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An Arab terrorist in Kafr Kanna, located in the Galilee just north of Nazareth, on Saturday night attacked a police car with a knife and tried to stab officers – after succeeding in forcing their way out of the vehicle, the officers shot him dead. The terrorist, 22-year-old Hir Hamdan, was brought to a hospital…

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and the International Criminal Court (ICC) have made headlines again Monday – but this time, it is Israel who is being vindicated on the global scale.  Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center, an Israeli based civil rights organization announced today that they filed an unprecedented war crimes complaint against…

A day of widespread violence by Israeli Arabs was capped Sunday night by a serious incident at the Arab town of Taibeh in central Israel. Rioters near the Taibeh bridge forced a car, in which a resident of Netanya was driving, to stop, and proceeded to set it on fire. The driver received treatment in…

When Public Security Minister Yitzchak Aharonvich arrived at the scene of Monday’s stabbing attack in south Tel Aviv, residents and onlookers responded less than kindly.  Angry citizens cried out: “Go console people at the homes of terrorists,” and “We have no security in south Tel Aviv.” Some citizens also chanted “Death to terrorists”, and someone…

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday took part in a memorial service for former PA Chairman and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) terrorist leader Yasser Arafat, and promised to move the latter’s grave to Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the sovereign capital of the Jewish state of Israel where the PA has no rights to operate,…

In an effort to counter the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) and its effect on her borders, Jordan has imposed new rules on Muslim clerics.  In a mandatory meeting held at an auditorium in Zarqa and attended by hundreds of Muslim clerics, Jordan’s Minister of Islamic Affairs, Hayel Dawood, ordered imams to preach moderate…

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s advisors are sending contradictory messages to the Palestinian public.  Abbas’s political advisor Nimer Hammad denounced recent violence in a statement broadcasted on official PA TV. In the statement, Hammad emphasized, “Abbas is making sure that our people are not drawn into a cycle of violence and counter-violence, according to…

Yehuda Glick, the Temple Mount activist who was shot at close range a week and a half ago, continues to recover at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem – and has told fellow activists to “stay strong.”  Glick still cannot talk, but he now corresponds with family and friends visiting by writing on a whiteboard.…

A young woman was stabbed to death at a hitchhiking station in Gush Etzion, according to Channel 2. She was stabbed in the neck. There are conflicting reports about her age, ranging from 14 to 26. A 26-year-old man who was also stabbed is in light to moderate condition and a 50-year-old was hurt in…

The mass emigration of Russian Jewry has brought great blessing to the State of Israel, with roughly a million Jews having been added to its population. Had the Russian doors remain closed, it is likely that most of them would have been lost to the Jewish Nation forever. Similarly, some 750,000 Russian Jews now reside…

Jewish organizations in the European Union (EU) on Sunday sharply criticized an initiative promoted by human rights groups and political parties calling on the EU to take action against Israel. The initiative would have the EU force Israel give a report on its actions in Operation Protective Edge, by threatening to suspend the Association Agreement…

Reactions are beginning to surface after Monday’s shocking stabbing attack on an IDF soldier, with many fuming that the State needs to establish deterrence – now.  MK Moti Yogev (Jewish Home) fired at the fact that the assailant – a 25 year-old from Shechem (Nablus) – allegedly entered Israel illegally for work.   “The bill I spearheaded…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued an official response to Monday’s stabbing attack on an IDF soldier in Tel Aviv, stating at a Likud faction meeting that he will not let terrorists succeed. “Terrorism directed against us has no limits, it is directed to all parts of the country equally,” Netanyahu stated. “The terrorists want…

The State of Israel’s “building freeze” in Judea and Samaria may be drastically closer to breaking permanently, IDF Radio revealed Monday – as it has an elaborate contingency plan in place to improve the entire road infrastructure in the region, across a 300 kilometer (186 miles) span.  The plan has been formulated over more than two…

Jewish American philanthropist Sheldon Adelson said on Sunday that the United States must toughen its stance on Iran. Adelson, a key Republican funder and a close associate of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, spoke at the inaugural conference of the Israeli-American Council (IAC), in which he shared a stage for the same time with Haim Saban,…

Singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel says he is not anti-Israel, but that he is “against occupation”. Gabriel, who originally rose to fame with the band Genesis, contributed songs to a new compilation album titled “2 Unite All”, proceeds from which go to humanitarian organizations aiding Palestinian Arabs in Gaza, reports i24news. “I am certain that Israelis and…

Syrian insurgents, including fighters from the Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front, seized a key city and other areas of Syria’s southwestern Deraa province on Sunday after five days of fierce battles, fighters in the area told Reuters. A source close to government forces confirmed the advance and said the army had pulled out of Nawa city.…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday once again reiterated that incitement is behind much of the tension in Jerusalem and the region, and that the bulk of this incitement comes from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its chairman, Mahmoud Abbas. “We are witnessing increasing efforts in recent months and days to incite violence and terror,…

Unknown assailants killed five nuclear engineers on Sunday while they were on a bus just north of Damascus near the research center where they worked, AFP reported on Sunday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a network of sources on the ground for its reports, later told AFP four of the…

The United States has no information at this point to indicate that the commander of the Islamic State (ISIS) was wounded near the Iraqi city of Mosul, or if he was even in the convoy that was targeted, U.S. officials said on Sunday, according to Reuters. Earlier, an ISIS spokesman confirmed that the group’s leader,…

The head of Iran’s atomic energy agency, Ali Akbar Salehi, will travel to Russia Tuesday to sign a construction deal for two nuclear power plants on Iran’s southern Gulf shores, AFP reported on Sunday. Salehi’s visit will cap months of negotiations between Iran and Russia, and comes as the Islamic republic faces a November 24…

Hundreds of British and Commonwealth citizens who have made aliyah to Israel gathered at the Ramle Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery on Sunday to attend  the annual ceremonies commemorating the servicemen killed in the two World Wars, held this year in the shadow of the 100th anniversary of the commencement of the First World War in…

This  article is one of a series of testimonies showcasing the life-saving work of Efrat. “While going about my daily routine, I received a phone call from a good friend of mine. She told me that she had spent the day walking around Jerusalem and when she visited the Kotel (Western Wall), she overheard a…

U.S. President Barack Obama admitted on Sunday that a “big gap” remained between Iran and the six world powers, as held high-level talks were held in Oman on a nuclear deal, reports AFP. Secretary of State John Kerry met Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Oman, with the November 24 deadline to turn an…

Hillel International, the largest Jewish student organization in the world, distributed manuals last week to college students on how to identify and prevent security threats.  Hillel sent copies of the student safety manual to various college and university campuses around the country. Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi), a prominent national Jewish fraternity will also be distributing the…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu proposed a far-reaching bill on Saturday, which – if passed – would see citizenship revoked for any Israeli who calls for the destruction of the State of Israel. The bill is actually the revival of a similar motion proposed by Yisrael Beytenu which was blocked in 2008. That proposal would have…

Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (Likud) called to outlaw the Islamic Movement in Israel on Sunday, noting that the group is responsible – at least in part – for the escalation of rioting in Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount. “The first step to curb the wave of incitement and violence on the Temple Mount and…

The lawyer representing a police officer who shot dead a knife-wielding Israeli Arab attacker who interfered with an arrest operation in Kafr Kana has defended his client’s actions, saying he felt his life was in danger. “There is an attempt to stigmatize and gain political capital, but he believes that he acted appropriately because (the…

The Likud Central Committee will meet Sunday night and will discuss the date of the primaries and the introduction of changes to the party constitution, against the backdrop of tensions between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the Chairman of the party’s Central Committee, MK Danny Danon. Netanyahu wants to hold a vote, during which the…

MK Yoni Chetboun’s (Jewish Home) “Judges Law” will be brought to discussion Sunday before the Ministerial Committee on Legislation. Under the proposal, the Minister of Justice, with the consent of the president of the High Court, will determine the necessary amount of judges for each region and city in the country, with respect to population…

Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino held a meeting Saturday to assess the security situation following the death of Hir Alhamdan, 22, and the ensuing riots and rock-throwing attacks in the Galilee, Samaria and Jerusalem, that broke out.  The conclusion of those attending the meeting was to to raise the alert level in the country to Gimmel…

The Canadian government, under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, continues to take a hard stance against Islamist extremism – including its laws against women’s rights and freedoms. Dubbed the “Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act,” the Canadian Parliament released new laws last week targeting “violence against women or girls, including spousal abuse, violence in the…

Sweden’s ambassador to Israel said that his country’s decision to recognize a “Palestinian state” was not meant to be an “anti-Israel” move. The Israeli ambassador to Sweden, Isaac Bachman, was recalled over a week ago following the Swedish government’s decision to officially recognize “Palestine” as a state on October 30.  Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman responded harshly to…

Deputy Transport Minister, MK Tzipi Hotovely (Likud), and MK Yoni Chetboun (Jewish Home), rode the Jerusalem Light Rail Sunday after getting on at the Shimon Hatzaddik station, where an Arab terrorist ran over innocent civilians last week. They found that passengers are now crowded behind large concrete obstacles that have been brought to the stations…

Residents of the mostly Jewish community of Upper Nazareth on Sunday circulated a petition demanding that the government build a bypass road that will allow them to avoid driving near Kafr Kana, which has become a hotspot of Arab violence. The Arab town has been a center of unrest all weekend after 22-year-old resident Hir…

“Never Again” applies not only to Jews, Jewish leaders are beginning to declare, but also to the ISIS-besieged Yezidis in Iraq and northern Syria. Rabbi Eliezer Melamed of Har Brachah and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, are two public Jewish leaders who have come out…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that one of the keys to solving the “price crisis” in Israel was to remove import duties on many kinds of imported food products. Doing so, he said, would increase competition and force Israeli food manufacturers to make do with less profit. Israel has relatively high import duties…

The Legal Forum for the Land of Israel praised the government for approving for legislation a law that would extend Israeli legal jurisdiction to Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria. In a statement, the Forum said that passage of the law would alleviate what has until now been a major source of discrimination for residents…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday praised the courageous citizens who peacefully brought down the Berlin Wall 25 years ago, calling the momentous day proof that “dreams can come true”. Merkel, who grew up in the communist East, was speaking at a memorial site to the 138 people killed in Berlin alone as they tried…

Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement said Sunday it is cancelling this week’s Gaza ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of Yasser Arafat’s death due to security concerns. Gaza-based Fatah spokesman Fayez Abu Eita told AFP that Hamas said it could not guarantee security at the memorial events scheduled for Tuesday.   The announcement comes…

Talk of impending recession has apparently not reached the ears of car buyers in Israel; this October, they plunked down nearly twice as much money as last year to buy new vehicles. According to import statistics, 23,829 cars were sold in Israel in October 2014, compared to 11,634 in October a year earlier. Importers and…

A three year old who was injured when Arabs threw rocks at a vehicle he was riding in on Saturday night has miraculously recovered. The child was released from Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital Sunday. The mother of the child told Arutz Sheva about the incident, in which the family’s vehicle was stoned near Shiloh, on…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reacted Sunday to threatening statements made on Saturday by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s ‘supreme leader,’ and said that the crisis over Iranian nuclear ambitions was at a critical moment. “Only yesterday,” he told the Likud central committee convention, “the leader of Iran again called for the destruction of Israel. We hear…

The Ministerial Law Committee on Sunday authorized for legislation a law that would extend Israeli legal jurisdiction to Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria. Among the laws that would apply in Judea and Samaria if the measure is passed are those requiring workers to receive sick pay, minimum wage laws, and other workplace-related measures. According…

The leader of the Islamic State (aka ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was “critically wounded” when a U.S.-led air strike targeted the western Iraqi border town of al-Qaim at week’s end, tribal sources told Al Arabiya News Channel on Saturday. ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani confirmed Sunday that al-Baghdadi was hurt, but said he was not…

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon took part Sunday in an event honoring the civilian arrays in the Gaza Belt and spoke about the issue of the ravashatzim – a Hebrew acronym that means “military security coordinator” – who serve the communities as security officers. The Defense Ministry had planned to fired numerous ravshatzim and reduce others…

Vandals desecrated headstones in the Jewish section of a cemetery in Hertfordshire, UK. Witnesses said that seven headstones were toppled over, and two others were damaged. The Hertfordshire cemetery is a universal one, with sections marked off for different religions and communities. The Jewish section of the cemetery is small, and local community leaders said…

Ruling party Likud’s Central Committee gathered Sunday evening to vote to approve a date for holding primary elections. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Likud Central Committee Chair MK Danny Danon decided Sunday that the primaries will be held on January 6. On December 24, a vote will be held on changing the Likud constitution so…

In response to FOX News’ Judge Jeannine Pirro’s question concerning Obama’s nuclear concessions to Iran, real estate mogul and former US presidential candidate Donald Trump said last week, “Probably, maybe from the beginning, there has never been a greater enemy to Israel than Barack Obama. It’s incredible.” Trump then added, “The way he treats them.…

Clashes and demonstrations took place across Israel Sunday as police raised alert levels nationwide amid a wave of violence. More than 20 rioters were arrested. Arabs threw rocks at a bus that traveled down Highway 1, near the Abu Ghosh junction. No one was hurt and there was no damage. With shops, schools and business…

A firebomb was thrown at a kosher Jewish restaurant in the 17th district of Paris at week’s end. Several minutes earlier, some young Muslims who walked by the restaurant threatened the diners inside and called them “dirty Jews.” The diners did not react. A few minutes passed, and a loud smash was heard when a…

New York’s Senator Charles Schumer is seeking to get the Israeli government to lower its tariff on grape juice – in order to enable Kedem, one of the largest producers of kosher grape juice in the world, to export more grape juice to Israel. According to Schumer, Israel is “not being fair,” because the US…

If you have a pet dog, it might be best not to go to Iran. New legislation proposed by local parliamentarian would impose severe penalties on dog owners for walking their pets in public, the BBC reports. 32 MPs have submitted a bill to parliament which proposes a punishment of 74 lashes for people caught…

Minister of Environmental Protection, Amir Peretz (Hatnua) announced Saturday evening that he does not intend to remain in the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. “Netanyahu has reached a point at which he does not prove his right to continue to be prime minister,” Peretz told Channel 2. “Netanyahu has brought the state of Israel…

An American airstrike on Saturday destroyed an Islamic State (ISIS) convoy near the Iraqi city of Mosul, but U.S. officials are unclear whether the group’s top commander, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had been in any of the 10 targeted vehicles, according to Reuters. Colonel Patrick Ryder, a Central Command spokesman, said the U.S. military had reason…

Iran sees no alternative to a diplomatic settlement with six world powers on its nuclear program and believes both sides are resolved to reach a deal by a self-imposed November 24 deadline, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, was quoted by Reuters as having said Saturday. “No middle solutions exist and all our thoughts are…

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is intent on going through with his unilateral plan to have the United Nations (UN) Security Council set a deadline for Israel to “end the occupation”. According to the Ma’an news agency, Abbas said Saturday that the PA leadership would submit its resolution to the UN Security Council this…

A three-year-old baby boy was among several Israelis injured Saturday evening in a string of rock attacks by Arabs. The baby was taken to hospital with “light” wounds when the car he was traveling in was targeted by rock-throwing Palestinians close to Shiloh Junction in southern Samaria’s Binyamin region. Magen David Adom medics provided first…

Shaare Tzedek Hospital told reporters Saturday evening that the condition of Yehuda Glick, who was shot point blank by an Arab terrorist ten days ago, continues to improve. “Glick is communicating with his surroundings and recognizing his relatives,” the hospital said. “There has also been an improvement in weaning him from the artificial respirator and…

Palestinian Arab social media is aflame with graphic violence laced tweets urging Palestinians to run over and/or kidnap Jews, directly referencing a “Car-Intifida” in Arabic. The posts mix the messages that the Temple Mount is under attack by Jews and that Palestinians should attack Jews. The posts were exposed by Mudar Zahran, who describes himself…

Arab extremists have stepped up a campaign of rock-attacks against Israeli motorists Saturday night. Two people were lightly wounded Saturday evening when rock-throwing Arab rioters attacked a bus traveling along Route 65 near the Iron region (Wadi Ara) police station in northern Israel. Later Saturday evening three people were lightly wounded when the bus they…

The top EU diplomat appealed Saturday for the establishment of a “Palestinian state” as the killing of an Arab-Israeli by police fanned tensions following violent clashes in Jerusalem. Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s new foreign affairs chief, said the world “cannot afford” another war in Gaza, after donor states once again poured billions of dollars…

An Arutz Sheva investigation indicates that the Israel Security Agency (ISA, aka Shin Bet) was aware that freed terrorist Mu’taz Hijazi was employed at the Begin Center, which often hosts the nation’s top dignitaries, but did nothing about it. A month after an ISA team saw Hijazi’s name on the employee list, Hijazi shot Temple…

Jewish Home Chairman, Economics Minister Naftali Bennett, issued a call Saturday night to support the policeman who shot dead an Arab from Kafr Kana in the Galilee, after the man repeatedly lunged at a police car with a knife in his hand. “A crazed Arab terrorist attacked our policemen’s vehicle with a knife, in an…

In a stunning press release, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and the NYC Health and Hospital Corporation (HHC) announced that the number of individuals in New York City who are being “actively monitored” for the Ebola infection has jumped to 357 people from 117 people the prior week.  That…

Susan Rice, President Barack Obama’s national security advisor, made clear on Friday that the United States is not engaged in military coordination with Iran in countering the Islamic State (ISIS) in the Middle East, Reuters reported. Rice, at a White House briefing, responded to a report that Obama had written a letter to Iran’s Supreme…

In new recordings revealed on Friday by Channel 10 News, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is heard claiming to his close aide, Shula Zaken, that former Defense Minister Ehud Barak was “taking millions in bribes”. The recordings that were published Friday are of conversations with Olmert that Zaken had recorded and which prosecutors allege contain…

Iran is failing to answer questions about its nuclear program just weeks before a deadline for a deal with world powers, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says in a new report seen Friday by the BBC. The IAEA says Iran is complying with an agreement to curb uranium enrichment, but also notes it has…

Hamas announced the creation of a “popular army” in Gaza on Friday, AFP reports, saying it was ready for any future conflict with Israel, particularly over the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. At a ceremony at the Jabaliya camp in northern Gaza, a spokesman for Hamas’s “military wing”, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said 2,500 recruits would form…

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said on Friday that MKs and Cabinet ministers who visit the Temple Mount at this time are “fueling” Arab incitement. In an interview with Channel 10 which will air in full on Saturday night and of which excerpts were published on Friday, Ya’alon said, “You cannot ignore the fact that some…

The Jerusalem police are gearing up for another potential day of clashes on Friday, ahead of the usual round of rioting on the Temple Mount. Jerusalem District Police Commander Moshe Edri announced Thursday that to help prevent uprisings, access to the Mount would be restricted to Muslim men over 35 and all Muslim women. Regardless,…

An interview with Lee Young-Guk, a bodyguard for ten years to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, provides a rare look into the brainwashing and fear surrounding the dictator revered as a god – and indicates current leader Kim Jong-Un may be even worse. Speaking to CNN in Seoul, Lee said before guarding Kim Jong-Il during…

A series of explosions were heard overnight in Gaza, Palestinian Arab media said Friday – allegedly at the homes of senior Fatah representatives in the Hamas-controlled region. Despite the mysterious blasts no casualties were reported, but suspicions remain high that Hamas is behind the attack, in order to deter Fatah supporters from attending next week’s…

MK Moshe Feiglin (Likud) on Friday leveled sharp criticism on the Jewish Home party, and presented his own plan to end the “silent intifada” of Arab terrorism sweeping over the capital city of Jerusalem. Speaking to Galei Yisrael public radio, Feiglin was asked how he would act to put down the current wave of violence if he…

The topic of conversion to Judaism in Israel is still controversial on Friday, six days after a Conversion Bill easing restrictions on the process and removing Chief Rabbinate supervision of it was amended and became a Cabinet administrative decision instead of a Knesset law, as he had originally planned.  Many in the national-religious world have…

If you’re on your way to Syria or Iraq to wage jihad Islamic holy war for the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization, why not do it in style in a cruise ship? Apparently that’s what more and more foreign jihadists are thinking, with many of them coming from seaside resort tourist attractions. Interpol officials revealed…

Bar-Ilan University and the Adam V’Adama Institute for Zionist Law held the first annual anti-Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) conference on Thursday. The event was attended by several noted public figures, including Economics Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home), head of NGO Monitor Professor Gerald Steinberg, and Attorney Nistana Darshan-Leitner, head of rights group Shurat Hadin. …

A new poll released on Thursday and conducted from October 15-28 among the Arab population in eastern Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and Gaza reveals half anticipate the current tensions in Jerusalem will lead to a war with Israel. The poll was conducted by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO) in Beit Sahour, just to the…

A “color red” missile siren was heard in the early hours of Friday morning in the Eshkol regional council just outside of Gaza, after a rocket was shot down after being fired on the same region just a week ago last Friday. The rocket has yet to have been located in Israeli territory, meaning it…

A second fatality has arisen from the lethal car attack committed by a Hamas terrorist in Jerusalem this Wednesday. Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital has announced that Shalom Ba’adani hy’d, a 17-year-old teen yeshiva student, has died of the critical wounds he sustained in the attack at the Shimon Hatzadik light rail station. Ba’adani is the…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with the European Union’s new foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini in Jerusalem on Monday, where he made a partial push for Jewish religious rights that fell short of prayer at the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism. “The Temple Mount is the site of the Jewish temple; it’s the site of…

Avi Naim, head of the Beit Aryeh council in western Samaria, called to mobilize reserve forces to stabilize the security situation in Jerusalem on Friday, in a special interview with Arutz Sheva.  “The situation is explosive and sensitive,” Naim stated. “There is the guiding hand of [Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud] Abbas there, who wants to…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered officials to demolish the homes of Arab terrorists residing in Jerusalem who carried out attacks on Israelis, an official told AFP on Friday. “Last night, at a consultation with security officials a number of possible measures to restore calm in Jerusalem were discussed,” the official said on condition of anonymity. “Among those discussed was the…

Police in the Binyamin region of Samaria arrested three nationalist activists on Friday; their “crime” – posting fliers on hitchhiking stations for the annual memorial event of former MK Rabbi Meir Kahane hy”d that is to be held next Tuesday. The three also were posting fliers for an event encouraging Jews to visit the Temple…

Shalom Ba’adani, hy”d, the 17-year-old teen who was fatally wounded in Wednesday’s rampage in Jerusalem, has been laid to rest in Jerusalem’s Har Hamenuhot cemetery on Friday morning shortly after he passed away.  Ba’adani is the grandson of a member of the Council of Torah Sages of the Shas party, Rabbi Shimon Ba’adani. Jerusalem Mayor…

The European Union’s new foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini warned Friday of a new wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence if there is no progress towards peace talks. Speaking in Jerusalem on her first visit to the region since taking up the EU’s top diplomatic post, Mogherini said there was a real “urgency” to pick up and advance the moribund peace process. Talking…

In Detroit on Wednesday the immigration fraud trial began for Rasmieh Odeh, a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist who spent ten years in an Israeli jail for lethal bomb attacks before becoming a US citizen in 2004. In 1969 Odeh was part of a PFLP attack planting a bomb at a…

Economics Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) said Thursday evening that Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas is “addicted to terror.” Bennett, who also serves as the Jerusalem Affairs Minister, also came out fiercely against the policies of the government that he himself is a part of, and warned that unless it goes on the offensive, it…

One person was killed on Thursday evening in a hazardous substances event in the Emek Hefer region, in north-central Israel, as ammonia gas leaked from the Hod Hefer slaughterhouse. The ammonia is used for cooling, and it is believed that pipes in the plant cracked or were cut. A total of 16 people were injured,…

Senior sources have revealed that US President Barack Obama secretly wrote to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in mid-October, and urged Iran to reach a deal on its nuclear program and join the US coalition against Islamic State (ISIS). The letter, revealed by Wall Street Journal, told Khamenei that cooperation on ISIS depends on an agreement…

A US airstrike in Syria appears to have killed a key French jihadist who is part of the terrorist Khorasan Group, a U.S. defense official said Thursday morning according to CNN. The strike took place overnight Wednesday near Idlib according to the official, who reportedly has access to the latest information about the strikes. The…

The Chief Rabbinate’s kashrut (Jewish dietary law) division has issued a warning to the public against several locations that have forged kashrut certificates or displayed kashrut certificates that have not been confirmed. “Non-kosher bakeries are suspected of distributing pita bread in the packaging of other bakeries that have kashrut certificates,” read the warning. “The pitas…

Senior Egyptian officials both from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s government and the army have contacted their Israeli counterparts in the last two days, threatening that the tensions over the Temple Mount may cause “regional deterioration.” The covert communication, which was revealed to the Hebrew-language site Walla!, included a warning regarding Jordan’s move to pull its ambassador…

Last week, Ahmed Shaheed, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Iranian Human Rights, issued a scathing report on the state of human rights inside of the Islamic Republic Of Iran. This is the same Islamic Republic of Iran that P5+1 and US President Barack Obama are actively negotiating with concerning Iran’s “break-out” ability to build…

Hundreds of nationalist activists held a march on Thursday night under the title “Our Jerusalem,” leaving from in front of Begin Heritage Center where Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick was shot last Wednesday, all the way to the gates of the Temple Mount. Near the Mughrabi Gate, the lone entrance to the Temple Mount allowed…

General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Thursday that Israel went to “extraordinary lengths” to limit civilian casualties in the recent war in Gaza, Reuters reports. Dempsey acknowledged recent reports criticizing civilian deaths during the 50-day Gaza war this year but told an audience in New York he thought…

Venezuela is hailing the arrival of Palestinian Arab students to the country as a sign of its “condemnation of Zionism”. According to The Associated Press (AP), Venezuela on Thursday welcomed 119 Palestinian Arab students who will study medicine on grants provided by the Latin American country’s socialist government. The students landed in Caracas on Thursday.…

Britain on Thursday condemned the two terrorist attacks that took place in Israel a day earlier. In a statement, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond condemned the attacks, which he called “appalling”, adding, “My thoughts are with everyone affected.” At the same time, Hammond also said he is “deeply concerned” by the tensions in the region “Every…

Arabs opened fire towards a passing police car in the Binyamin region on Thursday night. No one was hurt. The officers in the police car said they heard gunshots being fired and drove a few hundred meters, before stopping and discovering eight bullet marks on the car. Security forces are searching the area looking for…

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon on Thursday outlawed the “Jerusalem for Development” charity as “a legal front for Hamas activities in east Jerusalem”, his office was quoted by AFP as having said. The charity belongs to the radical northern branch of Israel’s Islamic Movement, the leader of which, Sheikh Raed Salah, has a long history of…

Would-be jihadists have been travelling on cruise ships to reach conflict areas in the Middle East, Interpol said Thursday, according to the BBC. The international police body said some of those trying to join groups in Iraq and Syria had used cruise lines to get to countries including Turkey. It said checks to passenger lists…

A delegation of French community leaders from the northern city of of Lille arrived in Tzfat (Safed) on Wednesday, in what may be an attempt to re-twin the two cities after a “temporary freeze” was enacted a month ago.  Lille’s city council froze the French municipality’s twinning agreement with Tzfat in early October in an attempt…

A lawsuit filed by several Jewish families in New York against the Pine Bush Central School District in White Plains can proceed, a federal court ruled.  The lawsuit claims that the students’ rights were violated by “rampant anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment” and “deliberate indifference” by school officials, according to The New York Times. The families are seeking…

Federica Mogherini, European Union (EU) High Representative, issued a personal statement on Wednesday’s terror attack in Jerusalem.  The car terror attack occurred early Wednesday afternoon. The terrorist, Ibrahim al-Akari, drove his vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians at the Shimon Hatzadik light rail station, located just north of the Old City and not far from the Municipality building. Al-Akari continued driving, hitting…

Following calls for the banning of the import of firecrackers because of the current deteriorating security situation in Jerusalem, Economics Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday implemented a compromise measure, barring firecrackers from Israel – but for only 60 days. The ruling applies to “category 2” firecrackers, which are legal for use with licenses. Many of…

Agricultural products and fish from the Hamas-stronghold of Gaza will begin to be marketed in Judea and Samaria starting Thursday, in the latest “gesture” made following the latest Hamas terror war on Israel. Israeli “gestures” since the latest war have already included entry to Judea and Samaria without a permit for foreign “Palestinian” children, visits from Gaza to…

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement, still held up as a “moderate” counterbalance to Hamas by many in the world, is actively calling for car terrorist attacks after a recent spate of three such attacks in the last two weeks. The flurry of Fatah Facebook activity urging more attacks ramming cars into Jews…

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman on Thursday slammed Knesset members who ascend the Temple Mount to pray. Liberman said that he considered the visits by MKs to be attempts to get some “cheap publicity.” Such MKs were taking “cynical advantage of a sensitive political and complicated political solution.” Several MKs – notably Moshe Feiglin, Tzippy Hotovely,…

A riot ensued in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood of Jerusalem Wednesday night shortly after the terror attack near the Shimon Hatzaddik neighborhood, in which an Arab terrorist rammed into a crowd of people, killing one and injuring 13. Passengers on an Egged bus and passersby thought that a fender-bender between a car and the bus…

An Israeli couple whom the High Court ruled Wednesday took the advice of a rabbi over that of a doctor is going to have to pay all expenses for care of their paralyzed child out of pocket. The court ruled in favor of the Meuhedet Health Fund, which refused the couple when they sought care…

IDF troops have reportedly arrested five people from villages in the Hevron area as they continue to pursue the terrorist cell that dispatched a terrorist who rammed a vehicle into a crowd of Israelis Wednesday in Jerusalem, killing one and injuring 13. The five are said to be members of the same extended family, in…

Israelis are still reeling from yesterday’s two terrorist attacks – in Jerusalem and Gush Etzion – which left one person dead and several other fighting for their lives.  But for many, the lack of international combination is almost as bad; UN officials and heads of state have been remarkably quick, for example, to condemn Israeli…

Following yesterday’s series of terrorist attacks in Jerusalem and Gush Etzion, and despite pressure from some members of his coalition to grant Jews freedom of worship on the Temple Mount, the Prime Minister’s Office has reiterated that no such moves are in the works. “In last night’s security consultation, the Prime Minister made it clear…

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued a statement condemning Wednesday’s car terror attack in Jerusalem.  A Palestinian man from eastern Jerusalem drove his van into multiple crowds, killing Israeli Border Patrol officer Jedan Assad and injuring 13 others. The terrorist then exited his vehicle and began attacking people with an iron bar, before being shot and…

Syria has asked Russia to bolster its supply of missiles. Speaking Wednesday, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said that his country asked Russia to provide S300 missiles along with other high-quality systems. The weapons are needed, he said, to enable Syria to fight the rebel groups seeking to unseat President Bashar al-Assad, as well as…

A senior Amnesty International official is facing angry criticism after comparing Israel with ISIS – on the same day his organization released a report accusing Israel of “war crimes.” Israel has rejected that report as “terrorist propaganda,” firing that it essentially a regurgitation of Hamas allegations.  On Wednesday Amnesty’s UK campaigns manager Kristyan Benedict responded…

Security forces arrested several Palestinians early Thursday morning at the Al-Arub Palestinian refugee camp along the Hevron-Jerusalem road in Judea and Samaria, as part of the Israel Security Agency’s (ISA) investigation into the car terror attack Wednesday night along an adjacent road in Gush Etzion.  Palestinian news agency Safa reported the arrests.  According to the report, the…

In an op-ed in the New York Times Wednesday, Economics Minister Naftali Bennett laid out his vision for the future of Judea and Samaria – which entails Israel’s annexing Area C, with full Palestinian sovereignty in Areas A and B, minus a military force. The two-state solution is no solution for Israel, Bennett wrote. “Recent…

The Jerusalem Municipality has placed concrete blocks near the entrances to the Jerusalem Light Rail on Wednesday night, in an apparent attempt to physically block terrorists from driving their cars into pedestrians.  The decision to place concrete blocks was issued from Jerusalem District Commander Major General Moshe Edri, who assessed the overall security situation after…

Three IDF soldiers were injured in a second terror attack on Wednesday evening – this time, in an attempt to run over soldiers in Gush Etzion. In the latest attack, a terrorist driving a Palestinian Arab commercial vehicle attempted to run over the soldiers as they were on duty near a guard stand outside of…

Haifa University held a discussion Wednesday entitled “Democracy Under Conditions of War – Is the Cliff Strong?”  The conference was attended by Shlomi Abramson, Esq. of the State Attorney’s Office, who said “there is intention to significantly enforce harsher punishment against incitement on the Internet. Dozens of investigations have been opened and I submitted quite…

Many of the recent attacks by Arabs against police and civilians in Jerusalem unrest have included firecrackers, which are legal for use in Israel. In order to prevent the attacks, the Public Security Ministry is investigating the possibility of limiting or banning altogether the import of firecrackers – to the chagrin of companies that do…

American Jewish voters are still largely Democrats, according to a poll by far-left lobbying group J-Street – despite the Democratic party’s tendency to support pro-Palestinian views.  The survey, of 800 Jewish voters who cast a ballot in Tuesday’s midterm congressional elections, showed that voters favored Democrats over Republicans by a landslide 69%-28% margin. Likewise, they…

Dozens of people demonstrated Wednesday night at the location of the terror attack committed earlier in the day, in Jerusalem. The demonstrators called for revenge and for Yitzchak Aharonovich, the Minister of Internal Security, to resign.  Former MK Michael Ben Ari (Otzma LeYisrael), said during the protest: “We have a stupid Minister of Internal Security…

After Wednesday’s terror attack in Jerusalem, schools around Israel decided to cancel class trips that had been scheduled to visit sites in the city – including to the Kotel, where many schools, religious and secular, take children on a regular basis. The Kotel and the Old City of Jerusalem are off the agenda for schools…

Government Press Office (GPO) Director Nitzan Chen on Wednesday summoned  the Israel bureau chief of the Turkish Anadolu Agency, after the agency distorted Wednesday’s hit-and-run terrorist attack in Jerusalem. The news agency had described the terrorist responsible for the attack as a “Palestinian man shot dead by the Israeli police” on its official English-language Twitter…

Amid reports that the Obama administration may be covertly allowing Iran’s nuclear program to enrich more uranium than in initial agreements, Secretary of State John Kerry declared on Wednesday he was “driving towards the finish” to secure a deal with Iran. Speaking to reporters in Paris, Kerry was quoted by AFP as having said there…

At least three anti-Semitic incidents were reported in recent days – with incidents recorded in Europe and South America. In Buenos Aires, vandals sprayed graffiti on a monument in a Jewish area, calling on “Patriots” to “Kill Jews.” Meanwhile, in the city of Cordova in Argentina,vandals drew a swastika on the wall outside the home…

Hamas on Wednesday night welcomed the terrorist attack in Gush Etzion, in which three soldiers suffered injuries when an Arab driver ran over them with a car. In a message the group published on its Al-Aqsa TV, Hamas said the terrorist attack “is proof that the Palestinian resistance continues and that [Judea and Samaria] are…

A Jerusalem court ordered police to pay NIS 35,000 in damages and NIS 10,000 in court costs to a Jerusalem couple who were falsely arrested during the 2005 disengagement. Police said they would not appeal the decision. The incident began about six months before the disengagement, when Yosef Kitov protested against the disengagement outside the…

Economy Minister and Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett criticized on Wednesday evening the decision of the police to place concrete blocks near the entrances to the Jerusalem Light Rail, in an apparent attempt to block terrorists from driving their cars into pedestrians. The decision to place the concrete blocks came hours after Hamas terrorist Ibrahim…

The International Criminal Court has decided against investigating Israel over the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Citing court papers it viewed, the news agency reported that while international prosecutors believe Israeli soldiers may have committed war crimes during the raid that killed nine Turkish activists, they have decided the case is beyond…

After French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius last month said his state would not hold a vote to recognize the Palestinian Authority (PA) as the “state of Palestine,” French Socialist lawmakers are preparing to submit a motion to parliament to do just that. French sources said the call on the government to make the unilateral non-binding recognition…

The annual commemoration of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 19 years ago tends to brings to the fore the political and cultural divisiveness commonly found in Israeli society. Sometimes under the radar, and sometimes very much above, it is strongly felt around this time of year when Rabin’s murder is remembered – as…

The attempted assassination of veteran activist Rabbi Yehuda Glick and clashes over the subsequent temporary closure of the Temple Mount have cast a spotlight once again on the struggle for Jewish prayer on the Mount – Judaism’s holiest site – and the angry, often violent Muslim opposition to the prospect of Jewish worship there. And…

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced on Tuesday that his country and Saudi Arabia have signed an arms deal, by which France will receive $3 billion to send weapons to the Lebanese army – weapons that some fear may fall into Hezbollah hands. “This agreement, financed by a Saudi grant, will contribute to strengthen the…

Republicans have picked up another Senate seat and now need only two more to seize Senate control, according to a CNN projection Tuesday night. So far on Tuesday night, Republicans have picked up Democratic-held seats in Montana, South Dakota, Arkansas and West Virginia. CNN also projects Republicans will maintain their grip on the House of…

France on Tuesday adopted an anti-terrorism law which will slap a travel ban on anyone suspected of planning to wage jihad,after the upper house Senate gave its final stamp of approval. The law comes as authorities are increasingly worried about the number of French citizens travelling to wage jihad in Iraq and Syria, and who could potentially come back and…

Fatah claims the shooting of Yehuda Glick Abbas’s aide was preempted last Thursday by Adnan Ghaith, director of the Jerusalem branch of Abbas’s Fatah faction. In his comments posted in the Quds New Network website a day after the shooting and translated by PMW, Ghaith said “the attempted assassination of Rabbi Glick today was merely a natural…

Communications Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud) has accepted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s recommendation for him to take on the position of Interior Minister, following the resignation of Gidon Sa’ar. The news put to rest speculation that the Likud veteran was set to leave the Knesset to become Israel’s next ambassador to the United Nations. Writing on…

Belgium on Tuesday banned a Kuwaiti Muslim preacher from attending an event in Brussels, accusing him of making anti-Semitic remarks and being a threat to public order. Tareq Al-Suwaidan, described as a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Gulf state, was due to speak at the Brussels Muslim Fair this weekend. But Belgian Interior…

The leader of Syria’s Al-Qaeda rebel wing, the Al-Nusra Front, threatened attacks against the Shiite Hezbollah in Lebanon in the coming days, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Hezbollah’s involvement alongside President Bashar Al-Assad in Syria has stirred tensions in Lebanon. Hezbollah’s fighters clashed with jihadists in eastern Lebanon in October, and its strongholds have come under repeated…

President Reuven Rivlin said on Tuesday that while he disagreed with assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s policies, he was fond of the former Prime Minister. Rivlin spoke at a memorial ceremony at the President’s Residence, to mark 19 years since Rabin’s murder. The event was attended by members of the Rabin family, ministers, members of…

For the first time in a year, Shas chairman MK Aryeh Deri and the party’s former chairman, MK Eli Yishai, held a one-on-one meeting on Tuesday evening. The two met in Bnei Brak for over an hour. Sources in the party said that Deri and Yishai, whose relationship has been tense since Deri returned to…

The Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis terrorist group denied in a Twitter message on Tuesday that it had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS) and it distanced itself from a statement that appeared in its name online, Reuters reports. A statement purporting to be from the group appeared late on Monday on two jihadist Twitter…

Fars, Iran’s semi-official news agency, has reported that Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson “strongly rejected” a Tuesday New York Times report, that a “major breakthrough” has taken place in the Iranian nuclear talks. The story had alleged that “Iran has tentatively agreed to ship much of its huge stockpile of [enriched] uranium to Russia if it…

British designer John Galliano – sacked three years ago by fashion house Dior over a drunken anti-Semitic rant in a Parisbar – has lost his case for unfair dismissal, lawyers for both parties said on Tuesday. A Paris labor court rejected his claim, and ordered him to pay a symbolic one euro each to Dior and the John…

The United States made clear on Tuesday that it is against the Palestinian Authority’s plan to submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for an end date for “Israeli occupation”. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated to Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, during a Monday…

The Israeli Premier League decided on Tuesday evening that games will not be suspended, despite calls to do so in the wake of Monday’s violent brawl during the Tel Aviv derby, in which a fan of the Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer club attacked opposing Maccabi Tel Aviv player Eran Zehavi. Yoram Bauman, chairman of the…

The Republican party took control of the Senate for the first time since 2007 on Tuesday night, taking at least seven seats from the Democrats in mid-term elections in which voters showed their frustration with US President Barack Obama’s party. So far the Republicans have picked up Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota and…

Canadian Minister for Multiculturalism Jason Kenney and Minister of State for Multiculturalism Tim Uppal released a joint statement on Monday timed for Holocaust Education Month. “The Holocaust stands alone in history for its sheer brutality and inhumanity. The Shoah will forever serve as a powerful reminder of the odious effects of anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred…

One week after Temple activist Yehuda Glick was shot in an assassination attempt, his Hebrew Facebook page has been taken down. According to the Elder of Zion blog, “Israel-haters have been complaining to Facebook” about Glick’s page. “Of course, they just told Facebook that Glick’s (Hebrew!) page was offensive. And Facebook drones assumed it must…

A new CD from “Life Productions” consists of four sequences of songs of faith and hopes – songs designed to bring the listener closer to God. The album production was led by Rabbi Yosef Moshe Kahana, known for his album series “L’Chaim Tisch” and again this time his choices do not disappoint. The compilation album’s…

Israeli police came under assault by rock-throwing Arab protesters on the Temple Mount compound on Wednesday, as clashes were highlighted by pro-Hamas Arab MK Hanin Zoabi’s (Balad) presence at the site. “Dozens of masked protesters threw rocks and firecrackers at security forces who then entered the Temple Mount and pushed the demonstrators back inside the…

On October 29th, an Israeli citizen, Rabbi Yehuda Glick, was shot and severely wounded in Jerusalem by a Palestinian terrorist affiliated with Islamic Jihad, Mu’taz Ibrahim Khalil Hijazi. Mr. Hijazi was subsequently killed after opening fire on Israeli law enforcement authorities who had come to arrest him. Appallingly, rather than condemn Mr. Hijazi’s act of…

Hamas hailed Wednesday’s deadly car attack in Jerusalem by one of its members, calling it “the natural response to the crimes of the (Israeli) occupation”.   “Hamas salutes its hero-martyr Ibrahim al-Akari, likewise hero-martyrs Abdelrahman Shaludi and Muataz Hijazi,” the Islamist group said in a statement, referring to the perpetrators of two recent terrorist attacks…

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon blamed the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its Chairman, Mahmoud Abbas, for Wednesday’s attack in Jerusalem, which left one person dead and at least ten people injured.  “The inciting rhetoric of Mahmoud Abbas – who on the one hand disseminates hate speech and lies against the State of Israel, on the other…

The US Navy SEAL’s senior leadership has written a letter condemning an upcoming Fox News two-part special next Tuesday and Wednesday, in which former Red Squadron Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill is anticipated to take credit for shooting Al Qaeda terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden. The flap was revealed by SOFREP, a website dedicated to US military and special-ops…

Just hours after Hamas terrorist Ibrahim al-Akri of Jerusalem’s Shuafat neighborhood killed a Border Patrol officer with his car and wounded 13 others – two of them critically – dozens of nationalist activists and residents protested at the Shimon Hatzadik light rail station where the attack occurred. The protesters, led by Attorney Itamar Ben-Gvir and nationalist activist…

EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini on Wednesday condemned Israel’s plans to build another 500 Jewish homes in Jerusalem, ahead of her first visit to the Jewish state later this week. Going ahead with the Jewish homes risks undermining efforts to get the Middle East peace process back on track, Mogherini said. The European Union was leading efforts to get…

The Lisbon Jewish community is demanding extra protection and quick police action to find the perpetrators of what they said was a hate crime, when unknown vandals drew the world “ebola” on a memorial to martyred victims of a massacre in Portugal in 1506. Besides increased patrols, community leaders called for the placing of security…

King emphasized that on the very day he submitted the complaint he showed a police investigator pictures of the bullet and the bullet hole, and likewise sent the pictures to various police captains, but despite this no police action was made. “Very senior sources in the Jerusalem police heard about it from me and received…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the terror attack earlier which took the life of one Israeli and injured over a dozen was the direct fault of Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas, who through his incitement against Israel was inspiring terrorists to attack and kill Israelis. Speaking during an official state ceremony on the…

The Palestinian Arab media is calling Wednesday’s horrific terror attack in Jerusalem a “car accident,” Elder of Ziyon reports, and is also claiming that all of the victims were “soldiers and settlers.”  The blog translated the following excerpt from Palestinian news agency Wafa from Arabic:  A young Jerusalem man, Ibrahim Akkari, of Shuafat in central Jerusalem, was shot dead…

Statements by a top White House official indicate that President Barack Obama sees achievement of a nuclear deal with Iran as the most important mission on the agenda for his second term. The Washington Free Beacon reported that Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes was caught on tape lecturing to “private” meeting of top liberal…

The “derby” confrontation between Tel Aviv’s Hapoel and Maccabi soccer teams ended after just 33 minutes Monday when a Hapoel fan physically assaulted Masccabi striker Liran Zehavi. The incident has no precedent in high profile Israeli soccer matches and has political aspects as well. Zehavi is reviled by Hapoel fans because he used to play…

Former Head of the Israel Security Agency (ISA, aka Shin Bet) Yuval Diskin announced Monday that he would not be entering politics, and explained the reasons for his decision Tuesday morning. Diskin made his announcement in a talk with the members of Kibbutz Be’eri in the Gaza Belt, whom he told: “I am not entering…

In view of the surging violence in Jerusalem in the last few weeks, much of which is perpetrated by Arab-Muslim minors, MK Moti Yogev (Jewish Home) and several other MKs have proposed a bill that would cut 50% off the child stipends received by parents of children convicted of rock throwing. The stipends are paid…

Israeli plans for roughly 500 new Jewish homes in Jerusalem are a “slap in the face” of the United States and the international community, a top Palestinian Authority (PA) official said Tuesday. Israel approved construction of the homes on Monday as chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat met US Secretary of State John Kerry in the United States, leftist group Peace Now…

A new online video game, entitled “Liberation of Palestine”, encourages Palestinian Arab children to use violence to eliminate Israel, the IDF website reports. A trailer promoting the new game was recently posted to YouTube by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). In this new game, players have to “get rid of the Israeli settlements,…

Less than a week after being allowed by Israel to pray on the Temple Mount, the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah, on Monday threatened Israel against “Judaizing” Jerusalem. Speaking in Hevron, Hamdallah said that the PA government will provide assistance to Palestinian Arab farmers and “protect their land against Israel’s settlement activities.” Hamdallah…

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he never apologized to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, despite claims by the White House he did, The Associated Press (AP) reports. In early October, Biden placed phone calls to three U.S. allies as he attempted to smooth over a diplomatic spat sparked by comments he made…

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Monday once again warned Jews against ascending the Temple Mount. In a statement released by Abbas’s spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the PA warned against the escalation in the “break-ins by the settlers and Jewish extremists” to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, noting that these actions are a violation of Muslim…

In response to the assassination attempt on Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick’s life last Wednesday, a march will be held this Thursday leaving from in front of the Begin Heritage Center where the shooting occurred to the gates of the Temple Mount. The march will start at 5 p.m. at the Center under the title…

After a fan of the socialist Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer club attacked Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Eran Zehavi and ended a “derby” match between the teams on Monday, Hapoel fans violently clashed with Maccabi fans in front of the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court on Tuesday. In the clash, the son of MK Dov Khenin of the…

Likud MK Moshe Feiglin strongly opposes the “Israel Hayom law” promoted by Labor MK Eitan Cabel, charging in an interview with Arutz Sheva on Tuesday that the law is anti-democratic.   Feiglin began by noting that he, himself, has had disagreements with his party chairman Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu – which Israel Hayom strongly supports.  However, he draws the…

A message from Yitz Glick, the brother of Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick who was shot four times last Wednesday by an Arab terrorist in Jerusalem, reveals shocking differences in the US administration’s reaction to events in Israel. The message was sent to journalist and editor Caroline Glick of Makor Rishon and the Jerusalem Post, who on Tuesday…

MK Danny Danon (Likud) on Monday called for his party to conduct a “self-examination” following the resignation of Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar. Danon implicitly placed the blame for Sa’ar’s resignation on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. “The Likud lost a central player today. The departure of Minister Gideon Sa’ar and others from Likud is a serious…

A day after the Knesset passed the “Terrorists Law” that allows judges to effectively sentence terrorists to life in jail without the option of parole, and without being released in any kind of “prisoner deal,” the widow of Lt. Col. Baruch Mizrahi told Arutz Sheva that the law is better than nothing, but she would…

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Rabbi of Efrat in Gush Etzion and founder of Ohr Torah Stone, strongly criticized hareidi Knesset members on Tuesday for their stance on the government’s conversion reforms. In an interview with Galei Yisrael radio, Rabbi Riskin defended the proposed government decision regarding conversion which would remove Chief Rabbinate supervision of the conversion process, and…

Judea-Samaria residents can finally hail good news, officials revealed Tuesday: on November 14, several new bus lines will be added for the convenience of Jewish communities.  Egged bus lines are being scrapped and will be replaced, instead, by Egged Transport lines, which should see the service improve drastically in several regions, and particularly provide better service…

Tensions are high on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, as the final votes are being tallied for the 2014 mid-term congressional elections.  To explore what a Republican sweep in both House and Senate could mean for US President Barack Obama, as well as the future of Israel and Iran, Arutz Sheva spoke to Ret. Amb. Yoram Ettinger, an…

The Palestinian Authority will submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council later this month calling for an end date for “Israeli occupation,” a senior official said on Tuesday. The text, which the PA has been preparing for weeks, is expected to be vetoed by permanent member the United States. But officials in Ramallah have said that will…

Israel Aerospace Industries inaugurated Tuesday a new plant for the manufacture of American fighter pilot wings for F-35 aircraft near Ben Gurion Airport.  As part of the deal, the IDF will receive 19 stealth aircraft at a cost of $2.7 billion, which will be deducted from US aid funds to Israel.  In exchange, every year –…

The Knesset approved Monday night for second and third readings the “terrorist law” or “life without parole” bill initiated by MK Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) last year.  The bill changes one of the Basic Laws of Israel, which forms the basis for the formation and role of Israel’s institutions, and the relations between the state’s different ministries and…

After the Knesset’s approval Monday night for the second and third readings of the “terrorist law” or “life without parole” bill, Jewish Home Chairman and Minister of Religious Affairs, Naftali Bennett took to Facebook excitedly.  The bill, if passed, would change the status quo of the Basic Law of the President of the State, passed in 1964, which…

Over 100 former high-ranking Israeli army members, police officers and spy chiefs have called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pursue peace with the Palestinians, media reported Monday. “We, the undersigned, reserve IDF (army) commanders and retired police officers, who have fought in Israel’s military campaigns, know first-hand of the heavy and painful price exacted by wars,” 105 signatories said…

The key to changing the security situation in Jerusalem may be changing the route of the Light Rail, Jerusalem Municipality member and former mayoral candidate Moshe Leon stated Monday – as a means of forcing Arab rioters to see consequences for their actions on the large scale.  “This is a total of 1700 meters (5557 feet)…

More and more American Jews are turning to Orthodox day schools to educate their children, a non-profit organization revealed last week – and total enrollment is up 12% since 2008.  Nearly 255,000 students are enrolled in 861 Jewish day schools,  from preschool to 12th grade, as of 2014, according to the Avi Chai Foundation. Since 2008, 59 more Jewish…

Construction of a Coca Cola factory in Gaza is set to begin this week after being green-lighted by Israel’s defense establishment. A major advantage of the new factory is that it will create jobs for thousands of Palestinians – first for construction builders, and then some 3,000 factory workers.  The factory is to be built…

Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick’s condition continues to be on the mend, Glick’s wife Yafi stated Monday night. “Yehuda has had a very significant and important surgery today,” Yafi stated to Channel 2, noting that she and the rest of Glick’s family was waiting to see how he recovered before “ceasing anesthesia and artificial respiration.”…

The US has criticised Israel’s decision to build 400 more Jewish homes in the crowded Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo on Monday, calling the decision “unfortunate.”  “It is unfortunate that after the unequivocal and unanimous position last week of the international community opposing construction in Jerusalem at this sensitive time, authorities chose to advance [tenders],”…

The South Africa Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) staged a demonstration Thursday, outside the Sea Point store, part of the upscale national chain Woolworths.  The protest was held against the Congress of South African Students’ (COSAS) Western Cape branch in response to COSAS placing a pig’s head in what they thought to be the store’s kosher…

Israel announced on Monday evening that all the border crossings to Gaza, including the Erez crossing, will be open as usual on Tuesday. The crossings have been closed since Sunday, an Israeli response to a rocket attack on the Eshkol region over the weekend. It was the second rocket fired since the end of Operation…

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday was to meet the Palestinian Authority’s chief negotiator but would not unveil an American peace plan, an official said, according to AFP. “There are no current plans to introduce a peace plan,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, dismissing reports that proposals would be laid on the…

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah made a rare public appearance on Monday in the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs, according to AFP. Nasrallah addressed thousands of his supporters ahead of the Shiite Ashura holiday commemorations. As he appeared on stage wearing a black robe and turban, the crowd seen in a live broadcast on Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television…

Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard, who arrived on a visit to Israel on Monday, condemned Israel’s announcement of new construction in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood of Jerusalem, reports i24news. According to the report Lidegaard’s condemnation came ahead of a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman. Later, in a joint conference with Liberman, Lidegaard said…

Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Egypt’s most active terrorist group, has sworn allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS), Reuters reported on Monday. The group had previously told Reuters that it sought inspiration and advice from Islamic State, which has taken over swathes of Iraq and Syria. “After entrusting God we decided to swear allegiance to the emir…

“The latest loony idea spreading through the ranks of the anti-Israel left is that (Prime Minister Binyamin) Netanyahu threatened to kill (US President Barack) Obama by talking about lawns,” writes Daniel Greenfield in FrontPage Magazine. Greenfield cites blogger Justin Raimondo, who claimed that Netanyahu recently said: “When there are pressures on Israel to concede its…

Israel had been struggling to sell the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system abroad, but the Israel Defense website revealed on Sunday that a major purchaser has been found: the United States. Apparently the US Army will acquire one Iron Dome battery, and based on tests it will conduct on the system decide whether or not to purchase…

Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida reported Monday morning that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a secret meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Saturday, in the Jordanian capital of Amman. The meeting was intended to try and calm inflamed tensions in Jerusalem, following the temporary decision to stop all visits to the Temple Mount last week.…

The corruption trial of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert continued on Monday morning with the testimony of his former aid Shula Zaken, as new recordings were played that may lead Olmert to be convicted on charges he previously was acquitted for. Zaken, who is serving 11 months for taking bribes as decided in a plea…

Yehuda Glick’s son was allowed to pray for his father’s health on the Temple Mount Monday, according to an eyewitness. Yehuda Glick was shot at point blank range Wednesday by a Muslim would-be assassin, who resented Glick’s activity in service of the idea of Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount. Americans for a Safe Israel…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke on Sunday at the annual event of the “Masa Journey” Project, which provides pro-Israel community and activities in a one-year program framework. “No matter how many countries you came from, you came from one country: This is your one country,” he told participants. “We’re all children of Abraham, and Abraham started…

Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, Egypt’s minister of religious endowment, recently claimed that the “Zionists” sponsor and support atheism and homosexuality in an effort to undermine the stability of the region. Gomaa’s comments were made in an interview on Al-Hayat TV, which aired on September 21 and was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).…

Just last Thursday night Jews in Israel switched to the ten tal u’matar seasonal prayer for rain, and after initial rain last Friday, it looks as if the weather has been only too eager to oblige in dramatic fashion overnight Sunday and early Monday morning. The most dramatic signs of winter were felt in the north, particularly in…

Rasoul Al-Musawi, 47, a Shiite Muslim community leader in Sydney, Australia, was shot Monday in a drive-by attack believed to have been committed by Islamic State (ISIS) supporters.  Al-Musawi was closing up the Husainiyah Nabi Akram center, on Rosedale Avenue in Greenacre, south-east of Sydney, when he was shot in the face and the shoulder. His…

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has asked Israel to open an additional terminal for transfer of goods into the Gaza Strip, senior Palestinian sources told Walla! News on Monday. According to the Palestinian sources, Gaza’s need for construction materials – in the aftermath of this past summer’s war between Israel and Hamas – is too urgent and too…

Major flooding hit several Merkaz (Central) region towns on Monday, after an unusual deluge of rainfall buckled some roads and swallowed cars on others. Holon (10.8 km/6.7 miles from Tel Aviv) was hit particularly hard, as main streets HaMashbir, Independence St., Professor Schorr St., and Menachem Begin Boulevard were hit by flooding. Traffic near affected areas has…

The Knesset Committee for Planning and Building in Jerusalem officially approved the construction of 400 housing units in Ramat Shlomo in Jerusalem Monday, just one week after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu officially approved over 1,000 housing units in that neighborhood and in Har Homa that have been slated for construction since as far back as…

After Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh praised the murder of a three-month-old girl in Jerusalem by an Arab terrorist two weeks ago, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman hinted Haniyeh’s daughter would not be given medical treatment in Israel again, after she was treated in Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital earlier in the month. However, Israel’s Coordination and Liaison Administration…

At a time when some international artists have condemned Israel, Will.i.am (William Adams) of Grammy-winning The Black Eyed Peas fame is developing a smartwatch with Israeli hi-tech companies – and he arrived on Sunday for a hushed-up visit around the project. Will.i.am, who has produced music for Justin Bieber, Britney Spears and many other famous music…

At least 24 migrants have died while scores are missing after a boat carrying refugees capsized off Istanbul’s northern coast in the early hours of Monday, according to officials. The accident took place near Rumeli Feneri, a small village where the Bosphorus meets the Black Sea. Seven people have been rescued by fishermen and Turkish…

Quality of life in Israel keeps on improving, according to the 2014 Legatum Global Prosperity Index, as the Jewish state moved up one place in 2014, from the 39th most prosperous country in the world to the 38th.  The Global Prosperity Index “defines prosperity in terms of wealth and well-being,” based on statistics and data…

Israel will not accept terrorism in its capital Jerusalem, President Reuven Rivlin said on Sunday evening. Rivlin spoke at the Begin Heritage Center, in a memorial ceremony on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the death of Irgun commander, former Member of Knesset and Ambassador of Israel, Eliyahu Lankin.  The Begin Heritage Center is…

Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Sunday attended a farewell party for him in Modi’in Illit, during which he provided some insight into the process which led to his starting to observe Shabbat. Sa’ar revealed that his spiritual strengthening began during the Brit Milah (circumcision) ceremony of his youngest son, David. “I’ve been observing the Sabbath…

Canadian warplanes involved in the American-led bombing campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq on Sunday launched the first airstrike since deploying to the region, the Canadian Press reported. Two CF-18 fighter jets attacked targets in the vicinity of Fallujah, a statement from Canadian Defense Minister Rob Nicholson’s office said. “Coordinated with our coalition…

Venezuela sent 10 tons of humanitarian aid and medical equipment for Gaza on Sunday, the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) embassy in Caracas said in a statement quoted by the Ma’an news agency. According to the report, a plane carried the aid from Caracas to the Amman airport, and the same plane will bring to Venezuela 100…

Prices in Israel may be high, but they are going up at a slower pace than in other OECD countries, a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in its latest report. The report relates to prices recorded between August of 2010 and August of this year. During that period, the cost…

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein believes that the so-called “Israel Hayom Law” is unconstitutional. That message was conveyed Sunday by Weinstein’s representative Orit Koren, who attended a discussion of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on the bill, in which it was decided to give coalition MKs freedom to vote as they see fit. According to Koren,…

The New York City Marathon took place on Sunday as thousands ran, despite the cold temperature, in the streets of the city. Among the runners was Uzi Seeman whose son, Zvi Seeman (18), was one of four yeshiva students killed in Otniel while working in the yeshiva kitchen, serving the Shabbat meal to some 100 students…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday night strongly condemned Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who sent a letter of support to the family of the terrorist who shot Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick. “When we are trying to calm the situation, Abu Mazen sends condolences over the death of one who tried to perpetrate a…

With its announcement that it was planning to open a major operation in unemployment-plagued Arad in southern Israel, Osem was lauded for bringing jobs to a city that has long felt ignored by corporate Israel. But every action has an equal and opposite reaction; in order to move operations to Arad, Osem will be closing…

Violence broke out at Sunday morning’s court session in the trial of the suspected murderer of 20-year-old Israeli woman Shelly Dadon, after one of the victim’s relatives attacked the father of the accused, Hussein Yousef Khalifa. Police say Khalifa stabbed Dadon 17 times in a vicious, nationalistically-motivated assault not long after she got into a taxi…

Hundreds of Jewish tombstones from the Belarus town of Brest, on the border with Poland, have been used for years in the construction of buildings, roads, and even garden paving.  Residents have been making the gruesome discoveries of gravestones in locations all over Brest for the past six years. Hundreds more were unearthed in May during…

A film festival celebrating Jewish Israelis and Palestinian Arabs working together should be lauded by leftist groups, which frequently accuse Israel of “apartheid” in Judea-Samaria. But the promise of interfaith cooperation is too much for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, a leftist Belgian Jewish group proved last week, after it pulled out of…

Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar will resign within 48 hours, the Interior Ministry announced Sunday, after he officially submitted his resignation letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office for approval.  Sa’ar announced his resignation in September for “personal reasons,” sparking surprise from MKs across the political spectrum and a scramble to replace him as Minister.  It…

Ed Miliband, Leader of the British Labour Party and the Opposition in Parliament, has come out against the “vile” campaign of anti-Semitic abuse targeting colleague, Labour MP Luciana Berger.  Berger, Britain’s Shadow Health Minister, has received hundreds of anti-Semitic messages and pictures on Twitter over the past 10 days since the conviction and imprisonment of…

Major evidence is due to be examined in the Shelly Dadon murder case Sunday morning, according to Channel 10. The new evidence includes a tape of the emergency call made by Dadon to her cousin before her death and witness testimony from Dadon’s father and cousin.  This morning’s session is due to be “tense,” according…

The relationship between Israel and the United States (US) has been unhealthy for some time, in part due to disputes over a wide range of strategic issues.  Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Minister, MK Yuval Steinitz (Likud), one of the ministers closest to Netanyahu, is responsible for dialogue with the United States regarding the Iranian nuclear…

Over sixteen months after Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (HaTnua)’s bill to extend the IDF service of hesder yeshiva students was rejected, a similar bill is being put up to vote Sunday – a bill which, if ratified into law, will see the hesder track army service extended from 17 months to two full years of service.  The proposal, spearheaded by Labor MK…

A top Jewish leader Saturday warned a Swiss museum against accepting a priceless set of art works including Nazi-looted paintings from the estate of reclusive German collector Cornelius Gurlitt. Such a move “would open a Pandora’s Box and cause an avalanche of lawsuits” by rival presumed heirs of the stolen art, Ronald Lauder, the head of the World Jewish…

Hamza Samy Magamsah, a resident of the village of Yafi’a in the lower Galilee – who disappeared from Turkey over three weeks ago to join Islamic State (ISIS) militant jihadists in Syria – returned to Israel on Friday with his father. Magamsah was detained by police in Turkey, where he returned after fleeing from terror group…

The Arab League warned Sunday that Israel has reached a “red line” after fresh clashes in Jerusalem, urging international pressure to stop what it branded “violations” in the holy city.   Arab riots around the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site – which also houses the Al Aqsa mosque compound – as well as the attempted…

Two of the main rebel groups receiving weapons from the United States to fight both the regime and jihadist groups in Syria have surrendered to al-Qaeda, reports the British newspaper Telegraph. The US and its allies were relying on Harakat Hazm and the Syrian Revolutionary Front (SRF) to become part of a ground force that…

Jordan’s King Abdullah II vowed on Sunday to oppose any Israeli attempt to change the “status quo” regarding holy sites in Jerusalem – referring to the ongoing controversy surrounding the Temple Mount. “Jordan will continue to confront, through all available means, Israeli unilateral policies and measures in Jerusalem and preserve its Muslim and Christian holy…

The former head of IDF Intelligence, General Aviv Kochavi, officially took up the post of IDF Northern Command Head on Sunday. Kochavi is replacing General Yair Golan at the post. Speaking at his installation ceremony, Kochavi said that “the northern front is at the center of the storm in the Middle East. The entire region…

The government ratified in its Sunday session the compromise between Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (Hatnua) and Minister of Religious Services Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home), regarding conversion into Judaism. All of the ministers in attendance voted in favor of the decision except the Jewish Home’s Uri Ariel. The decision determines that municipal rabbis may establish conversion…

Groups opposed to Jewish “settlements’” aren’t just concerned with Jews moving to Judea and Samaria. A Be’ersheva court on Sunday declared a “settlement” in the Negev illegal. The community of Sheizaf, located in the Ramat Hanegev Regional Council, is built on land zoned for an educational institution. The decision was made after the Society for…

Thousands of people are expected to converge on the Tomb of Rachel in Bethlehem on Tuesday, traditionally considered the anniversary of her passing. Crowds are already expected to begin gathering Monday afternoon, as groups of Hassidim and others participate in an all-night prayer vigil at the site. Beginning Monday night and all day Tuesday is…

While negotiations on a compromise on Iran’s nuclear projects proceed apace between Washington and Tehran, the Iranians have bellicosely declared that the US must “get out” of the Persian Gulf. The area is Iran’s “strategic waters,” and the US does not belong there, Iran said. American and international naval forces are currently conducting a huge…

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman attacked Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday after Abbas – who is also known as Abu Mazen – sent a letter of support to the family of the terrorist who shot Temple activist Yehuda Glick. According to Liberman, “the letter of support indicates, more than anything, that Abu Mazen is,…

The government discussed on Sunday a proposal that would lower the amount of money homebuyers will have to put down on home purchases. Currently, Israeli banks cannot issue mortgages greater than 70% of the value of a property. Under the new law, mortgages will be available for up to 90% of the cost of home…

The debate over security incidents on Israel’s northern border continues Sunday, as a “very senior” IDF officer told reporters on condition of anonymity that, in his estimation, Hezbollah is “uninterested” in starting a war with Israel right now.  “Hezbollah has no interest in starting a war with Israel now,” the officer stated to Channel 10 news. “There is…

German police have announced that part of the large iron sign at the entrance to the Dachau Concentration Camp which says “Arbeit Macht Frei” (Work Makes You Free) has been stolen. No suspects have yet been identified. Dachau, which is not far from Munich, was the first of the Nazi concentration camps in Germany. The…

The US Supreme Court is about to decide Monday in the Zivitofsky vs. Hillary Clinton case, that involves a demand by a US citizen to have his birthplace denoted as “Jerusalem, Israel” on his passport. At the center of the struggle between the Congress and the presidency is Menachem Zivotofsky, who was born in Jerusalem in 2002 to…

Iran’s semi-official news agency Fars reported Sunday that “senior Iranian Foreign Ministry officials” had rejected the Washington Post’s report Saturday that claimed the Iran–P5+1 nuclear talks had narrowed the gap in centrifuge numbers, and had instead reasserted the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s red line of no less than 190,000 SWUs, or “Separative Work Units,”…

In the wake of last week’s attempt on the life of Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick, a number of threats on other Temple activists have emerged on Islamic social media sites. A post on the Temple Institute’s Facebook page displays a graphic that features the names and photos of 15 individuals, including Glick, which was…

A senior security source said Sunday afternoon that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon send “sharp messages” to Hamas following the firing of a rocket at the Eshkol region Friday night. The source added that Hamas arrested five suspects in the firing of the rocket and sent a message to Jerusalem according…

Jewish Home MK Yoni Chetboun said Sunday that he intends to oppose the ‘Israel Hayom Bill’ that will be brought to an initial vote in the Knesset plenum Wednesday. The Ministerial Committee for Legislation, which decides how coalition members will vote on bills that come up in the Knesset, decided earlier Sunday to give coalition…

A man who hurled anti-Semitic abuse at Jewish travelers on a packed London bus has been jailed, the Jewish Chronicle reports. Ian Campbell, 42, was handed a 16-week prison sentence for a racially aggravated public order offence. The abuse was reported in September by journalist Rosa Doherty, who saw Campbell threaten to “burn the bus”…

Iran is claiming that 93 percent of executions in the country involve drug smuggling, The Associated Press (AP) reported Saturday. The claim, by Mohammad Javad Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council, was made in response to a United Nations report criticizing death sentences in Iran. The report by the UN said at least 852…

An Iranian official said on Saturday that Iran believes nuclear talks with six world powers have to be concluded by the November 24 deadline. According to the IRNA news agency, Ali Akbar Velayati, head of the Center for Strategic Research of Iran’s Expediency Council, made the comments to reporters after a meeting with Norwegian Foreign…

A court in Egypt on Saturday sentenced eight men to three years in prison for appearing in a video alleged to show a gay marriage, the BBC reported. All eight had denied charges of inciting debauchery and offending public morality. The video, which was posted to YouTube in September, shows two men exchanging rings on…

Israel announced on Saturday night that the Kerem Shalom and Erez crossings into Gaza will be closed on Sunday, following Friday night’s rocket attack on the Eshkol region. The crossings will only be opened for passage of goods and people in humanitarian cases, according to the announcement. The Coordinator of Government Activities in Judea, Samaria…

Hundreds gathered in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square Saturday night, marking 19 years since former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was murdered at the site – in a memorial event in which the flag of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) that has never renounced terrorism was waved. Former President Shimon Peres made remarks at the event, saying…

Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Dov Kalmanovich paid a visit to the hospital bedside of wounded Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick Saturday night, as he slowly recovers from serious gunshot wounds after an attempt on his life by an Islamist assassin last week. Kalmanovich – a Jewish Home party representative on the Jerusalem city council, and…

American officials last Tuesday revealed that US President Barack Obama’s administration has been growing closer to Iran and its terror proxies Hamas and Hezbollah – but according to an Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) statement Saturday, the feeling isn’t mutual. “The US is still the great Satan and the number one enemy of the (Islamic) revolution,…

Why are women still under-represented at the helm of large corporations? Veteran journalist and best-selling author Claire Shipman will try to shed light on the topic in a talk at Yeshiva University next Monday, November 17. In the lecture, Shipman will discuss her latest book: “The Confidence Code: The Art and Science of Self-Assurance –…

Police have arrested a suspect thought to have aided the Islamic Jihad terrorist Mu’taz Hijazi, who last Wednesday in Jerusalem attempted to assassinate Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick and later was killed in a gunfight with security forces. The suspect, who worked with Hijazi at the Terasa restaurant in the Begin Heritage Center where the shooting…

At least 100 Islamic State terrorists have been killed in the Kurdish city of Kobane during the past three days alone, according to a Syrian monitoring group. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the deaths brought the number of ISIS fighters killed in the fighting for the city, located along the border with Turkey…

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director Yukiya Amano revealed last Friday that Iran is refusing to answer questions about whether or not its nuclear program has included activities to build a nuclear bomb. Amano said at the Brookings Institute in Washington DC that his agency is waiting for information on “possible military dimensions,” which Iranian…

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Iran’s foreign minister and the European Union foreign policy chief in Oman on November 9 and 10 to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue, the State Department said on Friday, according to Reuters. Kerry’s talks in Muscat, Oman with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the EU’s…

Amid tense ties between Israel and the United States, Secretary of State John Kerry will meet the chief Palestinian Authority (PA) negotiator Monday to discuss how to advance the frozen peace process, AFP reported on Friday. Kerry will welcome a Palestinian Arab delegation, led by Saeb Erekat, to the State Department for discussions on “the…

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday phoned Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and apologized for the harsh comments about him that were published this week in The Atlantic. During the conversation, Kerry made clear to Netanyahu that the remarks do not reflect the position of the American government. U.S. officials said the conversation was…

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Friday declared that his organization will fight Israel and will not allow it to do as it pleases on the Temple Mount. According to Channel 2 News, Haniyeh took part in a mass protest in Gaza, part of a “day of rage” that was called for by Palestinian Authority (PA)…

A rocket from Gaza was fired on Friday night towards the Eshkol region in southern Israel. The rocket was detected by the IDF’s tracking system. It exploded in an open region, likely within Gaza and not in Israeli territory, and for this reason the “red alert” rocket siren was not heard. There were no reports…

Several tombstones at the Jewish cemetery of Trondheim – a town located in the northern part of Norway – were desecrated last week, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Wednesday.  The tombstones, discovered on October 25, had been vandalized with purple paint, the Norwegian daily newspaper Aftenposten reported. “Der Furher,” a reference to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, was also painted on a…

What is going on in the head of a young Arab rioter engaged in the “silent intifada” of terror attacks against Jews in Jerusalem? That’s the question AFP apparently sought to answer in a series of interviews with Arab terrorists in the capital city. Hisham, a fourteen-year-old rioter born around the start of the Second Intifada, “dreams…

A special new report compiled by United Nations (UN) Security Council shows that more than 15,000 foreign nationals have crossed the borders into Syria and Iraq to join the ranks of the brutal Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization. According to the report, published Thursday, there has been a mass movement of civilians from around the…

An Orthodox Jewish minyan (prayer quorum of ten men) in Shoham, located just east of Ben Gurion International Airport, has raised controversy by allowing women to be called to and read from the Torah starting this Shabbat. According to the report in Israel Hayom, the minyan is named Nachat Ruach and meets in a hall at the city’s retirement home,…

Two Arabs, both aged 22 and residents of Jerusalem’s Shuafat neighborhood, were arrested late Thursday night after they were identified by police and Border Patrol forces lurking between the light rail stations of Beit Hanina and Shuafat, carrying slingshots and stones.  Additional police and border forces had recently been stationed in the area to help eradicate…

Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Prisoner Affairs Issa Qaraqa on Thursday lionized Mu’taz Hijazi, the Islamic Jihad terrorist who tried to assassinate Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick in Jerusalem on Wednesday and was later killed in a shootout with police. “Hijazi was one of the heroes of the Palestinian prisoners’ movement who defended freedom and dignity,”…

A coalition from Israel arrived in France Thursday for an Aliyah Weekend event to promote Jewish immigration to Israel, which has been on the rise spurred on by rising anti-Semitism in France. The group included MK Yoni Chetboun (Jewish Home), Rabbi Shlomo Aviner and Rabbi Yehuda Ben Yishai, the father of Ruthie Fogel who was murdered along…

Police were on high alert in Jerusalem on Friday, deploying 3,000 officers after Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction pledged a “day of rage” – but aside from a few incidents, it has been more of a “day of rain” in the wet capital after Jews changed to reciting the ten tal u’matar seasonal prayer…

Former Israeli Ambassador to Canada Dr. Alan Baker, the head of the Legal Forum for Israel, on Friday explained to Arutz Sheva why the Swedish government officially recognized the Palestinian Authority (PA) as the “state of Palestine” on Thursday. Baker, who previously served as legal adviser to the Foreign Ministry, sent a message to Swedish Prime Minister Stefan…

As violence in Jerusalem rages on and the fear of Arab riots has placed security forces on high alert, MK Ahmed Tibi (United Arab List) told Channel 2 in an interview to be broadcast Friday night that “the Jews have no right to pray at the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.” Tibi explained his words: “[allowing Jews…

About 3,000 police and Border Patrol officers were deployed to Jerusalem starting early Thursday morning, with most being placed in eastern parts of the city that seen seen most of the violence in past weeks, over concerns that Arab riots will continue to rage in the capital. Police will also bolster their presence around the…

US President Barack Obama’s administration is coping with underwhelming performance on various fronts according to officials cited in the New York Times on Friday, who suggested he may replace some senior administration officials – including US Secretary of State John Kerry. “There is an inflection point in every presidency, and this certainly is a logical one, if…

The Lavian musical production honoring the memory of Latvian aviator and Nazi war criminal Herbert Cukurs, which has been condemned by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, has outraged Jews in Latvia and abroad. Cukurs joined a Nazi killing squad during World War II and infamously became known as the “Butcher of Riga” for his atrocities against Jews in the…

Morocco said Thursday it has arrested two jihadists who were planning to attack banks and multinational companies in the North African country and in France. An interior ministry statement said the Frenchman and Franco-Moroccan arrested on Monday had also been planning to join the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group. It said they used the Internet to urge “individual terrorist acts in Morocco and France,”…

The “silent intifada” of terrorism in Jerusalem continued unabated on Thursday night, a day after the assassination attempt on Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick and despite heightened security, as yet another Jewish car was targeted in an Arab ambush. Roi Gifman, a resident of the Ma’ale Hazeitim neighborhood on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem…

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon (Likud) is dropping the purchase of US V-22 Osprey aircraft, raising concerns that this could further chill already frosty relations with Washington, Israel Hayom daily said Thursday. The mass-circulation freesheet said Yaalon’s decision went against the Israeli military’s wishes. The paper linked the move to budget constraints, lessons learned from the 50-day…

Israel temporarily closed the Temple Mount for Jews and Muslims on Thursday following the assassination attempt on Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick in Jerusalem the night before, and the US State Department lost no time criticizing Israel for the move. US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki urged Israel to reopen Al-Aqsa Mosque to Muslims, in…

There has been an improvement in the condition of leading Jewish Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick, who was shot Wednesday by an Arab would-be assassin. The Director of General Surgery Unit in Shaare Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem, Prof. Petachya Reisman, said that Glick is still not out of danger but improving. Glick arrived at the…

Israel must take steps to maintain its “Start-Up Nation” status as young technology companies increasingly opt to move abroad, Bank Hapoalim Chairman Yair Seroussi told Bloomberg Business News Thursday. “For Israel’s continued success in technology, we need to think about how to guarantee there is an uninterrupted advantage here,” Seroussi said. “We need to figure…

Israeli police folded to a chorus of international criticism on Thursday evening and decided to reopen the Temple Mount on Friday – for Muslims only, not for Jews. “It was decided to restore (the compound) to normal,” police spokeswoman Luba Samri told AFP. Police had ordered the temporary closure of the Temple Mount on Thursday so as to calm…

Police have decided to keep the five Jewish protesters arrested Thursday morning under detention, after they tried to enter the Temple Mount to demonstrate against the discrimination against Jews at the holiest site in Judaism. The Temple Mount was closed to Jews and Muslims following the attempted assassination of Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick in Jerusalem on…

Over the past several days a Hezbollah terrorist attempted to murder Israelis in Peru only to have his plots foiled by local authorities, revealed Channel 2 on Thursday. The terrorist, a member of Hezbollah’s international arm, was apparently planning to carry out a terror attack on Israeli or Jewish targets in the South American nation, particularly locations…

Jerusalem police are making preparations for the funeral of the terrorist who shot and seriously wounded Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick, which will be held at 11 p.m. Thursday night. The terrorist, 32 year-old Mu’taz Hijazi of Abu Tor in southern Jerusalem, was killed Thursday morning in a police raid carried out on suspicion that…

MK Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) on Thursday called on the government to announce new regulations regarding Jewish prayers on the Temple Mount, as a response to the shooting of leading Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick. Speaking to Arutz Sheva, Shaked said that Glick is an example of a human rights activist who conducts himself in…

Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz on Thursday said that Sweden’s recognition of “Palestine” is “an attack on the existence and security of Israel.” Steinitz, who met with the heads of the Yesha Council, said that Sweden’s move affects the chances of achieving peace in the Middle East. The reason for this, Steinitz explained, is that the…

Referring to Israel as an “apartheid state” is a “blatant lie”, Economy Minister and Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett said on Thursday. Bennett gave a series of interviews to international media outlets and, in one of these interviews, was asked by a Sky News interviewer whether he is “worried” that the term “apartheid” is being…

Egypt on Thursday banned a pressure group that has pushed for the reinstatement of former President Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, who was ousted by the army last year. According to Reuters, Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb issued a decree dissolving the National Coalition to Support Legitimacy and Reject the Coup, as well as…

The largest ice cream factory in the Middle East will be built in the city of Arad in southern Israel, Finance Minister Yair Lapid announced on Thursday. The factory, which will employ 250 people, will be built by food giant Osem. Arad, located 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) west of the Dead Sea, has been in…

Yehuda Gilck, a leading advocate for Jewish rights on the Temple Mount, has been very seriously wounded after being shot in Jerusalem on Wednesday night, Arutz Sheva has learned.  Glick was shot outside the Begin Heritage center in the capital, witnesses said, after a terrorist pulled up in a scooter or motorcycle and shot him before fleeing…

The White House is distancing itself from slanderous comments by an unnamed Obama administration official on Wednesday, after the official was quoted by Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic as having called Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu “chickens**t”, as well as “recalcitrant, myopic, reactionary, obtuse, blustering, pompous, and ‘Aspergery.”  “Certainly that’s not the Administration’s view, and we think such comments…