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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shed tears during an emotional visit to the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp in Poland. Among those joining Trudeau on his tour Sunday of the former Nazi death camp was Nate Leipciger, a former prisoner there who immigrated to Canada from his native Poland in 1948 at the…

Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot made a decision today (Monday) to appoint Col. Rabbi Eyal Moshe Karim to the post of Chief Military Rabbi of the IDF. Rabbi Karim will replace Brigadier-General Rabbi Rafi Peretz, who will retire after six years in the post. Rabbi Karim, 57, a former paratroopers special forces unit commander, will…

Theresa May, who will be the UK’s next Prime Minister, gave a speech in front of an enthusiastic pro-Israel crowd at an event hosted in London by the World B’nei Akiva youth movement last year marking Israel’s independence day. World Bnei Akiva Chief Roi Abekasis recalled the event. “The central Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli independence day)…

Shuki Gilboa, the man who was seriously wounded in the terror attack in which Hallel-Yaffa Ariel was murdered, was released from Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital today (Monday). Dr. Adir Cohen, a mouth surgery expert who treated Gilboa, told media that “Shuki sustained gunshot wounds in his facial area and was evacuated while fully conscious to…

(AFP) Two South African brothers arrested on terrorism charges were plotting to blow up the US embassy in Pretoria and Jewish institutions, and planned to join the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), police said Monday. The 23-year-old twins, Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie, appeared briefly in a Johannesburg magistrate court after being arrested at the weekend. “It…

As usual, Opposition Leader Yitzchak Herzog waved the flag of victory for the wrong side. When Portugal eked out a 1-0 victory in the Euro 2016 soccer finals last night, Herzog joined politicians all over the world in congratulating them for their success. “Viva Portugal!” he tweeted – while using Afghanistan’s flag. Loading… Herzog quickly…

The parents of fallen soldier Oron Shaul, whose body is being held by Hamas, are expected to continue their efforts this morning to secure the return of their son’s body by physically blocking the visitation of Hamas terrorists’ families to Nafcha Prison in the South, where the terrorists are jailed, Yediot Ahronot reported. The family…

Supporters of Elor Azariya, the soldier accused of manslaughter after shooting a neutralized Arab terrorist to death in Hevron, scored a major victory on Monday, easily raising more than enough money to continue to fund Azariya’s legal defense. The fundraising campaign, which sought to raise 400,000 ($105,000) within 30 days ended up netting 406,664 shekels…

A coordinated effort between different factions of the Israeli security forces succeeded in bring about the arrest of home-made weapons dealers and manufacturers near the city of Shechem in northern Samaria. As part of the operation, various home-made weapons and ammunition were confiscated, as well machinery used to manufacture the weapons. According to Israeli intelligence,…

A haredi youth was beaten by an Egged bus driver during a trip from Jerusalem to Tiberias last Thursday night. The incident, which took place on an Egged 959 line bus, began when the victim, Urel Finch, and two friends played music on a portable speaker system. Video recordings of the latter portion of the…

The New York University chapter of Palestinian group Students for Justice in Palestine has accused Israel of complicity in recent shootings of African-Americans by U.S. police. Following the shootings, the group linked Israel to the incidents on its Facebook page: “We must remember that many US police departments train with the ‪#‎IsraeliDefenseForces‬. The same forces…

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was released Monday morning, beginning a 48-hour furlough. The two-day outing marks the first time the former Prime Minister has been seen in public since he began serving his 19-month prison term in February. Olmert, who was convicted of corruption, obstruction of justice, and breach of trust, left Maasiyahu…

On the basis of the conclusions of the Bitton Commission, which deals with giving the educational system Sephardi heritage content, Minister Naftali Bennett said that he would act with determination to erase the recent phenomenon of discrimination against girls of Sephardi heritage in haredi girls’ schools. “I will not accept discrimination. I will fight against…

The families of five Americans and Israeli-Americans killed or wounded by Arab terrorists in Israel since have filed suit against the social media giant Facebook, claiming one billion dollars in damages over the website’s failure to rein in on rampant pro-terror incitement. The lawsuit, filed by the Shurat Hadin organization on behalf of the five…

Former MK and Yesha leader Elyakim Haetzni, of Kiryat Arba, rejected the initiative of the government to strengthen Kiryat Arba and the Jewish settlement in Hevron with 50 million shekels. “You can’t buy us with 50 million nor with 500 million. My heart aches. If that money is used to redeem land that will in…

Egyptian security forces on Sunday foiled an attack that was set to target a security checkpoint in North Sinai’s Sheikh Zuweid city, the Egyptian military said, according to the Al-Ahram newspaper. In an official statement quoted by the newspaper’s English-language website, army spokesman Brigadier General Mohamed Samir said that security forces “were able to thwart…

Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal, who in the past served as Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief, said at a conference of the Iranian opposition over the weekend that the Iranian regime supports Hamas and Islamic Jihad in “Palestine” in order to cause instability in the region. Hamas condemned the remarks, saying they were “baseless.” “Everyone knows that…

(JTA) — Jewish organizations are voicing anguish over the violence in Dallas that claimed the lives of five police officers during a peaceful demonstration protesting the recent shooting deaths of two black men by police in Minnesota and Louisiana. Officials say the police officers were killed by sniper fire during a protest July 7. One…

North Korea’s military on Sunday night threatened a “physical response” to a move by the United States and South Korea to deploy the advanced THAAD missile defense system to the Korean peninsula to counter the threat from the North, Reuters reports. The United States and South Korea said on Friday that the Terminal High Altitude…

The radiant tiles that were discovered depict scenes from the Bible, including Noah’s Ark.

(JTA) — An Ohio congregation has become what is perhaps the first Open Orthodox synagogue to elect an all-female slate of officers. At its annual meeting on June 26, the Oheb Zedek-Cedar Sinai Synagogue in Lyndhurst, Ohio, elected five women to the board. Sharon Weiss-Greenberg, executive director of the New York-based Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance,…

Officials in Washington believe that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will consent to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Obama administration on arrangement for the aid package to Israel for the next decade, starting in 2018. This is contrary to the threat made by Netanyahu earlier this year that it might be preferable to…

(JTA) — The nomadic Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education will have a new and permanent home next year. On July 6, the museum’s executive director Judy Margles and board chair Elaine Coughlin announced the purchase of a $5 million space in Oldtown at the former location of the Museum of Contemporary Craft,…

Egypt wants to host direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians in Cairo with the participation of senior Egyptian and Jordanian officials, officials told Haaretz late Sunday, following the visit of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to Israel. The goal of the talks will be to develop a package of confidence-building measures that would lead…

Revolutionary Guards leader claims that Iran has 100,000 missiles ready and stashed in Lebanon.

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit released for publication Sunday evening that he has instructed police to open an investigation into Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, among other officials, following evidence handed to him by police investigators. The AG emphasized that he was approving an preliminary investigation, and that a criminal investigation has not been opened against the…

A group of pro-Israel activists in London were physically assaulted after infiltrating an anti-Israel rally to offer another perspective to propaganda against the Jewish state. Fresh from facing off against the Iranian-sponsored, pro-Hezbollah Al Quds Day march, activists from the Israel Advocacy Movement (IAM) decided to take on the UK’s most prominent – and one…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu intends to reshuffle the Cabinet soon. Channel 10 reports that Netanyahu will give the Economy Ministry to Yoav Galant (Kulanu). However, some the Ministry’s authority, as well as some of the Labor Ministry’s, will be given to Haim Katz (Likud). Galant is currently the Minister for Construction. Kulanu will hand over…

The family of Elor Azariya, the soldier on trial for fatally shooting a neutralized terrorist in Hevron, is reaching out to the public on the public on the “Headstart” website with the purpose of raising four hundred thousand shekels to help fund legal costs. “I turn to you, precious mothers, from mother to mother, please…

The legendary Grammy-award winning guitarist Carlos Santana is scheduled to appear in Park Hayarkon is Tel Aviv on July 30, Yediot Aharonot reported. When asked what his stance is regarding the anti-Israel BDS movement, that encourages the boycott of Israeli businesses and often pressures artists not to perform in Israel, Santana stated that “I prefer…

On Sunday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Aushcwitz Birkenau in Poland, formerly the location of the infamous Nazi death camp. Trudeau was accompanied on the tour by Nate Leipciger, a survivor of the camps. When Trudeau got to the monument of victims of the Auschwitz II camp, he lit a candle in memory…

The US State Department has agreed to sell Israel parts for the SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter as part of a $300 million sale. The contract is primarily coordinated through General Electric and Science Engineering Services. The sale will include eight AN/APN-217A Doppler radar systems, eight AN/APN-194V altimeters and 12 T-700 GE 401C engines. Other components,…

A new report put out by the German domestic intelligence agency indicates a significant increase in the number of Hamas and Hezbollah members living within Germany’s borders. Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), put out its annual report last week, in which it indicated that there are…

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad told a visiting group of European parliamentarians on Sunday that western governments’ support for opposition groups in Syria caused terrorism in Europe, Reuters reported. “The problems Europe faces today of terrorism, extremism and waves of refugees are caused by some western leaders’ adoption of policies which do not serve their people,”…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is giving consideration to retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn as a potential vice presidential running mate, Reuters reports, citing a Republican source familiar with the process. For weeks Trump has conducted a high-profile canvassing of Republican political stalwarts as part of his running mate search, but he has also made…

A night which pays tribute to the many Chabad Houses around the world and their connection to the many travelers visiting them yearly will take place tonight in Rabin Square, Tel Aviv. The nostalgic event is for the thousands of travelers that know the Chabad Shlichim (emissaries) around the world, and is an opportunity for…

ISIS has lost 12 percent of the territory it holds in Iraq and Syria in the first half of 2016, accordingto an analysis by British think-tank IHS. The analysis published Sunday says the jihadist group, which proclaimed its self-styled “caliphate” in the two countries in 2014, is continuing to lose ground after a string of…

(AFP) With an excavation in southern Israel unearthing a Philistine cemetery for the first time, bones of the biblical giant Goliath’s people can finally shed new light on mysteries of their culture. The cemetery’s discovery marks the “crowning achievement” of some three decades of excavations in the area, the expedition’s organizers say. Some of the…

Egypt’s foreign minister is meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Sunday for the first such visit to Israel in nearly a decade that is the latest sign of warming ties. The “lengthy talks” are touted as largely revolving around reviving peace talks with the Palestinian Authority, but will most likely also focus on what Israel’s…

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is again entertaining efforts to deny any Jewish connection to the Temple Mount. The motion, which was filed by Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, repeats previous attempts to declare the entire complex as a holy Muslim site and leaves out any relationship to Judaism, even regarding…

(AFP) The Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad targeted and killed US reporter Marie Colvin in February 2012 to stop her from covering government atrocities, according to a lawsuit filed in US court on Saturday. The Syrian military intercepted Colvin’s communications and unleashed a barrage of rocket fire on her in the besieged city of Homs,…

Some one thousand Israelis marched in defiance Sunday, at a protest rally from the site of the deadly drive-by shooting which claimed the life of Rabbi Michael Mark 10 days ago, to his hometown of Otniel in Har Hevron. The demonstrators called on the government to act decisively to end the ongoing wave of Arab…

“There’s no reason to suppose that the F-35 stealth fighter will be sent to fight in Syria within the next few years. But it’s likely that these planes will join F-22 Raptors in the fight against ISIS,” General Robert Carlyle from the US Air Force told Aviation Week. Israel Defense reports that General Carlyle made…

A 21 minute audio file has surfaced online, in which the Hamza Bin Laden, the son of Al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, threatened the U.S. for assassinating his father. According to Reuters, the file, entitled “We are All Osama,” features Hamza Bin Laden in a 21-minute speech threatening attacks on the U.S. and its…

Former MK Yoni Chetboun (Jewish Home) spoke with Arutz Sheva about 2006’s war in Lebanon. Chetboun fought in the war and has now publishing a book titled “Under Fire” about his experiences. “This book that I wrote is about our experiences and my experience as a commander in the Israeli army during the Second Lebanon…

In a moving clip, Daniel Koltov, Chief Cantor of the IDF, sings at the graduation of IDC Herzliya.

JTA – Newt Gingrich defended Donald Trump’s use of an image resembling the Star of David in a tweet criticizing Hillary Clinton as corrupt. The former House speaker, who is one of the top candidates to be Trump’s vice presidential nominee on the Republican ticket, said in a phone interview with CNN Thursday that he…

“To wake up in the morning and see messages saying “Missed Call from ‘Mommy Dear’,” it’s unbelievable. Just now, I had my first conversation with my beloved mother. My mother is alive, speaking, breathing…standing!! It’s amazing! And she says that she misses me, and wants me to come see her [in the hospital]…there are simply…

The US Democratic party’s slide toward an increasingly anti-Israel position, led by Senator Bernie Sanders, has been halted, at least temporarily. During a meeting of the Democratic party drafting committee Saturday, supporters of Senator Sanders proposed an amendment to the Democratic party platform which would urge an “end to occupation and illegal settlements,” in Judea…

The Jerusalem district prosecutor and the state prosecutor’s civil enforcement division have filed suit against two 17-year old Arab stone-throwers over damages the two caused to a Jerusalem light rail train. The lawsuit against the two, which totals 6,912 shekels ($1,780), is intended to cover the cost of replacing a window which was smashed when…

Herzl and Zehava Shaul, parents of Oron Shaul, whose body is being held by Hamas, filed an urgent petition with the Supreme Court today (Sunday). The petition asks the court to issue a ruling that will prevent the prison authorities from allowing imprisoned Hamas terrorists to watch the European soccer championships final between France and…

A tunnel collapse in the Gaza Strip on Sunday killed a member of the terror group Islamic Jihad’sarmed wing, it said, in the latest in a series of such incidents. The collapse occurred in the northern Gaza Strip, the Al-Quds Brigades said in a statement, without providing further details. It identified the terrorist killed as…

Yehudit Irentein, the mother of Esti Weinstein, the woman who took her own life after years of estrangement from her children in the Gerrer hassidic community, penned a letter to her daughter, in which she recalls Esti’s kindness and grace, and expresses hope that her story will bring greater understanding and empathy between people of…

The survivor of Saturday night’s terror attack in Gush Etzion spoke with reporters on Sunday, recalling the harrowing moments that nearly ended his life. Eitan Finkel, 30, was wounded Saturday when a terrorist opened fire on his family as they drove through the “T” intersection between east and west Gush Etzion. “We got to the…

The scare surrounding the disappearance of haredi singer/actor Shuli Rand has subsided, as Rand’s whereabouts are reportedly “known to those who need to know.” The haredi artist, especially well-known for his performance in the award-winning film “Ushpizin”, had left the hotel room where he was staying and disappeared on Thursday morning. Rand has reportedly run…

Dallas police officers on Saturday searched for several hours for a suspicious person in the parking garage at their headquarters, the department said, according to CNN. However, the search yielded no suspects or strange items and was called off after several hours, the department added. It was unclear who reported the suspicious person. The search…

A Moroccan couple of Jewish descent were murdered and dismembered at their home in Casablanca, Morocco, last Sunday, Haaretz reported on Saturday night, citing local media. It appears the murder was not of an anti-Semitic background, however. Police said the two, Sam Tolédano and Vicky Chetrit, were murdered by their gardener, who was said to…

A defiant Iran declared on Saturday it will continue its ballistic missile program, even after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said that the missile tests are not in the spirit of the country’s landmark nuclear deal with world powers, The Associated Press reports. “Iran will strongly continue its missile program based on its own defense and…

Zionist Union chairman MK Yitzhak Herzog said on Saturday that the Labor party primaries will be held in the second half of 2017. “The party’s Central Committee will convene in the coming weeks, and decide when the primaries for the party leadership will take place. If they decide I am not good enough to lead…

South Korea has seen the future — and it’s kosher. The Korean government announced plans Thursday to attract new businesses and boost international sales by educating producers about kosher and halal foods. Following a meeting with President Park Guen-hye, officials announced plans to provide “administrative and technical support” to help kosher and halal food and…

Egypt has joined the flurry of condemnations of Israel over its plans to build new housing units in Maale Adumim and in Jerusalem. The plans were announced Sunday following last week’s terrorist attacks against Israelis in Judea and Samaria. In a statement quoted by the Palestinian Arab Ma’an news agency, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign…

Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid has apologized for his comments about the relationship between Noa Landau, the English-language editor for Haaretz, and her partner Avner Gavriyahu, one of the leaders of Breaking the Silence. Lapid wrote on his Facebook page: “I made a mistake. The attack on Noa Landau took the conversation about Breaking the…

Former MK Rabbi Nissim Ze’ev (Shas) hopes that the Supreme Court rejects the Reform Movement’s request to hold mixed prayers in the upper section of Kotel. “They gave them the southern Kotel and now they also want the upper plaza. Their prayer today was in violation of the Attorney General’s decision. They brought a Torah…

Following the court’s decision to resend Moshe Katsav’s file to the parole board, former MK Michael Kleiner (Likud) explained to Arutz Sheva why he feels the former President should be released. “I suppose that if the current President was Shimon Peres, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Haim Herzog or Aharon Barak, Katsav would have already received clemency. They…

As demonstrators in the United States protest against recent incident in which police officers killed African American men, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) has found a way to blame Israel. New York University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine shared a post on its Facebook page claiming that “the same forces behind the…

Even Joint List head Ayman Odeh has come out against MK Haneen Zoabi (Joint List). During a conversation with a senior Knesset member, MK Odeh said: “Suggest something. How can I get rid of her? She’s hurting us and I want to get rid of her.” Channel 2 reports that Odeh blamed the changes made…

A 30-year-old Israeli man was shot and wounded near the Gush Etzion community of Tekoa on Saturday night. MDA first responders are at the scene and treated the victim. He is now at Jerusalem’s Sha’arei Tzedek Hospital, where doctors say that he is in moderate condition with a bullet wound to the shin. Davidi Pearl,…

Former Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, who resigned from the Knesset in May after being replaced by Avigdor Liberman, is planning to form a new party and has already invited several names to join, Channel 2 News reported on Friday. Ya’alon announced several weeks ago that he intends to run for Prime Minister and replace Binyamin…

Egypt has joined the flurry of condemnations of Israel over its plans to build new housing units in Maale Adumim and in Jerusalem. The plans were announced Sunday following last week’s terrorist attacks against Israelis in Judea and Samaria. In a statement quoted by the Palestinian Arab Ma’an news agency, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign…

How does a child that strays to the dark edges of life find his way back into the light? How does music tap into life’s big questions and serve as a platform for a search? How have the Jewish people changed their mission now that they’ve returned to their land? How is rock music connected…

Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid on Friday attacked the appointment of the editor of Haaretz’s English edition, due to the fact that she is the partner of one of the founders of the leftist NGO “Breaking the Silence”. In a post on his Facebook page, Lapid wrote that journalist Noa Landau is “the life…

Cleveland police officials have tightened their security plan for the July 18-21 Republican National Convention following the deadly shootings of police officers in Dallas, Deputy Police Chief Ed Tomba told Reuters on Friday. Tomba, who is Cleveland’s chief of convention security, also said he had written to out-of-town police departments that will be loaning officers…

At least 22 civilians including a child were killed in air strikes on an Al-Qaeda-held town in northwest Syria on Friday, a monitoring group said, according to AFP. Dozens of people were also wounded in the strikes on Darkush, near the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, updating an earlier casualty toll.…

The House of Representatives on Thursday easily passed two amendments authored by U.S. Representative Peter J. Roskam to block the controversial sales of both Boeing and Airbus aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran. The amendments to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act passed by voice vote, indicating overwhelming, bipartisan support, Roskam’s office…

Investigators have determined that the shooter in Dallas, who killed five police officers Thursday night, did not have any connection to terrorist organizations, the White House said on Friday, according to Reuters. “It is my understanding that investigators have now publicly ruled out the possibility that the individual who carried out this terrible act of…

Iran on Friday rejected as “unrealistic” a report by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that criticized its ballistic missile launches, Reuters reported. The report said Iran’s recent ballistic missile tests were inconsistent with the nuclear deal it signed with world powers. Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) conducted ballistic missile tests in early March and called…

The Spanish government and Jewish groups on Friday blasted a far-left party for posting an anti-Semitic cartoon protest against President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to the country. The criticism comes after the Madrid branch of the United Left coalition, tweeted a cartoon depicting a thick-lipped Obama hugging an Orthodox Jew wearing a kippa emblazoned with…

Twenty-three-year-old Rotem Aharoni from Had Nes was driving to work when an Arab man in a grey kaftan threw a large rock at her car. Rotem slammed on the breaks and the car struck a safety rail. The Arab then ran towards her, opened the door and tried to force her out of the vehicle,…

The US State Department is reopening its investigation into presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s misuse of classified information. Earlier this week, the FBI recommended not filing criminal charges against Clinton for hosting her e-mail on private servers, despite acknowledging that she acted in an “extremely careless” manner. The State Account inquiry is not as serious as…

The prosecutors involved in the case against Elor Azariya have been granted increased security, following increased incitement and threats to their lives, Channel 2 reports. In addition, four soldiers who were summoned to testify say that they participated in the trial on the understanding that they would also receive protection, which indeed occurred. According to…

ISIS is reportedly already moving chemical weapons into Syria and Iraq, causing concerns for Israel.

The Kibbutz Movement has decided to work with the radical leftist organization Breaking the Silence over the coming school year. During a meeting several weeks ago, the attendees rejected four kibbutzim’s request to reopen the decision for ratification. According to the text of the resolution, the Kibbutz Movement’s education and projects branch will cooperate with…

Likud activist Lior Harari has initiated a prayer project in support of Sara Netanyahu. Using the Facebook page We Love Sara Netanyahu, which he runs, Harari called on Likud supporters to join him in a trip to the graves of tzaddikim (holy figures) in order to “offer prayers for the Prime Minister’s wife as she…

The Rebellion by Korach and his followers against Moshe and Aaron is disturbing and perplexing. It is disturbing because it happened at all and it is perplexing because Korach who Rashi calls a wise man (Pikeach) took on Moshe who split the sea and took the Jews out of Egypt. Of course the Torah records…

Amotz Asa-El discusses whether the agreement is bringing greater security to the Middle East.

Daniel Kol-Tov, the deputy chief cantor in the IDF, performed Sartori’s Con te Partirò (Time to Say Goodbye) for the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya’s graduation. Lucio Quarantotto, the librettist who wrote the lyrics to Con te Partirò, based the piece on Isaiah 55:12.

An Israeli woman was lightly injured on Friday morning, after a terrorist hit her car with a rock. The incident occurred on Highway 90, between Afikim and Ashdot Ya’akov. After her car was struck, the woman swerved off the road and hit a security barrier. A Jordanian Arab then came from a nearby orchard and…

Aircraft debris believed to have come from an EgyptAir crash in May has washed up on a beach near Tel Aviv, an official in the Prime Minister’s office said Friday. “Debris has been collected and there is a high probability that it originates from the Egyptian plane,” the official in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office…

Coalition head David Biton (Likud) says that he will continue promoting the Suspension Bill, after the Zionist Union refused to present a private bill to remove MK Haneen Zoabi (Joint List) from the Knesset. MK Biton, with the agreement of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, had told Yitzhak Herzog (Zionist Union) that he would freeze the…

Residents of Amona acknowledged on Thursday that the fate of their community lies in the hands of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, following the Supreme Court’s final ruling that the community must be demolished by December 26. Amona – located near the town of Ofra in Samaria’s Binyamin Region – has been deemed illegal by the…

(JTA) — A British lawmaker who once accused a Jewish ambassador to Israel of dual loyalty will serve as a senior opposition leader. Paul Flynn, a Labour Party lawmaker from Wales since 1987, was named shadow secretary of state for Wales and shadow leader of the House of Commons this week. The appointment comes shortly…

Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who on Wednesday clarified that his father-in-law is not anti-Semitic following the infamous “Star of David tweet”, is facing backlash from his relatives. JTA reported on Thursday that two of Kushner’s cousins, Marc Kushner and Jacob Schulder, took to Facebook to rap their cousin, a businessman married to Trump’s daughter…

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — President Horacio Cartes of Paraguay will visit Israel to discuss several cooperation agreements between the two countries. Cartes will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin during his mid-July visit to talk about bilateral interests in the areas of agriculture, technology and education, the Ultima Hora newspaper reported…

Iran is still making extensive attempts to acquire materials to further its nuclear program, even after signing a deal promising its curtailment, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has warned, according to i24news. The German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) said in an annual report it has detected extensive Iranian attempts to acquire…

(JTA) — Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon has found a new job at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy as its Rosenblatt Distinguished Visiting Fellow. The Washington Institute, an independent and nonpartisan organization that provides research and recommendations for U.S. Middle East policy, will tap into Yaalon’s 37-year a career in the Israel…

North Korea warned on Thursday it is planning its toughest response to what it deemed a “declaration of war” by the United States after Washington blacklisted the armed country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, over human rights abuses. Pyongyang described the sanctioning of Kim as a “hideous crime,” Reuters reported, citing North Korea’s official KCNA news…

Over loud criticism from around the world, Prime Minister Netanyahu insists that the “settlements” are not preventing peace in the region.

A protest against police brutality in the US state of Texas turned deadly as eleven police officers were shot on Thursday evening. Dallas police Chief David Brown says that two snipers carried out the attack while waiting in elevated positions. Three officers are dead, while two are currently undergoing surgery. Three others are still in…

The Syrian army advanced within firing range of the rebels’ sole supply route to Aleppo in heavy fighting Thursday despite its announcement of a ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday. Saudi-backed rebel group Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) said four of its fighters were killed trying to stop the army from cutting the Castello Road,…

Chris Grayling, Leader of the House of Commons, told British MPs that Home Secretary Theresa May would be informed of concerns surrounding the display of Hezbollah flags at anti-Israel marches, reports the Jewish Chronicle. Grayling’s comments came after nearly 600 demonstrators on Sunday waved Hezbollah flags while participating in an annual anti-Israel Al Quds Day…

A British lawmaker who once accused a Jewish ambassador to Israel of dual loyalty will serve as a senior opposition leader. Paul Flynn, a Labour Party lawmaker from Wales since 1987, was named shadow secretary of state for Wales and shadow leader of the House of Commons this week. The appointment comes shortly after a…

Debris from doomed EgyptAir flight MS804, which crashed last May on its way from Paris to Cairo, have been salvaged off the coast of the Israeli city of Netanya. Israel’s foreign ministry has alerted both the Egyptian and French governments to the discovery, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who is currently finishing up his tour of…

The District Court on Thursday released a minor to house arrest for participating in many “price tag” acts of vandalism including an arson attack the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem, on a warehouse in the Palestinian town of Akraba in Samaria, as well as torching a Palestinian car. The minor was arrested several months ago as…

Funny-woman Sarah Silverman on Wednesday said she is “insanely lucky to be alive” after undergoing surgery and spending a week in the intensive care unit due to a deadly disease. The 45-year-old announced on her official Facebook account that she was admitted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles due to what she calls “a…

(JTA) — Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign never recovered after he was caught on video telling a group of millionaires that 47 percent of Americans will always vote for Democrats because they don’t take “personal responsibility” for their lives and are “dependent upon government.” The incident has become a case study not only in watching…

Taysir Kubaa, deputy head of the Palestinian National Council, on Thursday called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) to abandon the path of negotiations with Israel which, he said, does not lead to success for the Palestinians. Speaking in an interview with Hamas’s Palestine newspaper, Kubaa said that the Palestinian reliance on false negotiations is wrong,…

PHILADELPHIA (JTA) – Growing up in Namibia, Dan Craven would bicycle long distances upon the only two paved roads in his hometown of Omaruru — 80 miles heading north to Otjiwarongo and 45 miles south to Karibib. Cycling on what he calls the “tar roads” is how he fell in love with the sport; plus…

This week Dr. Sam and Daniel Fliegler discuss the fate of Israel, as Daniel tells the wonderful story of his heroic father’s contribution to the (re)making of the State Of Israel. Loading… Click here to download the podcast

Greek police arrested at least 10 members of an anarchist group who were protesting at the check-in desk of El Al Airlines at the Athens airport. The protesters chanted “No to the agents of the Mossad” at passengers waiting to check in on Wednesday, the Kathimerini news website reported. The anarchist group, known as Rouvikanos,…

Did Israeli intelligence tap into French Prime Minister Manuel Valls cellular phone and the phones of staff members during his recent trip to Jerusalem? According to a report in the French paper L’Express, staff members joining Valls for a meeting with Israeli officials were asked to leave their cellular devices at a security check –…

Eight firefighting teams together with six firefighting aircraft have been vigorously working to extinguish a fire which broke out Thursday at the Nahal HaShofet Nature Reserve and HaZore’a Forest near the northern city of Yokne’am. All hikers were evacuated from the area as well as approximately 3,000 Tzofim (girl and boy scouts) who were attending…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s push for Israel to be granted “observer status” at the African Union gained the backing of continental heavyweight Ethiopia on Thursday. “Israel is working very hard in many African countries. There is no reason to deny this observer position to Israel,” said Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn as Netanyahu began the…

Rabbi Yosef Yehoshua Toyeb, the Admor (grand rabbi) of the Binyamina hassidic sect, was hospitalized last week in the Laniado Hospital in Netanya, according to reports. In recent days his health has significantly deteriorated and the Rabbi is currently in critical condition. His entire family has been alerted and they ask of the public to…

The Israeli Supreme Court has shot down an appeal by a coalition of terror victims’ families and right-wing activists to veto the government’s recent reconciliation agreement with Turkey. The appeal was submitted by, among others, attorneys representing a number of families whose relatives were murdered by terrorists, as well as the Otzma Yehudit nationalist group.…

Four Arabs, residents of eastern Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria, were arrested by police on suspicion of serial theft and breaking into many residential homes in the south of Israel. The gang of burglars were caught on their way back to Jerusalem when they attempted to escape from police. Two suspects were immediately arrested upon…

Loading… The Israeli navy’s missile boat squadron, Shayetet 3, on Thursday completed a major two-week exercise simulating an attack by hostile naval forces on Israeli vessels and territorial waters. Specialized missile boats successfully neutralized all enemy targets in the simulation, which involved its entire force. The highlight of the exercise was the successful deployment of…

The Palestinian Authority (PA)’s official Fatah TV broadcasted an inciting cartoon series for children in honor of Ramadan, according to Palestinian Media Watch (PMW). The cartoon teaches young kids that Jews are the helpers of several devils or “satans” who spread evil in the world. Satans, the program explains, are scheming to destroy Muhammad so…

(JTA) — Most people know Elie Wiesel as the author of “Night,” one of the first published autobiographical accounts of what life was like inside Nazi concentration camps. The book, which helped shape the American understanding of the effects of the Holocaust, has since become a staple on high school reading and best-seller lists. But…

Suspected radical Islamists threw improvised explosives at police guarding a large group of Muslim worshipers in Bangladesh on Thursday. At least one officer and one other person were killed, and up to nine constables were injured, CNN-News 18 reports. The wounded have been taken to Myemensingh Medical College Hospital. The incident occurred in the city of Kishoreganj,…

Chava Mark, the wife of Michael “Miki” Mark, who was murdered by Arab terrorists last Friday in a shooting attack on Route 60 near Hevron, is recovering from the attack that left her severely wounded. Terrorists opened fire on the Mark family as they drove north of their hometown of Otniel. Michael Mark, who was…

Ezri Tubi, a spokesman for the Samarian town of Yitzhar and self-styled Hasbara media guru, takes on the issue of Israel’s national anthem, Hatikva, and whether it has any relevance for Israel’s roughly two million non-Jewish citizens. Penned by Naphtali Herz Imber in 1886, the Israeli anthem speaks of the “Jewish spirit yearning” for Zion,…

About 200 demonstrators protested next to the offices of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate as a hearing took place about the legitimacy of a conversion conducted by the prominent American Orthodox Rabbi Haskel Lookstein. On Wednesday, the Supreme Rabbinical Court heard the appeal of a case in which a rabbinical court in Petach Tikvah rejected the…

Controversy over the matter of Reform and Conservative services at the Western Wall has flared up again today. Reform and Conservative activists arrived at the Western Wall this morning (Thursday) to hold mixed-gender prayers, and clashed with haredi protesters. According to an Army Radio report, members of the ‘Women of the Wall’ organization had arrived…

A Jewish woman alleged that she and her companion were ejected from a Mexican restaurant in upstate New York because they support Donald Trump. Esther Levy, 61, told the New York Post on Tuesday that she was kicked out of the Cancun Inn in the hamlet of Sugar Loaf, some 65 miles from New York…

A man in his 30s has been arrested on the suspicion of sexual assault of children on buses. Police reported this morning (Thursday) that an arrest has been made in connection with an investigation into allegations of sexual assault of minors on a bus route operating between Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem. According to the police…

Belarusian Nobel Prize laureate has stirred controversy in Poland by saying that many Poles, including priests, participated in the persecution of Jews during the Holocaust. Svetlana Alexievich, who was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature, made the accusation last month during a visit to New York, the news website WPolityce reported earlier this week.…

A week after 13-year-old Hallel-Yaffa Ariel was murdered in her bed in Kiryat Arba, her mother is calling for Jews to join the family in ascending the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in Hallel’s memory. The bereaved mother, Rina, posted a video online after ending the week-long “Shiva” mourning period, in which she invites people to…

Revisiting what he defined as uncertainty over French Jewry’s future, Natan Sharansky said Jews are increasingly feeling uncomfortable in France despite the government’s best efforts to protect them. Sharansky, head of the Jewish Agency for Israel, addressed the subject in a letter he sent Tuesday to his organization’s board of governors following its meeting last…

Donald Trump’s son-in-law on Wednesday insisted that his father-in-law is not racist or anti-Semitic, after fresh controversy engulfed the Republican White House hopeful, AFP reports. Jared Kushner wrote an essay in The New York Observer, which he owns, in response to accusations that the controversial New York billionaire is a bigot. “My father-in-law is not an…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed during a telephone call Wednesday to “intensify” military coordination between their two countries in Syria, the Kremlin said, according to AFP. “The two parties have confirmed their desire to intensify coordination between the Russian and American militaries in Syria,” the Kremlin said in a statement…

(JTA) — Women-only swimming hours will be allowed to continue at a public pool in a heavily Orthodox neighborhood of Brooklyn. The New York City Parks Department decision on the indoor pool at the Metropolitan Recreation Center in Williamsburg closes a chapter on a controversy that erupted in May. It follows a revision of the…

In this lecture Reuven Dovid Bryant discuss how we can begin to live stress free and master the yetzer hara. Rabbi Noson once remarked that the evil inclination cares much less about the sin than about the depression that follows it. This is because by means of the depression, it can further trap the person and gain…

SYDNEY (JTA) — Five Jewish candidates in Australia — including the first Jewish Liberal from New South Wales in the 115-year history of the Parliament — have been assured seats in the next Parliament. Several days later, Australia was still awaiting the final results of Saturday’s tightly contested general election. Three Jewish incumbents — Michael…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — A Jewish sports club in Argentina was the victim of a threat that included the Islamic State logo. A threatening note with the logo was attached to a plastic bottle filled with cement that was thrown through a window of the Maccabi Jewish Community Center and sports club in Santa…

For the first time, the United States on Wednesday sanctioned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for human rights abuses, ABC News reports. The Treasury Department added the young ruler, along with 10 other North Korean individuals and five entities, to the U.S. sanctions list. “Human rights abuses in the DPRK are among the worst…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday once again defended his controversial “Star of David” tweet, The Jewish Insider reported. Speaking at a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, Trump insisted that the “sick” media stirred up the tweet to cover up for Hillary Clinton’s FBI interview on Saturday. “It was a star. A star. Like, a…

A senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) recently threatened Israel, saying the ground is ready for the annihilation of “the Zionist regime”. The comments by IRGC Deputy Commander Hossein Salami were made at a sermon in Tehran this past Friday prior to prayers marking Al-Quds Day. He also declared that Iran has…

Ron Kehrmann, whose 17-year-old daughter Tal was murdered in a suicide terror attack on a bus in Haifa in 2003, on Wednesday said he supported the demand by the parents of IDF soldier Oron Shaul that the government end the cushy conditions enjoyed by convicted terrorists in Israeli prisons. “The wheel keeps turning, but the…

One of Elor Azariya’s fellow soldiers testified in military court on Wednesday. Azariya has been charged with manslaughter for killing a neutralized terrorist. Channel 10 reports that Corporal M. said, “I didn’t feel that the terrorist posed a threat. I would have preferred not to have been part of this incident. I am a young soldier…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu explicitly rejected demands by the Obama administration that Israel cease all construction over the Green Line, saying that the US position on Judea and Samaria was “not acceptable”. Speaking at a press conference in Rwanda on Wednesday, Netanyahu said Israel would not accept the kinds of broad restrictions on construction in…

In addition to new security efforts that have been approved by the Political-Security Cabinet, the government is advancing a broad plan to support the Har Hevron communities, with an emphasis on Hevron and Kiryat Arba. The project, which is expected to cost about 50 million shekels ($13 million US), has been on the government’s agenda for…

Israel has become known as the “start-up nation” because of the long list of hi-tech innovations it has introduced to the world. Now there is another innovation – albeit in a different field of endeavor, but no less important. Besides being a fun and entertaining movie in its own right, “Stories of Rebbe Nachman” is…

The residents of Amona set up a protest tent in front of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem office on Wednesday. They are demanding that the government cancel the evacuation of the community, which is scheduled for December. A number of ministers and Knesset members have joined the demonstrators, including Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home), Welfare…

Chaya Gittel Lachman was 16 when she moved into Seeach Sod’s group home last year. Although her and her brother, Refoel (14), have been enrolled in Seeach Sod schools for 11 years, her parents, Sue and Frank Lachman, were very hesitant and nervous about the transition. “It took me nearly a year to realize that…

The decision by a Petach Tikva religious court to nullify the conversions performed by a prominent Orthodox rabbi in New York has sent shockwaves through the American Jewish community, raising fears that members of Orthodox congregations in the US may not be recognized as Jewish in Israel. At the center of the controversy is Rabbi…

Pedaya Mark, the 15-year-old son of terror victim Rabbi Michael Mark, has recounted the terrible moment in which he saw his father murdered. Pedaya’s parents were out shopping before Shabbat, while Pedaya helped around the house. He then jumped into the pool and waited for his father and mother to bring him to his grandmother…

Former Fox News anchor and co-host of “Fox Friends” Gretchen Carlson is suing Fox News founder and CEO, Roger Ailes, claiming the former Republican political consultant turned media executive had repeatedly sexually harassed her and fired her without good cause. Carlson filed suit on Wednesday, claiming Ailes made “sexually-charged comments” including “lewd innuendo, ogling and…

The Syrian army said Wednesday it was observing a 72-hour ceasefire across the country for the holidays marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The announcement did not say if the truce extends to jihadists of the Islamic State (ISIS) group or Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front, but a security source said they were…

In their latest efforts to protect their soldiers, the IDF plans to introduce a computerized training program designed to prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The research was conducted by the psychology and brain sciences departments of Tel Aviv University, together with the IDF Medical Corps and the IDF’s mental health department, and researchers in the United States. The results were…

The committee to appoint religious judges has canceled its meeting scheduled for Wednesday, following demands by Interior Minister Aryeh Deri (Shas) and Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef. The pair insisted that the majority of appointees be Sephardi. The committee was expected to meet at 1:30 p.m., but the Chief Rabbis (both Sephardi and Ashkenazi) announced that they would not attend…

Max Blumenthal, the controversial anti-Zionist writer and son of long-time Clinton confidant Sidney Blumenthal, sparked a firestorm on Sunday with a series of Twitter posts lambasting Holocaust survivor and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel, who passed away on Saturday. Blumenthal, an outspoken opponent of the Jewish state who has in the past compared Israel to…

Hundreds of women gathered Wednesday morning, in Kiryat Arba High School. They gathered to pray the special prayer of the beginning of the Jewish month, Hallel, in memory of Hallel-Yaffa Ariel, who was murdered one week ago in her bed by a terrorist from nearby Bani Naim. “Every word of prayer spoke to me, every word,” retells…

Three IDF soldiers were wounded in a believed car attack in Gush Etzion on Wednesday afternoon. A police statement read: “An Israeli vehicle at Gush Etzion Junction struck a military vehicle at Neve Daniel Junction, causing it to flip over. Three passengers in the military vehicle were lightly injured, and a Palestinian man in the…

A joint missile defense shield integrating American and Israeli systems was successfully tested, security officials announced on Wednesday. The missile defense shield, which is designed to counter large-scale rocket and missile attacks by regional foes like Hezbollah and Iran, includes land and sea-based surface-to-air missile systems developed by Israel and the United States. The recent…

In a significant day for the world sporting community, soccer star Lionel Messi and former Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius were both sentenced to jail on Wednesday. Messi, who plays for Argentina and Barcelona, was found guilty of tax fraud to the amount of €4.1 million ($4.5 million US) between 2007 and 2009. He was sentenced to 21…

FBI Director James Comey will appear before Congress on Thursday to answer questions regarding his recommendation that the Justice Department not indict former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her handling of classified government material on a private server. The decision came following criticism by Republican lawmakers, who said Comey’s acknowledgement that evidence appeared to…

MK Yehuda Glick (Likud) gave a speech at the Knesset assembly on Wednesday, in support of an emergency bill to deal with the increasing number of terror attacks. “Last week I attended two funerals. The first was for Hallel Ariel, the daughter of my very good friends, after a terrorist broke into her bedroom while she was home…

The brother of one of the jihadists who blew themselves up in the deadly Paris attacks last November was jailed Wednesday for nine years on terror-related charges. Karim Mohamed-Aggad, whose brother Foued was identified after the November 13 attacks which killed 130 people, was accused of fighting as a jihadist while in Syria between December 2013 and April 2014. Another…

Alumni of Ramaz are protesting “against the winds of radicalization, that have been blowing in the Rabbinate in recent years, and against the chief Rabbinate’s contempt for the Rabbis abroad and for converts,” they wrote in their official statement.  The protest, near the offices of the Rabbinate, comes in wake of the Rabbinate’s decision not to…

The outgoing commander of the IDF’s Judea Brigade, Colonel Yariv Ben-Ezra, took the stand today as a prosecution witness in the trial of an IDF soldier who killed a wounded terrorist earlier this year. In his testimony, Ben-Ezra said that he distinctly remembered Sergeant Elor Azariya telling his comrades that terrorists deserve to be killed,…

Another prominent Israeli Rabbi has thrown his support behind Rabbi Haskel Lookstein. R’ Lookstein has been the center of some controversy following a ruling by the Petah Tikva District Rabbinical Court that conversions officiated by the US Rabbi would not be legally recognized in Israel. The matter became an international story owing to the fact…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad joined Eid al-Fitr prayers at a mosque in third city Homs on Wednesday in a rare public appearance outside the capital for the end-of-Ramadan holiday. Large parts of Homs were once under the control of rebels fighting to overthrow Assad’s regime but since May 2014 they have been confined to a…

 In the ongoing fight against poverty and deprivation amongst Holocaust survivors, the Claims Conference has just scored a major victory. Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (generally known as the Claims Conference), announced today (Wednesday) that the organization has negotiated an agreement with the government of Germany securing substantial increases in…

Leaders of a demonstration Wednesday morning outside the officers of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem accused the Rabbinate of violating the Torah command to “love the convert,” over its refusal to recognize conversions by a prominent North American rabbi. Rabbi Seth Farber, Director of the Itim organization which advocates for religious reforms within the Chief Rabbinate, said…

Despite being told that he wouldn’t be entering into the promised land Moshe did not hesitate to station his people as close to the border as soon as possible. Should not our leaders today follow his lead regarding the Temple Mount and the need to prepare for the building of the Holy Temple? In his…

Netanel Peretz never planned on capturing a terror attempt on camera. The camera mounted in the car driven by Peretz (33), of the Samarian town of Kohav Hashahar, caught an attempted stabbing attack yesterday (Tuesday), in what he said was a purely incidental occurrence. A female terrorist tried to stab two soldiers at a bus stop at the…

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman paid a condolence visit to the family of Rabbi Michael Mark, who was murdered in a drive-by shooting last Friday.  Speaking to Rabbi Mark’s family in their house in Otniel, Liberman declared that he doesn’t intend to remain passive in the face of the recent wave of terror: “We must build and…

EDINBURGH, Scotland (JTA) — The last time that Scotland voted on whether to become independent from the United Kingdom, most of its 7,000 Jews thought doing so was a bad idea. Worried that Scottish independence would encourage nationalism and embolden an already aggressive anti-Israel movement with deep roots in the pro-independence camp, Jews here were relieved when,…

CNN on Tuesday published an updated map showing places in the world in which terrorist attacks had taken place during the Muslim month of Ramadan – but failed to include Judea and Samaria. “Updated map: This graphic shows the extent of terror attacks throughout Ramadan in 2016 ,” the network tweeted. The map identifies places…

A motorcycle bomber killed at least 16 people outside a bakery in northern Syria’s Hasakeh city Tuesday, on the eve of the feast marking the end of Ramadan, an official said, according to AFP. The attack, which also wounded dozens of people, occurred in the Kurdish-majority neighborhood of Salihiah ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival.…

Michael Mostyn, CEO of B’nai Brith Canada, on Tuesday called on the Canadian government to ban Al-Quds Day rallies in the country following a similar rally last week in which one of the speakers incited to violence and shooting attacks aimed at Israeli citizens. “Al-Quds organizers in Toronto have called for Israelis to be shot. Authorities…

Three people were killed and another five injured in airstrikes targeting the Khan al-Shih neighborhood in Syria, which is considered a “Palestinian refugee camp”, the Ma’an news agency reported Tuesday. The airstrikes reportedly took place on Monday, according to the report. Khan al-Shih is located located southwest of Damascus. According to the Jafra Foundation, a…

Senior Palestinian Authority (PA) officials told Haaretz on Tuesday they are concerned that the U.S. administration may seek to modify the French peace initiative to avert a risk of bringing international pressure to bear on Israel to negotiate on the basis of the pre-1967 borders. The officials told the newspaper that the same American pressure…

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over Republican candidate Donald Trump to 13 percentage points, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday found. The poll was taken over the weekend, before the Federal Bureau of Investigation recommended on Tuesday that no criminal charges be filed against Clinton over her use of private…

The State Department on Tuesday issued a scathing condemnation of Israel’s plans to build new housing units in Maale Adumim and in Jerusalem. “If it’s true, this report would be the latest step in what seems to be a systematic process of land seizures, settlement expansions, and legalizations of outposts that is fundamentally undermining the…

Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid lambasted the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Tuesday, following the organization’s condemnation of the recent demolitions of the homes of two terrorists responsible for a deadly stabbing attack last December. “UNRWA Spokesperson Chris Gunness harshly criticized our decision to demolish the homes of two…

The Knesset Special Committee for the Rights of the Child visited a Beit-Shemesh based organization dedicated to providing help and psychological treatment for haredi children and youth who’ve suffered sexual assault, the Haredim 10 website reported. The organization, named “Ma’aneh”, is focused especially on dealing with the issue in the context of the complexities of haredi communities. In today’s (Tuesday)…

While Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu pledged last week that following the murders of two Israelis at the hands of Arab terrorists Israel would no longer transfer taxes collected on behalf of the Palestinian Authority in full, a report by Channel 10 Tuesday evening revealed that the government did not in fact deduct money used for…

A female terrorist attacked soldiers of the Givati Brigade at a bus stop on Route 5 near the town of Barkan, just west of Ariel. After slowly approaching the soldiers, the terrorist can be seen suddenly lunging at them brandishing a knife. The soldiers managed, however, to evade the terrorist and neutralize her with a…

The Rabbinical Court decision not to recognize conversions by the rabbi who converted Ivanka Trump continues to ruffle feathers. In advance of tomorrow’s (Wednesday) Supreme Rabbinical Court hearing regarding recognition of the conversions performed by Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, the Beit Hillel Rabbinical organization is calling for the court to overturn the ruling by the Petah Tikva…

After a public outcry highlighted the star’s resemblance to the Star of David, Trump deleted the image. “Donald Trump should stop playing the blame game and accept that his campaign tweeted an image with obvious anti-Semitic overtones and that, reportedly, was lifted from a white supremacist website,” said ADL chairman Jonathan Greenblatt, citing claims that…

Jay Shapiro claims that Western society is under siege by radical Islam. In his opinion, political correctness is often employed by jihadists as a weapon in their war on Western civilization. Loading… Click here to download the podcast

Hours after the FBI announced it would not recommend that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton be indicted over her use of a private email server, President Barack Obama threw his full weight behind her presidential bid. “I’m here today because I believe in Hillary Clinton,” Obama told a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, where…

WASHINGTON (JTA) –  “I am proud to be a Vlach,” says Yiannis Boutaris, the mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city. Ostensibly, we’re here at the Washington Hilton to discuss Boutaris’ bid to put the Jewish back in Thessaloniki, a city — perhaps best known as Salonika —once home to the largest numbers of Jews in Greece. But…

British Lawmaker Naz Shah, who was suspended by the Labour party over online posts about Israel, has been reinstated, a local party spokesman said on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Shah, 42, was suspended in April after sharing a post on social media which supported the relocation of Israel to the United States.  In addition, she…

Last Friday Iran, and its supporters around the world, marked Al Quds Day, the annual day of Israel-hatred established by the Islamic Republic’s founder Ayatollah Khomeini. The mass rallies, featuring calls for the annihilation of the State of Israel, the United States and Great Britain, as well as support for the Iranian regime and its terrorist proxies like…

Two terrorists from the Gaza Strip have been arrested for smuggling cash earmarked for Hamas activities in Judea and Samaria – in their shoes. The two are Faiz Attar (65) of Beit Lahia, and Itallah Sarhan of Jabalia. Both towns are in the Gaza Strip Attar was arrested last week after it was discovered that he was using his…

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) signed on Tuesday a series of reform aimed at curbing the use of Israel’s judicial system as a political weapon against Jewish farmers in Judea and Samaria. The changes, referred to as the “Jordan Valley Reforms”, protect employers from baseless lawsuits filed by non-citizens who possess no property inside…

The brouhaha surrounding the recognition of Ivanka Trump’s conversion to Judaism by Israel may be nearing it’s end. Trump, the daughter of US presidential candidate Donald Trump, converted to Judaism under the auspices of Orthodox Rabbi Haskel Lookstein. Recently, it was announced that a Rabbinical Court in Israel had ruled that Rabbi Lookstein’s conversions are…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu arrived in Kenya today (Tuesday) and was received by President Uhuru Kenyatta with a full ceremonial welcome.  Kenya is one of several stops in what is the first official visit by an Israeli Prime Minister in Africa in several decades. The Prime Minister spoke briefly about the need to improve cooperation between Israel…

A week after MK Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home) called for an investigation into the ongoing water shortage afflicting Jewish communities in Samaria, the Knesset subcommittee on Civil Affairs and Security in Judea and Samaria held deliberations on the matter, revealing that more than half of the shortfall in the area’s water supply is due to…

The 2nd graders of a Kiryat Arba school published an open letter to the government, in the form of a poem. The rhyme may be lost in translation, but the sentiment is not. Among the students are relatives of several victims of terror attacks, including the sister of Hallel-Yaffa Ariel, murdered by a terrorist last week, and…

A Belgian court has jailed four leaders of a terror cell broken up in a raid in 2015, which had alleged links to the jihadists who staged attacks in Paris and Brussels. The men received jail terms of between eight and 16 years for their role in leading an Islamic State group in the eastern town of Verviers that was allegedly…

A female suspect who reportedly attempted to stab Israelis west of the town of Ariel in Samaria has been neutralized. There are no reports of Israelis were wounded in the incident. IDF forces at the scene shot and neutralized the terrorist, who is in critical condition. After being treated at the scene, the terrorist was…

FBI Director James Comey held a press conference on Tuesday, announcing that the agency would not recommend that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton be indicted over her use of a private email server while handling classified government documents. The Department of Justice, headed by Loretta Lynch, will have final say in determining whether Clinton…

A Be’er Sheva court has ruled that Ethiopian keisim and rabbis suffered discrimination in salaries. The government will be required to pay each one 50,000 shekels ($13,000 US). According to the decision, each rabbi and keis will also receive a life-long pension from the moment they retire. This is based on the fact that the…

The head of the Yesha Council, which represents the Jewish communities of Judea and Samaria, has blasted the recent announcement of 42 “new” building tenders in Kiryat Arba as nothing more than a “gimmick”. The announcement by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman came in response to the brutal murder of 13-year-old…

Max, who served as former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz’s personal driver, received a special gift for his release from the army: a personal ride to the Bakum (the discharging station) from the lieutenant general. According to a report in Yediyot Aharonot, Max served as Gantz’s driver for four years. When it came time for him to doff his…

In an outpouring of national solidarity, thousands Israelis from across the country have flocked to Kiryat Arba over the past several days to comfort the family of Hallel-Yaffa Ariel, the 13-year-old girl murdered in her sleep by an Arab terrorist. But little did they know that it was they who would be comforted, by none other…

In an odd turn of events, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is reportedly boycotting the UN’s Middle East Quartet, according to the Al-Hayat news service. The Quartet issued a report last week, detailing several recommendations in order to revive negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. These recommendations, which include an immediate construction freeze across Judea and Samaria, were widely viewed as not in…

Swiss media report that the local air force escorted an El-Al plane after receiving notice of a bomb threat aboard the jet. The flight was traveling from New York to Tel Aviv. It is believed that French authorities informed Switzerland of the threat, after which two Swiss fighter jets were dispatched to accompany the plane from the…

A French inquiry into the terror attacks that rocked Paris in 2015 on Tuesday recommended the fusion of the country’s intelligence services after the “global failure” of the country’s myriad agencies. The parliamentary inquiry was set up in February to probe possible security failings in the run-up to two major terror attacks in Paris in 2015 that left 147 people dead. “The…

The 14-year-old daughter of Rabbi Michael Mark, who was injured in the drive-by shooting which killed him on Friday, was released from hospital Tuesday. Tehillah Mark was hospitalized in moderate-to-serious condition last Friday. In the attack, Palestinian terrorists overtook the car her father was driving, together with the family’s mother and a younger son, and…

A 44-year-old Israeli-Arab mother of five has been sentenced to 22 months in prison for attempting to join the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group. According to the indictment against her, Ayman Kanjaw, a resident of the northern Israeli Arab town of Shfaram, attempted to travel to Turkey and from there cross the border into Syria – a…

Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid has responded to accusations that he abandoned the fight for drafting haredim into the IDF. On Monday, Lapid suggested that the issue of drafting haredim will not occupy the next government, as part of a statement on his desire to win the election and replace Binyamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister. The…

Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Stephane Dion, condemned a July 3 terrorist attack in Baghdad in which at least 125 people were killed, but in his statement he also described Islam as a peaceful religion. “Canada strongly condemns the attacks that killed dozens of innocent Iraqis in the streets of Baghdad last night as they were…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday rejected the criticism over a tweet which depicted his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton against a backdrop of cash and what appeared to be a Star of David. In a tweet quoted by Reuters on Monday, Trump said he had not meant the six-pointed star to refer to the…

Islamist rebels and jihadists in Syria are guilty of war crimes, Amnesty International said in a report Tuesday, accusing them of “a chilling wave of abductions, torture and summary killings”. The London-based rights group named five Syrian anti-regime factions operating in northern Syria: Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front, hardliner Ahrar al-Sham, Nureddin Zinki, the Levant Front…

Ministers from the Jewish Home party admitted at a faction meeting on Monday that they were surprised by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s decision to approve the construction of hundreds of housing units for Arabs in Ma’ale Adumim and Jerusalem. “The Prime Minister surprised us,” said the ministers, who made clear that the move was decided…

(JTA) — An African-American pastor who warmed up the crowd at a rally for Donald Trump by urging the religious conversion of Bernie Sanders said he hadn’t meant to insult the “Jewish faith.” Mark Burns, the president of the Christian NOW Television Network and one of Trump’s few public supporters in the black community, spoke…

Egypt closed the Rafah crossing with the Gaza on Monday evening after a five-day opening to allow humanitarian cases through, the Ma’an news agency reported. Iyad al-Bizm, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior in Gaza, told Ma’an that Egyptian authorities had stopped the influx of people trying to leave the enclave through the Rafah crossing,…

(JTA) — Twice as many British Jews voted to remain in the European Union than those who backed the Brexit, according to a new survey. Conducted last week by the Survation polling firm for The Jewish Chronicle, the opinion poll of 1,000 British Jews showed that 59 percent were displeased by the narrow vote on…

Turkish aid arrived in Gaza on Monday via Israel, as part of the reconciliation agreement between Turkey and Israel, AFP reported. Turkish and Palestinian officials welcomed 10 truckloads of supplies, including food parcels, toys and children’s clothing and shoes as they reached the impoverished territory in time for the Muslim Eid celebrations on Wednesday marking…

Last week, London – like many cities throughout the world – saw its own “Al Quds Day” march, a yearly anti-Israel hate-fest first launched by the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979, to call for the destruction of the Jewish state. Typically, the march sees thousands of Islamist and far-left demonstrators…

A rising star in the UK’s Labour Party once compared Israel to the Nazis, it has been revealed. Activist Jawad Khan shot to fame when he starred in a Labour Party Political Broadcast during the recent local and London Mayoral Elections in May. Khan himself stood in the local elections. But the conservative Guido Fawkes political…

A suicide bombing has hit Islam’s second holiest city of Medina, al-Arabiya TV reported. The explosion took place near the tomb of Mohammed, the founder of Islam. Medina is considered the second holiest city in the world by Muslims, second only to Mecca. Footage on al-Arabiya showed a blazing vehicle, and footage from social media…

Rabbi Michael Mark was shot and murdered in his car on route 60 on Friday. Three days later, his wife Chavi, who was seriously injured in the shooting, heard the terrible news. Her children gathered in Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem today (Monday), just a day after she awoke from a coma, and told…

Yair Lapid may be backing off of the draft equality for haredim issue. In conversation with voters on his official Facebook page, Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid said today (Monday) that if the Supreme Court approves the army draft law passed by the current government, he won’t try to change it in later governments – even if he becomes Prime…

When terrorists gunned down Rabbi Michael Mark and his wife Chava in a drive-by shooting last Friday – killing the father of 10 and critically wounding his wife – the car they were traveling in lost control and flipped over, leaving them and two of their children – aged 13 and 14 – trapped inside. Their daughter was also wounded…

Senior law enforcement officials estimate that the investigation against Interior Minister Aryeh Deri will be dropped soon, according to Channel 10 news.     According to the report, there isn’t yet an official recommendation to drop the investigation, and Deri may even be summoned for questioning, but there is still no solid evidence of criminal activity on his part.…

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday lauded a “milestone” in Israeli-African relations, as he kicked off a summit with leaders from seven African nations in Uganda. “This meeting I think will be a milestone, the meeting of seven leaders from African countries with Israel. I think it underscores the fact that we are in…

Rabbi Ben Zion HaCohen Kook of the Beit Horaah Clali yeshiva in Jerusalem visited yeshiva students in Lakewood, New Jersey, in recent days, and called on them to study in yeshivas in Israel despite the difficult security situation. Rabbi Kook’s call came amid the growing wave of terror over the last few days, during which…

Allison Josephs hosts Alan Shlomo Veingrad who shares his story of being an orthodox Jew and Superbowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys. Loading…

Joining the growing fallout from the Brexit vote, in which Britain voted to leave the European Union, Nigel Farage has announced that he will step down as head of the UK Independence Party. Farage has campaigned strongly for years for the UK to leave the EU. Last week, after the Brexit vote, Farage was ridiculed…

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda since 1986, delivered a warm and sometimes entertaining speech welcoming Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to his country today. Museveni accused Lord Balfour – author of the Balfour Declaration of 1917 – of “ignorance” in calling Uganda the “national home” of the Jewish People. “How can such an ignorant man…

In a passion matched only by her pain, Rena Ariel, whose daughter Hallel-Yaffa Ariel was murdered less than week ago in her bed, attacks the Secretary General and one-time spokesman for Peace Now, Yariv Oppenheimer. In an interview with Radio Darom, Ariel ripped into Oppenheimer for his tweet that “The approved 42 new housing units are 42…

Finance Minister and head of Kulanu Moshe Kahlon called for increased building in Jerusalem and Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria in the wake of the recent spate of terror attacks. Opening a Kulanu party meeting, Kahlon first spoke about the murders of Hallel-Yaffa Ariel, 13, in Kiryat Arba and Rabbi Michael Mark of Otniel.  “The murder of a…

Daily newspaper Maariv reported Monday morning that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had posted a response to Minister of Internal Security, Gilad Erdan, who accused Facebook of partial responsibility for Palestinian terrorism. Erdan had said in a weekend interview that Facebook allows incitement to terrorism to be posted online, and that these posts and videos create a terrorist…

Is Joint List MK Hanin Zoabi on her way out of the Knesset? Coalition Chairman David Bitan (Likud) revealed this afternoon (Monday) that a Prime Minister backed initiative is being promoted to pass legislation that will facilitate the expulsion of Zoabi from the Knesset. The Chairman explained that Likud leaders wish to enlist as broad…

A portion of Israel’s recent controversial reconciliation agreement with Turkey which was not initially made public has come to light, and has given critics of the deal significantly greater room for concern. Under the deal, apart from providing $20 million in compensation to the families of Turkish jihadists killed during an attack on IDF forces during…

After two Israelis were murdered last week, and several more injured, Palestinian Authority incitement against Jews continues unabated. Palestinian Media Watch, an NGO dedicated to exposing incitement and Jew-hatred in Palestinian media, has published a translated video in which a top Islamic scholar, speaking on official PA television, claims that the Jews are “a people of…

(JTA) Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate who became a leading icon of Holocaust remembrance and a global symbol of conscience, died Saturday at 87. His death was the result of natural causes, the World Jewish Congress said in a statement. A philosopher, professor and author of such seminal works of Holocaust literature…

Swedish Left Party politician Barbro Sörman has suggested that it’s “worse” when Swedish men rape women, than when immigrants do so. “The Swedish men who rape do it despite the growing gender equality. They make an active choice. It’s worse imo [in my opinion],” Sörman tweeted. Sörman, a self-described socialist and a feminist, made the observation…

Israeli officials are quietly seeking out an agreement with the Hamas terror organization, senior Israeli officials have said, as part of an ongoing effort to recover Israelis held in captivity in the Gaza Strip. In the wake of the freshly inked reconciliation deal between Israel and Turkey, which maintains close ties to Hamas, the terror…

A driver for a haredi girl’s school in Jerusalem was arrested on Sunday, amid suspicions he repeatedly sexually assaulted a 13-year old passenger over the course of a year. The man, a resident of the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo, allegedly assaulted the young girl, who was assigned to assist students enter and exit…

Shuki Gilboa, a volunteer in the Kiryat Arba security detail, who was severely injured in the terror attack which killed Hallel-Yaffa Ariel spoke this morning (Monday) with Army Radio about the events and his condition. “I am surrounded by the entire Jewish people, from across the country and all over the world,” said Gilboa. “Even the doctors see it…

Speaking at the opening the 2016 Yesha Conference Monday morning, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat slammed limitations on building in the capital some have characterized as a partial building freeze, demanding the government lift the restrictions on construction. “We cannot give in to the terrorists, they must pay a price,” said Barkat. “As far as construction…

Dozens of families have set up camp in front of the home of the late Hallel-Yaffa Ariel since Friday, demanding an immediate response to the horrific murder by bringing ten caravans and setting up a new neighborhood. Minister Miri Regev (Likud), MK Oded Forer (Yisrael Beteynu), MKs Moti Yogev and Shuli  Mualem-Rafaeli (Jewish Home) and MK Yehuda Glick (Likud) came to…

Israeli forces struck Syrian army positions on Sunday, an IDF spokesperson revealed on Monday, following stray gunfire from Syria which landed near an Israeli security fence. The IDF emphasized that the Syrian fire did not endanger residents on the Israeli side of the Golan, or Israeli forces in the area. The army also pointed out…

A court associated with the Israeli Rabbinate has ruled that a woman who underwent a conversion was legitimately married to a Cohen, awarding her full benefits when the couple divorced. BeHadrei Haredim reports that the Rabbinical High Court has set a new precedent by validating the marriage of a woman from the Bene Israel community of…

Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) attacked Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s housing plan, which includes approval for the expansion of the predominantly Arab Beit Safafa neighborhood in southern Jerusalem, at the expense of the nearby Givat HaMatos area. Speaking at the 2016 Yesha Conference on Monday, Bennett warned the expansion of Beit Safafa coupled with…

In an attack apparently time to coincide with American Independence Day, AFP report that a suidide bomber blew himself up near the US consulate in the city of Jeddah Monday morning. According to the Saudi Interior Ministry, two security guards became suspicious of the man standing in a hospital parking lot across the road from the embassy. When they moved…

Ron Prosor, ex-Ambassador of Israel to the UN and to Britain, commented Monday morning with Rosie Barkai on MK Tzipi Livni’s summons by the British police. Livni was called in for questioning over possible “war crimes” in Operation Cast Lead after she landed in London yesterday, in an act Prosor labels “national terrorism.” “Democracies need to protect…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday stressed that he consulted with Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leaders Khaled Mashaal and Ismail Haniyeh before signing the reconciliation agreement with Israel. Speaking at a post-Ramadan iftar dinner in Istanbul and quoted by the Daily Sabah newspaper, Erdogan said, “Our main concern is Gazans…

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Sunday issued a statement of condolences following the death of renowned Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 87. “Elie Wiesel exemplified the highest ideals of humankind and our tradition. He experienced and survived the unspeakable horror and tragedy…

Kuwait’s interior ministry announced on Sunday night that it had foiled three attacks on the country planned by the Islamic State (ISIS) group, Reuters reports, citing the state news agency KUNA. The attacks were foiled after security forces launched raids that resulted in the arrest of suspected terrorists. “The interior ministry said on Sunday it…

Former MK and Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer was hospitalized at the Assaf Harofeh Hospital on Sunday. Doctors suspect the former Labor party leader suffered a mild stroke. Ben-Eliezer felt ill as he underwent dialysis treatment due to kidney disease from which he suffers. The hospital refused to give details about his condition because of medical confidentiality.…

MK Yehuda Glick (Likud) on Sunday called for more construction in Judea and Samaria in response to recent terrorism, telling Arutz Sheva that is the only way to be victorious over terror. Glick, a resident of Otniel, spoke after the funeral of fellow Otniel resident Michael Mark, who was murdered by a terrorist in front…

13 suspects, including 10 Turks, were charged Sunday over last week’s suicide bombings at the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, AFP reported, citing the Turkish Dogan news agency. Turkish officials have pointed blame at the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group for Tuesday’s gun and bomb spree at Ataturk airport, which left 45 people dead including 19…

President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday evening hosted a traditional Iftar meal, marking the breaking of the day’s Ramadan fast, attended by leading members of the Muslim community in Israel. Attendees included members of the diplomatic community, religious leaders, and senior Israeli officials. Also attending were the Ambassadors to Israel of Jordan, Egypt, Uzbekistan, and the…

The UN’s envoy to the Middle East, Nickolay Mladenov, warned on Sunday that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “slipping away”, Reuters reported. His comments came following the Quartet report released on Friday which called on Israel to stop its construction in Judea and Samaria, but also criticized the Palestinian Authority (PA) for…

Former Likud minister Gideon Sa’ar on Sunday criticized the Israeli government, accusing it of not properly dealing with illegal Palestinian Arabs who entered Israel and have actively been involved in the current wave of terrorism. “The lack of serious treatment of illegal aliens, as we are already nine months into an intifada, is a failure,”…

In the background of a wave of terrorist attacks, Ministers, municipal leaders and members of the Knesset Lobby for the Land of Israel met tonight (Sunday) to begin a campaign to extend full Israeli sovereignty over Ma’aleh Adumim. Among the participants was Ma’aleh Adumim Mayor Benny Kashriel, heads of the Knesset Land of Israel Lobby, MKs…

Cabinet ministers on Sunday unanimously approved a bill proposed by Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (Kulanu) to change the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) into a for-profit venture. According to Kahlon, ending the banks’ control over the exchange would allow the TASE would be more dynamic, competitive and able to attract more listed companies and boost trading.…

A Jewish man from the Binyamin community of Adam reported that his car was stolen when he took it to be washed in the nearby village of Hizme on Friday. The victim, whose name has not been released, claims that an Arab burst into his car, struck him and then fled the scene. The vehicle…

The current wave of Palestinian terror began after Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, gave a speech in the United Nations in which he began by condemning Israel’s “repeated, systematic incursions upon Al-Aqsa Mosque.” This speech launched a new intifada to “defend” the mosque, which has led to Palestinian terrorists murdering 39 Israelis and foreign nationals. However, notwithstanding…

Hundreds of Israelis of Ethiopian descent took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday to protest what they consider the unfair and discriminatory attitude of the authorities and police brutality in particular. Protesters blocked major roads as they marched northward starting from the Sarona complex to the HaShalom Interchange. Some even sat down in the middle…

Lehava leader Benzi Gopstein is urging the Israeli government to act decisively and quickly in response to recent terrorist attacks, in which Hallel-Yaffa Ariel and Rabbi Michael Mark were murdered. “We are crying at the funeral in Otniel, but unfortunately, I hear an Israeli cabinet minister who says ‘Vengeance is for God, it is not for us to seek…

MK Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home) called for an intense discussion within the party to examine whether the Netanyahu government is actually a partner in implementing its ideology for which it was elected or just degrades the security of Israeli citizens. “The answer to terrorism is not a tactical response, not closure and not restrictions,” Smotrich told Arutz…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beytenu) confirmed plans tonight (Sunday) to build 760 new housing units in Ma’ale Adumim and Jerusalem. Among the programs approved are the construction of 560 apartments in Maale Adumim and 200 apartments in the neighborhoods of Ramot, Har Homa and Pisgat Zeev. Netanyahu and Lieberman also agreed…

Thousands of people came on Friday to the Oz veGaon Nature Preserve, above the Gush Etzion Junction, to mark the second anniversary of its founding. It was established in memory of the three famous youths who were abducted and murdered by Palestinian terrorists, and the search for whom united the entire nation in prayer and…

Members of the New York Police Department (NYPD) bomb squad are investigating the cause of an explosion in Central Park on Sunday that nearly blew a man’s leg off, police told CNN. Preliminary investigation suggests the explosion was an “experiment with fireworks or homemade explosives,” NYPD Deputy Chief John O’Connell was quoted as having said…

Even as the funeral procession for Rabbi Michael Mark, terror victim, wound toward Jerusalem, locals would not leave them in peace: Arabs threw a stone from a passing car, striking one of the buses of mourners. Although no one was injured, it is clear that, at least among some, hatred is still rampant. The attack on…

In her eulogy for the murdered Rabbi Michael Mark, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked spoke of the importance of Judea and Samaria and of the need to continue building and strengthening the communities there. Shaked represented the government at the funeral of Rabbi Michael Mark who was murdered in last Friday’s terror attack. She stressed that “The…

Dozens of residents of Kiryat Arba and the Hebron hills came to the entrance of Arab village of Bani Na’im from where three recent terrorists have come, and were shocked to find that the “closure” of the village is nothing more than a pile of dirt that the Arab residents easily drive around and that there are…

A claim has been filed against three yeshiva students for allegedly smuggling ecstasy pills from Germany into Israel, and with the consent of the parties, the court approved to extend their arrest for five days. The Yeshiva students have been accused of flying to Germany, purchasing ecstasy pills, and attempting to sneak them into Israel.…

The UK Labour Party has offered Israeli ambassador Mark Regev an apology after party head Jeremy Corbyn implicitly compared Israel and ISIS, Associated Press reports. Last week, Corbyn told an anti-Semitism conference that Jews are “no more responsible for the actions of Israel” than Muslims are for ISIS terrorists. Numerous prominent figures, including the UK’s Chief Rabbi,…

Hours before the terrorist attack in Har Hevron, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu paid a condolence visit to the family of Hallel-Yaffa Ariel in Kiryat Arba. Ariel, 13, was murdered in her bed on Thursday morning by a terrorist.   Netanyahu inspected the room in which the murder took place, and was shown how close the house…

For the first time, the Ministry of Defense has authorized publication of audio recordings of the investigation by Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Benny Peled, immediately after the Entebbe operation which also cast new light on the preparations for the mission. In 1976, IDF commandos rescued 102 hostages from the Ugandan city of Entebbe, where…

After several months of investigation, a Jerusalem court ruled on Sunday that a resident of Jerusalem’s Beit Safafa neighborhood will serve seven months in prison and pay a 2,000 shekel (520 USD) fine for animal abuse. Surveillance footage caught the 37-year-old physically abusing his small Pekingese dog by brutally kicking and stomping on her head…

COGAT (Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, the IDF unit responsible for implementing government policy in Judea and Samaria) head Major General Yoav (Poli) Mordechai has decided to sanction the governor of Hebron, Kamel Hamid, and to ban him from leaving Judea and Samaria. These sanctions are the result of the governor’s visit to the…

Without a trace of irony, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry is accusing Israel of providing continued support, funding and protection for ‘settler’ terrorist enclaves. In an announcement published today (July 3) — the second anniversary of the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir — the Ministry claims that “the settlers and their terrorist organizations continue to commit crimes…

Loading… IDF forces on Saturday night arrested the sister of the Arab terrorist who murdered a 13-year-old girl in the town of Kiryat Arba on Thurday. Hallel-Yaffa Ariel was stabbed to death in her sleep by 17-year-old Mohammed Nasser Tarayra of the Palestinian village of Bani Naim, near Hevron. Shortly after the attack – which Tarayra’s mother…

Iran will never coordinate with the United States in Syria and other regional conflicts, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in remarks published on his website Sunday. “We don’t want such a coordination as their main objective is to stop Iran’s presence in the region,” Khamenei said in a transcript from a speech to university…

MK Tali Ploskov of Kulanu has proposed a bill to make the penalty for working illegally as a tour guide more severe, citing serious damage to Israel’s global image as part of the necessity for new legislation. “Tour guides in Israel have a tremendous impact on the fight over Israel’s image in the world,” the…

One week after the grisly discovery of Esti Weinstein’s body near an Ashdod beach, a formerly haredi woman estranged from her children made an emotional appeal reminiscent of Weinstein’s own pleas prior to her tragic death. Aviva David, a 36-year old divorcee and mother of six, went public with her own story after Weinstein was…

Orit Mark, the daughter of Michael Mark who was murdered in Friday’s terror attack in Har Hevron, wrote a Facebook post about her father, and her feelings at this tragic time.  “Heroic father of mine, who could’ve believed that you wouldn’t be with us anymore today, who knew that you were next in line… what’s happening here…

Hours before the terrorist attack in Har Hevron, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu paid a condolence visit to the family of Hallel-Yaffa Ariel in Kiryat Arba. Ariel, 13, was murdered in her bed on Thursday morning by a terrorist.   Netanyahu inspected the room in which the murder took place, and was shown how close the house…

“No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom of night.” (Nobel peace prize acceptance speech, 1986) “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” (Nobel peace prize acceptance speech, 1986) “To forget the dead would be akin…

Loading… Thousands gathered Sunday morning for the funeral of Michael “Miki” Mark, the 48-year-old father of 10 who was murdered in a drive-by shooting on Friday. The funeral procession began in the town of Otniel, south of Hevron in Judea, where Mark lived, before making its way to Jerusalem’s Har HaMenuchot cemetery. Dozens of rabbis and…

Elie Wiesel, the world’s most famous Holocaust survivor, was a Nobel peace laureate, outspoken activist and symbol of human rights. He was also a prolific writer who published dozens of works, including novels, books of essays, plays and cantatas through his career, which spanned more than half a century. The following is a sampling of some of his best-known volumes published…

Speaking to Arutz Sheva today (Sunday), Education Minister Naftali Bennett, a member of the Security Cabinet, commented on the series of resolutions aimed at countering the murderous spike in terror attacks over the past few days, which were adopted at last night’s Cabinet meeting. Bennett opened the interview by speaking about the late Michael Mark, who was murdered on…

Dozens of people gathered on Saturday night in Judea and Samaria to protest against the deterioration in the security situation, following a series of terrorist attacks over the last few days. The protests were held under the title “A girl was slaughtered in her bed, a father was murdered in front of his children –…

MKs Yigal Guetta (Shas) and Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home) on Saturday night blasted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s announcement that construction of 42 housing units in Kiryat Arba was approved in response to Thursday’s attack in which Hallel Yaffa Ariel was murdered. The reason for the criticism is that the planned housing is actually an old…

President Barack Obama on Saturday night expressed his condolences over the passing of Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel, who was a close friend of Obama’s and who died earlier in the day at the age of 87. Wiesel, said Obama in a statement, “was one of the great moral voices of our time, and…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman announced late Friday their decision to approve 42 new housing units in the town of Kiryat Arba near Hevron, where a terrorist murdered a 13-year-old girl in her bed on Thursday. The new houses will be built in the same part of the town where the…

The condition of terror victim Chava Marc, who was seriously wounded in Friday’s shooting attack south of Hevron, continues to be serious, but stable. Chava’s husband Michael, 48, was murdered in the attack, and two of their children were wounded – one moderately and the other lightly. Michael’s funeral will most likely take place tomorrow…

One of the victims of Fridays’s deadly drive-by shooting attack south of Hevron has described the moments his parents were gunned down in front of his eyes, leaving his father – 48-year-old Michael Marc – dead and his mother, Chava, severely wounded. His 15-year-old sister was also shot in the attack, and was hospitalized in…

Israel’s Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan has launched a scathing attack on social media giant Facebook, saying the company and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg have blood on their hands and bear some responsibility for Thursday’s shocking murder of a 13-year-old Israeli girl. Hallel-Yaffa Ariel was stabbed to death as she slept in her bed in…

Holocaust survivor, activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel passed away Saturday aged 87. Wiesel was born in 1928 in the Romanian town of Sighet. In 1940, when the town was annexed by Hungary’s anti-Semitic government, Wiesel and his family were deported together with thousands of other Jews into ghettos. In 1944, after the…

As this year’s Ramadan continues to be written in blood, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office announced that it will reduce the amount of tax funds transferred monthly to the Palestinian Authority. The statement, released on Friday, comes as part of a measures following the deadly terror attacks of last week. “Netanyahu has ordered that the entire…

Tributes have been pouring in since news broke of the passing of world-renowned Holocaust survivor, writer, activist and Nobel Prize laureate Elie Wiesel on Saturday. Among those paying their respects were Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin, who spoke of his immense sadness over Wiesel’s death, who he dubbed “a giant of humanity.” “Tonight we bid farewell…

Terrorists on Friday stormed a popular cafe in the diplomatic area of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, and took a number of hostages, the BBC reports. Several foreigners are among those being held by eight or nine armed men in the city’s Gulshan district, officials told the British network. Two police officers have been killed in…

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, responded on Friday to the Middle East Quartet’s report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The report condemned Palestinian terror, criticized the continued incitement in the Palestinian Authority, but also blasted Israeli over its “settlement construction” in Judea and Samaria and said it was an obstacle to peace. “The Quartet’s…

Netanel Epstein, born and raised in Jerusalem by British Olim, has a natural talent for drawing comics. As a child, he dreamt of creating an internationally popular comic book series on the scope of Tintin and Astrix. Netanel’s goals and very life perspective changed when his close friend, Yoni, was murdered in a terror attack.…

This week saw a significant contrast between the view of large sections of the Israel public and the government – in their evaluation of the agreement with Turkey.  It is perceived by many as a defeat, but by our government as a victory.  This program discusses this in great detail. We have also welcomed in recent days…