Netanyahu Wants Sharansky for Second Term as Jewish Agency Head

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Jewish Agency Board of Governors Monday that Agency head Natan Sharansky is “a giant of the Jewish people,”...

Jews Teach Arabs that Blocking Roads Is a Two-Way Street

After too many Jewish drivers were attacked over the past few days, Jewish residents of the Shomron turned the tables around and blocked Arab traffic for an hour in protest.

Timerman Says ‘Humanistic Judaism’ Inspired Him to Sign with Iran

Argentinean  foreign minister Hector Timerman insisted on Monday that not only did he not betray his Judaism by signing an accord with Iran but...

Poll: Only 28% of Likely Voters Are Positive on Hagel

Only 28 percent of likely US voters have a favorable opinion of Sen. Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, according...

Peres to Decorate Obama with Award for Supporting Israel

President Barack Obama will be the American president ever to receive the Israeli “presidential decoration” when he visits next month, the office of President...

Halimi Killer Made Anti-Semitic Videos in Jail

The leader of the gang that tortured and killed Ilan Halimi, a French Jew, in 2006 was sentenced to seven more years in prison...

Bibi Tells Jewish Agency, ‘No Sanctions without Military Threat’

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Jewish Agency Board of Governors in Jerusalem Monday that North Korea is a classic example that shows that...

Bomb Found in Tel Aviv Bus Station (UPDATED)

UPDATED: On Monday afternoon, two Palestinians tried to enter the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station without any ID, and carrying a large knapsack. The two had...

Netanyahu: Sanctions Alone Won’t Stop Iran

Only if sanctions are backed by "credible military threat" will there be a chance that Iran will peacefully halt its nuclear program, Netanyahu said.

DNA Evidence Helped Lead Investigators to Hezbollah

DNA evidence left on SIM cards helped leader Bulgarian investigators to conclude that Hezbollah was indeed behind the bus bomb attack in Burgas in which...

Israel’s Economic Growth Slowing

Israel's economy grew by 2.5 percent in the last quarter of 2012, as compared with 2.9 percent in the third quarter of the year...

Arab Protesters Close Efrat Highway (Video)

At around 10:45 AM, dozens of Arab protesters have managed to close Highway 60, the main highway next to the town of Efrat. IDF and...

Netanyahu Not Discounting New Elections, Likud Says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not discounted the possibility of calling new elections, Likud sources say, according to the Israeli publication, Ma'ariv.

Latest Coalition Building Rumors and Threats from Israel

Nasty threats, mistreatment, rumors, and a general lack of trust define this government's coalition building attempts.

Rav Ronsky: Your Arms and Legs Will Be Broken

Following a threat by a young activist to disrupt the Fogel family memorial due to the inclusion of General Nitzan Alon in the ceremony, Rabbi Ronsky threatened to have his arms and legs broken if he showed up.

Frum Law Prof’s Charming Legal Case for Israel

Kontorovich says, "international opinion is squarely against Israel, and if international law were a popularity contest, Israel would be voted off the island. But the whole point of international law is to buffer international politics, rather than serve them."

Apple Ad Uses Israeli-Developed Cooking app

A picture of an app developed by an Israeli start-up is being used in a new Apple iPad Mini ad campaign, Israel’s Globes business...

Israeli and Palestinian Authority Trying to Butter Up Obama

The Palestinian Authority is vying with Israel in an effort to win over President Barack Obama before his visit to the region next month. Senior...

Bulgaria Expels Visiting Hamas Politicians

Bulgaria reportedly expelled a visiting group of three Hamas legislators from Gaza on Friday, after removing them from their hotel room. The lawmakers blamed their...

Choose a Logo for ‘Operation Unbreakable Alliance’

Israel is making sure the favorite Americana politicians’ phrase of an “unbreakable alliance” with Israel will not be lost on visiting President Barack Obama next month.

Aussie Jews Furious over Rabbi’s Selective Sex Abuse Apology

Australian Holocaust survivors are furious with US-based Rabbi Manis Freidman for apologizing for comparing sexual abuse with diarrhea but not for expressing regret for...

Big Scoop: Netanyahu Freeze Ice Cream Budget

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has put a stop to his $2,700-a-year ice cream after Israel's Calcalist business newspaper reported the expenditure. The office of the...

Believe It or Not: Hagel Disavows ‘Jewish State Dept.’ Remark

The saga of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense added a new chapter Sunday with South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham telling Fox News...

‘Hitler’ and ‘Frankenstein’ Fight it Out in Indian Election

“Hitler” and Frankenstein” are two of 345 candidates running for state assembly seats in the predominantly Christian state of Meghalaya in India, but “Bomber”...

Dershowitz Says Contender for Papacy an Anti-Semite

In a letter to the editor of the Miami Herald, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz said that one of the leading candidates to replace...

Sen. Rubio ‘Shadowing Obama,’ Flies to Israel

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, increasingly sounding like a candidate for the 2016 presidential campaign, flew on Saturday to Jordan and Israel for a...

Meteor Smashed Russian Synagogue’s Stained Windows

The Russian meteor shower that caused widespread damage Friday smashed the stained glass windows of a synagogue in Siberia Friday morning. Yechiel Michel Levitin, director...

‘Fordow Forever,’ Says Iran

Iran’s underground Fordow uranium nuclear enrichment plant “will never be shut down because ... our national duty is to be able to defend our...

Netanyahu Notes Today as Yahrzeit of Moses

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu pointed out to the Cabinet Sunday, “Today, the seventh day of the Hebrew month of Adar, is both the birthday...

Peres Tells Congressmen We Don’t Know Who’s on First Anymore

President Shimon Peres told a delegation of US Senators and Congressmen Sunday, “Around us today there is a great deal of confusion, I wouldn't...

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