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The Palestinian Authority is once again avoiding peace negotiations with Israel and plans to demand preconditions for negotiations, Army Radio reported on Friday. According to the report, which cited the Al-Arabiya network, the PA is demanding that Israel recognize a Palestinian state along the indefensible pre-1967 borders with equal territorial swaps and cessation of construction…

Polls have opened in Iran’s parliamentary elections, the first major voting since the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009. More than 3,400 candidates are competing for the 290 seats in the legislative body. The vote is widely regarded as a political battleground for competing conservative factions in the absence of major reformist…

India’s largest shipping company was forced to cancel an Iranian crude oil shipment last month when European insurers refused to provide coverage for the vessel. Suezmax tanker Maharaja Agrasen – owned by state-run Shipping Corp of India – was scheduled by refiner Indian Oil Corp to load oil in mid-February, but failed to obtain the…

Two young students attempted suicide this week over bullying, some of which took place on the social networking site Facebook. Now some activists say the tragic case may have been preventable, and are calling on the Education Ministry to change its rules regarding Facebook use. Rabbi Shai Piron of the Hakol Chinuch movement called Thursday…

US President Barack Obama on Thursday called US support for Israel “sacrosanct” and vowed to ensure the Jewish state retains its “military superiority.” Obama’s comments come ahead of a March 5 meeting at the White House with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is making a full court press to ensure US commitment to decisive action…

As Islamist parties gain power in Egypt, the country has seen a wave of lawsuits accusing various figures of “insulting Islam.” In the latest case, a group of lawyers belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood have accused high-profile Egyptian women of provocative behavior. The lawyers argue that the women “encourage sexuality and other inappropriate behaviors.” The…

The Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) announced on Thursday that 52 Members of Congress have recently co-signed a bipartisan letter, authored by Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) and Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), to Attorney General Eric Holder on the failure of the Department of Justice to prosecute Palestinian Authority Arab terrorists who hurt Americans. EMET…

Member of Knesset Einat Wilf (Independence Party) is calling for “restructuring UNRWA on the road to peace.” In an interview with Israel National Radio’s Josh Hasten she stated, “The continued existence of this organization and its operation to continue to manufacture refugees from the same old war doesn’t signal peace.” The interview was conducted live on Hasten’s…

It is significant that presidential aspirant Vladimir Putin, the all but certain victor of next Sunday’s Russian presidential election, returned to foreign policy in the last lengthy article that he has published prior to the election. During the campaign, Putin composed a series of lengthy articles on various topics in which he communicated his positions to the…

A source in Syria’s security establishment said Thursday that forces loyal to President Bashar Assad have taken over the Baba Amr neighborhood in the city of Homs – the leading stronghold of the anti-Assad rebellion. However, a BBC reporter said that the government forces are located on the neighborhood’s outskirts and have not yet entered…

With rain and sleet and freezing temperatures curbing visibility on Israel’s highways, Hamas terrorists launched a rocket attack on southern coastal towns. The Color Red rocket alert siren blared its warning in between cracks of thunder Thursday evening, sending residents in the Ashkelon Coastal Region district racing for cover. According to the Home Front Command website,…

The Israeli government this week launched an official English-language Twitter account that consolidates tweets from a myriad of government departments. The move appears to be a tacit acknowledgment that many adult “anglo” immigrants don’t make the jump to Hebrew-language media. The new site, IsraelGov_in_English, is listed as a “pilot” account and is intended to provide “news, notes…

Ariel Pulver, an assistant to Member of Knesset Tzipi Hotovely, was part of the group that was attacked by rock throwers last Friday on February 24th. Pulver, who is also a licensed tour guide and deputy director of Likud Anglos, spoke to Israel National Radio‘s Tamar Yonah Show about the incident.  “We were walking down the steps and…

  Supreme Court justice Elyakim Rubinstein on Thursday weighed in on the controversy surrounding his colleague Salim Jubran’s refusal to sing the national anthem saying it was “a tempest in a teapot.” The controversy over Jubran’s refusal to sing Hatikva, Israel’s national anthem, occurred during the swearing in ceremony of the Israeli Supreme Court’s new…

Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Jenny Tonge on Thursday resigned from her position as party whip over her strident and public anti-Israel views. “Beware Israel: Israel is not going to be there forever in its present performance. One day the United States of America will get sick of giving £70 billion [$109 billion] a year to…

The “Flying Lions” infantry battalion has been redeployed along the newly reopened Route 12. Route 12, which travels along the Israel-Egypt border, was closed following a coordinated terrorist attack on a civilian bus in August 2011 that killed eight Israelis. The “Flying Lions” arrived on the scene 30 minutes after the attack began to unfold.…

Lake Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee)’s waters are rising as the snow and rain are continuing to fall, bringing desperately-needed water to Israel’s parched land. The water level of the lake earlier Thursday was at 212.39 meters below sea level, having risen by seven centimeters from the current storm, according to Israel’s Water Authority. The…

The Libyan government – formerly Libya’s opposition forces – has decided to give $100 million in humanitarian aid, including food and medicine to Syria’s opposition civilians and activist rebel forces. It was not made clear exactly how the aid would make its way to those who so badly need it. In addition, Syria’s opposition forces have…

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has made an aggressive pre-buttal against potential attacks on President Barack Obama over the AIPAC conference slated to run from March 4-6. The DNC is concerned that Obama’s policy on Israel – with whom relations are at a startling nadir – will become a major point of contention and open…

MK Yitzhak Herzog (Labor) says that Syrian opposition leaders have told him they want peace with Israel after Syrian President Bashar Assad falls. Herzog, an alternate on Israel’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee who has previously held ministerial posts, said the Syrian opposition wants to be “friends” with Israel. He refused to name his sources…

Egyptian authorities Wednesday lifted their travel ban on 16 US citizens accused of fraud and stirring up unrest. Judge Abdel Moez Ibrahim, the head of Egypt’s Court of Appeal, said the accused still face fines of 2 million Egyptian pounds (about $332,000). The US citizens were among 43 people detained in a series of raids…

Just hours before the prices of gasoline were supposed to go up to eight shekels a liter (or $8 a gallon), Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu decided on Wednesday to lower the tax on gasoline by 0.10 shekels.  The price of a liter of gasoline thus rose to 7.74 shekels for self service as of midnight…

President Shimon Peres had a clear message for Iran on Wednesday, during an interview with Barbara Walters on ABC’s “The View”. The interview took place after Peres landed in New York for a visit to the United States, where he will hold a series of policy meetings, including a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama.…

Tehran denied on Wednesday reports that it is conducting nuclear weapons work at a military complex southwest of the capital. The denial by Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) chief Fereidoon Abbasi was delivered via the official IRNA news agency. Asked about a request by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit the Parchin…

The ‘Palestinians’ have invited the U.N. Security Council to visit Judea, Samaria, Gaza and East Jerusalem, the Associated Press reported. Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. observer, told reporters that the purpose of the visit is to enable the observers “to see with their own eyes the reality of the Palestinian people in the occupied territory”…

North Korea’s announced Wednesday it has agreed to suspend nuclear tests and uranium enrichment program under a deal that includes US food aid for the impoverished nation. The agreement, confirmed simultaneously by Washington, represents a potential breakthrough in efforts to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. The deal followed talks in Beijing last week, which…

A Chabad-Lubavitch girls’ school in Melbourne, Australia has found a unique way to honor the memory of five members of an Israeli family murdered by two teenage Palestinian Authority Arab terrorists. The Beth Rivkah Ladies College released 100 blue balloons Wednesday morning in solidarity with Israel and in memory of the slain Fogel family. Each…

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insisted Wednesday that the Obama administration is undertaking a campaign of “aggressive outreach” to ensure sanctions on Iran are enforced. “We should recognize what has been accomplished with the sanctions Congress passed and we are aggressively implementing,” Clinton told the House Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations. “Discussion hasn’t gone anywhere,…

A delegation of Israeli experts from the IsraAID organization is set to fly to Juba, South Sudan this week to conduct the first-ever Gender Based Violence (GBV) training program for social workers in Africa’s newest nation. The trip is being subsidized by a private family foundation, the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, FIRST and the…

Veteran Nazi hunter Beate Klarsfeld was nominated by Germany’s opposition Left Party, Die Linke, on Monday to run for president and provide a political alternative to Joachim Gauck, a former anti-communist civil rights activist and Lutheran pastor. Klarsfeld, 73, and her Romanian-Jewish husband whose father was deported to Auschwitz, have dedicated their lives to raising…

An Israeli strike on Iran would probably prompt Iranian-backed terrorist attacks, but only Israel would be targeted with missiles, retired American General James E. Cartwright told The New York Times Wednesday. He was a former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was deeply involved in war game strategies concerning Iran. Cartwright stated…

Egyptian security officials have caught senior international Al Qaeda terrorist Saif al-Adel, wanted by the U.S. in connection with the 9/11 terrorist attack on America. The 59-year-old terrorist was arrested at Cairo airport upon his arrival on an Emirates Airline flight from Pakistan, with a stopover in Dubai. The Egyptian-born Adel is the No. 3…

A massive dust storm hit the Negev Desert Wednesday afternoon, prompting a health warning from Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry, as a cold front moves in ahead of the next few days of stormy winter weather. Snow fell in the northern Golan Heights and is expected to spread to the center. Strong winds sent camel-colored sand…

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad fits the definition of a war criminal. Clinton’s remarks were made during testimony before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the budget for the State Department and foreign operations. She was pressed by Sen. Lindsey Graham about Syria, where the United Nations…

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey on Tuesday told a Senate panel he did not counsel Israel against attacking Iran over its nuclear program. “We’ve had a conversation with them about time, the issue of time,” Dempsey said, referring to his visit to Israel a month ago. Grilled during a…

Tunisia offered on Tuesday to give Syrian President Bashar al-Assad political asylum if that helps to end a bloody crackdown on the near-year-old uprising against his rule. Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki made the offer of Asylum for Assad and his family at the “Friends of Syria” conference of Western and Arab powers being held in…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met this week with the senior leadership of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and a number of Federation directors, as well as senior leadership of the Jewish Agency for Israel. The meeting took place several days before Netanyahu arrives in Washington for meetings with President Barack Obama on the…

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat spoke to Arutz Sheva on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the 9th Jerusalem Conference, sponsored by the Besheva Magazine. Barkat, who earlier addressed the attendees of the Jerusalem Conference, mentioned some of the trends that he and the city of Jerusalem have been leading. Economically, said Barkat, “We’ve seen a very…

An Israeli Arab Supreme Court Judge caused an outrage on Tuesday, when he refused to sing Israel’s national anthem. The incident occurred during the swearing in ceremony of the Israeli Supreme Court’s new president, Judge Asher Grunis. Grunis was sworn in Tuesday afternoon, several hours after outgoing president Judge Dorit Beinisch formally ended her term in office.…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday warned a nuclear-armed Iran would exercise de facto control the major Gulf oil producers and “choke” the global economy. “Everyone needs to understand that if we’re worried today about rising oil prices we shall be far more worried if Iran, heaven forbid, gains control over the energy centers in…

Freedom of religion in Texas – for Christians: No school basketball games on Sunday but Saturday game goes on despite Jewish protest. Texas schools do not allow sports competition on the Sunday, the Christian Sabbath, but they have ruled against a Jewish school scheduled to play a semi-finals championship game in Dallas on the Jewish…

Hizbullah and its allies have “taken advantage” of their role in the government in order to force public schools and the Lebanese University to dedicate a one-hour session for teaching the history of ‘Resistance,’ Lebanese University (LU) students affiliated with the Lebanese Forces party said on Monday. The students were referring to a decision that…

A report issued by Strategic Forecasting, also known as Stratfor, claims Egypt’s army was planning to oust former president Hosni Mubarak months before the start of popular protests in early 2011. The report, “Contemporary Challenges: Life after Mubarak” was written by Stratfor researcher Maverick Fisher and published on 12 December 2011. It states that “while…

Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva threw a tantrum and then stormed out of an emergency session of the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday. Faysal Khabbaz Hamoui charged that sanctions imposed on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for its brutal year-long crackdown on civilians, prevented Damascus from buying medicines and fuel.…

Americans for Peace Now’s Director of Policy and Government Relations Lara Friedman has expressed her discontent and dissatisfaction with the failure of Arab officials to acknowledge Jewish rights to Jerusalem. While Friedman is vehemently against Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, military action against Iran, and advocated on behalf of freeing the Islamic Jihad terrorist…

A poll has found that over two thirds of the Israeli public thinks press coverage of two major stories – the deal for releasing Gilad Shalit and the housing protest – was biased. The poll was revealed at a stormy panel on press bias at the 9th Jerusalem Conference, sponsored by B’Sheva Magazine. The poll…

The flames of the newest Arab “intifada” uprising reached two Jewish farms in Judea and Samaria Tuesday. Arabs burned down a home in Havat Gilad, in Samaria. They apparently come from the nearby village of Farata, and made their escape after setting the isolated structure on fire. Residents of the Jewish farm gave chase and…

The Palestinian Authority (PA) may nullify another part of the moribund Oslo Accords and halt security cooperation with Israel, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) secretary Yasser Abed Rabbo told the London-based Al Quds Al Arabi newspaper. “Everything is subject for reevaluation, but there is no final decision made yet,” he was quoted as saying by the…

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) once again scolded Republican front-runner Rick Santorum for advocating on behalf of a church role in governing. Santorum told ABC, on February 26, that a1960 speech given by then-presidential candidate John F. Kennedy outlining church-state separations almost made him “throw up.” “To say that people of faith have no role in…

Rep. Allen West, a Republican from the state of Florida, warned that Israel could become the site of a “second Holocaust” if the United States does not take further actions to protect the Jewish state against Iran, the WOKV-AM/FM radio station, reported on Monday. “You’re looking at a second Holocaust … [if Israel doesn’t] know…

EU officials said Monday they will voluntarily cut imports of Iranian crude by one third, starting March 1, with sanctions affecting others as well. Instead of the standard import of 740,000 barrels, imported in the same period last year, EU importers said they would limit themselves next month to a mere 425,000 barrels of oil.…

Sen. John McCain on Sunday lashed out at the Obama administration’s handling of rising tensions between Israel and Iran. McCain told CNN’s “State of the Union” that the administration intentionally leaked to the media the reason for the US national security adviser’s trip to Israel – to try to persuade the country not to attack…

Lebanon’s Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn on Monday warned Israel against “any foolishness in attacking Lebanon.” Ghosn, who is currently on an official visit to Tehran, met Sunday with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who told him that Lebanon and Iran “should work toward unity to confront the West and Israel.” During the visit Ghosn, a member…

Iran has put off the execution of Christian Pastor Yousof Nadarkhani — probably in response to massive international pressure — but it is not clear for how long. Nadarkhani was due to be executed on Tuesday, after having lost the final appeal against a conviction on a charge of apostasy in Iran’s Supreme Court. The…

Palestinian Authority Arabs rioted in the capital and hurled firebombs at Israelis Monday in what appears to be the start of a third wave of the ‘Oslo War,’ or what the Arabs refer to as an “intifada.” In Jerusalem, Arab rioters threw large, sharp-edged rocks and firebombs – Molotov cocktails – at Border Police officers…

The UN Watch organization on Monday called on the U.S., the EU and UN rights chief Navi Pillay to urge the UN’s Human Rights Council president, Laura Dupuy Lasserre, to cancel a planned resolution praising the human rights record of former Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi’s regime. The resolution is slated for adoption in the council’s…

At least 144 people were killed across Syria on Monday, a Syrian activist group told The Associated Press. The group added that most of the dead were in the embattled opposition stronghold of Homs, which has been under attack by security forces since February 4. They were shot by security forces as they tried to…

United States Senator Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont met with imprisoned American Jew Alan Gross as well as Cuban President Raul Castro to discuss the detainee’s release, but said Friday that he doesn’t expect Gross to be released any time soon, MSNBC news reported. Senator Leahy met with Gross on Thursday afternoon at a…

Israel’s powerful general labor federation, the Histadrut, on Monday threatened El Al Airlines and other Israeli carriers with a general strike over an “open skies” agreement officials recently signed with European countries. A strike at El Al – as well as Arkia and Israir – would only be the latest in a succession of labor…

Just hours after the Histadrut threatened labor disruptions and downtime for Israel’s civil air carriers, Transportation Minister Israel Katz announced he has yet to sign the controversial “open skies” agreement with European countries that provoked the threat. Instead, Katz said the “soundness of the companies” would be evaluated before a decision was taken over whether…

The Syrian government announced Monday voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution giving President Bashar al-Assad 14 more years in power as loyalist forces continued to kill protesters. Some 40 people fell under government gunfire Sunday during the so-called “referendum” on the new constitution that purports to create a multi-party system and limits the presidency to…

A Taliban suicide bomber terrorist killed nine people, none of them Americans, at an Afghani NATO base Monday morning in revenge for the U.S. soldiers burning copies of the Koran along with other Muslim texts containing messages of incitement last week. At least 12 people were wounded after an explosives-laden vehicle blew up bear the…

Iran’s state television announced on Monday that the country’s foreign film success at the Oscars was a victory over Israel. The broadcast said that the Iranian film “The Separation” succeeded in “leaving behind” a film from the “Zionist regime,” the Associated Press reported. The Iranian film “A Separation,” which explores the complex social and religious…

Jerusalem is preparing for the third snow scare of the winter, and this time it is more probable that the white stuff will pile up. In an exact carbon copy of  two weeks ago, Israelis are enjoying near springtime weather Monday under partly cloudy skies, but the temperature will drop sharply and winds will pack…

The Hamas terrorist organization is homeless following its split with Syria and new obstacles to a unity agreement with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. Hamas began turning against Syrian President Bashar Assad several weeks ago as his bloody suppression of the year-long rebellion virtually isolates him from the Arab world. Iran is his only…

Dozens of hair salons across Israel are offering free haircuts, to men and women who are about to begin their military service, on the condition that the cut hair will be used for wings to benefit children with cancer. When Corporal Daniel Segal of the Nahal Brigade joined the army, he knew he was going…

Surging gasoline prices are stuffing Iran’s pockets as sanctions – so far – are not slowing down Iran’s nuclear race. ”Tehran is immune to sanctions,” The London Mail and Guardian reported Monday, and Iran may have the last laugh. Sanctions theoretically would work, but China and Russian have led a large contingent of Asian and…

Released for publication: A routine IDF patrol at the Sinai border last Thursday found explosives and prevented another mass casualty terror attack. The military described the discovered bag is being very large and filled with explosives. It was discovered after soldiers identified a suspicious man who fled as they tried to arrest him. Sappers neutralized…

Iran stands at the threshold of a nuclear weapons capability as the world watches in indecision. Sanctions, covert action, and diplomacy have failed to alter Iran’s nuclear policy. Nor have they had a visible effect Iran’s the enrichment program – including Tehran’s growing stockpile of 19.75% low-enriched uranium (LEU). Obtaining weapons-grade high-enriched uranium (HEU) is…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had fiery words for Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas Sunday evening after a day in which the Fatah and PLO leader delivered a speech that attempted to deny the ancient Jewish roots of Jerusalem. Abbas told Arab leaders in Doha that visiting “occupied Jerusalem” was the goal of every Muslim, Arab…

The writer, an Italian journalist with Il Foglio, writes a weekly column for Arutz Sheva. He is the author of the book “A New Shoah”, that researched the personal stories of Israel’s terror victims, published by Encounter. For centuries, Jews have remembered the destruction of their holy Temple by crushing a glass at weddings or…

Former Mossad official Eliezer Tsafrir, who was the last person to serve in the agency’s office in Iran, said on Sunday he believes there will ultimately be no choice other than to launch a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Speaking to Arutz Sheva, Tsfarir said he believes the United States should be the one…

As anti-Israel organizations are planning activities designed to vilify Israel as part of “Israel Apartheid Week” in campuses across the world, JerusalemOnlineU.com’s ‘Step Up for Israel’ initiative is planning a counter-attack. The initiative will be running an educational campaign to strengthen parents’ and students’ support for Israel. As part of this effort, the award-winning film…

Syria may have voted on a new constitution, but the West isn’t buying it, The Associated Press reported. According to the report, the U.S. and its allies dismissed the Syrian regime’s referendum on a new constitution Sunday as a “farce” meant to justify the bloody crackdown on dissent. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called…

As speculation continues that Israel will launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is warning against such a strike, Channel 2 News reported. In an article to be published Monday as part of Russia’s foreign policy and of which portions were released on Sunday, Putin says Russia is concerned…

Republican presidential nominee contendor Rick Santorum is gaining broad support from the Orthodox Jewish community in the United States. “He’s always been tough on the issues of importance,” said a spokesman for Jewspickrick.com, a website organized by members of the Orthodox Jewish community in New York and New Jersey that outlines Santorum’s social issues and…

Palestinian Authority thieves have continued a wave of near-daily carjack thefts that began two weeks ago – and are continuing to target lone female Israeli motorists. On Sunday, thieves went so far as to cause a collision in order to take a woman’s car. The latest attack took place on Highway 437 near the Jewish…

At least two Israeli Arab MKs are in Qatar attending the International Conference for Defense of Jerusalem – but listed as representatives of “Palestine.” MK Ahmed Tibi, and MK Taleb El-Sana, both of whom are members of Israel’s Knesset, are attending the conference in Doha, which began Sunday. The gathering, organized by the Arab League and…

‘Palestinian’ academic Azzam Tamimi, who publicly condones suicide bombings against Israelis, provoked outrage amongst the student population at a London university, on Friday, the Huffington Post reported. Tamimi, who is also a supporter of Hamas, is scheduled to address an event organized by the Queen Mary University’s (QMU) Palestine Solidarity Society, on Tuesday. In 2004…

Minister of Education Gideon Saar announced Sunday that the Israel Prize in communications will go to Yaakov Achimeir, a veteran journalist at television’s Channel 1. Saar accepted the recommendation of the Israel Prize committee charged with naming the winner of the prize for communications. The committee is headed by media expert, Prof. Eitan Gilboa and…

Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev strongly condemned statements made by Arab Mks Ahmed Tibi and Taleb El-Sana in Doha on Sunday. The two lawmakers, both of whom draw salaries supported by Israeli taxpayers, are listed as representatives of “Palestine” at the International Conference for Defense of Jerusalem in Qatar. Both Israeli Arab MKs made statements…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Iran’s nuclear program will be at the focus of his talks with United States President Barack Obama next week. “At the end of the week, I will leave for North America,” he said at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting. “I will meet with President Barack Obama…

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently honored a Syrian writer who praised the 9/11 attacks and once wrote about “hated Jew Shylock.” The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) quickly condemned Medvedev for presenting writer Ali Ukla Ursan with the “Pushkin Medal” in Moscow last week. Ursan has praised the Al Qaeda-planned aerial attacks on the United States on…

Abe Foxman, the National Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), wrote a letter to the President of Harvard University, Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust last week, condemning the “One State Conference” scheduled to take place at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government on March 3-4. The conference, organized entirely by student groups that advocate an ideology…

The fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad will break the Iranian-Syrian axis and will be good for Israel, Intelligence Minister Dan Meridor told Army Radio Sunday morning. “There is an Assad-Ahmadinejad axis, a Tehran-Damascus axis. Breaking this axis would be good for Israel,” said Meridor, who is on the left flank of the Likud party.…

Syrians are voting Sunday on the draft of a new constitution that would limit the presidency to two seven-year terms, beginning with this year. The new constitution also theoretically calls for the creation of a multi-party system. Polls opened across the country at 7:00 a.m. Local time, and are scheduled to close 12 hours later. Some…

NASA astronauts are using a General Electric Healthcare device designed in Israel for monitoring the impact of space travel on the human body. The astronauts blasted off with the “Vivid q” Cardiovascular Ultrasound last July on the final space shuttle flight of the International Space Station (ISS) but it was not put into action until…

United States Democratic Congressmen Elliot Engel and Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents Malcolm Hoenlein were attacked by Arab rock throwers on Friday afternoon as they visited the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives. A large “baseball-sized” rock was thrown at the group, and just missed hitting Congressman Nadler. Both he and…

Despite intense talks and other pressure, the new Egyptian government is adamant: 19 American employees of pro-democracy NGOs are to be tried on on Sunday, although not all will be in the courtroom, said their attorney, Negad El-Borei. They will be charged with illegally receiving foreign funds and working in Egypt without licensing, according to the…

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has turned around Palestinian Authority efforts to erase evidence of Jewish roots of the Temple Mount and accuses Israel of trying to remove Jerusalem’s Arab and Christian character, He spoke on Sunday at the Arab League-sponsored Jerusalem International Conference in Doha, Qatar, whose ruler kicked off the conference by saying…

Five Al Qaeda terrorists were killed in a firefight with government troops in southern Yemen over the weekend. The battle came just hours after Yemen’s 65-year-old new president, Abed Rabu Mansour Hadi, was formally inaugurated. He is the first new president to lead the country in more than three decades, but will face the challenge…

Violence by Arabs from Haifa to Be’er Sheva has grown into new full-blown Intifada, but so far the IDF is holding fire despite deaths in the recent  past in the same circumstances . The increasing violence is forcing the IDF to heighten its presence on the highways, and terrorists, already used to de facto control, may escalate…

IAF aircraft attacked terror targets in Gaza on Saturday night, the IDF Spokesperson said. According to the statement, the aircraft struck a weapon manufacturing site and a smuggling tunnel in southern Gaza. The aircraft scored direct hits on their targets, and all aircraft safely returned to their base. The attack came in response to the…

More than 600 people attended this past Wednesday’s Gush Katif dinner in Crown Heights, New York. The dinner was organized by the Gush Katif Museum in Jerusalem and was endorsed by a number of leading Jewish organizations including, Americans For a Safe Israel (AFSI) and The World Committee for the Land of Israel. The Gush…

Leading British and American researchers are campaigning to have the United Nations make its archived files on cases against World War II criminals public, The Associated Press reported on Saturday. According to the report, the files, which are in 400 boxes, are locked inside UN headquarters and document 10,000 cases against accused World War II…

The Red Cross failed on Saturday to agree a deal to evacuate wounded Syrians and Western journalists from the battered city of Homs, AFP reported. According to the report, the killing in Syria continued as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces resumed shelling the Baba Amr district of Homs, after an apparent pause to allow in relief…

Egypt released final results in its elections for the upper house of parliament on Saturday, confirming that the Islamist parties are the biggest winners in the vote and now control both houses of the country’s parliament. A commission official was quoted by AFP as having said that the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP)…

Police on Saturday arrested four Arabs who are accused of attempting to attack and “lynch” two IDF soldiers in Haifa. The attack took place near Rambam Hospital in Haifa, and was fended off by the soldiers and security guards who helped defend them. The soldiers were brought to the hospital for treatment of light injuries.…

Arabs rioted for a second day Saturday, at a funeral for an Arab who was allegedly killed by IDF fire. Arab sources claimed Saturday that 23-year old Talia Ramia had been killed in riots Friday, as hundreds of Arabs threw stones and attempted to attack IDF soldiers. The riots took place near the Kalandia checkpoint…

In his first statement on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s latest report, which said that Iran has expanded it nuclear program, and that the IAEA was concerned over the program’s “possible military dimensions,” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Saturday night that the report “constitutes additional proof that the State of Israel’s assessments are correct. Iran…

A Kassam rocket exploded Saturday evening in the Ashekelon Coast Regional Council area. No injuries or damage were reported. It was one of several rockets and mortar shells fired at Israel Saturday night. Earlier, two rockets fired by Gaza Arab terrorists fell in the same area. No physical injuries or damage were reported in those…

A report Saturday said that the United States was planning to intervene militarily in Syria, with or without United Nations authorization, if the killing in the country continued. A senior American official quoted in the London-based Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper said that the action would be based on the UN intervention in Kosovo several years ago:…

Dozens of riot police were deployed to quell a Muslim riot on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday. Israel Police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said more than 100 Muslims began throwing rocks at a police location following Friday prayers, prompting the police to enter the compound. According to reports, police used tear gas…

Dutch Prince Johan Friso, who was injured in an avalanche last week, is in a coma and may never regain consciousness, the BBC reported on Friday, quoting doctors treating him in Austria. Prince Friso, who had been on a skiing holiday in the Austrian resort of Lech, lay buried under snow for about 15 minutes…

Red Cross aid workers entered a besieged neighborhood in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday and are negotiating with authorities and rebels to evacuate the wounded there, The Associated Press reported. The wounded include two Western journalists who were injured in the same government attack that killed American war correspondent Marie Colvin and French…

The grandson of a Hizbullah arch-terrorist who died in a mysterious explosion four years ago, wants to be just like his grandfather. The Al-Manar television network, which is run by the Lebanese terrorist organization, hosted this week in studio the family of Imad Mughniyeh. In a clip from the show, which was presented on the…

A new report released Friday by the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog agency reveals that Iran has significantly increased its uranium enrichment. Channel 10 News reported that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed concerns in its latest report over Iran’s nuclear intentions. “There is serious concern that Iran’s nuclear program has a dimension directed toward…

A store in Vancouver, Canada which has been the target of anti-Israel demonstrators received support from a government minister this week. Shalom Toronto reported that Jason Kenney, Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, visited on Wednesday Lavan, a Vancouver store owned by an Israeli and which sells cosmetics and beauty products made in the…

Four of the terrorists released in exchange for kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit have returned to terrorist activity. The four were recently arrested, and are facing return to prison. Military prosecutors are asking to send the four back to complete their original sentences. However, their lawyers are asking for a new trial and sentencing based…

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday she is “betting against” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s staying in power. “The strategy followed by the Syrians and their allies is one that can’t stand the test of legitimacy or even brutality for any length of time,” Clinton told. “There will be increasingly capable opposition forces. They…

US Senator John McCain backed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu this week in a growing divergence of views with Washington on how to confront Iran’s nuclear program. On Tuesday, Netanyahu charged that US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey was “unwilling to aid Israel” in ensuring Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons.…

Hamas on Thursday tried to dismiss reports the terror movement was attempting to strong-arm PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas into accepting new terms for a proposed reconciliation deal with Fatah. Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum told the Bethleham-based Maan News Agency that Hamas was moving forward with the unity deal hammered out by Abbas and Hamas chief…

US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro on Thursday insisted the United States and Israel are “coordinated” on steps being taken to confront Iran’s nuclear program. Shapiro’s remarks came just days after the most recent public flare up between officials in Jerusalem and Washington over a potential military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. On Tuesday, Prime…

Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on Thursday was appointed to serve as the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy on the Syrian crisis. Annan’s appointment was announced jointly by his successor, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, and Arab League Secretary-General Nabeel Al Araby. The announcement said Annan carries a mandate to work to bring an end “all violence…

Dozens of riot police were deployed to quell a Muslim riot on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday. Israel Police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said more than 100 Muslims began throwing rocks at a police location following Friday prayers, prompting the police to enter the compound. According to reports, police used tear gas…

President Shimon Peres addressed the Iranian threat Thursday in a speech before the annual Jerusalem meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. “The state of Israel is a sovereign one and it has the right and the ability to defend itself from every threat,” he said. “When we say all options…

Official Palestinian Authority television has twice recently broadcast a song that glorifies the use of terrorism to achieve an independent state. The song, documented and translated by the media watchdog organization Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), states that violence and “Martyr’s blood” will be used to achieve statehood. It demonizes Israel as a “treacherous aggressor,” and…

Ethiopian and Somali troops took a strategic base of the Islamist al-Shabab terror militia in south-western Somalia on Thursday. About 50 vehicles, including some 20 tanks, entered Baidoa before troops spread out to secure the environs surrounding the town. After the southern port of Kismayo, the town was the most important al-Shabab base. Al-Shabab, which…

A new study by Israeli scientists has found that obesity can lead to depression and greater burnout at work. Dr. Sharon Toker at Tel Aviv University’s Recanati Faculty of Management and Dr. Michal Biron of the University of Haifa say employers should encourage their workers to maintain their physical fitness. The study, originally designed to…

Iran has accused Israel of conducting “war games” in Tehran in a letter of complaint to the United Nations Security Council. Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammad Khazaee, charged in the letter filed Wednesday that Israel was “assassinating our nuclear scientists as part of its war games.” He also denied that his country has…

The head of the Palestinian Authority energy authority charges Hamas with politicizing the Gaza electricity crisis during ongoing negotiations with Egypt. Asked about allegations that he threatened employees at the energy authority in Gaza, Omar Kittana said, “I refuse to comment on this as we have reached an impermissible point. I was afraid of politicization…

A wave of bombings and shootings across Iraq killed at least 60 people and injured as many as 200 others Thursday as sectarian tensions grow amid a political row. The car bomb in Baghdad killed at least nine people and wounded 27 in the upmarket Karrada neighborhood. At least two other blasts hit Karrada, including another…

Officials in Ankara on Thursday announced that Turkey plans to purchase 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters worth $16 billion. “Turkey plans to buy 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, two of which will be delivered in 2015,” Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz told the daily Milliyet. Turkey has long planned to purchase about 100 jets to replace…

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz warned on Wednesday that a nuclear-armed Iran would be an existential threat to the State of Israel. Speaking at a memorial ceremony for Major Eitan Belachsan, who was killed by Hizbullah terrorists in Lebanon in 1999, Gantz said, “The Iranian nuclear development is an existential threat. Even though there…

The United States criticized Israel on Wednesday over the approval of 500 housing units for the Shomron community of Shilo, saying that Israel’s “settlement activity” was not “constructive” for Middle East. The Judea and Samaria administration committee also retroactively legalized at least 200 more homes on humanitarian grounds in the nearby community of Shvut Rachel.…

The IsraWineExpo is an international professional exhibition which provides a meeting place for the wine industry, wine-makers, importers, investors, buyers, restaurateurs, food and beverage managers, barmen and sommeliers, decision makers, journalists and leading wine purchasers from around the world as well as for the general public of wine lovers. Arutz Sheva was at the expo, which…

A Washington-based institution is warning that an Iranian research center has more to do with the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program than was previously believed. The Associated Press reported that the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said Wednesday it had new indications of hidden weapons work by Iran. According to the report, a cache…

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations told the Security Council on Tuesday that western Africa has become Hizbullah’s “powerbase.” “Israel is particularly concerned over Hezbollah’s use of the area [West Africa] as a base of terror operations. Criminal initiatives bolster Hezbollah’s efforts to create sleeper-cells in the area,” Ron Prosor told the Council. “The world…

  Palestinian Authority chairman and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for unity talks with Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal on the formation of a national unity government. As respective leaders of bitterly feuding factions, the two men have struggled to implement the terms of a reconciliation deal signed in Cairo last May.…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu confirmed on Wednesday that his main spokesman, Yoaz Hendel, had resigned after the Eshel affair. “Netanyahu thanked Hendel for his great contribution to Israeli public diplomacy in Israel and the world,” a statement from the PMO said, adding the new communications director will be Liran Dan. News of Hendel’s resignation came…

Almost all political leaders have welcomed the High Court decision Tuesday night that the ‘Tal Law” for religious exemptions from the IDF is illegal, although it is another example of the High Court interfering with legislation that is under review in the Knesset. The law was named after the Tal Committee’s suggestion, adopted in law…

The U.S. army has profusely apologized for soldiers’ burning of Muslim holy books with extremist passages but local Muslims remain angry. Copies of the Koran and other Islamic texts were taken from a detention center library next to a U.S. army base after being found to contain additional text with extremist messages. The material was dumped in…

The IDF has put off deployment of the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system for a military drill in the greater Tel Aviv area. The planned deployment of the battery, which was to include a routine systems check, was temporarily suspended on Wednesday, an army spokesperson said. The battery was originally to be moved from its position…

Druze in the Golan Heights are beginning to turn against Syrian President Bashar Assad and protesting against his regime for the first since the Six-Day War in 1967. Golan Druze, a religion of its own and not a Muslim sect, comprise nearly 50 percent of the population of the strategic Golan region and most of…

The Civil Administration is expected to ink its approval on 500 housing units for the Samaria community of Shilo on Wednesday. The Judea and Samaria administration committee is also expected to retroactively legalize at least 200 more homes on humanitarian grounds in the nearby community of Shvut Rachel, according to IDF spokesman Guy Inbar. The…

Veteran American journalist Marie Colvin was killed Wednesday in heavy shelling by the Syrian Army in Homs, along with a French photographer. Two other journalists, including an American woman and a British man, were wounded in the continuing siege on the central city. According to an eyewitness, forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continued…

Iran’s “three Musketeers” Bangkok terrorists used $27 portable radios to hide one bomb and parts for other explosives that appeared be meant for magnetic bombs against Israelis, ABC reported Tuesday night. The disclosure ties the modus operandi with the magnetic bomb attack in New Delhi, where the wife of an Israeli diplomat was seriously wounded.…

More than 100 people have been killed in Syria since Tuesday morning, the Al-Arabiya network reported, citing members of the opposition. According to the opposition, 1,237 people have been killed in Syria in the last three weeks alone, and 18,000 were arrested by President Bashar Assad’s security forces. Opposition sources reported that among those killed…

A month after a terror attack against Israelis was foiled in Azerbaijan, local authorities have arrested a terrorist cell whose members belonged to the Hizbullah terror group and held Iranian passports. According to a report on Tuesday by Israel’s Channel 2 News, Azerbaijan police arrested the members of the terror cell on suspicion of planning…

China, India and Japan are planning to reduce their imports of Iranian oil by at least ten percent, according to a report by Israel’s Channel 2 News on Tuesday. The decision is connected with the West’s tightening sanctions against the Islamic Republic, which are making it difficult for Asian countries to close deals with the…

Several Knesset members from the Likud party called Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to implement the agreement that has been reached regarding the community of Migron. The MKs made the remarks at an official Likud event, during which they met with the heads of some of the party’s local branches. The event began with…

A top Iranian general warned Tuesday that the Islamic Republic will pre-emptively strike anyone who threatens it, The Associated Press reported. The news agency quoted Gen. Mohammed Hejazi, who heads the military’s logistical wing, as having told the Fars news agency, “We do not wait for enemies to take action against us. We will use…

Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday blamed Israel for the deadlocked Middle East peace process, the official Petra news agency reported. According to the report, the king made the remarks during a meeting with representatives of the New York-based Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish American Organizations. The organization’s Annual Leadership Mission was held in…

Muslims hurled stones and shoes at police escorting Jewish and Christian visitors on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City on Tuesday. “An officer was slightly wounded and treated at the scene,” police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said, adding that two Arabs were arrested. Police say officers had been put on high alert earlier in the…

The “Arab Spring” is “too flowery and seasonal a term to describe an earthquake that threatens to bring down structures that have been standing for decades,” a former senior Israeli intelligence official said Monday. Dr. Eran Lerman, director of the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) Israel office and a former senior intelligence officer in Israel’s Directorate of…

  Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will make an official visit to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 2. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office officially announced the visit on Monday. The Israeli embassy in Ottawa confirmed on Tuesday that Netanyahu would make a “stopover” in Ottawa before heading to Washington. Netanyahu is set to meet US President…

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said its security forces would quell unrest in its Shiite dominated Qatif region with “an iron fist.” The ultraconservative Saudi Kingdom blamed an unnamed foreign power – widely understood to be Shiite Iran – for stirring up unrest and backing attacks on its security forces in the Eastern Province. “It is…

  The Pentagon on Tuesday disputed reports Iranian warships had docked at a Syrian port over the weekend. Iran’s state-run Press TV said Saturday that an Iranian navy destroyer and a supply ship had docked in the port of Tartus to “provide training to ally Syria’s naval forces.” Tartus is located 220 km from the…

It is only a “matter of time” before the IDF has to re-enter Gaza to control terror, IDF Chief of Benny Gantz warns, three years after the three-week Operation Cast Lead counterterrorist campaign. The IDF has carried out a consistent policy since several months after Cast Lead to retaliate after almost every terrorist attack on…

The Al Aqsa Center has released a statement saying that it has received information that Israel plans to divide up the Temple Mount into separate Jewish and Muslim sections, in the same way that the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hevron is divided. According to the statement, as reported by the Elder of Zion blog,…

World Vision Australia, part of a very large evangelical organization that provides relief aid worldwide, has reportedly announced it is freezing aid to a Gaza-based group, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC). The announcement follows legal action by Israeli civil rights group, Shurat HaDin—Israel Law Center, which warned that the UAWC is an agency…

Norwegian mass murder Anders Behring Breivik, who last year gunned down children at a summer camp, planned a more grandiose slaughter, including clerics and Amnesty officials, according to the London Telegraph. Breivik murdered 77 people in his killing spree last July as part of his mad protest against Norwegian officials for not stopping what he…

Alert soldiers Monday night foiled a massive bomb attack on Israelis by discovering a huge bomb that terrorists were smuggling across the Egyptian border. Bombs and weapons smuggled into the mostly barren southwestern Negev can easily be carried by terrorists to urban targets, with the city of Be’er Sheva being the closest. The IDF said…

Former Arkansas governor and Fox News host Mike Huckabee is in Israel once again. Arutz Sheva met him on Monday. His visit comes a little over a year after his last visit to the Jewish State, during which he said that if he were president of the United States he would move the American embassy…

Members of the Tel Aviv City Council approved on Monday a proposal to operate public transportation on Shabbat, Channel 10 News reported. The proposal was passed by a vote of 13 supporters against seven opponents. The proposal, which was presented by the Meretz party’s representative in city council, was supported by Mayor Ron Huldai. The…

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations 2012 Annual Leadership Mission is currently being held in Jerusalem, and Arutz Sheva was there on Monday. Malcolm Hoenlein, the executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, addressed in a conversation with Arutz Sheva the report that the pro-Arab, anti-Israel…

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s wife, Suzanne Mubarak, has sent U.S. President Barack Obama a threat that if he does not prevent the transfer of her husband to a prison hospital, she will disclose the identities of U.S. agents operating in Egypt. The report on Suzanne Mubarak’s threat was posted on Monday to the website…

The 33-year rule of Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh comes to an end this week as Yememis appoint a replacement they hope will lead to democracy. No ceremonies will mark the end of the reign Saleh once described as “dancing on the heads of snakes.” Currently in the United States to receive treatment for injuries…

One week into the investigation of the car bombing of an Israeli embassy car in Delhi has yet to yield a breakthrough, sources told India Today. Police are continuing in their search for an attacker on a red motorcycle who attached a magnetic bomb to the vehicle and sped off before it detonated. However, conflicting…

Cairo has agreed Monday to implement a three-stage plan that would end chronic fuel shortages in Gaza and eventually hook up the Hamas-run enclave to the regional Egyptian power grid. The new Gaza energy deal comes after Gaza’s power station went dark on February 14 due to a shortage of diesel fuel for its generators.…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will meet with US President Barack Obama in Washington on March 5. According to Obama’s National Security Adviser Tom Donilon the two leaders will discuss the “full range of security issues of mutual concern.” Netanyahu will be in Washington to address the annual policy conference of the influential pro-Israel lobby AIPAC,…

Two senior members of the US Senate Armed Services Committee urged international cooperation to help supply anti-Assad rebels with weapons and other aid on Monday. Both Arizona Sen. John McCain and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, however, stopped short of endorsing direct US intervention as Syrian tanks and reinforcement roll towards Homs. “The United…

Following the exclusive report Sunday on a recent carjacking in Samaria, yet another eyewitness account of a carjacking incident has reached Arutz Sheva. Yaakov Gonen, a resident of Karnei Shomron, described a carjacking that he witnessed last week, in the early afternoon. He was on his way eastward from Rishon LeTzion toward Karnei Shomron. A…

The Palestinian Authority has ditched any Quartet hopes for a negotiated peace with Israel and rejects Jewish sovereignty over “settlement blocs,” such as the city of Maaleh Adumim, home to approximately 40,000 Jews, and the Gush Etzion communities populated by Jews before the 1948 War of Independence. It also demands the release of terrorists, the right…

The Knesset’s Labor, Welfare and Health Committee voted Monday in favor of a bill that would cut 50 percent off National Insurance benefits to citizens involved in serious terrorist crimes. Government lawyers had opposed cutting off all benefits to terrorists and the formulation is presented as a compromise between the state lawyers and the bill’s…

The IDF’s Galilee Group received a unique visitor last week – Aharon Bielski, the youngest of the Bielski brothers, whose exploits were recreated in the 2008 film Defiance starring Daniel Craig. As partisan fighters, the brothers saved over 1,200 Jews, whom they helped to survive in the forests. Bielsky came to Israel to visit the…

MK Danny Danon (Likud) initiated the Knesset debate on Arab Knesset members who elected to visit hunger-striking Islamic Jihad leader Khader Adnan in the hospital. Adnan has entered day 65 of a hunger strike protesting the decision of a military court to detain him on the grounds the terror leader poses an immediate security risk…

An Israeli digitalized radar system tracks migrating birds and reduces the threat of an aerial collision with airplanes, says a researcher. The aftermath of an aerial collision between birds and airplanes can be disastrous. The “Miracle on the Hudson” emergency landing after a bird strike in 2009 miraculously did not cost any lives. Below is…

The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) released a web advertisement on February 17, entitled “Security,” highlighting the discrepancy between President Obama’s rhetoric regarding his support for Israel’s security and his actions. The ad states, “These are dangerous times for Israel… Iran is threatening Israel’s destruction, Hizbullah is arming itself with over 40,000 rockets and missiles to…

Britain’s Foreign Secretary on Sunday insisted economic sanctions and negotiations had to be given “a real chance” to convince Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions. William Hague made the comments in an interview with BBC1’s Andrew Marr Show, in which he warned that a nuclear-armed Iran would result in another cold war in the Middle…

Iran’s Oil Ministry announced Sunday that it has stopped shipments to Britain and France, in retaliation for both countries’ support for boycotting  Iranian exports. The European Union imposed sanctions on Iran last month. Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that the Oil Ministry had issued a warning to several other countries as well. EU nations were…

In recent days several female Jewish drivers have been attacked by Palestinian Authority Arabs while on the roads in Judea and Samaria (Shomron). At least three Jewish women were the victims of violent carjackings in the last seven days alone. Each of the women was forced off the road when it was blocked by armed PA Arabs,…

The historic Ammunition Hill war monument site in Jerusalem will not be shut down, Cabinet Secretary Tzvi Hauser told Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin Sunday. Rivlin, who served as Intelligence Officer for the Jerusalem Brigade in the Six Day War and participated in the liberation of the hill, spoke to Hauser and said: “Ammunition Hill is…

Jordan plans to set up a refugee camp along its northern border, in order to accommodate what it fears will be mass numbers of Syrians fleeing the country as the security situation in Syria deteriorates. The government plans to spend over $1 million on the project, which will house thousands of refugees in about 1,000…

Speaking at a meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Sunday night, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reminded listeners at the opening of the meeting that he had warned last year not to be overly optimistic about the effects of the “Arab Spring”. At the time, Netanyahu said, he was accused of…

A panel within the U.S. Presbyterian Church passed a resolution on Friday calling for voting on divestment in multi-national companies that profit from alleged non-peaceful activities in “Israel-Palestine,” the Christian Post reported. The General Assembly Mission Council recommended that the church’s U.S. General Assembly pull out investments in three companies – Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions and…

Watchdog group NGO Monitor issued a statement last week, calling for the immediate resignation of Raquel Rolnik, the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, due to her use of an anti-Semitic slur, “Judaization,” to describe Israeli government housing policy in the Negev, Jerusalem, and Judea and Samaria. “‘Judaization’ is an anti-Jewish racist term which suggests…

Harvard University is going to be hosting a conference entitled “One State Conference: Israel/Palestine and the One State Solution,” scheduled to take place March 3-4. According to the “Vision and Goals” of the conference, as outlined by its website: “To date, the only Israel/Palestine solution that has received a fair rehearsal in mainstream forums has…

A prostitute helped Thai police in the arrest of three Iranian terrorists involved in last week’s botched bomb plot. A fourth suspect, a woman, who arranged for renting a house for her and the terrorists, has fled to Iran. Bombs that the men were putting together accidentally blew up in the house, and the trio…

Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak called on the international community Saturday to tighten sanctions even further on Iran, warning it is essential to halt the Islamic Republic’s nuclear development activities. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo following meetings with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and other Japanese officials, Barak said, “I think there is consensus now in most…

International sanctions stopped Iran from obtaining anti-virus software, according to a senior Iranian intelligence official. As a result, an estimated 16,000 computers were infected by the Stuxnet virus, a cyber pandemic that has taken years to clean out. According to a report Saturday by the semi-official FARS news agency, a deputy intelligence chief identified as “Ahangaran”…

Israeli diplomat Tal Yehoshua-Koren has returned to Israel following the harrowing terror attack that nearly took her life, and left her seriously wounded.  Israel believes that Iran was behind last Monday’s attack in which a black-clad man on a black bicycle stuck a magnetic bomb on the car in which the diplomat was riding in…

Southern Israel’s residents are spending the night near shelters and protected spaces, after a barrage of rockets fired from Gaza over the weekend brought about several retaliations by the IDF. At around 10:30 p.m. (Israel time) on Saturday night, IAF aircraft attacked a rocket production site in Gaza. The IDF Spokesperson said that the aircraft…

Norway’s security authorities have ruled that Israel is a dangerous place and as such, the country’s national shooting team has cancelled its trip to Israel next month. The Norwegian Shooting Association informed the Israeli Shooting Association of the decision last weekend. The Norwegians were to take part in a training camp that is scheduled to…

The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, is warning against an Israeli pre-emptive military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. In an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, which will air on Sunday and of which portions were released Saturday, Dempsey said, “I think it would be premature to exclusively decide…

Iranian warships have entered the Mediterranean Sea for the second time in two years, this time after having docked at the Saudi port of Jedda. The official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) quoted Iranian navy commander Admiral Habibollah Sayari in reporting Saturday’s movement of the ships through the Suez Canal on Saturday. The destroyer Shahid…

Palestinian Authority terrorists fired a barrage of rocket attacks at southern Israel on the Sabbath, shattering the calm of a quiet Saturday afternoon. A Grad Katyusha rocket exploded outside the city of Be’er Sheva shortly after the noon hour. The missile, fired by terrorists in northern Gaza, landed in an open area. No property damage was…

FBI agents arrested a 29-year-old man in a sting operation Friday night who planned a suicide bombing attack on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd told reporters the suspect had been closely monitored by law enforcement while planning to detonate what he believed were explosives. He allegedly prayed in a Washington…

Officials in key parts of the Obama administration are increasingly convinced that sanctions will not deter Tehran from pursuing its nuclear program and believe that the U.S. will be left with no option but to launch an attack on Iran or watch Israel do so, the British Guardian reported on Friday. According to the report,…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday sent condolences to the families of the Palestinian Authority Arab victims of the bus accident which occurred on Thursday north of Jerusalem. Kol Yisrael radio reported that Netanyahu’s special envoy for negotiations with the PA, attorney Yitzchak Molho, telephoned the office of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and offered his…

Syrian President Bashar Assad’s troops, unfazed by Thursday’s UN condemnation of the crackdown on protests, continued to shell rebel-held neighborhoods in the central city of Homs on Friday, The Associated Press reported. Activists told AP that at least 13 people were killed in the attacks. They added that tens of thousands of protesters poured into…

Rocket and missile fire from Gaza put the IDF on high alert on Friday evening, Channel 10 News reported. According to the report, an IDF force on patrol near the border with Gaza heard an explosion heard near the border fence. An IDF statement said the explosion was from an RPG anti-tank missile that was…

Tal Yehoshua-Koren, the Israeli who was wounded in Monday’s terror attack in New Delhi, boarded a flight on Friday afternoon on her way back to Israel. Channel 10 reported that Yehoshua-Koren was released from the hospital in India earlier in the day, and was flown to Israel on a special flight organized by the Ministry…

A week ago Israel National News reported on a Rasmussen poll showing that nearly half of the American people were willing to use force to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons. Now polls produced by the Gallup Institute and the Pew Research Center have revealed that this trend is accelerating. According to Pew, 58% of…

Thai police Friday said they are searching for two more suspects – including an explosives expert – as their inquiry into a botched bombing plot targeting Israeli diplomats expands. Police already have three Iranian nationals in custody. Two were arrested in Bangkok, while a third who fled Thailand was arrested by authorities in Malaysia. They…

The United Nations on Thursday passed a resolution on Syria condemning the brutal government crackdown on dissent by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The resolution passed the General Assembly – rather than the Security Council where China and Russia have thwarted moves against Syria – with 137 nations in favor and only 12 opposed.…

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) for supporting terrorism, abusing human rights, and fueling unrest in Syria. “Today we have designated the MOIS for abusing the basic rights of Iranian citizens and exporting its vicious practices to support the Syrian regime’s abhorrent crackdown on its own…

Israeli counterterrorism officials warned Friday that Iran and its terror confederate Hizbullah are plotting more attacks on Israelis abroad. “It appears as though Iran and Hezbollah are currently trying to carry out attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets abroad,” Israel’s Counter-terrorism Bureau said. Officials said they drew these conclusion “in light of the findings emerging…

Venezuela’s ailing strongman Hugo Chavez unleashed a crude anti-Semitic attack on a rising opposition figure, Henrique Capriles Radonski, the New York Sun reported Thursday.   Capriles is a Catholic whose maternal grandparents were Jews from Poland. That makes him a Jew, by Jewish standards. He is emerging as a challenger to succeed Chavez, who suffers…

A 25-year-old Nigerian who tried to blow up an international flight near Detroit was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on December 25, 2009. The hearing before federal Judge Nancy Edmunds was an open platform for passengers and crew of who wanted…

The leader of the Hizbullah terror group, Hassan Nasrallah, threatened on Thursday to hurt senior Israeli officials. Nasrallah made the threats during a speech at a ceremony in memory of former Hizbullah leader Abbas Musawi and arch-terrorist Imad Mughniyeh. In his speech, Nasrallah denied that Hizbullah was involved in the attacks this week which targeted…

The 18th International Mediterranean Tourism Market show in Tel Aviv included a booth which tried to encourage Israelis to visit Turkey. However, it appears as though the deterioration in relations between Israel and Turkey has discouraged Israelis from visiting Turkey. Hassan Saritepeci of the Turkish Embassy’s Cultural and Information Office told Arutz Sheva that last year only 80,000 Israelis…

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, threatened Israel on Thursday and announced that the Jewish State will soon pay the price for its crimes against Gaza, Al-Aqsa and the Arab prisoners. The terror group clarified in a statement that its members will not stand by without responding to what is happening to Palestinian…

Radical Salafi cleric and terror fundraiser Omar Bakri of Syria on Thursday denied allegations that his group and al-Qaeda will join forces against the Syrian regime saying al-Qaeda isn’t active in Syria to begin with. “The tyrannical Syrian regime is so desperate as to place the blame on al-Qaeda and Salafi Jihadist movements for what…

The murder of a local al-Qaeda leader during a family dispute in his Yemen stronghold has resulted in at least 16 killed in clashes. The fighting began after terror chief Tarek al-Dahab was shot dead by his half-brother Hizam in the town of al-Masaneh in Baya province on Thursday. Several local tribal chiefs told AFP…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday said sanctions imposed on Iran by the international community “are not working.” “Iran is the most irresponsible force in the world. I hope the sanctions will have an effect, but so far they have not,” Netanyahu said while on a state visit to Nicosia in Cyprus. “We are dealing…

Singapore police denied Thursday that they foiled a plot to assassinate Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak while he was visiting the city-state. “The report is untrue. No such incident occurred in Singapore,” police told AFP. The alleged assassination attempt on Barak was first reported by the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida. Al Jarida said Singaporean police and…

The IDF Spokesman confirmed Thursday a report published in Palestinian Authority (PA) media, according to which a female PA terrorist freed in the Shalit deal has been arrested by the IDF. Hana Shalbi, a terrorist from the Islamic Jihad organization, was arrested by an IDF force Wednesday at her home in the village of Burkin,…

The Tekuma party has begun a campaign to quickly reach religious-Zionist unity on the political scene. “The time has come to put things on the table and to stop playing games,” declared party secretary Nachi Eyal. “The religious-Zionist public demands unity,” Eyal said, adding, “Every moment that we hesitate means votes lost to other parties, parties…

Officials in India said Thursday that the explosives used in attacks on Israeli targets in Thailand and India are not the same. Sources from the Home Ministry told IBN-CNN that C4, a military explosive, was used in Thailand, while a nitrate and potassium-based bomb was used in Monday’s attack, targeting an Israeli diplomat’s wife in…

The Ammunition Hill historic site in Jerusalem will close next week, and will no longer host visitors or events. The heads of the non-profit group that has run the site announced its closure at a press conference Thursday morning. Organizers accused the Defense Ministry of failing to transfer the funds needed to keep the site…

Just hours after Iran announced it would be expanding centrifuge operations at the underground Fordo nuclear facility near Qoms, the Islamic Republic continued to threaten the West. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast warned the U.S. and its allies on Wednesday evening that “hasty steps will lead to heavy casualties,” Channel 2 News reported. “The U.S. and…

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda warned Defense Minister Ehud Barak against attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities, Channel 10 News reported on Wednesday. Noda made the comments during a meeting with Barak in Tokyo. The report quoted the Japanese news agency Kyodo, which reported that Noda told Barak that military action in Iran would be very dangerous…

Iran and the core leadership of the al Qaeda terror group, under Ayman al Zawahiri, have established an “operational relationship”, the British Sky News reported on Wednesday. According to the report, there are concerns that the terror group is planning an attack, possibly targeting Europe, in revenge for the killing of former al Qaeda leader…

In the wake of the recent terror attacks against Israeli targets in India, Georgia and Thailand, the U.S. is closely monitoring the activities of the Iran-linked Hizbullah terror group, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday. According to the report, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told lawmakers that the Homeland Security Department has contacted Jewish organizations…

PLO executive committee member Wassel Abu Yousef said Wednesday that the next reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas meeting will take place in Cairo on Feb. 23-24. Yousef told Palestine Radio that talks with Israel were a dead end and that the formation of a unity government with Hamas could be announced at the next meeting.…

Police in Delhi have arrested five suspects in connection with Monday’s bombing attack that wounded the wife of an Israeli diplomat. Delhi officials also said they identified a red motorcycle they believe was used to stick the bomb on the car.  Tal Yehoshua Koren, the wife of an Israeli Defense Ministry attaché at the embassy…

Terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza fired at least four rockets at southern Israel on Wednesday evening, Channel 10 News reported. Three Qassam rockets were fired at the Ashkelon Coast and Shaar HaNegev Regional Councils, the report said. The rockets exploded in open areas. No physical injuries or damages were reported. Earlier, a Qassam rocket exploded in…

New York was the most popular destination for passengers from Ben Gurion Airport last month, 8.73 % higher than January 2011. A total of 804,470 passengers on 6,755 international and domestic flights passed through Ben Gurion Airport in January. International passenger traffic last month totaled 745,779 passengers, representing an increase of 3.43% compared with January…

Iran announced Wednesday that it has placed its first homemade nuclear fuel rods in a reactor, but it may not be able convert them into fuel. The regime of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad often has made claims, such as the development of long-range missiles, that analysts say may be exaggerated if not untrue. Tehran issued…

The terror bombings in New Delhi and Bangkok this week have unmasked Iran for the world to see its true face, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Knesset Wednesday. “Iran is undermining the world’s stability and harms innocent diplomats, he said. “World countries must condemn Iran’s terror acts and draw a red line.” Indian officials…

The brutal bombardment of Homs Wednesday became even more unbelievable as an oil pipeline was blown up and hungry family scavanged for food. Opposition activists said that Syrian President Bashar Assad sent airplanes to bomb the city while ground troops stormed dozens of private houses in the 12th straight day of artillery shelling that has…

Iran rolled out its “oil weapon” Wednesday and announced a cut in exports to six European countries, including France, Spain and Greece. The government-run PRESS TV announced, “In response to the latest sanctions imposed by the EU (European Union) against Iran’s energy and banking sectors, the Islamic Republic has cut oil exports to six European…

The European Union on Monday backed an Arab League call for a UN peacekeeping mission in Syria and urged the UN Security Council to act in order to stop the violence there. “We welcome these bold decisions and the strong and clear commitment and leadership that the Arab League is taking to resolve the crisis…

Iran is expected to announce the expansion of its uranium enrichment at the Fordo plant, the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Tuesday. The facility near Qom is underground, heavily fortified and protected by the armed forces, making it a very difficult target for air strikes. The existence of the facility near Qom only came…

Iran’s Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi denied on Tuesday that his country was behind the attacks on the Israeli embassies in Georgia and India, saying they occurred as a result of Israel’s poor popularity in the world. “The Zionist regime [of Israel] has many enemies in various parts of the world and these incidents might have…

Police officials investigating attack on an Israeli embassy car in Delhi on Monday said the kind of bomb was never before seen in India and likely created by “foreign experts.” “The bomb was perfectly made and we have never seen such a bomb in Delhi. Maybe, it was made by foreign experts,” the official told…

Israel raised its state of alert on Tuesday following the attacks on Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia that took place on Monday. There has been also speculation that Israelis were the intended targets of another attack in Bangkok on Tuesday, in which an Iranian man carrying explosives blew off his own legs. Yigla Palmor,…

The Occupy Movement, which began with social protests against the economic injusitces of Wall Street, has turned into another forum of de-legitimizing Israel. This time instead of Occupying Wall Street, protesters aim at Occupying AIPAC.  Since the onset of the demonstrations in September 2011, the movement has been tainted by anti-Israel and anti-Semitic undertones.  While…

Saudi officials say controversial columnist Hazma Kashgari received financial and logistical support in his flight from Saudi Arabia amid furor over a series of ‘blasphemous’ tweets he made last week. “He was given material and logistic assistance from people who shared his beliefs and objectives,” Khalid Al Shayea, the secretary general of the International Organization…

Thai police on Tuesday arrested an Iranian man suspected of involvement in a twin bombing in Bangkok at Suvarnabhumi airport. The man, identified as Mohummad Hazaei, 42, holds an Iranian passport, Metropolitan Police chief Winai Thongsong said. Hazaei was due to board an Air Asia flight to Malaysia at 6:20pm local time. He has refused…

Saudi Arabia has offered additional crude supplies to India in a move that could help Delhi replace Iranian oil-imports, Saudi state television reported. Saudi Arabia is the biggest oil supplier to India is the only oil producer with significant spare capacity to replace any fall in supply from its regional rival Iran. “King Abdullah offered…

Iran says its new launch vehicles will take heavier satellites higher by 2013. According to officials in Tehran, the Islamic Republic plans to send the Tolou (Rise) and Fajr (Dawn) satellites into orbit and improve satellite launchers to this end.  Iran claims it would be able to put satellites into orbit of up to 36000…

Two terrorist explosions rocked Bangkok Tuesday and several Iranians were involved and one was wounded. The blast was not near the Israeli embassy. No fatalities were reported in the explosions near a school in the capital, where the government has been worried over Muslim rebels who previously have targeted civilians in the southern part of…

A new Arrow missile defense battery will become operational in 2012, according to the IDF Website. The battery is to be stationed in central Israel, where most of Israel’s population is concentrated. The new battery is designed to intercept long-range surface-to-surface missiles with an upgraded version of the Arrow missile. The IDF Website says that…

Indian hospital officials said Tuesday that Tal Yehoshua-Koren, wounded in the terrorist attack in India, suffers from partial paralysis in her legs but may recover. She underwent surgery Monday night and is expected to remain under anesthesia for two days, when doctors will decide on whether to send her to Israel or keep her in…

Professor Alan Dershowitz exchanged blows with Max Blumenthal of Media Matters in his recent address at a University of Pennsylvania event intended to counter the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement on campus. In response to Dershowitz’s visit to campus, Blumenthal wrote an article entitled, “Torture, Violence Advocate to Keynote anti-BDS Event,” with the sub-heading,…

Dozens of Chabad yeshiva heads and other influential figures worldwide have signed a call to men studying in yeshivas to marry by the age of 20, and not wait until the age of 23 or 24 as is common now. “Our letter is intended to awaken each and every one of us to deal with…

The director of the Iranian military unit in charge of combating sabotage, Gholam Reza Jalali, claimed, “Iranian experts have enough knowledge to confront cyber threats, and the country’s nuclear facilities are immune to cyber attacks,” the Tehran Times reported.   Jalali heads a military unit called Passive Defense, which was set up on the orders…

Two Gaza terrorists have been indicted for plotting to kill IDF soldiers and then expecting to be jailed so they could “earn” PA salaries for terror. The two men, Salam Alsufi and Ra’ami Tayima were charged in a Be’er Sheva court on several counts of terrorist activity, including manning a terrorist outpost in Gaza to…

The IDF said Monday that it was opposed to converting an army base near Eilat into a new international airport, because of security concerns. The new airport at the Nevatim air base was meant to supplement capacity at Ben Gurion Airport, which although recently refurbished is already getting overcrowded. But because the base is too…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met on Monday at the Knesset with 14-year-old Tal Hajaj, the daughter of a former officer in the South Lebanon Army. Since Thursday, Hajaj has been on a hunger strike outside the Knesset, due to the difficulties her family has experienced since her father came to the State of Israel. The…

The wife of the Israeli diplomat who was wounded in the terror attack near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, underwent two major surgeries on Monday night and her condition was stated to be “critical but stable.” Earlier, the woman was identified as Tal Yehoshua-Koren. The India-based television channel CNN-IBN reported that Yehoshua-Koren suffered splinter…

The heads of Israel’s defense establishment were meeting Monday night to evaluate the security situation for Israeli diplomats and civilians abroad in the wake of Monday’s attacks in India and Georgia. Attending the meeting were most of the IDF’s General Staff, including IDF Military Intelligence chief Amir Kochavi and Director of Operations Ya’akov Ayash. Earlier,…

Shebab terrorists staged rallies across Somalia on Monday to celebrate their group’s recognition as a franchize-member of the Al-Qaeda terror network. “The unification of Al-Shebab with Al-Qaeda breaks the hearts of the enemy,” Shebab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage told a crowdin rebel-held Afgoye on the outskirts of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. “Mujahideen fighters worldwide, I…

Iranian official Mehdi Nabizadeh said Israel’s assertion Iran was behind the twin bombing attacks on Jerusalem’s embassies in India and Georgia on Monday were “sheer lies.” “Any terrorist attack is condemned (by Iran) and we strongly reject the untrue comments by an Israeli official,” Nabizadeh was quoted as saying by IRNA. “These accusations are untrue…

February 27 marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of former Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and the Menachem Begin Heritage Center, established in his memory, is planning a series of events to commemorate his colorful career as an Israeli leader. The Center, in Jerusalem, will celebrate “Begin Week” between February 24 and March 1, with…

The Knesset Aliyah and Absorption Committee on Monday conducted a discussion on activities by the World Zionist Organization to prevent assimilation – and how more activity was needed to ensure that Jews remain affiliated with the Jewish people. MK Danny Danon, chairman of the committee, said that “150,000 Jews assimilate every year and are lost…

In response to the attack on Israeli diplomats in India – and the thwarted attack in Georgia on Monday – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran, calling it “the biggest exporter of terror in the world.” “The Israeli government and her security organizations are continuing to operate together with local security services against these acts…

In the wake of the attacks on Israeli personnel and institutions in India and Georgia earlier Monday, Israeli institutions around the world have been placed on high alert – and in some embassies and missions, workers have been placed on very high alert. According to a report on Channel 10 Monday night, the Shabak and…

A riot erupted outside Israel’s Ofer military base after an IDF court rejected the appeal of Islamic Jihad terror leader Khader Adnan on Monday against his continued detention. An IDF spokeswoman said “150 Palestinians gathered and hurled rocks at security forces who responded with riot dispersal means,” resulting in some 23 rioters being injured. The…

An agreement has been reached in the negotiations between residents of Migron and Minister Benny Begin regarding the planned eviction of residents and demolition of the structures that have been built on the site. Alternative structures will be built at permanent site not far from Migron, and the IDF will “consider positively” leaving existing structures…

Israel is carrying out attacks on Iran that are prohibited by the United States, Newsweek-Daily Beast stated Monday in a report that also says new Mossad chief Tamir Pardo visited Washington to gauge American reactions if Israel strikes Iran. American officials reportedly said that Pardo asked, “What is our posture on Iran? Are we [the…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu participated Monday in a session of a parliamentary committee of inquiry chaired by MK Ahmed Tibi of Raam Taal, devoted to the problem of rampant violence in the Arab sector. Violence has become so widespread within the Arab sector that even MKs like Tibi, who make a career out of publicly humiliating…

An Israeli official says an explosion has hit an Israeli diplomat’s car in New Delhi, Associated Press reported Monday. In Georgia, meanwhile, another explosive device was discovered in a car driven by an embassy employee. The official in Delhi said one person was hurt in the blast, but according to AP he did not identify…

The IDF is intensively training soon-to-be officers with hand-to-combat in the face of a high motivation by terrorists to kidnap them. The training will include soldiers in armored units, which normally have no need for hand-to hand combat, but the IDF says that perception has changed since the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit, who was from an…

A federal judge in Nevada has temporarily barred a Nevada prison from refusing to serve Kosher food to an Orthodox prisoner. The state prison said that next week it wanted to start serving a “common fare” menu to prisoners, including 51-year-old Howard Ackerman, serving a life sentence for kidnapping. There are another 292 prisoners in…

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman reacted Monday to the explosion in an Israeli diplomat’s car in India, and apparently also to a failed attack in Georgia. “The citizens and the state of Israel are targets of terror. We know who carried out the terror attacks and who is behind the attacks. We will not go back…

Greece’s parliament approved late Sunday night an austerity and debt-relief bill, crucial for the country to avoid bankruptcy and remain in the eurozone, The Associated Press reported. Lawmakers voted in favor of the bill that imposes harsh new austerity measures in return for a euro130 billion ($171 billion) new bailout agreement and related deal with…

Wine Seven Two is the name of a kosher wine exhibition, the first of its kind, which recently took place in Jerusalem. Arutz Sheva was there. The exhibition included an amazing display of fine wine. On display was a range of Israeli wines, kosher French champagnes, Spanish wines and many more. As part of the…

CyberSec 2012: The International Conference on Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare and Digital Forensic was held on Sunday at the Avenue Convention Center in Israel’s Airport City. Arutz Sheva was there. The conference was held as Israel is in the midst of what appears to some to be a hacking war. In the past few weeks,…

Vice Admiral Mark I. Fox, Commander of the U.S. 5th Fleet, warned on Sunday against “suicide ships” Iran may plant along the Straits of Hormuz in order to use against U.S. forces that try to break the blockade in the area. Israel’s Channel 2 News quoted Fox as having told reporters that Iran has “increased…

Germany’s Defense Minister, Thomas de Maizière, warned on Sunday against an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. In an interview with the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Maizière said he believes an Israeli attack on Iran is unlikely to achieve its goals, adding that such an attack may have severe political consequences for all countries…

The Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Syrian revolution coordination committees rejected on Sunday last week’s reports that Syrian security forces captured an “armed gang” whose members possessed weapons manufactured in Israel and in the United States, the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported. The newspaper quoted the Syrian Al-Baath newspaper, the ruling party’s mouthpiece in Syria, which…

As part of the efforts to counter the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement at the University of Pennsylvania, pro-Israel groups including Hillel and the Philadelphia Jewish Federation invited renowned lawyer, writer and Harvard University professor, Alan Dershowitz, to speak at an event, held February 2, entitled: “Why Israel Matters to You, Me, and Penn:…

Egyptian television featured a segment in which Muhammad Al-Mane’i of the Sinai Bedouins accused Israel of producing jeans, which were then sold to Arabs, containing magnets that cause infertility in Arab women, the Middle East Media Reseach Institute (MEMRI) reported.  Al Mane’i claimed, “There was a time when they would bring us jeans… These pants used…

In a move that would have been unthinkable even just a few months ago, the Arab League on Sunday night suggested providing all possible assistance to groups seeking to unseat Bashar al-Assad as leader of Syria – to the extent that it would welcome a UN presence in Syria, working with Arab League observers in…

The “Sky Rider” unit, IDF’s elite UAV operating force, is implementing a series of changes and upgrades, IDF magazine Bamahane reported. Among other changes, a UAV squad will be assigned to every active battalion in the IDF. The duration of the course required for joining the unit will be lengthened from 8 months to a…

The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday called in the representative of Azerbaijan to Tehran, to protest Baku’s alleged cooperation with Israel’s Mossad. Iran’s official news agency IRNA said that the Ministry had handed a note to regional Azeri representative Javanshir Akhundov, demanding that his country prevent the Mossad from using Azerbaijan as a base for…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu bade farewell to outgoing Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch Sunday, in a meeting attended by all of the Supreme Court judges, including the new President, Judge Asher Grunis. “I wanted to thank you on behalf of the Nation of Israel and the State of Israel,” he said, “for your long, courageous…

The Lie That Wouldn’t Die: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, written by Hadassa Ben-Itto, which seeks to expose the myths behind the infamous Protocols of the Elders of Zion, has been translated into Farsi. The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center posted a 400-page translation of the book, which includes a section, written by…

The self-acclaimed anarchist “Anonymous” group hacked the CIA website Friday one day after threatening to launch a crusade against Israel and defend Iran.   “CIA Tango down,” a member of Anonymous said on a Twitter feed, referring to the phrase used by the U.S. Special Forces after killing an enemy. The Central Intelligence Agency website…

Al Qaeda has called for overthrowing Syrian President Bashar Assad and reportedly is sending terrorists to help rebels, providing fuel for Assad’s blaming “terrorists” for the rebellion. Ayman al Zawahri, the successor to Osama bin Laden, posted an eight-minute video on the Internet on Sunday and pleaded with Syrians not to depend on the West…

Iran has used the visit of Gaza’s Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh to offer “scientific and technological experience” to the PA for a “victory” over Israel. Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told Haniyeh Saturday of “the need for Palestinian adherence to the basic principles of resistance as the key ingredient for their victory against Israel,”…

Syndicated columnist and political commentator, Charles Krauthammer, appeared on FOX News over the weekend, addressing the issue of a possible Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities prior to the American general elections. He saw it as inevitable. Referring to the recent remarks made by United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta that an Israeli attack is likely…

Two pro-Israel race car enthusiasts are behind an effort to compete for the Daytona 500 prize with a car bearing an Israeli flag.  The Daytona 500 marks the start of the NASCAR season that concludes with The Sprint Cup Championship. Nearly 200,000 spectators on Sunday February 26 will be rubbing their eyes to make sure…

Israel has won its first-ever medal in the winter sport of “skeleton” – a high-speed winter sliding sport that originated in Switzerland. The win by athlete Bradley Chalpuski came this past weekend at the America’s Cup race in Lake Placid, New York. “It’s an incredible honor to win a medal for an entire nation. I…

Gaza terrorists fired a short-range Qassam rocket attack at southern Israel Saturday night. The missile landed in the Eshkol Regional Council district, in an open area. The impact occurred less than a minute after the Color Red rocket alert siren sounded, warning residents to seek shelter from the impending attack. No one was physically injured and…

US Ambassador Robert Ford warned over the weekend on his Damascus Facebook page that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is conducting what is tantamount to an all-out war against his own people. Writing a note about the “terrible and tragic development in Syria,” Ford described the use of heavy weaponry by the Assad…

IAF aircraft struck three terror tunnels in southern, northern and central Gaza on Saturday night. A weapon manufacturing site in northern Gaza was hit as well. The IDF Spokesperson said in a statement that direct hits were identified and all aircraft safely returned to their bases. The attacks, said the statement, come in response to…

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that Tehran will soon unveil “big new” nuclear achievements, The Associated Press reported. Speaking at a rally in Tehran marking the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power, Ahmadinejad did not elaborate on the upcoming announcement but insisted…

Gaza de facto Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, who is running as a candidate to replace Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal in the group’s upcoming elections, says the terrorist group will “never recognize Israel.”  Haniyeh arrived Friday in Tehran on an official visit as part of his tour of the Middle East. Having abandoned his longtime…

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan warns it would not be smart to attack Iran at the present time – and says there also is really no need to do so. The recently retired intelligence director claims that Iran does not possess military weapons and is not actually an immediate danger to the State of Israel. “I…

In direct contradiction to a statement earlier this month, Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal is quietly moving his headquarters to Qatar. According to the LIGNET intelligence website, Mashaal announced Friday he will “temporarily” be carrying out Hamas activities from Qatar. However, “Hamas is keeping its Damascus offices open.” Mashaal made the announcement after the terrorist…

A top Syrian general was assassinated Saturday outside his home in Damascus one day after suicide bombers attacked a police headquarters and a military complex in Aleppo. Three gunmen killed Brigadier General Issa al-Kholi, director of the Hamish Hospital in Damascus, according to the official Syrian Arab News Service, SANA. Two suicide car bombers attacked…