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Fatma Nabil became the first news anchorwoman to read the news on Egyptian state television, appearing on air Sunday wearing an off-white hijab, or headscarf. Under the rule of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, veiled news anchors were not permitted to appear on state TV, as the government wanted to portray a vision of “modernity.”…

The Palestinian Authority has granted jailed terrorists hefty pay hikes for murdering Israelis, with salaries higher for those with Israeli citizenship. Israel’s Channel 2 television reported Monday evening. The PA, which has been screaming for foreign funds to stay solvent, spends  6 percent of its annual budget to pay $4.5 million a month to jailed terrorists and…

While publicly announcing that it “will not be complicit” in an Israeli strike and telling Iran it will not join such an attack, the U.S. may declare certain “red lines” that would trigger a U.S. attack if crossed by Iran, according to The New York Times. The Obama Administration is trying to put pressure on Iran…

The Salafi terror organization Majlis Shura Al-Mujahidin on Sunday claimed responsibility for three rocket attacks at Israeli targets on Saturday and Sunday. A statement published by the organization and translated by Arab affairs expert Dalit Halevi claimed responsibility for firing a rocket at Ashkelon on September 1 at 10:30 p.m., firing a Grad missile at…

Senior officials in the Obama Administration sent a message to Tehran in the past few days, according to which the U.S. does not intend to join Israel’s side if it decides to attack the Iranian nuclear installations on its own, reports Israel’s second-largest paper, Yediot Aharonot. According to the report, the U.S. sent the message…

MK Danny Danon (Likud) is set to launch a new book which explains in very clear terms his positions against the two-state solution and about Israel’s rights to its land. The book, “Israel: The Will to Prevail”, can already be bought from Amazon.com. Arutz Sheva’s Yoni Kempinski sat down with Danon to hear about the…

(AFP) – The city of Brussels officially recognized Sunday its complicity in the deportation of thousands of Jews to Nazi death camps during World War II. At a ceremony attended by Israel’s ambassador and Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Joelle Milquet, Brussels mayor Freddy Thielemans acknowledged the key role the city’s register of Jews played in…

Israeli Cabinet ministers played down the tensions between Israel and the United States over a possible strike in Iran, as they responded to questions by reporters about statements made last week by the U.S. military’s top officer. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, said on Thursday that an Israeli attack…

An IAF aircraft struck a terror activity center in northern Gaza on Sunday night, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said. According to the statement, direct hits at the target were detected and the aircraft safely returned to its base. The attack is a response to high trajectory fire into Israeli territory, said the statement. “The IDF…

The largest-circulation newspaper in the United States, the Wall Street Journal, has penned a scathing editorial against the Obama Administration’s handling of the crisis with Iran, saying that its attitude is pushing the Jewish state to strike Iran on its own.   Following Gen. Martin Dempsey’s statement that “I don’t want to be complicit” if…

Atef Salem, Egypt’s new ambassador in Israel, arrived in his country’s Tel Aviv embassy Sunday. Salem, who served as Egypt’s consul in Eilat, will replace the outgoing ambassador, Yasser Rida, who completed a four-year term last month. Salem is to present President Shimon Peres with his accreditation papers in a few weeks’ time, and begin…

Hundreds of people took part in a pro-Israel rally in the central square of Stockholm on Sunday. Etan Bachar, Spokesman for the World Zionist Federation, was pleased at the high attendance rate and said: “Between 1,200 and 1,500 people came to the conference. This is the first time in 10 years that a rally of…

The Indian government has arrested more than a dozen terrorists in a sting operation from groups planning attacks on nuclear facilities. At least 16 operatives were arrested on suspicion they planned to blow up nuclear energy plants in the country. They were caught in Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Karnataka. Police said they believe there will be…

An emergency bomb drill was held at a Jewish school in Antwerp, Belgium, in an effort to prepare individuals and rescue organizations in the city for a potential attack. The mock-emergency procedure involved gunshots by people acting as terrorists, a car bomb explosion and children covered in fake blood, as well as stretchers and ambulances…

Israeli motorists once again faced the challenge of dodging potentially lethal mini-missiles on the roads of Judea on Sunday afternoon in a fresh round of road terror, after more than 2,000 such attacks this year alone. Palestinian Authority Arabs hurled large, irregularly shaped, sharp-edged rocks at vehicles with Israeli license plates traveling along Highway 60 near…

A high-level European Jewish Union (EJU) delegation traveled to Montenegro last week to help re-establish Jewish life. The delegation, led by EJU Vice President Vadim Rabinovich and EJU Chief Executive Officer Tomer Orni, met with the country’s political leadership and representatives of the recently established Jewish community in the tiny southeastern European country. The visit…

A senior official in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards threatened the United States and its allies on Saturday that the Islamic Republic would respond harshly to a “stupid” attack on Syria. The quotes, which were published on an official government-linked news agency, were removed a few minutes after being posted, but not before the BBC’s Persian-language…

The spokesperson for Egypt’s President, Yasser Ali, said on Friday that the meeting Thursday between President Mohammed Morsi and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned summit in Tehran, did not address the issues of bilateral relations or raising the level of diplomatic representation between the two countries. Ali told the…

Britain will not suspend financial aid to the Palestinian Authority if the latter submits a new application to the UN seeking recognition of Palestine as a non-member state of the General Assembly, a British official confirmed Friday. The PA recently announced its intention to turn to the UN General Assembly for recognition as a state. In September…

A rabbi was attacked over the weekend in Vienna, Austria, by local soccer fans. According to local media reports, the fans, who were on their way to a game, met Rabbi Schlomo Hoffmeister and screamed at him, “Move, Jew – Jews out, Heil Hitler.” According to the rabbi, they also saluted with the Nazi salute.…

Minister of Intelligence, Dan Meridor, said in an interview Saturday that Iran is refraining from making a breakthrough to a nuclear weapon because it fears the world’s reaction. Speaking on Channel 2 television’s Meet the Press, Meridor said: “The Iranians are not breaking through toward [nuclear] weapons because they are afraid of the international campaign…

Iran announced Saturday that it intends to hold a large scale military exercise in October, involving all its air defense systems. Farzad Esmaili, commander of the Iranian Army’s Air Defense Force, said that the exercise would be a joint drill by the army and the Revolutionary Guard, and that it would simulate a large number…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.S. drones fired a barrage of missiles at a vehicle and a house in a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least five suspected militants, Pakistani officials said. The strikes in the North Waziristan tribal area were the first since news that a top commander of the powerful Haqqani…

A meeting last week between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and a visiting U.S. lawmaker ended on a sour note over the Iranian nuclear issue, the Hebrew-language daily Yediot Aharonot reported on Friday. The report quoted officials who attended a meeting between Netanyahu and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI). The sources said that Netanyahu strongly criticized U.S.…

Bedouins found a severed head near Egypt’s border with Israel on Friday, security officials told the Bethlehem-based Ma’an news agency. The officials indicated that jihadi groups in the Sinai were behind the murder. Security sources said the head, found near the al-Ouja crossing with Israel, most likely belonged to Mnayzel Barikat, who disappeared two days…

Syrian opposition forces in the northern province of Aleppo have declared the formation of a “Revolutionary Transitional Council” as future umbrella for all the opposition groups battling to bring down the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. “[The Revolutionary Transitional Council] includes all those working in the revolution; civilians, politicians and military men,” one member of…

The White House rejected on Friday comments made by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who heavily criticized President Barack Obama and accused him of throwing Israel “under the bus.” Romney, who accepted the Republican party nomination for President in Florida on Thursday night, also warned in his acceptance speech that “every American is less secure…

Washington has greatly reduced the scale of U.S. participation in a massive joint military exercise with Israel, sources told TIME Magazine on Friday. The drill was postponed seven months ago just as concerns were brimming that Israel would launch a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. It was later rescheduled for late October. The officials told…

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas asked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to help establish a Palestinian state along the pre-1967 borders, PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat said Friday. The Bethlehem-based Ma’an news agency reported that Abbas and Ahmadinejad met in Tehran on Thursday for what Erekat described as “frank and productive” talks. Erekat told Ma’an that Abbas…

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Friday attacked Israel once again. A day after he called Israelis “ferocious Zionist wolves who digest the Palestinian people”, Khamenei slammed Israel and the United States which he claimed “are behind the tragedy in Syria.” Khamenei made ​​the remarks during a meeting with Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaqi…

They say lightning doesn’t strike the same spot twice, but that is certainly not true when it comes to terrorist rockets. The home of the Timsit family in the town of Sderot was struck by a rocket Friday morning, five years after the first time a rocket hit it. No one was physically hurt but…

Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, said in an interview published Friday that he does not believe President Barack Obama will order an attack on Iran, now or in the future, and urged Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear program on its own. Speaking to Maariv‘s Tzach Yoked, Bolton said that “there is no…

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Thursday described the two countries as “strategic allies,” PressTV reported. According to the report, during a meeting with Morsi in Tehran, Ahmadinejad referred to Egypt as “Iran’s strategic ally” and expressed the interest of the Iranian nation and government in enhancing cooperation and friendly relations…

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon repeated his call to Iran’s leaders to stop threatening Israel on Thursday, but Iran’s Supreme Leader nevertheless called Israelis “ferocious Zionist wolves who digest the Palestinian people. Ban remained seated throughout the duration of Khamenei’s speech. During his speech at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran, Ban said, “I urge…

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney accepted the Republican party nomination for President on Thursday night in Florida. In his acceptance speech, Romney heavily criticized U.S. President Barack Obama’s foreign policy. He accused Obama of throwing allies like Israel and Poland “under the bus.” “Under my administration, our friends will see more loyalty,” he promised. Romney…

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman strongly condemned on Thursday the remarks made by Iran’s leaders at the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Israelis “ferocious Zionist wolves who digest the Palestinian people” during the summit. Speaking during an event attended by Japan’s ambassador to Israel, Lieberman termed the…

The 13th annual European Day of Jewish Culture will take place on September 2 in cities and countries across Europe. On this day, Jewish communities, synagogues and museums organize exhibitions, concerts, lectures and debates related to a given topic, in an effort to strengthen and provide a more comprehensive understanding of Jewish life and culture. The…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad admitted to his nation Wednesday night in a televised interview the civil war will “take time to resolve.” However, in the same odd, disconnected manner that characterized an interview on American television months earlier, Assad appeared to leave no room for doubt that he still believes the government will win the…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini claims the country has no interest in producing nuclear weapons. However, he told the Non-Aligned Movement summit for heads of state on Thursday, Iran will continue to pursue its nuclear technology development program. Khameini insisted Iran’s nuclear activities are aimed at developing peaceful atomic energy. “Our motto is nuclear energy…

Intelligence officials in Turkey have discovered an Iranian spy ring in the country’s eastern province of Igdir, bordering Iran. A written statement issued by the office of the governor of the province announced Wednesday that police had arrested eight Turkish citizens in a sting operation on charges of spying for Iranian intelligence. The move came almost…

“Turkey bears direct responsibility for the blood being shed in Syria,” the network quoted Assad as having said in an interview with the pro-regime local television channel Ad-Dounia. He added that the talk of a Western-imposed buffer zone on Syrian territory was unrealistic and that the situation in his country was “better.” “Talk of buffer…

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Iran’s leaders to stop threatening Israel, his spokesman said on Wednesday. Ban, who arrived in Iran on Wednesday for the Non-Aligned Movement Conference, had a series of meetings with Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, spokesman Martin Nesirky said. Ban also held talks with the…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu attacked the participants in the Summit of Non-Aligned States being held in Iran. “70 years ago, six million members of our people were annihilated in a genocidal act,” he said. “Today, representatives of over 120 states are in Tehran, where the regime denies the Holocaust and is acting to destroy the…

Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor sent a letter on Wednesday to the UN Secretary General and the Security Council, slamming the international body’s failure to condemn the recent barrage of rocket attacks on Jewish communities in southern Israel, launched by terrorists in Gaza. “How many rockets have to fall on the children…

The only Jewish day school in New Zealand’s capital of Wellington has been forced to close its doors at the end of the year. Citing lack of resources as the main reason for the school’s closure, president of the Wellington Jewish Community Centre Claire Massey told J-Wire that the news “wasn’t a complete surprise,” as…

Egyptian soldiers killed 11 terrorists in the Sinai and confiscated weapons, according to Egyptian television, quoted by Voice of Israel government radio. The report, which also stated that 23 terrorists were captured, along with Israeli-made ammunition, was confirmed by the defense ministry. Only one day earlier, an Egyptian newspaper reported that President Mohammed Morsi, of…

Iran has publicly confirmed that its government has sent elite Revolutionary Guards to support the troops of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in that country’s civil war. Commander Gneral Salar Abnoush told a group of volunteer trainees during a speech delivered Monday, “We are involved in fighting every aspect of a war – a military one…

French prosecutors on Tuesday opened a murder inquiry into the death of former Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat in 2004, the BBC reported. Arafat’s family launched a case last month over claims that he was poisoned with polonium-210, a radioactive element. French officials said prosecutors had agreed to begin a murder inquiry, but they have…

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Tehran Wednesday to attend the “heads of state summit” at the Non-Aligned Movement Conference in Tehran.  The United States and Israel had both called on Ban not to attend. “We have no doubt that the Iranian regime will use the conference to cover up its crimes,” Israeli officials…

Turkey’s European Union minister has swayed from Ankara’s anti-Semitic stance to fight the ban on religious circumcision in a German province. Turkish media have published and telecast numerous anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic films and programs since the “flotilla clash” between the IDF and Turkish IHH terrorists two years ago. A Cologne judge imposed the ban several…

The Supreme Military Council of the Syrian rebels released on a statement on Tuesday which said that the rebel forces took control of an army missile base in Damascus, in which ten ready-to-launch missiles were found. Some of the missiles, according to the statement, were converted to carry non-conventional warheads. “During the successful operation, the…

Gaza-based terrorists continued to fire rockets and mortars at southern Israel on Tuesday evening. Two rockets were fired at the Eshkol region shortly after 10:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday night. The rockets exploded in open fields. No physical injuries or damages were reported. Earlier in the day, terrorists fired mortar shells toward southern Israel,…

A new Holocaust exhibit opened at the National Infantry Museum over the weekend in honor of Aaron Cohn, who served during World War II for the U.S. 3rd Armored Cavalry and participated in the liberation of a concentration camp in Austria. “He was a wonderful hero,” said the late judge’s daughter Gail Cohn at the…

The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), brought nearly 40 students from across the United States and Canada to participate in its second annual Student Leadership and Advocacy Training Conference.  The conference, which took place August 19- 21 at the Boston University Hillel, was aimed at instilling courage and empowering students to…

An anarchist;s terrorist cell plotted to kill President Barack Obama, while serving in the U.S. Army, prosecutors said in his murder trial of another anarchist and his girlfriend. Isaac Aguigui also planned to seize an ammunition control site and take over Fort Stewart, Georgia and bomb a location in the city of Savannah – all…

The Republicans are covering themselves religiously, turning to an orthodox rabbi to open the convention and a Cardinal to close it. Rabbi Meir Soloveitchik, nephew of the late modern Orthodox Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, said, “It is an extraordinary privilege to deliver an invocation at a cherished ritual of American democracy.” He is to deliver…

Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is quoted Tuesday as saying that his country’s military operation in Sinai is being carried out in a way that fully honors international agreements. In an interview with Reuters that was quoted by Voice of Israel government-sponsored radio, Morsi said that Egypt threatens no one, and that its forces’ presence in…

A Haifa court ruled Tuesday morning that Rachel Corrie caused her own death by intentionally remaining in front of an IDF bulldozer. Her lawyer said he will appeal the decision in the civil lawsuit. Judge Oded Gershon supported the IDF claim that the driver of the bulldozer could not see Corrie, who was protesting the…

The IDF has captured an axe-wielding Palestinian Authority Arab terrorist who attacked and wounded a Jew in the community of Maaleh Levona Tuesday morning. The attack occurred at the entrance to the community, located in Samaria. Medics treated the victim for light-to-moderate wounds in chest and evacuated him to Sha’arei Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem. Security personnel…

IAF aircraft struck two sites in northern Gaza in which weapons were produced and stored on Monday night, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement. According to the statement, direct hits were identified and all Israeli aircraft returned safely to their bases. The attack is a response to high trajectory fire into Israeli territory,…

What may be the world’s largest mezuzah was affixed at the gate of the upper entrance to the Kotel plaza Monday. The mezuzah was contributed by philanthropist Shmuel Flato-Sharon. While the mezuzah is being touted as the world’s largest, it should be noted that a mezuzah said to be the world’s largest seems to pop…

If you’re a motorist in Israel, better fill up the tank while you can. Prices at the pump are set to rise again, this time to an all-time high. The price of gasoline is set to skyrocket at midnight Friday, hitting NIS 8.26 per liter – about $7.80 per gallon at the current foreign currency…

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas frequently refers to the “alleged” Jewish Temple, but if it was not Jewish, there is no basis for Christian belief, as written in the New Testament in Matthew (21:12), that Jewish “moneychangers” chased Jesus from the Holy Temple. However, Christians so far have not reacted to the implicit denial of…

An Egypt court convicted 76 people on Sunday, on charges of attacking the Israeli embassy last year. During the attack, parts of the embassy were lit on fire and documents thrown from the windows. According to a report in Bikya Masr, the court handed 75 of the Egyptians one-year suspended sentences, while one of the…

Little Moshe Holtzberg miraculously survived the Muslim terror attack on Mumbai’s Chabad Center four years ago. He already has begun Grade One, and 2 million other children joined him on Monday, the first day of the school year. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke with Moshe, whose parents, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg were murdered in the…

Gaza terrorists fired a Kassam rocket on the Sderot area minutes after students arrived at their classes for the first day of school. Sderot area students began their lessons by responding to the Color Red siren, which gives them 15 seconds to run for cover before the incoming missile explodes. Monday morning’s Kassam exploded in…

Taliban insurgents beheaded 17 civilians, including two women, in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, the nation’s Interior Ministry said Monday. According to reports, people had reportedly gathered for a celebration and were playing music and dancing. Insurgents, who did not approve of the event, beheaded those involved. Helmand provincial government spokesman Daoud Ahmadi said the attack…

Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer has been named, for the second year in a row, one of the world’s top central bankers “during one of the toughest years on record.” The Global Finance magazine publishes the list annually, grading the world central bank leaders. Its publisher Joseph Giarraputo said, “During one of the toughest…

Egypt has deployed U.S.-made surface-to-air missiles and tanks near the border with Israel, in a breach of the 1979 peace treaty, reports the World Tribune. Western defense sources said the Egyptian Army has deployed “a range of assets supplied by the United States.” They cited main battle tanks (MBTs) and surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), particularly in the…

Terrorists in Gaza fired a Kassam-type short range rocket at Israel Sunday evening. No one was hurt and no damage was reported. The rocket struck the Eshkol region between Beer Sheva and Ashkelon. A Salafist terror group took responsibility for the rockets fired Sunday morning at Israel from Gaza. In a statement it put out,…

Australian authorities announced Sunday that they will be reopening the investigation into the 1982 bombing of the Israeli consulate in Sydney and the Jewish Hakoah Club in Bondi. In the first such Australian counter-terror case ever to be reopened, detectives interrogated Jordanian-born ‘Palestinian’ Mohammed Rashid, local media reported. Australian detectives believe that Rashid, 65, who…

A senior Pakistani Taliban leader was killed in a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan’s northern Kunar province, the NATO announced Saturday. Maulawi Dadullah was one of several insurgents killed Friday, according to a statement released by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Dadullah, also known as Jamal, was responsible for moving fighters and weapons through…

Jewish Democrats slammed Republicans for planning a tribute to Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) at the GOP national convention. Paul, a libertarian who sought the GOP presidential nomination this year, has repeatedly condemned Israel for taking actions of self-defense, has opposed foreign aid to the Jewish state and has denied that Iran is building nuclear weapons.…

Gaza terrorists fired three Kassam rockets on the Western Negev Sunday, one of them damaging a building in the industrial area near Sderot, located less than one mile “as the rocket flies” from northern Gaza. One person was lightly wounded and a second was treated for shock.   Terrorists from Hamas-controlled Gaza have continually attacked the…

Nearly 450 people died Saturday on the bloodiest day of the savage civil war fought by Syrian Army troops and opposition forces. Approximately 440 victims, mostly civilians, were killed in the clashes centered in the capital city and in Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city. Fierce fighting between government troops and the Free Syrian Army left…

The bodies of at least 79 victims of an execution-style slaughter were discovered Saturday in a town near Damascus. Many were young men, according to opposition activists, who said the victims appeared to have been murdered by Syrian government troops. They were found in apartment buildings near a mosque in the southwestern Damascus suburb of…

Republicans have canceled the first day of their national convention with the looming threat of Tropical Storm Isaac heading for Florida’s coast. In a statement issued late Saturday, Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, said the opening day of the convention was simply not as important as the lives of people in the…

Venezuela’s largest oil refinery went up in flames Saturday, leaving 26 dead and some 80 people wounded, officials said. Among the dead was a 10-year-old boy and 17 members of the National Guard, who are stationed at a post at the Amuay complex. The refinery is one of the biggest in the world, producing 645,000…

Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 astronaut who became the first human being to set foot on another world, has died. He was 82. In a statement his family said Armstrong had passed away following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. .Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.  He…

An Israeli woman was killed Friday in a jeep expedition when her vehicle flipped over in the high Himalayan mountains of India. The woman, 63-year-old Shoshana Maizel-Reva, was a resident of Gedera. She and three other women were traveling in the jeep as part of the annual Desert Queen expedition, a women-only event that travels…

Egypt and Iran won’t be reinstating normal diplomatic relations any time soon, presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali told the London-based Asharq Al-Aswat on Friday. The statement comes in the wake of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s visit to Tehran this month, after a 32-year break in ties between the two Muslim countries. Morsi plans to attend the…

The United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that more than 200,000 Syrian refugees have fled to neighboring countries as the conflict has intensified. According to a BBC report, the UNHCR said the figure was already more than its projection of 185,000 for the end of this year. About 30,000 arrived in Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon…

Shortly after the court in Norway sentenced Anders Behring Breivik, who murdered 77 people just over a year ago, to 21 years in prison, he apologized for not having murdered more people. Asked whether he intends to appeal the sentence that was handed down to him, Breivik said, “Since I do not recognize the authority…

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman criticized on Friday the decision makers from the past decade, saying they failed to adopt the necessary policy and thus allowed the Iranians to reach the capabilities they have today. “I talked about this back in 2001, when the Iranian nuclear facilities were not underground and scattered as they are now,”…

Another round of talks in Vienna between the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency and Iran regarding its nuclear program ended without progress on Friday, according to a senior UN official. The official said that that no further talks were scheduled between representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran. “The representatives of Iran…

Hundreds of Egyptians hit the streets on Friday, to demonstrate against President Mohammed Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood. It was the first and most significant anti-Morsi rally since he was elected. The biggest demonstration took place in Tahrir Square in the capital Cairo, where Morsi’s opponents, who are mostly from Egypt’s liberal stream, clashed with…

A court in Norway handed down its verdict Friday in the trial of Anders Behring Breivik, who murdered 77 people just over a year ago. Breivik carried out a bomb attack in Oslo, then entered a youth camp on Utoya Island and began shooting. Breivik was found sane and guilty. In an unusual twist, prosecutors…

Egyptian Defense Minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Ehud Barak, on the phone Wednesday, and stressed that Cairo is committed to the peace treaty with Israel, according to an Arabic newspaper. The paper, Al Hayat, which is published in London, cites senior Egyptian sources as saying that there are understandings between Israel…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met Friday with US Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), who is visiting the Middle East and told him, “Just yesterday, we received additional proof of the fact that Iran is continuing to make accelerated progress toward achieving nuclear weapons while totally ignoring international demands.” Netanyahu was referring to a news item in…

Iran has accelerated its activities at the Fordo underground nuclear facility near Qom, international diplomats said Thursday. The information is of concern to Israel, which fears Iran is developing a nuclear weapon. The information revealed by the diplomats comes several days before the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is…

The Brit Mila, or circumcision, “is a Jewish custom that has been a central tenet in our nation’s Jewish identity for thousands of years, and it is characteristic of the Jewish people ever since the first commandment that G-d gave to Abraham our Forefather,” President Shimon Peres wrote in a letter to his German counterpart,…

The United States made it clear on Wednesday that it believes there is still time for diplomacy on the Iranian nuclear issue. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland made the remarks when asked by reporters whether the State Department feels pressure from Israel on Iran. “Our view on the situation with Iran is not changed today,”…

Egyptian police have identified 120 individuals in North Sinai who are allegedly wanted for attacking police stations and killing policemen, a security source in the area said on Wednesday. The source told the state-owned MENA news agency that most of the wanted individuals follow “takfiri” ideology, a term for extremists who excommunicate other Muslims who…

The Penguin publishing company announced Wednesday that it has plans to release a book that provides a detailed, first person account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Fox news reported. The book, “No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden,” which is written under a pseudonym by…

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend Iran for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit next week, defying objections from Israel, the United States and Jewish groups worldwide to boycott the event. A statement issued by his office said Ban “looks forward” to the summit and working with the visiting leaders, “including the host country,” in…

Where is Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa? This question continues to evade the Arab media. The Jordanian newspaper Country News reports that according to sources in the Free Syrian Army, contact with the Syrian Vice President has not been established  for the past several days. It has been speculated that al-Sharaa was killed during a random bombing…

Thousands of Palestinian Authority Arabs flocked to the beaches of Tel Aviv on Monday as they marked the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which is celebrated at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The Arabs came from places such as Shechem, Balata, Kabatia, Bidia, Ramallah, Deir Ammar, Jerusalem, Bethlehem and even from PA Arab refugee…

The South African government announced on Wednesday that it has instructed that products made in Judea and Samaria not be labeled as products of Israel. According to a report on Kol Yisrael radio, South Africa’s Trade Minister will direct importers to label every product that came from one of the Jewish communities in Judea and…

The United Nations has accused Iran of supplying the Syrian government with weapons, which it is aiming at its own population. The accusation by U.N. Political Affairs Chief Jeffrey Feltman came Wednesday as Syrian Army tanks encircled Damascus and shelled the capital city. According to a U.N. Security Council panel of independent experts that has…

Iran’s Supreme Ayatollah has ordered the feared Revolutionary Guards to escalate its worldwide terror to punish the West for backing the war against Assad, The London Telegraph reported Wednesday. The report based on Western intelligence sources, said that Ayatollah Ali Khameini issued the order to the elite Al Quds Force unit after discussion of a…

The Syrian Army is shelling its own capital city, which is also being bombarded by the country’s Air Force helicopters, as members of the Free Syrian Army continue to secure sections of Damascus. Opposition activists told reporters Wednesday the Damascus neighborhoods of Kfar Souseh, Daraya, Qadam and Nahr Aisheh were under government fire by heavy…

Federal agents in Washington state have arrested an armed man accused of making threats against President Obama via e-mail. Federal agents took Anton Caluori, 31, into custody on Tuesday afternoon, Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary said. Caluori reportedly came to door with a shotgun but was taken into custody without injury, Leary said. Secret Service Assistant…

An underground explosion at the Second Avenue subway project at 72nd Street in Manhattan sent a wave of panic down the streets of New York City on Tuesday, as windows were shattered above ground and a thick later of debris covered the area. The blast occurred at around 1:00 p.m., at which time work at…

IDF bases and outposts are being beefed up with “Special Forces” of former and current Hesder yeshiva students who will blow the shofar and help lead High Holiday prayers. Former Beit Orot Hesder yeshiva students Sarel Shapir and Nadav Malcha said former and current Hesder students will be deployed throughout the country to make sure…

President Obama’s re-election campaign announced yesterday the launch of Rabbis for Obama, an initiative aimed at rallying Jewish support for the president in the upcoming elections. The group of over 600 rabbis from across the country seeks “to engage and mobilize grassroots supporters,” as its website indicates. The members of the group “represent themselves and do…

The leader of Peru’s far-right political group, which is currently attempting to gather enough signatures to be registered as a political party, said he seeks to expel the country’s small Jewish population because “they control the global economy.” Martin Quispe Mayta, the leader of the Andean Peru National Socialism movement, is a self-proclaimed admirer of…

Qadri Jamil, Syria’s deputy prime minister for economic affairs, said on Tuesday that Syria was ready to discuss the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad as part of a negotiated settlement to 17 months of bloodshed. “As far as his resignation goes – making the resignation itself a condition for holding dialogue means that you will…

The Parti Quebecois in Quebec, Canada is planning to forbid employees in public institutions from wearing religious headgear. The ruling would affect Jews, Muslims and Sikhs, who would be forbidden to wear kippahs, hijabs, and turbans. Necklaces, including the crucifix, would still be allowed, if worn “discreetly.” The ban would be part of what the…

After the conviction and two-year sentence imposed on the punk band Pussy Riot, the mood amongst Russian dissidents is oscillating between satisfaction and despair. The good news is that the Putin government has discredited itself in foreign opinion by a sham judicial trial in which the deck was stacked against the defendants and condemnations are…

Deputy Attorney General Yehoshua Lamberger announced Tuesday that the state is dropping charges against former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a case in which Olmert allegedly made appointments for improper reasons while serving as Minister of Trade and Labor. “It’s too little, too late,” said Olmert’s publicist, Amir Dan. “The heavy damage has already been…

“Honor Killings,” essentially legal murder because of loopholes in Palestinian Authority law, have sharply risen in the Palestinian Authority, along with more U.S. aid “designed to support strong institutions” of the PA. The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights has reported 29 women were killed over a four period ending in 2010 but nearly the same number…

Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan today criticized GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder of Kansas, who, it has been revealed, went skinny-dipping in the Kinneret last year during an official trip to Israel. “I think it’s reprehensible,” Romney, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, told WMUR-TV in New Hampshire.  “I think it’s another terrible mistake by individuals.”…

Descendents of Nazi SS officers, together with Holocaust survivors and their offsprings, began a week-long march on Monday across Poland and through the sites of former Nazi death camps. The symbolic march began at Auschwitz, near Krakow, in southern Poland and will end on Friday at Treblinka, 65 miles north-east of the capital Warsaw. At…

Federal officials in the United States said on Monday that they had seized $150 million as part of a crackdown on a money laundering scheme linked to the Hizbullah terror group, CNN reported. The seizure came following a complaint filed in December of last year alleging that the now-defunct Lebanese Canadian Bank laundered money for…

At least eight people were killed and dozens of others wounded Monday night in Turkey after a car exploded in the southeastern town of Gaziantep. The car was apparently was packed with a bomb and was set off by remote control, officials said. It was situated near the Gaziantep police station when it exploded, according…

The Hotel Shangri-La in Santa Monica and its owner illegally discriminated against a group of young Jews, a jury in a California Superior Court found on August 15. The Jewish Journal reported that the jury in the case found that the hotel and its part-owner, Tehmina Adaya, had violated California state law when Adaya and…

In Gaza, young children were sent Monday to approach the border with Israel to bring sweets, cakes and chocolates to Islamic Jihad terrorists stationed at various strategic outposts. The little boys brought the candies and other goodies to the terror organization’s fighters in celebration of the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of…

Hamas, outlawed by the United States as a “terrorist organization,” has pledged to Egypt it will combat terror in Sinai, while Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi vows to stand with Hamas “as one.” De facto Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told Cairo the terrorist party will cooperate with Egypt to overcome the anarchy of terrorism…

Jewish identity runs strong in Russian-speaking teens, counselors discovered at a camp organized by the Jewish Agency and the Genesis Fund. Close to 300 Russian-speaking teens from around the world gathered in Israel this summer for Project Rimon, a two-week effort to instill Jewish identity within the campers. Using Israel as the common denominator, the project…

The Victims of Arab Terror International organization (VAT) has launched a “Fight Back” campaign against Disney’s divestiture of Israeli products. The campaign comes in response to an announcement last month by Abigail Disney, daughter of Disney co-founder Roy Disney, saying that she was renouncing her share in profits from Israel’s Ahava cosmetics firm and would…

According to a report on Voice of Israel government-sponsored radio, Egypt has moved anti-aircraft missiles into the Sinai Peninsula. The radio station’s Arab affairs analyst, Eran Zinger, reported Saturday that Egypt has deployed both anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles near Israel’s border in the Egyptian Sinai, without Israel’s permission. Such equipment is prohibited in Sinai by…

The BDI business information firm estimates that a war with Iran could cost the economy $42 billion (167 billion shekels) in direct costs and damages over five years. The estimates are based on the cost and resulting damage to the economy from the 34-day Second Lebanon War in 2006, and BDI assumes that a war…

The Shin Bet, together with the IDF and Israel Police, have exposed a PFLP terror cell that planned shooting attacks and abductions for negotiating the release of terrorist prisoners. The cell’s members were arrested before they could carry out their plans. Weapons were also found in the course of one of the arrests. The arrested…

Almost a year after IDF soldier Gilad Shalit was released from Hamas captivity, the IDF will update the captivity training it provides to soldiers in its elite units. According to reports on Sunday, the captivity workshops provided to soldiers in combat units and to air force pilots have been updated based on information Shalit provided…

Israel and the United States view the Iranian nuclear threat differently, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, said on Sunday. Dempsey, who spoke to reporters as he began a visit to Afghanistan, said that Israel and the U.S. have a different interpretation of the same intelligence reports regarding Iran’s nuclear…

United Nations observers have begun to leave Syria as their mission officially expires Sunday night at midnight. At least six of the monitors headed to Beirut, sources told reporters, with the remainder of the 100-member mission set to be gone by August 23. The mission, which began in April, was extended by one-month intervals several…

Israel has the third highest price in the world for gasoline and the situation is unlikely to improve in the near future, according to a new Bloomberg survey. The price of self-service 95 octane gasoline, which is government controlled, could rise from the current NIS 7.70 per liter to as much as NIS 8.25 per…

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi is to visit Tehran this month after a 32-year break in ties between the two Muslim countries and only three weeks after hosting U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. Morsi plans to attend the so-called Non-Aligned Movement meetings Aug. 30, according to Egypt’s official MENA news agency. Egypt currently heads…

Fears of an attack on Iran are putting off people who might otherwise be inclined to move to Israel, says Natan Sharansky. The Jewish Agency Chairman said in an interview with Voice of Israel government radio on Sunday that numerous aliyah immigrants have delayed their flights over fears of war with Iran. Many would-be immigrants…

Terrorists have struck the Libyan capital of Tripoli, in a triple attack leaving at least two young men dead and three others wounded. The three car bombs exploded near the Interior Ministry, according to a Libyan security officer who spoke with a Reuters photographer. The explosions also struck a former women’s police academy, where the…

The Israeli government has asked Egypt to withdraw the armored vehicles it deployed in Sinai ten days ago, in contravention of the peace treaty between the two nations, according to Al-Quds Al-Arabi, which quotes Israeli sources. Israel said that the deployment of armored forces in the EL Arish area was only reported to it retroactively…

A report by Britain’s Department for Education and Skills noted that an increasing number of schools are ceasing to teach the Holocaust in history lessons in order to avoid offending Muslim students. The report, titled “Teaching Emotive and Controversial History,” also observed that many educators are reluctant to teach other topics that may contradict what…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who it was believed had disappeared, has surfaced briefly in a Damascus mosque. The country’s state-run television network aired footage of the elusive president performing the prayers for the Eid al-Fitr holiday that concludes the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Sunday’s appearance is Assad’s first in public since a July 18 Damascus…

President Barack Obama wished Muslims around the world “Eid Mubarak” for the festival marking the end of the month of Ramadan. “Michelle and I extend our warmest wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr,” Obama said in a statement released by the White House. “For…

United States presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized the Obama administration’s police on Iran this weekend as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued to threaten Israel. Speaking after Ahmadinejad called Israel a “cancerous tumor that must be excised,” he said Obama had failed to prevent Iran from moving forward with its nuclear program. “America must lead the…

A 19-year-old Jewish man was arrested on Saturday following a brawl Thursday night in which a young Arab man was badly injured. Witnesses have given conflicting versions of events. The fight took place on Ben Yehuda Street in downtown Jerusalem late at night. Police said it was still not clear why the fight broke out.…

Samaria (Shomron) is ready to do its part in case of war, Samaria Regional Council head Gershon Mesika announced this weekend. He told senior Home Front officers that his region is prepared to absorb tens of thousands of civilians in case of war. The plan to use Samaria as a refuge was developed some time…

The New York Times has dedicated its Saturday Profile this week to Danny Dayan, Chairman of the Yesha (Judea and Samaria) Council. Dayan, 56, is described as “passionately ideological yet profoundly secular.”   The article focuses in part on Dayan’s pragmatic approach to the issue of Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria, with even opponents…

A new Israeli television show finds entertainment value in the Chabad Lubavitch movement’s renowned worldwide outreach. The show, Kathmandu, focuses on the fictional story of a young Lubavitch couple doing outreach in Nepal. Actor Michael Moshonov, who plays the part of the husband, said he got into the character by speaking to the brother of…

Seven years ago, Israel destroyed the Jewish communities of the Gaza Strip, known as Gush Katif [the Katif Bloc]… Gush Katif disappeared with its beautiful hothouses, orchards, flowers, red roofs, streets, factories, crops, schools and synagogues. The horrible uprooting of the Jewish residents in order to attain “peace” with the Arabs has been one of…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A missile launched from a U.S. drone struck a suspected militant hideout in a tribal region in northern Pakistan where allies of a powerful warlord were gathered Saturday, killing five of his supporters, Pakistani officials said. The strike in North Waziristan against allies of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a militant commander whose forces…

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sharply criticized Iran’s supreme leader and president on Friday, describing their latest verbal attacks on Israel as “offensive and inflammatory.” Many thousands of Iranians shouted “Death to America, death to Israel” during state-organized protests on Friday and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told them there was no place for the Jewish state in…

Israelis living in Judea and Samaria are familiar with the following situation: you have ordered a new appliance, or furniture, or internet service. But then, either during the sale, or before delivery, or when a problem arises, you hear the following from customer service, “Where is that? Oh, in Samaria. We don’t go there.” The…

The Tal Law recently expired with no replacement, leaving the IDF struggling with how to handle the thousands of full-time Torah students who suddenly became obligated to enlist. Now a three-pronged plan has been revealed that would see the hareidi community – the primary beneficiary of the Tal Law dispensation for Torah scholars – able…

As the anarchy in the Sinai Peninsula continues, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group with branches in Gaza and in Sinai claimed responsibility on Thursday evening for firing Grad missiles on the city of Eilat on Wednesday. The group, Ansar Beit al-Makdas, said in a statement it published: “Allah was successful through your brothers the Mujahideen from…

An archive of documents and artifacts relating to Anne Frank will be auctioned off on Nov. 5 at the New York Doyle auction house. The archive has an estimated value of $20,000 to $30,000 and was assembled by Joseph Schildkraut, the actor who portrayed Otto Frank, Anne’s father, in the 1955 stage and 1950 film…

President Shimon Peres undermined Israel’s aggressive position on the matter of Iran in an interview with Channel 2 News held on  his 89th birthday. Asked if he trusts President Barack Obama is sincere about his intention of preventing Iran from achieving nuclear weapons, he said: “I am convinced that it is an American interest, I am…

A passenger jet flying from New York to Moscow made an emergency landing in Iceland on Thursday after a caller claimed there was a bomb on board, a spokeswoman for Russian airline Aeroflot said, according to Reuters. “There was an anonymous call saying that there was an explosive device on the plane, which was already…

Designed to indoctrinate children and the Western world with a reverence for jihadi terrorism, Hizbullah has built a multi-million dollar theme park that espouses “martyrdom” against Israel. The newly created “Hizbullah theme park,” located in the Lebanese city of Mleeta, features barbed wire, tanks, rockets, archive video footage and an assortment of guns and other…

The convicted mastermind of a jihadist plot to blow up jet-fuel supply tanks and a pipeline at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport is suspected of having conspired to murder his “Jewish attorney,” among others, while in jail, according to a letter unsealed in Brooklyn federal court. Russell Defreitas, 68, was sentenced to…

An unknown organization calling itself the “Salafi Sinai Front” issued a statement on Thursday morning in which it claimed responsibility for firing rockets at the city of Eilat on Wednesday evening. The organization also claimed responsibility for the repeated attacks on the gas pipeline which carries natural gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan. The…

A Syrian air strike on a rebel bastion on Wednesday flattened a string of houses and killed 31 people including children, the Al-Arabiya network reported. The strike took place in the in the town of Aazaz, according to the report. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 31 people were killed in the attack by…

Two powerful explosions were heard in Eilat Wednesday evening. Security forces suspect that Grad missiles were fired at the southern port city in another terror attack emanating from Sinai. The IDF is combing the area after dozens of residents reported hearing two large explosions. Eilat has been the target of missile attacks from Sinai in…

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, once again expressed hope on Wednesday that Israel would be wiped off the map. The Iranian Mehr news agency quoted Khamenei as having expressed confidence that the “Palestinians” will eventually retake control of their motherland. “The light of hope will shine on the Palestinian issue, and this Islamic land…

Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, said that Iran was planning to attack the Israeli embassy in the U.S. Last year, Manssor Arbabsiar, a 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen holding both Iranian and U.S. passports, was arrested at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and charged with plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador…

Journalists are scratching their heads to figure out why Israeli and American leaders are leading a daily chatter of a military attack on Iran, but the flow of words may be a ruse to give Iran a double jolt as its deep fear that a cyber war can knock out its nuclear program prompts Tehran…

Two synagogues in Manhattan are among the “Sacred Sites” in New York State that have received grants for physical repairs from the New York Landmarks Conservancy, The Jewish Week reported. The Stanton Street Synagogue on the Lower East Side will receive a $30,000 Jewish Heritage Fund Grant that will help pay for repairs on the…

Two of the most senior officials in the United States attempted on Tuesday to play down a possible Israeli attack in Iran. The two, General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, spoke to reporters at the Pentagon. “I might not be aware of all…

A criminal court in Egypt on Tuesday sentenced 14 members of a terrorist group to death, the Egyptian daily Al-Masry Al-Youm reported. The 14 attacked a police station in the city of Arish in July of last year and killed army and police officers. The incident occurred on July 29, 2011, when the terrorists attacked…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Minister of Sport Limor Livnat held a reception Tuesday for Israel’s delegates to the Paralympics, which will open next month in London. Israeli athletes will compete in nine events: road cycling, rowing, sailing, wheelchair tennis, table tennis, shooting, swimming, equestrian, and athletics. Netanyahu told the athletes he admires them, particularly…

Reuters – Former Libyan rebels and snipers who helped oust Muammar Gaddafi are beefing up the Free Syrian Army to try to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad. Libyan-Irish fighter Hussam Najjar, who goes by the name “Sam,” told Reuters he is a trained sniper who was part of the rebel unit that stormed Gaddafi’s…

Twenty United States Congressmen have written to the German ambassador expressing “deep concern” over a recent court ruling banning circumcision of children. The court in Cologne ruled that circumcision violated a child’s right to be protected from bodily harm. Letter-writers Congressmen Howard Berman (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Henry Waxman (D-CA) termed the decision “an…

Vessels from the Chinese fleet anchored at the port of Haifa in northern Israel Monday. The vessels and their crewmen arrived in Israel to visit the Israeli Navy and were welcomed by Haifa base commander, Brig. Gen. Eli Sharvit. The vessels from the Chinese fleet, led by deputy commander of the northern Chinese fleet Rear…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu welcomed 350 new immigrants from the United States and Canada Tuesday morning telling them, “The truth is you all come from one place – Israel.” Flanked by two bodyguards, the Prime Minister said in English, “I was given a list of the places you come from – California, New Jersey, Ohio…

Al-Qaeda has been kidnapping children in Somalia and brainwashing them to launch future attacks on the West, the Daily Mail reported. The “terrorist schools” reportedly chain children, as young as seven-years-old, to beds while they are taught an extreme version of Islam. The children, all of whom are under ten years of age, were also…

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will discuss, in coming days, making changes in the Camp David Accord signed with Israel. The changes will allow Egypt “to implement its full sovereignty over the Sinai Peninsula.” Morsi’s advisor told an Egyptian newspaper, Al Masri al Youm, that despite the fact that Al Masri dismissed the entire top echelon…

Dozens more people have died since twin earthquakes struck the towns of Ahar, Haris and Varzaqan in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province on Saturday. From an initial death toll of 250, the numbers have now reached as high as 306, including 219 women and children. More than 3,000 people were injured in the 6.3 and 6.4-magnitude…

New details were revealed Monday about last week’s terror attack in the Sinai Peninsula, in which 16 Egyptian officers were killed and seven were wounded. Among the details published by the Bawaba al-Ahram website were also the names of some of the terrorists who carried out the attack. The report identified the following terrorists: Hatem…

Major General (res.) Uzi Dayan, nephew of former Chief of Staff and Defense Minister Moshe Dayan and formerly the head of the Israeli National Security Council, is a leading candidate to replace Matan Vilnai as Home Front Defense Minister, Channel 2 News reported on Monday. Vilnai is leaving his position in order to become Israel’s…

Twenty American Jewish volunteers visited “the other side of the IDF” and learned the IDF’s policy of helping those in need, even halfway around the globe. The visitors represented the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and met with commander of the IAF airborne medical unit, Lt. Col. Yuval, who shared with them his experience as…

It’s been one year since Jewish American contractor Warren Weinstein, 71, was kidnapped by Al Qaeda terrorists on August 13, 2011 from the home where he stayed in Lahore, Pakistan. His whereabouts and conditions are still unknown, despite an intensive probe of the abduction by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Rockville, Maryland resident’s…

There will be one Israeli returning from the 2012 London Olympic Games with a medal. The only problem is that he was playing for the wrong team. David Blatt, Israeli- American coach of the Russian men’s basketball team, won a bronze medal for leading his team to victory, beating Argentina 81-77 in a third-place playoff…

The Hizbullah terror leadership claimed Monday that its missiles can now reach all of Israeli territory. Speaking at a ceremony in southern Lebanon, Nabil Ka’uk announced from the podium that “Hizbullah rockets can reach all Israeli settlements,” referring to Israeli towns and cities. The reference by Ka’uk, who is deputy director for Hizbullah’s terror activities, included…

The apparently good news that the United States intends to give the Muslim Brotherhood government in Egypt more aid to fight Sinai terror is a bad sign, based on a history of American aid to Islamists, according to former senior IDF officer and Algamor Terror Victim chairman Meir Indor. “The agreements with Islamist elements are…

Israel has received assurances from the administration of Barack Obama, as well as the camp of Republican presumptive nominee, Mitt Romney, that the United States will join a war against Iran on Israel’s side, if such a war breaks out. The daily newspaper Maariv reported Monday that the assurances were delivered in secret messages to…

The 2012 JCC Maccabi Games kicked off Sunday night in Rockland County, N.Y., as over 1,250 Jewish athletes from 36 delegations began competing in an array of Olympic-style sports events, while also celebrating Jewish values, culture and history. Over the next week, athletes from the United States, Israel, Canada, Latin America and Europe will test…

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will present a multi-sector aid plan to lift the PA out of its financial crisis when he addresses the Organization of Islamic Countries this week, a PA minister told the Bethlehem-based Ma’an news agency on Sunday. The plan “needs hundreds of millions of dollars to be implemented, and we hope…

The Foreign Ministry on Sunday assisted Israeli tourists who had been stranded in Rome after local airline Wind Jet went bankrupt and cancelled their flight. Under the instructions of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, the stranded tourists will return to Israel on a special flight on Sunday night. This was also made possible thanks to the…

Two hundred and fifty Israel Police officers visited Poland in recent days to tour and learn about the Holocaust. The delegation was the largest police group to leave the country in Israel’s history. The trip was led by Southern District Commander Yossi Pariente. “Our presence here today, on the ground of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp,…

Three weeks after the murderous terror attack against Israeli tourists in Burgas, Bulgaria, Israeli tourists in Europe are receiving police protection. There have been reports from different sources that Bulgaria has been assigning both uniformed and undercover police to protect groups of Israeli tourists who travel in the country. In some cases, hotels that house…

The IDF recently purchased over 2,000 Hummer vehicles from the U.S. Army surplus, in a deal that will significantly expand the Ground Forces’ fleet of combat vehicles, writes the official IDF Website, which adds that the sale “reflects the strong relationship between the IDF and the U.S. Army.“ The acquisition will take place in stages over…

Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has sacked the entire leadership of the country’s defense establishment.   Among the officials and officers fired are Defense Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, and Chief of Staff Sami Anan. Morsi appointed Abdul-Fatah al-Sessi as Defense Minister and Lieutenant-General Sidki Sayed Ahmed as Army Chief of Staff. A judge named Mahmoud Mekki was…

Television personality Joan Rivers created a disturbance last week at a Costco wholesale superstore in California, likening the company to the Nazi party for not carrying her new book “I Hate Everyone… Starting With Me.” Rivers caused a commotion by chaining herself to a shopping cart and shouting into a bullhorn. “They have no right; the…

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent the weekend in talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu over the escalating civil war in Syria, and working on the creation of a new working group to deal with the threats of chemical warfare and terrorism emanating from the country. “We need to get into the real details…

Seven terrorists have been killed by Egyptian soldiers following raids on hideouts in a northern Sinai village. Security officials said military forces had targeted the villages of al-Ghora and al-Mahdiyah near El Arish. Speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media, officials said an anti-aircraft missile, landmines and heavy machine…

Three Egyptian police officers were killed early Sunday in a high speed chase after “armed criminals” in the Sinai Peninsula. Four other security personnel were injured in the accident when the car flipped over while chasing the group of criminals, according to the Egyptian state news agency, MENA. The “armed criminals,” who were not identified, were…

A US guided missile destroyer collided Sunday with an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, the US Navy said in a statement. No one was injured. The USS Porter was on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain, when it collided with the M/V Otowasan oil tanker at approximately 1:00 a.m.…

The tension in the Sinai Peninsula continued on Saturday night, as a group of armed men opened fire at peacekeeping troops near the border with Israel. A security source in Sinai told Reuters that the attack “happened in Um Shyhan area in the middle of Sinai but no one got injured.” The incident came just…

Tanzania said on Saturday that a shipping agent based in Dubai had reflagged 36 Iranian oil tankers with the Tanzanian flag without the country’s knowledge and approval, Reuters reported. According to the report, Tanzania said it was now in the process of de-registering the vessels after an investigation into the origin of the ships concluded…

The United States is considering imposing a no-fly zone over Syria, which would prevent Syrian aircraft from bombing rebel outposts and forces in the country. A similar no-fly zone in Libya is said to have greatly advanced the fall from power of former Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi. The possibility of such a move was broached…

President Shimon Peres appears to be leading a coalition of government officials, MKs, and public figures who oppose Israeli action against Iran’s nuclear program. A report on Channel 10 Saturday said that Peres has not only been expressing his opinion against a strike – he has been spreading his opinion at every opportunity, including at…

At least 185 people were killed and some 1,300 injured in two major earthquakes that hit Iran on Saturday. The earthquakes occurred in the East Azerbaijan district of the country, in northwestern Iran, about 40 miles from the district capital of Tabriz. Hundreds of buildings collapsed in the quakes, which measured 6.2 and 6.0 on…

Cairo sources say Egypt has evidence suggesting Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades facilitated Sinai terror attack. Egypt’s Morsi visits troops in peninsula, promises to use ‘grip of steel’ to crush terrorists Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi visited the city of el-Arish in North Sinai Friday, as his military continued to hunt down the terrorists responsible for the…

White House spokesman Jay Carney sought to reassure Israel on Friday when he said in a press briefing that the U.S. has real-time information on the Iranian nuclear program. “We have ‘eyes’ inside the nuclear facilities and we will know in real time when and if Iran decides to cross the threshold and develop nuclear…

Fighting involving armored vehicles broke out on Friday between Jordanian and Syrian troops at a border region that has been used as a passage for refugees fleeing Syria, a Syrian opposition activist who witnessed the incident told Reuters. The fighting occurred in the Tel Shihab-Turra area after a number of Syrian refugees attempted to cross…

Israeli sources told Reuters on Friday there is evidence that Egypt’s north Sinai region is becoming not only a rallying point for terrorists but a firing range for Gaza’s rocket builders. It was soon after the 2011 revolt in Egypt toppled President Hosni Mubarak that Israeli rocket radars began to spot unusual launches from the…

The Egyptian army has captured six people it regards as “terrorists” in the Sinai, following this week’s attack on a police station that killed 16 border guards near the border with Israel, Reuters reported on Friday. The report quoted a military source as having told state television that six militants had been captured in the…

Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said on Friday that the financial system is preparing for an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities and for a possible downturn in the economy which may result. Speaking to Channel 2 News, Fischer said, “The primary responsibility of each country is to maintain its security. It is possible…

The United States imposed a new round of penalties against Syria on Friday that targeted state-run oil company Sytrol, Reuters reported. The U.S. also said it was exposing the Hizbullah terror group for providing support to President Bashar al-Assad’s government. The Lebanese terror group, designated by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization in…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday, and told him that his anticipated trip to Tehran this month is a major mistake, even if it is being made with good intentions. Ban is planning to visit Iran for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit. Netanyahu criticized Ban’s visit, telling him that he…

Lawyers for James Holmes, who killed 12 people in a Colorado movie theater, have made the argument in court that their client is mentally ill. Attorneys were arguing over disclosure of information in the case. Defense attorney Daniel King argued that the defense team “cannot begin to assess the nature and depth of Mr Holmes’…

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz warned on Thursday that despite the IDF and the Shin Bet’s ability to foil this week’s terror attack near the border with Egypt, there are no guarantees that Israel would have similar intelligence that will allow it to thwart similar attacks in the future. Speaking during a ceremony marking…

Amit Ivri swam in the London Olympics and became the first female Israeli swimmer to make the semi-finals. She spoke to Arutz Sheva after returning home and reported that the competition was “a lot of fun.” “It was a unique experience,” she related. Ivri, who won bronze in the European championships, said she was not…

Israeli gymnast Alex Shatilov spoke to Arutz Sheva on Thursday after returning from the London Olympics, where he placed sixth in the men’s floor exercise finals and 12th in the individual all-around final. Shatilov said he was disappointed by his floor routine performance, but overall, is satisfied despite coming home without a medal. Getting to…

Hagai Dotan, the commander of the Coastal District of the Israeli Police, ordered on Thursday evening the establishment of a special investigative unit to look into the circumstances surrounding the recent fires. Dotan said that the fires, which have raged in several areas in Israel in recent days, are a new form of terrorism. “The…

The terror group Army of Islam is behind Sunday’s terror attack in the Sinai Peninsula, a Qatari website reported on Thursday. According to the report in the Bawaba Ash-Sharq website, Egyptian security forces investigating the attack in which 16 Egyptian officers were killed, have concluded that Army of Islam members carried it out. Army of…

The Israeli Cabinet voted on Thursday evening to approve an Egyptian request to send in helicopters to the Sinai Peninsula. The approval was given for a period of several days and allows five aircraft to enter the region. The move is designed to assist Egypt in its military operation against terrorist elements in the Sinai.…

Residents of El Arish in northern Sinai reported Thursday that the Egyptian military has sent reinforcements of “unprecedented” size into the peninsula, according to the Egyptian Al Ahram newspaper. The forces reportedly include 60 tanks on 30 tank-transporters, 12 armored personnel carriers, 15 additional armored vehicles, more than 20 armored jeeps and 10 Military Police…

The Shin Bet has discovered a terrorist cell operating in the Ramallah area, north of Jerusalem. Members of the cell were arrested in June, but the affair was kept under wraps until Thursday. The heads of the Hamas-affiliated cell were the top coordinators for Hamas terrorism in the entire Binyamin region. Two of those arrested…

Brooklyn’s first Holocaust museum, which will also be the first Holocaust museum in the world to focus exclusively on Orthodox Jews, is expected to open next spring, The New York Daily News reported. David Layman, who is also the co-creator of the National September 11th Memorial Museum, is currently laying out the groundwork for Kleinman Family Holocaust…

The Islamic fanaticism that has overtaken many Bedouins of the Sinai desert – and the resultant terror attacks – are a direct result of Israel’s 2005 Disengagement from Gaza, according to veteran Middle East analyst Ehud Ya’ari. Interviewed on IDF Radio, Ya’ari explained that the Bedouins were never particularly pious Muslims. He quoted Naoom Shukeir,…

Arab arson season is in full bloom in Israel: sources in the fire department and the Zevulun precinct police told Arutz Sheva that the fires set Thursday are the result of arson. Several blazes broke out Thursday. One, near Sha’ar HaAmakim, in the southeastern approach to Haifa, was spreading toward Tivon in the afternoon. The…

The pro-Israel education and advocacy group StandWithUs is launching a new program aimed at training teenagers from around the United States to become leaders on their future college campuses. While StandWithUs has been working with high school students since its founding in 2001, the new StandWithUs-MZ Teens Internship Program will break new ground by taking…

Left-wing commentator and reporter Ari Shavit admitted Thursday that he was wrong about giving the Golan region to Syria. Shavit revealed his change of heart in an opinion column in Haaretz. “No one likes to admit they were wrong. I don’t, either,” Shavit began. “But sometimes you have no choice.” If Israel had given the…

Saudi Arabia has informed Israel in recent weeks that it will shoot down any Israeli planes that fly over its airspace on their way to or from Iran. A report in Yediot Achronot Thursday said that the Saudis have made it known that they will not allow their airspace to be used for any attack…

An Israeli strike on Iran would happen only with the authorization of the government, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday, speaking to Reshet Bet. “The media portrayal, as if two people are sitting and plotting an attack, is utterly absurd,” he said. Barak noted that the United States and Israel are approaching a common assessment…

Fearing an Iranian attack on strategic and essential oil and military facilities in the Middle East, the United States is helping Gulf countries build a missile defense system, which will include advanced radar missile detection systems, and Patriot missiles to shoot down incoming Iranian rockets. Among the countries to be included in the plan, a…

Sheldon G. Adelson, the billionaire casino owner who has emerged as one of the largest Republican donors, filed a $60 million libel lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday against the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC), saying the group had falsely accused him of condoning prostitution in his Macau casino properties. The NJDC published an article…

Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron) are the most active reservists in Israel, according to data published by the IDF on Wednesday. The data was published ahead of Reservists’ Appreciation Day, which will be marked on Thursday. The statistics found that while only five percent of the soldiers who are eligible for…

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz said Wednesday that the terror attack on the Israel-Egypt border “reminded us once again of the dangers inherent in instability in the Middle East.” “This attempt, like the ones before it, was quickly foiled by the IDF with the aid of precise intelligence and a ready and…

A hackers’ site bearing the name of Hizbullah terrorist Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed in 2008, published on Wednesday databases that were stolen from the Israeli storage company Webgate and which include personal information and credit card numbers of Israelis. Channel 10 News reported that, in addition to the credit card numbers, photos of checks…

Seventy years ago, on August 8, 1942, the World Jewish Congress representative in Geneva, Gerhart M. Riegner, sent a telegram to British and American diplomats providing them with reliable information about Hitler’s plans to annihilate millions of European Jews. The telegram was the first authoritative word that the Nazis actually had a coordinated extermination plan.…

A Swiss laboratory said on Wednesday it will help investigate the 2004 death of former Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat only if it receives guarantees its findings will not be used for political purposes. A committee looking into the Arafat’s death has asked the Swiss Radiophysics Institute, which found traces of polonium on Arafat’s clothing…

Israeli communities in Samaria (Shomron) had an unusual visit this week as longtime far-left activist attorney Kathleen Peratis toured the region. Peratis has worked with organizations such as Peace Now, and was among the founders of J Street. Shomron Liaison Office guide Ron Jager showed Peratis the Barkan Industrial Zone, where Israelis and Palestinian Authority…

Two fires described as “huge” broke out Wednesday afternoon near Jerusalem and Haifa. Four Arabs have been arrested in connection with the blaze near Jerusalem. While there are no reports yet regarding the suspected reasons for the fires, Arab arson is likely, having apparently become the most common reason for fires in Israel in recent years. The…

The Egyptian army struck terrorist camps in the Sinai over the course of Tuesday night, killing an estimated 20 terrorists. The strikes followed a large-scale attack near Gaza on Sunday, where terrorists attacked Egyptian army posts and then attempted to enter Israel, and a shooting attack late Tuesday night in Al-Arish. The army used combat…

Terror attacks sponsored by Iran are a major strategic challenge for Israel and other Western countries, MK Yitzchak Herzog (Labor) said on Tuesday. Herzog made the comments during a meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr. The meeting was held at Carr’s request. The two discussed a variety of issues. Herzog spoke about Sunday’s terror…

In yet another attempt at breaching Israel’s borders and endangering the national security of the Jewish state, Scandinavian anti-Israel activist groups launched an “aid ship” destined for Gaza on Tuesday. The flotilla is hoping to challenge the “Israeli blockade” and draw international attention to the conflict in a move reminiscent of the 2010 “Freedom Flotilla”,…

Former President Jimmy Carter has been granted a prime-time speaking slot at the upcoming Democratic National Convention, despite objections from liberal Jewish groups over his history of anti-Israel activism. The Democratic National Convention Committee announced Tuesday that Carter would address the convention by video on Sept. 4. “A lifelong champion of human rights and investments…

Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi said on Tuesday that the country will honor all international treaties it signed while at the same time work to support the national interests of the country. Bikya Masr quoted Yasser Ali, Morsi’s spokesman, as having said the president “stresses the country’s respect for international agreements.” Ali was speaking with reporters…

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad won a pledge of support on Tuesday from regional ally Iran, Reuters reported. Seeking to restore his authority after suffering grave setbacks in the 17-month-old uprising against him, culminating in the defection of his prime minister on Monday, Assad was shown on television meeting a senior Iranian official. The report noted…

Armed men opened fire on a security checkpoint in Egypt’s Al-Arish city in the Sinai Peninsula late Tuesday night, state media said. The official MENA news agency reported that exchanges of gunfire continued late into the night but there were no immediate reports of injuries. “Unknown armed men opened fire on a checkpoint on the…

The head of Egyptian intelligence said on Tuesday that Egypt had received intelligence about Sunday’s attack on the Egypt-Israel border before it took place. Mourad Mowafy told a Turkish news agency that “Despite the detailed information about the attack, we never imagined that a Muslim would kill a Muslim during the meal to end the…

King Abdullah II of Jordan expressed his concern over the situation in neighboring Syria, and especially over the potential use of Syria’s chemical weapons. In an interview with Charlie Rose on “CBS This Morning,” Abdullah was asked if Syrian strongman Bashar Assad would use chemical weapons against his rivals. “I hope to God that he…

The 13th year of Haifa University’s archeological digs at the Susita site just east of the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret) has yielded several surprises, including what experts believe is a portrait of a local man from the 3rd century CE, carved into a basalt gravestone. Susita – as it is known in the Aramaic version…

The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has discovered an industrial olive press from the Byzantine-Muslim era (6th – 8th century CE).  The site was found near Hod HaSharon in the course of IAA digs conducted in preparation for the paving of a new road.    Excavation team leader Durar Masarwa said: “We discovered the surface on…

The Muslim Brotherhood blames Israel for Sunday’s terrorist attack, but the U.S. State Dept. said that President Mohammed Morsi “is saying the right things.” Morsi did not directly blame Israel, leaving that for his party’s officials while he vowed to avenge the deaths of 17 Egyptian soldiers killed by a group of approximately 35 terrorists.…

Four of India’s top naval warships docked in Haifa this week as part of a four-day visit to Israel to “strengthen service-to-service linkages” and celebrate 20 years of diplomatic ties, the Economic Times reported. The warships, which are equipped with advanced electronic sensors and missile systems, show “the importance India attaches to the growing Indo-Israeli relations, Indian…

Mitt Romney has rejected pleas from campaign benefactor and billionaire Sheldon Adelson to call for freeing Jonathan Pollard from prison, according to the Daily Beast. Romney has taken a strong pro-Israel stand, but the issue of Pollard is extremely sensitive for Americans, particularly for conservatives such as Romney. However, at this point it is not…

Prominent Jewish philanthropist Sami Rohr passed away Sunday in South Florida at the age of 86. Rohr, who lived a life committed to the Jewish people, donated tens of millions of dollars to the Chabad-Lubavitch movement to establish branches in the former Soviet Union, on college campuses and throughout the worlde. “There are those who…

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on Monday that it will soon hold the first full-scale test fire for the Arrow-3 missile, the Israel Defense website reported. According to the report, the test-fire will see the Arrow launched at a target simulating an advanced long-range ballistic missile, similar to advanced projectiles whose interception is more complex.…

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi visited north Sinai on Monday night to offer his condolences to Egyptian soldiers stationed at the border. According to a report in the Egyptian-based Al-Masry Al-Youm, Morsi vowed to avenge the deaths of the 16 soldiers who were killed in Sunday night’s terror attack in the region. Morsi was accompanied by…

The Jewish community in Romania has expressed anger over the decision to appoint Senator Dan Sova, who has made anti-Jewish statements on a number of occasions, as the government liason to the parliament. Sova, a member of the Romanian Social-Democratic party (PSD), said in a television interview earlier this year that “no Jew suffered on…

The Egyptian military has stationed jet fighter planes at the El Arish airbase in Sinai following the combined terror attack Sunday, Egyptian media reported Monday. Israeli sources deny this. According to the Egyptian reports, the jets have been stationed in Sinai in order to assist in the effort to chase down the terrorists who carried…

IDF generals revealed Monday that soldiers and planes engaged Sunday night’s terrorists in several clashes before wiping them out in 15 minutes. Lt. Gen Gantz and Southern Command Major General Tal Russo toured the Kerem Shalom crossing area Monday morning, less than 24 hours after a gang of jihad terrorists carried out a well-planned attack…

An Israeli was the victim of yet another carjacking by PA Arabs in Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron) overnight Saturday. The victim this time is a resident of the Binyamin region community of Kochav Hashachar, whose vehicle was stolen at 2:30 a.m. The victim’s son told Arutz Sheva on Sunday that the incident took…

Israeli intelligence prevented a catastrophe by forewarning soldiers of Sunday night’s terrorist attack, which was foiled at the border. “We were not surprised,” said IDF spokesman Brigadier General Yoav Mordechai. He pointed out that the IDF was prepared for an imminent attack and that soldiers had increased patrols along the border with Gaza. The Air…

Syrian President Bashar Assad’s prime minister Riyad Hijab fled to Jordan Monday and declared, “As of today, I am a soldier of the Free Syrian Army,” while Syrian President Bashar Assad escalates his onslaught in Aleppo. Three other ministers also fled. Jordan confirmed Hijab’s asylum, but the Syrian regime immediately announced that he was fired,…

Arutz Sheva met with the people behind the BioHug Vest, an Israeli technology meant to lower the stress levels of people both with and without autism. The creators of the BioHug Vest presented their innovation at the 2012 International Autism Conference in Jerusalem. As Andrew Schifmiller, the CEO of BioHug Technologies, explained, “The Bio Hug…

Egypt “locks the barn door” after the chickens escape and sends helicopter gunships to the Sinai in search for the global jihad terrorists who killed 17 Egyptian border soldiers and tried to attack Israel Sunday night. Al Qaeda-linked terrorist gangs, Bedouin terrorists and drug smugglers, and terrorists from Gaza have turned the Sinai into a…

Three Iranian leaders were quoted Sunday as saying that Israel’s plans to attack their country are no more than psychological warfare. Defense Minister Gen. Ahmed Wahidi told local reporters that Israel’s reported plans to attack are an impossible dream. “The Zionist regime knows full well that the idea of attacking in Iran is an unattainable…

The Palestinian Authority has been forced to cancel a planned meeting of envoys from the Non-Aligned Movement in Ramallah after Israel refused to admit four attendees from states with which it has no diplomatic relations. Israel barred the foreign ministers of Malaysia and Indonesia, along with ambassadors from Cuba and Bangladesh, from crossing from Jordan…

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi called for an urgent meeting with the country’s military council on Sunday night, the Muslim Brotherhood party said on its Facebook page. The urgent meeting came after an attack on a police station in north Sinai killed at least 15 Egyptian policemen. Reuters reported that Egyptian security sources said the attackers…

Police say at least seven people, including a gunman, were killed in a shooting at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee Sunday. The shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in the suburb of Oak Creek took place just after 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, when several dozen people were gathering for a service. Greenfield Police…

IDF forces foiled an attempted inflitration by Gaza terrorists Sunday evening in the Kerem Shalom area. The IDF reportedly hit one vehicle from the air and the terrorists in it were killed. Initial reports from Gaza said that members of an extremist Islamic group attacked two Egyptian army posts in the Egyptian part of Rafiah with anti-tank…

An Islamic jihadist group, the Al Nusra Front, has taken responsibility for kidnapping and murdering a Syrian television news anchor. The journalist, anchorman Mohammed al-Sa’eed, was abducted from his home in Damascus province on July 19, according to communiques posted by the group on jihadist forums.  Sa’eed, who worked as a broadcaster for Syria’s state-run television, was…

The IDF Spokesperson’s Office has confirmed that a surgical air strike by the Israel Air Force early Sunday successfully eliminated at least two terrorists in a targeted terror cell in southern Gaza. The strike, coordinated between the IAF and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) was aimed at an Al-Qaeda-linked Global Jihad terror cell located…

The 2012 International Autism Conference concluded Thursday in Jerusalem with organizers laying out a detailed plan for ICare4Autism to lead the global movement to help those on the autism spectrum. After two days of intense panels and plenary sessions that included a thousand participants from over twenty different countries, ICare4Autism announced that it will focus…

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced Sunday that it has been awarded a contract in “many dozens of millions of dollars” for supply of a fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to an unspecified client in South America. The UAVs will be supplied over a period of two years. The contract is for the supply of Hermes…

The 48 Iranian “pilgrims” kidnapped by Syrian rebels Saturday are none other than Iranian Revolutionary Guards, rebel leaders allege. Egypt’s Al Arabiya network reported Sunday that it obtained footage of a Free Syrian Army officer displaying the Guards and stating that they were on a reconnaissance mission in Damascus. “During the investigation, we found that…

Two terrorists were reportedly killed Sunday in an air strike on Gaza by the Israel Air Force, according to local Palestinian Authority sources. One dead operative was a member of the Popular Resistance Committees terror organization. No further information was available. A senior Hamas terror official said over the weekend that the connection between Gaza…

Israel is getting tough with Arab countries that do not recognize Israel and bars them from crossing Jordan to Ramallah. The Foreign Minister explained that diplomats from Cuba, Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh are not being allowed to attend a mini-Non-Aligned Movement conference in the Palestinian Authority headquarters because their governments do not have diplomatic ties…

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s most recent call for the destruction of the State of Israel is particularly “ominous” in light of Tehran’s continued quest for nuclear capability, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) warned Thursday, after the Iranian leader excoriated American candidates and elected officials for “kissing the feet of the Zionists” while meeting with their counterparts…

The fractious civil war in Syria has reinvigorated the country’s branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is supplying rebels with arms, according to the London Telegraph. Arutz Sheva reported last week that the Muslim Brotherhood’s deputy leader vowed that Syria will become an Islamic state after the presumed fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Now,…

Five Israelis were wounded on Saturday night by rocks that were thrown by Arab residents of east Jerusalem at an Israeli bus traveling to the Western Wall. Army Radio reported that all five were evacuated to local hospitals in light condition. The report said that the incident began when Border Police arrested two Arabs on…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces used artillery, planes and a helicopter gunship to pound rebel positions in Aleppo on Saturday night, witnesses told Reuters. The report said that Syrian forces struck at Aleppo’s Salaheddine district, a gateway into the city of 2.5 million people that has become the frontline of the conflict that has killed…

If the Obama administration still vehemently opposes an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities for fear of hampering Obama’s chances for reelection, the latest Debka’s report claims that Teheran is closer than ever to an atomic bomb. “The months of negotiations with the six world powers were happily used by Iran for great strides toward bringing its…

Battles between Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebel armies raged in Damascus over the weekend. On Thursday, fighting hit Al-Yarmouk, a Damascus neighborhood that serves as an unofficial camp for roughly 150,000 people registered as Palestinian refugees. At least 21 people were killed in the camp as Syrian troops used heavy fire to beat back…

Organizers of two “social justice” protests in Tel Aviv were disappointed Saturday night when just thousands turned out for the rallies. The evening was also marred by violent fights as some participants in one rally, held in Kikar HaBima, fought with security personnel at the other, held at the Tel Aviv Museum. One even attempted to…

Border police evicted Jews from the Mitzpeh Avichai outpost in the Hevron region on Saturday, residents of the area report. The outpost has been destroyed and rebuilt dozens of times. Homes have sometimes been destroyed in the middle of the night, and on at least one occasion, residents say, an Arab demolition crew stole valuables.…

A Syrian man attempted to infiltrate northern Israel on Saturday. The man disguised himself as a shepherd in order to get close to the border fence, then attempted to cut through the fence. Soldiers spotted the man and fired warning shots. When the man did not respond, they fired at his legs. The would-be infiltrator…

Syrian President Bashar Assad has transferred a battery of advanced missiles to the al-Masna border crossing, which is the central route used to transfer equipment and weapons to the Hizbullah terror group, Channel 10 News reported on Friday. The report cited members of the Syrian opposition who said that one of two major chemical arsenals…

The reported brutality in Syria’s biggest city, Aleppo, where forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebels continue to face off in bloody clashes, may amount to crimes against humanity, the UN chief said on Friday. “As we meet here, Aleppo … is the epicenter of a vicious battle between the Syrian government and…

Aharon Ze’evi-Farkash, former head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate, predicted on Friday that an Israeli attack on Iran could take place in the near future. “It could happen within weeks or months,” Ze’evi-Farkash said in an interview with Channel 2 News. “There is a need to stop Iran’s nuclear program,” he clarified, adding, “I…

The government of Russia released a report on Friday denying previous reports that Russian warships were scheduled to dock in Syria. The Russian Ministry of Defense said the reports were incorrect, according to Yedioth Ahronoth news which quoted the Reuter news agency. Numerous international media outlets reported Friday afternoon that Russia was planning to dock three…

Russia condemned a resolution on Syria which the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted on Friday as “harmful,” complaining that it was tantamount to a show of support for rebels fighting to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Reuters quoted Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin as having told the 193-nation assembly that the Saudi-drafted resolution “hides blatant…

The National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau’s serious warning against travelling to the Sinai Peninsula was prompted by the release of an Al-Qaeda operative from a prison in Gaza and his return to Sinai. Thursday’s warning said that “From information at our disposal, it arises that terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip and additional elements are…

United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was in Israel this week to talk with Israeli leaders about Iran’s nuclear program. Now the Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot is reporting that Panetta shared America’s contingency plan in case talks with Iran fail to halt its nuclear program. Panetta may have shared the plan to assuage Israeli…

July saw a significant decrease in the number of terrorist attacks, according to figures released by the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) on Thursday. The figures showed that 64 terrorist attacks took place in July, as opposed to 165 in June 2012. The decrease was most prominent in attacks originating in Gaza: 28 attacks from…

Israel took steps this week to boost the Palestinian Authority economy by tying it more tightly to Israel’s own economy. Among other things, Israel will help build pipelines to transfer petroleum products to the PA and will use its advanced technology to monitor the flow of goods, helping the PA to enforce its tax laws.…

Chief negotiators for the EU and Iran agreed on Thursday to hold more talks about Tehran’s nuclear work, Reuters reported, but the European Union gave no sign progress was imminent in the dispute. Six world powers, represented by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, have sought to persuade Iran to scale back its nuclear program…

There are no reports of any United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) sponsored summer camps in Gaza in 2012 as opposed to previous years, according to the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. The Amit Center released a report stating that the majority of summer camps for children in the Gaza region are run…

The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria said on Thursday that the country post-Assad will be an Islamic state. Speaking to the Al-Arabiya network, the movement’s deputy leader, Ali Al-Bayanouni, said, “You cannot deny the fact that Syria is an Islamic Arab country because most of the people who live in the country are Arab and Muslim,…

The National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau (NSCCTBCTB) issued on Thursday a serious warning against travelling to the Sinai Peninsula, and called on Israelis vacationing in the area to leave immediately. “From information at our disposal, it arises that terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip and additional elements are actively planning to perpetrate terrorist attacks, especially…

Israeli swimmer Yakov-Yan Toumarkin, an IDF soldier, finished in seventh place Thursday in the men’s 200-meter backstroke event in the London Olympics, with a time of 1:57.62. On Wednesday he set a new Israeli record with his time of 1:57:33 in the semi-finals.  Israeli judoka Arik Ze’evi lost his first fight in the Olympics on Wednesday in under a…

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has once again called for the annihilation of Israel, which he labeled “the axis of unity of the world hegemonic powers.” Speaking in advance of International Qods Day, set this year for August 17, Ahmadinejad repeated his annual litany of hate for the Jewish State in a meeting with ambassadors and…

Hungarian lawmaker from the far-right Jobbik party has resigned from his seat in the European Parliament after he had tried to cover up his Jewish ancestry for as long as two years. Csanad Szegedi was revealed last month to be the grandchild of an Auschwitz survivor named Magdolna Klein. “When Csanád’s maternal Jewish heritage came…

A bipartisan bill that would ensure recognition of the plight of 850,000 Jewish refugees displaced from Arab countries since Israel’s War of Independence in 1948 has been introduced to the U.S. Congress. The legislation, proposed by Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Howard Berman (D-CA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Joe Crowley (D-NY), and Bob Turner…

Israel this week will open a new embassy in Albania, a NATO member nation with a Muslim population of 70 percent. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman left Israel on Wednesday to attend the historic event. He is meeting in the capital city of Tirana with President Bujar Nishani, Prime Minister Sali Berisha, Foreign Affairs Minister Edmond Panariti,…

Days after returning from his trip to Israel where he declared Jerusalem to be the undivided capital of the Jewish state, Mitt Romney formed a Jewish American coalition in an effort to bolster his bid for the presidency. “The Jewish community has made contributions to American society that stand in amazing disproportion to its numbers,…

Spanish police have arrested three suspected terrorists, Spanish media reported Wednesday. The three have been linked to the international Al-Qaeda terror organization. Al-Qaeda issued a warning in July saying that Spain may be attacked by “lone wolf” terrorists. The three were in possession of explosives and poison, and are believed to have been planning an…

President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, U.S. sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The sources said that Obama’s order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence “finding,” broadly permits the CIA and other…