Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Recovering from Back Surgery

Shas party’s spiritual leader and former Chief Sephardi Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is recovering from major back surgery at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in...

Palestinian Authority Army Cadet Killed in Clash with IDF

A 19-year-old Palestinian Authority army cadet was killed on Monday during a riot southwest of Hevron, where the IDF was patrolling the village of...

Justice Defeats Sick Mind Using Internet Tips to Kill Parents

This is a grisly tale, but it unfortunately is real. The sorrowful good news is that the sick mind who used Internet tips to cover up the murder of his parents was sentenced to life in jail – twice.

NY Times Finally Gets it Right: Kerry Needs a Map

The New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief and a correspondent in Washington have woken up and realized that there are a few matters in...

US Customers Withdraw $4 Billion from Israeli Banks

Tighter American tax laws have encouraged U.S. citizens to withdraw approximately $2 billion from Israeli banks in less than two years. "The blow is not...

Peres Doesn’t Look a Gift Elephant in the Mouth

Even an elephant wants to give Peres a birthday gift. The President could have used his visit to the Jerusalem Zoo to talk about Noah, but he preferred to speak about –surprise – peace and co-existence.

Australia’s New Deputy PM an Advocate for Palestinians

Australia, one of Israel’s staunchest supporters, now has a deputy prime minister who is a founding member of the Parliamentary Friends of Palestine group,...

AG Blocks Draft Bill as Haredim Rally Outside EU Headquarters

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein ruled that in order to achieve complete equality, the draft law must be clipped of two major benefits for young Haredi recruits.

Lou Reed Rushed to Emergency Room on Long Island

Jewish American rock musician and songwriter Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is recovering at a Long Island hospital after being "rushed to the emergency room"...

Jewish Vets Urge Action on Sex Abuse in US Military

Jewish war veterans are calling for meaningful action to be taken to combat sexual abuse in the U.S. military. “The Jewish War Veterans of the...

Expert: Incoming Bank Governor Will Have to Weaken the Shekel

Economic analyst Dr. Gideon Ben Nun, CEO of Agio Risks Management & Financial Decisions, has told the website Sponsor that incoming Governor Frenkel will...

Discharged Haredi Battalion Soldiers Take Up Farming

Haredi Battalion veterans are planning to settle in agricultural communities in the coming months, and begin to engage in farming, according to Reshet Bet. A...

Morsi Rejects Army Ultimatum, 6 Ministers Resign, Pro-Morsi Rallies

The intensity of the people's anger directed at the Muslim Brotherhood is striking.

UK Border Control Gone Berserk? Or Just Anti-Semitic? (VIDEO)UPDATED

The UK border security agent also told the British man who was going to provide Cantor with summer work experience that any additional attempts to aid Cantor would be useless and “the little Jew will be on his way back to his rich daddy,” in a matter of hours.

Burger Ranch Going to Ariel, Where McDonald’s Fears to Tread

Will Obama Munch at a Burger Ranch and support the settler movement? Will McDonald’s repent for boycotting Samaria? Will the Third Intifada erupt over Burger Ranch’s setting up shop in Ariel?

Oldest-Ever Graves Decorated with Flowers Found in Israel

Using flowers on graves is not such a new idea. It may even date back 12,000 years to a society that lived in Haifa Mount Carmel areas, where Elijah the Prophet lived in Biblical times.

Human Rights Watch: Turkey Pushing Back Thousands of Refugees

Iraqi, Jordanian, and Turkish border guards are pushing back tens of thousands of people trying to flee Syria, Human Rights Watch charged on Monday. “Iraq,...

ESPN: Israel’s Mekel to Sign with NBA’s Mavericks

Israeli point guard Gal Mekel is poised to become the second Israeli to play in the NBA after giving a verbal commitment to the...

Netanyahu Rival Danon Elected Head of Likud Central Committee

Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon, who has said the Likud Party and Israel’s governing coalition are opposed to a two-state solution, was elected chairman...

Rock-Throwing Terrorists Injure ‘Latma’ Star

On Sunday night, rock-throwing terrorists in the Shomron smashed the window of a family car with grapefruit sized rocks, injuring one of the passengers. Ronit...

Norman Lamm Quits Yeshiva University

Rabbi Norman Lamm became president of Yeshiva U. in 1976 , helped save it from bankruptcy and raised its academic standing, At 85, he admits he must do tshvuah over a sex abuse scandal and is retiring.

Egyptian Army Turns Tables on Morsi: 48 Hours to Calm Opposition

Egypt may be on the brink of another temporary military regime or civil war. The army told Morsi to make peace with the opposition within 48 hours or face a military “roadmap.”

IDF Appeals Panel Backs Hevron Jews on Building Bought from Arabs

An IDF appeals committee Monday ruled in favor of Jews who were expelled last year from a Hevron building called Beit HaMachpelah, named for...

Bnei Brak Man Arrested for ‘Price Tag’ Attack on Monastery

Police have arrested a 22-year-old Bnei Brak resident in connection with an arson and vandalism attack on the  Latrun monastery last September that drew...

Vandals Spray Paint Portland Jewish Institutions

Vandals defaced a Portland synagogue and a community center with racist graffiti. “White power” was written in red spray paint on promotional banners at...

Aching to Exercise: a Krav Maga Revolution

“A woman who doesn’t have much body weight will need a different method to break free from a man who has grabbed her.”

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Stabbing Attack Thwarted in Hebron

Terrorist was released from Israeli Prison only a year Ago.

Family Seeks Memorial for Portuguese Diplomat who Saved Thousands

"The largest rescue action by a single individual during the Holocaust.”

Pope Francis: Fight against Secularism Unites Jews and Catholics

"the Church recognizes that 'the beginnings of its faith and election are to be found in the patriarchs, Moses and prophets.'”

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