Updated: 850,000 Mourners at Rav Ovadia’s Funeral (+Video)

The gigantic contribution of Rav Ovadia to Israel cannot be measured, but one indication is the 850,000 people who attended his funeral and a huge number who did not come, knowing there was no room for many more.

Two Jews Win Nobel Prize in Medicine

Two more Jews, both from the United States, and a German non-Jew won the Nobel Prize in medicine in Monday, while two Israel contenders...

Syrian Violence Spills Over to – Australia

Violence in the Syrian Civil War knows no borders and has spillover as far as away as Australia, where shooting and arson attacks have...

Iran Catches Netanyahu with His Jeans Down

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is a brilliant speaker but not perfect. He goofed in his interview with BBC’s Persian service last when he stated,...

Israel Strikes More Oil in Area Discovered on Basis of Torah Verse

Moses made the right turn after all. In his song at the end of the Torah he spoke of ‘precious things of “Givat HaOlam.” The hidden meaning of “precious things” seems to be oil. Not olive oil, but black gold.

Mother Smokes Cigarettes and Baby Swallows Them

Israel provides new proof that cigarette smoking has a bad effect on children. A woman took her baby, age 18 months, to the Rambam Medical...

Hillary Tells Huma to Choose between Her and Weiner

Hillary Clinton, an undeclared candidate for the Democratic nominee for president in 2016, has told Human Abedin to ditch Anthony Weiner if she wants...

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, One of Today’s Giant Torah Sages, Dies at 93

World Jewry lost one its greatest Torah sages and political leaders Tuesday. Rabi Ovadia Yosef, known affectionately as Rav Ovadia, has passed away at the age of 93, but his memory will be a blessed memory for millions.

Dubai Dieters Get Lost Weight in Gold

Fat busters who participated in the Dubai Your Weight in Gold campaign, are set to receive a total of 35 pounds of gold worth...

Call Guinness: 9 Palestinians Serving ‘Longest Sentences on Earth’

Israeli judges have taken to imposing multiple lifetime sentences to make sure those killers remain in prison.

7 killed in Sinai Clashes bet. Egyptian Army and Gunmen

Egyptian forces killed four armed men near a checkpoint on the Cairo-Ismailia road after an exchange of gunfire with several vehicles, Egyptian officials told...

World Class Mathematician Run Over by Truck in Hit and Run

David Kashdan, a Russian born mathematician, McArthur fellow, Israel Prize winner and tenured professor at Hebrew University, was run over by a truck on...

51 Dead in as Egyptians Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Yom Kippur War

The sound of heavy gunfire was reported, as well as army jets and F-16 fighters hovering in formations over several cities.

Israel Seeks UN Security Council Seat; Will Power Proffer Power?

Israel is seeking a seat on the UN Security Council, something it has long been denied. Will Samantha Power prove true to her word and do all she can to help Israel attain this goal?

Anti-Hezbollah Legislator Says It Has Chemical Weapons

An anti-Hezbollah Lebanese legislator said Sunday that the terrorist organization has chemical weapons and missiles buried underground in bunkers that were built under the...

Netanyahu Speech a Gamble that Abbas Won’t Call Israel ‘Jewish’

Be careful what you wish for. Netanyahu again turns Abbas’ refusal to see Israel as a Jewish state a "red line.” If Abbas “doesn’t miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity,” fine. But what if Abbas calls his bluff?

Update: Rav Ovadia Faces Critical Surgery

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is scheduled to undergo critical and complicated surgery Monday morning, doctors at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital said Sunday night. Earlier in the...

Egypt Kills 28 Morsi Backers ‘Celebrating’ Yom Kippur War

Egyptian military forces killed at least 28 supporters of Mohammed Morsi Sunday and would dozens of others after they crowded the streets of Cairo...

GSS: Terrorism Doubled in Israel from August to September

The number of terror attacks and attempted terror attacks roughly doubled in Israel over the last month, rising from 68 in August to 133...

Egypt Turns Back Palestinian Pilgrims, Mulls Gaza Military Action

Egyptian authorities turned back more than 100 Palestinians on their way to Mecca as part of their Hajj pilgrimage, citing security reasons. Reports say that...

Israeli Christians Declare Fealty to the Jewish State

Leading Israeli Christians gathered at a Jerusalem conference to declare their own identity apart from Arab Muslims, and their support for Israel. “We are not...

Nevada Seeking Help from Israeli Agricultural Experts

In a campaign to revitalize its barren terrain, Nevada is hoping to share best practices on water and crops with Israel. The mostly desert state’s...

Police Detain 14 Yeshiva Students for Anti-Arab Mischief

Their attorney is certain that all of them will go free because of the way police violated their civil rights as minors.

Messianic ‘Blood Moon’ Rising on Passover Seder Night

The prophecy in Joel, like most prophecies, is surreal, beautiful, and open to many interpretations.

Brooklyn-Born Candidate Running for Efrat City Council Seat

Avraham Ben-Tzvi believes the Eitam hill, Efrat’s only remaining land reserve, must be developed urgently, or the town will lose it for good.

Iran Claims It Arrested 4 Saboteurs of Nuclear Plant

Iran said it has arrested 4 people suspected of plotting to sabotage one of its nuclear facilities, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization chief Ali Akbar...

Buffett Buys Up Israeli Military-Aerospace Supplier

Warren Buffett has lived up to his love for Israel’s companies and his Berkshire Hathaway company has announced the acquisition of Lod-based Ray-Q Interconnect...

US Shutdown Suspends Military Aid to Israel

The Obama administration’s $3.2 billion annual military aid has been suspended due to the U.S. government shutdown over the debt ceiling. The sum for...

Wonder Bread Gets OU Kosher Approval

Wonder Bread, fresh off its post-bankruptcy revival, will get kosher certification in the New York area from the Orthodox Union (OU), according to an...

Arab Intruder Caught in Jewish Town in Samaria

Intruder alert was sounded at 8:18 AM, Sunday, in the town of Alfei Menashe in Samaria. The level of alert in all Jewish towns...

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