve percent of Americans harbor deeply anti-Semitic attitudes, according to a new poll conducted by the Anti-Defamation League. The figure marks a decline of 3...

Ben Bernanke, the outgoing Federal Reserve chairman, was No. 7 on the Forbes annual World’s Most Powerful People list topped by Russian President Vladimir...

Mueller was a perfectly evil Nazi criminal, who attended the 1942 "Final Solution" Conference.

Following a night of fighting between Hamas and the IDF in Gaza, leaving 5 IDF soldiers injured, and up to three Hamas terrorists dead,...

The soldiers were destroying the terror tunnel, inside Gaza when they were attacked.

The Palestinian Authority negotiators made a pitch for a Got Talent show and quit in protest over Israel’s plan to build homes for Jews. Abbas played his role to the hilt and refused the resignations.

Lhota admitted that he couldn't pronounce the term "metzitzah b’peh," an issue of concern that was brought up several times throughout the day.

About 40 trees have been damaged.