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The Al Qaeda terror group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of a Jewish American man in Pakistan, according to an Internet statement released on Thursday. “Just as the Americans detain all whom they suspect of links to Al Qaeda and the Taliban, even remotely, we detained this man who has had an active part…

Russia has delivered anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria, the Moscow-based Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citing an unnamed military source. “The contract was completely fulfilled, almost ahead of time,” Interfax cited the source as saying of the deal, estimated at $300 million. The source did not say when the deliveries had taken place. “This…

The European Union tightened sanctions on Iran in a clampdown on the country´s nuclear program, while divisions festered over a possible halt to purchases of Iranian oil amid Europe’s sovereign debt crisis. Following up on penalties imposed by the US last month, the EU added 180 Iranian officials and companies to a blacklist and started…

Palestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erekat on Thursday claimed Israel was refusing to submit proposals for borders and security arrangements for indirect talks to be mediated by the Quartet for Middle East Peace. An Israeli official close to the negotiations dismissed Erekat’s charge as “spin,” saying the PA had offered nothing new and reiterating Israel…

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party is generally seen as the more moderate of the Arab factions and is seen as a “partner for peace” with Israel. However, that notion may be completely off, according to comments recently made by the PA’s Ambassador to India, Adli Sadeq. In an article he wrote in the…

The European Union is denying that it has ever provided funding to the extreme leftist non-governmental organization (NGO) Peace Now. The EU’s spokesman in Israel, David Kriss, made the comments in a conversation with Arutz Sheva on Thursday. The interview took place in the wake of the Knesset’s Legislation Committee’s recent support for the proposed…

Like most Muslim politicians, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha is no shrinking violet. But despite the fact the nation he leads is a Muslim nation, Berisha made his commitment to the Jewish State crystal clear during his most recent visit to Israel, visiting the Western Wall and ignoring the Al Aqsa Mosque. Albania, Berisha emphasized,…

Kuwait issued an urgent warning to its citizens Thursday, telling them to leave Syria “to ensure their safety” — while they still can. Saudi Arabia had already issued a similar warning on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, the Arab League tightened economic sanctions against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, and adding 17 high-ranking officials…

The Arab League tightened its sanctions against Syria early Thursday in cooperation with the international effort to force President Bashar al-Assad to end government violence against civilians or step down from power.  The Cairo-based regional body added 17 high-ranking Syrian officials to a list banning travel to other Arab states, including on its “black list”…

Major General Eyal Eisenberg of the IDF Home Front Command said Thursday that Israel’s deterrence is rooted in its ability to conquer foreign territory when attacked. “A principal pillar of Israel’s deterrence is the IDF’s maneuverability, and the enemy knowing that the price it will pay for attacking us is losing the land we took defending…

Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday told Kol Yisrael radio that Israel was not planning to strike Iran’s nuclear program – yet. “We have no intention of acting for the moment… We should not engage in war when it is not necessary, but there may come a time or another when we are forced to…

Italy summoned Iran’s envoy to Rome’s foreign ministry on Thursday to express its “firm condemnation” of the storming of the British embassy in Tehran – leading some to suggest Iran and the West are on a collision course. Rome announced it had also demanded security guarantees for diplomats during the meeting with Tehran’s envoy, Mehdi…

Judges overseeing the vote count in Egypt’s parliamentary elections say Islamist parties have won a majority of the contested seats in the first round. They say the Muslim Brotherhood could take 45 percent of the seats up for grabs. The liberal Egyptian bloc coalition and the ultra-fundamentalist Nour party are competing for second place. Together,…

The Israel Green Building Council held its second green building conference at the Avenue Convention Center near the Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday. The conference dealt with such issues as groundbreaking green building, sustainable urban planning, innovative application of green building principles and greening existing neighborhoods. It featured Dan Epstein, Director of Sustainability on the…

President Barack Obama tried to reassure his worried Jewish supporters that his administration is committed to Israel’s security, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday. According to the report, Obama told the supporters, “We don’t compromise when it comes to Israel’s security.” Obama made the comments while speaking to a group of campaign contributors at the…

One day after a judge delivered a guilty verdict to the second of the two murderers of the Fogel family in Itamar, Israeli authorities arrived in the middle of the night to destroy a new neighborhood in the same community. The budding hilltop outpost of Gal Aryeh, established in memory of the Fogels, was the…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is looking at rewording and watering down the proposed NGO bill, which limits the funding that political non-governmental organizations (NGOs) may receive from foreign governments and international bodies. According to a report on Channel 2 News on Wednesday, Netanyahu has asked Cabinet Secretary Zvi Hauser to look at rewording the law so…

Britain has ordered the closure of the Iranian embassy in London, and told the Iranian ambassador and his staff they have 48 hours to leave the country. UK Foreign Secretary William Hague accused the Tehran government of backing the invasion of Britain’s embassy in the Iranian capital on Tuesday. A violent mob stormed through the…

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is not serious about reconciling his Fatah faction with rival Hamas despite public statements to the contrary, a senior Hamas official charged Wednesday. Hamas co-founded Mahmoud Zahar said Abbas “is not interested in achieving” a unity government – alleging this is because the US and Israel oppose it. “Reconciliation will…

Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas met with Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni in Amman on Wednesday to discuss the moribund peace process. A statement from Abbas’ office published by the official PA news agency WAFA said Abbas told Livni of his continued support for negotiations. Abbas reportedly told Livni, “the option of peace and negotiations…

The reason the U.S. and other Western countries seek to punish Iran is not directly connected to its nuclear program, top Iranian clerics say; it’s because they fear the rise of Islam, and are doing their utmost to fight it. Nevertheless, they will fail; Islam will emerge victorious. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday, Iranian…

Germany will sell Israel a fourth Dolphin-class submarine – the first since 2005 – and will finance a third of its costs, reports said Wednesday. Two of Israel’s other Dolphins were paid for by Germany, while the third was half-funded by Israel. Two more are under construction. Germany has already set aside 135 million euros…

In a continuation of the diplomatic war between Iran and Britain, the Islamic Republic warned on Wednesday that it will take measures against Britain, following its decision to close the Iranian embassy in London. “The British government’s asking Iranian diplomats in London to leave this country is a passive and hasty action,” Ramin Mehmanparast, a…

Should Hamas run in Palestinian Authority elections despite its being a terrorist group? The U.S. says it’s an “internal matter,” but, well, after all, maybe not. Asked by a reporter at the State Department’s daily news briefing if the United States supports the Palestinian Authority decision to hold new legislative elections, spokesman Mark Toner replied,…

America’s “Bible Belt” takes the Scriptures seriously – very seriously. There still are some folks there who think Jews have “horns on their heads,” a view based on the improper translation that Moses descended from Mount Sinai with “horns” of light on his head, based on the literal translation of the Hebrew word “keren,” which…

Kuwait’s outgoing defense minister Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah is expected to replace Sheikh Nasser Al Mohammad as the country’s next prime minister. Shaikh Nasser, under intense pressure from opposition groups who stormed the parliament protesting widespread corruption, tendered his resignation on Monday following an emergency cabinet meeting chaired by Emir Shaikh Sabah Al…

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday criticized the decision of eight senior ministers to release frozen tax revenue funds to the Palestinian Authority. “The decision to transfer the funds to the Palestinians is a painful decision that may help restore relations between Israel and the Palestinians, but will allow the PA to continue to use…

The principal of a Sunni school in Yemen’s northern province of Sa’ada declared Jihad on Al Huthi rebels who have laid a month-long seige on the school. “The Imam of Dar Al Hadeeth in Dammaj district, Yahya Al Hajouri, has declared war on the fighters of Huthi rebels who refuse to break their blockade on…

Turkey has struck Syria with a list of economic sanctions designed to break the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The move comes in cooperation with the European Union, the Arab League, the United States and Canada. Each has levied its own set of sanctions against the Assad government to punish the regime for its refusal to…

The explosion earlier this week that Iran said was at a uranium enrichment site actually damaged a nuclear plant and was far from accidental, The London Times reported Wednesday. The newspaper quoted Israeli intelligence officials as saying that satellite photos revealed extensive damage from the explosion at Isfahan, near Tehran. The Israeli sources, so far…

The Security Cabinet Wednesday approved unfreezing tax revenues collected for the Palestinian Authority despite PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ unilateral moves to win United Nations recognition. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu explained Tuesday he has reversed his position because Abbas has shown diplomatic “calm” since his failed bid for full membership in the United Nations and his…

A joint Shin Bet (ISA) and Israel Police raid in Jerusalem resulted in the re-arrest of several Hamas members who had been previously released, Israel’s General Security Services said Tuesday. The raid came as the culmination of an investigation by the General Security Services that revealed a Hamas cabal secretly raising and laundering funds to…

The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee delayed a discussion entitled “Jordan is Palestine” citing the “sensitivity of the issue,” according to MK Aryeh Eldad. Eldad, who called for the discussion, said “the discussion is relevant and more urgent than ever. The shocks and upheavals in the Middle East will not pass Jordan by.” A…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu continued his staunch opposition to judicial reform in Israel by attempting to cloak himself with the authority of Likud founder Menachem Begin on Tuesday. “Begin said ‘There are judges in Jerusalem’, and I say ‘There will be independent judges in Jerusalem,’” Netanyahu proclaimed at a legal conference. “On my watch we…

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan on Tuesday said Israel’s system of government needs an overhaul – adding senior officials were seeking to silence his opposition to striking Iran’s nuclear program. Dagan, who has traditionally limited his comments to foreign affairs, told the Hebrew-language Maariv he planned to lead a movement pushing to reform Israel’s system…

Palestinian Authority Economy Minister Hassan Abu Libdeh has been charged with fiscal misconduct, court sources said on Tuesday. The indictment adds mounting pressure to the already tenuous government of PA prime minister Salam Fayyad. According to Reuters, there was no immediate comment from Abu Libdeh, who has always denied accusations of corruption. Under PA law…

The United Nations on Tuesday continued to demonstrate it is not an honest broker in the Israeli-Arab conflict as senior UN officials marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that a Palestinian state was “long overdue,” in an official statement released by his office. “The…

A military court Monday convicted Amjad Awad for murdering five members of the Fogel family. He will be sentenced later. His cousin Hakim Awad is serving five life terms for the slaughter of Rabbi Ehud Fogel, his wife Ruth, and three of their six young children, including an infant, on a the Sabbath eve in…

The World Zionist Organization is staging in Jerusalem on Tuesday (today) a re-enactment of the November 29, 1947 recognition of Israel by the United Nations. The event will take place at 1:30 p.m. at 48 King George Street in the center of the capital. The dramatic vote in the United Nations 64 years ago gave…

A new Knesset lobby was established Monday, to advocate for imposing the death penalty on terrorist murderers. A new Knesset lobby, the Lobby for the Imposition of the Death Penalty on Terrorist Murderers, was formally established Monday evening. The first meeting of the lobby was held in the Knesset and chaired by Deputy Minister Ayoub…

The Lebanese army has admitted to one rocket attack on Israel overnight but said it does not know who fired it. Hizbullah has not commented. “We know that a rocket was fired from the region of Rmaish and we are investigating,” an army spokesman told AFP. The village is in southern Lebanon, thoroughly under Hizbullah…

The High Court for Justice heard on Monday a motion by Peace Now demanding the demolition of 20 homes built on land defined in the Shiloh zoning plan as agricultural land. Peace Now – a group that opposes Jewish rights in Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron, or Yesha) – also wants a halt to…

At least four Katyusha missiles were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel overnight Monday. Kol Yisrael Radio reported that the missiles exploded in two communities near the border with Lebanon. There were no reports of physical injuries but damage was caused to a chicken coop in one of the communities. The IDF Spokesman said that…

U.S. Ambassador to Cairo Anne W. Patterson congratulated Egypt on what seemed to be a significant and respectable turnout in its first parliamentary election since the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak. Britain called the vote a “milestone” in the history of the nation, as Western nations held their breath, hoping that last week’s bloody…

Reports from Iran Monday said a large explosion was heard in Isfahan, where several key nuclear facilities are located, including a uranium enrichment plant. Isfahan is one of the largest cities in Iran. If accurate, the reported blast would be the second in nearly as many weeks, following an explosion that left 17 members of…

The day after the Arab League announced it would impose sanctions against Syria, the European Union made a similar announcement, saying it, too, has decided to increase those it already has in place. The unprecedented move by the Arab League came following its suspension of Syria’s membership earlier in the month and included a travel ban…

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday that he would oppose intentions to release funds to the Palestinian Authority (PA). He called such a move “irresponsible” and said it would encourage murder. The funds — from tax revenues collected by Israel on behalf of the PA – were frozen after the PA took unilateral steps toward…

President Shimon Peres made an unannounced visit to King Abdullah, two weeks after the monarch visited Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. After the conversation at the king’s palace, the President’s office and the king’s palace reported on the visit. Neither of the leaders made surprising statements, but the timing of the visits to…

If names and weight mean anything, Germany is in trouble. A Muslim gave birth in Berlin to a 13-pound (six kilogram) baby and named him Jihad. The birth set a record in Germany for the fattest baby every born there. The proud mother, to whom many are not in a hurry to wish a mazal…

The United States and Canada have issued stamps ahead of the eight-day Chanukah festival, which begins Tuesday night on December 20. “This year, for the first time, all of our holiday stamps are being issued as ‘forever’ stamps,” said Stephen Kearney, executive director of Stamp Services for the U.S. Postal Service and quoted by the…

The government approved Sunday a bill proposed by Defense Minister Ehud Barak, to give IDF reservists’ widows a one-time grant of NIS 100,000. The grant will be given in two installments. All widows of IDF veterans killed during their army service – from 1948 to 1998 – will now be eligible for the grant. The…

In a continuation of its statements from the past several days, Iran on Sunday threatened Israel with a barrage of missiles, if the Jewish State attacks its nuclear facilities. Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi told the Fars news agency that Israel will not have a minimal chance of survival after attacking Iran. “The…

The Palestinian Authority continues to speak in two languages. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas official says he recognizes Israel but officials mourn the Balfour Declaration of November 2, 1917, in which Britain expressed Britain’s support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.” In its annual condemnation of the Balfour statement,…

For the second time in six years, the United States has urged Mideast elections, and for the second time, a terrorist party is likely to win. In 2005, then-U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was awakened in the middle of the night with shocking news that was no surprise to Israel – the Hamas terrorist…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu says he may release Palestinian Authority (PA) tax revenues collected by Israel because PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas has “calmed down” after his failure to win full membership in the United Nations. The Prime Minister’s suggestion put a different spin on Abbas’ success in winning membership on a United Nations agency – UNESCO…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu prevented at the last minute the demolition of the Mughrabi Bridge, which links the Western Wall Plaza to the Temple Mount. According to a report on Sunday on Israel’s Channel 2 News, Netanyahu’s decision came after pressure from Jordan and Egypt. Both countries said that demolishing the bridge will result in…

Saboteurs blew up Egypt’s gas pipeline to Jordan and Israel early on Monday morning, just hours before the country holds its first election since President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February. Witnesses told the Reuters news agency that the explosion struck the pipeline west of El-Arish in Sinai. They said there was a second consecutive…

Tens of thousands of supporters of Lebanon’s anti-Syrian opposition gathered in the Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday to denounce the regime in Damascus and its ally, the Hizbullah terror group. According to AFP, the rally in the northern port city was organized by the Future Movement, the main opposition party headed by ex-premier Saad…

The Muslim Brotherhood, which is poised to win the first stage of elections in Egypt Monday, is already planning for the day after the elections – and the plan does not look good, from an Israeli perspective. The organization intends to cause Egypt to adopt an anti-American line and to support the Palestinian Authority (PA)…

MK Aryeh Eldad (National Union) warned Sunday that Israel must prepare for the possibility that Egypt will deploy its military in the Sinai peninsula – and respond to that act as a declaration of war. Eldad, who is a member of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, said Israel “must prepare for the annulment”…

Residents of Samaria donated blood directly to Beilinson hospital instead of through Magen David Adom (MDA), in protest of MDA’s decision to remove the Jewish star from its ambulances operating in Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron, or Yesha). MDA reached an agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) not to use…

Three American students arrested in Cairo are safely back home and charge that prison guards threatened to shoot them if they moved and that accusations they threw Molotov cocktails at police are “lies.” Egyptian authorities claim that the three young men studying at American University in Cairo were filmed hurling firebombs at police during recent…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday conceded Israel’s judicial system needed reform while at the same time vowing to defend the courts. “I want to clear: The courts in Israel are among the cornerstones of Israeli democracy,” Netanyahu said. “They are an important institution, a healthy and vital continuation of our democratic life here.” Netanyahu…

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad admitted Sunday Israel’s decision to freeze tax revenue transfers to the PA were cutting deep. Fayyad told reporters Sunday that the sanctions have a “devastating impact” on the economy in PA-run enclaves. Israel froze the transfer of tax revenues – amounting to roughly $100 million per month – after…

U.S. authorities have shut down a number of websites in the latest crackdown on online trafficking in counterfeit goods. More than 130 domain names were seized by US authorities over the weekend in an operation described as “the largest yet,” according to the website Torrent Freak. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokeswoman Gillian Christensen…

The Arab League on Sunday approved sanctions against Syria hoping to pressure the regime to end its deadly eight-month crackdown on anti-regime protesters. In doing so, they join Western nations in their hard-line against Damascus. Damascus slammed the move as a betrayal of Arab solidarity, with President Bashar al-Assad saying he would not be deterred…

Arab states plan to cut commercial ties with Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government and freeze its assets in response to violence in the country, Reuters reported on Saturday. The sanctions were drawn up by an Arab League economic committee in Cairo on Saturday and need to be ratified by foreign ministers meeting on Sunday before…

Iran has threatened to target NATO’s missile defense installations in Turkey if the U.S. or Israel attacks the Islamic Republic, The Associated Press reported. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ aerospace division, made the threat on Saturday, saying the warning is part of a new defense strategy to counter what he…

Though final results are not expected until Sunday, initial results are showing that an Islamist party is on track to become the largest party in Morocco’s new parliament. According to a report in The Associated Press, Morocco’s Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that the Islamist Justice and Development Party has taken 80 seats, almost twice…

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Saturday evening, reiterated his opposition to a bill that would require petitioners to the High Court to prove they posses legal standing before their motions can be heard by the court. Netanyahu’s statement Saturday led observers to suggest he is worried by Intelligence Minister Dan Meridor’s threat to resign…

  Snubbing its nose at the global economic slowdown, NASA on Saturday launched a $2.5 billion nuclear-powered rover toward Mars. The 20-storey-tall Atlas 5 booster rocket lifted off and shot into space at 10:02 EST, sending Nasa’s Mars Science Laboratory on a 556 million km journey to the “Red Planet.” The car-sized rover, nicknamed Curiosity,…

Motti Kugel is working towards making his dream of a new city, moments away from Jerusalem, a reality – despite a jungle of bureaucratic red tape. Kugel, a land developer who has been involved in reclaiming land in Judea and Samaria for 20 years, told Arutz Sheva, “the only obstacle to starting construction on this…

One of the signature issues of the Obama Administration, the so called “reset with Russia”, is imperiled.  Russia has announced that it will target the European bases of the NATO missile shield that is intended to combat nuclear missiles by rogue states such as North Korea and Iran. Although there is no way that the…

It was another bloody day in Syria on Friday, as the violence continued and the Assad regime faced the possibility of sweeping economic sanctions from the Arab League. Local activists told The Associated Press that at least 11 people were killed by security forces on Friday, while the military announced that six elite pilots and…

More than 100,000 people packed into Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday for their biggest demonstration since the current round of protests began. The Associated Press reported that activists were accusing Egypt’s ruling military of trying to extend the old guard and demanding they step down immediately after failing to stabilize the country, salvage the economy…

Tens of thousands of residents of Gaza took part on Friday in a rally in which they called to save Jerusalem from its “Judaization” (ie the settling of Jews in their capital) by Israel. The procession was organized by the Hamas terror group and similar rallies were held in other Arab countries. The main procession…

In an exclusive interview with Arutz Sheva, New York City topographer and recent ZOA awardee Mark Langfan, responded to statements made by Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon while on an official visit to Greece. According to wire service reports, during a news briefing on Tuesday, Ayalon was asked what Israel’s reaction would be to a…

MK Israel Hasson (Kadima) announced the Ministerial Legislative Committee will submit a bill requiring the state to automatically recognize all former POWs as having a 20% disability. Moses Tzin, head of the Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Division criticized the proposed bill. “You cannot say all former POWs are handicapped at the 20 percent level automatically,” Tzin…

The Palestinian Authority plans to seek the United Nations’ support in pressing for the release of wanted terrorists from areas under its jurisdiction who are held in Israeli prisons. “All the legal preparations are currently in place and we are ready to lodge the case with the UN General Assembly very shortly,” Eisa Qaraqei, the Palestinian Minister…

The Palestinian Authority may soon fail financially and cease to exist, its prime minister warned on Thursday. Salam Fayyad warned that if Israel does not resume the transfer of tax revenues it collects for the PA, the entity will collapse economically and thus cease to exist. Already now, Fayyad claimed, the PA cannot pay salaries…

Shas faction chairman MK Avraham Michaeli took a tour on Thursday of the Binyamin communities slated for demolition: Givat Assaf, Migron and the Ulpana neighborhood in Beit El. He came as a guest of MK Uri Ariel (National Union). Several issues are at the root of the demolition issue: Supreme Court Dorit Beinisch has ruled…

Egypt’s ruling military council has asked a former prime minister, Kamal al-Ganzouri, to form a new cabinet, the Al Jazeera network reported on Thursday. Ganzouri headed the government from 1996 to 1999, under former president Hosni Mubarak. Al Jazeera cited a report on the website of the state newspaper Al-Ahram, which quoted sources close to…

Professor Moshe Sharon, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, said on Thursday that he believes there are good chances that the extremist Muslim Brotherhood will win the parliamentary elections in Egypt next week. “They (the Muslim Brotherhood) are very strong in the Egyptian street,” Sharon…

About 100 people held an anti-Israel demonstration on Thursday during a lecture by former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at a synagogue in the city of Bochum in Germany, Israel’s Channel 2 News reported. According to the report, Olmert spoke to about 2,000 members of the local Jewish community on Israel and the current political situation.…

Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy on Thursday accused Egyptian police of taking advantage of her helplessness and assaulting her during a 12-hour detention after she took part in Tahrir Square protests. “Besides beating me, the dogs of (central security forces) subjected me to the worst assault ever,” Eltahawy said. “Five or 6 surrounded me, groped… and grabbed…at me and…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu expressed satisfaction Thursday with the latest sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States, Britain and Canada. He warned, however, that they were not enough. At his joint press conference with Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc, Netanyahu said: “The goal of Iran’s nuclear program had been the subject of controversy but…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called in Israel’s top diplomat and the Mossad director on Sunday to broker a truce on Sunday, Israel Radio reported. The Foreign Ministry and security services are said to have been engaged in an acrimonious turf war that ended in a total impasse. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman reportedly suspended all cooperation…

Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal on Thursday hailed their new “partnership” after talks in Cairo. “We want to assure our people and the Arab and Islamic world that we have turned a major new and real page in partnership on everything do to with the Palestinian nation,” Mashaal told reporters.…

Nationalist politicians reacted angrily to news of the meeting between Palestinian Authority and Fatah head (PA) Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas head Khaled Mashaal, and Abbas’s statement that there are “no more differences” between the two movements. Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Public Diplomacy Yuli Edelstein (Likud) said in response that “the announcement by Abu Mazen…

Pakistani police on Thursday arrested a woman they say killed her husband and was attempting to cook his body parts, after he planned to take a second wife without her permission. According to family law in Islamic Pakistan, a man must get permission from his first wife before his second marriage, but the law is…

The IDF’s Southern Command is establishing a new regional brigade that will operate as part of the Edom army group. The IDF website explained that the Eilat Regiment “was born as a result of tension along the border with Egypt, that rose following the toppling of the government in Egypt and intensified after the terror…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu alluded Thursday to the tension in Egypt after the latest riots and interim government’s resignation.  “Israel and Egypt have an interest in preserving peace and stability in the Middle East,” he stated. “This ensures the sea lanes, economic stability, quiet and many other things – for Egypt, for Israel and for…

This year, the holiday of Thanksgiving will carry a special meaning for the families of three U.S. students in Cairo. On Thursday — the day of the historic American holiday — an Egyptian court ordered the release of the three students, all of whom attend the American University in Cairo, according to a source who…

The political bureau of the Hamas terrorist organization, long hosted in Damascus, is being forced to seek another venue as President Bashar al-Assad faces his own uncertain future.  Talks with Jordan originally planned for earlier this week were also abruptly canceled, with Hamas official Musa Abu Marzouq blaming Jordan for a “lack of commitment.” Abu Marzouq…

An Iranian official said that Tehran has arrested 12 people whom it claims are “CIA agents” – and that they had working in coordination with the Mossad and other security agencies. Parviz Sorouri, a member of the Iran government’s foreign policy and national security committee, was quoted in Iranian media Wednesday as saying that “The…

Israel’s economy is strong – strong enough to allow the government to increase spending on social programs, says Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu – but the struggling economies in the U.S. and Europe are set to have an unpleasant impact on Israel in the coming months, he told MKs in a Knesset speech Wednesday. Advocating caution…

Russian warships that have reached waters off Syria in recent days were carrying, among other things, Russian technical advisors who will help the Syrians set up an array of S-300 missiles Damascus has received in recent weeks, a report in the London-based Arabic language Al Quds-Al Arabi said Thursday. Citing sources in Syria and Russia,…

A terrorist who was convicted of the murders of U.S. tourist Christine Luken (Logan) and Zichron Ya’akov resident Neta Blatt Sorek was sentenced to two life sentences, plus an additional 60 years in prison. The terrorist, Kafah Ghanimat, headed a gang of three terrorists who committed not only those murders, but a long list of…

In the wake of a pair of security alerts and the deaths of two Egytian policemen Wednesday night, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin said Thursday that Israel intended to do whatever was necessary to prevent terrorists from using the Sinai as a base of operations against Israel. “We will never allow the Sinai Peninsula to again…

Egyptian officials said Wednesday night that two members of the police force in Sinai were killed as they were pursuing Bedouin smugglers. The incident occurred on the Israel-Sinai border, in an area near Kadesh Barnea. The IDF has opened an investigation into the incident, and determined that the smugglers, who were suspected of carrying drugs,…

MK Ahmad Tibi (Ram-Ta’al) – a former political adviser to late PLO arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat – proposed an amendment to Israel’s Basic Laws on Wednesday that would proscribe Israeli residents in Judea and Samaria from serving on the Supreme Court. The bill reads candidates “will not be appointed as Supreme Court justice if he does…

The Obama administration on Monday announced a new round of sanctions against Iran, but what do they entail? Uses a section of the Patriot Act to identify for the first time Iran’s entire banking sector, including the country’s central bank, as a threat to other governments and institutions. The designation of Iran as a “primary…

Pakistan appointed a new ambassador to the United States on Wednesday after the previous one resigned amid tensions with the country’s powerful military. Sherry Rehman, a former magazine editor and information minister, is an important player in the country’s ruling party. Considered something of a liberal, Rehman was close to former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto,…

Palestinian Authority and Fatah chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal will meet in Cairo this week despite the unrest rocking Egypt. Egypt has been shaken in recent days by renewed protests calling for the interim military junta that has ruled the country since President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in February to step down. But…

MK Miri Regev (Likud) on Wednesday responded to a proposal by MK Ahmad Tibi (Ram-Ta’al) that would proscribe Israelis living in Judea and Samaria from serving on the Supreme Court by calling it “perverse.” “Every Jewish citizen has the moral and ethical right to live anywhere in Israel from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the…

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on Wednesday urged the Palestinian Authority to reconsider economic ties with Israel. In a statement, deputy PFLP secretary-general Abdul-Rahim Mallouh called on the PA to assign a specialized committee to analyze economic relations and protect the economy from subordination to Israel. Mallouh urged Palestinians to boycott Israeli…

Egyptian authorities denied Wednesday reports that its security forces fired banned, poisonous gas during a five-day crackdown on renewed protests in the country. “Security forces have not used poison or internationally prohibited gases against the demonstrators in Tahrir Square or outside security directorates in some governorates,” state television quoted an official source as saying. The…

Two Florida and New York Congress members have asked for an investigation to determine if the Palestinian Authority is using U.S. aid for terrorists. Ted Deutch and Steve Israel, both of them Democrats wrote to the Government Accountability Office following reports earlier this month in Arutz Sheva and other media that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has…

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court at The Hague has agreed to try Saif al-Islam, son of former Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi, in his home country. Libya’s National Transitional Council had said Sunday that they would not turn him over to the Court for transfer abroad to The Hague for his trial. The…

Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul warned Britain’s Royal Society Wednesday in London that Syria has “come to a point of no return.” The government crackdown on civilian protesters by President Bashar al-Assad that began in March, said Gul, has exacerbated  Sunni-Shi’ite tensions that already have threatened the region. The Turkish president urged Syria’s opposition to reach…

Syrian and Iranian-backed Hizbullah boasted Wednesday it had vanquished the CIA and Mossad. “Our security… has exposed several American and Israeli plots on Lebanon,” Hizbullah MP Hassan Fadlallah told reporters outside parliament. “We call on the Lebanese government to take immediate action… and raise the issue with the United Nations and embassies, so that the…

Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh resigned Wednesday as president after almost 10 months of protests calling for him to quit, AFP reported. Saleh has ruled the fractious desert country for three decades. He was badly wounded by a bombing at a mosque in the presidential palace in June, but returned home after three months of treatment…

The defense and health ministries will stage an exercise dubbed ‘Orange Flame 6” in the north next week and simulate an “unconventional terrorist” attack. The two-day drill next Wednesday and Thursday will simulate a biological outbreak of a contagious disease, attacking and infecting the cities of the north, primarily Afula, Tiberias, and the Nazareth area…

Middle East expert Dr. David Bukay of Haifa University said on Tuesday that he is concerned over the possibility that the extremist Muslim Brotherhood will take power in Egypt. Bukay’s comments come on the heels of the renewed protests in Egypt, some of which have been led by the Muslim Brotherhood. He told Arutz Sheva…

A month after abducted soldier Gilad Shalit was released and amid fears that terrorists are planning further kidnappings, the IDF is planning to increase the frequency of its exercises and stage the kidnapping of a soldier once a month. According to a report on the IDF website on Tuesday, the monthly “kidnapping exercises” will begin…

Republican presidential contender Ron Paul says it’s “their business” if Israel attacks Iran, “but they should suffer the consequences.” His comments in a debate with other GOP presidential hopefuls set him apart from the crowd and are in line with his view that American foreign aid should be cut back to “square one” without making…

A secret Hizbullah terrorist warehouse exploded overnight near the coastal city of Tyre, located in southern Lebanon not far from Israel’s northern border, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Beirut. The blast occurred in an area under the control of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Nevertheless, Hizbullah forces have prevented security…

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to resume the transfer of taxes Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority. According to a statement posted on the UN website, Ban made the request in a telephone conversation with Netanyahu and told him that transferring tax money to the PA…

The European Union agreed in principle on Tuesday to sanction some 200 Iranian people, companies and organizations, Reuters repoted. The EU decision is expected to be formally approved by foreign ministers on Dec. 1, at which point European companies will be banned from doing business with the listed firms and organizations, while individuals will be…

Environment Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud) dismissed recent remarks by former Mossad chief Ephraim Halevy, who said that the threat against Israel comes from hareidi-religious extremism and not from Iran. In an interview he gave to Chabad Online ahead of the Shluchim (emissaries) Conference, which will begin Wednesday in New York, Erdan said that the biggest…

Hundreds of activists from My Israel organization and the Likud party were joined by residents from southern Tel Aviv on Tuesday at Metzudat Ze’ev, the Likus’ Tel Aviv headquarters, to demand that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu act to stanch the flow of illegal immigrants into Israel. In recent months, the already steady rate of illegal immigration…

Seif al-Islam Qaddafi was betrayed to his captors by a Libyan nomad who says he was hired by Qaddafi’s son to help him reach neighboring Niger in exchange for one million euros. Seif al-Islam was captured over the weekend, closing what one official called “the final chapter in Libya’s drama.” Yussef Saleh al-Hotmani told al-Arabiya…

Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) is set to make an official announcement on its new cabinet line-up Tuesday, but several key roles have already been announced. Prime minister designate Abdul Raheem al-Keeb said Monday that ministers have already been appointed for the defense, finance and foreign ministries. Osama Al-Juwali, commander of the Zintan Brigade was…

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has denied reports in Arutz Sheva that it is guilty of incitement and insists that Israeli media and schools are sources of agitation. WAFA, the official PA website, stated on Monday that it is not incitement to refer “to cities inside Israel and present documentaries about their Palestinian history.” It added, “Incitement…

An Israeli attack on nuclear sites in Iran would go beyond air strikes from fighter planes and likely include electronic warfare against Iran’s electric grid, Internet, cellphone network, and emergency frequencies for fire and police services, according to a report by Eli Lake, a correspondent for Newsweek and the Daily Beast. For much of the…

New sanctions on Iran announced by President Barack Obama and backed by Britain and Canada exclude the Iranian Central Bank, a key to the Islamic Republic’s energy economy. Russia and China, with heavy investments in Iran’s nuclear development and energy sector, oppose the sanctions.” Russia’s Foreign Ministry called sanctions “unacceptable and contradictory to international law.”…

As turmoil in Cairo’s Tahrir Square continues, an expert says Egypt is entering a very dangerous time. “As far as a state is concerned, this is the worst situation,” Shimon Karmi, a former intelligence officer and a researcher on political violence in the Tzfat Academic College, told Arutz Sheva Tuesday. “There is no sovereign in…

Diplomatic sources in Cairo said the Egyptian government is willing to receive the new Israeli ambassador whenever Israel wishes to send them. The matter is not dependent on diplomatic or security conditions, Cairo daily Al Ahram quoted them as saying Wednesday. The sources said that that the timing for the arrival of a new ambassador…

Israeli researchers say that Jupiter, Venus and Saturn experience lightning storms, known as “sprites,” 1,000 times more powerful than those on Earth. Scientists previously have discovered sprites 30 to 55 miles above the surface of the Earth, but Tel Aviv University researchers say the more powerful lightning storms on other planets may even be a…

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told members of his faction that the ruling coalition will fall apart if the government acts to dismantle communities in Judea and Samaria, Yisrael Hayom reported. Destruction of the outposts whose fate is currently under debate is “a red line,” he told Yisrael Beitenu MKs. “The government will fall apart if…

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “marches toward a second Holocaust,” Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann warned the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) Sunday night. A staunch supporter of Israel, Bachman, who is a Christian, also declared that if the world allows Ahmadinejad to obtain nuclear weapons, he will use them on the United States after bombing Israel. “Some 80…

The security officer of Hevron area community foiled am apparent terrorist attack at dawn Tuesday morning and held an armed Hevron Arab until the IDF arrived and took him into custody. The 30-year-old suspected terrorist was carrying a 4-inch knife when he was spotted and caught by security officers at the southern Hevron Hills community…

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is a symbol of the new anti-Semitism disguised as anti-Zionism, according to Dr. Gerardo Stuczynski, the president of the Latin American Zionist Confederation. In a memo to Arutz Sheva, he asserted that the PA is popular because of the new anti-Semitism that “states that all the peoples of the world have…

In a landmark decision with important political ramifications, the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court has accepted the legality of a community that the state currently defines as an “illegal outpost”.  The court ordered the state to grant NIS 15,000 each to residents of Rechelim in Samaria (Shomron) in compensation for violating its contractual obligations to them,…

The Shomron Regional Authority chief, Gershon Mesika, said Tuesday that the Tel Aviv Magistrates’ Court decision telling the state to draw up zoning plans for Rechelim has “placed a mirror in front of the government, in which to see its own face.” The decision means that the court has accepted the longtime contention of residents…

The F-35 stealth fighter planes purchased from the United States by Israel will be based east of Be’er Sheva, the IDF has announced. The aircraft is considered a key asset in a future war, especially with Iran, but the first deliveries will not be until 2015. Pilots will be trained in the United States a…

The United States, Britain and Canada have all announced a new set of tougher sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The announcements are in accordance with an earlier report which said that Western countries are preparing such sanctions. The Associated Press reported that the American sanctions target Iran’s oil and petrochemicals industry and Iranian…

The city of Jerusalem and the Traditional Karate Federation of Israel hosted the 2011 European Traditional Karate Championship last Thursday. It was the first time that the championship, in which some 170 athletes from 15 countries took part, was held in Israel. The opening ceremony was attended by Mayor Nir Barkat, ambassadors and other dignitaries,…

The Palestinian Authority has created a “vicious, Jew-hating terrorist culture, Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein charged Sunday night at the group’s annual dinner in New York. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the crowd by video and praised both the ZOA and Glenn Beck, who received the Defender of Israel award from…

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin on Monday that Israel’s “peace with Egypt is far from over.” Rivlin’s remarks, made during a Knesset event marking 34 years since late Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat’s visit to Jerusalem, were in response to former Defense Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer. Earlier Monday, Ben Eliezer said Israel could not afford to cut…

Egypt’s state television reported the entire Cabinet submitted its resignation to the caretaker junta currently ruling the country The Cabinet said it will stay on to run the nation’s day-to-day affairs until a decision about their replacements is made. The resignation of the Cabinet on Monday came amid widening protests against the ruling military council, during…

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Syrian President Bashar Al Assad Monday that his days as a leader were numbered. “You can remain in power with tanks and cannons only up to a certain point. The day will come when you’ll also leave,” Erdogan said. “Someone shows up and says ‘I’ll fight and die.…

President Shimon Peres is set to fly Monday night to Vietnam for the official visit by a senior Israeli official since diplomatic relations were established in 1993. Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang invited his Israeli counterpart, who is leading a 60-member security and industrial delegation. The group includes representatives of leading Israeli infrastructures, communications, finance, high-tech,…

Iran is trying to cover its tracks at a nuclear testing site by removing traces of nuclear research, sources told the Associated Press. The source from an unnamed country said intelligence officials noticed through satellite pictures that there had been an unusual amount of activity at the site, with the movement of a large number…

Hizbullah’s capture of American spies has severely crippled the U.S. war on the terror group that is responsible for more American casualties than any other group in the past 10 years. Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah this summer proudly stated that the terrorist organization and political party caught at least two American spies who had infiltrated…

Israel Radio reported Monday morning that King Abdullah of Jordan said “Israel has an expiration date.” Abdullah’s comments were reportedly made to the BBC last week. During the interview Abdullah said Israel’s survival was dependent on a two-state solution. Israel does not realize it needs such a solution, he added. Abdullah added his government would…

A top Iranian Guards commander has begged Israel to stage an attack so Iran will be justified to throw the “enemy’ into the “trash can of history.” Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Ali Hajizadeh told the Iranian Fars News Agency, “One of our big wishes is that they take this action because it…

Iran says it is “ready to cooperate” with the United Nations “more than ever,” but as usual, its officials used cagey language. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi issued a statement Sunday saying the Islamic Republic is ready to cooperate “further” with the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “We are prepared to cooperate…

As Iran plays “coy” with the United Nations, Western countries prepare to impose tough new sanctions on the Islamic Republic. According to ABC News, the U.S. State Department will announce new sanctions Monday to close loopholes currently used by Iran “to work around existing sanctions on its energy and financial sectors.” The U.S. will allegedly…

High Court judges had some harsh things to say about government officials who authorized permits for homes that had been built and are under construction in a neighborhood in Talmon, but they rejected a petition by Arab and leftist groups who claimed that homes in the Givat HaBrecha neighborhood of the town should be demolished.…

Will Israel really attack Iran and attempt to destroy its nuclear facilities? The conventional wisdom is that although Jerusalem would like to, it most likely won’t – because of fear of what would happen next, and especially “the day after.” In the wake of such an attack, many Israeli officials believe, Iran could strike back…

American journalist and author Aaron Klein has launched a new website and social media project aimed at exposing the “Occupy Wall Street” movement. The new website, ExposeOccupy.com, will be updated constantly throughout the day for news, information, investigations and exposes concerning the anti-capitalist movement. The website will include original reporting, research and blogging as well…

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday that an Al-Qaeda sympathizer who plotted to bomb police and post offices in New York City has been arrested. The Associated Press reported that 27-year-old Jose Pimentel of Manhattan, a U.S. citizen originally from the Dominican Republic, was arrested on Saturday. In a special news conference…

The United States is investigating whether Iran supplied Muammar Qaddafi’s government in Libya with hundreds of special artillery shells for chemical weapons that Libya kept secret for decades, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. According to U.S. officials, the shells, which Libya filled with highly toxic mustard agent, were uncovered in recent weeks by revolutionary…

The sheikh of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, a top religious authority of Sunni Muslims, warned Israel Sunday not to continue the “Judaization” of Jerusalem – that is, not to continue settling Jews in its capital. Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayib held a news conference in which he declared that the Judaization of “Al Quds” (as Muslims know…

Jordan’s King Abdullah II will meet Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Monday, PA officials told AFP on Sunday. “King Abdullah II will visit Ramallah tomorrow for a meeting with president Abbas and the two leaders will hold a press conference at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah on the latest political developments,” the French news…

An Israel media report, picked up worldwide, claims Israel, for the first time, has given supposed Palestinian Authority land to a kibbutz whose land was within Israel before the Six-Day War in 1967.   An investigation by Arutz Sheva reveals another in a long line of anti-nationalist media reports that mainstream media spread in its…

  Iran is being coy in its response – or lack of it – to the request by the United Nations to send a mission to assess whether its scientists are building an atomic weapon or not. Although the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency sent its letter of request to Tehran on November 2, the…

Dozens of worldwide fashion writers converge this week on Israel as guests of the Tourism Ministry, visiting as part of Tel Aviv Fashion Week. The ministry is hosting 64 leading fashion and lifestyle journalists from elite magazines worldwide as part of the 3-day event which opens Monday. Leading designers, journalists and fashion experts representing fashion…

The sheikh of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, a top religious authority of Sunni Muslims, warned Israel Sunday not to continue the “Judaization” of Jerusalem – that is, not to continue settling Jews in its capital. Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayib held a news conference in which he declared that the Judaization of “Al Quds” (as Muslims know…

Israeli ambassador Yitzchak Levanon has returned to Cairo despite the resumption of the Tahrir Square violence that forced his hasty exit. Levanon arrived in Cairo on Sunday after flying from Turkey, and he plans to meet well-wishers towards his leaving his post after having reached the age of pension. He left Egypt when anti-Israel riots broke…

Egypt has resumed natural gas deliveries to Israel, nine days after an attack on the el-Arish pipeline halted the flow for the seventh time since February. The East Mediterranean Gas Company (EMG)  is responsible for maintaining the pipelines that deliver the precious resource from the Sinai Peninsula to both Israel and Jordan. But the supplies…

Swedish “humanitarian” funding paid for the publication of an anti-Israel booklet produced in Sweden, for local consumption, that accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in Judea and Samaria. The 40-page publication, “Colonialism and Apartheid – the Israeli Occupation in Palestine,” accuses Israel of bombing the homes of civilian Palestinian Authority Arabs, among other outright lies. Funded…

The first Israeli graduate studies program in Holocaust studies is opening next at Haifa University for students from around the world. The three-semester program for English speakers allows students to access to Holocaust archives in Israel, Germany and Poland. The program is being headed by Prof. Aryeh J. Kochavi, head of the Strochlitz Institute for…

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is to meet with Hamas leaders in Cairo Thursday to sum up a unity deal based on “resistance,” a Palestinian Authority state based on the temporary 1949 Armistice Lines and non-recognition of Israel. Abbas, head of the rival Fatah faction, formally signed a formal unity agreement with Hamas in May,…

The spiritual leader of the Jewish community of Paris, Chief Rabbi David Mashash, passed away Sunday after a lengthy illness. Rabbi Mashash, who was age 70, was being cared for in a Paris hospital at the time of his death. He was the son of Rabbi Shalom Mashash, a former Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. Rabbi…

At least one person is dead and more than 600 are wounded after protesters and police clashed Saturday in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, according to theEgyptian state-run MENA news agency. The violence began Saturday morning when riot police tried to remove a small tent camp in the square, according to eyewitnesses who spoke with reporters. The camp…

In another of several interviews he has given this past week on the Iranian issue, Defense Minister Ehud Barak is hinting that in time is running out to stop Iran from achieving nuclear capability. In an interview to CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS”, which will air on Sunday and of which an advanced transcript was released…

The son of former Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, has been captured in the country’s southern desert, according to Libyan officials. The British-educated 39-year-old seemed set to follow his father as Libya’s leader just one year ago. A screenshot allegedly showing him with bandaged fingers is circulating on the Internet. Reuters said that…

Arabs who work in the Hevron store owned by the family of Hani Jaber, a terrorist murderer released in the Shalit deal, attacked a young Jewish woman Saturday. In response, Jews threw rocks at the store and at Arabs. Jaber was one of three Arabs who ambushed a Jewish yeshiva student aged 22, Erez Shmuel,…

Jews familiar with an ancient compilation of Aggadic exegesis called Yalkut Shimoni noticed in recent weeks that current tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia matches a prophecy it contains regarding the year in which the Messiah – the King who redeems Israel and the world – is to appear. In particular, the recently revealed Iranian…

British police arrested four Muslim men in Birmingham Tuesday for allegedly planning terror operations. They have since been charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts contrary to section 5(1) of the Terrorism Act 2006, a police spokesman said. The four were remanded in custody by a judge at Westminster Magistrates Court. The…

A terrorist released in the Shalit deal is reportedly hospitalized and under IDF guard. According to the family of a Jewish man hospitalized at Hadassah in Jerusalem, he has recently had to share his room with a terrorist who was apparently shot in the course of IDF counter-terror activity. The terrorist is under constant police…

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) censured Iran on Friday over mounting suspicions it may be seeking to develop atomic bombs, Reuters reported. The resolution was made possible after the six major powers overcame divisions on how to best deal with a defiant Tehran. It failed, however, to list any concrete punitive steps against Iran’s…

The National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) and the International Young Israel Movement celebrated its 100th anniversary with a special gala on Sunday, November 13. The centennial celebration was held at Terrace on the Park in Flushing, Queens, NY, and was attended by nearly 700 people from across the United States and Israel. The milestone…

Tens of thousands of Egyptians rallied in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday, to protest against what they say are attempts by the country’s military rulers to designate themselves as the guardians of a new Egypt. The Associated Press reported that it was one of the largest rallies in Egypt in recent months and that while…

Syria agreed in principle Friday to allow Arab observers into the country to oversee a peace plan, as pressure continued on President Bashar Assad to end the brutal crackdown on anti-regime protesters. The acceptance came after a week in which the Arab League exerted heavy pressure on Syria, voting last week to suspend Syria from…

Iran launched an air defense exercise on Friday, Israel’s Channel 10 News reported. According to the report, the exercise is being carried at the Seal of the Prophets military base in eastern Iran. As part of the exercise, an attack on all of Iran, and in particular on its nuclear facilities, will be simulated. The…

The horrific Fogel massacre in Itamar raised fears communities in Judea and Samaria near hostile Arab villages would have difficulty attracting new residents – but the opposite has proven itself true. Just eight months after the tragedy that outraged and shocked the nation of Israel, Itamar’s community secretariat says there have seen a record increase…

The website of the Diaspora Museum was defaced by Arab hackers late Thursday, who flooded the site’s Arabic home page with Islamic slogans like “For God the Merciful and Compassionate.” Diaspora Museum CEO Avinoam Armoni said the attack left no doubt the museum’s initiative to reach the Arab world with accurate facts about Jewish history…

Three months after the High Court ordered the demolition of the community of Migron by March 2012, the Attorney General is arguing, “The Palestinians cannot demonstrate rights to the land in Migron.” The court’s ruling came after Civil Administration officials accepted claims from the left-wing NGO Yesh Din that several homes in the community were…

Newly acquired intelligence reports indicate several Arab countries in the Middle East are lobbying the US to strike Iran this year, Israel’s Channel 10 reported. According to the report, which is said to be making its rounds in Britain’s political circles, Saudi Arabia wants the Obama administration to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities before the final…

A 21-year-old man was charged on Thursday with trying to assassinate U.S. President Barack Obama by opening fire on the White House with an assault rifle, Reuters reported. The shooter, Oscar Ortega-Hernandez who was arrested on Wednesday at a hotel in Pennsylvania, reportedly referred to Obama as the “devil”. Ortega-Hernandez appeared before a federal magistrate…

The Pentagon held a successful test flight of a flying bomb that travels faster than the speed of sound on Thursday, AFP reported. The bomb will give military planners the ability to strike targets anywhere in the world in less than a hour, the report said. The “Advanced Hypersonic Weapon,” or AHW, was launched by…

Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood held its first public conference on Thursday, after being banned for decades by the Qaddafi regime, Reuters reported. According to the report, the group used the platform to set a moderate tone, calling for a broad national reconstruction effort. Libyan Muslim Brotherhood leader Suleiman Abdelkader praised the rebellion and called on Libya’s…

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday he would raise American concerns about the unintended consequences of any military action against Iran during his upcoming meeting with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Reuters reported. Panetta and Barak are due to meet on Friday in Halifax, Canada. Speaking to reporters traveling with him to Canada, Panetta…

Palestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erekat on Thursday dismissed reports Ramallah had offered to drop its bid to join United Nations agencies in exchange for Israel unfreezing tax revenue transfers to the cash strapped PA. Israel froze tax revenues transferred to the PA under bilateral agreements — amounting to some $100 million each month —…

A bus driver, 58, from Nazareth died and forty passengers were injured when a truck slammed into the bus at a junction in the Golan near Beit Ramon. Several Magen David Adom crews responded to the accident to provide first aid for the injured. The bus driver, who sustained serious injuries in the collision, was…

The IDF presented some alarming data on Thursday, according to which the number of Israelis who enlist in the army is on the decline. According to statistics presented by Major General Orna Barbivai, head of the IDF’s Manpower Directorate, by the year 2020 about 60% of the Israeli population will not be serving in the…

Anat Kam, who was convicted of high espionage and handing over of classified information, failed Thursday to convince the High Court to delay the beginning of her prison sentence. She will begin serving the sentence – 4.5 years in jail – on Wednesday, after Judge Miriam Naor agreed to postpone her entrance to prison from…

Advances in ultrasound technology is being inspired and informed by a new Israeli research project that studies dolphins, bats and mole rats. Researchers led by Professor Nathan Intrator at Tel Aviv University’s Blavatnik School of Computer Science, in collaboration with Brown University’s Professor Jim Simmons, are working to identify what gives bisonar the edge of…

The United Nations is hoping Iran will allow a high-level mission to inspect the country’s nuclear sites. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano said Thursday he wrote a letter on November 2 proposing an inspection team visit Tehran. “I wrote to Iran’s vice-president and president of the country’s Atomic Energy…

Defense Minister Ehud Barak is likely regretting an exchange he had with interviewer Charlie Rose on the latter’s Bloomberg TV show Wednesday. As a result of that comment, MKs and political officials from left to right have been having a field day Thursday, castigating Barak for what in the best case was perhaps a slip…

The poverty rates have dropped to levels not seen since 2003 – but a third of Israel’s youth are still hungry, according to the latest government figures released Thursday. The 2010 poverty report noted that 20 percent of the nation’s families – 1.7 million citizens – are still living at or below the official poverty…

Hamas announced Thursday that the new rulers of Egypt – swept into power as a result of the “Arab Spring” rebellion – have given their blessing to a major demonstration to take place in Cairo next week. The “million man march” to be sponsored by Islamist groups a week from Friday will protest against the…

A group of high ranking reservist IDF officers and civilians says that there is “an epidemic” of hip stress fractures, ruptured discs and uterine prolapse among women serving in the IDF’s combat units. They claim that this rash of injuries – some of which have permanent effects and can affect a women’s chances of bearing…

Defense Minister Ehud Barak reiterated on Wednesday that a nuclear Iran would have dangerous consequences on the Middle East and the entire world. In an interview on the Charlie Rose Show on PBS, Barak said that the recent IAEA report on Iran’s nuclear program left no room for mistakes regarding Iran’s intentions. “It’s clear that…

National Infrastructures Minister Uzi Landau was at the sixth annual WaTec (Water Technology) Exhibition and Conference on Wednesday, and told Arutz Sheva why the conference is so significant to Israel. “First of all it’s important because it brings in thousands of people,” Landau said, adding that the conference is attracting ministers and delegations from all…

A 21-year-old Idaho man has been arrested on suspicion of firing a semi-automatic rifle at the White House, authorities said on Wednesday. According to a statement by Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Edwin Donovan, the suspect is Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez. He was detained at a hotel near Indiana, Pennsylvania. The arrest comes after the…

Turkey has no plans to cooperate on nuclear projects with Iran, according to the Turkish energy minister. Responding to remarks by Mohammad Javad Larijani, a foreign affairs adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khameini, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz told reporters Wednesday that Turkey would not cooperate with Iran in building any nuclear power plants.…

The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) published some data in honor of Universal Children’s Day. The most common names given to newborns in the last decade are Noam for boys and Noa for girls. Other popular names for boys include Itai, Uri, Yehonatan, Daniel, David and Ariel. Popular girls’ names include Shira, Maya, Tamar, Talia…

Egypt said Wednesday that the flow of gas to Israel and Jordan from Sinai would be renewed within ten days. In an interview with Bloomberg, Majdi Tawfik, the head of Egypt’s state controlled supplier Gasco, said that repairs on the pipeline that was destroyed last week were proceeding nicely, and that the repair would be…

For the first time in years, Israel is allowing the import of building materials to Gaza. Israel banned the import of such goods into Gaza in 2007, after Hamas terrorists staged a coup and took over Gaza to prevent their use to aid terrorists.  Israel stated that it was allowing the importation of such materials in…

Solar energy has arrived in the IDF, where an Israeli air base is implementing a new system that uses photovoltaic solar cells in an air defense training school in a system that produces electricity from solar energy. The system, which uses the photovoltaic solar cells to produce “green” energy, was implemented Wednesday for the first…

MK Aryeh Eldad criticized Israel’s left-wing parties on Tuesday and accused them of trying to rule the country despite the fact that the left is now a minority. The left has widely criticized a proposed bill that would require candidates for Israel’s Supreme Court to be vetted by a Knesset committee, similar to the U.S.…

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani dismissed reports that a blast at an Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) base near Tehran on Saturday was related to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear or ballistic missile programs. “The enemies,” Larijani said, using Iranian diplomatic code for Israel, “Instead of showing the realities of the incident have concocted stories about…

Two near-simultaneous explosions rocked Lebanon’s southern port city of Tyre early Wednesday – raising fears the country may see renewed sectarian violence. While no casualties were reported, the bombings have raised the specter of sectarian-fueled Islamist violence on the backdrop of an ‘Arab Spring’ that has – to date – left Lebanon untouched. According to…

Nationalist politicians called on Wednesday to increase the penalties for betraying Israel’s secrets, citing the light sentence received by former IDF intelligence clerk Anat Kam. Kam, convicted of leaking over 2,000 classified documents stolen from the IDF in order to provide them Haaretz reporter Uzi Blau, is seeking to appeal her 4-year sentence to Israel’s…

The Knesset plenum debated Wednesday the possibility of a strike against Iran, which is preparing nuclear weapons and has stated its intent to destroy Israel. The discussion was prompted by motions filed by MKs Zevulun Orlev (Jewish Home), Eitan Cabel (Labor) and Zeheva Galon (Meretz). Minister Michael Eitan (Likud), representing the Prime Minister’s position, said:…

Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas vowed Wednesday to speed up reconciliation between his Fatah faction and Hamas. Abbas, speaking at a memorial event for late PLO leader and arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat, said he would meet Hamas leader Khalid Mashaal in Cairo later this month. The two leaders are expected to address the reconciliation deal signed…

As the Arab Spring heads into an increasingly Islamic Winter some three quarters of Arab youth want to migrate to countries outside the Middle East region, an Arab League official warned on Wednesday. “Due to their poor enfranchisement in society and politics, and due to rising joblessness, 70 per cent of the Arab youth want…

Fatah and Hamas are allegedly set to sign another reconciliation agreement that will lead to PA elections in May. But who knows if it will last that long? Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who also heads the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), has spent years trying to convince Gaza’s Hamas terrorist rulers to step up…

The IDF and security officials have caught two Bethlehem area terrorist gangs who planned to murder IDF soldiers and Jews who ride all-terrain vehicles in the area of Gush Etzion, located immediately south of Jerusalem. They also planned to murder an Arab who cooperates with Israeli security officials. One of the gangs was caught in…

Turki al-Faisal said Monday a military attack on Iran aimed at halting its nuclear program could have catastrophic consequences – and would only strengthen Tehran’s determination to continue nuclear progress. “Such an act I think would be foolish and to undertake it I think would be tragic,” the Saudi prince said. “If anything it will…

The annual Beit El Gala dinner in New York on Sunday, December 4 is geared to attract the future leaders of Jewish causes. The event will take place at 5 p.m. the Manhattan Marriott Marquis and will include live entertainment. The featured speaker will be Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, along with other Israeli and…

Ilan Grapel, the American-Israeli who was released from an Egyptian prison a few weeks ago, gave an interview on Tuesday to CNN. Grapel was arrested by the Egyptians in June on charges of spying for Israel. He was released in exchange for 25 Egyptian prisoners who were held in Israel. “I was in Egypt on a public interest grant,…

An ancient 200-year-old Torah scroll, which survived the Holocaust and was donated to the Air Force base in Tel Nof, was placed in the base’s synagogue in a special ceremony on Sunday. The scroll is dedicated to the memories of the victims of the Yasur helicopter crash in July of last year.  Six Israel Air…

Syrian army defectors attacked an intelligence complex on the edge of Damascus early on Wednesday morning, according to a report by the Reuters news agency. It was the first reported assault on a major security facility in the eight-month uprising against President Bashar Assad, according to activists. The activists told Reuters that members of a…

MK Aryeh Eldad (National Union) expressed his concerns on Tuesday over the situation along Israel’s border with Egypt. His concerns come in the wake of the recent massive infiltration of African immigrants from Sinai, and also in the wake of recent terror threats originating in Egypt. “The Chief of Staff gave me the impression that…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday reiterated his opposition to a proposal by MKs Zeev Elkin and Yariv Levin (Likud) that would require candidates for Israel’s High Court of Justice be vetted by a Knesset committee, similar to the US Senate review of Supreme Court Justices. “There will be a hearing for judges before politicians,” Netanyahu…

Lebanese politicians came to blows live on national television over the crisis in neighbouring Syria on Monday. During the melee MPs were seen hurling insults – and chairs – at each other before the broadcast cut to an impromtu commercial break. Fayez Shukr, representing the Baath Party – which has links to Syrian President Bashar…

A stun grenade was thrown late Sunday night at the home of the Head of Shuva Yisrael Institutes, Rav Yashiyahu Pinto, after Israeli television’s Channel 10 revealed that he has filed a complaint with the FBI according to which a group of people has been blackmailing him and demanding millions of dollars. Rav Pinto of…

France warned Israel on Tuesday not to endanger civilians after one of its diplomats and his family was wounded in a retaliatory strike carried out by the IAF. French foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero said the French consul in Gaza, ‘Franco-Palestinian’ citizen Majdi Shakura, was injured in an airstrike on the Hamas-run enclave in the…

A Jewish woman was murdered in Flatbush early Tuesday morning, Yeshiva World News reported. Witnesses reported hearing the victim scream for help, and seeing a man running away from her and jumping into a van. The weapon was reported to be a knife or razor blade. The stabbing happened just after 1:00AM on Tuesday morning…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is seeking to water down a bill seeking to curtail foreign donations to Israeli NGOs involved in domestic politics. Netanyahu’s opposition comes despite broad support for the bills within his Likud party and the ruling government coalition – leading critics to suggest he is out of touch with his own lawmakers…

IAF aircraft attacked a terror tunnel and a center of terrorist activity in northern Gaza on Tuesday night, the IDF Spokesperson said in a statement. According to the statement, direct hits were identified and all Israeli aircraft returned safely to their bases. “The terror tunnels were designed to allow terrorists to infiltrate into Israel and…

The IDF’s “tit-for-tat” response will be replaced by an offensive in Gaza if missile attacks resume, Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee Tuesday. He told the Knesset Members on the panel that if Hamas and allied terrorists initiative a new round of fighting, “We will need…

MK Danny Danon (Likud) slammed MK Ahmad Tibi’s intention to speak at a memorial service for late PLO arch-terrorist Yassir Arafat in Ramallah on Tuesday. “Tibi continues his treacherous line toward Israel and represents a fifth column in the Knesset,” Danon said. “To support Arafat is incitement to terrorism and requires the removal of Tibi’s…

Gaza terrorists launched two Qassam rockets at Israel’s communities in the western Negev late Tuesday afternoon. One rocket hit a local kindergarten. There were no physical injuries in the attack, but the kindergarten was badly damaged. The other rocket exploded in an open area in the western Negev. No physical injuries or property damage was…

Iran is morally corrupt and spoiled, President Shimon Peres told CNN’s Piers Morgan Monday night. “An attack on its moral foundations is needed.” “They are the only country that threatens to destroy another country openly,” and an attack on the Islamic Republic’s foundations is needed “because Iran is a spoiled country. It is morally corrupt.” Concerning sanctions…

The Property Tax Authority has recognized the April incident in which Palestinian Authority (PA) police murdered yeshiva student Ben Yosef Livnat as a terror act. The Authority will compensate Roi Nagar, who owns the car in which Livnat was shot to death, with 12,000 shekels. The car was riddled with holes from bullets fired by…

The Civil Administration, an arm of the IDF, plans to solve charges of bias in favor of illegal Arab buildings – by defining them as legal. Jewish leaders in Judea and Samaria have complained for years that Civil Administration, under the command of Defense Minister Ehud Barak and the IDF, destroys Jewish homes that do…

Hizbullah has canceled leaves and is preparing for war, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper As-Seyassah. “Hizbullah cancelled the vacations of all its militants, summoned thousands of its members and gave orders to its prominent officials to remain unseen in case a war broke out,” the daily said. It added that the terrorist army and political…

A Jewish collector of Israeli art, determined to ensure the treasure would not get lost in what he referred to as “the ghetto,” has donated his collection to the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center in Washington. Donald Rothfeld and his wife, Susan Merker, donated the collection in honor of Israel’s Ambassador to…

France has ruled out the military option in dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe warned Monday that such a move send events into “an uncontrollable spiral,” Reuters reported. France has expressed deep concern over the Iranian nuclear program and its clear progress towards development of a nuclear warhead. The latest…

Tunisia’s final election results confirmed the victory of a once-banned Islamist party, the country’s election commission said Monday. According to the Associated Press, the final results for the Oct. 23 contests give the once-banned Ennahda Party 89 out of 217 seats (41%) – more than triple the seats won by any other party. International observers…

The Judea Regional Brigade of the IDF’s Judea and Samaria Division held an educational program for all its commanders and medical teams on Monday, in preparation for a terror attack with multiple casualties and injuries. It was the largest exercise held in the Brigade in years and it incorporated many forces and civilian simulators. The…

After the embarrassing incident in which he was caught calling Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu a ‘liar’, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is doing some damage control. Sarkozy, who sent a condolence letter to Netanyahu for the death of his father-in-law Shmuel Ben-Artzi, took the opportunity to apologize for the incident and pledged his friendship to the…

Mark Langfan, the American-Israel Security 3D-Map topographer, and this year’s co-recipient of the Justice Louis D. Brandeis Award at the upcoming Zionist Organization of America dinner along with his father William, has offered concrete evidence which conclusively debunks the litany of falsehoods and distortions found in the book “Israel Lobby” written by Professors Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer. The…

For the second year in a row, a group of American wounded soldiers toured Israel on bikes with the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). The ten-day “Soldier Ride” took them from the banks of the Dead Sea to the Western Wall in Jerusalem to the northern border with Syria. The program is intended to build community…

The large Chabad-Lubavitch community in France lost an icon Monday with the passing of its first and most important female leader, Rebetzin Bassie Azimov. Described as Chabad’s “head shlucha (female emissary) of France,” the wife of emissary Rabbi Shmuel Azimov died Monday morning in Paris. Rebetzin Azimov came from a renowned rabbinical background; she was the daughter…

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday that Israel would be happy to lift its blockade on Hamas-run Gaza if France would pull its weight – by sending in the Foreign Legion to keep order. Lieberman, known for his candid and colorful mode of expression, was responding to recent criticism from the government of French President…

Envoys from the Quartet for Middle East Peace made no headway in restarting moribund peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority after separate meetings Monday, Reuters reports. “Envoys continued to encourage the parties to resume direct bilateral negotiations without delay or preconditions,” a reticent Quartet statement said. They “called upon the parties to create…

Palestinian Authority prime minister Salam Fayyad said Monday he will not be used as a pretext for avoiding reconciliation between Fatah and the Hamas terror organization. “It is time to end division,” Fayyad told the Jerusalem- based Al-Quds newspaper Monday. “I call upon all factions and political parties to agree on a new prime minister.”…

On Monday, Jordan’s King Abdullah II publicly called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, becoming the first Arab leader to call for his neighbor’s resignation. Abdullah told the British Broadcasting Corporation in an exclusive BBC World News television interview that if he were in Assad’s situation, he would “make sure whoever comes after me…

Amir Kahanovich, chief economist at Clal Finance, one of Israel’s largest brokerage houses, says a sharp rise in the price of oil, the costs of war and the damage to global trade will cause the world to soft-pedal Iranian nuclear ambitions. In a report entitled “The Iranian Issue through Economic Eyes,” Kahanovich laid out courses…

The Knesset Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved two bills that aim to limit foreign funding for political NGO’s in Israel on Sunday. One bill would cap donations from foreign governments’ contributions to “political” NGOs at NIS 20,000. The other bill would deprive political NGOs that rely on foreign funding of tax exempt status and levy…

Moody’s Investors Service warned Monday that the failure of the Hizbullah-dominated government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati to fund the Special Tribunal for Lebanon could lead to international sanctions on Lebanon. The STL was established in March 2009 with the purpose of holding trials for the people accused of carrying out the 14 February 2005…

Iran has rejected claims a terrorist cell busted by Qatar and Bahrain had links with the Revolutionary Guards or the Basij paramilitary militia. The denial comes on the heels of a report saying Qatari authorities had arrested four Bahrainis on Friday whom they say were planning to attack high-profile targets in Bahrain. The targets reportedly…

Iran, worried by possible sabotage or an attack at the hands of Israel, has raised to five years the jail term for the crime of visiting Israel. State television reported on Monday that the parliament approved an amendment that ups the jail term to 2-5 years from the current three months. The original ban on…

Kenya’s prime minister, visiting Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres, asks Israel to help his country get rid of Al Qaeda terrorists. Kenya’s soldiers have crossed into Somalia to hunt down al-Shabab terrorists, linked with Al Qaeda, in Somalia. Prime Minister Raila Odinga asked Preisdent Peres Monday for helping his security forces in…

Israel paid Syrian President Bashar Assad’s grand-uncle $100 million for the Golan Heights before the Six-Day War in 1967, says a former close friend to assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. Dr. Mahmoud Jame’ said Sadat was briefed on the deal, according to the Jordanian-based Albawaba website. Jame’, a member of the first Consultative Council in…

Israel’s cabinet voted Monday to maintain its freeze on tax revenue transfers to the Palestinian Authority. The decision was taken contrary to recent reports the two-week freeze would be short-lived in PA affiliated media sources. Israel transfers some $100 million in tax payments to the PA every month, but an eight-minister forum decided to withhold…

A Palestinian Authority TV program recently stated that the rain in Jerusalem washes away the impurity of the footsteps of Jews on behalf of Muslims who come to pray in the city. The Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) research institute translated the program and presented it on its website. “The golden dome [of the mosque] shines…

IDF forces paid visits Sunday to the homes of seven of the terrorists who were freed in the Shalit deal, according to a report in the Palestinian Authority (PA) based Ma’an news agency. Ma’an calls the visits “raids” and says that the seven received summonses to report to the Shin Bet intelligence service. Military vehicles…

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told the Knesset Monday that talk about Jordan as the Palestinian state works against Israeli interests and “contradicts reality.” “The statement that Jordan is Palestinian is opposed to international law and the peace treaty we signed with Jordan,” Lieberman told the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. “A Palestinian state will be…

“Mossad,” the Israeli international intelligence agency, was behind Saturday’s explosion at a missile base next to Tehran, in the estimation of an official Western intelligence source cited by TIME magazine on Monday. The official said, “Don’t believe the Iranians that it was an accident.” A leading figure in Iran’s nuclear development program was among at…

Vandals threw a firecracker on Sunday night at the home of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto in Ashdod. The firecracker exploded in the rabbi’s yard. No one was hurt in the incident, but damage was caused to a table. Ashdod Police have launched an investigation, and Chief Superintendent Doron Benamo, a spokesman for the police’s Southern District,…

Maj.-Gen. Avi Mizrahi, Head of Israeli Central Command and Colonel Guy Hazut, commander of the IDF’s Judea Brigade, came on Sunday to the home of Rabbi Dan Mertzbach from Otniel who was accidentally killed by an IDF soldier on Friday. Mizrahi and Hazut, who came to offer condolences to the family currently sitting shiva for the…

On November 9, five US Congressmen ventured into otherwise uncharted territory, at least by the standards of traditional diplomatic delegations to Israel. A strong affinity to Israel and genuine frustration with repeated fatal failures of “peace processes” drove these American leaders to take a fresh look at Israel’s heartland. The tour is a manifestation of…

Iran said on Sunday it had detected Duqu, a computer virus that experts say is based on Stuxnet, the virus that hit the Islamic Republic’s computers last year. “We are in the initial phase of fighting the Duqu virus,” Gholamreza Jalali, the head of Iran’s civil defense organization, told the official IRNA news agency. “The…

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Konstantin Grishchenko, visited the Kotel (Western Wall) on Sunday. He was accompanied by Israel’s Ambassador to Ukraine, Reuven Dinel, and Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel, Hennadii Nadolenko. The three were led by Rabbi Mordechai Elihav, the Director-General of the Wall Heritage Foundation and Rabbi Yossi Kurzweil of Chabad, who was recently appointed by…

Egypt had arrested and filed charges against Muhammad al-Teehi, who is believed to have been involved in the multi-pronged attack near Eilat in mid-August that killed eight Israelis. According to Channel 2 News, Egyptian authorities say that al-Teehi belongs to a terror group affiliated with Al Qaeda. According to some reports he is the leader…

The world must see the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report for what it is and stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons before it is too late, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Cabinet Sunday. The IAEA report last week stated what Israel has been claiming for years – that Iran is trying to manufacture…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu bowed to pressures from the Attorney General, mainstream media and some of his own Likud party Knesset Members Sunday and postponed a vote on a bill on High Court appointments. The measure is strongly supported by nationalists and is sponsored by the Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu parties. The bill would require nominees…

Egyptian authorities may have arrested a suspect in connection with last week’s bombing of the pipeline that brings natural gas to Israel and Jordan. One suspect, Mohamed al-Teehi, is a leading member of Al-Takfir Wa Al-Hijra (Excommunication and Exodus), an armed Islamist group. He was arrested in the northern coastal city of el-Arish, according to…

The families of Turkey’s diplomats and staff in Damascus are being evacuated from Syria following an attack on its embassy in Damascus. A mob of at least 1,000 pro-Assad rioters hurled rocks and bottles at the embassy in the Syrian capital, Turkey’s state-run Anatolian news agency reported. Syrian police eventually intervened to end the attack, reporters…

Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney said that re-electing President Obama would mean accepting a nuclear Iran. Romney warned that if President Barack Obama is re-elected, “Iran will have a nuclear weapon. And if you elect Mitt Romney, Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.” Newt Gingrich and Romney, two of the top contenders for the…

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation voted Sunday to support a bill limiting the funding that political non-governmental organizations (NGOs) may receive from foreign governments and international bodies to NIS 20,000 shekels. The bill was authored by MKs Ofir Akunis and Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) and Robert Ilatov (Yisrael Beitenu) . The Committee also voted in favor…

A video by Al-Jazeera’s English television network is claiming that the one person who will decide whether there will be peace in between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is none other than Yesha Council chairman Danny Dayan. The video claims that conventional wisdom, which claims that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, and…

The military police will question the IDF soldier who fired on Friday at the vehicle driven by Rabbi Dan Mertzbach from Otniel, killing him and wounding two other passengers. The questioning will take place after the Military Advocate General ordered an investigation into the matter on Saturday. As well, an officer from outside the military police…

The police recently arrested a citizen of Jerusalem simply for responding to a Facebook status written by an extreme leftist. The incident occurred this past week when Y (whose full name cannot be revealed for reasons of confidentiality) was surfing on Facebook. He came across a post by extreme leftist Dorit Eldar (a lecturer at…

Anti-Semitic vandals went on a rampage in Brooklyn before dawn Friday, burning Jewish-owned cars and scrawling swastikas in a Jewish area. The latest hate attacks followed by only several hours an announcement by police that they caught one man who was responsible for hate attacks earlier this week on two libraries and a synagogue. A Jaguar,…

While it is a foregone conclusion that Vladimir Putin will be elected president and United Russia will have an outright majority simply because they control the electoral commission, the independent polls from Russia (including those of the respected Levada Institute) are signaling a decline in support for United Russia as well as for Putin and…

Israel is speeding up on-board missile defense systems for commercial planes in light of fears that Gaza terrorists have obtained anti-aircraft missiles during the recent war in Libya, defense officials told the Associated Press. It is only a matter of months before the laser-based ”C-Music” system will be installed on approximately 100 Israeli passenger planes,…

An explosion at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards depot killed at least 17 soldiers. Sabotage is suspected in what may be another attack on the regime, possibly part of a secret war that Israel could be waging. The blast occurred approximately 30 miles west of Tehran. A semi-official Irnaian news agency reported that ammunition was being moved at the…