
TEL AVIV – Israeli animators produced a clip of video game icon Super Mario in a wheelchair to raise social awareness of better accessibility for people with disabilities. The clip, which garnered upwards of 150,000 views on YouTube and Facebook in
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Jan 2016, 6:35 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – The Israel Antiquities Authority announced it will incorporate the recently unearthed remains of a 3,400-year-old citadel into a state-of-the-art beachfront tower. An archaeological excavation in the northern coastal city of Nahariya exposed the remains of a millennia-old
by Deborah Danan7 Jan 2016, 6:22 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – In a major fail for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Spain’s Supreme Court issued an historic ruling against the country’s Housing Ministry for illegally excluding an Israeli university from a scientific competition. The Council
by Deborah Danan7 Jan 2016, 5:44 AM PST0

On Monday, California State Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) introduced two pieces of legislation to counter the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against the State of Israel.
by Adelle Nazarian7 Jan 2016, 5:42 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – The Gazan winner of 2013’s Arab Idol contest told an Israeli fan, “I spit on you and Israel.” Mohammed Assaf was answering questions from fans in a Skype phone-in this week when he received a comment from an
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Jan 2016, 5:34 AM PST0

In the wake of Friday’s tragic shooting in Tel Aviv’s bustling city center – taking two lives and wounding ten – Israelis scramble for answers to an evolving and unpredictable security threat.
by Zach Huff7 Jan 2016, 5:31 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – More and more Palestinian intellectuals, including noted journalists, are speaking out against the participation of children in terror attacks against civilians. The Palestinian leadership has not condemned any of the stabbing or shooting attacks in the latest
by Deborah Danan7 Jan 2016, 5:16 AM PST0

Masked militants fired at a group of dozens of Israeli tourists at the Barceló Three Pyramids hotel next to Cairo on Thursday, causing damage but no injuries.
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Jan 2016, 4:46 AM PST0

The Iranian government has accused Saudi Arabia of “deliberately” bombing its embassy in Yemen’s capital of Sana’a in an air raid Wednesday night, leaving buildings damaged and a number of staff wounded. The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, Hossein Jaberi Ansari,
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.7 Jan 2016, 4:37 AM PST0

Iran continues to be Israel’s ’s primary and most significant challenge despite, even because of, the nuclear deal it signed with the world powers, new Mossad head Yossi Cohen (pictured right) said on Wednesday. Cohen’s comments came at a ceremony, attended
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Jan 2016, 3:13 AM PST0

Israel reached a global milestone in the hotel industry in 2015 as the Jerusalem Waldorf Astoria was ranked the seventh best hotel in the world in the Conde Nast magazine’s 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards Survey, which included 128,000 rankings. The
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Jan 2016, 2:36 AM PST0

DUBAI – Bahrain said on Wednesday it had caught an Iranian-linked cell plotting attacks on its territory, days after it followed its close ally Saudi Arabia in cutting ties with Iran. There was no immediate reaction from Iran on the
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Jan 2016, 2:21 AM PST0

To the uninitiated, being a reporter, witnessing news as it happens and getting up close to news makers seems to be an exciting way to make a living. But for journalists who are field reporters, the profession also carries a
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Jan 2016, 2:07 AM PST0

Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) confirmed on Wednesday they would create a private market to support small growth companies in Israel. Many Israeli start-ups opt to be sold rather than go public due to a lack of
by Reuters7 Jan 2016, 1:55 AM PST0

We will not apologize for the struggle against assimilation – it is a strategic threat, MK Ya’acov Margi (Shas) said on Wednesday. He made these remarks at the opening of the Education, Sports and Culture Committee, which he chairs, regarding
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Jan 2016, 1:47 AM PST0

Major school exams across the UK have been moved to accommodate Islam and students who fast during the month of Ramadan, following new measures set in place by education authorities. The GCSE and A-level schedule has been rearranged so that some
by Simon Kent7 Jan 2016, 12:49 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – The United States has been promoting former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as a potential successor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, a source in the Palestinian president’s office told Breitbart Jerusalem. The source said Abbas’ aides
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked6 Jan 2016, 12:31 PM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – The ongoing crisis in Saudi-Iranian relations has trickled into the Saudi Arabia’s predominantly Shi’ite, oil-rich eastern region, Arab media outlets have reported. Saudi police launched an inquiry into an attack on a bus taking government officials to
by Ali Waked6 Jan 2016, 12:26 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – Salah al-Arouri, a top Hamas leader, reportedly visited other Hamas operatives in NATO member Turkey this week.
by Aaron Klein6 Jan 2016, 12:21 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement continues to celebrate its 51st anniversary, this time broadcasting a documentary that claims Europe created Israel to “get rid of the corrupt, scheming Jews” who were “bringing tragedy” to the continent, Palestinian
by Breitbart Jerusalem6 Jan 2016, 7:29 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been instructing high level ministers to take steps to thwart the potential collapse of the Palestinian Authority. In a closed security cabinet meeting on Monday, the prime minister was reported to have said,
by Breitbart Jerusalem6 Jan 2016, 7:14 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Despite Hezbollah repeatedly threatening to attack Israel in revenge for the death of terrorist Samir Kuntar, Monday’s attempt at retaliation may show that the Lebanese Shi’ite terror organization, mired in a financial crisis and up to its neck in
by Deborah Danan6 Jan 2016, 7:04 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – A Saudi bus driver was reportedly sentenced to imprisonment and flogging for allowing women to smoke, sing and dance in his vehicle, the Saidi-based SABQ news site reported on Wednesday. The male driver, who drove female students from
by Ali Waked6 Jan 2016, 4:42 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – A video showing Palestinian students dancing on campus has sparked controversy on social media. The video, showing men and women dancing the traditional Debka side by side, received more than 1.5 million views and thousands of comments
by Ali Waked6 Jan 2016, 4:34 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A new experiment in which two hate-filled Facebook pages were created proves that the social network has double standards when it comes to incitement against Israel.
by Deborah Danan6 Jan 2016, 4:22 AM PST0