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A former French minister stirred up controversy on Friday after saying Germany “took our Jews and gave us Arabs”. The comments by Patrick Devedjian came as France began taking some of the thousands of refugees arriving in Germany and were taken sensitively in light of the refugee crisis in Europe. Devedjian, who served in the…

The United States House of Representatives on Friday rejected the nuclear accord with Iran, though the move is a symbolic one that will have no consequence for the implementation of the deal. Taking a different approach from the Senate, where Democrats on Thursday paved the way for the nuclear deal to move forward by filibustering…

A joint US-Israeli deal to co-produce the David’s Sling missile defense system may be weeks away after years of negotiations, a defense official said Thursday.  US Navy Vice Admiral James Syring, director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), confirmed to Reuters that negotiations have continued with Israel over the defense system, with a draft agreement likely to…

Despite a Senate vote Thursday night giving the green light for the nuclear deal struck between Iran and Western powers, the US may yet block sanctions relief to the Islamic Republic – using America’s own legal system.  On Wednesday night, senators voted 58-42 on ending debate on a resolution of disapproval opposing the deal – Republican leaders needed…

Democrats in the Senate on Thursday foiled a Republican bill of disapproval to the Iran nuclear deal sparing US President Barack Obama from needing to use his veto. However, the same day a resolution calling to restart the 60-day Congressional review period of the deal passed in the House. House Resolution 411, presented by Congressmen Mike Pompeo (R-KS) and Lee Zeldin…

Washington is sending 75 extra troops to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula to increase the safety of U.S. forces there following a roadside bomb attack last week, the Pentagon said Thursday, reports AFP. The bombing injured six international peacekeepers, including four Americans, who are in the region as part of a force that monitors a 1979 peace…

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, on Thursday night spoke at the UN General Assembly, shortly after it overwhelmingly approved a resolution allowing the Palestinian flag to be raised at its headquarters in New York. In what was his final speech at the UN before he is replaced as ambassador by Danny Danon,…

The Zionist Union party on Thursday evening sharply condemned the European Parliament’s decision to label products from the Golan Heights, Judea and Samaria (Shomron) as “settlement products”, saying it was not a way to force Israel and the Palestinian Authority back to the negotiating table. “The labeling which was decided today is fundamentally unacceptable. The…

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A controversial sculpture by British artist Anish Kapoor on display in the gardens of France’s Palace of Versailles has been vandalized for a third time, with graffiti saying “respect art” scrawled on it, the royal chateau said Thursday. Officially known as “Dirty Corner,” the 60-meter (200-foot) long, 10-meter high steel-and-rock abstract sculpture has become popularly…

The US marks 14 years since the September 11, 2001 attacks on Friday, in which Al Qaeda terrorists coordinated four separate attacks on US citizens and landmarks. 2,996 people were killed when two passenger planes crashed into the New York World Trade Center towers, one crashed into the Pentagon, and one crashed in a field near…

Israel is actively working to double the range of its F-35 defense fighters, officials said Thursday, in an announcement made just before the Senate Congress vote on the Iran deal. Israel’s F-35s are tailor-made by Lockheed Martin, and named Adir (lit. “awesome.”). The first two Adirs are due to be delivered to the Israeli Air…

An Israeli start-up has launched a pocket device which analyzes instantly the composition of food, drink, medication or other objects. Consumer Physics says its SCiO tool sends data on the chemical makeup of a substance to the user’s smartphone, where a variety of applications will present the results. It is “the first molecular sensor that fits in the palm of…

A 32-year-old man suffered moderate wounds at a moshav in the southern Golan Heights on Friday morning, after a cow kicked him. The man, a dairy farmer living in the area, was treated by Magen David Adom (MDA) medics and evacuated to the Poriya Hospital located to the west of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) just south…

An IDF soldier, a resident of the town of Dolev in the Binyamin region of Samaria north of Jerusalem, was found lifeless with gunshot wounds on Friday at the IDF memorial in the Jordan Valley. He served in the Armored Corps’ 401 Brigade, and his family has been notified.  Military Police have opened an investigation into the death.  Security…

Thai police have revealed that the horrific bombing attack on a Hindu shrine in Bangkok last month that murdered 20 people was masterminded by Chinese Muslims of the Uyghur minority. The mastermind of the bombing has been named by Thai police as “Izan,” and reportedly fled to Bangladesh the day before the bombing on a…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara visited the British Library in London on Thursday night, as part of his official visit to the UK.  Both were given an overview about the library, where they were briefed on the library in general and two items in particular. The first: the original 1917 Balfour Declaration, in…

Senior journalist Yossi Verter reported on Friday in the leftist paper Haaretz that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is considering forming a politically right-centrist bloc of parties to run on a joint list in the next elections. In recent weeks in meetings with the heads of parties in his coalition government, Netanyahu has raised the possibility of forming a “Republican…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday commented on the 14th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, saying in a statement that the world must remain committed to fighting “militant Islam”. “The Government and people of Israel stand with the United States of America in marking 14 years since the terrorist attacks of 9/11,” Netanyahu…

The programme opens with a short commemoration of 9/11. The controversial Iran deal is the subject of the main item today, with a debate between  two respected heavyweights in the world of journalism, Caroline Glick and Amir Oren.  You will hear contradictory views about the efforts of Prime  Minister Netanyahu to scupper the Iran nuclear weapons agreement. And:  An American account…

Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas on Friday praised the countries which sided with “justice” by voting for the PA to be allowed to raise their flag at United Nations headquarters. The UN General Assembly, by a two-thirds vote, adopted a resolution on Thursday allowing the flags of the PA and the Vatican – both of which have non-member…

India and Israel’s military relationship grew further last week, after Delhi quietly purchased ten armed Heron TP drones from the Jewish state in a $400 million deal.  The drones will be operated by the Indian Air Force, according to the Economic Times, and are due to join its ranks within a year. Regional concerns have accelerated a…

Hundreds of Iranian Revolutionary Guards soldiers are fighting in Syria alongside President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and mercenary Hezbollah terrorists, an Israeli security source confirmed Thursday, despite – or, perhaps, because of – Assad’s losses in the four-year civil war.  Soldiers are primarily flocking to Zabadani, near the Lebanon border, the source stated to Channel 2. Battles…

The European Parliament passed a non-binding resolution Thursday calling on the European Union to differentiate “between Israel and its activities in the occupied Palestinian Territory” and to ensure “that all agreements between the EU and Israel must unequivocally and explicitly indicate their inapplicability to the territories occupied by Israel in 1967.” The resolution, which passed…

Leading Republicans say that a nuclear agreement with Iran is the end of the world, but R.E.M. doesn’t feel fine about the use of its song. Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz played R.E.M.’s classic song “It’s The End of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” at a rally near the US Capitol on…

The European Parliament (EP) passed a resolution on the EU’s Role in the Middle East Peace Process Thursday, but rejected an amendment calling for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations to be based on the two-state principle. The amendment was rejected 421 to 134 with 59 abstentions, in what critics see as an expression of the EP’s reluctance to accept…

US lawmakers vote Thursday on whether to advance a measure opposing the landmark deal that restricts Iran’s nuclearprogram, but Senate Democrats will almost certainly ensure US President Barack Obama’s historic accord goes into force. If the resolution is blocked, as expected, it would mark a huge victory for Obama and the most significant policy priority of his second presidential term.…

British pro-Israel groups have called for greater measures to combat anti-Semitism on Thursday, after pro-Palestinians held a violently anti-Semitic rally against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit.  “Open support for terror organisations which advocate for the genocide of Jews must not be tolerated in the UK or anywhere,” Jonathan Sacerdoti, director of communications for the Campaign Against Antisemitism, stated…

Jerusalem municipal bylaws will be changed to make it possible for residents to construct sukkahs – the temporary structures that Jews are commanded to construct and live in on the Sukkot holiday – starting in the evening hours after Yom Kippur ends. Current noise regulations forbid construction work and similar noisemaking in the evening that…

Arutz Sheva spoke to world Jewish National Fund-Keren Kayemet LeYisrael (JNF-KKL) chairman Efi Stenzler on Thursday, at a ceremony marking the September 11, 2001 attacks in Beit Zayit (outside of Jerusalem) held with the US Embassy.  Stenzler noted that the ceremony was being held at the Israeli memorial to 9/11, the largest memorial site for the…

The United Nations voted in favor of allowing the Palestinian flag to be raised at its headquarters in New York. Unsurprisingly, the resolution passed with an overwhelming majority, with 119 countries voting in favor, 8 voting against, and 45 abstaining. Among the countries that voted against were Israel, Canada, and the United States. The draft…

The Palestinian Authority responded unenthusiastically Thursday to offers by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to come to Ramallah and renew peace talks unconditionally with the Palestinian Authority (PA). According to Kol Yisrael radio, Palestinian “prime minister” Rami Hamdallah said that the Palestinians are interested in a new framework for talks. He explained that the talks would not…

A Democratic minority in the United States Senate on Thursday staved off a united Republican effort to sink the Iran nuclear deal, handing President Barack Obama a welcome foreign policy victory. Senators voted 58-42 to end debate on a resolution of disapproval opposing the deal, while the Republican leaders needed 60 votes to advance the…

The leaders of Britain, France and Germany jumped into the fierce political debate in Washington over the Iran nuclear deal Thursday, in an effort to convince US lawmakers not to derail the agreement. As members of the P5+1 group of world powers, the European allies were party to the agreement that saw Iran agree to submit to international controls on its…

Yesh Atid party chairman MK Yair Lapid called the European Parliament’s vote Thursday to mark products manufactured in “territory occupied in 1967″ “a badge of disgrace for the European Parliament.” “The decision by the EP is in effect a boycott of the state of Israel. The best evidence for this is that the Golan Heights are…

The United Nations is expected to vote on Thursday to allow the Palestinian flag to be raised at its headquarters in New York. The General Assembly will vote at 3 p.m. (10:00 p.m. IST) on a draft resolution that diplomats say is almost certain to garner a majority in the 193-nation forum. “It is a symbolic thing, but another step to solidify the pillars…

The government of France on Thursday will hold a joint meeting with Palestinian Authority leaders. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that although the meeting was an official government event, it did not imply that France yet recognized a Palestinian state. However, a source in the French government said that the meeting was “definitely a…

Israel’s defense establishment knows who the perpetrators responsible for the arson attack in the Palestinian village of Duma are, Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon asserted on Wednesday. However, according to Haaretz, Yaalon told a closed meeting of Likud activists in Tel Aviv that the Defense Ministry has chosen not to take legal action yet in an effort to protect their…

Yehuda Glickman, a haredi Israeli serving in the IDF, was fed up with the constant harassment from haredi extremists as well as the lack of support from authorities, and decided to take action on his own.  According to a Channel 2 report, Glickman hired a private investigator to track down the identities of his harassers and incriminate them.  Glickman is now…

The dust cloud that has plagued Israel for the past several days is beginning to dissipate – but pollution will remain high at least through the weekend, forecasters say. Beginning Thursday afternoon, the skies should begin to lighten, but Israelis should not expect clear skies again until right before Rosh Hashana on Sunday. The unseasonable…

Education Minister Naftali Bennett has won first place in an annual Knesset Channel poll ranking the public’s satisfaction with politicians.  The poll, presented on the “Central Game” program, rates the performance of all current Knesset members and government ministers.  The Jewish Home chairman was followed by Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (Likud) and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish…

The United States wants to meet with Israel to discuss how the U.S. can ensure Israel’s military advantage over its enemies, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday, according to The Associated Press (AP). Officials in Washington later said such a meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was already in the works. Biden raised the prospect…

A 21-year-old New Jersey man pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State (ISIS), CNN reported. Samuel Rahamin Topaz, who was arrested at his Fort Lee home in June, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court. The plea involves one count…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the Syrian conflict with his American counterpart, Secretary of State John Kerry, for the second time in four days Wednesday, AFP reported. The phone call came amid concerns in Washington over an alleged Russian military buildup in the war-torn country. The two discussed “the problems of regulating the conflict…

The leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group, Ayman al-Zawahiri, on Wednesday said that rival group Islamic State (ISIS) and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi are “illegitimate”, but also said his followers would join them in fighting the Western-led coalition in Iraq and Syria if possible. Speaking in an audiotape on the internet and quoted by…

A long-rumored gas pipline to Gaza got a go-ahead Thursday, as Qatar’s Chairman of the Committee to Rehabilitate Gaza, Mohammed al-Amadi, said that a deal to build the pipeline to bring gas from Mediterranean fields to Gaza had been finalized. The plan is awaiting Israel’s approval. Israel has not opposed the discussions between Qatar and…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met on Thursday morning with British Prime Minister David Cameron as part of an official state visit to the United Kingdom.  “I look forward to discussing with you everything you mentioned – three specific areas,” Netanyahu told Cameron at the start of the meeting. “First security,” the Israeli Prime Minister noted. “The Middle…

A truck traveling on Highway 1 between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem caught on fire near the Motza neighborhood late Thursday morning. The blaze quickly spread to the nearby forest, and soon threatened lower Motza. Tenants of the first row of homes, near the road, were evacuated by members of the Harel police unit as well as…

As the High Holy Days approach, Israelis of all religious backgrounds are cognizant of a more spiritual atmosphere in the country – and that includes IDF soldiers, who during the past several weeks have been taken to meet some of the Jewish world’s most prestigious spiritual leaders. In some cases, the rabbis have visited IDF…

A trove of anti-Israel products featuring a bloodstained Israeli flag are now for sale on global commerce company Amazon’s website.  Included in the “Blood Splattered Flag of Israel” series are cases for a variety of different types of cell phones, umbrellas, doormats, shower curtains, pillow cases, mouse pads and more.  Channel 2’s investigation into the collection revealed that Israel…

Flight attendants for Israel’s national airline have prevailed as El Al decided Thursday to undo its recently announced rule of requiring all female stewardesses to wear high heels aboard flights. The new work condition was put in place by El Al in early June and quickly faced backlash from women’s rights groups as well as the flight attendants, themselves.  Israel’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission soon…

Interior Minister Silvan Shalom was regaled as a hero of Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria Wednesday, as the Yesha Council presented him with its most prestigious award. The mass event, which took place in Givat Ze’ev, a suburb of Jerusalem located in the Binyamin region, brought together local and regional officials and leaders to…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the Iran issue as he arrived in London on Wednesday, stating that the Islamic Republic is swindling the West via the Iran nuclear deal.  “[Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei is not giving supporters of the agreement any room for illusion,” Netanyahu began. “He has made it clear that the US is the…

Israeli Premier League soccer games may be continued to be played on Shabbat, Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein declared Wednesday, following a status quo of allowing the games which Israel has practiced for decades.  Weinstein issued the letter as a formal response to Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev (Likud), who requested a formal opinion on the…

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton expressed firm support for the nuclear accord with Iran on Wednesday, calling it flawed but still strong, according to AFP.  Clinton added that the agreement must be strictly enforced and said that if elected president next year, she would not hesitate to use military force if Iran fails to live up to its word and tries…

Until now, US citizens have relied on e-mail to contact their representatives in Congress, without any guarantee that the messages are received or answered. Now, however, there is another option: a new phone app from the legal organization Shurat Hadin allows users to get in touch using the most direct tools available, including Twitter and Whatsapp.…

The Israeli embassy in Cairo reopened on Wednesday, four years after a mob ransacked the premises and forced Israel to pull its diplomats from Egypt.  On September 9, 2011, thousands of Egyptian protesters raided the Israeli embassy in the capital after breaking through the concrete security wall surrounding the building. Six members of the Israeli embassy staff,…

The UN atomic watchdog said Wednesday that information provided by Iran regarding its nuclear program contained “ambiguities” and that it was seeking clarification from Tehran.  “The IAEA submitted on 8 September questions to Iran on ambiguities regarding the information Iran provided to the IAEA on 15 August 2015,” the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. It gave no further details, saying in a…

A 42 year-old Israeli man who worked on behalf of a construction company in Nigeria was killed Wednesday during a kidnapping attempt near the nation’s capital Abuja. Local sources indicate that kidnapping attempts are considered relatively routine. Witnesses said that four kidnappers came to the construction site, saw the Israeli first, and tried to kidnap him…

Republican presidential challengers Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz joined forces on Wednesday at a rally denouncing the Iran nuclear deal being debated by the United States Congress, AFP reported. Thousands of people converged on the West lawn of the Capitol to hear the two Republican powerhouses and to protest President Barack Obama’s landmark accord…

Border Police officers on Wednesday night arrested two suspected terrorists at the Tapuah junction in Samaria. The officers, who were stationed at a security checkpoint, noticed a Palestinian Arab car which aroused their suspicions. They stopped the vehicle and searched it, discovering a Carl Gustav type rifle under the chair of the front passenger. The…

Two separate rallies were held in Washington, DC, on Wednesday afternoon, where demonstrators gathered to speak out against the nuclear deal with Iran. In one rally, thousands of people converged on the West lawn of the Capitol, where Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz joined forces to denounce the deal. Separately, a group…

Calls to Magen David Adom (MDA) medics over dust storm-related injuries jumped by 80% on Wednesday, after 407 people were treated due to the inclement weather – up from just 255 on Tuesday.  Of the 632 total patients treated, 374 suffered from shortness of breath, asthma attacks, and other respiratory disorders; 175 people experienced complications related…

French Jews’ mass aliyah (immigration) to Israel has impacted the French business world – so much so that the French Economy Minister himself has invested in bringing back Jewish talent.  French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron visited the DLD Tel Aviv Digital Conference at the old train station on Tuesday, where he met with several prominent Israeli businessmen.  But…

Deputy Head of the Islamic Movement in Israel, Sheikh Kamal al-Khatib, demanded that the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its security apparatuses in Ramallah halt security coordination with Israel on Wednesday, to show support for the Al-Aqsa Mosque (Temple Mount – ed.) and the opposition to allowing full religious freedom there as Israel intends to do.  In an…

Most Arabs in East Jerusalem prefer Israeli citizenship to becoming citizens of a Palestinian state, but they also support terror against Jews, according to in depth research carried out by David Pollock of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and reported upon Wednesday in Israel Hayom. Fifty-two percent of the Arabs in East Jerusalem…

The Department for Torah Institutes in the Ministry of Education, under director Amos Tziada, will transfer enlarged funding to Torah institutes, yeshivas and kollels on Thursday, to assist yeshiva students. The enlarged funding is the result of a political initiative by Deputy Education Minister MK Meir Porush and the Chairman of the Finance Committee, MK…

Terrorists opened fire Wednesday morning on an Israeli vehicle that traveled between Hawara and Tapuah, near Shechem (Nablus) in Samaria. It appears that no one was struck by the bullets. Two nurses were traveling in the car, which was headed toward Maaynei Hayeshua Hospital in Bnei Berak. The driver, a resident of Yitzhar, kept on…

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said she is “sorry” for using a private email server during her time as Secretary of State, CNN reported. Clinton was going further than ever before to express remorse for the controversy that has rocked her campaign, the network noted. “I’m sorry about that,” Clinton said in an…

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) said Tuesday she supports the Iran deal, thus becoming the last Senate Democrat to take a position on the agreement. “I am supportive of the deal. Anything that can move it forward I’ll support,” she told reporters, according to The Hill. Cantwell is the 42nd senator to back the agreement, after…

At the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism’s (ICT) 15th International Conference on terrorism, Arutz Sheva spoke with Professor Gerald Steinberg, President of the NGO Monitor organization. NGO Monitor was founded following the 2001 UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban South Africa, where powerful NGOs, claiming to promote human rights, hijacked the principles of morality and…

Test results on the gun that killed a prosecutor investigating Argentina’s worst terrorist attack have reignited the debate over how he died, The Associated Press reported Tuesday. Results released late Monday show the gun that killed Alberto Nisman would have left traces of metals from the gun’s cartridges on the hand that pulled the trigger.…

Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid on Tuesday evening blasted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, after it was reported that U.S. President Barack Obama secured the support of 41 Senators for the Iran nuclear deal, thus preventing a vote on a Republican-backed resolution to keep sanctions against Iran in place and reject the deal. Lapid blamed…

Syria has denied reports of increased military activity by Russian troops on its soil, after Washington said it was following up on claims of ramped up support from Moscow, AFP reported Tuesday. Speaking late Monday to Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television station, Syria’s Information Minister Omran Zohbi dismissed the reports as “baseless”, according to the news agency.…

The United States Congress began tense deliberations Tuesday ahead of prospective votes on the Iran nuclear deal, as President Barack Obama gained sufficient Senate support to prevent Republicans’ last-gasp efforts to torpedo his accord. As lawmakers returned from summer recess, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would ask “all senators to be present in…

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon signed an order Wednesday declaring the groups of Islamists who regularly harass Jews on the Temple Mount – the male “Murabitun” and female “Murabitat” – as illegal organizations. The activists regularly riot on the Mount, curse, shout, and throw various objects at the Jews who ascend the Mount, and sometimes attack…

According to data compiled by The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, some 29,500 immigrants arrived in Israel in the Jewish year 5775, representing a 13% increase over the 26,000 who came in 5774. Most of this year’s immigrants came from the former Soviet Union (some 14,100, compared to…

As President Barack Obama prepares to celebrate a diplomatic victory when Congress votes on the Iran nuclear agreement, a new poll showed US public support for the deal has declined. Only 21% approve of the agreement on Iran’s nuclear program reached between the United States, Iran and five other nations, according to a Pew Research Center…

Jewish Home party MK Yinon Magal has tabled a bill that would make Sunday an official day off in Israel, in a move that is likely to reignite debate over the somewhat controversial topic. This is not the first time it has been suggested to extend the weekend to Sunday, with previous attempts being shot…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has emphasized that negotiations between his regime and western powers are limited purely to Iran’s nuclear program, and not other issues such as its support for global terrorism. “We allowed negotiation with the US only on the nuclear issue for certain reasons,” Khamenei said in a speech. “In other…

In a unanimous verdict, the Nazareth District Court found Hussein Halifa of Iblin guilty of murdering 19-year-old Shelly Dadon, and sentenced him to life in jail Wednesday. Halifa will also pay compensation in the sum of NIS 258,000 to Dadon’s estate. Dadon left her home in Afula for a job interview in Migdal Haemek on…

President Reuven Rivlin opposes the demand to stop Israel’s professional soccer leagues from playing on Sabbaths. In an interview with Army Radio, Rivlin said that “the Israeli routine” is to attend synagogue Sabbath (Saturday) morning and then head for the soccer stadium. An avid soccer fan since his youth and a former member of Betar…

State Department Spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday night that Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in the course of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in late September. The Prime Minister’s Bureau confirmed the report to Arutz Sheva. Netanyahu would like to be invited to meet with…

Two buses traveling from Ma’ale Adumim to Jerusalem on Route 417 were shot at by terrorists on Tuesday night.  None of the occupants were injured, though two window panes were damaged. Police are also considering the possibility the shattered windows were caused by stones, not bullets.  Security forces are in the area searching for suspects and…

Former US vice president Dick Cheney blasted the Iran nuclear deal as “madness” on Tuesday and said it marked a “capitulation” by world powers. Speaking at the American Enterprise Institute conservative think tank in Washington, Cheney said the deal will see the “arming and funding (of) Iran while simultaneously providing them a pathway to a nuclear arsenal.” It “is…

An alarming majority of Jews living in Europe today are afraid to reveal their Jewishness, a survey carried out by the Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) published on Tuesday found.  The data indicates a severe erosion in the sense of security felt by European Jews.  The survey found that over 85% of Jews in Europe do not…

US President Barack Obama sustained a major victory on Tuesday after three more Democratic Senators announced their support for the Iran nuclear deal.  Obama now has the support of 41 Senators, paving the way for a filibuster to prevent a vote on a Republican-backed resolution to keep sanctions against the Islamic Republic in place and reject…

Magen David Adom paramedics provided medical care to over 255 people throughout the day on Tuesday as a heavy dust storm engulfed the Jewish state. According to MDA, among the victims were over 145 people suffering from shortness of breath and asthma attacks, more than 30 civilians who fainted, and over 80 people who suffered a worsening…

The United States has placed three senior members of the Palestinian terrorist movement Hamas as well as one Hezbollah-affiliated terrorist onto its terror blacklist on Tuesday. The State Department said Hamas operatives Yehia Sinwar and Rawhi Mushtaha along with military commander Mohammad Deif had been named “specially designated global terrorists” under US law. Israel freed both Sinwar and Mushtaha in 2011 in the…

Three Arab children, aged 11 to 12, were apprehended on Tuesday afternoon after caught throwing stones at the Ma’ale Adumim junction.  Border Patrol forces stationed in the area detained the three children carrying stones. An initial investigation revealed that after finishing school they had gone to the road to throw rocks at Israeli vehicles.  No injuries or…

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) has been named “Woman of the Year” for 2015 by the Lady Globes magazine.  In her interview with the magazine, Shaked discussed her attempts to shake-up Israel’s High Court as well the backlash and criticism she has received from women on the Left.  “I clearly make an effort for…

Leaders of Italy’s Jewish community have purportedly urged President Reuven Rivlin to intervene in preventing the appointment of Fiamma Nirenstein as Israel’s ambassador to Rome, Haaretz reported Tuesday.  Nirenstein, a journalist and former Italian parliamentarian, was tapped by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for the post last month.   Grumblings among the Jewish community in Italy began soon after with opponents fearing…

Microsoft said Tuesday it bought an Israel-based cybersecurity startup specializing in defending programs and content in the cloud, as it expands offerings for the enterprise. Microsoft did not disclose how much it paid for Adallom, but the website TechCrunch put the purchase price at $250 million. The acquisition comes as Microsoft responds to the trend…

Secretary of State John Kerry phoned Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu over the weekend, the State Department said on Tuesday. According to State Department spokesman John Kirby, in the telephone call, Kerry discussed Iran with Netanyahu and also reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Israel’s security. “The secretary and the prime minister reiterated the need to continue…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday with European Council President Donald Tusk where he expressed bewilderment over Europe’s continued “anti-Israel obsession.” After welcoming Tusk, Netanyahu noted Israel’s advances in innovation as well as its fight against Islamic extremism, asserting that Europe could be a productive partner in each of these fields.  “I think that there are…

This week’s Temple Talk is dedicated to Rosh Hashana, anniversary of Adam’s birth and time of judgement for all his descendants. Join Yitzhak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman as they focus on Rosh Hashana, not as the ‘Jewish New Year’ – but as the universal coronation of G-d as King of the Universe. Our hosts…

The White Supremacist who murdered three people last year in a gun rampage outside two Jewish institutions will be put to death, a jury has ruled. Frazier Glenn Cross (Miller), 74, admitted to shooting dead three people outside two Jewish centers in Kansas City last year, saying he wanted to kill Jews because they have “too much power”.…

The brutal attack on four Jewish youths in Manchester on Saturday may have been connected to drugs, rather than anti-Semitism, the Jewish Chronicle reported on Tuesday.  Moshe Fuerst, 17, was beaten unconscious by three men at Bowker Vale Metrolink tram station at around 11:30 p.m. His three friends, aged 18, 18 and 20, were also injured in the attack.  While police have confirmed they…

President Reuven Rivlin held a working meeting on Tuesday afternoon at his official residence with President of the European Council, Donald Tusk. During the meeting the two discussed the suggestion that the European Union would label products originating from Judea and Samaria as well as the current refugee crisis in Europe. “No one imagined after the first half…

Two buses traveling from Ma’ale Adumim to Jerusalem on Route 417 were attacked by Arab terrorists on Tuesday night.  None of the occupants were injured, though two window panes were damaged. Police estimated the shattered windows had been caused by either rocks or marbles.  Security forces were in the area searching for suspects and directing traffic on…

Anti-Semitic graffiti will not be cleaned off a giant sculpture at France’s Palace of Versailles after the country’s culture ministry agreed to demands by artist Anish Kapoor that it stay. Dubbed the “queen’s vagina”, the controversial steel funnel and the rocks around it were sprayed with phrases such as “SS blood sacrifice” and “the second…

The Environmental Protection Ministry is warning people across Israel to beware of the dust storm that has enveloped the country. Outdoor activity should be avoided. The warning is primarily intended for people with heart and/or lung diseases, the elderly, children, and pregnant women. The areas most affected are the Golan Heights, the Upper Galilee, the…

MK Stav Shaffir (Labor) fired back Tuesday at MK Jamal Zahalka of the Arab United List, one day after he accused her and her Labor colleagues of being racists who “urniate” upon the Arabs. At the start of the Knesset’s Transparency Committee session, Shaffir said: “MK Jamal Zahalka attacked me yesterday in the plenum for…

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that democracy was currently “not a priority” in Syria, when people in the Islamic republic’s key ally are being killed. “Is it a priority to discuss democracy in Syria today?” Rouhani asked at a news conference with visiting Austrian President Heinz Fischer. “Is it a priority to talk…

Constituents from Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s highly Jewish Florida district have called for her to resign immediately for having allegedly betrayed the will of her voters. Schultz said on Sunday she would support the nuclear agreement negotiated by the United States and five other powers with Iran. In a statement released to The Miami Herald on…

An IDF Bedouin tracker made a memorable visit to the home in which Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) is sitting shiva for his father Jim, who passed away last week. The two former comrades reminisced about their shared experiences in the military, including a 1993 incident in which the tracker saved Bennett’s life in Lebanon.…

Two of the five American haredi Jews who suffered a near-lynching at the hands of Hevron Arabs last week were back in the City of Patriarchs Monday, to say selichot prayers at the Cave of Machpela and thank God for the great miracle that befell them. Following the prayers, they asked to meet nationalist activist…

Israeli black magic? Did Israeli soccer player Tal Ben Haim use black magic to save his team from defeat during Sunday’s Euro 2016 qualifying match? A video of Ben Haim making some bizarre hand gestures during a dangerously-positioned late free-kick by Wales forward Gareth Bale – which apparently “caused” the shot to fly uncharacteristically wide of its target for the…

When you think of Hashem on Rosh Hashanah, are you fearful and afraid or is there another way to look at Him? How can a person fight non-chemical depression? What is our answer to the huge heavenly question that gets beamed to us and why can’t we hear the question? And how do we take…

Susan Williams, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in Britain, on Monday evening condemned the anti-Semitic attack in Manchester, in which‏ a 17-year-old boy was beaten unconscious and three other people were hurt. “No should ever be attacked because of their faith. Appalled to hear of anti Semitic attack in Manchester…

Austrian President Heinz Fischer was travelling to Iran on Monday, becoming the first European head of state to visit since 2004, his office said, two months after an international deal was struck over Tehran’s contested nuclear program. During his three-day stay, Fischer is due to meet supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani and…

Sharren Haskel’s greatest ambition as a Knesset member is to combine parliamentary and environmental policy together, Likud’s recently appointed MK told Arutz Sheva on Monday.  The Canadian-born Haskel, 31, will replace Danny Danon, who leaves the Knesset to become Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations. “When Danny Danon called me to tell me, I was very happy,”…

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai threw down the gauntlet on Monday, all but declaring his candidacy for leadership of the Labor party. In a letter to party faithful on Monday, Huldai slammed Yitzhak Herzog’s management, saying the chairman had created an “anarchic” situation that the party would find very hard to live down. “The anarchy we…

James Rickards, best-selling author of The Death of Money and Currency Wars and editor of Strategic Intelligence, talks about the approaching world economic crisis. What are the chances of this crisis actually happening, and how can investors protect themselves? Do you need to panic, or just be prepared? Click here to download the podcast

At long last, Israelis will feel the effects of sinking oil prices, coupled with the benefits of the major gas finds off the Israeli coast. Next Sunday, on Rosh Hashana eve, electricity prices for homes will fall 6.2%, while the rate for businesses will fall 6.8%. The decision was announced Monday by the Utilities Authority.…

Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal called on Monday for “national unity” but said a first congress among Palestinian leaders in 20 years should be postponed until a compromise is struck. Mashaal, speaking in Qatar where he lives, said Palestinian leaders from the Islamist terror movement Hamas and the more secular Fatah had to present a unified front. “We as Palestinians,…

After years of relying on retired Israeli Air Force pilots to pilot the company’s jets, El Al has opened a civil aviation course to train pilots for its expanded routes. With the opening of the latest course, the airline was inundated with applications from around the world – and, in the end, accepted ten applicants from outside…

The Beider family, whose children were nearly hit by bullets fired from a Hamas training facility in Gaza last week, has decided to move to another house. The new house is located in the same community – Netiva Ha’asara – but is further away from the border. Unlike their present home, which has plaster walls, which…

The South Africa Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) on Monday slammed the ruling ANC party’s newly proposed rules regarding dual citizenship. The Sunday Times in South Africa reported on Sunday that the party was reviewing South Africa’s dual citizenship policy in an attempt to stop South African citizens from joining the IDF. According to the…

Spanish police on Monday arrested a 19-year-old woman on suspicion of recruiting for Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists, the latest in a string of women detained for allegedly sympathizing with the group, according to AFP. The woman, who was not identified, was detained in the northeastern city of Figueres, the interior ministry said in a statement.…

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan continues to attack the Israeli government’s policies, saying on Monday it was time for Israel to stop criticizing the United States over the nuclear deal with Iran. Speaking at the International Institute for Counterterrorism’s annual conference in the city of Herzliya and quoted by The Associated Press (AP), Dagan said,…

Moscow on Monday dismissed the United States’ concern of a Russian military build-up in Syria, saying its military aid to President Bashar Al-Assad was nothing out of the ordinary, AFP reported. Over the weekend, Secretary of State John Kerry phoned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to express concern about reports of an “enhanced Russian build-up”…

Rosh Hashanah is fast approaching, but for many of Israel’s poorest families the holiday season is just another struggle to provide for their children. With one third of all children in Israel living under the poverty line, Yad Ezra V’Shulamit is mobilizing to ensure society’s most vulnerable are able to celebrate the festival with dignity.…

  MK Jamal Zahalka (Joint List) exploded with rage on the Knesset podium Monday, in a debate regarding the proposed deal for developing offshore gas, but his surprising target was the Labor party – which opposes the gas deal, as his faction does – and specifically MK Stav Shaffir. Zahalka’s tirade appeared to have been…

Islamophobic and anti-Semitic hate crimes in London have soared over the last year, official figures released on Monday showed, with global events apparently contributing to the rise. Police recorded 816 Islamophobic offences in the 12 months to July, up more than 70 percent from 478 in the previous 12 months. Anti-Semitic crime surged 93 percent…

Iran and Spain have signed a deal which would allow the Islamic Republic to supply oil to European countries via Spain. The agreement was formalized in Tehran Monday during a visit by a delegation representing 70 Spanish companies, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported.  It comes one day after Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh met with…

The European Union is set to decide whether to label goods produced by Jewish-owned business in Judea and Samaria, in a bid to allow consumers to single out such products for a “limited boycott” of Israel. European officials hope the move will place pressure on Israel to expel Jews living in those areas, as a…

All soccer games in Israel’s Premier League and National League may be cancelled following the expiration of the ultimatum set by the Soccer Federation and the Leagues’ Administration for a decision regarding Sabbath games. The ultimatum was set for today, Monday, and the Gambling Council has already decided not to include this Saturday’s soccer games…

The Opposition humiliated Binyamin Netanyahu’s government Monday as the ruling Coalition appeared unable to obtain the required majority for a key deal that would allow the development and exploitation of large natural gas fields that have been discovered off Israel’s shores. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz called on the Knesset Monday to support a deal that…

An Iraqi woman killed a senior ISIS commander who had been holding her captive and forcing her into sexual slavery for several months, according to reports in Iraqi and Kurdish media. According to a senior Kurdish official, the woman – who some reports identified as a member of the Yazidi-Kurdish minority – killed the senior terrorist on Saturday in the…

A number of Egyptians are criticizing local businessman and politician Najeeb Sawiris for his offer to purchase an island in order to house refugees. They say that he should first improve conditions in Egypt, 40 percent of whose population is below the poverty line. The billionaire quickly responded to the claims. Appearing on the private…

The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) internal security service has released for publication the arrest of two Jewish youths suspected of carrying out the “price tag” arson of a Bedouin tent on August 13. The two suspects, who were formally indicted Monday, were identified as Avi Gafni (19) of Bet Shemesh, and a minor who could not be named for…

The Health Ministry has issued a warning to Israelis to take great care when hiking or working outdoors, in light of numerous cases of West Nile Fever that have broken out in recent weeks. Most of the 42 cases of the disease have occurred in the center of the country, the Health Ministry reports, particularly Raanana…

It is not within Israel’s ability to govern Gaza, the IDF’s Southern District Commander, Sami Turgeman, asserted at  the ICT’s 15th International Conference on Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya on Monday.  According to Turgeman, “Hamas is an enemy and aims to put an end to Israel’s existence” and that it would be in Israel’s benefit to see it…

A missed free kick by Welsh soccer superstar Gareth Bale in the country’s game with Israel on Sunday night has been attributed by British press to the Jewish state’s “black magic” and “witchcraft.” Had Bale scored, Wales would have clinched its first qualification for a major tournament since 1958, and the miss left fans “massively frustrated,” The Mirror said.  Footage from…

A Muslim flight attendant in the United States claims she was suspended from ExpressJet Airlines for refusing to serve alcohol in accordance with the rules of her faith, CNN reports.  Charee Stanley has filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in a bid to get her job back.  “What this case comes down…

Several residents of the Arab village of Kisra were arrested Sunday night, after they were caught trying to dismantle a sixth-century mosaic floor from an ancient church. The would-be thieves, who were caught after a wild chase by police on the dark roads of the Galilee, caused considerable damage to the floor, in what police…

Thousands gathered Monday afternoon in the Palestinian village of Duma for the funeral of Riham Dawabshe.  Dawabshe passed away at Sheba Medical Center on Sunday night after sustaining major burns in an arson attack on her home in late July, which also killed her infant son, Ali, and her husband, Sa’ad. The Dawabshes’ older son, Ahmad, 4, was injured in the…

Although the path to final approval of contracts to develop Israel’s natural gas resources is not clear yet, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu celebrated the Knesset’s approval of a framework on gas development Monday. Speaking after the vote won by 59 to 51, Netanyahu said that the approval marked “a great day for Israel.”  “I am committed…

A 65-year-old resident of Ashkelon traveled to an unidentified Muslim country in June and has since disappeared, his daughter said in a Walla! News report published Monday.  According to the daughter, the man has traveled to the country in the past and was previously detained there. However, he managed to escape and return to Israel.  Despite a…

A SurveyUSA poll that shows Donald Trump leading over Hillary Clinton by 5 points in a presidential race reduces the gap between the two in the average of national polls to 2.5 points in Clinton’s favor. The poll by SurveyUSA finds that matched up directly, Trump receives 45 percent to Clinton’s 40 percent. The Real…

A new radar system that has been placed along the border with Gaza will give Israelis 7-8 extra seconds to run for cover in case of a mortar attack. The IDF Southern Command and security firms have completed the intallation of the system and it will go online next month. The system has been successfully…

Democratic Party Chairwoman and Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced on Sunday she would vote in favor of the nuclear deal with Iran. “In weighing everything, all the information, I’ve concluded the best thing to do is vote in support of the Iran deal and put Iran years away from being a nuclear state,” Wasserman…

Iraq has put F-16 warplanes acquired from the United States into action against the Islamic State (ISIS) group for the first time, the commander of the air force said Sunday, according to AFP. “Fifteen air strikes were carried out in the past four days,” staff lieutenant general Anwar Hama Amin said following a news conference…

Hamas has denied allegations by other Palestinian factions – notably the rival movement Fatah – that it is seeking to establish a separate state in Gaza in return for a long-term truce with Israel, Turkey’s Anadolu news agency reported Sunday. In a statement posted late Saturday on his Facebook page, Moussa Abu Marzouk, a member…

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that European countries have a “humanitarian and historic duty” to do more to shelter migrants arriving at its borders. “The world, especially Europe, has a humanitarian and historic duty to (…) help these displaced and stranded people,” Rouhani said, quoted on his website. Europe has been facing an unprecedented…

Egyptian authorities on Sunday notified the Gaza Ministry of Interior that the Rafah border crossing would be open for three days starting Monday to allow Gazans to leave for the holy Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia’s Mecca, Gazan officials said, according to the Ma’an news agency. The Hamas-run Ministry of Interior said in a…

Former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on Sunday said that, if the United States were to legalize same-sex marriage, it should be done via Congress, noting that the Supreme Court cannot make a law. Speaking in a special interview with Arutz Sheva in the wake of the case of clerk Kim Davis…

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), a pro-Israel advocacy group in Canada, is calling on members of the Canadian Jewish community to join it in a protest in Washington against the Iran nuclear deal. “We are deeply concerned about the agreement between the P5+1 and Iran. Intense diplomatic pressure must continue to be…

French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that while Paris backs EU plans to label products from Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, it opposes any boycott of Israel. “The French and European diplomatic position is clear and has not changed and will not change,” he told reporters at the start of a two-day…

The committee that was established to ascertain how police failed to prevent Yishai Schlissel from reaching the July 30 Jerusalem gay pride parade and murdering a participant has recommended that six police officers be removed from their current positions. Schlissel was recently freed from jail after serving 10 years for an earlier attempt to stab…

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked was the latest member of the Israeli political establishment to point out the folly of admitting large numbers of Syrian refugees into Israel. Although Israel was cognizant of the suffering of the refugees, the country just did not have the geographic and cultural depth to take them in, she explained Sunday.…

Loading… Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited the southern Arava region Sunday, to see from up close the start of construction of the security fence along Israel’s eastern border. Netanyahu sounded an urgent  tone, calling for the speedy construction of the fence, preferably ahead of schedule, and promised that he would be back at the site in three…

Vandals have spray-painted anti-Semitic and monarchist graffiti on a sculpture in the French palace of Versailles. Palace staff discovered the damage, which includes phrases such as “The second RAPE of the nation by DEVIANT JEWISH activism,” when they arrived early this morning (Sunday). The sculpture, a 70-meter tall cavern titled “Dirty Corner” was designed by…

The remains of Jewish victims who were killed for the skeleton collection of Nazi anatomy professor August Hirt were buried in northeastern France on Sunday. Discovered at a forensic medical institute in eastern France in July, the remains were interred during a ceremony at a cemetery in Strasbourg, attended by prominent local leaders as well…

To help European countries cope with the onslaught of refugees from Syria and other countries, Pope Francis on Sunday urged Catholic institutions to open their doors and house refugees until they could get on the their feet. “May every parish, every religious community, every monastery, every sanctuary of Europe host a family, starting from my…

With Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas adamant about retiring, he is said to be looking for a successor – and if that is the case, he should be looking elsewhere if he is considering Saeb Erekat, the PA’s top negotiator with Israel, Erekat said in an interview Sunday. Speaking to the London-based Al Araby Al-Jadid…

Riham Dawabshe, the mother of the infant killed in an arson attack on the Palestinian village of Duma in July, passed away on Sunday night at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, a day after it was reported she was in a state of clinical death. Riham Dawabshe suffered burns to 90 percent of…

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell came out in support of the agreement between the P5+1 and Iran on Iran’s nuclear program. Powell, a retired general who was the top US diplomat under Republican President George W. Bush, said he had studied the deal in depth and listened to arguments from both supporters and opponents.…

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said Sunday that Israel needed a fence in sensitive areas, to prevent becoming a victim of refugee “invasion,” such as is occurring in Europe. Yaalon was speaking Sunday evening at the site of the construction of a new fence between southeastern Jordan and southern Israel. “What is happening in Europe could…

The discovery of a large gas field in Egyptian waters does not mean “the end of the Israeli gas industry,” and is not an occasion for panic, believes Professor Idit Avrahami of Ariel University. Avrahami, a top academic of the university’s Engineering department, told Arutz Sheva that the discovery of gas in Egypt could actually…

The former head of Israel’s Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) internal security service, Avi Dichter, reacted strongly Saturday to an interview aired by Channel 2 with Mordechai Vanunu, the former nuclear technician jailed for leaking classified information on Israel’s nuclear program. In any normal country “a man like this would rot in jail. In other…

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas called on the United Nations Saturday to press Israel to allow Palestinians effected by violence in Syria to take shelter in Judea and Samaria. “President Abbas has asked the Palestinian representative to the UN  to implement as quickly as possible, in coordination with the UN secretary general, measures for the return of…

New images have come to light which appear to confirm previous reports of Russian “boots on the ground” in Syria, aiding Bashar al-Assad’s overstretched forces defend regime strongholds from advancing rebel armies. The pictures appear to be taken in a variety of locations in western Syria, including Homs and the key port city of Tartus. They show…

Riham Dawabshe, the mother of the infant killed in an arson attack on the Palestinian village of Duma in July, is in a state of clinical death, Al Jazeera reported Sunday based on statements from family members.  Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer, where Dawabshe has been hospitalized for the past 36 days, reported a significant deterioration in…

The building of a border fence intended to bar those attempting to infiltrate into Israel from the east will commence on Sunday between Israel and Jordan.  Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon will officially announce the beginning of the project later today.  The fence on Israel’s eastern border is being designed with the…

The Dutch capital Amsterdam will compensate the descendants of Holocaust survivors who were fined for not paying their rent while imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps.  “Starting today, the families’ descendants could get reimbursed for the penalties exacted for overdue rent payments during the Second World War, which were unfairly collected,” said a statement issued by the municipality on…

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden recently tried to reassure Jewish leaders in south Florida that the nuclear deal with Iran would be a vital step toward making Israel and the world a safer place, Reuters reported on Saturday. According to the news agency, the meeting took place last Thursday while Biden was on a two-day…

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the expelled founder of France’s National Front (FN) party, launched a new party on Saturday, according to the Reuters news agency. The announcement of the new party, to be called “Blue-White-Red rally” after the colors of the French flag, overshadowed an annual gathering of his daughter Marine’s FN taking place in Marseille,…

Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday night expressed the United States’ concern over reports of Russia’s enhanced military build-up in Syria in a telephone call with his Russian counterpart, the State Department said, according to Reuters. “The secretary made clear that if such reports were accurate, these actions could further escalate the conflict, lead…

Pressure is building on UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency), the UN agency responsible for Palestinian Arab “refugees,” as evidence mounts of a rampant culture of anti-Semitism among its employees. A recent expose by the UN Watch NGO revealed that teachers in UNRWA-run schools were posting graphic images encouraging anti-Semitic stereotypes and terrorist attacks against…

After facing a backlash from Likud ministers – and the Prime Minister, himself – over his call on the Israeli government to absorb Syrian refugees, opposition leader Yitzhak Herzog responded angrily to detractors.  “You’ve forgotten what it means to be Jews. Refugees. Persecuted,” Herzog charged on Facebook. “The prime minister of the Jewish people does…

Luxembourg’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean Asselborn arrived in Israel today for an official two-day working visit to Israel. Just last week, Cactus, the largest supermarket chain in Luxembourg, decided to stop the sale of all Israeli fruits and vegetables in its stores, until it can be proven that they do not originate in…

While Israel is not “indifferent’ to the tragedy of refugees from Syria and Africa, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu asserted on Sunday, it does not have the resources to absorb them into the small Jewish state.  “Israel is a small country, a very small country, that lacks demographic and geographic depth; therefore, we must control our…

The Hamas terrorist group announced this morning the death of a senior “naval commando” in a “work accident” Sunday morning. Muaman al-Bakhri drowned off the coast of Gaza during a training exercise, the Islamist group said, according to Kol Yisrael Radio‘s Palestinian Affairs correspondent Gal Berger. No further details of his death have been released.…

Dozens of right-wing activists gathered Sunday morning outside the ORT-Avin high-school in Ramat Gan to protest the continued employment of history teacher Herzl Schubert.  Schubert was spotted in a video documenting a violent riot at Nabi Salah, in Samaria, in which a group of women and children violently mobbed an IDF soldier. A group of parents of students at…

Could there be anything more offensive than hanging the ISIS flag or a Nazi swastika at a major American university campus? The answer, according to one student leader at the University of California, is yes: the flag of the United States of America. In an interview with American documentary-maker and activist Ami Horowitz, UC Irvine student Matthew…

Iranian leaders view the nuclear deal signed by western powers as a “surrender” to Iran, and as cementing the Islamic Republic’s status as a “superpower.”  An analysis by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) has shed light on the sense of victory held by Iran’s most senior leadership, as neighboring countries prepare for a…

Iranian lawmakers will have the chance to give their opinions on the nuclear deal with major world powers at around the end of September, parliament speaker Ali Larijani said Saturday. Larijani did not, however, say whether parliament would be given a vote on the agreement, which provides for lifting all sanctions on Iran in exchange…

300 Gazan Arabs arrived in Jerusalem Friday to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount, after Israel granted special permission for the group to pass through the Erez Crossing. The Hamas-linked “Palestine” newspaper said the worshipers came from throughout Gaza and gathered at the border with Israel, before being granted official permission…

Opposition leader Yitzhak Herzog has called on Israel to accept refugees from Syria, in addition to the humanitarian efforts it is already making. Speaking at the weekly “Shabbatarbut” event in Tel Aviv, Herzog asserted that “Jews cannot be indifferent when hundreds of thousands of refugees are searching for a safe haven.” Israel has already been…

The European Union will soon render its decision on whether to label goods produced by Jews in Judea and Samaria. Speaking at the conclusion of a summit of European foreign ministers in Luxembourg, EU foreign policy chief Frederica Mogherini said a special committee would soon submit its conclusions on the issue. “The work of the committee dealing with…

Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Friday officially announced he will oppose the nuclear deal with Iran, Politico reports. Cardin’s decision, which came the same day a 38th Senate Democrat, Michael Bennet of Colorado, declared for his support for the deal, has been one of the most…

The implications of the Iranian nuclear deal have no bearing on Japanese business, after Tokyo stated Friday that it will begin bilateral negotiations on an investment pact with Tehran next week.  Japan is aiming to establish a business presence in the Islamic Republic as soon as possible, a Japanese foreign ministry official told Reuters, while also…

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that the Arab encampment in Susya is illegal and must be evacuated.  Yet the 1900 year old Jewish area of Susya in the south Hevron hills is being claimed as ‘Palestinian’ land, with the support of the US State Department and the interference of the European Union.   Walter went to Susya,…

Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) lauded the pilot of an Auxiliary Coast Guard Plane that crashed in New Jersey on Thursday night. The pilot, Jack Rosenberg, averted a disaster by purposely landing the plane in an empty soccer field in order to avoid hitting any people on the ground. In 2006, Hikind was instrumental in helping Rosenberg, an observant Jewish…

Agriculture Minister MK Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) sharply criticized the reduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT; Israel’s sales tax – ed.) on Friday, one day after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon announced a drop from 18% to 17% for consumers and from 26.5% to 25% for corporations.  The Agriculture Minister…

Border Policemen arrested two Palestinian Arab residents of Jalazun at Tapuah on Friday afternoon, after finding an M-16 hidden in the back seat during a routine stop.  The M-16 was broken into two to hide it under the back seat of the vehicle, the Border Police said.  Both suspects were arrested immediately and taken into…

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has continued to twist history for its own ends, Palestinian Media Watch reports Friday – this time, claiming a “Jewish terrorist” set fire to the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in 1969, when it was actually a Christian Australian man.  “The occupation stopped the water to the area around the Mosque and…

Two treasure hunters claiming to have discovered a Nazi “gold train” went public Friday for the first time but failed to reveal evidence for the alleged find they insist is “irrefutable”. The men, who identified themselves as Piotr Koper, a Pole, and German national Andreas Richter, told Poland’s TVP public broadcaster they would only communicate via their lawyers from now on.…

King Salman of Saudi Arabia on Friday met President Barack Obama in Washington, on his first trip to the United States since assuming the throne in January, the BBC reported. During the meeting, according to the network, the king reiterated the concern of Gulf states over the recent deal on Iran’s nuclear program. Gulf states…

United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter offered assurances Friday that the Iran nuclear deal will leave Washington with a “more effective” military option if that becomes necessary. Carter defended the agreement in an opinion piece in the USA Today newspaper, arguing it would lead to a more durable outcome. But the Pentagon chief said the…

Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of “PBS NewsHour”, was reprimanded by the network over a tweet that seemed to mock Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Ifill tweeted “Take that, Bibi” after reports emerged that President Barack Obama had secured the necessary number of votes in Congress to ensure the passage of the Iran nuclear deal. It generated hundreds…

Nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu, still barred from leaving Israel more than a decade after completing an 18-year-jail term, said Friday he wants to join his new bride in Norway. “I got married three months ago to my wife who is in Norway,” he told Channel 2 television station in an interview of which excerpts were…

MK Amir Peretz (Zionist Union) is returning to the Labor party and will run with that party in the next elections, Channel 2 News reported Friday. According to the report, Peretz recently informed MK Tzipi Livni, who chairs the Hatnua party of which Peretz is currently a member, of his intentions to return to Labor.…

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to a meeting this month of the Middle East Quartet seeking a diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The foreign ministers of the three Arab countries will join their counterparts from Russia, the United States and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini for the talks on September 30, the UN…

The Cardiff city council is under fire on Friday, after it removed an Israeli exhibition about diversity due to anti-Israel pressure.  The exhibit, entitled “Low football – Jewish-Arab football: diversity and co-existence through lower-league football,” opened at the Cardiff central library earlier this week, to coincide with the Israeli soccer team arriving Sunday to play Wales…

At the same time that Church attendance in Germany has been declining, new congregation members are popping up from an unexpected source: Middle Eastern refugees. However, many of these new congregants admit, in private, that they are converting only in order to remain in Europe, an Associated Press report revealed Friday. They believe that the label…

Thursday saw the 16th annual conference of archaeological experts convene in Jerusalem’s City of David. Entitled “From Jerusalem to Babylon and Back,” the conference had an extra significance this year with the unprecedented, public destruction of ancient antiquities by the brutal Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group in both Iraq and Syria. But speaking to Arutz Sheva,…

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Amna Farooqi, the new president of J Street U (J Street’s student subsidiary), is a “radical Muslim who spews hatred for Israel and its leaders, supports violence against Israel, and supports anti-Israel boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS).” So writes the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), summing up increasingly prevalent Jewish sentiment. Daniel Greenfield, writing for…

The question is raised why the Parsha of Amalek directly precedes the Parsha of Ki Tavo? The Bal Haturim answers the question. Amalek’s obsessive and nefarious goal was to prevent Bnei Yisrael from entering the Land of Israel. Amalek tries to stop Bnei Yisrael achieving their ultimate destiny at every turn. It is a spiritual…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Friday that he will take action to cancel a clause in a bill adopted by the Knesset Friday, which would limit journalistic bias in the Israel Broadcasting Authority. “The Prime Minister believes that journalistic rules of ethics should not be decided in primary legislation, and has decided to take action…

The founding dean of Touro’s Lander College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Robert Goldschmidt, is celebrating 41 years with the college. In honor of this milestone, Arutz Sheva had the opportunity to sit down with Dean Goldschmidt to discuss the opportunities Touro affords the religious Jewish community, as well as some of the challenges Orthodox…

Four months after she made harsh remarks against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Hollywood star Natalie Portman has softened her tone somewhat, in an interview with journalist Yonit Levy in Friday’s Yediot Aharonot. “I’m very much against Netanyahu. Against. I am very, very upset and disappointed that he was re-elected,” Portman told the Hollywood Reporter in May.…

Jim Bennett, the father of Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home), was laid to rest Thursday night in the Sde Yehoshua cemetery in Haifa.  Rabbis, ministers, and MKs attended the funeral – including Economy Minister Aryeh Deri (Shas), Deputy Education Minister Meir Porush (United Torah Judaism), and Mayor Yona Yahav. “Papa was a good Jew,…

A draft resolution on raising the Palestinian flag at the United Nations (UN) will be adopted next week in time for president Mahmud Abbas’s visit to New York, the Palestinian Authority (PA) envoy said Thursday. The UN General Assembly will vote on September 10 on the measure that is almost certain to garner a majority of votes in the 193-nation forum. “We…

Russia has blocked Sweden from borrowing Marc Chagall paintings for an upcoming exhibition of the artist’s work, the Millesgarden Museum in Stockholm said Thursday, following a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. Museum curator Onita Wass told AFP that the museum has been forced to cancel the exhibition of 48 works by French-Russian artist Chagall and several of his contemporaries. “We…

Five Jewish tourists from the US mistakenly entered the Arab-controlled section of Hevron Thursday, where they were attacked by a mob that threw firebombs and rocks at them, the IDF and police spokesman said. A local Arab took them into his home, where they awaited rescue by the IDF. Forces from the Hevron District police and…

Iran’s parliament speaker on Thursday said he expected a raucous debate in the Iranian legislature over approval of the nuclear deal which he said could unleash more drama than in the US Congress. Ali Larijani, who backs the agreement reached with the West, declined to say whether he believed lawmakers in the Majlis (Iranian parliament – ed.) would, in the end, support…

US firm Noble Energy is threatening to go to arbitration against Israel over a stalled gas deal for a major discovery in the Mediterranean Sea, local media reported Thursday. Senior Noble executives delivered the ultimatum on the future of the offshore Leviathan field at a meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu this week, according to Maariv.  It said the firm would…

Iran’s embassy objected Thursday to being linked to a group set to go on trial in Kuwait on charges of plotting attacks on the Gulf Arab emirate. In a statement published by Iranian state news agency IRNA, it also expressed “deep sorrow” at what it called a “systematic” Kuwait media campaign against relations between the two countries. On Tuesday, Kuwait charged…

Previously, the homepage only listed the “Palestinian territories,” along with several other Arab countries as well as Russia and countries from the former Soviet Union.  “Typically, the countries listed at the bottom of the Fanta.com site are only those that use that particular global site as their Fanta home page,” Coca-Cola spokesman Kent Landers clarified…

Officials in the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Thursday dismissed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s comments that he would be willing to visit Ramallah to meet with PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas in order to restart peace talks. Quoted by Kol Yisrael radio, the PA’s chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, responded to the comments and said that Netanyahu is…

Iran submitted last month a peace plan to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to try and end his country’s four-year war, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday, according to AFP. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian however told a news conference in Damascus that any initiative to end the conflict would have to recognize “the…

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said Thursday that he intends to support the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran.  “I believe that supporting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiated between Iran and the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia and China is the best option for advancing the goal of keeping Iran from obtaining…

Palestinian Arab support for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement is waning, a poll run by a pro-Palestinian media research center reveals.  The Jerusalem Media Communications Center polled 1199 people in the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Gaza between August 19-23, 2015; the poll carries a +/-3% margin of error.  Of the total respondents, just…

Faced with a tidal wave of migration from the Middle East and North Africa, Bulgaria and Hungary are looking into the possibility of putting up Israeli steel security fences along parts of their borders, Reuters reported Thursday. Hungary and Bulgaria have made preliminary inquiries about buying Israeli-designed fences, like the ones along Israel’s barrier with Egypt, according to…

European countries could decide to abstain in next week’s vote on a draft resolution on raising the Palestinian flag at the UN, a diplomat told the AFP news agency on Thursday night. The countries are still discussing the vote, the report added. Earlier Thursday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) UN envoy, Riyad Mansour, expressed confidence that…

Hamas on Thursday hailed Jeremy Corbyn, the frontrunner for the leadership of the British Labor party, for his “sympathetic” stance on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, The Telegraph reported. Senior officials with the group, which rules Gaza, said Corbyn is a “welcome contrast” to other British politicians, most notably former Prime Minister Tony Blair, whom they mistrust…

The speaker of Iran’s parliament hinted in a radio interview Thursday at the possibility of a prisoner swap to free detained Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian, AFP reports. The comments made to National Public Radio were the latest recent clue that a prisoner swap could be on the table, as U.S. authorities seek to free Rezaian…

People are flocking in large numbers to an area of Poland where treasure hunters are searching for a mystery Nazi train said to be laden with gold, The Associated Press (AP) reported on Thursday. Poland said Tuesday it would deploy the military to look for the alleged Nazi “gold train” that sparked global fascination after two anonymous treasure hunters claimed…

Billionaire Donald Trump announced on Thursday he has signed a GOP pledge not to run as an independent in 2016, after a personal appeal from the Republican Party chairman, Fox News reports. “I have signed the pledge,” Trump said, holding it up. The decision by the Republican presidential front-runner helps ease concerns among party leadership…

For the third time in recent weeks, reports have surfaced that Mahmoud Abbas will step down as chairman of the Palestinian Authority. According to a top official in the Fatah terror group, Abbas will soon announce his retirement from politics, to take effect next year. “We can expect many great and surprising political developments in the…

Joint List chairman Ayman Odeh was hospitalized at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem on Wednesday night after experiencing chest pains, Channel 10 reports Thursday morning.  The 40-year-old politician fell ill last night during a Knesset debate and subsequent vote on the state budget. Magen David Adom paramedics were called to the building.  With concern Odeh had suffered…

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was slammed by Jewish groups on Thursday after asserting that Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria were worse than Nazis for “boast[ing] about their evil.” The Australian leader, who is considering extending Australia’s air campaign against ISIS in Iraq into Syria following a request by the United States, made the comments after describing the jihadist group’s actions…

Although US President Barack Obama has secured the necessary number of votes in Congress to ensure the passage of the Iran nuclear deal, the Democratic Party is still concerned it may lose.  According to Israeli Foreign Ministry Director Dore Gold, there is major fear in the Democratic Party that some senators will change their minds at the last moment…

The United States is significantly increasing its military aid to Jordan. Over the next three years, reports on Thursday said, Jordan will receive at least a billion dollars in military assistance. The aid package will include advanced weaponry that until now has not been provided the country. Among the weapons are Javelin and Hellfire anti-tank…

Russia is delaying the launch of an international investigation aimed at assigning blame for chemical weapon attacks in Syria, UN Security Council diplomats said on Wednesday, according to a report by the Reuters news agency. In a letter to the 15-nation council last week, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon outlined his plans for an investigation…

The American House of Representatives will vote next week on the Iran nuclear deal, Republican leadership said Wednesday, the first congressional step in a process President Barack Obama hopes will uphold the accord, AFP reported. “Next week the House will consider a resolution of disapproval of the Iran nuclear deal,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy…

Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he believes peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) can be re-launched, AFP reports. The comments came a day after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu declared he was ready to resume direct talks with the Palestinians. “I believe there is a chance and I think it is…

MK Tzipi Livni (Zionist Union) on Wednesday blamed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, after President Barack Obama secured the necessary number of votes in Congress to ensure the passage of the Iran nuclear deal, and called him to re-examine his policies. “In light of the news from the United States and ahead of Yom Kippur, Netanyahu needs to…

Israeli President Reuven Rilvin was welcomed Thursday morning in the Vatican, at the start of his first official state visit as president. The President was received by Prefect of the Papal Household, Msgr. Georg Gänswein, before going on to hold a private meeting with Pope Francis, after which President Rivlin met with Vatican Prime Minister Cardinal…

Arab MKs in the Joint List were infuriated Thursday over the Knesset’s approval of the first reading of a sweeping counterterrorism bill. The bill significantly expands the powers of the state involved in dealing with terrorism as well as broadens the definition of what constitutes a terror organization.  The legislation also stipulates a three-year jail sentence for those who publicly endorse terrorist…

Despite associates saying Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan would “go all the way” with Gal Hirsch, reports have surfaced on Thursday that Erdan is looking for a new candidate for police commissioner.  According to a Yedioth Ahronoth report, Erdan has been pushing the former Brigadier General forward with the appointment – despite the barrage of criticism Hirsch faces – while…

Right-wing activist Baruch Marzel expressed concern over Elazar Stern’s return to the Knesset following the resignation of former education minister and Yesh Atid MK Shai Pirson.  Stern, who was a member of Tzipi Livni’s Hatnua faction in the 19th Knesset, is a controversial figure among religious Zionists. A former IDF Chief Education Officer, Stern supported the 2005 Disengagement…

Despite efforts to keep them out, Europe may eventually have no choice but to accept the hordes of refugees inundating its borders, former deputy defense minister Danny Ayalon asserted Thursday.  The refugees, almost all from the Middle East and Africa, are clearly a threat to European society, Ayalon noted, but Europe has no choice but to figure…

A sweeping counterterrorism bill which would collect all existing legislation into one law passed its first reading in the Knesset on Thursday by a vote of 45-14.  The bill, which broadens the definition of what constitutes a terror organization, will now move to the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee for edits before a second and third reading.  The legislation…

Two houses in the Hof Ashkelon region of southern Israel was lightly damaged by gunfire from Gaza Wednesday afternoon. After an initial investigation, the IDF said the gunfire – which left several bullet holes on the Israeli home – was not the result of a terrorist attack but stray fire from a Hamas training drill near…

Nearly 30 years after he was convicted for revealing classified information about Israel’s nuclear program, Mordechai Vanunu has given his first interview to the Israeli media. Vanunu was sentenced to 18 years in prison in 1986, after being convicted of treason and espionage for revealing details of Israel’s nuclear plant in Dimona, where he had worked as…

One of Iran’s top military commanders has said the Islamic Republic will continue to bolster its military capabilities until Israel is destroyed and a Palestinian Arab state established in its place. Brigadier General Mohsen Kazzemeini, a senior commander in the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), was speaking to soldiers during a military drill in Tehran Wednesday. “They…

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is continuing to openly encourage a religious war to gain exclusive Muslim control over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism. The Temple Mount also houses the Al Aqsa Mosque and Islamic complex, which are built atop the ruins of two Jewish temples. Islamist groups, along with the PA and…

Students from Iran’s Islamic Basij militia on Wednesday set fire to American, British and Israeli flags outside the former US embassy in Tehran. Some 30 people took part in trampling and burning the flags at a ceremony to unveil a plaque on the embassy’s fence of 100 derogative expressions to describe the United States. The…

US Secretary of State John Kerry continued to urge support for the Iran nuclear agreement in Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center today (Wednesday). “Without this agreement, Iran’s so-called breakout time was about two months,” he began. “With this agreement it will increase by a factor of six, to at least a year, and will remain at…

Administrators at Auschwitz are removing the controversial showers outside of the site’s entrance, Nana10 news reports. The showers were intended to provide a cooling mist to help visitors cool off from the summer heat. However, many felt that the concept of encouraging people at a concentration camp to enter showers carried unavoidable connotations. It is…

As we begin in a new year in our spiritual and religious lives, Rosh Hashana is vital period of introspection and prayer. This is the season of assessing our goals, needs and actions. At this time, thousands of impoverished Israeli families pray for relief and support. A staggering 1.6 million Israelis live in poverty, according…

Saudi Arabia’s top cleric hit out at Iranian film “Mohammad” on Wednesday describing its portrayal of the founder of Islam’s childhood as a “hostile act” and a “distortion” of Islam. Iran’s most expensive movie, which opened nationwide in the Shiite Islamic republic last week, depicts the Muslim prophet on screen, an act that is prohibited…

Israeli aircraft on Wednesday night attacked a military compound belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in northern Gaza from which shots were fired at two homes in the Hof Ashkelon region of southern Israel on Wednesday evening. “The IDF holds the Hamas terrorist organization solely responsible for the Gaza Strip and for maintaining peace in…

The White House on Wednesday said it was “encouraged” by growing support in the Senate for the Iran nuclear agreement, while stressing it would keep working with lawmakers to secure as much backing as possible. “We are encouraged by the latest tally,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said, according to Reuters. “When the stakes are…

The Knesset on Wednesday evening approved the first reading of the State Budget Law for 2015-2016 and the Arrangements Law, following a long day of discussions. 57 MKs voted in favor of the budget, and 53 voted against. The budget now will be transferred to the Knesset’s Finance Committee, which will prepare it for its second and…

Gazan students belonging to the Islamic Bloc, Hamas’s student branch, have come up with a new attention-grabbing gimmick. They built a model of a central prison with solitary confinement cells. Each cell contains a picture of an IDF soldier who was “taken captive” during last summer’s Operation Protective Edge. The “prison” is is surrounded by 70…

While the Obama administration continues to prevaricate over its strategy in Syria, it appears Russia is feeling rather less inhibited in its intervention. The Kremlin has been a staunch ally of the Assad regime since the Syrian uprising began in 2011, and has been very open in its support. Moscow has provided invaluable assistance against…

Security forces were carrying out an operation in the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem when they were attacked by a man holding a pipe bomb. The soldiers shot the terrorist in the leg without sustaining any casualties themselves. The bomb was neutralized by explosives experts on the scene. The terrorist is considered lightly wounded and…

The secularist Yesh Atid faction will convene a special meeting at the Knesset Wednesday morning at 11:00 local time. The meeting is being held in order to announce that MK Rabbi Shai Piron is resigning from the Knesset in order to assume a senior position as an educator, and that he will be replaced by…

Secretary of State John Kerry will send a letter to all members of Congress on Wednesday, in which he will stress Washington’s security commitments to Israel and the Gulf Arab states in light of the Iran nuclear deal, The Associated Press (AP) reported Tuesday. State Department officials quoted by the news agency said the letter…

This week Ira and Rod are joined by frequent guest and friend of the show, Rabbi David Katz. Rabbi Katz the co author of “World of the Ger”, recently returned from a two week whirlwind tour of Texas. He shares with us some amazing stories of his interactions with the people in Texas, both at the places…

A key Democrat predicted on Tuesday that there will be enough votes in the Senate by week’s end to uphold an expected veto by President Barack Obama of a resolution disapproving the Iran nuclear deal, reports The Associated Press (AP). Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, told students…

A Greek coast guard special unit raided a Bolivian-flagged freighter off the southern island of Crete on Tuesday, and found a shipment of undeclared weapons apparently headed for Libya, The Associated Press (AP) reports. The coast guard identified the cargo vessel as the Haddad 1, which sailed from the Turkish port of Iskenderun on August…

Kuwait on Tuesday charged 24 people suspected of links to Iran and Shiite militia group Hezbollah with plotting attacks against the Gulf state, a statement by the public prosecutor said. The men were charged with “spying for the Islamic republic of Iran and Hezbollah to carry out aggressive acts against the State of Kuwait” by…

MK Ya’akov Litzman (United Torah Judaism), who is set to be officially appointed as Health Minister, on Tuesday mocked Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid for helping Litzman upgrade his title from Deputy Minister to Minister. Litzman previously served as Deputy Health Minister with ministerial powers but, following an appeal from Yesh Atid, the Supreme Court…

Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas told Fatah’s central committee that he has no intention of standing in the upcoming elections for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee, the secretary-general of the Fatah Revolutionary Council, Amin Maqbul, said Tuesday. “Abu Mazen said that he wants to give a space for other factions to participate.…

The United Kingdom (UK) recently reopened its Iranian embassy, and the United States (US) is pushing for a nuclear deal which favors Iran to be passed through a pivotal Congressional vote – but the Islamic Republic arrests their supporters.  On Tuesday, store owners selling merchandise with the flags of the two Western countries were arrested, Tehran police…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a top-level discussion in his offices Wednesday, to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Jerusalem and on Highway 443. In attendance were the Ministers of Defense, Internal Security, Intelligence and Transportation, and Justice, as well as the head of the Israel Security Agency (ISA, or Shin Bet), and others. Netanyahu…

MK Sharon Gal (Yisrael Beytenu) announced Wednesday that he is resigning from the Knesset, in a surprise move. Gal announced that he has told the Knesset Speaker that he is resigning. “As a person who was an agenda-driven journalist, I was given an opportunity, before the last elections, to try and advance it from inside…

Contrary to earlier fears and reports, Minister of Defense Moshe Yaalon wants to legalize the Oz Vegaon memorial nature park at Gush Etzion, not tear it down. The Head of the Etzion Bloc Regional Council, Davidi Perl, expressed his gratitude Wednesday for the decision by Yaalon to speed up bureaucratic approval of the park near…

The Israel Police announced on Tuesday that it had completed an investigation against MK Oren Hazan (Likud) for allegations of physically assaulting a public servant and misconduct in a public place.  According to police, “there is an evidentiary foundation that such offensives were carried out by MK Oren Hazan” and they urged the prosecution to indict the MK. …

Poland said Tuesday it would deploy the military to look for an alleged Nazi “gold train” that sparked global fascination after two anonymous treasure hunters claimed they have pinpointed where it is buried. “The defense minister decided to send technical equipment to search the area in order to determine whether a train actually exists,” Defense Ministry spokesman Jacek Sonta told AFP. “The army…

Three Chabad Rabbis from Delaware, Illinois, and California, hold the record for the most Taglit-Birthright trips led, with an astonishing 100+ trips between them. The rabbis, who are all in their 50’s, describe the trips as energizing experiences and have no plans of slowing down. Throughout the years, more than 200 Chabad on Campus rabbis and…

Claims have surfaced of the first reported suicide bombing committed by a Palestinian Arab on behalf of the Islamic State terror organization, Channel 2 reported on Tuesday. Abdullah Jamal, 25, a resident of the Al-Shati camp in Gaza, was previously a member of Hamas before recently joining ISIS in Iraq – where he carried out the attack.  According to reports,…

Cola company Fanta is in hot water on Tuesday, after it left Israel off the map of its website – despite listing the Palestinian Authority (PA).  Fanta, owned by Coca-Cola, does not have an Israeli website, but does have a Hebrew Facebook page and YouTube channel. One of Fanta’s Israeli YouTube ads was among the…

Now that’s commitment: When a group of British pro-Israel activist got wind of a fund-raising event for a terrorist-linked charity they decided they had to act. Dozens had already signed up for the fundraiser for Interpal, a charity which is banned in the US for funding Hamas, but which is still legal in the UK,…

In the midst of an ongoing wave of terror in Jerusalem, a security officer has been appointed by the municipality to help protect the security of Jews in the area.  Arutz Sheva has learned that the officer began his job on Tuesday, joining a security officer appointed by the educational system and working on behalf of the municipality…

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has stated his hope that US Congress will not be swayed by the “propaganda” of “warmongers” over the nuclear deal struck between Tehran and world powers. “What happens in the US Congress, that’s certainly a US issue,” he told a news conference in Tunisia on Tuesday. “We believe it’s a mutually beneficial…

President Barack Obama is closer to being able to uphold a veto of a Republican resolution against the Iranian nuclear deal, after two more Democratic Senators announced Tuesday they would vote in favor of the deal. The two Senators are Chris Coons (D-DE) and Bob Casey (D-PA), who become the 32nd and 33rd Democrats in…

Two rockets that were fired by Gaza terrorists on Tuesday night exploded on the Gaza side of the border. Palestinian Authority-based media reported that one of the rockets exploded in the vicinity of a home, causing casualties. The incident marks the second time in less than 24 hours that Gaza terrorists have unsuccessfully attempted to…

The Jerusalem police increased their presence around the Jerusalem Light Rail on Tuesday night, following a warning that was received about an intention to carry out a terrorist attack against the Light Rail in the northern Jerusalem area, especially in Shuafat. It should be noted that there have been past alerts about a potential terrorist…

In a bizarre article which could be seen as having anti-Semitic undertones, the Times of India has propagated the idea that the Jewish Shemita year has a history of culminating with a global financial disaster.  A Biblical concept maintained in Israel today, during the Shemita year – the last year of a seven-year agricultural cycle in the Jewish calendar – farmers refrain from tilling…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday with a group of women from the Women Wage Peace activist group.  This summer members of the group held a weeks-long protest, entitled “Fasting with them,” outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem to mark the one year anniversary of Operation Protective Edge.  Woman Wage Peace, which includes members from all sectors, political views…

Gaza could become uninhabitable for residents within just five years, the United Nations development agency claimed on Tuesday. “The social, health and security-related ramifications of the high population density and overcrowding are among the factors that may render Gaza unliveable by 2020,” the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) wrote in its annual report. Gaza, a tiny enclave…

A group of Jewish families living in the Shiloach (Silwan) neighborhood of Jerusalem were attacked by an Arab mob on Monday.  The group that was attacked on Monday were helped to move into the area by Ateret Cohanim, an institution that has made it a priority to help facilitate the redemption of Jewish property held by Arabs. Ateret…

Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck is joining 2016 presidential contenders Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) at a “Stop the Iran Deal Rally” at the Capitol next Wednesday (Sept. 9), according to The Hill. The rally is being organized by the Tea Party Patriots, Center for Security Policy, and Zionist Organization of America.…

Likud MK David Amsallem has reported on Facebook that Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon ordered the Oz Vegaon nature park in the Etzion Bloc dismantled, because it is, in essence, “an outpost.” The site was set up by Judea and Samaria activists Women in Green immediately following the abduction and murder of three teens – Eyal…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that her country would welcome Iran’s participation in negotiations aimed at ending the civil war in Syria, but also criticized the Islamic Republic for its comments against Israel. Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Merkel was asked whether she thought Iran could play a constructive role in…

President Barack Obama says it hurts him personally when he is accused of being anti-Semitic. Speaking to the Forward, Obama answered “Oh, of course” when asked if those accusations hurt him. “And there’s not a smidgen of evidence for it, other than the fact that there have been times where I’ve disagreed with a particular…

Sirens were heard on Tuesday morning, around 5:20 a.m. local time, in the Hof Ashkelon area of southern Israel. The IDF said that the sirens were a result of a failed attempt to fire rockets from Gaza. Security forces were combing the area nonetheless to determine whether any rockets were fired, it said. The failed…

The Egyptian military is continuing its crackdown on the underground smuggling tunnels connecting the Sinai and Gaza, and has launched a new project in this regard, The Associated Press (AP) reported on Monday. According to the news agency, bulldozers have been digging through the sand along Egypt’s border with Gaza in recent days, as part…

Knesset Speaker MK Yuli Edelstein on Monday urged parliamentarians from Israel’s neighbors to come and visit Israel. Edelstein’s call was made in a speech at the UN during a global conference of speakers of parliament. “My friends and neighbors in the Middle East: Let’s talk. People to People, one House of Representatives with another. Come…

Satellite images confirm the destruction of another famed temple in Syria’s Palmyra, the United Nations said late Monday, according to AFP. “We can confirm destruction of the main building of the Temple of Bel as well as a row of columns in its immediate vicinity,” the UN training and research agency UNITAR said, providing satellite…

Iran’s judiciary chief has urged the United States not to interfere in cases of detained Americans, days after US Secretary of State John Kerry said a jailed Marine should be freed. Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani’s remarks followed the fourth anniversary of Amir Hekmati’s imprisonment in Tehran on what Kerry called “false espionage charges.” Hekmati was visiting…

Police in Thailand have arrested a man they say is a “main suspect” over the deadly bombing of a tourist hot spot in Bangkok last month. The man was arrested in Sa Kaeo province, east of Bangkok on the border with Cambodia, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said. It follows the arrest of another suspect on…

The man likely to be elected head of the UK’s major opposition party, Labor MP Jeremy Corbyn, campaigned in support of two terrorists convicted for bombing Jewish and Israeli targets in London, it has been revealed. It is just the latest disturbing revelation of the Labor front runner’s connection to extremists, including terrorists and virulent…

Do you support Israel? Then this Rosh Hashanah we invite you to discover Israel via some of its amazingly talented artists. Giving a gift from an Israeli artist for Rosh HaShannah is a delightful way to bring the joy of art and the love of Israel to others. Chock full of glistening ruby-red pomegranates our…

Prime Minister Netanyahu visited first grade pupils at Amirim School in Ashdod and told them: “We want you to be excellent students and we want you to be Zionists. We want excellence and Zionism. Be loyal citizens of the state and also succeed – thanks to yourselves – in doing many things. He had more…

The United States remains Iran’s “number one enemy” despite a recent nuclear deal with world powers, the chief of Tehran’s top clerical body said Tuesday, Iranian media reported. The Assembly of Experts is among Iran’s most influential institutions, comprising 86 elected clerics who appoint and can dismiss the country’s supreme leader, led by ultraconservative Ayatollah…

UK pro-Israel organizations are enthusiastically welcoming the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s appointment as new Ambassador to the country, former Prime Minister’s Office spokesman Mark Regev. Regev was tapped to replace Daniel Taub, soon after his departure at the end of July, but the Foreign Ministry only officially confirmed the appointment on Tuesday. The UK Zionist Federation was quick to…

Jewish American reggae artist Matisyahu will be performing as the closing act for the Jerusalem Sacred Music Festival this Friday, organizers have announced. The surprise appearance is scheduled for the end of his European tour, which saw him make headlines after a hate campaign by the anti-Israel BDS movement saw his invitation to a Spanish…

The Border Police Yamam counterterrorist unit warrior who was wounded Monday night during an arrest operation in Jenin has regained consciousness at Rambam Hospital in Haifa. He had suffered a bullet wound in the lower part of his body and underwent an operation. He is now recovering, in stable condition, and will remain hospitalized for the…

Will Islamist radicals attempt to derail development of a huge gas field off Egypt’s shores? On Monday, a report said that the Tripoli headquarters of the company that announced the find – Eni SpA – was badly damaged when a car bomb went off in front of the building. There were no injuries, but the…

2,194,931 students and children start the school year on Tuesday – including 157,477 first graders, who will begin their formal education in the Israeli school system. 118,721 twelfth graders will be finished with the formal education system at the end of the academic year; 166,208 teaching staff will begin the academic year alongside them.  The first school…