
GENEVA (AFP) – The UN voiced deep concern Tuesday over an “unacceptable” wave of Palestinians attacking Israelis, but also slammed Israeli authorities’ reported “excessive use of force” in response to the attacks. “We continue to be gravely concerned at the unrelenting
by AFP15 Dec 2015, 6:02 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Religious LGBT Jews are coming out online in the first campaign of its kind, Israeli news website Ynet reported. An estimated 44 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender religiously observant Jews are posting photos, names, and sexual orientation
by Deborah Danan15 Dec 2015, 4:42 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – In light of the alarming number of young Jordanians joining terrorist organizations like the Islamic State, Jordanian educators and officials are calling for an overhaul of the country’s “extremist” school curricula. According to unofficial statistics, about 4,000
by Deborah Danan15 Dec 2015, 4:33 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A new Israeli-invented social network allows users to pose questions directly to hi-tech superstars, ISRAEL21c reported. Called yes.no, the platform was designed to circumvent the often one-sided nature of conventional social networks by inviting users to ask questions
by Deborah Danan15 Dec 2015, 4:18 AM PST0

Saudi Arabia has formed a coalition of 34 countries to fight terrorism including powerful Gulf states, Egypt and Turkey but excluding Iran, the SPA state news agency announced Tuesday. The Saudi-led alliance will be based in Riyadh “to coordinate and
by AFP15 Dec 2015, 3:56 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – In recent weeks, at least twenty members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the so-called “military wing” of Hamas, have traveled abroad from the Gaza Strip to participate in combat training, according to a Palestinian security source.
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked15 Dec 2015, 3:12 AM PST0

Kila is a special dog. During her years of service in the IDF’s special forces canine unit Oketz, she participated in many daring rescue missions. But even after being released from the military, she still does good work. These days,
by Breitbart Jerusalem15 Dec 2015, 3:12 AM PST0

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas referred to the last three months of violence Monday as a “justified popular uprising”. Abbas’s comments came as a new poll shows widespread Palestinian support for ongoing attacks on Israelis.
by AP15 Dec 2015, 2:58 AM PST0

World-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman has been named the winner of the 2016 Genesis Prize Laureate. Dubbed ‘The Jewish Nobel Prize” the $US1million annual award given to individuals who have achieved extraordinary professional success, have made a significant contribution to humanity,
by Breitbart Jerusalem15 Dec 2015, 1:23 AM PST0

Israel’s Association of University Heads (VERA) urged the American Anthropological Association (AAA) on Monday to backtrack on its decision to support a proposal raised by Palestinian organizations to boycott Israeli universities, asking the academic group not to assist the boycott movement.
by Breitbart Jerusalem15 Dec 2015, 1:08 AM PST0

A new profile of US Secretary of State John Kerry in The New Yorker casts light on the stormy relationship between the US and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who have often clashed publicly over the Iran nuclear deal and the
by Breitbart Jerusalem15 Dec 2015, 12:59 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Saudi Arabia has arrested four Americans accused of joining the Islamic State, sources told the country’s Al Jazirah newspaper. The paper, one of four leading daily publications in the kingdom, reported on Sunday that the Americans were arrested as part of a broader anti-terrorist operation in which a total of 377 people have been detained over the past 57 days on suspicion of joining ISIS.
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked14 Dec 2015, 3:08 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he “absolutely did not” ask Donald Trump to cancel a visit to Israel that had been scheduled for later this month. Netanyahu also said he believes Trump’s friendship toward the
by Aaron Klein14 Dec 2015, 2:38 PM PST0

The Times of Israel reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday ordered the installation of concrete safety barriers at hundreds of Jerusalem’s bus stops to protect civilians from terror attacks. The move came hours after a car-ramming terror attack that
by Breitbart Jerusalem14 Dec 2015, 1:51 PM PST0

Haaretz reports: Some two-thirds of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip support the use of knives in the current confrontations with Israelis, back the resignation of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and advocate abandoning the Oslo accords with
by Breitbart Jerusalem14 Dec 2015, 1:39 PM PST0

JERUSALEM (AFP) – A Palestinian attacker drove a car into Israelis at a Jerusalem bus stop on Monday (pictured) injuring eight people before being shot dead, police and rescue services said. “Terrorist attack at the entrance of Jerusalem minutes ago,” police spokesman
by AFP14 Dec 2015, 7:03 AM PST0

JERUSALEM (AFP) – An Israeli parliamentary committee refused to give its blessing Monday to a natural gas deal aimed at tapping a huge field in the Mediterranean despite a strong push by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The 7-6 vote against the
by AFP14 Dec 2015, 6:58 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – A senior Fatah official went on Palestinian Authority television to praise all Palestinian terrorists, especially those who succeed to murder Israelis, Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reported. The official, Abbas Zaki, made the statements during a special broadcast on official
by Breitbart Jerusalem14 Dec 2015, 6:21 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – The global Jews for Jesus organization has denounced the Vatican for its recent pronouncement instructing the Catholic Church to refrain from to converting Jews to Christianity, saying that the Vatican is pandering to Jewish leaders. David Brickner, the
by Breitbart Jerusalem14 Dec 2015, 6:12 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – For the first time in a century, Turkey’s Jewish community openly celebrated Hanukkah on Sunday with a candle-lighting ceremony in a main square in Istanbul, Turkey’s English-language newspaper the Daily Sabah reported. The celebration was organized by
by Deborah Danan14 Dec 2015, 6:03 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Two Saudi men who protested against a woman poet’s recital were forcibly removed from the literary event by security officers. A video clip of the incident shows a man standing up in protest of the Saudi poet, Ashjan Al Hindi, as she recited a poem at the Jeddah International Book Fair.
by Deborah Danan14 Dec 2015, 5:49 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – An Egyptian judge postponed the trial of 739 people accused of murder because the courtroom cage was too small, the Independent reported. Judge Hassan Farid said he received instructions from the Cairo security directorate telling him to
by Deborah Danan14 Dec 2015, 5:38 AM PST0

Armed security patrols outside synagogues and Jewish institutions across Britain are the “only feasible solution” to threats from terrorism, according to a petition to the UK government. Started by Golders Green resident Moses Hoffman on December 7th, the petition has
by Breitbart Jerusalem14 Dec 2015, 3:08 AM PST0

A Hanukkah-themed medley of One Direction hits has gone viral – and is set to brutally expose the generation gap in homes across North London. The Hanukkah mash-up was the brainchild of New York filmmaker Erez Cohen, and features several
by Breitbart Jerusalem14 Dec 2015, 2:46 AM PST0

The Palestinian terrorist Hamas organization told The Times of Israel on Sunday evening that it is willing to reveal information about two IDF soldiers, whose bodies it is believed to be holding, if Israel releases some of its operatives currently
by Breitbart Jerusalem14 Dec 2015, 1:44 AM PST0