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Today begins the month of Kislev. 25 days until Chanukah. Chodesh Tov.

Arab sources are reporting several injured after some members of the Jordanian 'Million Man March' to "liberate Jerusalem" tried to cross the Jordan-Israel border....

Despite PA President Abbas's claim of no differences anymore between Hamas and Fatah following a reconciliation meeting this week, it appears that Abbas overstated...

Murderers of Kristine Luken sentenced to life imprisonment. Terror cell left behind a trail of murder, rape, theft and violence.

Following 2 hours of meetings today, Hamas and Fatah have agreed to reconcile, after violently parting ways in 2007.

A New York City billboard advertising “Christmas Quality” vodka at “Hanukkah Pricing” will be taken down by the company, after it received numerous complaints that its pitch portrayed Jews as cheap and associated with poor quality.

The US Embassy in Damascus is advising all US citizens to leave Syria immediately while commercial flights out of the country are still available....

In a comparison between Israel, the United States, and other OECD countries, Israelis live longer, pay less.

JERUSALEM – A 21-member delegation of Hollywood actors and New York media executives known as the Creative Coalition received a crash course in Israeli and Palestinian arts, politics, business and culture during a weeklong excursion in Israel and Palestinian-controlled areas.

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The campaign for recognition of the Bergson Group’s Holocaust rescue efforts took another step forward last week when a prominent historian who previously had been unsympathetic to the group publicly praised Bergson.

WASHINGTON – Four drug dealers, a trafficker in stolen goods, a gambler and a turkey made President Obama’s Thanksgiving freedom list, but Israel’s best-known spy did not.

Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, Egypt’s de facto head of state since the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak on February 11, has failed to quiet raging protests which have now claimed 37 lives across the country.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a holiday greeting to the Ethiopian community in honor of the upcoming Sigd holiday, which is celebrated on the 29th of the Jewish month of Heshvan – this year, November 26

US President Barack Obama has issued the traditional presidential pardons this Thanksgiving, but did not add Jonathan Pollard to his list.

The Lebanon Daily Star is reporting a massive explosion that occurred overnight in the Hezbollah stronghold of Siddiqin in southern Lebanon. The blast occurred...

As the Muslim Brotherhood and other Egyptian Islamic parties met with Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) today demanding the military steps down by...

In a rare visit to the Palestinian Authority, Jordanian King Abdullah tries to strengthen Abbas while fearing the expanding influence of Hamas.

A group of at least a dozen CIA spies working in Iran and Lebanon have been captured, leading US government officials to surmise that the intelligence failure has – or will – lead to their deaths and the debilitation of intelligence in the two countries.

Violence and resignations rock Cairo as protesters demand the transition away from military rule.

Prime Minister Netanyahu met this morning with US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns. The two discussed regional matters, as well as how to...

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A 27 year old Al-Qaida sympathizer planning a terror attack on New York City law enforcement and US soldiers was arrested on Saturday, just blocks away from Yeshiva University.

Supreme Court President Beinish scuttles new judge selection

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The Judicial Selection Committee failed to appoint any new Supreme Court justices today. The committee decided to reopen the list of candidates. Click here...

The death toll rises in Egypt as police and protesters continue to clash ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections on November 28. There are...

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Israeli Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch will allegedly renege on an agreement she made with members of the panel of nominating judges, and support Sephardic former-Attorney General Menachem Mazuz to the court, rather than nationalist-leaning Jerusalem District Judge Noam Solberg.

At least two rocket-propelled grenades hit the offices of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s Bath Party pre-dawn on Sunday. This is the first time in the course of the eight month anti-Assad uprising that a military attack has taken place in the capital city.