
TEL AVIV – A new Torah scroll written in honor of the 72 IDF soldiers who were killed during Operation Protective Edge was dedicated in Tel Aviv on Sunday night. The Torah was donated to the North Central Synagogue which
by Deborah Danan28 Dec 2015, 6:34 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Amid fears of terror attacks, Israel adopted a series of measures on Sunday to increase punishment for businesses which employ Palestinians illegally residing in Israel. The public security ministry stated that the new regulations were to deter
by Deborah Danan28 Dec 2015, 6:21 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – The discovery of thousands of artifacts in an excavation led by the British Museum reveals a major Greek trading city in Egypt, the Guardian reported. Naukratis, dubbed “the Hong Kong of its era” by Dr Ross Thomas,
by Deborah Danan27 Dec 2015, 8:02 AM PST0

Israel’s Welfare Minister says Palestinians “should go to Jordan, they don’t want peace and they manipulate our weakness,” Israeli website Arutz 7 reported. On Saturday, Chaim Katz (Likud) made the following comments about the two state solution: “The land of Israel
by Deborah Danan27 Dec 2015, 5:17 AM PST0

A Jordanian journalist condemned fatwas being circulated around the Muslim world banning Muslims from wishing Christmas greetings to Christians, saying that such extremism eventually leads to terrorism. In an article the for Jordanian daily Al-Ghad translated by MEMRI, the journalist
by Deborah Danan27 Dec 2015, 4:57 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – The former editor of two Saudi government newspapers harshly criticized the Saudi Arabian government for promoting extremism and allowing Saudi youth to become “criminal murderers in the ranks of ISIS.”
by Deborah Danan25 Dec 2015, 4:56 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Amid fears of Hezbollah retaliation for the assassination of arch-terrorist Samir Kuntar, the Israeli security establishment has banned farmers in Israel’s north from approaching the Lebanese border. Four days after the child murderer was targeted in an
by Deborah Danan24 Dec 2015, 8:35 AM PST0

A former high ranking Israeli official said that Israel is likely to go to war in Lebanon again, but this time it should target the entire country, not just Hezbollah. In an oped published Wednesday on the Israeli website Ynet,
by Deborah Danan24 Dec 2015, 4:13 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A large British Muslim family was stopped from boarding a flight bound for Los Angeles amid concerns of an American overreaction to a suspected terrorist threat, the Guardian reported. In an interview on British radio, it was
by Deborah Danan23 Dec 2015, 8:13 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Israeli water giant IDE Technologies opened the largest desalination plant in the Western hemisphere in California last week, JSpacenews reported. The new facility, constructed as part of an endeavor called the Poseidon project, will combat regional
by Deborah Danan23 Dec 2015, 5:24 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A mysterious gold object discovered in a Jerusalem cemetery turns out to be a “diffuser of positive energies” available on the web, Facebook users informed the Israel Antiquities Authority. On Tuesday, Breibart Jerusalem reported that the Authority had
by Deborah Danan23 Dec 2015, 5:17 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A Jewish math teacher at an Israeli university opened a class for the campus’ Arab cleaners to learn basic math. Shai Gol, who in addition to teaching is also completing his PhD at Bar Ilan University, decided
by Deborah Danan22 Dec 2015, 7:06 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Sen. Ted Cruz is demanding that the Obama administration close the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s (PLO) office in Washington for “celebrating the murder of Jews,” “glorification of terrorism,” and paying salaries to jailed Palestinian terrorists.
by Deborah Danan22 Dec 2015, 4:55 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Brazilian MP Carlos Marun attacked the appointment of Dani Dayan (pictured) as Israel’s ambassador to Brasilia, comparing the settler leader to a Nazi commander and calling all settlers “thieves.” Marun, who is spearheading a campaign to prevent
by Deborah Danan21 Dec 2015, 7:28 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – The Likud party tapped its first openly gay Knesset Member to take over as Interior Minister following former minister Silvan Shalom’s resignation. Amir Ohana, a lawyer, IDF reserve officer (pictured second from left), and veteran of the
by Deborah Danan21 Dec 2015, 4:59 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A bill closing all stores on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, has been approved by the Israeli government, the Haaretz newspaper reported. The Ministerial Committee on Legislation on Sunday approved Likud Knesset Member Miki Zohar’s bill preventing grocery stores and other
by Deborah Danan21 Dec 2015, 4:27 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – An Israeli biotech company is developing an engineered micro-pancreas (EMP) to safeguard transplanted insulin-producing beta cells and eventually cure diabetes, ISRAEL21c reported. In addition to regulating type 1 diabetes, Betalin Therapeutics’ tissue-engineering invention also has the potential
by Deborah Danan21 Dec 2015, 12:33 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – ZAKA, Israel’s emergency response service, slammed the Israeli Medical Association (IMA) decision to treat the most severely wounded person at the scene of a terror attack – even if that person is the terrorist – saying, “No
by Deborah Danan20 Dec 2015, 9:36 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Columnists at Egyptian daily Al-Watan are calling for Egypt to launch preemptive strikes in Libya against the Islamic State, for fear that the terror group will attack Egyptian soil. The articles, translated by MEMRI, were both published
by Deborah Danan20 Dec 2015, 8:37 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A new report highlights the Arab media’s response to the growing number of Palestinian women involved in the current wave of terror against Israelis.
by Deborah Danan18 Dec 2015, 6:05 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Two articles published in major newspapers this week highlight the ongoing biased media coverage of the wave of Palestinian terror against Israelis, a media watchdog is charging.
by Deborah Danan17 Dec 2015, 5:42 PM PST0

Israeli archaeologists discovered a 1,500-year-old slab of marble with Hebrew inscriptions (pictured) by Kursi near the Sea of Galilee in Israel’s north, reaffirming a Jewish presence at what Christians believe to be the location of Jesus’ “Miracle of the Swine.” University of
by Deborah Danan17 Dec 2015, 2:41 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust, Steven Spielberg teamed up with the Hollywood Reporter to honor 11 of Hollywood’s remaining Holocaust survivors in a groundbreaking testimonial.
by Deborah Danan16 Dec 2015, 7:03 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Egypt is second only to China as the world’s worst jailer of journalists, according to a new report by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. “Perhaps nowhere has the climate for the press deteriorated more rapidly than
by Deborah Danan16 Dec 2015, 5:05 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – A cartoon depicting an Israeli soldier executing Palestinian children while an American soldier stands by (pictured) was posted on the website of the Palestinian Fatah party. The cartoon, titled “Summary Executions!” shows the Israeli soldier pointing a gun
by Deborah Danan16 Dec 2015, 4:47 AM PST0